Chapter 146 » Ōnoki: I'm Not Stupid! I Won't Drag My Village Down with You!

With a whoosh sound, Jiraiya slowly unrolled the entire summoning scroll.

On it were densely recorded names of all the Mount Myōboku summoning beasts. Among them, Gamabunta, Gamaken, Gamahiro, and others were at the top of the list.

Looking at the names of the summoning beasts, his heart settled a little. Could it be that Yūsuke had a change of heart? He hadn't done anything to Elder Fukasaku and the others...

However, the next second, Jiraiya's face suddenly darkened!

The names had started to gradually blur! Before his eyes, they slowly disappeared! All the names of the toad sages completely vanished, the entire summoning scroll becaming blank!

From the previously densely packed text, it turned into a blank sheet!

There was only one explanation for this: All had perished! All the toads within Mount Myōboku were gone!

Realizing this, Jiraiya's body began to tremble uncontrollably!

"Damn it! Damn it all! Yūsuke Kamizuki!! Do you have any humanity left?! So many lives!" He glared at Yūsuke before him with bloodshot eyes, then roared in anger!

[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 150,000 Villain Points! ]

"You're in no position to say that." Yūsuke said with an indifferent expression, "You've been working with Mount Myōboku all along to find a way to subdue me. Is that not true? If you really could subdue me, tell me, how would you deal with me?"

Jiraiya was left speechless upon hearing this.

"Speak." Yūsuke said calmly.

"I..." Jiraiya said in a low voice, "At that time, we would find a way to change you — to bring you back to the right path."

"I told you to speak, not to talk nonsense." Yūsuke glanced at him.

Jiraiya was once again at a loss for words.

"Can't say it, can you? Then, let me say it for you. Once you and Mount Myōboku find a way to subdue me, you absolutely won't let me live. You must permanently eliminate me as a future threat. Isn't that right?"

And what he said was exactly what Jiraiya and the toads had planned for the future!

"So, what right do you have to bark at me?" Yūsuke glanced indifferently at him.

At this moment, Jiraiya's face was filled with the color of death. He knew that his life was coming to an end.

"In your next life, be born into a good family. Remember: don't oppose me."

With that said, Yūsuke waved his right hand.

The next second, Jiraiya had no time to feel anything before his vital organs exploded inside him!

With a mouthful of blood being spat out, he fell face-first to the ground, completely dead!

[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 50,000 Villain Points! ]

Yūsuke briefly looked at the dead body before glancing back at the summoning scroll. As if by magic, the tiny letters slowly returned. In fact, they had never gone away, since it was all a genjutsu to gain a few more Villain Points.

He had already observed that Jiraiya wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

With a leap, he immediately flew away from here.

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At present, Konohagakure had completely become Yūsuke's possession! Even the entire Land of Fire had fully become his territory!

Although some small forces were still causing trouble, the Uchiha clan and other families that had submitted to him quickly extinguished and suppressed all resistance.

With this, the entire Land of Fire had completely fallen! From now on, it could only serve Kirigakure!

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In a steel-forged building in the Land of Iron.

Inside the conference hall, sat the Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth and the Kazekage of the Land of Wind. Opposite them was Mifune, the General of the Land of Iron.

"Now that the daimyō of the Land of Fire has been killed and the entire country has fallen into Yūsuke Kamizuki's hands, what's our next move?" Mifune asked Rasa and Ōnoki, his face etched with deep apprehension and shock.

"Yūsuke Kamizuki's methods are terrifying." Ōnoki said slowly, "If this continues, we're no match for him — even if we combine our three forces. Originally, I thought Kirigakure's combat strength was formidable. After all, their village, along with him, annihilated Kumogakure's main ninja forces within a week."

"However... I never imagined he could turn the entire Land of Fire into his plaything in less than two months. We... Sigh."

Ōnoki let out a deep sigh, feeling regret creeping in. Although his Land of Earth had previous friction with Kiri's ninja, they had mostly minded their own business, avoiding warfare with the Mist Village.

But now, in a moment of overconfidence, he had agreed to form an alliance with Konoha to oppose Yūsuke. And the result? The Land of Fire, which initiated the alliance, was gone just like that! Would his own village be next to fall?

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Ōnoki's worry intensified.

"Tsuchikage, at this point, we three forces have no way to retreat." Rasa said, noticing his hesitation, "We've already allied ourselves with Konohagakure. Whether Yūsuke Kamizuki attacks us now is just a matter of his mood."

"That's you... We, the Land of Earth, merely joined the alliance. Moreover, we have never launched any military actions against Kirigakure's ninja." Ōnoki said in a low voice, pursing his lips.

After he finished speaking, a glint flashed in his eyes. Perhaps... this situation might just be a turning point for his Land of Earth?

After all, just as he said earlier, their country, up until now, had only had some ninja friction with Konoha, Kumo, and Suna. As for the more distant Land of Water, because the Land of Fire was in between, there had never been any large-scale wars.

This might be a breakthrough!

"Right now, we three are in the same boat. Even if we want to withdraw at this point, I'm afraid Yūsuke Kamizuki won't accept it." Mifune said with a frown, noticing Ōnoki's intention to withdraw.

"I know that, of course,. Ōnoki waved his hand, "So what do we do next?"

"Immediately counterattack!" Rasa said gravely.

"…"Ōnoki looked at him as if he were an idiot, "Counterattack? Are you crazy? Our three forces combined are no match for Yūsuke Kamizuki! And you still want to counterattack?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Rasa asked, his face dark and his voice weak, "What else can we do?"

"There's only one option: announce the dissolution of the alliance and show goodwill towards him!" Although Ōnoki didn't want to say this either, it seemed to be their last option.

Otherwise, if they went to war, it would be certain defeat!

It's worth noting that Yūsuke has already annexed the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire, in addition to his own Land of Water. His current ninja forces, plus all those clans with secret techniques in Konoha, make him an unstoppable force.

There's absolutely no way to fight this! If they really started a war, it would surely result in absolute defeat and only add to innocent casualties!

This kind of situation is not what Ōnoki wants to see.

"Do you think Yūsuke Kamizuki would agree to let us off?" Mifune asked in a low voice.

"We have to at least try to find out!" Ōnoki replied, his face dark and his voice low.

The atmosphere was silent for nearly half an hour. Finally, Rasa and Mifune also saw the reality of the situation.

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Three days later.

Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and the Land of Iron jointly sent a letter to Konoha. In this correspondence, they simultaneously announced the immediate dissolution of the so-called ninja alliance!

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