Chapter 495: Ōnoki is the first one, the third generation Raikage is the fifth

The Four-Tails is of course the trophy of the Cloud Village, but this statement cannot be made public.

Looking at his son's back as he walked away in anger, the Third Raikage couldn't help but sigh. This kid's temperament hasn't changed at all. He only inherited his rage, and other aspects... are hard to describe.

Fortunately, his son has character flaws, but he has great talents. With the help of Killer Bee, the perfect Jinchūriki, his son can easily support the Cloud Village even if he is gone in the future.

"Ohnoki, do you really think you're the only one who can act like a rogue?"

The Third Raikage sneered.

Tactical retreat?

Okay, you can retreat. Retreat does not mean giving up. That’s fine!

Since you, Ōnoki, have no shame, don't blame me for playing the same trick on you.

The Third Raikage decided to force the Four-Tails to stay.

If Ōnoki could cheat on matters of war, why couldn't he, the Third Raikage, cheat on matters of the tailed beasts?

Withdrawal of troops does not mean defeat?

Well, as long as I didn’t say it myself that the Four-Tails returned to the Kumogakure, there is no such thing as forcing the Four-Tails to stay.

From now on, the Four-Tails will settle down in the Cloud Village. You from the Iwagakure Village, don't even think about taking this tailed beast back.

Other villages did not want to see the Cloud Village forcibly keep the Four-Tails and make it belong to the Cloud Village, and the Third Raikage also had ways to deal with it.

In addition, since Ōnoki was the first to cheat, he followed suit and no one could jump out to blame him for anything.

If you don’t do one thing, you won’t stop doing the other thing.

The Third Raikage decided to extract the Four-Tails from Lao Zi's body as soon as possible, and then send Lao Zi's body to the Iwagakure.

Don’t you like to play tricks?

Since you, Ōnoki, are not afraid of losing face, I will send the body of the Jinchūriki back to you.

We in the Kumogakure Village don’t care about the bodies of the Jinchūriki left behind by the tailed beasts!

I hope I don't piss you off to death.

Just do it.

Lian Du was stepped on and rubbed under the soles of the feet of the Iwagakure. The Third Raikage is not a person who would not fight back after being beaten. If you dare to hit me in the face, don't blame me for not giving you face.

So the sealing team of the Cloud Ninja Village took quick action.

When the four tails were pulled out, it meant that Lao Zi's life came to an end.

Afterwards, Lao Zi's body was sent to the Land of Earth, and it was the Third Raikage who delivered it personally.

"Stop!"

When the team transporting the corpses arrived at the border of the Land of Earth, they stopped at the signal of the Third Raikage.

Unlike in the past, a large number of Iwagakure ninjas were stationed on the border of the Land of Earth at this time. Ohnoki was guarding against a sudden attack from the Kumogakure ninja village.

Theoretically speaking, the probability of the Cloud Village directly attacking was very low, but Ōnoki didn't want to take the chance because he knew the Third Raikage very well. He was an old guy with a bad temper and a narrow mind.

The fact that the Iwagakure withdrew its troops but refused to admit defeat would undoubtedly bring shame to the Kumogakure. Given the pettiness of the Third Raikage, he would definitely choose to retaliate against the Iwagakure.

Therefore, the ninja army that withdrew from the battlefield was stationed on the border to guard against the Cloud Ninja Village.

As for the coastline, it is no longer the focus of Iwagakure.

In the past, the Cloud Village liked to come from the sea to cause trouble. Since the war with the Mist Village ended, most of the Cloud Village's warships have been destroyed. At this time, even if the Cloud Village wanted to invade the Land of Earth from the sea, it could not do it.

The only way to enter the Land of Earth is by land, through several small countries in between.

So Ohnoki left the ninja army that withdrew from the battlefield on the border.

The Third Raikage led his men through the Land of Water Trap and arrived at the border of the Land of Earth, and gave the order to stop advancing.

The people of Iwagakure have discovered them.

All the Third Raikage needed to do was wait.

With his personal arrival, the ninjas stationed on the border of the Land of Earth will definitely not dare to act recklessly. The news will be sent to the Iwagakure as soon as possible, and Ohnoki will come here in person at that time.

The Third Raikage is going to wait here for Ōnoki to come.

"I will wait here for Ōnoki's arrival. You will conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Konoha to prevent being surrounded by the enemy. If the enemy intends to surround us, evacuate to the Land of Fire immediately."

Konoha will no longer be involved in the conflict between the Cloud Village and the Iwagakure, but because of the alliance, even if Konoha knows that the Third Raikage and others have entered the Land of Fire, it will not say anything.

"Yes, Raikage-sama."

The Raikage guards who followed the Third Raikage quickly dispersed and conducted reconnaissance along the border of the Land of Earth in the direction of the Land of Fire.

All the people who brought them left.

The Third Raikage stood alone outside the border, looking in the direction of the Iwagakure.

"Ohnoki, I hope you like the gift I sent you."

As expected, when the news that the Third Raikage had personally arrived at the border was delivered to the Iwagakure, Ohnoki could no longer sit still. He was worried that the Third Raikage, this old guy with no martial ethics, would rush into the Land of Earth and wreak havoc.

There is no doubt that the Third Raikage is capable of doing such a thing.

And I did it a lot.

In the past, whenever there were frictions between the Iwagakure and the Kumogakure, the Third Raikage would often visit the Land of Earth.

Others might just stroll around and leave, but not the Third Raikage. He would stroll around either to seek revenge or to extort money.

Whether it's revenge or extortion, Ohnoki needs to be vigilant.

The message was passed back to Iwagakure via the ninja hawk, and by the time Ōnoki flew over, it was already afternoon.

The Third Raikage had no intention of leaving. He just stood outside the border waiting for Ohnoki's arrival.

"Raikage, I didn't expect you to come here in person."

Facing the Third Raikage standing alone outside the border, Ohnoki was not afraid. He flew out of the border alone, but he did not land. Instead, he stayed flying high in the sky, looking down at the Third Raikage from above.

Meeting alone was already enough respect for the Third Raikage. As for talking face to face, that was impossible.

The relationship between the two villages couldn't be worse. Both of them wanted to kill each other. Without being sure whether the surroundings were safe, Ohnoki would not give up his flying advantage and run to the ground to have a meeting with the Third Raikage.

Looking at Ohnoki in the sky, the Third Raikage sneered:

"Ohnoki, you really gave me a surprise. Since you, Ohnoki, can be so shameless, I will naturally return the favor. I hope you like the gift I gave you."

"???"

Reciprocate?

So it's about tactical withdrawal but refusing to admit defeat?

So, the purpose of the Third Raikage coming here was to take revenge on the Iwagakure.

Ōnoki carefully observed his surroundings to prevent the Third Raikage from setting a trap for him.

"Ohnoki, there's no need to look. There's no one ambushing around, and I'm not interested in ambushing you."

In response to Ōnoki's observation, the Third Raikage stated frankly that there was no ambush.

The opponent has the advantage of flying, and unless he can guarantee that Ōnoki will be killed, the Third Raikage would not bother to waste time and energy targeting Ōnoki.

By the same token, unless he could kill the Third Raikage in one strike, Ohnoki would not choose to target him.

Because people like them are too difficult to kill.