"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Unlike the Third Raikage, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, had seen Madara Uchiha with his own eyes. Years ago, he and his master had gone to Konoha seeking cooperation. They had even offered to become Konoha's underlings, only for Madara Uchiha to beat them senseless and declare that they weren't even qualified for that. From then on, Ōnoki had opposed Konoha at every turn.
Back then, neither he nor his master had stood the slightest chance against Madara Uchiha. The Third Raikage might not know it, but Ōnoki did: Madara Uchiha had possessed the strength to sweep aside entire armies alone.
Ōnoki might oppose Konoha and work tirelessly to hinder its growth, but he still respected Hashirama Senju. It wasn't just because of Hashirama's strength. If Hashirama hadn't appeared that day, Ōnoki and his master would likely have died at Madara Uchiha's hands.
And now someone was telling him that a Uchiha brat named Uchiha Yi had reached the same heights as Madara Uchiha? How was Ōnoki supposed to accept that?
Damn that Uchiha Clan! Why hadn't they died out yet?
He had to attack the Uchiha Clan as soon as possible.
"Interesting." Orochimaru smiled thoughtfully after receiving the intelligence.
"What's interesting?" Tsunade frowned. Uchiha Yi had made a name for himself, and after this battle, his becoming Hokage seemed all but certain.
That was assuming nothing went wrong, of course. There was still the question of whether anyone within Konoha would pull something foolish. Besides, Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't that old yet. Stepping down now would be rather early.
"Uchiha Yi defeated the Mist Ninja, and some people are getting restless," Orochimaru said with an amused look. "Clearly, someone doesn't want things to go smoothly for him."
"Shimura Danzō? What can he even do now? How many