Chapter 231: Facing Tens of Thousands of Iwa Ninja Alone-We Have the Advantage! / Chapter 232: Defeating Ōnoki in One and a Half Moves-Now You'll Face the Power of a God!

"Kurotsuchi, don't panic."

Ōnoki saw the alarm on Kurotsuchi's face and tried to reassure her.

"Your grandpa isn't some stubborn old fool."

"When someone as powerful as Naruto Uzumaki decides to do something, no one can stop him."

Ōnoki had lived through the era of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. He knew what happened to those who opposed someone as powerful as Naruto Uzumaki.

So,

he was not so senile that he would fight Naruto Uzumaki to the death.

"I know you're on good terms with Naruto Uzumaki. Give him a message for me."

"I'll fight him with everything I have, before the tens of thousands of Ninja in Iwagakure."

"If he beats me, I'll lead Iwagakure in submitting to Konoha."

Facing Tens of Thousands of Stone Ninja Alone—I Have the Advantage!

"Grandpa, why do this?"

Kurotsuchi looked at Ōnoki in confusion.

If her grandpa knew no one could stop Naruto Uzumaki, why did he still want to fight him?

Couldn't they just surrender?

"Kurotsuchi, your grandpa is the Tsuchikage. I have a lot to consider."

"As one of the most powerful Ninja Villages in the Shinobi World, our village is full of proud Ninja."

"If I surrender outright, they might overthrow me along with the Tsuchikage's office."

"Besides, as the first major nation he's targeted, Iwagakure is probably meant to serve as a warning to the others."

"If I surrender without a fight, I'll lose all face, and Naruto Uzumaki won't achieve what he wants either."

"Even if we submit to Konoha for now, plenty of people in the village will refuse to accept it."

"They'll be ticking time bombs, ready to explode at any moment."

Ōnoki explained.

"Is it really that serious?"

"With Naruto's strength, what trouble could they cause, no matter how many of them there are?"