Chapter 329: Bearing Shame Again
"Third Tsuchikage. It's a pleasure to meet you, hello."
Minato pulled the Flying Thunder God Kunai from the ground and then nodded politely to Ōnoki.
"You…"
Ōnoki suddenly stammered, he had never expected this.
The Fourth Hokage, who was speaking one second, appeared in front of him the next!
Sneaking in alone?
Stealthily?
So bold?
Is this treating Iwagakure like their own backyard?
However, he wasn't wrong. In Minato's eyes, the entire Iwagakure was indeed no different from a backyard.
"Dad, go! I'll stop him!"
Kitsuchi's reaction was even more intense. After handing Kurotsuchi to Ōnoki, he immediately urged and stood in front of the other party.
He wanted to buy time for his father and daughter to escape!
Just at this moment, another figure also crawled in through the window, like a cold, venomous snake.
At the same time, Orochimaru's naked threat was heard:
"Tsuchikage, I suggest you don't move. At this distance, it's almost impossible for the Hokage to fail to kill you!"
"Besides, are you willing to drag your granddaughter into a fight? It would be very difficult to face such a sweet baby if something happens to her!"
Orochimaru pointed at Kurotsuchi in Ōnoki's arms and threatened without hesitation.
Since Minato wasn't in a position to play the villain, Orochimaru had to do it.
Once these words were spoken, it really worked.
Don't talk about whether they could defeat Minato.
Once the fight starts, with Minato's speed, they definitely wouldn't be able to guarantee Kurotsuchi's safety.
Moreover, if the other party really wanted to launch a sneak attack and kill people, he and his father might already be dead, and there's no need to say much.
Kitsuchi suddenly exhaled the breath he had been holding and stopped the earth escape ninjutsu he was about to launch.
"Exactly!" Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and smiled evilly.
"Orochimaru-san, please take it easy."
Minato stopped Orochimaru, then looked at Ōnoki and the other man, and apologized:
"Both of you, don't be too nervous. It is indeed a bit presumptuous to make a sudden visit."
"It's just that the situation is urgent, and I really don't have time to meet with the Tsuchikage-sama through normal diplomatic visits."
"This is the only way I could use. Forgive me."
Minato remained courteous, a stark contrast to Orochimaru.
"What do you want to do?"
Ōnoki asked firmly, then hugged Kurotsuchi tighter, ready to fight to the death at any time.
Facing the Yellow Flash who could kill fifty Iwagakure ninjas in an instant, he wasn't confident in his ability to fight back, especially in such a narrow room.
Not to mention the Dust Element, he was afraid that before he could complete the first seal, his head and body would be torn apart.
"The situation is like this..."
Minato briefly explained his purpose.
In short: to fight against the enemy capturing each village's Jinchūriki, Konoha needs Iwagakure's help and uses their Jinchūriki to set a trap to plan against Obito.
Ōnoki and Kitsuchi immediately understood the reason.
This strategy isn't hard to understand. It's just an ambush with bait. Iwagakure has done this many times before.
However, what surprised both of them was, what kind of enemy is this?
This forced the dignified Yellow Flash, the Fourth Hokage, to go to Iwagakure at night and risk sneaking into the Tsuchikage's house to seek cooperation.
This is really too outrageous.
Even a seasoned person like Ōnoki couldn't accept the absurdity and shocking feeling for a while.
He even wondered if this was another trap designed by Minato.
Is the real purpose to annex Iwagakure or something?
"This... is really hard to believe..."
Kitsuchi responded by smacking his lips, still feeling a bit incredulous.
After all, this is just Minato's one-sided statement, there's no evidence!
"Time is really running out! The Jinchūriki and Bijuu of Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Takigakure, and the upcoming Kirigakure have all fallen into the enemy's hands."
"The only Bijuu left are Iwagakure and Konoha. If you don't take the initiative to attack, your village's Jinchūriki might be killed!"
"If we wait until the enemy gathers all the Bijuu, the entire world will be in danger of destruction!"
Minato spoke sincerely, and he sincerely hoped to get help from Iwagakure Village and the Tsuchikage.
However, Ōnoki sharply grasped the key point.
"Then why didn't you choose your village's Jinchūriki as bait?"
Choosing Kushina as bait?
Minato certainly wouldn't agree, and just thinking about it made his blood pressure soar.
Orochimaru saw Minato's weakness and worried that Ōnoki would say something bad.
"It has been determined that the enemy will attack Iwagakure first."
"We can choose to leave. But don't expect anyone to come to your aid when you're attacked!"
"…"
Kitsuchi hesitated, whether what the other party said was true.
The village is indeed in great danger! We really need strong foreign aid!
"No, I still can't trust you so easily!"
"The other party has the Sharingan. Who can guarantee that this isn't a trick of yours, Konoha?"
"If you want to show your sincerity, at least you should reveal the true identity of the enemy!" Ōnoki was very cautious, or perhaps he was fed up with Tobirama's evil schemes in the past, so he was almost inherently wary of the Hokage.
Of course, he wouldn't easily believe Minato's words.
"Are you sure you want to know?"
Minato hesitated for a moment and then confirmed again.
"Why? You don't dare to say it? You're afraid we'll know the truth?"
Minato sighed and gave his answer.
"The other party is Uchiha Madara! At least he calls himself Uchiha Madara!"
Orochimaru glanced at Minato with slight surprise.
'Wow, Minato has also learned how to deceive people! Who taught you?'
There was no other way. To highlight the enemy's strength and increase the chances of cooperation with Iwagakure, Minato could only say that Obito's identity was Uchiha Madara.
At least the latter sounds stronger and more threatening.
Who can blame Madara's name for being so useful!
He could only suffer for Madara and bear more infamy.
He couldn't say: The enemy is Obito, my student.
Then Ōnoki might become even more suspicious, wondering if Konoha is acting?
"What?!! Uchiha Madara?"
"How is that possible? How could he still be alive?!"
Ōnoki was shocked and immediately lost his composure.
Decades later, when he heard that name again, he still couldn't suppress the trembling in his heart.
Unconsciously, he recalled the defeat and despair of his early years.
"Nothing is impossible. You didn't see him die, did you?"
"Besides, it's not impossible for a monster like that to live a few more decades with some special methods and abilities, right?"
Orochimaru deliberately provoked and cooperated with Minato in talking nonsense, without any psychological burden at all.
"Is he really that person?"
"I'm not entirely sure, but the other party does have the ability to easily control the Bijuu, and possesses extremely terrifying power..." Minato said honestly.
Although Obito is still far from Madara's strength, he is already very strong in terms of power.
"Then, it's highly likely that this person is him!"
Ōnoki's face darkened, he took a few steps back, and sat down on the chair trembling, showing how shocked he was.
It took him a while to regain his senses.
He gritted his teeth and decided: "I can cooperate with you! But since the opponent might be Uchiha Madara, why should I believe you can win?"
"Even if we set a trap in advance, a monster like that isn't something ordinary ninja can defeat!"
In this era, apart from Minato, no one knows the horror of the infamous Uchiha Madara more than Ōnoki.
Even if we prepare an ambush in advance, the chances of winning would be very slim.
If there's no hope of winning, Ōnoki doesn't want to die in vain.