Starting Out With Indra's Chakra Chapter 50

After falling out with him, Liu Feng had never shown Hiruzen Sarutobi a kind face. Yet Hiruzen still treated him politely.

At least on the surface, that was how it looked.

They could have gotten along just fine, yet he had insisted on making Liu Feng fall out with him and slap him in the face. What else was that if not asking for it?

After Hiruzen Sarutobi returned, Danzo immediately came looking for him.

"Did you get the two Tailed Beasts back?"

"He will return One-Tails Shukaku, but forget about Five-Tails for the time being," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a deep breath.

He did not feel good about it either. He had not been given even a shred of face before Uchiha Liu Feng, yet for the time being, he could not provoke Uchiha Liu Feng, much less fall out with him.

The other party could fall out with you, while you had to cater to his feelings. It would be strange if that felt good.

"I knew it. He would never hand over the Tailed Beasts." Danzo gritted his teeth, indescribable hatred showing in his one remaining eye.

The hatred of his clan's destruction—how could Danzo possibly not hate him? Yet although Danzo hated Liu Feng, he no longer dared to appear before him.

More accurately, Danzo was afraid.

Danzo feared death too. He knew Uchiha Liu Feng truly dared to kill him. Liu Feng even dared to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi, let alone him. He acted without the slightest restraint. People like that were the most terrifying.

"Sarutobi, Five-Tails absolutely cannot remain in Uchiha Liu Feng's hands. We must take it back. Otherwise, can you rest easy?"

"I said, forget about it for now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a low voice. Did Danzo really think he did not want Five-Tails back? He simply could not do it.

What kind of strength did Uchiha Liu Feng possess? He had entered the Sunagakure camp alone and slaughtered the Sunagakure ninja until they fled in defeat. With One-Tails Shukaku, he had defeated the Stone Ninja forces.

They had also witnessed the power of Susanoo before. If they had truly fallen out completely with Uchiha Liu Feng last time, the consequences for Konoha would have been unbearable.

If they could truly deal with Uchiha Liu Feng, then why had they endured it after he killed more than a dozen Konoha Ninja? Why had they sacrificed the Shimura Clan just to keep Uchiha Liu Feng stable?

The reason for all of it was that they could not defeat him. If they could defeat Uchiha Liu Feng, would they have let him act so arrogantly here?

"Hmph."

Danzo snorted coldly and left, endless jealousy in his eyes.

He had always wanted to control a Tailed Beast, but he had never succeeded. Last time, he had wanted to obtain One-Tails Shukaku, but he had failed.

Moreover, the Shukaku incident last time had been the cause of Konoha and Uchiha Liu Feng falling out.

The Tailed Beast he could not obtain no matter what he tried was something Uchiha Liu Feng could control with ease. How could Danzo not be jealous?

"The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan."

After leaving, endless greed flickered in Danzo's remaining eye.

Why was Uchiha Liu Feng so arrogant? Was it not because he relied on the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan? If Danzo could obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan's power, controlling Tailed Beasts and becoming Hokage would be easy, would it not?

"And the Senju clan's Wood Style. The Senju clan was able to suppress the Uchiha, so they must possess power greater than the Uchiha's. Nawaki Senju."

Endless coldness filled Danzo's eyes. Although he wanted to seize the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had not lost his mind. Obtaining its power was nearly impossible.

But perhaps the Senju clan's power could be plotted for. As long as he could research Wood Style from the Senju clan to counter the Uchiha, would the time for revenge not arrive?

"Uchiha Liu Feng, I will definitely make you pay the price."

Thinking of the hatred of his clan's destruction, Danzo let out a crazed, low roar.

Yet even as he vented his resentment, he did not dare make too much noise, afraid it would reach Uchiha Liu Feng's ears.

Danzo truly feared Uchiha Liu Feng. There were quite a few people stronger than Danzo, and there were even Konoha Ninja capable of killing him.

For example, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo. Yet Danzo was not afraid of either of them. He could show Hiruzen Sarutobi no respect whatsoever.

As for Hatake Sakumo, Danzo had never considered him worth his attention. Even if Sakumo was stronger than him, he was nothing more than a tool.

Yet Liu Feng was the one person Danzo feared. Perhaps he would not admit it himself, but his actions were honest.

Whenever he saw Uchiha Liu Feng, Danzo would take a detour, terrified that Liu Feng might spot him.

He had even specifically dispatched Root Organization ninja to watch the surroundings so that Uchiha Liu Feng would not pass by. He had become frightened to this extent.

Danzo had taken bullying the weak and fearing the strong to the extreme.

Actually, Liu Feng would not kill him. Danzo was simply overthinking things, because keeping Danzo alive was too useful.

If Liu Feng completely turned against Konoha and defected in the future, would keeping Danzo not weaken Konoha's strength?

At the very least, Hatake Sakumo, a Kage-level powerhouse, could be dealt with without spilling a drop of blood.

"Third Kazekage, Hanzo of the Salamander, are you here to watch the show?"

Ōnoki was wrapped in bandages, with even some blood visible on them. Some of his injuries came from Liu Feng, while the rest came from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At that moment, Ōnoki stared at the Third Kazekage and Hanzo of the Salamander with an unfriendly expression.

Ōnoki did not believe the Third Kazekage and Hanzo of the Salamander had been unaware of the Stone Ninja being hunted down earlier, yet neither had sent anyone to help.

For a moment, Ōnoki's heart turned cold. They called themselves an alliance, but in truth, they were not united at all. Under such circumstances, they could not defeat Konoha.

They would be picked off by Konoha one by one. The Sunagakure ninja were in terrible condition, with many of their backbone fighters killed by Liu Feng, but the Stone Ninja had suffered even worse losses.

As for the Amegakure Ninja, Ōnoki did not think much of them. The main force against Konoha still had to be the Sunagakure ninja and the Stone Ninja. The Amegakure Ninja could not be of much use.

There were not many strong fighters among the Amegakure Ninja, and their number of Jonin was far below that of the major Ninja Villages. If Hanzo of the Salamander, a top-tier powerhouse, had not emerged among them, who would have thought highly of the Amegakure Ninja?

"What do you mean by that, Third Tsuchikage? Do you think we came here to laugh at you?"

Hearing Ōnoki's hostile words, the Third Kazekage's expression turned cold. In truth, after learning of the Stone Ninja's situation, the Third Kazekage had indeed taken no small amount of pleasure in their misfortune.

That was mainly because Ōnoki had mocked them plenty before. Earlier, Ōnoki had ridiculed them without restraint.

He had said they could not even deal with a mere Uchiha Liu Feng, and had even implied that he was useless.

Of course, he had not directly called him useless, but that had clearly been what he meant.

No one coming to rescue Ōnoki was indeed related to Ōnoki himself. He had brought it upon himself by offending people.

He had even offended Hanzo of the Salamander before, once mocking Amegakure as nothing more than a small Ninja Village and looking down on Hanzo of the Salamander.

If Hanzo of the Salamander had not had his reservations at the time, he would likely have fought Ōnoki.

"The Stone Ninja have decided to withdraw from this Ninja World War."

Ōnoki glanced at Hanzo of the Salamander and the Third Kazekage before speaking to them.

"What? You want to surrender?"

The Third Kazekage rose directly to his feet, stunned by Ōnoki's words. Even Hanzo of the Salamander could not remain calm.

"When did I ever say I wanted to surrender? I am merely taking the Stone Ninja out of the Ninja World War. That does not mean surrendering."

Ōnoki spoke indifferently. If he took the Stone Ninja back to Iwagakure, then even if he did not surrender, what could Konoha do to him? By then, Konoha would not have the strength to force him either.

"Can you really accept that?" Hanzo of the Salamander asked Ōnoki.

Withdrawing from the Ninja World War now would mean all their previous expenditures had been wasted. Even if they did not admit defeat, they had effectively lost.

"What does it matter whether I can accept it or not? Do you have a way to deal with Uchiha Liu Feng?"

Of course Ōnoki was unwilling, but if they continued fighting like this, he could see no hope of victory.

If Uchiha Liu Feng had not existed, Ōnoki was confident that Konoha would certainly lose. Defeat would have been inevitable.

But Uchiha Liu Feng had become the variable in this war. Ōnoki had never imagined at the start that one person could cause a war they were meant to win to end in failure.

"I think we can join forces and try once more. It is still too early to withdraw now. This time, if we unite, how about you becoming the commander-in-chief?"

Gritting his teeth, the Third Kazekage spoke to Ōnoki.

There was no other way. Ōnoki wanted to withdraw from this war, but the Third Kazekage was unwilling. If Ōnoki truly took the Stone Ninja and left, defeat would be certain.

So, in order to stop Ōnoki from withdrawing, he had to offer something. They had previously discussed combining the forces of the three Ninja Villages, but they had not reached an agreement then.

This time, the Third Kazekage planned to use the position of commander-in-chief for Ōnoki as bargaining capital in exchange for him remaining in the war.

After staying at the Iwagakure Camp for roughly three hours, the Third Kazekage and Hanzo of the Salamander left. At that moment, Ōnoki wore a smile, even putting the earlier losses out of his mind.

"I didn't expect those two fools to be so easy to deceive."

Looking in the direction the Third Kazekage and Hanzo of the Salamander had departed, Ōnoki showed a trace of disdain.

Earlier, when Ōnoki said he would take the Stone Ninja out of this war, he had not truly intended to withdraw.

He merely wanted to use it to demand some benefits. He had not expected the gains to be so good. Neither of them had seen through Ōnoki's true intentions at all.

Ōnoki had now gotten his wish. He had obtained material support from the Sunagakure ninja and Amegakure Ninja, and he had also become the commander-in-chief of the three Ninja Villages' forces.

That was right. In the end, the three Ninja Villages chose to truly unite, with Ōnoki as commander-in-chief.

"Kitsuchi, take this letter to the Third Raikage."

Ōnoki took out a completed letter and handed it to his son, Kitsuchi. His goal was to persuade the Third Raikage to attack the Land of Fire once again.

It would be best if he could persuade him. If not, it did not matter.