I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Good grief, let's just all have our fun together and let Konoha profit from it!

"Quiet down, everyone!"

At this moment, the Third Raikage, A, stepped out and shouted loudly at the ninjas in the Land of Lightning's camp.

"leader!"

"Big brother!"

"Boss!"

The ninjas of Kumogakure bowed and shouted to A. Although the names they used were varied and different, their attitude towards A was surprisingly consistent.

Identification, intensity, worship.

As Ōnoki flew in the sky, he looked down at the group of pure ninjas and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If there were so many ninjas in Iwagakure who recognized him and were willing to give everything for him, how could Iwagakure not become the number one ninja in the world?

Unfortunately, internal strife and factional struggles also exist within Iwagakure, which is unavoidable.

After all, Onoki's own style of doing things was completely different from Ai's; he was more cautious and suspicious.

A, with his pure passion and straightforward, direct approach, was indeed more suited to be a leader who expanded territory than Onoki. However, this is also why Kumogakure has never become the number one ninja village.

Ai is only good at expanding territory, but not at scheming and intrigue; he can conquer a country, but he can't defend it.

Onoki, on the other hand, was able to maintain his territory but was unable to conquer it.

"I wonder what brings the Third Tsuchikage to my Land of Lightning's headquarters?"

Ai raised his head and spoke to Onoki with an imposing air.

Onoki pulled himself out of his reverie and frowned as he said to A, "I wonder if the Third Raikage is aware that both our countries have been misled by the ninjas of the Land of Fire!"

"If our two countries continue to fight, we may very well be wiped out by the Land of Fire!"

Upon hearing Onoki's words, the ninjas in the Land of Lightning camp looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"You old man, you have a very interesting way of speaking."

"That old geezer is wicked!"

"We'll be wiped out by the Land of Fire? Are you kidding me!"

"I'm afraid our combined forces from the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire will be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

"Boss! Stop wasting time talking to him! Just take him down!"

"Take it down! Take it down!"

The ninjas from the Land of Lightning started jeering, and Onoki's composure was clearly being greatly challenged.

"I'm quite curious, Onoki, how come you dare to come here so blatantly to provoke me after you've captured my son?"

The Third Raikage, A, snorted heavily at Onoki.

Chapter 296 See you on the battlefield!

"That's it!"

"You shameless bastards! You actually ganged up on our young master!"

"Don't talk about martial ethics!"

"Garbage! Garbage!"

The ninjas of Kumogakure echoed the words of the Third Raikage, A, and spat at Onoki flying in the sky.

In an instant, the Cloud Village camp was filled with spittle flying everywhere. Many people wiped their heads, smelled the filthy saliva of others, and then became furious, starting infighting and fighting.

"???"

Onoki was completely baffled, utterly unable to understand what this muscle-bound idiot Ai was talking about.

And... are these guys down there really okay?

I just praised them for their unity and shared goals, and now they're starting to fight amongst themselves?

"What a joke! When did I arrest your son?"

Onoki took a deep breath, suppressing his near-breakdown.

"Your AB team caused a huge disturbance in our grain depot, and before I could even say anything, you started to turn around and bite me?"

Ai laughed out loud, "Oonoki, what you're saying is really unreasonable, isn't it?"

"During wartime, all struggles are permitted."

"All's fair in war. My brat burned down your granary. That's your own fault for not guarding it properly. Do you expect us to compensate you?"

Onoki's blood boiled, and he cursed, "So, does that mean that even if we capture your two brats, it's a legitimate fight?"

"Did you hear that, boss?! It was them who did it!"

"Awooo! Let's fight them!"

"Defeat Iwagakure! Rescue the young master!"

Suddenly, the ninjas who had been fighting amongst themselves started yelling at Onoki in unison, as if the brawl and fight had never happened.

This kind of ninja group, capable of fighting and brawling, and always ready to fight back in crucial moments, is truly enviable.

"You admitted it?"

"Very well! Then Iwagakure can prepare to face our revenge!"

The Third Raikage, A, grinned maliciously, "Don't blame me for personally taking to the field!"

"I ride on a horse..."

Onoki covered his face in pain, feeling that he couldn't reason with these idiots below.

From the very beginning, he had already stated that he had nothing to do with Xiao Ai and the others' disappearance.

Onoki's original intention was to warn Kumogakure and the Third Raikage not to fall for Konoha's tricks.

Now things are really messed up; it's like the entire Hidden Cloud Village is jumping into the trap set by Shikaku Nara, and they're even dragging the Land of Earth down with them. Onoki couldn't stop them.

Simply.

"Report! The Konoha ninjas are only an hour away from our camp!"

"Report! The ninjas from Iwagakure are only half an hour away!"

Two ANBU ninjas reappeared and reported to A.

Onoki snorted coldly: "Third Raikage, I advise you to think carefully. I did not capture your son at all."

"Let me be frank with you, Konoha wants to be the fisherman, taking advantage of the fact that our two countries are at war to wipe us all out in one fell swoop!"

"Our Hidden Stone Village has not allied with the Hidden Leaf Village!"

Seeing Onoki speaking with such certainty, Ai Weiwei hesitated slightly.

However, the next moment, another member of the secret service rushed out and loudly reported to Ai.

"report!"

"A Konoha ninja has presented me with a headband!"

"Headband?"

Ai was startled and quickly shouted, "Let me see it!"

The ANBU quickly handed the headband to Ai. Ai took the headband and immediately turned it over. On the inside of the headband, there was a green shuriken engraved.

This green shuriken is exactly the same as the tattoo on Xiao Ai's arm; it is Xiao Ai's symbol.

This headband was taken from Xiao Ai!

A shook himself, then handed the headband to Tsuchikage. Tsuchikage sensed it for a moment and said gravely, "Lord A, there's the young master's aura on it, as well as the aura of a tailed beast's chakra, and..."

"Earth-attribute chakra!"

Ai took a deep breath, and another ANBU ninja appeared before him, handing him a scroll and saying, "Report! A declaration of war from Konoha!"

"Read!"

Ai growled in a low voice. The ANBU glanced at Onoki in the sky, hesitated for a moment, and wondered whether he should just say it out loud.

"I'm telling you to read it!"

Ai's voice shook the sky as he roared at the ANBU member.

"Yes!"

"Third Raikage A, have you had good luck?"

"Your son, Xiao Ai, has fallen into the hands of Iwagakure. We, Konoha, fought desperately to retrieve him out of humanitarian spirit, but we failed."

"After Iwagakure in the Land of Earth unilaterally severed ties with us, we only managed to retrieve one of your son's headbands, which we are now returning to its rightful owner."

"Furthermore, we hope that Lord Raikage will make a decision as soon as possible on whether he is willing to join forces with our Konoha to deal with the untrustworthy Iwagakure. We will keep our promise and ensure your son's safety."

"The commander-in-chief of the Konoha forces, Tsunade Senju."

The ANBU members tremblingly finished reading the contents of the scroll. Anyone could tell that the scroll was not written by Tsunade, but by Nara Shikaku. But so what?

"Onoki! What else do you have to say?!"

The Third Raikage, A, leaped into the air in a rage, instantly appearing in front of Onoki.

Ōnoki was startled and quickly crossed his hands in front of him.

Wow

Numerous rocks climbed up Onoki's arms, but Ai ignored them, his eyes bloodshot as he swung a hand chop at the rocks.

"Thunder-torture level Chiyomai!"

Click!

The rocks on Onoki's arm couldn't withstand Ai's chop, and they shattered with a cracking sound.