Ōnoki's Probe, a Solid Kage-Level Expert

In front of the Tsuchikage Building, Ōnoki looked at Shisui ahead of him, his mind still replaying the past.

Not long after the Second Hokage was killed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the Second Shinobi World War officially erupted.

At the time, Ōnoki had believed that Konoha's overall strength would greatly weaken after losing the Second Hokage. Yet reality proved him wrong.

In the shinobi world of that era, after the age of the God of Shinobi and the Ninja Asura had passed, a small hidden village rose rapidly to prominence. Its leader was even known as a demigod—Hanzo the Salamander.

That village was Amegakure. Originally just a small hidden village, Amegakure grew swiftly under Hanzo's leadership, until it ultimately launched war against both Konoha and Sunagakure at once.

Ōnoki had never faced Hanzo directly, but the fact that he was called a demigod proved that his strength was unquestionably formidable.

When he learned that Amegakure had gone to war against Konoha, he had been overjoyed. He thought his chance had come. As long as Hanzo could win the war against Konoha, he would immediately lead Iwagakure in an attack on Konoha.

But what he had not expected was Hanzo's defeat. The man known as a demigod had actually been stopped by three young newcomers, and in the end, Hanzo never managed to break through their defenses.

After that battle, the name of Konoha's Sannin resounded throughout the shinobi world.

Then, after Konoha held back Amegakure's offensive, Sunagakure launched a war against Konoha as well.

And in that war, another immensely powerful shinobi made a name for himself through sheer ferocity.

The White Fang of Konoha, Hatake Sakumo—Kakashi's father. The name White Fang of Konoha was even more intimidating than that of the Sannin.

From then on, Konoha, which had been