Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 441 Doesn't want to cause trouble, but isn't afraid of trouble either.

"Laundry detergent?"

Aokiji waved his hand and shouted, "A complete silence!"

Lei Yingai was furious. Who was the one who remained silent? "Fine, since you say this is a weapon of mass destruction, then throw it on the ground and let me see what it's like."

"Are you the idiot, or am I the idiot? If we fall to the ground, we're all finished."

Aokiji put the laundry detergent back in the box and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, it seems that we in Konoha still have a score to settle with your Kumogakure, don't we?"

A bill?

Raikage Ai was stunned for a moment.

Aokiji sneered, "Back then, your Hidden Cloud Village came to our village under the pretext of an alliance. Konoha treated you to good food and drink, but it turned out you were inviting wolves into the house. You had ulterior motives and coveted the Byakugan. Unexpectedly, you were caught and killed on the spot. Afterwards, instead of repenting, you used this as an excuse to distort the truth and bite back. You are utterly shameless and a treacherous villain."

Upon hearing this, Hiashi Hyuga was taken aback.

Aokiji said he was referring to the Raikage, but he was actually referring to Hiashi Hyuga.

Aokiji brought up old grievances, but Raikage Ai naturally denied it to the death, insisting, "Nonsense! It was clearly your village that killed the representative sent by our village first."

Aokiji snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Whether it's reasonable or not, you know it in your heart."

Hiashi Hyuga felt incredibly satisfied watching Aokiji go on a rampage, especially when he was attacking the Raikage; this was exactly the effect he wanted.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi were still in power in the village, he would probably still be meekly and appeasing, unlike now where Aokiji is unleashing his full power and attacking relentlessly.

Aokiji pointed at these people and retorted, "The First Hokage thought too highly of you. He painstakingly captured the Tailed Beasts and unconditionally shared them with you to balance the power of various countries and maintain peace. Instead of being grateful, you immediately used the Tailed Beasts to start wars after the First Hokage left. Tell me, is there anything more shameless than this?"

The people in the film industry were shrewd and experienced; they had done all sorts of treacherous things behind the scenes. They wouldn't be intimidated by Aokiji's few words. Instead of feeling ashamed, they were proud: "All's fair in war. It was just a temporary measure back then."

Since the negotiations had completely broken down, Aokiji saw no need for further words. His three tomoe spun rapidly, converging and merging into a unique eye pattern. Then, a stream of flame-shaped, jet-black chakra surged from his body, first condensing into a ring of bones around him, then rapidly expanding to envelop Fugaku and Hiashi Hyuga simultaneously, growing flesh and blood, and donning armor...

Everyone reacted quickly, stepping back and creating distance.

"boom."

The Susanoo's massive size blasted the roof off, sending debris flying everywhere. As the smoke cleared, a gigantic black giant appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Wow, it's so big..."

The guards surrounding the Raikage, Kazekage, and Tsuchikage were all dumbfounded upon seeing this, finally understanding why Aokiji dared to be so arrogant.

Susanoo?

Looking at Aokiji located at the center of the black giant's chest, Onoki frowned.

A ghost, an Uchiha ghost, hovered above his head.

Susanoo awakened the chilling memories deep within him of being dominated by Madara Uchiha.

"What an annoying guy, even today, he's still haunting us," Onoki said unhappily.

"The legendary Susanoo?"

Facing Susanoo, a creature that would terrify most people just by looking at it, Raikage A was not afraid of fighting; on the contrary, he was full of fighting spirit.

He ripped off his white jacket, revealing his bare body, complete with a gold belt around his waist, making him look every bit the heavyweight boxer.

However, Raikage Eko was far more terrifying than a heavyweight boxer. His body constantly erupted with incomparably massive chakra, lightning crackled around him, and his pale yellow hair stood on end, resembling a Super Saiyan in his second stage.

"That's an exaggerated amount of chakra..."

Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi used their eye techniques to draw chakra from Raikage A that was comparable to Aokiji's.

Rasa stared intently at Aokiji's Mangekyou Sharingan and asked in a deep voice, "Hokage, I'm asking you, did you capture Chiyo?"

Aokiji feigned a pre-prepared look of utter confusion: "Who is Chiyo?"

Luo Sha observed his expression and frowned.

Fugaku was present during the exercise, providing relevant information.

Aokiji pretended to understand, then quickly switched to a puzzled expression: "What does this mean?"

Rasa recounted what happened that night, making appropriate deletions to favor him. For example, he removed Kisame and Konan, portraying them only as someone with Sharingan who infiltrated Sunagakure and kidnapped Chiyo.

Upon hearing this, Aokiji's face showed displeasure: "So, you think it might be me who did it?"

Luo Sha said in a deep voice, "That person possesses the Sharingan, and also that kind of eye power. I can hardly think of anyone else but you."

Aokiji chuckled and asked, "If you want the territory of the Land of Flames, just say so. Don't give me any excuses. Why would I want to take a dying old woman who's practically buried up to her waist?"

Reincarnation... Rasa did not respond.

As a high-ranking member of Sunagakure, Chiyo knew many of the village's secrets, among which the Reincarnation technique was the most valuable.

If that's the purpose, then everything makes sense.

He just didn't understand that the reincarnation technique was a secret development of the village.

Logically speaking, this ninjutsu is known to very few people even within the village, let alone an outsider like Aokiji.

Aokiji crossed his arms, looked down at his opponent with disdain, and said arrogantly, "Besides, if I really wanted to capture someone, with my strength, I wouldn't need to resort to such underhanded tactics."

Luo Sha scrutinized Aokiji and, considering Aokiji's words and actions just now, concluded that he didn't seem like the kind of person who would do that.

"If you want to fight, I'll fight you to the bitter end."

During the standoff, Aokiji's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and black chakra spewed from the tiger's mouth of Susanoo, forming a chakra sword: "The Land of Flames doesn't want to cause trouble, but it's not afraid of trouble either."

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"Are we just going to let this guy leave like that?"

Raikage A expressed his dissatisfaction with Onoki's decision and was determined to get a satisfactory explanation.

Onoki said calmly, "Since he dared to come, he must be confident. He knows us very well, but we don't know him very well."

Onoki's understanding of Aokiji dates back decades. After so many years, no one can say for sure how much Aokiji's strength has grown.

Rasa said in a deep voice, "This guy is dangerous, especially his thinking, which is completely different from the style of the previous Hokage."

Onoki nodded in agreement: "He reminds me of someone."

"Who?"

"Uchiha..." Onoki paused, then uttered a single word: "Madara..."

Everyone's eyes widened slightly, filled with surprise. Onoki had been in contact with Madara Uchiha, so his words were quite reliable.

Rasa pondered for a moment: "Rumor has it that Uchiha Madara was an extremely arrogant person. Judging from this guy's behavior and style, it can indeed be said that he has inherited that man's will..."

Onoki said with apprehension, "Not only that, this guy might be even more terrifying than Uchiha Madara."

Rasa's eyes widened in disbelief: "Could it be... that this guy is even stronger than Uchiha Madara?"

Onoki shook his head: "Although this guy is very strong, he probably hasn't reached the level of Uchiha Madara. I mean, in other words."

Luo Sha asked, "In what aspect?"

Onoki said in a deep voice, "No one can restrain him."

Luo Sha asked, puzzled, "What does this mean?"

Onoki replied, "Although Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha joined forces to found Konoha, their principles differed, otherwise the battle at the Valley of the End would not have happened."

Luo Sha suddenly realized.

"You haven't been honest with us about some things, have you?"

Onoki looked at Rasa: "Since we are allies, we shouldn't hide anything from each other."

Luo Sha pondered for a moment before telling the other party the truth, but he didn't mention the most important matter of reincarnation.

Lei Ying Ai shouted, "Damn it, they were hiding something after all..."

Facing the angry expression of Raikage Ai, Rasa remained composed and resolute: "At least this gives us a reason, doesn't it?"

Raikage A snorted coldly. Rasa was right. He did need a reason to attack Konoha and plunder its resources. Otherwise, he wouldn't have staged that incident a few years ago.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. Raikage A stopped dwelling on the fact that Rasa had been hiding something and instead focused on Aokiji: "Since this Uchiha Aokiji is so dangerous, we should have killed him just now instead of watching him walk away."

Onoki smiled and said, "Young people are just too impatient. As the saying goes, haste makes waste."

Luo Sha understood the subtext and asked curiously, "What brilliant idea do you have?"

Onoki Tomoyuki, with his hand firmly on his finger, held up two fingers and said in an aged voice, "Two methods, one inside and one outside."

Luo Sha asked in surprise, "One inside and one outside?"

Firstly, they need to win over the Land of Water. Their village is currently rife with internal conflicts and desperately needs the Land of Flame to divert attention from these problems and prevent further internal strife. This is the external reason.

Aokiji's killing of the daimyo had a significant impact, with the Land of Water being the most affected.

The daimyo of the Land of Water reduced military spending, forcing Kirigakure to adopt an elite-oriented approach, which indirectly led to the Blood Mist policy.

Under this policy, some ninjas had long harbored resentment towards the daimyo, and now with Aokiji's case, they were suddenly given a clear direction.

In response, Kirigakure split into two major factions: the royalists and the revolutionaries.

As the name suggests, the royalists maintained the policy of one village per country and sought to preserve the daimyo's rule.

The revolutionaries, on the other hand, followed Aokiji's path, killing the daimyo and emulating Aokiji by declaring themselves kings, thus eliminating any restrictions on military spending.

Luo Sha continued, "And the second one?"

"Spreading rumors."

"rumor?"

"Yeah, just say that this guy killed the Hokage for his own ambition. Don't worry about the truthfulness; a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth."

Everyone was taken aback.

Onoki, confident in his assessment, said: "A strong fortress is often breached from within; that is the inside."

Everyone was taken aback. Lei Yingai said sarcastically, "You really are insidious."

Onoki shook his head and laughed, "No, I'm just an experienced old fox."

Rasa and Raikage A thought to themselves that as expected of the longest-serving Kage, he was truly unparalleled in his cunning. In addition, he possessed the Kekkei Tota, which was even rarer than a Kekkei Genkai. This old man was also very dangerous.

Fortunately, Iwagakure was facing a shortage of young talent, while they were in their prime, and they could outlive the old man Onoki even if they tried.

Originally, Iwagakure had a successor, a genius ninja with the Explosion Release, who was also Onoki's eldest disciple. As long as they followed the established path, the position of Tsuchikage would be a sure thing. However, that guy seems to have something wrong with his head.

Lei Ying Ai snorted, which can be considered an admission that experience matters.

Hearing this tone, Onoki thought that Raikage A was still unconvinced, and continued, "Besides, this might not be a rumor."

Everyone paused for a moment, then asked, "It's not a rumor?"

Onoki laughed and said, "You all saw Aokiji's personality just now. He's definitely not the type to sit back and do nothing. I think you probably have spies planted in Konoha, so you should know more or less about the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha."

Hearing him say this, everyone felt it was even more likely.

"If you won't give it to me, I'll just take it. That's a pretty good way to describe Uchiha Aokiji."

Onoki analyzed in detail: "As for Asuma's problem, I think with his eye power, it's not impossible for him to control him and direct this play himself."

Luo Sha said admiringly, "Lord Tsuchikage is truly insightful and his analysis is thorough."

Onoki smiled without saying a word, appearing very wise.

The main reason he was able to analyze it so quickly was because he had been manipulated before.

Back then, he was manipulated by a mysterious person and couldn't remember anything afterward. If his subordinate hadn't mentioned it, he would still be in the dark. After thinking it over, he concluded that the only person with this eye power was Uchiha Madara.

The reason he agreed to the alliance so quickly was partly because he genuinely needed it, and partly because he felt that Aokiji and Madara Uchiha might have some kind of inexplicable connection.

Even the Impure World Reincarnation technique exists, so it's not impossible that Madara Uchiha survived to this day using some kind of ninjutsu.

(End of this chapter)