Triumphant Return

After hearing Kakashi's words, Ōnoki thought for a moment before speaking again, "Kakashi, Assistant Hokage! From now on, let's abide by the peace treaty, with Konoha and Iwagakure not attacking each other. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi nodded immediately and said with a serious expression, "Third Tsuchikage, is your request reasonable? From now on, Konoha will not invade you, and you are not allowed to create any conflicts."

Ōnoki rewrote the compensation list again. Because Kakashi agreed to buy the Four-Tails, Roshi, for 2.5 billion Ryo, while Iwagakure only bought back one Jinchuriki, the original compensation of 20 billion Ryo was reduced to 15 billion, since the Four-Tails offset the compensation for the Five-Tails.

If Ōnoki were asked to sell the Five-Tails Jinchuriki for 2.5 billion, he definitely wouldn't agree, because the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, was an honest man who was very obedient to the village and had no rebellious streak whatsoever.

Then Ōnoki said to Roshi, "Once you get to Konoha, you'd better behave yourself. It's not like our Iwagakure. If you don't obey, the Police Forces might hang you up like a kite in the sky, or they might strangle you with a wire. Don't blame me, though. Our Hidden Stone Village is in a bad economic downturn, so we have to make this difficult decision."

After saying that, Ōnoki couldn't help but chuckle again, and then the Kakuzu started to turn upwards as he looked at Roshi, whose face was full of anger and who was glaring at him fiercely.

Ōnoki quickly explained, "I was just thinking about something happy. My little granddaughter is about to graduate and become a ninja."

Looking at the smug-faced Ōnoki, Roshi roared, "I've put up with you for so long! You've been smiling the whole time, your smile hasn't stopped! You've really gone too far, you short bandit! I'll never let you get away with this, you red-nosed Ōnoki!"

Seeing the enraged Roshi, Akatsuchi immediately said, "Roshi, you're still a ninja of Iwagakure, you should address me as Lord Tsuchikage. I knew you were full of bad intentions."

Kakashi took the peace treaty from Ōnoki and wrote directly on it, "Fifth Hokage Uchiha Qingcheng."

Kakashi then said with a serious expression, "Tsuchikage, let's part ways amicably then. Remember to send us the compensation, and then you can return to Iwagakure!"

Under Iwagakure 'Ōnoki management, Iwagakure was still quite wealthy. Even with Deidara practicing Explosive Clay Ninjutsu and causing some damage, the village remained relatively prosperous.

Akatsuchi immediately took out a Storage Scroll, pulled out a large amount of Ryo, placed it directly on the negotiating table, and said with a serious expression, "We've paid out a total of 15 billion Ryo. Now we're even."

Akatsuchi brought a total of 20 billion Ryo with him this time, so he plans to settle the war debt in one lump sum, instead of doing what Hidden Cloud Village Konoha and having to pay Konoha interest Tenten like they did.

The largest denomination ninja banknote in the Shinobi World is 10,000 Ryo; 10 billion Ryo could form a small wall if piled up on a table.

Ōnoki then turned to Kakashi and said with a serious expression, "I've been away from the village for a long time, and now I'm going back. From now on, we should all be peaceful ninja villages. If possible, I also support commercial exchanges."

Kakashi nodded upon hearing Ōnoki's words and said seriously, "Tsuchikage, your idea makes a lot of sense. I will discuss it with the Hokage when we get back."

Ōnoki then said to Kakashi, "I'd like to trouble you Kakashi, to Assistant Hokage in breaking the seal on the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. With Konoha's Sealing Jutsu, we Iwagakure might not be able to break it."

Kakashi nodded, then walked to Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, raised five fingers, and shouted, "Ninja Art: Four Symbols Seal Technique, Release!"

Kakashi then placed his hand on Han's stomach and directly released the Four Symbols Seal.

After Han was untied, he immediately said to Kakashi, "Thank you, Assistant Hokage."

After Kakashi released the Five-Tails' seal, he went on to release the Four-Tails' seal as well.

After Roshi's seal was broken, he felt his body brimming with power again, and said with a grateful expression, "Thank you Assistant Hokage, I am deeply grateful."

After seeing the seal on the Five-Tails broken, Ōnoki immediately said, "We're leaving now. Goodbye everyone. I hope we'll never have another war again."

After saying that, Ōnoki, along with Akatsuchi, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, and a group of Hidden Stone Ninja, left the Konoha camp. Ōnoki went outside and used Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique, carrying the Hidden Stone Ninja, flying towards the direction of Hidden Stone Village.

From mid-air, Ōnoki looked up at the Konoha battlefield, where two figures were soaring freely.

Ōnoki angrily cursed, "These despicable Konoha Ninjas, and those despicable Uchiha Qingcheng, actually used Genjutsu to control me and steal our Hidden Stone Village Ninjutsu! I, Ōnoki, am their sworn enemy! I will take back everything that is mine sooner or later!"

Akatsuchi, seeing the enraged Ōnoki, also felt extremely angry and said, "Lord Tsuchikage, let's go back to the village first. This is Konoha's territory; we can't beat them anyway."

Ōnoki began to accelerate, wanting to get away from this sad place.

The people flying above the Konoha Camp were Qingcheng and Tsunade. After Qingcheng learned Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique, the first thing he did was share it with his family, just like he had shared Kotoamatsukami before, letting Tsunade test it out and experience the thrill of the Light-Weight Rock Technique.

Tsunade originally possessed a flight Ninjutsu, namely Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique, but upon hearing Qingcheng's description, it became clear that it was the same flight Ninjutsu as Ōnoki's, which allowed the user to alter their body's weight, enabling them to fly freely in the sky at great speed.

When Tsunade heard Qingcheng's incredible description, she immediately said, "Take me up there and try it out first. If this Ninjutsu works well, then I'll reluctantly learn it."

When Tsunade was carried by Qingcheng to a height of ten thousand meters in the sky, she was able to see the vast blue sky and the undulating green earth.

Tsunade was captivated once again, exclaiming excitedly, "You inherently Evil Uchiha, your Ninjutsu is absolutely amazing! I've decided to learn Ninjutsu!"

Qingcheng looked at Tsunade's golden hair, which was being blown about by the wind, and said with a serious expression, "Want to learn? I'll teach you this Ninjutsu for a tuition fee of ten billion."

Just then, Qingcheng received another Yamanaka Inoichi in his mind. "Lord Hokage Iwagakure has paid the war debts and left the Four-Tails to us."

Qingcheng immediately shouted, "Let's return to Konoha!"

Qingcheng was quite surprised that Hidden Stone Village sold Roshi. After all, according to the original story, Roshi had defected and lived in seclusion in the mountains as an ascetic monk, until he encountered Kisame and Itachi of the Akatsuki and was killed by Kisame in a single battle.

Then Qingcheng said to Tsunade, "My beloved consort, I'll take you back to Konoha. What do you think?"

Tsunade looked at Qingcheng with a smile on his face and said directly, "Take your hand away first. You don't have to keep touching me. I can fly back to Konoha by myself. You are a born evil and lecherous Uchiha Clan brat."