In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 330 Qianye vs. Five Shadows

"They've even mastered Dust Release?"

A strange light flashed in Obito's eyes, then he pretended to be profound and mocked Naruto, "Naruto, did you hear that? These are the two people you've been searching for."

"One was wanted by the five great nations and caused a ruckus at the Five Kage Summit, while the other simply killed the Raikage."

"You are the one who inherited the Will of Fire. I see the shadow of the First Hokage in you."

"Sasuke is destined for darkness. So you are bound to fight, or rather, I will make sure you fight."

"Damn Madara, Sasuke is not your plaything. And Brother Chiya is not your tool for revenge." With a roar, Naruto conjured a spell and hurled it at Obito. Unfortunately, thanks to his intangibility ability, even though Obito's information had been exposed, Naruto was unable to hit him.

Instead, it passed right through his body and fell to the ground.

"No, Naruto, you've misunderstood something." Obito shook his head. "Sasuke is my plaything, that's true, but Chiya isn't my tool. Strictly speaking, we have a cooperative relationship."

"Cooperation?" Everyone in Konoha was stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Yes, cooperation." Obito recalled the past with Chiya and the words he spoke when he first met Pain, and nodded slightly, the lower half of his mask covered by shadow.

"Like me, Chiya saw through the true nature of the ninja world very early on. As long as this system called the ninja exists, the hatred will continue."

"That's why I implemented Project Eye of the Moon."

Yamato frowned and stepped forward to ask, "So, what exactly is your Eye of the Moon Project?"

Obito was silent for a moment, then said, "I need to discuss this on a larger occasion. Well then, goodbye."

After saying that, Obito's right eye distorted the space around him. The White Zetsu clone also slowly merged into the ground.

"Damn it. Wait a minute!" Naruto wanted to stop Obito.

Unfortunately, Obito ignored him, and in the end, only Naruto, kneeling on the ground, was left with resentment, and the worried Konoha villagers.

Meanwhile, at the Five Shadows Conference Building.

Upon hearing that the legendary "Uchiha Madara" was coming, the scene suddenly fell silent.

A sudden voice rang out: "Gentlemen, the ninja world has reached a critical moment of life and death. I once fought against Madara Uchiha when I was young."

"Hokage, I'm entrusting Raikage's injuries to you. We absolutely cannot let Fujiwara Chiya escape. If Madara Uchiha arrives and the two of them team up, we're all doomed. Mizukage and Kazekage, please hold him off for now."

"Kurotsuchi, you take the Hokage's daughter and that little girl named Haku and hide to the side. This battle for the ninja world is not something you young people should be involved in. Everyone else, come closer."

The earthen shadow that speaks.

Of all the people, only he had ever truly fought against Madara Uchiha.

I understand how terrifying Madara Uchiha was.

The order to launch the operation was issued immediately.

Upon hearing the name "Ban", everyone else also anticipated the seriousness of the situation.

Faced with the impending confrontation with the legendary ninja demon, they briefly set aside their prejudices.

They exchanged glances. Except for Kakashi from Konoha, who did not carry out the orders because Tsunade had not given her permission, everyone else performed their duties.

"Lady Tsunade, what about us?" Kakashi glanced at Chiya, who was still sitting calmly on the stone chair opposite him, and asked hesitantly.

Tsunade naturally refused, but Chika, who was standing to the side, said something that left Kakashi puzzled: "Mom, let Kakashi go if there's nothing else to do. Didn't Chiya say he wanted to test the strength of the current ninja world? He shouldn't go too far."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at Chinatsu and said solemnly to Kakashi, "Be careful. We're not at the point of no return with him yet."

"I understand," Kakashi said, moving closer to the Tsuchikage.

Even without Tsunade's reminder, Kakashi wouldn't kill Chiya because of Naruto; he would choose to capture him instead.

Of course, he knew that whether it was the former or the latter, even with the Five Kage here, they would probably find it difficult to subdue Qianye.

"Lord Hokage, we entrust the Raikage to you." Darui and Shi appeared before Tsunade carrying the injured Raikage, making their respectful request.

"Please, Hokage." The Raikage, unusually, lowered his proud head. He knew that it was impossible for Kumogakure alone to save his "little brother."

Tsunade sighed helplessly and began to heal the Raikage using the Palm Healing Technique.

Meanwhile.

Mei Mizukage, who had been holding back for a long time, launched the first attack on Chiya.

"Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique!"

The highly viscous and corrosive acid was spewed out of Mei Terumi's mouth like a tidal wave, instantly blocking out the sunlight and creating a huge shadow inside the building.

It enveloped the area where Qianye was located.

She had long wanted to capture Qianye, tie his limbs, hang him up, and beat him.

She had never had a chance to lose before, but this time, with the Five Kage joining forces, she wouldn't miss the opportunity.

Qianye sat on the stone chair, resting her chin on her left hand and crossing her legs, showing no intention of dodging.

This startled the White Zetsu standing nearby, who quickly shrank into the ground.

"Did it work?" Gaara floated in mid-air on a ball of sand.

"No, not at all. This man isn't so easily killed."

Mei Terumi shook her head.

She and Qianye are old rivals.

Almost all tactics are useless against the latter.

Besides, while she did want to capture the man who had raped her, she didn't intend to kill him.

He was just thinking that one day he could turn the tables and take revenge for the past.

As soon as Mei Terumi finished speaking, the large patch of acid that had fallen on the opposite side began to wriggle and coalesce into a human shape.

The acid dissipated, transforming into Qianye's figure. "At your age, still resorting to sneak attacks. Look, you've even wrinkled my Xiao robe."

"Damn it, who are you calling an old man?"

Mei Terumi's face twitched violently, and a '#' sign appeared on her forehead! She cried out in her heart, "I'm still young, okay? Ever since I became the Mizukage and started wearing that ring, my appearance hasn't changed in six or seven years."

"I'm talking about you." Qianye symbolically formed a hand seal.

Gaara's expression hardened. Knowing how powerful Chiya was, he dared not give her a chance to use her ninjutsu.

With a grab of his right hand, sand tentacles extended from beneath Qianye's feet, wrapping around his arm and instantly enveloping him, then encircling him layer upon layer.

However, before he could make any further moves...

With a soft pop, a large tree branch, about ten feet thick, rose from the ground, breaking through the sand and acid and growing rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, dozens or even hundreds of large tree branches of the same thickness burst out from the ground, instantly covering the entire building.

From an outsider's perspective

The Five Shadows Conference building seemed to be expanding as if pierced by a giant tree. It looked as if it was about to burst this colossal tower-like structure.

At the critical moment, Onoki clapped his hands together. Consuming a massive amount of chakra, he unleashed the Dust Release: Particle Style Technique, powerful enough to cover the still-forming forest, turning the sea of ​​trees and the entire building into dust.

The enormous building was razed down to just one story before a violent explosion occurred.

"What's that?" Suigetsu, who had just escaped the building with Erzhuzi and Jugo, heard the noise and turned around to look.

They were so frightened that they stood frozen in place.

The injured Jugo and Sasuke, as well as the samurai who had evacuated the building beforehand, were similarly dumbfounded.

Just now, they first saw the building enveloped by countless tree branches as thick as water tanks, followed by a violent explosion.

A building large enough to confuse even a sensory ninja, the largest building in the Land of Iron, is gone just like that.

"Damn it, they've even mastered Wood Release." Onoki cursed inwardly.

The scene was a complete mess.

Apart from Tsunade and her daughter, who were secretly protected by Chiyo's Wood Release beforehand, and Haku, everyone else was affected.

Mei Terumi fared slightly better, as Gaara used Sand Release to envelop her, and neither of them suffered any serious injuries.

The remaining people fared much worse. Unable to prepare any protection, they were blown about by the wind pressure of the dust escape. They were eventually buried in the crevices between the rubble and the wooden stakes left behind by the trees. They were in a rather pathetic state.

As for Onoki himself, due to his advanced age and excessive chakra consumption, he suddenly collapsed to his knees on the giant tree stump that had been cut out by Dust Release, drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

"Grandpa, how are you?" Chitu rushed out of the ruins and hurriedly went to help him up.

At this moment, Onoki's hair had come undone, revealing his bald head, and the red apron that was the Tsuchikage's signature was nowhere to be seen. His body was covered in countless wounds, large and small, and his tattered green striped vest was visible underneath.

It looks exactly like how disheveled he was when fighting Madara in the original work.

"I'm fine." With Akatsuchi's help, Onoki struggled to his feet, staring intently ahead. "How could this be? How can this young man be so strong?"

Not only Dust Release, but also Wood Release.

And as for the technique that previously made him immune to the Water Shadow's Lava Release, it's no surprise that he's also mastered Lava Release.

How could one person simultaneously master so many powerful bloodlines?

Onoki cried out in his heart.

"Crack, crack." A thumping sound rang out, and Qianye emerged from a giant tree branch, looking down at the area below. "As expected of the Tsuchikage, he is still as sharp as ever, actually managing to block this Tree World Advent."

"But you're not the only one who knows Dust Release. You won't be able to withstand this next move."

Chiya clasped his hands together and opened a transparent cube-shaped barrier between his palms, imprisoning everyone except Tsunade, her daughter, and Haku within the barrier.

Those affected by the wind pressure generated by Dust Release, who had just emerged from the ruins and were still confused about what was happening, found themselves enveloped by a huge transparent barrier, and all looked at Onoki.

The Raikage, who had also been blown away by the Dust Release's wind pressure and barely regained some mobility after being treated by Tsunade, emerged from the ruins, looked at the Tsuchikage, and asked a question that even he himself didn't believe:

"Onoki, did you create this barrier to defend against Fujiwara Chiya's attacks?"

"How could that be? I don't have that much chakra to create such a massive Dust Release." Onoki collapsed to the ground with a wry smile.

He was well aware of the power of Dust Release; the moment everyone was enveloped in it by Chiyo, it was all over.

The scene fell silent; no one had expected to die at the Five Shadows Summit.

Especially Mei Terumi.

Having always had a love-hate relationship with Qianye, she was now utterly heartbroken.

A hint of sadness appeared on his exquisite face.

No wonder they haven't come to see me for over a year.

Were all the things he said when he forced himself on me false?

Just as Mei Terumi was in despair, Chiya's voice rang out again, "Wouldn't it have been better if we had just quieted down like this earlier? I already said that Madara Uchiha would come and have something to say to you."

"You forced me to take action. Now how are you? You're in a desperate situation, aren't you?"

"Fine, I won't say I didn't give you a chance. I, Qian, have always been chivalrous and have never killed women, especially beautiful ones."

Qianye looked at the water shadow with a playful and amused expression. "You water shadow over there, you can leave now."

"Me?" Mei Terumi pointed to herself in disbelief, momentarily at a loss for words. Her cheeks were flushed, and even her neck was tinged with pink.

"Of course, besides you, are there any other beauties in this barrier?" Qianye's eyes blatantly scanned Shuiying up and down.

Upon hearing this, everyone inside the barrier exchanged bewildered glances.

It is said that each member of the Akatsuki organization has their own unique quirk.

Deidara likes explosions, Kakuzu likes to make money, and Sasori likes... But Chiya happens to like beauty, which is the least valued quality among ninjas.

He has affairs everywhere.

Could it be that Fujiwara Chiya and Mizukage suddenly had ulterior motives in everyone's minds?

Looking closely at Shuiying's appearance, her face was red, which was indeed very suspicious.

But they soon changed their minds.

Terumi Mei was immediately delighted. Was this a compliment?

She then looked around and, seeing that there were only two women in the barrier—herself and Kurotsuchi—her temper flared up immediately.

Good grief, so you sent Tsunade and her daughter away a long time ago, and even Haku isn't in the barrier.

His temper flared up instantly.

Amidst the frustrated Byakugan assassin Ao and the awe-inspiring gazes of the other village ninjas, he pointed at Chiya and solemnly uttered his jealous words, "Sorry, as the Mizukage, Kirigakure would never back down or beg for mercy in the face of battle."

Kurotsuchi, also throwing a tantrum, stood next to Mei Terumi and roared, "And we Iwagakure people are the same!"

She had been on the verge of despair, but the fear in her eyes vanished, replaced by shame and anger; she was just short of shouting, "Am I not beautiful?"

Seeing that the two beauties were about to die bravely, Kakashi, who had been hiding in the shadows and using shadow clones, searched for a long time but could not find Tsunade and her daughter. Finally, Kakashi could not hold back any longer.

At this moment, he couldn't care less about Naruto's feelings.

They decided to take action.

If Chiya were to kill the Five Kage and the general of the Land of Iron, the ninja world would immediately descend into chaos.

Just as he was about to unleash his Kamui to break the Dust Release barrier, Tsunade suddenly appeared from behind Chiya and punched him.

Qianye was unable to dodge in time and was sent flying by a punch, causing the barrier to collapse.

The Kage, their guards, and samurai were overwhelmed with emotion, as if they had seen a savior, and almost burst into tears, shouting in unison, "Lord Hokage!"

Even the Raikage is no exception.

It's rare to see someone add the word "adult" like Mei Terumi.

Only Mei Terumi, who vaguely guessed something, felt uneasy. A pang of jealousy quietly crept into her heart.

Good guy.

With his strength, he couldn't even dodge such a sneak attack? That's ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)