Recent Konoha had become the center of attention for the entire shinobi world. First, the joint attack by the four great ninja villages failed under such circumstances. Then, shortly after, another earth-shattering battle erupted on the outskirts of Konoha.
For the various ninja villages, which were already on high alert, they immediately mobilized their forces to ascertain the cause of this battle and gather various pieces of intelligence. Therefore, not long after the battle ended, almost all ninja villages had received the information one after another.
A secret technique that instantly enveloped all of Konoha! A giant meteor falling from the sky! The Slug Sage from the legendary three sacred places! These three crucial pieces of information appeared in the intelligence gathered by all ninja villages.
Obtaining this information wasn't difficult. After all, anyone who wasn't blind could see it. Moreover, for some unknown reason, Konoha didn't seem to be concealing this information.
Simply questioning the civilians around Konoha was enough to easily obtain some vital intelligence. This was likely the easiest time the ANBU of all ninja villages had ever gathered information.
However, just these three simple pieces of information were enough to send a chill down the spine of every ninja village. More importantly, this terrifying great war wasn't caused by a large number of ninja.
In fact, such an attack was launched by only three people.
Iwagakure. Tsuchikage's Office. Onoki's face was solemn as he continuously scanned the intelligence gathered over this period. Compared to the smaller ninja villages, Iwagakure had gathered far more information.
Onoki let out a soft sigh and, after finishing the last report, casually tossed it onto the desk. When had this shinobi world produced such powerful ninja? And three of them at that.
If that were truly the case, ninja this powerful couldn't possibly have left no trace. A grave expression flashed in Onoki's eyes. The report from the ANBU just now contained their analysis and speculation regarding this matter.
Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, and the First Mizukage Yuto! This was the conclusion reached by Iwagakure's ANBU members regarding the identities of the three individuals in the great battle outside Konoha.
One of Onoki's hands trembled slightly as a terrifying figure surfaced in his memory. Uchiha Madara! Even decades later, Onoki could still clearly feel the terror of the Uchiha Madara of old.
"It couldn't possibly be them. Two of them are already dead, and the other one was sealed long ago!"
Onoki murmured to himself, as if reminding himself that these three people indeed no longer existed. Unfortunately, although Onoki said this on the surface, deep in his heart, he seemed to have already accepted this intelligence.
Just then, a bright voice came from nearby. Kurotsuchi looked at Onoki with a puzzled expression as he sat in his chair, somewhat dazed.
Hearing Kurotsuchi's voice, Onoki also came back to his senses and raised an eyebrow as he spoke.
"I knocked but there was no response, so I just walked in."
"Grandpa, what were you thinking about just now? You didn't even notice me come in."
Kurotsuchi grinned, blinking her eyes as she asked curiously. A stunned expression flashed across Onoki's face, followed by a soft sigh.
"To think at my age, I'd still lose focus over something like this."
A bitter smile appeared on Onoki's face, but it instantly returned to its usual expression as he looked at Kurotsuchi beside him:
"Did you need something?"
Kurotsuchi looked at Onoki curiously. After all, the expression on her grandfather's face just now was something she had never seen before.
Suppressing her curiosity, Kurotsuchi quickly took out a scroll from her person and placed it before Onoki, her face showing a serious expression:
"Grandpa, this is intelligence suddenly sent from Konoha."
"Intelligence from Konoha?" Onoki narrowed his eyes, not immediately taking it, but instead looking at Kurotsuchi.
"Don't worry, Grandpa, it's already been checked. And this intelligence wasn't just sent to us. Konoha seems to have sent a copy to every other ninja village as well."
Kurotsuchi quickly spoke up upon seeing Onoki's expression.
"Konoha sent intelligence to all the ninja villages? How interesting. That's not something that old coot Hiruzen would do."
"I almost forgot—that old man is already dead. But Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane... those three probably don't have the nerve to do something like this either."
Onoki's face showed curiosity as he took the scroll from Kurotsuchi's hand and casually opened it while speaking. As his eyes scanned the contents of the scroll, almost instantly, the casual expression on Onoki's face froze completely.
It was a good while before Onoki put down the scroll in his hand. Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, and Yuto—these three people had really been resurrected!
The last trace of luck in Onoki's heart had now completely dissipated.
"Are these three old fogeys planning to turn the entire shinobi world upside down?!"
Onoki stood up directly, his eyes constantly flashing with thought and wariness. No wonder Konoha had the nerve to send intelligence to all the ninja villages! So Hashirama Senju had been resurrected!
Given that old fossil Hashirama Senju's personality, he was probably the only one who could do something like this.
Seeing the grave expression on Onoki's face, Kurotsuchi's expression also became serious, and she asked with some concern.
Onoki spoke with some impatience. Since the last bit of luck in his heart was gone, Onoki naturally wouldn't deceive himself any longer.
Onoki quickly suppressed his shock and adjusted his state of mind. He now needed to think about the situation in the entire shinobi world going forward, and what Iwagakure should do in these circumstances.
Hearing Onoki's impatient words, Kurotsuchi didn't take offense. She reached over and picked up the scroll beside her, glancing at it.
The next moment, Kurotsuchi froze in place, her face filled with shock, her voice trembling as she spoke:
"How is this possible? Could Konoha be deceiving us?"
"Hmph, deceive? How could something like this be deceiving anyone. Only the resurrection of those three old fogeys can explain everything that has happened recently."
Onoki let out a light snort, speaking in a somewhat low voice. Kurotsuchi still had a shocked expression on her face, looking at Onoki in disbelief:
"But those three are dead, aren't they?"
Onoki glanced at Kurotsuchi and spoke with a warning tone:
"This shinobi world contains all sorts of jutsu and secret techniques. Is a resurrection jutsu really so strange?"
By this time, the grave and worried expression on Onoki's face had disappeared, returning to his usual demeanor. While thinking just now, Onoki had also realized something.
If only Uchiha Madara and Yuto had been resurrected, Onoki would have found it extremely troublesome. But with Hashirama Senju added to the mix, Onoki suddenly didn't feel as nervous.
Whether it was Yuto or Uchiha Madara, both were extremely dangerous individuals. Hashirama Senju might also be quite dangerous, but compared to those two, he was small potatoes.
From the various things Hashirama Senju did during the Warring States Period, Onoki could deduce what kind of personality he had. Just like now. Probably only someone like Hashirama Senju would freely give away intelligence about their resurrection to these ninja villages.
However, everything is relative. Although Hashirama Senju's actions had his purposes, while warning everyone, he essentially wanted to borrow the strength of the various ninja villages to jointly deal with Uchiha Madara and Yuto.
Onoki narrowed his eyes slightly. No matter what Hashirama Senju's personality was like, he couldn't be absolutely trusted! Because he represented Iwagakure, and Hashirama Senju represented Konoha.
"In that case, there's something easy to do. Kurotsuchi, send someone to Konoha to discuss cooperation with them, and bring Han back at the same time."
Onoki raised his head to look at Kurotsuchi and spoke seriously. Kurotsuchi paused, looking at Onoki with some surprise.
"Whether they cooperate or not isn't important. What's important is to bring Han back first. Given Hashirama Senju's personality, he'll probably agree to this condition. As for whether we actually cooperate, we can discuss that later."
A hint of helplessness flashed through Onoki's eyes as he patiently explained the situation to Kurotsuchi. Kurotsuchi nodded, quickly turned to leave, but before she had taken more than a few steps, Onoki called her back again.
"I'm not done speaking. How are Dōtsuchi and Akatsuchi's injuries recovering?"
Onoki looked at Kurotsuchi, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness.
"Dad and Uncle Akatsuchi's injuries have mostly healed. There's no major problem."
Kurotsuchi scratched her head, speaking with embarrassment.
"In that case, have them go to Sunagakure and Kumogakure respectively. With those three old fogeys resurrected, I'm quite curious what the current Kazekage and Raikage are thinking."
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