Chapter 157: Land of Earth Special Military Operation
Uchiha Douhuan immediately laughed upon hearing Onoki's words and placated him, "Lord Tsuchikage, what are you saying? Since our Land of Fire has already signed a non-aggression pact with you, then we will naturally abide by the rules. As for Takigakure, we are mostly just looking to engage in economic cooperation; garrisoning troops is actually a secondary matter."
"Regardless, as long as your Konoha ninja army appears on our Land of Earth's border, our Land of Earth will consider it an act of war," Onoki stated coldly.
Hearing this, Uchiha Douhuan's expression also turned cold. He said, "Is Lord Tsuchikage threatening me?"
"Whether it's a threat or not, you know in your own heart." Onoki didn't push it too far this time. He knew that in front of Uchiha Douhuan's Complete Body Susanoo, unless the Land of Lightning and their Land of Fire attacked Konoha simultaneously, leaving Uchiha Douhuan no time to attend to both fronts, Uchiha Douhuan alone could stop the majority of their Iwagakure forces.
Uchiha Douhuan and Onoki, separated by the screen, were at daggers drawn.
After a short while, in the Tsuchikage office on the other end of the screen, a voice sounded: "Lord Tsuchikage, urgent report!"
Onoki turned his head sharply upon hearing this. And on Uchiha Douhuan's side, Uchiha Inahi also appeared before his desk, whispering a few words in his ear.
"Hehe, Lord Tsuchikage, then I must excuse myself first. I have guests I need to entertain." After Uchiha Inahi withdrew, Uchiha Douhuan revealed a lighthearted smile, said a few words, and proactively hung up the video call.
"Hey! Wait a minute!" Onoki, having been hung up on, slammed the table angrily. The intelligence he had just received was precisely from their spy infiltrated in the Land of Waterfall, reporting that Iwata Sawaki was seen crossing the border of the Land of Waterfall, moving towards Konoha. Calculating the time, Iwata Sawaki should have already reached Konoha by now.
"Father, what do we do now?" Just then, Kitsuchi came before Onoki, frowning as he asked. "Iwata Sawaki has already reached Konoha by now. If the Land of Waterfall really joins that Konoha Pact, are we to go to war with them?"
Onoki took a deep breath, his face grim, and said, "Now, relay the order to our troops on the Land of Waterfall border. In half an hour, attack the Land of Waterfall."
"Now?" Kitsuchi was startled by Onoki's order and quickly confirmed.
"Yes, now!" Onoki gritted his teeth. "We must occupy the entire territory of the Land of Waterfall before that fellow Iwata Sawaki can reach an agreement with Konoha and sign the treaty! Then let's see how he garrisons troops in the Land of Waterfall!"
"Before that, don't we need to declare war on Takigakure?" Kitsuchi asked. Attacking without declaring war would mean their Iwagakure would lose righteousness from the outset.
"We have already warned Takigakure beforehand. It is they who insisted on their own course. Moreover, this is not a war," Onoki stated gravely. "This is just a special military operation. Understand?"
"Understood," Kitsuchi nodded and accepted the order.
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In the Hokage office, Uchiha Douhuan, who had hung up the video call, unfastened his Hokage ceremonial robes, changing back into the combat attire more suited for action. Only then did he turn his head to look at Uchiha Inahi and ask, "Where has that fellow reached?"
"After the leader of Takigakure entered the Land of Fire's territory, he was intercepted by the border ninjas. After he explained his purpose, the Jounin Squad Captain currently stationed at the border on rotation, Gekko Tetsu, is accompanying the Takigakure leader towards the village at full speed. It's estimated they can reach the village in two and a half hours," Uchiha Inahi reported.
"I understand," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then instructed, "Have Elder Fugaku come over to cover for me. If the Takigakure leader arrives, let him wait a while. As for the reason..."
Uchiha Douhuan thought for a moment, then said, "Just say there's a small problem with the village's Jinchuriki seal."
"I understand," Uchiha Inahi nodded.
After making the arrangements, Uchiha Douhuan chuckled lightly, picked up Jirai, and walked out of the Hokage Building, heading towards Kakashi's house.
On the way, Uchiha Douhuan looked up at the evening sunset clouds, a slight smile appearing on his face as he mused to himself:
"After spending so much effort setting the bait, that old fellow Onoki should be biting the hook by now. Once this hook is set, it won't be so easy to break free."
While Uchiha Douhuan was traveling, Naruto and Kakashi were having dinner.
Dinnertime at the Hatake household seemed quite lively. Kakashi held Naruto's prized limited-edition ramen in one hand and pressed down on Naruto's head with the other. Naruto, agitated, flailed with clumsy punches, but alas, his arms were too short; he couldn't reach Kakashi at all.
"Kakashi-bro! You're too mean! Those are all my treasured collections I couldn't bear to eat!" Naruto yelled and screamed.
"Didn't I say? As long as you obediently finish all your green peppers, I won't do anything to your treasures," Kakashi said while holding Naruto's head to prevent him from getting closer. "If you don't go back to the dining table, I'll really burn these! My Fire Style is very fast!"
"Damn it!" Hearing Kakashi's words, Naruto stopped struggling, returned to the dining table resentfully, and with a苦 (kǔ - pained/bitter) face, poured the nearly half plate of green peppers into his mouth. His whole face scrunched up as he chewed. After chewing strenuously for a long time, he finally tilted his head back and swallowed all the green peppers, then stuck out his tongue and said, "I've eaten them all! Give them back quickly!"
Only after Kakashi saw Naruto obediently finish the green peppers did he return Naruto's ramen to him. With his precious treasure back in his arms, Naruto instantly showed an expression of having survived a catastrophe, then looked up and glared at Kakashi: "Damn Kakashi-bro! Don't let me find those books you collect, or sooner or later I'll burn them all!"
"Hehe, with your amateurish skills, you're still far from finding things hidden by me, an elite Jounin." Kakashi wasn't bothered by Naruto's threat and returned to the living room sofa to read his little yellow book.
While reading, he even sighed to himself, "Lord Jiraiya truly is a genius in this aspect. No matter how many times I read Icha Icha Paradise, there's always a new feeling each time."
At this moment, the book Kakashi held was one from the first edition set of Icha Icha Paradise that Kado had gifted him previously. As a novel with content that wasn't exactly proper, each reprint naturally omitted some of the less proper content, which was why the first edition of Icha Icha Paradise was so precious.
"Kakashi, your place has been really noisy lately. I heard the commotion even when I was outside," Just then, Uchiha Douhuan pulled open the door to Kakashi's living room and said with a smile.
"Teacher?" Naruto turned his head towards the door. Seeing Uchiha Douhuan walk in, he asked with some curiosity, "Why are you here?"
"What, am I not welcome?" Uchiha Douhuan swaggered over to Kakashi's refrigerator, took out a can of juice from inside, opened it, took a sip, and then came over to sit on Kakashi's sofa.
"How could that be!" Naruto said with a radiant smile. "Teacher, I won against Sasuke again in class sparring today!"
"Kid, when you can beat Sasuke without getting injured yourself, then you can talk," Uchiha Douhuan glanced irritably at Naruto. "It's only because high-power ninjutsu can't be used in class sparring; otherwise, Sasuke's current strength is above yours."
"How could that be!" Naruto said, somewhat unconvinced.
"Naruto, your teacher is telling the truth," Kakashi also put down his book at this point and said. "Sasuke has almost learned the most basic Chidori now. Once he uses that technique, with your current strength, you'd be heavily injured at the very least."
Hearing this, Naruto also closed his mouth. When he trained with Sasuke and Neji, he had seen the power of Sasuke's Chidori. A tree thicker than his waist, Sasuke could pierce through in an instant. If the two fought without holding back, he definitely couldn't withstand that ninjutsu.
"Don't look so glum. Later, Kakashi and I will teach you a new ninjutsu, its power definitely not inferior to Sasuke's Chidori," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled.
"Really?" Naruto's face instantly lit up with surprise upon hearing this.
"Really," Uchiha Douhuan nodded with a smile, then took out a bag of balloons and tossed it to Naruto.
"Go do some prep work first. Fill all these balloons with water," Uchiha Douhuan instructed.
"What are these for?" Naruto picked up a deflated balloon and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Just go when I tell you to, why all the nonsense?" Uchiha Douhuan said irritably. "Are you going to learn or not?"
"Learn!" Naruto nodded vigorously like pounding garlic, picked up the bag of balloons from the table, and went to the bathroom in the house.
"Are you planning to have him learn the Rasengan? Isn't it a bit too early?" Kakashi finally spoke up at this point. When Uchiha Douhuan took out this bag of balloons, he knew what ninjutsu the other intended to teach Naruto. But for the current Naruto, his chakra control was far from meeting the requirements for learning the Rasengan.
"It is a bit early, but just practicing like this for now will also be beneficial for improving his chakra control," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Let's solidify his foundation first. After he masters the water balloon and rubber ball steps, I will ask Jiraiya to come back for a trip. Let Jiraiya handle this final step. Incidentally, let Naruto also try learning Sage Mode from Mount Myoboku."
"Can't your Sage Mode be taught to Naruto?" Kakashi asked upon hearing this. Because of Jiraiya's previous performance, he instinctively didn't want Naruto to have contact with that group of toads from Mount Myoboku.
"The way I learned Sage Mode, Naruto can't imitate it," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Mount Myoboku's Sage Mode, at least learning it has some safety guarantees."
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(End of Chapter)
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