Uchiha Madara! That powerful existence who founded Konoha Village together with the First Hokage and pacified the chaotic world!
Looking back at himself, he was just a child in front of Uchiha Madara!
And the strength and ability displayed by Uchiha Sora, in the eyes of the current Ōnoki, might even reach the height of Uchiha Madara in the future!
The meeting finally dispersed.
Ōnoki looked at the exhausted Kitsuchi and said: "You have worked hard this time. The failure of the mission is not your fault. With the loss of thousands of men, the responsibility lies more with me, the Kage. If I hadn't failed to collect more intelligence on Uchiha Sora in advance, and if not for my blindness and arrogance in recent years, I would not have made the decision to launch a surprise attack on the Grass Ninja Village."
"Dad, what should we do next? With so many losses, how are we supposed to get back at them?" Kitsuchi looked at the self-reproaching Ōnoki and couldn't help but say: "I am the only one who returned this time, so I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to the others in the Village."
"Yes, how should this debt be settled?" Ōnoki couldn't help but sigh, letting out an aged sigh: "However, I understand what Uchiha Sora meant by the message he asked you to convey. It seems he intends to take root in the Grass Ninja Village. If we continue to launch operations against the Grass Ninja Village, it will surely provoke him completely."
"And the Flying Thunder God Mark placed on you is also his way of threatening me."
"This person is young, but his mind and means are very mature. This time, even I have to be led by the nose by him." Ōnoki sighed: "After all, you are my son!"
With his son's life held in the hands of Uchiha Sora, Ōnoki dared not act rashly until the Flying Thunder God Mark on Kitsuchi was completely resolved.
"As for how to explain this to the Village, I will come forward and explain it to everyone myself. But from now on, you should leave the Village and go to the maritime fortress in the east to guard against the Land of Lightning," Ōnoki added.
"Understood, Dad! I will leave the Village as soon as possible," Kitsuchi sighed.
He understood, too, that since he had been marked with the Flying Thunder God Mark, staying in the Village would be equivalent to being an internal coordinate. The enemy could enter the Village through him at any time.
Only by staying away from the Village was the best way to guard against Uchiha Sora.
"Don't worry, Kitsuchi. I will negotiate with Konoha and try to get the method to remove the Flying Thunder God Mark from them. If all else fails, I will have the Village's research department find a way," Ōnoki comforted his son.
"Yes, it's just that Kurotsuchi probably won't be able to see her father much from now on," Kitsuchi sighed again.
This battle seemed to have left an indelible shadow on this man who had always been confident and strong, causing his spirit and energy to weaken.
Ōnoki looked at his son's state; although his heart ached, he had to maintain the composure of a Kage on the surface.
However, Iwagakure seemed destined for misfortune.
Not long after the conversation between father and son ended, a Ninja from the intelligence department rushed into the Tsuchikage's office door and shouted in a panic: "Lord Tsuchikage, something terrible has happened! We have lost contact with Lord Roshi!"
"What? Roshi?" Ōnoki was shocked to hear this: "Tell me the details!"
The intelligence Ninja said: "According to intelligence sent back by the eyes we kept secretly behind Lord Roshi, Lord Roshi encountered a mysterious Masked Man. Then the two engaged in a great battle. Because the battle was too intense, our scouts could not get close to observe. We only know that after the battle ended, that Masked Man and Lord Roshi disappeared together!!"
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!" After hearing this, Ōnoki almost couldn't catch his breath. He vaguely felt that something was wrong with his lumbar disc.
He had been overwhelmed by Uchiha Sora's affairs, and now a Masked Man had come to attack the Jinchuriki, Roshi.
Although Roshi did not get along with him, he was, after all, Iwagakure's Jinchuriki. Although he was usually not in the Village, he would definitely return if the Village was attacked or in times of great events.
If something happened to Roshi, the blow to Iwagakure would be too great!
This was even more troublesome than his son Kitsuchi's predicament!
...
While Iwagakure was overwhelmed, Konoha Village also received feedback on the intelligence.
Although they didn't know as much as Iwagakure, who had experienced it firsthand, the Third Hokage also learned from the intelligence that Uchiha Sora had almost wiped out the Iwagakure troops.
"This Uchiha Sora is indeed not easy to deal with!" The Third Hokage and the two Advisors frowned, feeling very worried.
In fact, at this very moment, they also had a trace of regret in their hearts. If the higher-ups hadn't treated Shisui that way, perhaps Uchiha Sora wouldn't have rebelled against Konoha. Even if he had done some things that crossed the line, like peeking at the scroll of seals, that was not entirely unforgivable.
If guided well, perhaps Uchiha Sora could have become an inheritor of the Will of Fire and might have been able to lead the Uchiha Clan out of that radical coup ideology.
"Sandaime, what do you plan to do about the negotiations?" At this time, Homura Mitokado asked.
The Third Hokage thought for a while and said slowly: "This time, the Land of Earth's real target was our Land of Fire. It's a pity they miscalculated the opponent's strength and suffered heavy losses. I suppose after this, Ōnoki will not move easily again."
"As for the Land of Wind, after the Third Great Ninja War, they signed an alliance with us. This time, the Land of Wind did not mobilize, and Rasa is still quite composed," the Third Hokage said. "The remaining Land of Water will likely not intervene in such a distant matter. Only the Land of Lightning, their hands have always reached the furthest!"
"The Land of Lightning? Sandaime, are you planning to wait for the movements from the Land of Lightning first?" Utatane Koharu said: "If it is the Land of Lightning, we can indeed wait and see."
The Third Hokage nodded: "Given Uchiha Sora's style during this period, I don't think the negotiations between him and me will be too smooth. If we can let the people of the Land of Lightning dampen his spirit before that, it will be very beneficial to our subsequent negotiations."
"Yes! It is easy to become a Ninja who can stand alone, but it is not so simple to be the leader of a force!" Utatane Koharu agreed.
At this moment, in the Root base under Konoha, Danzo was instructing a subordinate: "Sell the detailed intelligence about Uchiha Sora to the Raikage of the Land of Lightning! I want the Land of Lightning to get involved!"
"Yes! Lord Danzo!" The subordinate replied and then left using the Body Flicker Technique.
In the darkness, Danzo's gloomy whisper came: "Uchiha Sora, you want to build a force, I will absolutely not let you succeed!"