"That really does sound tempting, but I refuse." Ōnoki looked at Sōkyū Hatake, his eyes full of calculation.
"Why?" Sōkyū Hatake looked at Ōnoki with some amusement.
"Even if I really agreed to your demands, you still wouldn't join our Iwagakure, would you? We're both smart people," Ōnoki said bluntly.
He saw ambition and calculation in Sōkyū Hatake's eyes.
To him, the best outcome was to let Iwagakure continue developing steadily.
Not to agree to what Sōkyū Hatake said.
He knew that perhaps Sōkyū Hatake's words held selfish intentions, but Ōnoki trusted his own judgment more.
This Sōkyū Hatake was a very dangerous individual!
"Fufufu, you really are difficult to deal with," Sōkyū Hatake said with a smile. This was not something he absolutely needed to accomplish.
After all, Sōkyū Hatake had planned to carry out this revenge himself to the very end.
Rather than...
The way things were now.
"So, since these talks aren't going anywhere, I might as well... personally make sure you stay here!" Ōnoki said bluntly.
He had come here today with only one objective.
To leave Sōkyū Hatake on this battlefield forever!
"Then bring it on!" Sōkyū Hatake's fighting spirit surged straight to its peak.
Ōnoki of Both Scales, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure in the Land of Wind-this was an excellent opportunity for actual combat!
"Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique! Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique!" Ōnoki turned his right hand into a hard rock fist, increasing its hardness and weight. The Added-Weight Rock Technique could petrify enemies and increase their weight to hinder their movements, or increase the weight of the user or their companions to strengthen their attacks.
As soon as Ōnoki began using the techniques, Sōkyū Hatake felt his body suddenly grow heavy, and he dropped toward the ground.
Not only that,