Chapter 161 The trumpet is broken In fact, when Shiba Kiyokawa decided to intervene in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge at the very beginning, he had already prepared himself mentally: Iwagakure and them were destined to only be in a relationship of mutual exploitation, and there was no way they could become close partners with a close connection. This is because there are actually huge differences in the interests of both parties. What Akatsuki wants is to stabilize Konoha, seize resources and space, develop itself first, and then plot against the surrounding areas. Because the Rain Country is now in its rising period, time is on the side of Shiba Kiyokawa! When Loulan's industrial base relying on dragon veins and unlimited energy starts to operate, his capital for hegemony will become stronger with every day that passes! But Iwagakure is different. As a traditional ninja village, their rise had long ended. Tsuchikage Ohnoki will not be satisfied with just stabilizing Konoha, they want to severely damage or even destroy Konoha! Only by tearing off a piece of meat from the giant beast can they fill their own empty stomachs! It was precisely this fundamental difference in interests that made Shiba Kiyokawa not think of sharing the information with Iwagakure right away, leaving them to guard the Kamubi Bridge on their own. Because he knew that simply handing over a piece of information was not enough to change the overall strategic direction of Iwagakure.
So before this, he tried every means to raise his own voice and use intelligence to seduce the other party, trying to attract the attention of Iwagakure. However, it now seems that he still underestimated the ambition of the old man Ohnoki. He was really thinking about attacking! He was thinking about invading the Land of Fire and tearing enough flesh and blood from the giant beast of Konoha to fill his stomach! Shiba Kiyokawa was admonishing, "The information we got is very important. Namikaze Minato seems very determined to attack the supply line. Lord Tsuchikage is so wise and thoughtful, why don't you consider consolidating your own defenses first?" But Ohnoki always had the attitude of "I never thought that defense was an honorable thing." "You can't win a war just by defending. Minato Namikaze was defeated by you not long ago. His undefeated myth has now been shattered. Your legend is being forged! You are now only one step away from getting your own exclusive title, young man, aren't you tempted at all?" They were both clearly praising and boasting about each other. But deep down, they were all yelling at the other party in their hearts. Shiba Kiyokawa: You old bastard, you only care about attacking, not your head. You deserved that your village was used as an experience bag by Minato Namikaze in the original book! You old bastard who has no overall view! Two-Night Scale Ohnoki: You little brat, why are you so cowardly? You even beat Minato Namikaze in a round before. Why is it so difficult for me to trick you into attacking together? You little bastard with no ambition at all! They praise each other commercially with their mouths and criticize each other passionately in their hearts. This is the reality of the world. Until the end, neither of them was able to convince the other, and the two ended up parting ways unhappily. This incident secretly sounded the alarm for Shiba Kiyokawa: Next, their Akatsuki organization must take over the mountainous area where Kanmubi Bridge is located as soon as possible according to the original plan! Although Ohnoki is hateful, he still needs Iwagakure to stand in front of him and help him resist the situation of the Ninja World War. On the other hand, after saying goodbye to Shiba Kiyokawa, Ōnoki angrily threw a scroll. "I'm so pissed! This brat is so stubborn!" But the next moment, he raised his head and looked at Huang Tu and Deidara again, and a cunning fox light flashed in his eyes. "Have you guys figured out the secret of Akatsuki's surge in combat power these days?" Ohnoki is the cunning Ohnoki after all. How could he simply pin all his hopes on Shiba Kiyokawa's wishes? In fact, as early as the day when Akatsuki defeated Minato Namikaze, he quickly sent a message to Huang Tu of the Land of Grass, asking those who were in contact with Akatsuki on the front line to find ways to get the secret of Akatsuki's rapid growth! In fact, Ohnoki is somewhat similar to Danzo in nature - they don't trust outsiders, they only trust their own people! Iwagakure and Kumogakure had been cooperating for such a long time to attack Konoha together, but not long ago, Ōnoki turned against them and spent 10,000 ninjas to kill the Third Raikage of Kumogakure.
He didn't trust Kumogakure in the past, and now he certainly doesn't trust Akatsuki and Shiba Kiyokawa. It’s just that Ōnoki is undoubtedly much smarter than Danzo, and his superficial work is a hundred times better than Danzo’s. Even though he was calculating the secrets of Akatsuki in his heart, he still tried to maintain a friendly alliance relationship on the surface. He even simply lent one-third of the territory of the Grass Country. Just like in the original world line, he has been secretly employed by the Akatsuki organization for many years, but on the surface he still stands together with the five major ninja villages. During the Fourth Ninja World War, he changed his attitude and completely cut off the relationship between Iwagakure and Akatsuki, and joined the Ninja World Alliance with a clean slate. No matter which world line, this old fox has never been a quiet master, and he definitely deserves the evaluation of being cunning and sly! So it is not surprising that he would secretly target the current Akatsuki organization. Unfortunately, the biggest pain for Iwagakure is that they have only one stone of brain, and nine and a half of it belongs to Ōnoki alone... Hearing his father's question, Huang Tu just scratched his head and said, "I feel... their secret is that they are very loyal to their leader, Shiba Qinghe." At the end, he added, "Oh, and their slogan sounds so exciting." Ohnogi's eyebrows kept curling up in anger. "This is all you have found out after all these days?!" If this wasn't his own son, Ohnoki would have wanted to use his "Light and Heavy Rock Technique" to send him to heaven! Then he looked at his second disciple Chitu. Chi Tu was so frightened that his nose wrinkled violently, but he could only utter one sentence after a long while. "I...I found out that their ninja team worked very well together." "Oh? Tell me more about it." Ohnoki asked in surprise, "How did they do it specifically?" As a result, Chi Tu's true colors were revealed in the next sentence, "I... I don't understand it, I just think they are very powerful." "..." Ohnoki stroked his chest desperately, trying to comfort himself not to be angry, not to be angry, at least he still had one last disciple. In the end, he could only gather his last bit of hope and look at Deidara, his youngest disciple, and the one he had the highest hopes for. Deidara received his master's gaze and immediately said with shining eyes: "Their fighting is simply art! I just peeked at their sparring match in the air a few days ago!" Upon hearing this, Oonoki became excited again! You even know how to peek and learn secretly, you are worthy of being my disciple! Great! Finally, a disciple has inherited my wisdom. Teacher Shihe and Teacher Wu, have you seen it? The Will of Stone is saved! With an excited heart and trembling hands, Ohnoki asked tremblingly: "What did you see? Did you discover their secret?" "I saw art!" Deidara answered seriously, his pious expression as if he was on a pilgrimage. "And then?" Ohnoki continued to ask without giving up. “That’s art!” "So what exactly is art? How did they do it? Why can a group of small country ninjas and a group of inferior rain ninjas be reborn in such a short time and repel Konoha's yellow flash?" "Art... is art! Art is a moment of splendor! It is a magnificence that mortals cannot understand!" "..." After a long, long time, Ohnoki looked at his son Huangtu with a tired face. At that moment, in Huangtu's eyes, his father's waist was hunched, making his already pitiful height even worse.
"Huang Tu, was your daughter born not long ago?" "Yes, Father." "After this battle, let me take care of your daughter. I will teach her from the moment she can remember." When he said this, Oonoki looked particularly lonely. It seems like all the previous trumpets have been ruined, and I can only create a new one and start over again... (End of this chapter)