Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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Onoki was inwardly cursing, but outwardly remained calm and said, "Although there aren't many left, it should be enough to deal with you."

"Oh? Since Lord Tsuchikage puts it that way, then I'd like to give it a try."

Kakuzu assumed a fighting stance.

A white light appeared in Onoki's hand.

The battle between the two was about to break out.

Meanwhile, in the northeastern corner of the Land of Rain, two groups of people unexpectedly met.

Danzo Shimura, leading seventeen elite Root ninjas, ran head-on into a group of seventeen elite ninjas led by the Third Raikage, A.

The reason there are always seventeen members is because an ANBU squad consists of seventeen people. This is almost an unwritten rule. The ANBU was established by Tobirama Senju, and other ninja villages simply copied it.

"Isn't that the Third Raikage? What's he rushing off to?"

The two groups stood facing each other, the atmosphere tense, but Danzo, with a serious expression, spoke first.

"I think we have the same goal, so why don't we go together and kill Onoki first?"

The Third Raikage looked Danzo and his group up and down, realizing that he might not be able to handle them in a short time. So he decided to discuss whether they could deal with Onoki together first.

If we don't take advantage of Onoki's bad condition and finish him off, it will be much harder to kill him once he recovers and flies into the sky.

However, Danzo had a different idea. Although his purpose in coming here was also to make amends for An'an's decision to let the tiger return to the mountain and to directly eliminate Onoki, the Third Raikage was also his target.

Ever since mastering Wood Release, Danzo had been thinking about showing off his prowess on the battlefield, gaining enough merits, and then using those merits to rightfully seize the Hokage position.

However, Danzo has not had a chance to appear in the Second Shinobi World War so far, and he can only worry helplessly. However, some time ago, because Konoha's Wood Release was exposed, the Cloud Ninja became somewhat restless, and Danzo was sent to the border of the Land of Fire to defend against the Cloud Ninja.

Danzo thought his chance to fight the Third Raikage had come, and he was preparing to kill a Kage in a row, just like his student did, to boost Konoha's prestige. Unexpectedly, the Third Raikage made a feint and went to fight the Iwa ninja.

Danzo was already seething with anger, and now that he saw the Third Raikage again, how could he not vent it? Besides, the Third Raikage's weak words were enough to prove that he was not strong.

Danzo made a move, and the Root members rushed towards the Cloud Ninja. The Cloud Ninja troops were not surprised and immediately assigned opponents to fight in pairs.

Only Danzo Shimura and the Third Raikage, A, remained in the same spot.

Ai's expression was not good. As the Raikage, he was used to being domineering. Today, he was anxious and rarely spoke softly. It seemed that he was being looked down upon.

"Looks like I'll have to deal with you first, then I'll deal with that brat Onoki."

The Raikage revealed a ferocious smile, his body crackling with lightning as he entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Danzo, expressionless, formed hand seals and unleashed a Wind Release: Vacuum Giant Ball.

The Vacuum Giant Ball was easily dodged by the Third Raikage, and then instantly rushed towards Danzo.

"Although speed isn't my strong suit, you're too slow."

The Third Raikage's voice rang out, but Danzo remained unfazed. He opened his mouth and unleashed a barrage of invisible vacuum waves, like bullets.

Although the Third Raikage dodged continuously, he was still too close to Danzo and was hit by the vacuum wave several times. Although the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was unparalleled in defense, the principle of wind over lightning was the most basic common sense in the ninja world. The vacuum wave directly penetrated the Raikage's defense and left several wounds on his body.

Although Danzo's battle record was lackluster, he was extremely skilled in Wind Release. In the original timeline, he even tore apart Susanoo in the form of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan with Wind Release, so his attack power should not be underestimated.

After being injured, the Third Raikage was enraged. He felt humiliated that he, who claimed to possess the strongest spear and the strongest shield, had been injured in a single exchange.

Chapter 90 Hanzo Blocks the Way

While Danzo was fighting the Third Raikage, in the northwest corner of the Land of Rain...

Huang Tu led three squads of fifty-one elite ninjas into the border of the Land of Rain, only to encounter Hanzo of the Salamander and his men, who were waiting in full force.

Huang Tu looked at the many Rain Ninja blocking his way with a grim expression. When he saw Hanzo of the Salamander, he knew that this trip was unlikely to end well. He took a deep breath, barely suppressing his anger, and tried to resolve the issue through communication.

"Our Iwagakure ninja are on our way to escort our Third Tsuchikage back to Iwagakure. We have no other ill intentions. Lord Hanzo, you are all-powerful and must have heard some rumors. It should not be difficult for you to judge the truth. Why do you have to interfere?"

Hanzo stared expressionlessly at the fifty-odd elite ninjas led by Huang Tu, arms crossed, and said disdainfully, "How do I know you're going to pick up the Third Tsuchikage, or to take the opportunity to attack my Amegakure? Bringing so many elite ninjas to pick someone up is inappropriate, isn't it, Fourth Tsuchikage?"

In the ninja world, ninjas are actually a scarce resource. Although wars break out frequently, the scale of these wars is usually small. A few dozen people can be considered a large-scale war. For example, in Minato's famous battle, he instantly killed fifty Iwa ninjas with his Flying Thunder God Technique. Regardless of his achievements, just looking at the battlefield, the fact that there were fewer than a hundred ninjas on both sides shows the intensity of the war.

Therefore, in Hanzo's view, Huang Tu leading three squads of ninjas into the Land of Rain without a word was likely an attempt to start a new war. This is typical of ninjas from large countries, who always treat ninjas from smaller countries as nothing. This is the unique arrogance of large countries.

Huang Tu may genuinely want to meet the Third Tsuchikage, but this door cannot be opened. Today, Iwagakure can casually bring fifty or sixty people to stroll around the Land of Rain, tomorrow Kumogakure might bring a hundred people for a walk, and the day after tomorrow Konoha might bring two hundred people for a picnic.

You come and go as you please in this Land of Rain. Where is my dignity as a demigod, Hanzo?

Therefore, this battle must be fought, regardless of victory or defeat. Hanzo is trying to give the people of the Land of Rain an explanation.

Although I, Hanzo, lost in the previous war, I am still protecting the Land of Rain.

Huang Tu gritted his teeth, still wanting to continue negotiating.

"Lord Hanzo, how many people do you think we should bring in? As long as we can rescue the Tsuchikage, we are willing to compromise if your request is reasonable."

Hearing Huang Tu's words, Hanzo was tempted. He thought for a moment and said seriously, "At most two regular ninja squads, that is, eight people."

Eight people are actually quite dangerous; eight Jonin working together can easily kill a Kage-level opponent.

Hanzo was giving the Fourth Tsuchikage face, and Huang Tu was about to agree immediately. However, a ninja stopped Huang Tu. It was the elite Jonin, Higashi no Shijin.

Dong Siren looked at Huang Tu with a serious expression and said, "It's too dangerous for eight people to go in, especially since Rain Village is on guard."

Indeed, ninja battles are battles of intelligence. With basic information, even ninjas from small villages can easily outwit and kill ninjas from large villages. Under the influence of explosive tags, everyone is equal.

When Hanzo saw that Huangtu had been stopped and said something, he immediately became alert and made a gesture to raise his vigilance.

The next moment, Huang Tu took a deep breath and sighed softly, "Since that's the case, there's no other way. Charge forward!"

Huang Tu squatted down and slammed his fist on the ground, unleashing a large-scale Earth Release ninjutsu. The towering rocks and clods of earth surrounded the Rain Ninja, and the Rock Ninja seized the opportunity to rush over.

"Since you made the first move..."

Hanzo sighed, immediately formed a summoning jutsu, and summoned the salamander. The salamander darted around and appeared outside the wall, immediately spewing poison gas.

However, this wasn't the first time the Iwa ninja had dealt with Hanzo, and they had prepared gas masks well in advance and put them on.

Helpless, Hanzo could only swing his scythe and attack. He killed an elite Iwa ninja in two or three moves. However, before he could continue to exert his strength, Huangtu directly confronted him, throwing a punch with Earth Release: Rock Giant.

Hanzo dodged Huang Tu's ninjutsu attacks with a series of leaps. Most of his skills were in poison, but after the Iwa ninja put on gas masks, most of his poison techniques were rendered useless, leaving him with only his scythe.

Huang Tu knew that Hanzo was not only skilled in poison, but also in swordsmanship. Knowing that he was no match for Hanzo in close combat, he layered a thick layer of Earth Release defensive ninjutsu on himself and began to use ninjutsu to attack from a distance.

The other Rain Ninja also climbed out one after another and immediately engaged in battle with the Iwa Ninja.

In the drizzling rain, people continued to die, and the sounds of fighting and shouting filled the air, with occasional explosions.

Compared to the Iwa ninja, the Rain Ninja were significantly weaker, but they had the advantage of numbers. With this numerical advantage, the two sides were evenly matched for a time.

However, Hanzo gradually became anxious. These Rain Ninja were practically the last reserves of the Rain Village. If they were all defeated, it would probably take the Rain Village more than ten years to recover its fighting strength.

So when a third of the Rain Ninja had died, Hanzo stepped forward and announced a temporary ceasefire.

With the buff of protecting their homeland, the Rain Ninja unleashed almost 120% of their fighting power, directly reducing the number of Iwa Ninja by more than 20.

"My fellow Iwagakure ninja, you are indeed very strong. I don't want to over-exhaust the village's resources. In that case, let's compromise. You can go find your Third Tsuchikage, but once you find him, you must leave the Land of Rain as soon as possible."

After speaking, Hanzo didn't bother to wait for the Iwa ninja's reaction and led a large number of ninja away.

Huang Tu stared at the remaining twenty-odd people in front of him with a livid face, but in the end he didn't say anything harsh to Hanzo and let him lead his men away.

The group collected the bodies of their companions and then continued on their journey.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield where Onoki battles Kakuzu.

Both were seasoned veterans who had been through many battles. After several attempts to test each other, they realized that they could not defeat each other with physical skills alone, so they gradually began to increase the intensity of their attacks.

Kakuzu is a master of ninjutsu with all five elemental attributes. After a brief exchange of taijutsu, he saw that the Extendable Fist posed no threat to Onoki, so he immediately began using ninjutsu to attack, intending to take advantage of Onoki's low chakra reserves and overwhelm him with his massive chakra reserves.

"Fire Release - Head Carving".

"Wind Release - Pressure Damage".

Kakuzu launched a wide-range attack right away, directly combining wind and fire, and used a combination ninjutsu. Instantly, the surrounding area was engulfed in a sea of ​​fire, which spread extremely quickly with the help of the wind, instantly covering an area of ​​100 meters in radius.

However, Onoki was the Tsuchikage, a master of Earth Release. Faced with the overwhelming attack, he simply clapped his hands, formed a hand seal, and burrowed underground, thus avoiding the large-scale attack.

Chapter 91 Onoki vs. Kakuzu

After Kakuzu's flames swept across the land, the surrounding temperature changed noticeably. Raindrops mixed with the flames, causing a thin mist to rise, but Onoki was nowhere to be seen.

Onoki's short stature gave him exceptional talent for hiding and concealing himself. While an ordinary person might be accidentally seen even when burrowing underground, Onoki simply took advantage of the moment Kakuzu breathed out flames, using the flames to obscure his vision, and crouched down, instantly hiding his body.

Kakuzu was no pushover either. After failing to find Onoki, he immediately deduced that Onoki had nowhere to escape and must be hiding underground, so he began to use Earth Release ninjutsu.

He formed a hand seal and slammed his hands on the ground. The surrounding earth immediately undulated like waves, which was the Earth Release: Earth Wave Technique.

As expected, Onoki was forced out of the ground. The Earth Wave Technique would greatly disrupt the chakra fluctuations of his Earth Release ninjutsu. If things went wrong, the ninjutsu would fail, and he might be buried alive underground.

The instant Onoki appeared, Kakuzu stretched his arm dozens of meters long and threw a punch that pierced Onoki's heart. However, the killed Onoki slowly turned into a rock, which was the Rock Clone Technique.

Kakuzu sensed something was wrong, but before he could even pull his hand away to defend, the explosive tags on Iwasamoto's body exploded instantly, severing the Earth Grudge on his arm. At the same time, a figure launched an attack from underground.

"Earth Release - Rock Fist"

Earth Release: Weighted Rock Technique

With the added power of the Weighted Rock Technique, Onoki's Rising Dragon Rock Fist struck Kakuzu's body, shattering him into pieces that scattered across the sky. However, he showed no sign of joy.

The scattered limbs and severed arms were not truly separated; they were connected by black, unknown threads that constantly wriggled, contracted, and merged together, reassembling the limbs and severed arms into a human shape. This eerie scene clearly reminded Onoki that Kakuzu was not dead.

"Immortal? No wonder he dares to claim to have fought Hashirama Senju. He's not so easy to kill after all."

Onoki sighed and prepared for battle again.

Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Worm kept writhing, revealing three strange masks. His green eyes looked at Onoki with a deep and cold gaze, like a demon.

"He actually destroyed one of my hearts. As expected of the Kage of a great ninja village, even if he is not in good condition and is not at his peak, he should not be underestimated."

As Ōnoki looked at Kakuzu's four masks, he had some guesses in his mind. In fact, it seemed very easy to guess, almost as if it were out in the open.

"Immortality is not without its flaws. I suppose you would die if all three masks were destroyed, Lord Kakuzu?"

Onoki's question seemed somewhat casual, but Kakuzu did not intend to answer. He just grinned maliciously and said, "If you can do it, then try it."

Lightning Release - False Darkness

Fire Release: Head Carving

Kakuzu chose to use lightning-based ninjutsu to attack Onoki, a master of earth-style techniques. Under the sky full of lightning, what was illuminated was Onoki's expressionless face.

Kakuzu possesses five hearts, which means he has five chakra meridian systems. Therefore, each of his ninjutsu has an extremely wide range and immense power. Simple B-rank ninjutsu becomes almost indistinguishable from S-rank ninjutsu in his hands.