Ōnoki led tens of thousands of Iwagakure ninjas to the vicinity of the front line.
Looking at the hundred-meter-tall Wood Golem and Nine-Tails, his heart was inexplicably shocked.
Yesterday, he had received intelligence that Hiruzen had left Konoha and was going to the Iwagakure front line to clash with Danzo, and that Konoha would then split. He was stunned when he received this intelligence.
He had suspected that this was a Konoha conspiracy, as the relationship between Hiruzen and Danzo was extremely good.
In the process of Hiruzen becoming Hokage, Danzo had made great contributions, and his title of Konoha's Darkness was also quite famous, some even called Danzo the Darkness of the Ninja World. From this, it can be seen how notorious Danzo was throughout the Ninja World.
But what if this was true?
The person who sent the information was indeed their Iwagakure spy planted in Konoha.
If they took advantage of Hiruzen and Danzo's conflict to capture all of them, wouldn't the war with Konoha be won without a fight?
Kazuki might be strong, but could he fight an entire village?
Even if Kazuki was the second Madara, so what?
Ōnoki was no longer the Ōnoki of the past. Even if it was Madara, he was confident that he could defeat him. Moreover, Kazuki could not ignore Hiruzen, who was the Hokage.
Ōnoki quietly gathered the Iwagakure ninjas, but he hadn't expected such a scene to appear.
Wood Release and Nine-Tails had appeared.
They saw Wood Release and Nine-Tails fighting from afar. Although they didn't know what was going on, they knew about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Mito.
Ōnoki didn't think that Mito still had much fighting strength. Nine-Tails was indeed strong, and the Mito of that time was the third strongest person Ōnoki had ever seen. She had the power to end a war.
With Mito's current strength, if she rashly used Nine-Tails's power, she would probably be finished in no time. Ōnoki had absolute confidence in this.
If Mito could truly act freely, then why didn't she appear when the Uzumaki clan was annihilated?
Why didn't Mito act when the Second Great Ninja War began?
Wasn't it because she was old and frail, with only one last fight left in her?
But who was the person fighting Mito?
Why could he use the power of Wood Release?
However, for Iwagakure, this was a good thing. The more enemies Konoha had, the better it was for Iwagakure.
Soon, Ōnoki was dumbfounded. Was the person using Wood Release Hashirama? How did he come back to life?
Ōnoki then thought of a Ninjutsu used by Tobirama during the First Great Ninja War, which seemed to be a technique to summon the dead to fight. However, it seemed that no one mastered that Ninjutsu except for Tobirama, and the summoned's strength was not even close to its prime. So, no one paid too much attention to it.
When Ōnoki saw Hiruzen and Danzo fighting, Mito and Hashirama fighting, and Kazuki also seemed to be present, he decisively chose to lead his army to join the front line.
The ninjas' efficiency was very fast. In just a moment, the dense Iwagakure army surrounded them.
As for Konoha, because Hiruzen was still fighting Danzo, they were leaderless, and no one could command the Konoha ninjas on the front line. Moreover, it was difficult for them to decide who to follow.
Many of the ninjas Danzo brought to the front line belonged to him. Compared to Hiruzen, these people favored Danzo more.
There's a saying about orders from outside the army not being entirely followed, and a similar saying exists in the Ninja World.
But ultimately, Hiruzen was still the Hokage of Konoha, and Konoha ninjas were theoretically under Hiruzen's jurisdiction.
So, would they listen to Hiruzen or Danzo?
Hiruzen was worried about a mutiny at the front line camp and the true outbreak of civil war, which was why he had arranged to meet Danzo. But now, the situation seemed different from what he had initially expected.
"Ōnoki!"
Hiruzen only then noticed Ōnoki leading a large number of Iwagakure ninjas to surround them, and his expression became incredibly grim. He also wondered how the front line was now.
Given Konoha's current situation, if they were surrounded by Iwagakure, this unit on the front line might even be in trouble.
Hiruzen knew that many here were Danzo's confidants, but he didn't want to use Iwagakure's power to weaken them.
These ninjas were still Konoha ninjas. Even if they were to be investigated later, they could not use Iwagakure to do these things.
"Hokage, I didn't expect you to really come." Ōnoki now roughly understood the situation at the scene.
Good heavens, as soon as he arrived, he saw Hiruzen fighting Danzo. It seemed that Konoha's number one and number two had erupted in civil strife.
And it looked like Mito seemed to be on Hiruzen's side, while Hashirama was controlled by Danzo.
Not far away, there seemed to be Tobirama. This should be the Ninjutsu that revived the dead from back then.
Thinking of this possibility, Ōnoki couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Konoha was about to have civil strife.
Should he let Danzo and Hiruzen go back and let them continue fighting in Konoha?
Then they could annihilate Konoha without any effort?
However, this thought was just a fleeting one for Ōnoki. This time, neither Hiruzen nor Danzo would escape.
Also, Danzo was simply too dangerous. If Hashirama could display such strength, what about his Edo Tensei of other powerful individuals?
Then, Danzo would become the greatest hidden danger to the entire Ninja World.
Hiruzen was a rule-abiding Hokage, but Danzo was different. He didn't have integrity or bottom line.
Konoha's Darkness was not just an empty title. He truly had the ability, and Danzo was someone who could maximize the efficiency of a ninja.
His subordinates, to Danzo, were not human beings, but consumables. He was a true madman, at least Ōnoki was wary of such a person.
"It seems my intel has been leaked." Hiruzen subconsciously looked at Danzo.
Was it him?
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