The thought of Uchiha Minamoto's earlier "declaration of a visit" made Ōnoki's head ache even more.
"Being Hokage is different from being a Hokage Advisor..."
"Now that he's the Fifth Hokage, surely Uchiha Minamoto won't act as he pleases quite so much..."
"It's already been several days, and he still hasn't come to Iwagakure. Was he just fooling this old man...?"
"Should I send someone to Konoha to extend a gesture of goodwill...?"
He called it "a gesture of goodwill."
In truth, it was "backing down."
Ōnoki had already recalled the Four-Tails Jinchūriki and the Five-Tails Jinchūriki to the village.
He had even dragged back that damned disciple of his, who never listened and only knew how to go around blowing things up.
But Uchiha Minamoto's existence remained a sword hanging over Ōnoki's head.
The battle Kitsuchi had witnessed firsthand on the Land of Frost battlefield had been truly terrifying...
Could Ōnoki, Roshi, and Han withstand Uchiha Minamoto's godlike Susanoo together?
The old Tsuchikage wasn't certain.
But this was already the strongest fighting force Iwagakure could muster!
Ōnoki agonized over it for quite some time.
After standing tall for most of his life since becoming Tsuchikage, he finally bowed before that familiar surname, "Uchiha."
"Oh, fine, fine..."
Ōnoki settled back into his chair and pulled out a fresh scroll.
"I'd better write that Uchiha brat a congratulatory letter..."
Ōnoki had only just put his brush to paper.
A thunderous boom rang out from outside the Tsuchikage Building.
Ōnoki's hand shook, leaving a long black line across the congratulatory scroll he had barely begun.
"DEI-DA-RA!!!"
Land of Wind, Sunagakure.
Fourth Kazekage Rasa had also received the newspaper from Konoha, and he summoned another Sunagakure Jonin without hesitation.
As for Baki?
Ever since he had gone to Konoha and focused solely