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On the Iwa ninja side, Ōnoki displayed his usual determination.
Moreover, Ōnoki knew that the entire village's ninja strength could deal with Akatsuki's arrival this time, with Deidara being the most critical, due to his devastating explosive abilities!
Similarly, Kurotsuchi understood her grandfather Ōnoki's intentions, so she led the ninjas to keep constant pressure on Deidara, confronting him head-on!
"Call the Lightning Style ninja over here!"
"Yes!"
The Iwa ninja force was not limited to just Deidara's explosive techniques. As a countermeasure, the village had also trained Lightning Style ninjas specifically to counter explosive ninjas.
Sure enough, as soon as the Lightning Style ninja arrived, facing Deidara's myriad spider bombs, he instantly formed the hand seals and declared: "Lightning Style: Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Needle!"
Boo hoo hoo...
Countless iron needles charged with Lightning Style chakra were shot out one after another, piercing through Deidara's little spider bombs, causing them to misfire instantly.
Deidara screamed, his head throbbing in frustration.
If anyone knew him best, it was his sister.
Sasori controlled his puppet and shouted: "I'm skilled in using hidden weapons!"
As he spoke, his flying puppet ascended into the sky and unleashed a barrage of kunai.
Kakuzu smiled and began to take action as well!
Soon, the Iwa ninja forces started suffering casualties.
While the Iwa ninja were engaged in battle, Konoha was also working tirelessly to assist Kumogakure.
In the Hokage office, after reading the information sent by Kumogakure, Tsunade frowned and remarked, "Kumogakure is in trouble!"
Jiraiya stepped forward, asking, "What's wrong?"
Tsunade handed him the letter and said, "Take a look!"
After reading it for a moment, Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect Akatsuki to be so arrogant. Now they want to proactively seek cooperation with the major powers, offering to destroy the alliance in exchange for being spared!"
Shizune added, "When things go wrong, there's always something strange behind it. Akatsuki was so arrogant before, but now they're trying to exploit a divide between the five major countries. The goal is probably to create a rift among us!"
Tsunade nodded and said, "That's right! Especially considering that they attacked Konoha Village not long ago, failed, and retreated. Now they're trying to sow discord in the major ninja villages!"
Jiraiya seemed to have figured something out and smiled slightly. "I have a guess, and it probably involves Naruto."
Tsunade turned to Jiraiya, who continued, "Akatsuki's plan is to realize the Eye of the Moon plan. It's clear that the masked man, who is Obito, is following Uchiha Madara's every step after his death. Later, he became obsessed with realizing the Eye of the Moon plan.
Having seven tailed beasts, such a powerful force, they don't simply overwhelm us. Instead, they're trying to control the tailed beasts, which requires the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan is now in Naruto's hands. As long as Naruto holds it, Obito can't take it!"
Tsunade nodded, agreeing, "That makes sense! Naruto's current strength is indeed terrifying!"
Shizune, hugging Piggy, frowned as she glanced at Tsunade. "Lady Hokage, when you said that Naruto defected from the village, is that true...?"
At this point, it seemed that Naruto's earlier words might have had more truth to them than they initially realized!
Jiraiya closed his eyes, pondering, and then said, "Minato-sensei sealed the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body. I believe he saw something before he made the decision to seal it, even at the cost of his own life.
If Naruto truly loves the village and aims to become Hokage, and then does something like this without hesitation, he must have seen something that convinced him to act that way.
The Great Toad Sage once said that among my disciples, there would be one who would change the structure of the ninja world. Now, I am absolutely sure that it is Naruto!
Because, as of now, if Naruto hadn't defected, hadn't obtained Nagato's Rinnegan, and controlled it himself, I'm sure Obito would have transplanted it and controlled the tailed beasts, unleashing chaos, and putting the entire ninja world to sleep!"
Tsunade nodded, agreeing, "That's true. It seems that we need to have a serious talk with Naruto. Maybe he sees the future in ways we can't understand. As Hokage, I can't let that boy save the world alone."
"Neither can I!"
The door to the Hokage's office suddenly opened, and Kakashi entered.
Tsunade stood up and walked over, asking with concern, "Are you okay?"
Kakashi smiled, replying, "I'm fine, Lady Hokage. I've recovered. Thank you for your company these past few days, Kai!"
Metkai entered behind him, wearing a confident smile.
After Kakashi removed his Sharingan and returned it to Obito, he felt downhearted. It was Kai who stayed with him, cheering him up during that time.
Kakashi turned to Jiraiya and said firmly, "Naruto is also a member of my Team 7. As the instructor, my students are all fighting for the entire ninja world. I can't just let things end like this!
Uchiha Obito! I didn't rescue him before, but now, I want to bring him back with my own hands!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a knowing glance and smiled.
Yes, they both had a partner outside of one another—a man who was always in pursuit of the truth.
Jiraiya unwrapped the bandage on his arm and stretched his muscles. "It seems like I should start getting to work too!"
Shizune quickly approached to check, saying, "Jiraiya-sama, be careful. Your arm hasn't completely healed, and it might not be good to remove the bandage just yet!"
Jiraiya waved his hand, dismissing her concern. "No problem. I feel like I can move freely now!"
He clenched his fist to demonstrate.
It turned out that, with the Hashirama cell enhancement scroll Naruto had given him, Shizune had successfully combined Jiraiya's cells with Hashirama's to grow him a new arm and transplanted it.
Though there had been rejection early on, Shizune had given him medicine to reduce it. Jiraiya was recovering much faster than expected!
Jiraiya laughed aloud, saying, "You have to know, I have the toad chakra from Mount Myōboku. The rebirth of a toad's broken arm is incredibly powerful!"
Tsunade snorted, "That's nothing compared to a scoundrel's tricks, huh?"
Seeing Tsunade teasing Orochimaru, Jiraiya couldn't help but laugh.
Kakashi and Kai exchanged a glance and smiled. Konoha really was different now. The Hokage and the legendary sannin could openly joke about Orochimaru, as if they were old friends. It would have been unimaginable before.
And, by the way, the Konoha Dark Ninja, Danzo, had become history.
Two of Danzo's high-ranking staff were no longer involved in Konoha's politics either. The current Konoha was under the rule of Tsunade and Jiraiya.
No wonder Kakashi felt at ease now.
After all, he was a disciple of the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya's disciple, and Tsunade was his aunt.
Roots were finally growing!
After their laughter died down, Jiraiya said, "Now, we need to contact Naruto as soon as possible!"
Tsunade frowned and said, "I'll arrange for a psychic beast to deliver the message to Yugakure right away!"
Jiraiya waved his hand, saying, "No, I have a faster way!"
With that, Jiraiya turned to Shizune and said, "Go and summon the three former Hokage's direct guards from the Fourth Hokage's era!"
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