Crossover Anime: Plundering the Heavens and Building a Dimensional Empire

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As for what everyone was saying, Onoki had no choice but to remain silent. Sometimes he couldn't help but be silent, and this was a really difficult question to answer.

"If you make a scene, you won't call 587 anymore?"

“Don’t worry, I’m not afraid, so what are you afraid of?” Onoki said, not believing that fear should lead to backing down.

If someone insists on doing it that way, are you going to back down because you're afraid?

If we really back down, they will exploit us even more, and we will be forced to bow down. Is that even possible?

The answer is no.

That's what Onoki meant—strongly opposed.

"Lord Tsuchikage, if this is the only option, shouldn't we try to make the battlefield outside?" Huang Tu felt that it would be better to have the battle taken place outside Iwagakure instead of within the village.

It doesn't matter if the outside is destroyed, but if the village is damaged, rebuilding will be troublesome. My suggestion is to fight outside.

"I support."

Jiu Mozhi echoed.

To be honest, I support Huang Tu's approach; we can't be the ones who suffer losses, can we?

"Lord Tsuchikage, how about we speed up our cooperation with Sunagakure? We can give up some benefits, at least so that we're not facing the pressure from Konoha alone. If we have allies to share the burden, the situation might be different."

At the same time, some high-ranking officials believe that it is necessary to accelerate cooperation with other ninja villages. Currently, Sunagakure is the most promising, so why not offer concessions?

Since Rasa is so short-sighted, we should give him the concession for now and take it back later. What we need to do most now is to deal with the challenge from Konoha.

The pressure from Konoha is immense.

If we can't handle this, I'm afraid...

"Yes, Tsuchikage, that's what we think too. We need to speed up our cooperation with Sunagakure. If we can unite against Konoha, we might be able to prevent Konoha from declaring war directly."

The other high-ranking officials immediately echoed this sentiment, saying that as long as they have enough power to resist, Konoha might be afraid of this and have no choice but to give in.

If you insist on sticking to your guns, you can muddy the waters and accuse Konoha of orchestrating this whole thing, or blame it on your former Konoha advisor, Root leader Danzo Shimura.

It's probably just remnants of the other side causing trouble. It's just internal strife in Konoha. Don't blame it on Iwagakure.

"I won't comment on what kind of kid Rasa is, but I believe he will understand what Konoha is after what happened in Kusagakure this time, as are Kumogakure and Kirigakure."

"Konoha has great ambitions, and that brat Uchiha Hakumoku is trying to justify his actions with a grand cause, insisting on giving himself a good name to stir up trouble. This time, his attack on Kusagakure is just an intervention under the pretext of the so-called Uzumaki clan issue. If you try to find fault with it, he'll say it's for the sake of the Uzumaki clan, but the fact is that the Uzumaki clan leader is indeed in Konoha, isn't he?"

Onoki said that you guys still underestimated Hakubaki's ambition. He wants to have a legitimate reason for his attack. This kind of Uchiha is terrifying.

After all these years, which Uchiha clan member is like this?

That's why I said the other side has ill intentions. Iwagakure will definitely suffer heavy losses, and if I fail, I may be forced to bow down and sign some humiliating treaties.

We might become the second Hidden Cloud Village.

Onoki has been so worried these days because he has this premonition and concern: he is afraid that Iwagakure will follow in the footsteps of Kumogakure.

Upon hearing this, Huang Tu blurted out, "Lord Tsuchikage, in the ninja world, strength ultimately speaks. Righteousness and titles are all empty words. Why are we so hesitant? Is it because we're afraid we can't win..."

Why do we have so many concerns?

It's because they were worried about not being able to win that things turned out this way.

Upon hearing this, Onoki's face darkened. Sometimes his son really knew how to undermine him. Couldn't he say less? Especially such discouraging words.

"Lord Huangtu, we don't need to be afraid. At worst, we'll just die." Among the high-ranking members of Iwagakure, there were bound to be radicals, and some of them became dissatisfied after hearing this.

Why do you seem so cowardly?

If you weren't the son of the Third Tsuchikage, we would have cursed you to death.

Huang Tu looked embarrassed. He was just telling the truth. If he had said that they could win, he wouldn't have hesitated like this. Besides, it was the old man who started it, wasn't it?

After all, half of the current atmosphere within Iwagakure is caused by Onoki himself. Because of his fear of the so-called Uchiha power, he has become erratic, sometimes insisting on being firm and tough, and other times trying to appease everyone, which has driven everyone to the brink of nervous breakdown...

Well, that's hard to explain in detail.

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements. Besides strengthening defenses, we'll contact Sunagakure and others. More importantly, we'll make contact with some mercenary ninja organizations. Hiring them for money isn't out of the question. Iwagakure's finances aren't that bad, are they?"

At this point, Onoki glanced at the high-ranking official in charge of finance, and the man, seeing Onoki looking over, quickly replied, "Lord Tsuchikage, don't worry, there's absolutely no problem."

At this point, you shouldn't say there's a problem.

If I really say that, I'm afraid I'll be removed from my post, and that would be the end of me.

"Very good. In addition, contact the Land of Rain. That old bastard Hanzo is never one to act without a profit. With Konoha's actions against Kusagakure and their use of the Uzumaki clan's name to cause trouble, I don't believe he's not worried. So don't forget to contact Hanzo!"

Onoki emphasized the Land of Rain, specifically the key figure Hanzo. However, he was unaware of Hanzo's death and thus believed that Hanzo's Amegakure could be used to counter Konoha.

Those who can participate should participate; with multiple forces involved, I don't believe Konoha isn't afraid.

Even if Uchiha Hakumoku is insane, he wouldn't be this crazy, would he?

Anyway, I don't believe that Uchiha Hakubaki would go this crazy!

Chapter 206 Arrival at Iwagakure

Although Onoki was very uneasy and had become somewhat deranged over the past few days, Huang Tu believed that he wanted to fight against Konoha by force, but was also worried about the so-called power of Uchiha Hakumaki and Tsunade.

Therefore, he became inconsistent and sometimes quite contradictory, and Onoki was not unaware of this, but that's just how he was sometimes, and the reason is...

Nothing more than the shadow cast by Madara Uchiha!

At this point, all we can do is make thorough preparations, so he repeatedly emphasized: "We must be well prepared for war. We cannot be afraid of war. Regardless of whether Konoha has this intention or not, we must be prepared."

"Lord Tsuchikage, rest assured, we are always ready." Kumashi had no objections whatsoever, knowing that he was always ready and had no fear of battle.

We were prepared for war long ago.

Everyone knew that the people from Konoha were up to no good.

Regardless of whether the other party intends to do so, we should make the necessary preparations to avoid being caught off guard.

"Oh, right, Han, you should leave the village for a while... no, leaving isn't safe either, it would be troublesome if we ran into them, so you should hide!"

Onoki nodded, quite satisfied, but then remembered something and gave Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, some instructions.

Chinese:"???"

Lord Tsuchikage, why?

Clearly, he didn't understand the reason behind it.

There must be a reason for me to do this, right?

"Lord Tsuchikage, I don't understand!" Han said directly; if he didn't understand something, he had to ask for clarification.

"The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is too effective against tailed beasts. If they get controlled, it will be disastrous." Of course, Onoki had his reasons for doing this.

If a tailed beast were to encounter this and become controlled, then we would be doomed.

"But King Mu can help me..." Han still wanted to try, believing that even if the Sharingan's genjutsu had to control him, it would be different with the tailed beasts around.

"I can't gamble, I can't gamble."

Onoki interrupted him immediately. He dared not gamble on this. If he were really controlled and the tailed beast was released again, then it would be all over.

"Han, Lord Tsuchikage is right, you must do as he says." When it comes to such an important matter, Huang Tu fully supports his father.

"clear."

The Han dynasty was helpless.

He understood Onoki's concerns, so he chose to compromise.

"Don't worry, with me here, Iwagakure will be fine. I'm just wary and worried. Besides, although they came with great force, they came on behalf of Konoha. Before we completely break off relations, I can't just stop them from entering Iwagakure, can I? That would be really unreasonable."

Onoki had his own difficulties. Hakuba came on behalf of Konoha and had released a so-called investigation report in advance, throwing mud at Iwagakure.

If this isn't handled properly, Iwagakure will bear an undeserved reputation. If they really did it, that would be one thing, but the problem is they didn't do it, so they can't admit it...

Yes, absolutely not. If he admits it, he's finished. His reputation will be ruined, which is something Onoki will not allow. Besides, he needs to unite with all parties to fight against Konoha. If he himself is covered in shit, how can he unite?

Without a doubt, this connection is impossible!

"Lord Tsuchikage, we all understand your difficulties." The high-ranking members of Iwagakure, of course, understood and immediately echoed their sentiments.

Onoki nodded and continued, "Alright, to buy time, Huang Tu, gather the village's elite ninjas and form a temporary team of eight hundred people, on standby. This is a combat force for emergencies. If Uchiha Hakumoku intends to use force, we will immediately retaliate. Your team must face Uchiha Hakumoku's squad head-on and drive them out of Iwagakure."

He paused, then added, "It's better to fight outside than inside; that's your duty."

"Yes!"

Everyone said in unison.

Onoki nodded in satisfaction, but then remembered something and added, "In addition, the Anbu should increase patrols in the surrounding area. We need to know their whereabouts, whether they have entered the Land of Earth or not. If we don't know this, how can we deal with them? So we need to step up our efforts and make sure we don't even know where they are."

The Iwagakure high-ranking officials all thought it made a lot of sense, and naturally echoed, "Yes, yes, the Tsuchikage is right."

After discussing the details, everyone prepared to go and do their own jobs.

……

At the entrance of Iwagakure Village.

The number of ninjas guarding this place has clearly increased.

There are already two teams in the open, with about eight people each, and three more teams in the shadows, totaling twelve people, all of them are Chunin with Genin.

However, there are patrol teams on the perimeter, which are led by Jonin, with one Jonin paired with three Special Jonin or Chunin.

These squads, naturally mainly composed of covert operations, are responsible for patrolling the outer perimeter, and this area is constantly expanding outwards to ensure that nothing is missed.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by.

Immediately afterwards, three figures appeared, as if they had been there all along. The Iwagakure ninja present did not notice anyone approaching.

Appearing out of thin air?

Space-time ninjutsu?

That golden flash?

For the ninjas of Iwagakure, Minato Namikaze was truly terrifying, possessing extremely high lethality against them. No Iwagakure ninja was unaware of Konoha's Yellow Flash.

"You are……"