Chapter 296 The Road to Hidden Rocks

The border of the Fire Nation.

Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, was standing on a cliff, looking down at the forest in the distance with a condescending attitude, with unconcealable ambition in his eyes.

Because the Kingdom of Earth is barren and the Kingdom of Fire is rich, the Iwagakure Village had plans and actions to invade the Kingdom of Fire as early as the Nidaime's lifetime.

But because of Konoha's profound heritage, every military operation against the Fire Nation ended in failure.

This is also something that can't be helped.

Although the Land of Fire is surrounded by enemies and is the primary target of attack among many ninja villages, there is no shortage of powerful and persevering ninjas in this wealthy land.

Even if it was besieged by several ninja villages, Konoha was able to win the war with its own foundation.

However, those are things of the past.

With a series of events such as the Third Ninja War, the Night of the Nine-Tails, and the Uchiha Rebellion, Konoha has fallen into an unprecedented state of weakness.

As long as you seize this opportunity and take a bite, you will definitely be able to gain a lot of benefits.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Uchiha really launches a coup, otherwise the military operation he personally leads will most likely end in failure.

Just when Onoki was worried about the future, Huang Tu walked to Onoki and said excitedly:

"Father, your judgment is correct. A great turmoil broke out in Konoha a few days ago. Uchiha Itachi, the genius of the Uchiha clan, defected from the Konoha Ninja Village after killing all his clan members."

After hearing this, Onoki was slightly stunned and cursed in his heart:

"Isn't the Uchiha clan going to launch a coup? How could it be that Uchiha Itachi killed the entire clan and defected from the Konoha Ninja Village? How is this different from the agreement?"

But it didn't take long for Onoki to figure out the key.

Uchiha Itachi killed the entire clan. This is only Konoha's official announcement. The real situation cannot be that simple. The boy named Uchiha Itachi, no matter how talented he is, cannot destroy the entire clan by himself.

Moreover, Uchiha ninjas value emotions the most, so how could they kill the clan members they value the most?

After thinking for a moment, Onoki began to imagine the real situation in Konoha at that time.

At that time, there was a high probability that Konoha's high-level officials discovered Uchiha's plan to launch a coup, and sent hundreds of ninjas to surround the Uchiha clan and nip Uchiha's coup in the bud.

The Uchiha boy named Itachi was most likely the only survivor and was wanted as a murderer.

After thinking of this, Onoki felt inexplicably emotional.

He knew the two old foxes Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo very well. He understood that these two old foxes would definitely use these methods if they knew someone was restless in the village.

And the Uchiha boy who was wrongly accused was pitiful. Not only was his family wiped out and he became an individual, he was also burdened with such a serious crime.

After calming down, Onoki began to think about the next attack on Konoha.

In the past two days of military operations, he and his Iwagakure Corps had captured more than a dozen border posts and several military camps in the Country of Fire. As long as they crossed the previous pass, they could reach the hinterland of the Country of Fire.

If everything goes well, it will only take a few days to reach the outside of Konoha Village.

This is a unique opportunity for Iwagakure. Once they reach the outside of Konoha Village, the myth of Konoha Ninja Village's invincibility will be completely defeated.

Iwagakure will replace Konoha Ninja Village as the number one ninja village in the ninja world.

Huang Tu noticed his father's excited eyes and said with excitement: "Father, you really predicted this time that after this battle is over and we take away the land of the Country of Fire, Lao Zi and Han will definitely treat You are sincerely convinced.”

After hearing this, Onoki's bloated mentality was instantly brought back to its original state.

Was he the one who made important judgments on the situation in Konoha? It wasn't him at all. The person who really knew the situation in Konoha was Byakuya of Amegakure Village.

As early as half a year ago, Byakuya predicted that Uchiha would launch a coup, and the prediction was confirmed not long ago.

When he thought of Byakuya's terrifying strength that was comparable to that of the first Hokage, and his intelligence analysis ability that could be called a prophecy, Onoki couldn't help shrinking his clothes, and he felt shuddering.

Thinking of this, Ohnoki patted Huang Tu's shoulder and said: "Our goal this time is not the land of the Land of Fire, and we have not thought about attacking the Konoha Ninja Village."

Huang Tu was stunned and looked at his father in disbelief.

Doesn’t my father usually like land the most? The espionage activities against the Kingdom of Stone and the Kingdom of Grass have never stopped. Why do you suddenly show no interest in the land?

Onoki said meaningfully: "Our goal is to make Konoha give up military alliances with other small countries, and to make Konoha give up its status as the number one ninja village. The rest can be discussed later."

Hearing this, Huangtu understood what Onoki was thinking.

This act of plundering Konoha was carried out while Konoha was in civil strife. Once Konoha regained its strength, Iwagakure Village would definitely fall into the quagmire of war.

Although there are many ninjas in Iwagakure Village, there are also many Konoha ninjas, and their quality is even higher.

Taking advantage of the civil strife in Konoha, Iwagakure can gain a huge advantage in the early stage.

But if it is delayed for a long time, it will be different.

Apart from anything else, the surrounding Sunagakure Village, Cloud Hidden Village and Kirigakure Village will definitely not stand idly by, which is something neither he nor his father want to see.

Of course, what Huang Tu didn't know was that Onoki was most afraid of Yuyin Village.

If Iwagakure Village really annexes the Earth Escape from the Land of Fire, it will form a circle around Amegakure Village, and the two shinobi villages that originally cooperated secretly will also conflict due to interests.

In terms of the overall strength of the village, Amegakure Village is definitely no match for Iwagakure Village.

But there are too many strong men in Yuyin Village. Once these masters launch an attack on Yanyin Village, Yanyin Village will no longer be able to perform its tasks normally.

Especially for Byakuya in Amegakure Village, Onoki was not only afraid but also fearful.

In Ohnoki's view, Byakuya is the younger version of Uchiha Madara, and he also possesses Tobirama's cunning and vicious thoughts. He is the most terrifying ninja today.

Facing such a powerful ninja, if you don't accept cooperation now, you will only have to surrender in the future. After all, there is no Senju Hashirama in the ninja world today.

After staring at Loess for a few times, Ohnoki left the cliff and landed among the crowd.

He looked in the direction of the Konoha Ninja Village and shouted to the surrounding Iwagakure ninjas: "Iwagakure ninjas, we must take the pass in front of us and penetrate directly into the heart of the Land of Fire within today!"

"Iwagakure will become the most powerful ninja village in the ninja world!"