From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 483 The Spark That Ignites the Fourth Shinobi World War

Iwagakure Village.

After hanging up, Onoki smiled coldly, his eyes hiding a terrifying killing intent.

Just now, Black Zetsu's attitude made him very unhappy.

That condescending attitude was just like that of a superior when dealing with a subordinate.

Especially his eyes, which made Onoki feel as if he had returned to the time when he was dominated by 'Adam', and had to humbly kneel in humiliation.

Two iron beads spun in Onoki's palm.

Click!

The next moment, under Onoki's chilling gaze, his five fingers suddenly clenched together.

Those two smooth iron balls, made from extremely hard iron ore, were crushed to powder by him, and the powder slowly flowed out from between his fingers.

The crushed powder fell as Onoki floated in mid-air, slowly leaving the secret room.

Inside the Tsuchikage's office building, Kurotsuchi and Hirotsuchi were discussing how to carry out government affairs when they suddenly noticed that there was an extra person in that chair.

Huang Tu looked closely and quickly and respectfully lowered his head: "Father, what brings you here?"

"Master, you've finally come out!" Upon seeing that it was Onoki, Kurotsuchi's face lit up with surprise, and then she complained, "You have no idea how tired we were. Just confirming the new laws almost killed me and my senior brother Huangtu!"

During this period, Iwagakure implemented new laws, and even the entire village's architectural style had to be torn down and rebuilt.

In order to ensure that Onoki's will was carried out, Kurotsuchi and Kito, along with the Anbu, went to great lengths to barely manage to push it through.

In fact, Ōnoki had rarely made official appearances two years ago.

Most of the time, village affairs are handled by Heitu and Huangtu, while Onoki usually stays behind the scenes.

Onoki, who is rarely seen on ordinary days, suddenly appeared in the Tsuchikage's office.

With his keen political sense, Heitu guessed almost instantly that the teacher might be about to make a big move!

"Black soil, yellow soil, thank you for your hard work."

Onoki spoke slowly, offering a few words of comfort to the two, before his voice suddenly turned low and somber: "The time I mentioned to you has come."

"Master, do we really have to do this?" Upon hearing this, Kurotsuchi's pupils contracted slightly. She naturally understood what 'timing' that Onoki mentioned meant.

"I have been preparing for this day for a very, very long time."

Onoki sat in the chair. Although he was short, his imposing presence made the two of them feel as if they were facing a towering mountain.

Kurotsuchi remained silent, carefully recalling the many changes that had taken place in Iwagakure over the past two years, all of which were in preparation for the impending war!
From military affairs and ninja school education to the village's industrial development, technological level, architectural style, and laws, sweeping reforms have been carried out in many aspects.

Moreover, with the full support of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, the strength of Iwagakure has increased by leaps and bounds!

More importantly, the 'magic potion' method, which Lord Onoki personally selected and taught to several people, unleashed astonishing power when combined with the ninja system!

"I understand, Lord Ōnoki!"

In formal settings, Heitu clearly understands the need to address people by their titles, as this is a sign of respect.

"Father, didn't you say..." Huang Tu, who seemed rather honest, hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "that group of people shouldn't just stand by and watch, right?"

That group of people naturally refers to the 'Twilight Hermits' Society'.

Huang Tu didn't know the name of the Twilight Hermits' Society, but Onoki had hinted at it to him in his words.

That's why Huang Tu is worried that acting so rashly now might attract the 'Twilight Hermits' Society's' ambush.

"Heh, ignore those people."

Onoki sneered, dismissively saying, "Those people are too busy looking for their leader to care about us."

In fact, two years ago, Onoki was inexplicably kicked out of the Twilight Hermits' Association.

He later contacted Orochimaru several times, but was told that everyone believed he had leaked information about the Twilight Hermits' Society, so they voted to kick him out.

Onoki wasn't too shocked by the result, since it was indeed him who had leaked some information to White Zetsu.

I just didn't expect it to be exposed so quickly!
Initially, Onoki was filled with anxiety, fearing that 'Adam' would awaken and come to settle scores with him, the traitor.

But as time went on, Onoki quickly went from being apprehensive to calming down.

The reason is simple: if 'Adam' really awakens and returns, the first thing he will do is to eliminate him, the traitor, as well as the traitor White Zetsu hiding in the Aurora Society.

But two whole years have passed!

The White Zetsu in the Aurora Society is still living a very comfortable life, and there is no sign that he will be purged.

On the contrary, the Twilight Hermits Society has almost disappeared in the past two years, completely losing its original ability to control the entire era from behind the scenes.

This made Onoki even more certain that 'Adam' would never return!
"Since they won't come back, why don't I take their place?"

This was the idea that popped into Onoki's mind.

This idea quickly took root and grew increasingly uncontrollable until it finally made him make up his mind.

He, Onoki of the Two Scales, wants to surpass 'Adam' and become the true god of 'Sequence Zero'!

Deep within Onoki's eyes lurked a terrifyingly vast ambition. He tapped his index finger lightly on the table and said, "Now that you've made up your mind, there's no need to hide it anymore. Tell Deidara to stop the people from Konoha for me!"

"Tsuchikage-sama."

Kurotsuchi looked at the somewhat unfamiliar Onoki, hesitated for a few seconds, and seemed to want to say something but couldn't.

Although Konoha has declined, it doesn't mean that Iwagakure should openly break ties. If they do, they might be besieged by the four great ninja villages!
Although Iwagakure has grown much stronger in the last two years, no matter what Kurotsuchi thinks, it is too risky for them to face the four great ninja villages on their own.

"Heitu, is there anything you want to say?"

Onoki's eyes were cold as he glanced at Kurotsuchi, who was sitting uneasily beside him.

"No, it's nothing, Lord Tsuchikage."

Hei Tu bit his lip, but ultimately swallowed the words back.

Although she is the Tsuchikage's disciple, she is essentially a ninja. As a ninja, she should obey orders and do what she is supposed to do.

Onoki had the final say, and they only needed to follow orders. "Very well, it's settled then."

Onoki decisively finalized the plan, then turned to Akatsuchi: "Tell Akatsuchi to go and support Deidara. That kid is mischievous; if he messes things up, I won't let them off the hook!"

"Yes, father!"

Huangtu and Heitu exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Well, once a war starts, it won't be so easy to end it!

Onoki's eyes turned cold as he recalled his last meeting with Orochimaru a few days prior.

Orochimaru advised him that it was still not too late to stop, but now that things have come to this, how could he possibly turn back?

"Orochimaru, I will prove to you that I am right!"

Kakashi stayed behind to hold off Hidan, allowing the Konoha crew to continue their advance.

Fortunately, thanks to Parker's keen sense of smell, they were able to navigate smoothly this time and tracked the trail directly to a huge cave.

The cave was blocked by a huge rock with a sealing talisman pasted on it.

Black Zetsu noticed this, and the Konoha members who had rushed over from outside the cave sneered, "Hmph, just in time. Just as you wished!"

"Blind eyes!"

Hyuga Neji's eyes bulged with veins, his vision instantly switching to black and white, allowing him to pass directly through the cave and see the situation inside: "There are three people inside. Gaara is lying on the ground, and apart from being badly injured, he doesn't seem to be in any special condition."

“That’s not right. According to Granny Chiyo, they kidnapped Gaara specifically to extract the Tailed Beast from the Jinchuriki, right?” Tenten, looking puzzled, said, “If it was to extract the Tailed Beast, why hasn’t it happened yet?”

Everyone understood what she meant; although it didn't sound pleasant, it was the truth.

"Perhaps, something caused the delay?" Sasuke's eyes flickered as he voiced his guess.

"It should be as Sasuke said, but we can't let our guard down."

While affirming Sasuke's words, Hyuga Neji looked at the others and said, "Rescuing Gaara as soon as possible is our mission. Whatever happens to them is none of our business."

"Then, leave it to me."

Sasuke confidently stretched his body, and as he clenched his five long fingers together, a terrifying power roared forth.

boom!
The air rushed through his fingers, as if creating invisible shockwaves around him.

"Can you do it?" Hyuga Neji frowned slightly, somewhat doubtful.

"Don't worry, Neji~" At that moment, Sakura Haruno came out, patted Neji on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You might not know, but Sasuke actually studied under Lady Tsunade for a while~"

Neji and Tenten were stunned for half a second upon hearing this, but then their expressions of sudden realization dawned on them.

No wonder Sasuke is so confident.

"Then it's up to you, Sasuke."

Neji and the others stepped back a few paces, giving Sasuke some space.

Gazing at the massive rock nearly ten meters high in front of him, Sasuke distanced himself from it, then adjusted his breathing. His pupils glowed with a blazing golden light, and his entire aura changed dramatically, layer upon layer, like a volcanic eruption!
The power gradually rose up along his legs, until it reached his heart, which pounded with a strong and powerful beat.

Blood was pumped into his limbs, and Sasuke took a powerful step forward.

boom!
Suddenly, the pool of water around the girl seemed to be impacted, and surging waves that could be seen with the naked eye rose up!
Almost instantly, the girl traversed dozens of meters, leaving behind layers of air waves. As she gathered her strength with her clenched fingers, she suddenly unleashed a terrifying power, slamming heavily onto the rocks!
Boom! ! !

The seemingly slender fist, when it struck that rock, unleashed a force equivalent to ten thousand tons!
Amidst the deafening roar, something astonishing happened: the rock wasn't shattered by the blow. Instead, starting from the point of impact, it spread outwards like ripples on water until it completely disappeared.

"Barrier."

Sasuke sensed something was wrong as soon as he struck.

The sensation was as if she had hit a sponge, which absorbed all her power.

Looking at the 'seal' character on the rock, she pondered for a moment, then turned to Hyuga Neji and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a barrier. There should be other similar sealing symbols nearby. Could you please take a look, Neji?"

Neji didn't waste any words and immediately activated his Byakugan.

Sure enough, after a careful search, he found four other locations nearby with talismans pasted on them.

“Found it, just like you said.” Neji frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, “I think I heard other Jonin in the village mention that these kinds of barrier sealing talismans need to be removed at the same time.”

However, including the sealing talisman on the rock, there are five in total, but there are only four of them!
"Don't worry, I have a solution."

Sasuke smiled slightly and formed hand seals to summon a shadow clone.

"Shadow clones?" Hyuga Neji shook his head after seeing it and sighed, "This kind of barrier sealing technique cannot be solved by simple shadow clones. The caster must have anticipated this."

But Sasuke took out a wooden plaque from his pocket and stuffed it directly into the shadow clone's body: "That should do it."

Everyone was confused by her actions and looked at Sasuke with puzzled expressions.

“You can think of it as a secret technique.” Sasuke really didn’t know how to explain it, so he said, “Right now, this shadow clone has about one-third of my strength, and removing the sealing talisman is enough for it.”

"You mean you're going to stay here alone?"

Neji Hyuga couldn't help but worry. The situation inside the cave was unclear, and leaving Sasuke alone would be too risky.

"Don't worry, I'm very capable!"

Sasuke brushed a stray strand of hair from his temple and smiled gently: "These past two years, I've been following Jiraiya-sama, and it hasn't been a waste of time."

Seeing her so certain, Hyuga Neji hesitated for half a second before reluctantly nodding: "Okay, I believe you. After we remove the sealing talisman, we will rush back to provide support as quickly as possible. You just need to hold off the enemy. Don't be careless."

"Okay, I'll be careful and wait for you to come back." Sasuke nodded.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Hyuga Neji said to Tenten and Sakura, "Let's hurry up and set off!"

Inside the cave, Black Zetsu turned to another person and said, "It's time to give them a little shock."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rock blocking the cave collapsed with a roar!
Sasuke had already barged in, and the first thing she saw was Gaara lying on the ground, heavily injured.

However, a figure suddenly blocked their way. He had silver hair and red eyes, wore a face shield-like headband, and was dressed in layered blue armor with white down feathers on his shoulders. He looked exceptionally heroic.

Staring at that figure, Sasuke suddenly froze on the spot, his pupils shrinking slightly: "The Second Hokage?!"

(End of this chapter)