At the sound of that icy voice, Ōnoki's burning enthusiasm felt as though someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over it.
Damn... cold! Ice-cold!
Oh no, that killing machine is here!
How could Ōnoki fail to recognize Chihane's voice?
After all, he had always regarded Chihane as a permanent potential enemy and had been secretly looking for ways to eliminate him.
The reason Ōnoki had openly provoked Hiruzen Sarutobi here was actually quite simple.
The spies the Iwa Shinobi had planted in Konoha had informed him that Hiruzen had lost his struggle with Orochimaru for control of the village.
Orochimaru had now replaced everyone who held real power in Konoha with his own people.
Hiruzen was now nothing more than the principal of the Ninja Academy. He could no longer represent Konoha.
As a fellow Third Kage who had fought and competed with Hiruzen for most of his life, Ōnoki naturally refused to pass up this opportunity to kick him while he was down.
What Ōnoki had never dreamed of, however, was that Chihane would suddenly appear here.
Even setting aside Chihane's status as one of Konoha's rising powers, his domineering temperament-the kind that had driven him to barge into the Five Kage Summit-meant that he would probably stand up for Hiruzen today, no matter how much he disliked him.
Now here's someone who won't be easy to handle!
Chihane looked at Ōnoki, who was "ignoring" him, and a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
At the same time, a domineering, ferocious presence spread across the entire training arena.
Although Chihane's target was Ōnoki, everyone in the arena was shaken by the spillover of his aura.
The ninja who had been chatting among themselves fell silent, their expressions strained as their eyes converged on Chihane.
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