Chapter 415: Iwagakure's crisis began
Iwagakure.
Ōnoki frowned deeply at the intelligence in his hands, then set it on the table.
He looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think now? Are we going to avenge the Daimyo of the Land of Earth?"
Things had now pushed them to the absolute limit.
If they did not act against Konoha, Iwagakure would completely break with the noble class of the Land of Earth. Getting any support from them afterward would likely be difficult.
If they acted against Konoha, they would have to face Hyuga Akira directly.
He was someone who could destroy all of Iwagakure outright.
Ōnoki's expression was utterly grim.
Iwagakure now stood on the edge of a cliff. One careless move, and the village would be gone for good.
It was not just him-even Iwagakure's elders looked grim.
"For the greater cause, we must send troops against Konoha."
An elder spoke gravely.
"Shinobi exist to uphold the nobles' cause. If we cannot even maintain their honor, what meaning is there in our existence?"
"But only if Iwagakure survives can we protect the nobles' glory."
Iwagakure was now divided into two factions: one believed they had to ensure the village's survival, while the other believed they needed to preserve the nobles' dignity.
And Ōnoki could not give a definite answer now either.
His head hurt.
Ōnoki rubbed his head. Even now, he could not understand why the Land of Fire would do something like this.
Didn't those people talk about the supremacy of bloodlines, claiming they all carried divine blood?
Why were they killing one another?
Then he looked at the documents on the table. Some contained intelligence about Hyuga Akira's attack on Sunagakure. The man had gone to all that trouble just to kill the One-Tail. Ōnoki could