Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 505 Sacrificing Everything for the Village

"Lord Onoki, that's settled. If you accept this, we will not leave until at least one of you has mastered Sage Mode. During this time, you can ask us any questions you may have."

At the end of his explanation, Kakashi presented Onoki with his choice.

"Alright, then you can stay in Iwagakure for a few days. I'll find someone to make the arrangements."

Ōnoki agreed without the slightest hesitation.

After arranging for the Konoha members to leave, Onoki went to the Tsuchikage Building... and later to the newly built private training ground for the Tsuchikage, where he found Kurotsuchi.

Unfortunately, Onoki originally wanted to have his eldest apprentice, Akatsuchi, and his son, Koto, brought to his house.

However, Kurotsuchi, who is now the Tsuchikage, must know about this matter no matter what.

And black soil...

Onoki felt that even if he called Kurotsuchi, she might not necessarily come back.

Even if they come, they'll point their fingers at him and ask, "Am I the master of Iwagakure, or are you the master?" to put pressure on him.

Rather than doing that, he should honestly go find Black Soil and then have someone notify Red Soil and Yellow Soil to meet up where Black Soil is.

……

The ellipsis above is because when Ohnoki thought about this, he suddenly felt that the naming of the new generation was a bit too casual.

Although he was the one who chose all these names.

They're all so rustic, so rustic, just from the name they're from Iwagakure (Hidden Rock Village).

Then a name that he had only recently learned popped into Onoki's mind—Obito.

Well, although they're not from Iwagakure, there's still some connection.

After all, it was Iwagakure who smashed half of its body and bell.

After finding Kurotsuchi, Onoki did not immediately begin his lecture.

He sat to the side, waiting for the other two to arrive.

Onoki didn't say anything, and Kurotsuchi didn't bother to ask, continuing to train.

Ever since Bai Mo made Heitu experience the power of the Earth's controller, Heitu felt that this was the direction she should take.

Therefore, he put aside the flight ability that his favorite Light and Heavy Rock Technique brought him and started to train in a down-to-earth manner.

Not only do they stop flying normally, they don't even wear shoes anymore, going barefoot to feel the natural energy of the earth.

Finally, the red soil and yellow soil arrived in haste.

Besides these two, Deidara also left Onoki's mansion and followed him all the way here.

Deidara was somewhat curious about Sage Mode, but what he had just heard was not enough. Besides, he didn't have a photographic memory, so he couldn't remember it after hearing it only once.

So he followed.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Heitu stopped cultivating.

At the same time, Kurotsuchi glanced inadvertently at the spot where Deidara was hiding.

As Heitu gradually mastered the path indicated by Bai Mo and cultivated with her feet firmly on the ground, her abilities in all aspects improved significantly, even without using the keystone.

The biggest improvement was in perception.

As long as she has her feet on the ground, her range of perception becomes terrifyingly large.

Deidara was hiding somewhere, and Kurotsuchi noticed him immediately.

However, Kurotsuchi did not point it out and continued to let her grandfather, Onoki, continue his lecture.

Onoki first explained the basic situation, and then said that Konoha said they would only leave with peace of mind if at least one person from Iwagakure mastered Sage Mode, but they would not deliberately select one like Kumogakure did.

Onoki's words were filled with disdain for the Raikage, believing that the Raikage did not love his village enough and did not lead by example.

Unlike Onoki, he decided to have Akatsuchi and Yotsuchi train simultaneously, and whoever succeeded first would become the first Sage Mode instructor in Iwagakure.

Of course, besides the red soil and yellow soil, Onoki himself also needs to train.

If it weren't for the fact that the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique and couldn't use this shortcut, Ōnoki would have loved to have Mu train with him.

If he hadn't just reconciled with Ooshi, and if he hadn't told Ooshi about this, Ooshi would have immediately exploded in anger and left the village, Onoki would definitely have made Ooshi join in as well.

If he weren't currently not the Tsuchikage and therefore had the authority to command Kurotsuchi, who was the Tsuchikage...

In short, both Onoki and the Fourth Raikage shared a belief that they were willing to sacrifice everything for the benefit of the village.

To uphold this philosophy, we will spare no effort.

What does mere integrity matter?

The Raikage at least cares about his reputation on the surface, so he chooses to train in secret.

Onoki had long since stopped caring.

He went after Granny Chiyo for Madara Uchiha a while ago, so what is there to be afraid of?

If they could awaken the Rinnegan simply by consuming Naruto's "cells," Onoki and the Raikage would surely make their decision without hesitation... after only a slight pause.

This is the dark will of the Shadow.

Because of the incident involving Granny Chiyo, Onoki has given up all hope, and his dark will has surpassed that of the Raikage. He no longer hides it at all.

"Luckily, I don't need to practice this."

After listening to the whole thing, Heitu was filled with emotion.

Fortunately, when Bai Mo first came to Iwagakure, she immediately expressed her opinion, even though at that time she simply wanted to annoy the old man and go out for some fun.

In short, it's fortunate that she already has a path to cultivate natural energy, so she no longer needs to be a gold miner.

"No need? Kurotsuchi, you..."

"Oh, old man, I don't think I told you that what I just used was natural energy."

To prove it, Black Earth clenched his right hand tightly, and the Groudon Omega pattern appeared on the back of his hand. A stone sword covered in molten lava rose from the ground.

Everyone present was a ninja proficient in Earth Release, and they immediately recognized the power of this move.

Why is the rock giant summoned by Earth Release: Golem Style Technique, which is similar to Susanoo and Wood Golem, so poor in battle?

It's because the Rock Giant's strength is too low.

Even if you expend chakra to make it bigger, its attack and defense capabilities are still far inferior to a Susanoo of the same size.

"Heitu, you..."

Onoki was somewhat taken aback.

At the same time, he was somewhat amused and exasperated by Heitu's attitude towards him.

Kurotsuchi has clearly acquired this ability for quite some time now, yet she hasn't mentioned the specifics of such an important matter to me at all.

Does he really think he's the supreme king of the Land of Earth?

"Actually, there's another, more obvious ability, but I'll refrain from using it for the sake of the farmland near the village."

The black soil withdrew its power.

The lava flowing on the stone sword gradually solidified.

What she was referring to was, of course, the place of the end, and the "Sunny Day" that replaced it.

Kurotsuchi once complained to Mei Terumi that the Land of Water needed sunny days and land reclamation, while Iwagakure needed rainfall and water resources, but the two of them happened to have what the other needed.

However, this also has its advantages. As long as the two sides maintain their alliance and help each other out, it's not a problem.