Show No Mercy When Mercy Is Due

After the Commander-in-Chief of the Anbu left, Ōnoki sat in his chair with his feet dangling above the ground.

All he felt now was a headache.

A truly splitting headache.

He had never expected things to develop to this point.

There were some matters he had not even told the Commander-in-Chief of the Anbu beside him.

In fact, when the Anbu had begun using the "emergency symbols," Roshi and Han had already seen them. But neither of them had returned to the village. Instead, they had sent back a letter.

At that time, Iwagakure's Commander-in-Chief of the Anbu was still outside searching for clues.

The two Jinchuriki had made it very clear in their letter. They seemed to have sensed the "aura of a Tailed Beast" in Daimyo City of the Land of Earth. Following the trail, they had found a "movie theater." They also said they had recently gained decent control over the Tailed Beasts within them. Two against one—they could definitely bring another Tailed Beast back to Stone Village.

Ōnoki had wanted to personally drag them back, but what would others think if a village leader was constantly away from his village? Besides, he also wanted the village to have a third Tailed Beast, because the pressure Uchiha Qingfeng put on him was simply too great.

All of that had led him not to interfere too much. But after hearing his subordinate's report today, he realized that Roshi and Han had most likely run into trouble. Otherwise, a battle between Tailed Beasts would not have broken out.

Even now, he did not know what exactly had happened. But Uchiha Qingfeng's appearance there could not have been without reason. He was definitely plotting something. Linking all these events together, Ōnoki came to the conclusion that Uchiha Qingfeng was trying