Chapter 264 High-Altitude Talks

The Tsuchikage old man put his hands on his back and looked up and down at Natsuki.

He only brought a few hundred people out, with the purpose of going to Yunyin to fight the autumn wind and see if there was any advantage.

It is true that a large number of Kumogakure's troops have gone out now, but these people are not dead.

If Iwagakure throws in a lot of people and gets entangled there, and Kumogakure suddenly comes back to help, Iwagakure is likely to be flanked by both sides.

But according to Xia Mu, there is something else inside.

"I'm very happy that you can capture Deidara, but one thing is another, do you think that I would give up the opportunity to attack Kumogakure because of Deidara?"

Ohnoki is not a child and will not do anything led by others.

In the current situation, it is obvious that Uchiha wants something.

So Onoki directly turned against customers.

Natsuki was dumbfounded, although Onoki liked Deidara very much, but looking at Onoki's appearance.

If it came to the benefit of the Ninja Village, Onoki would also give up Deidara.

And Ohnoki obviously saw that Natsuki wanted something, so he directly turned against the guest.

People like Onoki entered the Land of Fire with the approval of the Third Hokage, but Natsuki knew that he would not tell the truth now.

I guess the Deidara in his hand can't be replaced with anything.

"Lord Tsuchikage, to tell you the truth, there are my people there in Kumogakure. Kumogakure's invasion of Kirigakure this time was completely a trap by Kirigakure."

"They have sent so many people this time, and it is still unknown how many of them will be able to come back alive."

"If Iwagakure strikes now and those Kumogakure who are still at sea come back to help, then no one will step on the trap we set."

After hearing Natsuki's words, Onoki was greatly surprised.

I had previously thought that Uchiha belonged to Kumogakure and was there to stop Iwagakure from attacking Kumogakure's hometown.

Unexpectedly, Uchiha stopped Iwakaku because he was worried that Kumogakure would not be able to step into the trap when he came back to help! ?

"The Raikage has led at least five thousand people. Even if you have internal agents, how much can you eat!?"

Ohnoki was very confused. When there were so many people, ordinary traps had lost their effectiveness.

Natsuki gave it away: "This is a secret, but I have already told you the truth, Tsuchikage-sama."

"Since you Iwagakure and Kumogakure are both feuding, you also want more people from Kumogakure to die, right?"

"Anyway, it's only half a month. You, Iwagakure, won't be able to take advantage with such a small number of people in the past. On the contrary, you will be easily ambushed."

"Why not wait and see? You can also take your genius disciple Deidara back to Yanyin. Why not?"

Natsuki said sincerely, and Onoki was also seriously considering what Natsuki said.

Indeed, from a war perspective, Iwagakure could have hundreds of people running to Kumogakure's territory to cause trouble.

The benefits that can be obtained are not too much.

As Natsuki said, if Kirigakure had left a huge trap waiting for him, it would undoubtedly be best to wait.

After finishing thinking, Onoki said loudly: "Natsuki, can you guarantee that Kumogakure will suffer a lot of losses?"

Hearing Onoki's name, Natsuki smiled: "Don't worry, Tsuchikage-sama, it will definitely be enough to make Kumogakure hurt."

Onoki nodded with satisfaction. He did not ask what the specific trap was.

But since the Uchiha clan was so committed, he could still wait a little longer.

"Well, I agree to this matter."

Natsuki exhaled: "Okay, Lord Tsuchikage, now that we're done talking about business matters, we can talk about personal matters."

"Oh?" Ohnoki became curious.

"Xia Mu, what else do you have to do?"

Natsuki did not answer directly, but said to Onoki with a smile:

"All of Tsuchikage-sama's disciples are very good. I wonder which one of them Tsuchikage-sama is planning to appoint as the next Tsuchikage?"

Speaking of this, the smile on Ohnoki's face faded, and he said in a distant tone: "No comment."

Natsuki shook his head: "Lord Tsuchikage, it is not a secret that you have not found a successor. If you are willing to talk, we can be more honest."

"Because I have some small methods here that should be able to help you."

Ohnoki frowned, wondering what Natsuki was doing. After all, they were not in the same camp. Would he be so kind to help Iwagakure?

"How are you going to help me?" Ohnoki asked with a frown.

Ohnoki is indeed very stubborn, and always refuses to let go of the rabbit.

But Xia Mu had to do the task, so he still had to follow suit.

Natsuki said tentatively: "Deidara is talented and intelligent. If he can obey discipline, he should be a good candidate for the Tsuchikage."

Natsuki's words were said into Ohnoki's heart. He indeed liked Deidara very much, but Deidara often made him very angry.

Disobedience to discipline and misbehavior.

As a disciple of Onoki, he has so many resources, but he does not focus on improving his strength but on art.

When Deidara was still around, Ohnoki's preaching and reprimands to him were not a sign of hatred towards him.

"That boy has a naughty personality and is not useful for much purpose. He is not the best candidate to succeed the Tsuchikage."

Onoki snorted, half of this sentence was true and half was false.

Natsuki secretly laughed, Ohnoki was really tough-talking.

"Isn't it normal for teenage boys to be rebellious? Just because they are naughty now doesn't mean they will be naughty in the future."

"Personality changes with experience and age, but talent does not."

Oonoki sighed, Xia Mu really hit the nail on the head again.

Deidara is less than 15 years old now, and in other ninja villages, he might be about to get married.

But Iwagakure is a little different from those ninja villages. Iwagakure is surrounded by rocky mountains, has solid defense, and also has less communication with the outside world.

So the atmosphere in the village is relatively conservative, and Iwagakure rarely sends teenagers to the battlefield.

The Iwagakure who go to the battlefield are almost all over 20 years old.

This is also related to the ninjutsu of Iwagakure.

The ninjutsu they launch basically requires a lot of chakra to support it, and it is powerful.

So most of the people who go to the battlefield are young and middle-aged.

This is why Deidara is making trouble everywhere, and Oonoki has been cleaning up for Deidara.

Because Oonoki thinks Deidara is just a naughty and immature child.

After talking about this, Oonoki also let go.

After all, many things are facts even if you don’t admit it.

Ohnoki's stubbornness meant that he wanted to find someone who could learn Dust Release to succeed the Tsuchikage.

The reason for this was that it was very difficult and even very dangerous to practice Dust Release based on written records alone.

It wasn't that Ohnoki didn't want to pass it on to others, but that those people were not the right material for it, either they didn't have the conditions or they couldn't learn it.

"Deidara is indeed very talented, but his character is too stubborn, which completely wastes his talent!"

Ohnoki was relieved and admitted what Xia Mu said.

It was like a parent who was very disappointed with his child.

After all, not everyone can educate, and he is a stubborn old man in his seventies.

"Lord Tsuchikage, I have a way to make Deidara obedient, so that he will not only be willing to learn Dust Release from you, but also be your successor."

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