Roshi was a little surprised when he heard this. 'Uchiha Madara, this guy actually really started collecting Tailed Beasts.'
Of course, what surprised him was that this guy was actually still alive.
Although he didn't know what his purpose for collecting Tailed Beasts was, it wasn't necessarily like Onoki said, that he would definitely come looking for him.
"Even if Uchiha Madara is still alive, how would this guy find such a remote place? Onoki, you're overthinking it. The chances of such a thing are extremely small."
Onoki felt a bit speechless in his heart. This guy really has no sense of crisis at all.
"A low probability doesn't mean it's impossible. The Tailed Beast Jinchuriki is a valuable war weapon of the village. I hope you will come back to the village with me."
Roshi still had a smile on his face originally, but the moment he heard Onoki say "war weapon," his expression instantly froze.
"Onoki, I will not go back to the village, and I'm also not some war weapon."
Onoki knew he had said the wrong thing. Roshi was the kind of guy who hated that title the most, but it was also partly because this guy had irritated him a little.
"Fine, Tailed Beast Jinchuriki is not a war weapon. Then what will it take for you to return to the village?"
Roshi still felt angry, then suddenly had an idea. "Since you want me to return to the village so badly, how about lending me the Tsuchikage seat for a while?"
Onoki's face darkened. "You're being a bit too much now. Is the Tsuchikage seat something that can be casually lent out? I can let you enter the upper ranks and give you decision-making authority. How about that?"
Roshi glanced at Onoki. This guy actually really agreed to let him into the upper ranks?
What he said earlier was, of course, just a joke. He never thought Onoki would give up his position. Although he didn't get along with this guy, this guy still brought the village to a very strong state.
As a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, of course he wasn't just a weapon of the village but someone with real strength, and naturally should be part of the higher-ups.
"Fine. Since you're so sincerely begging me, I will return to the village. Of course, I still don't think Uchiha Madara will come here."
Onoki forced a smile on his face. This guy really was pushing his luck, but he endured it.
"Then get ready and come back to the village with us. The sooner you return to the village, the sooner you'll be at ease."
But Roshi waved his hand and laughed. "Okay, but I'll have to finish this jug of wine first."
Onoki knew this guy's personality, so he naturally wouldn't argue with him over such a little bit of time.
Otherwise, if he upset Roshi, he might change his mind again.
A dozen minutes later, Onoki looked at Roshi, whose face was slightly red from drinking and appeared drunk.
"Are you satisfied now? It's time to go."
Roshi was happy in his heart. Rarely had he made this guy wait so long. He was extremely pleased and stood up.
"Alright, then let's go with you."
Just at that moment, the ground began to tremble slightly.
People in the village were a little panicked, not knowing what had happened. One by one, they walked out of their houses, faces full of alertness.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
But Onoki's face was still calm, because he felt that the tremor was not from deep underground, and the shock wasn't strong.
"Don't worry, this isn't an earthquake."
The Iwagakure ninjas who came along and the villagers were all relieved, but still full of doubt.
"Then what is this tremor?"
Suddenly, the shaking sensation became stronger and stronger. A villager looked at the road out of the village in the distance and saw a huge beastly shadow.
"There's a monster!"
"Run!"
The villagers all looked in that direction and were shocked. They immediately shouted for their families and ran toward the other side of the village.
Soon, all the villagers had fled.
The Iwagakure group was stunned. Especially Onoki, who exclaimed in shock as well.
"Isn't that the Five-Tails Tailed Beast? Why is that guy here?"
Squinting his eyes, he noticed a few people on top of it, especially the one in front, white mask and black clothes.
A strong sense of foreboding rose in his heart. 'Isn't this guy the one mentioned in the intel as possibly being Uchiha Madara?'
This guy is on top of the Five-Tails, which means Han has already fallen victim to this guy.
Damn bastard, he didn't expect this guy's goal really was Iwagakure's Tailed Beasts. And he even found the location of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi.
Even if the guy is only suspected to be Uchiha Madara, he still didn't want to have a conflict with him.
He looked at Roshi beside him and said unpleasantly, "I told you to leave earlier, but you just had to drag it out for more than ten minutes. Now look, this guy has come. It's impossible to run now."
The other party came riding the Tailed Beast, and he had seen the speed of the Five-Tails. It was terrifyingly fast.
Roshi said indifferently, "He came, so what? Isn't it perfect? This guy stole our Iwagakure's Five-Tails Tailed Beast. Shouldn't we steal it back?"
"With you, me, and your strong son, Akatsuchi, what's there to fear?"
The three of them basically represented the highest combat power of Iwagakure. As for himself, it goes without saying, he's a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki who even developed a Lava Release armor-like technique, with extremely strong defense and attack.
Of course, Tailed Beast Transformation was also something he could use.
Onoki, this Tsuchikage, was an old man with the Dust Release, a Kekkei Tōta.
Kekkei Tōta is a technique that combines three chakra natures into Dust Release, and it's extremely powerful. If hit, the target is broken down at the atomic level.
Even Roshi with his Lava Release armor didn't want to be hit by that.
It couldn't be defended against. At most, he could only develop Lava Release, combining two chakra natures to form his own artificial Kekkei Genkai.
As for Onoki's son, Akatsuchi, although not a Kekkei Genkai user, he was definitely very strong, physically powerful, and had massive chakra reserves.
Without using Tailed Beast power, even he would have a hard time defeating him.
Especially since this guy had a move, Earth Style: Mountain Earth Technique, which, with huge chakra support, could even control Tailed Beasts effectively.
Onoki glanced at Roshi. Although their side had a pretty luxurious lineup, they were facing Uchiha Madara after all.
Roshi had never seen Uchiha Madara's horror with his own eyes. Back then, he was probably just a child and didn't understand Madara's terror at all.
Normally, based on his cautious nature, if they were really up against this guy, he would never act so impulsively—he would definitely have set up traps and ambushes carefully.
But right now, there was no choice. They could only fight properly.
At the very least, he was no longer the weakling from back then who had faced Uchiha Madara.
He shouted toward Akatsuchi, "Akatsuchi, you and the other two Jonin leave here and go somewhere safe."
The upcoming battle was bound to be extremely destructive.
Ordinary Jonin wouldn't have any impact on the battlefield. Seeing those Mangekyo Sharingan eyes, they might not even be able to move.
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