"This time, I will personally take action and deal with him!"
Rasa looked out the window.
After the four great shinobi villages signed the peace agreement, the shinobi armies on the front lines withdrew back to their respective villages.
Only some scout shinobi remained along the border to patrol the situation.
Onoki was fairly satisfied with the current state of affairs.
"It is regrettable that we could not obtain more benefits from Konoha."
"But Iwagakure's Earth Release performs extremely well in mining the silver vein. As long as we can obtain enough silver ore, everything will be worth it."
Onoki thought of Roshi again.
"Roshi's existence is actually somewhat convenient for Iwagakure."
"He is not inside Iwagakure, but he is doing things for Iwagakure."
"When the other shinobi villages want to hold us accountable, I can use the fact that Roshi has already left Iwagakure as an excuse. They will have no way to hold Iwagakure responsible."
"The one at fault is Roshi, not Iwagakure."
"Iwagakure can gain benefits without bearing the consequences."
"That point is excellent."
"If only Roshi could obtain the Sun Disk's information."
At this moment, Roshi truly did have that idea.
The power of the Sun Disk was known throughout the shinobi world.
It had already completely surpassed the category of ninja tools.
It was a killing machine.
Once one approached it, one would suffer extremely powerful attacks, one after another.
Even elite jonin could not withstand many hits.
Roshi stood on high ground and looked toward a valley not far away.
"If the information is correct, it should be here."
"A Sunagakure shinobi outpost."
"Inside this outpost is a puppeteer. It is said that he participated in the construction of the Sun Disk. If I can capture this puppeteer, I can obtain information on the Sun Disk."
"That thing is too terrifying. Iwagakure must possess it as well."
"That fellow Onoki is no good as a person, but Onoki is Onoki, and Iwagakure is Iwagakure."
Roshi's eyes flickered.
The next moment, he moved toward the valley.
This was the border region of the Land of Wind. There was relatively more rainfall here. It was no longer desert terrain. There were mountains and trees.
Roshi used the cover of the trees to approach constantly.
Until he was very close.
Two figures entered Roshi's line of sight.
They were two Sunagakure shinobi standing guard in this position. The two looked in different directions while chatting.
"The war is over. Peace has returned to the shinobi world again."
"I never expected such a massive silver vein to appear in the deep sea and draw the attention of every shinobi village. Now everyone has no choice but to participate."
"I wonder how things are going over there. I really want to see it."
The Sunagakure shinobi opposite him said, "In terms of chakra nature, Kirigakure's shinobi should definitely have the greatest advantage. But mining the ore is one thing. Whether they can take it away is another."
"I'm sure there will be conflict over that."
"Sunagakure is not weak either. We have quite a few water-type Devil Fruits. Underwater, we will only be stronger than those Kirigakure shinobi, not weaker."
As the two chatted, they unconsciously moved a little closer, making conversation easier.
Suddenly—
"Lava Release!"
Roshi's figure appeared behind the two in an instant.
Both his palms struck toward the two Sunagakure shinobi.
His hands, burning with magma-like heat, pierced directly into their bodies and reached their hearts.
Puchi!
He crushed them in one motion.
Only at that moment did the two Sunagakure shinobi react and realize what had happened.
Terror appeared on their faces, their eyes widening.
"Enemy attack!"
But with such severe injuries, they could no longer make much sound at all. Their warning failed to reach the shinobi inside the outpost.
Their corpses collapsed weakly.
Roshi continued approaching the outpost.
Then he took a deep breath.
"Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"
A mass of flame erupted from Roshi's mouth. Within the flames flowed magma. Then the magma grew larger and larger, hurtling straight toward the buildings of the Sunagakure shinobi outpost.
Boom!
Immense force and extreme heat struck at the same time.
The instant it touched the building, the structure collapsed with a thunderous crash.
At the same time, flames erupted violently.
And there was not only one magma ball.
There were many.
Within a very short time, this Sunagakure outpost suffered enormous damage.
Buildings collapsed. Shinobi were killed and wounded.
"Enemy attack!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
A jonin rushed out quickly. The moment he saw Roshi, his pupils shrank.
"It's Lava Release! It's Iwagakure's Roshi!"
One Sunagakure shinobi cursed loudly.
"Damn Iwagakure! They clearly signed a ceasefire agreement, yet they still came to attack a Sunagakure shinobi outpost. A village that breaks faith like this is shameless to the extreme!"
Roshi paid no attention to those words. His figure leapt high as he searched for the puppeteer.
Finally, Roshi saw him.
"There!"
Roshi used Lava Release to open a path, forcing the other Sunagakure shinobi back as he charged straight toward the puppeteer.
Seeing this, the puppeteer shot chakra threads from both hands and controlled two puppets to intercept Roshi.
Roshi grinned.
"Stop making meaningless resistance. You are no match for me."
"We are existences of different levels."
"Surrender obediently."
"Come back with me to Iwagakure. Hand over the Sun Disk's information, and I will ensure you do not die. You can even live happily in Iwagakure, marry, and have children."
Magma covered Roshi's fist as he punched toward the puppet.
Bang!
Immediately, the puppet shattered into pieces, turning into countless fragments that flew in every direction.
Roshi's figure was about to reach the puppeteer.
Suddenly—
A figure appeared high in the sky.
A black dot approached this direction at extreme speed. The closer it came, the larger the black dot became.
It was the Eight-Shaku Crow.
Rasa was standing on the Eight-Shaku Crow's back.
The moment he received the news, Rasa arranged the village's affairs and directly rushed here.
"Roshi!"
Rasa looked down and happened to see Roshi attacking the Sunagakure shinobi outpost.
"You attacked Sunagakure. Have you considered the consequences?"
Rasa leapt down, entering free fall.
Just as Roshi's hand was about to reach the puppeteer—
"Grant S, Grant S!"
Two ninjutsu descended at the same time.
One fell on Roshi.
The other fell on the puppeteer.
Immediately afterward, a repulsive effect formed between the two of them.
A repelling force appeared out of nowhere.
Both their bodies were violently flung away.
Roshi froze.
"What?"
He subconsciously raised his head and saw Rasa's figure plummeting down.
"Rasa?"
Roshi's heart skipped.
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