Chapter 221: When Batteries Die and Alliances Fry

"Akatsuki!"

"What?"

The people present were stunned by Onoki's sudden words.

But Onoki looked directly at Orochimaru and said coldly: "The organization that captures the tailed beasts is called Akatsuki. Orochimaru was once a member of it, but he was judged as a traitor by Akatsuki because of his sneak attack on Uchiha Funan."

The people present were silent for a moment. Several Kage looked at each other.

"Gentlemen, could we use this to attack Uchiha Funan?"

"Ahem!" At this moment, Mifune interrupted the conversation and said: "Everyone, I have to inform you that the battery power used for long-distance communication is running low."

Looking at the last grid of the energy indicator that was still flashing, the Kage looked at each other. Had they really been talking for so long?

"Okay, no more nonsense, make a decision!"

"Make a decision? What did we just talk about? Nothing has been discussed."

"So let's find another battery and start over."

"That time, you must get straight to the point."

The communication was cut off.

Finding this kind of battery for long-distance communication is not a simple matter.

The main reason is that they are on the battlefield at the moment and have to transport the batteries from the village.

Who has nothing to do and brings so many large batteries to the battlefield?

Isn't that crazy?

Plus, those batteries are very expensive.

Onoki sat down furiously in his chair. Orochimaru, as always, has ulterior motives; not to mention Danzo, that guy who exudes a dark and sinister air, no one can expect him to do anything good.

The other Kage, each with their own interests…

Suddenly, heavy footsteps echoed outside.

"What's wrong?" Onoki had a bad feeling.

"Tsuchikage-sama!" A ninja ran over in a hurry, knelt on one knee, and shouted: "Konoha, Konoha's army is rushing over."

"What?" Onoki was startled and stood up suddenly, with a cracking sound coming from his waist. "Ugh, my waist, my waist..." Onoki's eyes bulged in pain, and he screamed.

[Swish!]

At this moment, the ninja who was kneeling on one knee in front of him suddenly threw out a kunai and stabbed at Onoki.

"Earth Release..."

A gigantic rock golem stepped in and caught the attacker, immobilizing him.

Onoki's expression was cold, and he said: "Although I am old, I am not so old that I can't even distinguish the shinobi from my own village. Which village are you from? How dare you assassinate me?"

"Haha, Onoki, you are dead. You dare to be Funan-sama's enemy. Just wait until Iwagakure is burned in the flames of war!"

The ninja, with a fanatical expression, began to emanate an overwhelming energy.

"You..."

With a grim gesture, Onoki raised his hands and encased the intruder in rock.

[Boom!]

A huge explosion sounded.

The entire tent was destroyed, and only Onoki was left there, with a gloomy look.

Kitsuchi and others hurried over.

"Tsuchikage-sama!"

Onoki looked at these people coldly and said: "Even assassins can run into my tent. Haha, you are really good."

Kitsuchi's face was bitter, and he said: "Tsuchikage-sama, Konoha shinobi are attacking us. We..."

"Then what are you still doing here?!" Onoki roared. "Hurry up and meet the enemy."

"Yes!"

The group hastily retreated, leaving only a few guards beside Onoki. Watching them go, he muttered: "Ouch, my waist hurts so much."

"Tsuchikage-sama..." A guard said cautiously: "Is the assassin a Konoha shinobi? We need…"

Onoki glared at him and said: "Who cares where he is from? Damn, do you dare to believe what an assassin says? He said he was sent by Kitsuchi, should I kill Kitsuchi?"

The guard ninja was silent for a moment.

It was true. Without the killer's body, what had happened could only be ignored.

…

At another point on the battlefield.

"Bunta, use oil!" Jiraiya ordered, while making hand seals.

Seeing Jiraiya's attack, the Iwa-nin on the opposite side began making hand seals and raising earth walls.

"Earth Release..."

At that moment, the Konoha shinobi rushed forward and threw shuriken and kunai at the Iwa-nin. Needless to say, all of the kunai and shuriken have explosive tags attached to them.

[Boom! Boom!]

Another round of explosions.

The Iwa-nin felt like their heads were going to explode. Many of them began to curse in the midst of battle. How many explosive tags did those Konoha shinobi carry?

Following the shower of explosions, Jiraiya advanced again with his three thousand Konoha shinobi. Iwagakure, unable to withstand the advance and the constant explosions, had no choice but to continue retreating.

"Dust Release..."

Finally, the long-awaited Onoki attack by the Iwa-nin was heard. The Dust Release was ready to go into action.

"Don't even dream about it!" Jiraiya and Tsunade shouted in unison, launching a fierce attack against Onoki under the astonished gaze of the Iwa-nin.

The three of them engaged in a fierce battle. Onoki attempted to use his Dust Release technique, but his attacks were interrupted. One mistake and he would lose his life.

The fight intensified.

…

The battery was quickly installed.

The Raikage sat there with a gloomy face. When the communication was turned on, he was about to curse, but he was suddenly startled and said: "Why is there one less?"

"Where is Onoki?"

The other people also looked surprised.

Weren't they supposed to continue arguing after the battery was changed? Why wasn't Onoki there?

"Is Iwagakure's execution so poor?"

Rasa said indifferently: "How embarrassing, one of the main shinobi villages can't even change a battery on time."

The others were silent.

In terms of resources and military strength, Iwagakure is not far from Kumogakure. If even Sunagakure and Kirigakure have managed to replace their batteries in time, Iwagakure not doing so simply makes no sense.

Everyone present had a bad premonition in their hearts.

"Where is the shinobi in charge of communications?" The Raikage asked loudly. "What's the situation at Iwagakure?"

"We have not received any information." The shinobi replied gravely.

And that was not a good sign.

With no news, the only conclusion was that something had gone wrong.

"Investigate! Send all available sensory shinobi!" The Raikage gave the order coldly.

Immediately, the shinobi of each village began to move.

The Raikage was the first to receive news.

Iwagakure was attacked.

The Konoha shinobi had launched a surprise attack on Iwagakure, causing them great losses, and the Iwagakure troops had been forced to continue retreating into the Land of Earth.

"How could it be?"

Following the Raikage, the other Kage and Mifune also received the information, and were all stunned.

Rasa was the first to react, and exclaimed sternly: "This doesn't make sense, there's something fishy here. Just when we're about to team up to attack Konoha, they attack us first! There's a traitor among us!"

"Someone has informed Konoha."

The faces of those presents became even more gloomy, and they began to look at each other suspiciously.

They continued to look at each other, and little by little, everyone's gazes fell on Danzo.

Danzo, with his only eye visible, had an expression that was both grim and enraged.

He felt like pointing at each and every one of those presents and yelling at them.

Although everyone suspected, no one said anything.

Danzo knew that in the end, he would be the one to take the blame for everything.

"It was not me." Danzo gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious look: "I wish Uchiha Funan would die sooner, how could I have informed him."

Hearing this, the others half believed him.

Why halfway?

Because they believed that Danzo really wanted Uchiha Funan to die, as to whether he was the one who leaked the information, that was not so clear.

It wasn't a question of trusting Danzo's 'honor', because he didn't really have any.

If he found a reason, he was capable of doing anything.

Rasa commented coldly: "What are we going to do now?"

The Raikage looked up and said: "Danzo, Orochimaru, I ask that you temporarily leave the meeting. From now on, it will be a discussion between the village leaders only."

Danzo turned around and left without saying a word.

Orochimaru calmly stood up and said: "Raikage, I saved you and helped you negotiate. Where is the money you promised me? When I receive it, I will leave."

"Wait a bit…" The Raikage replied calmly. "I still need your help with certain matters."

Orochimaru looked at him intensely and said in a low voice: "As soon as possible!"

Danzo and Orochimaru left the Raikage's tent one after the other.

As soon as they arrived at a quiet place, Danzo stared at Orochimaru. "Orochimaru..."

Orochimaru quickly interrupted him and said: "Stop it, Danzo. We're not welcome here, it's not worth getting involved. We're asking for trouble ourselves."

"How can you say that?!" Danzo shouted angrily. "I want to rebuild Konoha. The support of the other four shinobi villages is indispensable!"

"Rebuild... Konoha..."

"Yes, Konoha has been contaminated by the Uchiha. Such a Konoha should not exist. I want to destroy it and create a new one."

Danzo's eyes shone with obvious fanaticism.

Orochimaru was speechless.

At this moment, Konoha is at its peak, thriving in both wealth and military power, and standing alone against five great villages, it has emerged victorious.

With this alone, Uchiha Funan could already leave his mark on the history of the shinobi world, perhaps only below the First Hokage.

Orochimaru had a hunch that this war was close to ending.

So no matter what Danzo said, Orochimaru didn't want to participate.

Isn't living in peace better?

Finally, Danzo left angrily.

On the other hand, while Jiraiya and Tsunade received Funan's order to attack Iwagakure, he had already arrived at the border of Kirigakure to meet with Shisui.

"After all, men are usually generous… with beautiful women."

Uchiha Funan looked at the Kiri-nin on the other side, with a light smile, but his eyes distilled pure murderous intent.

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