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Chapter 220: The Sword of Heaven's Gathering Clouds [77]
Chapter 220: The Sword of Heaven's Gathering Clouds [77]
Feng Ye understood the situation before him.
"So, someone wanted to sabotage these negotiations," he said, realizing the ploy.
Feng Ye's golden chakra, a stark contrast, surged from within him, enveloping the Fire Shadow's sacred robe. He raised his right hand, index and middle fingers together, channeling his chakra into a slender, golden beam that extended outward.
Swish!!
With a casual wave of his hand, Feng Ye cleaved the upper half of the tower's top floor in two, causing it to collapse downward.
The commotion immediately caught the attention of all the battling ninjas.
"Fire... Lord Hokage?!"
The Konoha ninjas, witnessing Feng Ye's display, were shocked and incredulous. But soon, they sensed the immense chakra emanating from him—an aura that could not be faked!
"Cease!"
Feng Ye's command was calm and authoritative.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Reacting to his order, the Konoha ninjas halted their actions and moved aside.
At the same time, Onoki also seemed to realize something. His expression changed slightly as he ordered, "Everyone, stop!"
Whoosh!
The Iwagakure ninjas quickly retreated as well.
With both the Konoha and Iwagakure ninjas withdrawing from the fight, the only ones left in action were the group of 'Konoha ninjas' who had suddenly rushed towards them during the negotiations.
This group froze in their tracks.
"Hokage?"
"...Retreat! End the operation!!"
One of them, his face contorting with shock, shouted out the order and fled into the distance.
The rest of the ninjas quickly turned and scampered away in different directions.
"We've been played..."
Onoki's face darkened as he watched this unfold.
While Konoha had been infiltrated by the enemy, he, too, had fallen victim to their scheme. If their plan had succeeded, it could have sparked another large-scale war between Iwagakure and Konoha.
The Third Great Ninja War, which had ended recently, had already strained the economies of the nations involved. Another war would have consequences beyond imagination.
Onoki took to the air, his palm glowing with pale white light once more.
"Don't kill them all," Feng Ye said, glancing at Onoki.
In an instant, Feng Ye's figure flickered, appearing behind a fleeing ninja. He grabbed the ninja by the neck and effortlessly hauled him back.
Simultaneously, Onoki let out a low shout, and with a sweep of his Jinton: Jiji Hakuri, turned the fleeing ninjas into dust.
Thud!
Feng Ye tossed the captured ninja towards Kurenai Yuhi. "Interrogate him, and bring him back for questioning."
"Yes!" Kurenai replied promptly.
Feng Ye then turned his attention back to Onoki, the Tsuchikage, who was about to pursue the distant fleeing ninjas. "Don't bother chasing them, Tsuchikage. Let's resume our previous negotiations."
"Just let them go?" Onoki asked, halting his pursuit and turning to face Feng Ye.
Feng Ye's gaze shifted to the distance, a profound look in his eyes. "That won't do... I'm in a bit of a hurry, so you might as well not bother."
"?"
A strange glint appeared in Onoki's eyes.
But before he could say anything, his eyes widened in surprise as he sensed an immense chakra brewing in Feng Ye's hand, transforming into a golden beam.
Hiss!!
In an instant, a golden light flashed, starting from Feng Ye's palm and spreading across the mountains and rivers, disappearing at the far end of his sight.
The surviving ninjas, who had fled to the distant mountains, were all caught by the golden light and froze in place.
Silence fell.
It was as if nothing had happened.
But the next moment, the mountains in front of the fleeing ninjas suddenly split, revealing a straight, oblique line from one end to the other.
Then, to the shock and disbelief of the Iwagakure ninjas nearby, the upper halves of the two distant mountain peaks slid along the oblique line, shifting halfway and eventually touching the ground.
Rumbling!!!
A quake-like roar reverberated, causing the entire lake to churn, along with the tower, which shook violently and developed countless cracks.
"..."
Third Tsuchikage Onoki's mouth fell open, his jaw seemingly dislocated as his eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before him, leaving him speechless for a moment.
The Konoha ninjas were equally stunned.
After a few seconds, Kurenai Yuhi slowly raised her head, covering her forehead. "That was a bit much... Hokage-sama... There was no need to cut the mountains in half..."
Sizzle.
Feng Ye flicked his right hand, and the golden chakra, like flames, vanished. The sage mode aura surrounding him also dissipated, returning him to his normal state.
He turned to face Onoki and said, "Alright, let's finalize the previous agreement quickly. Tsuchikage, do you have any other opinions regarding the terms of the agreement?"
Onoki: "..."
...
About a minute later, Feng Ye used Flying Thunder God Technique and returned to Konoha.
As he was worried that the disruption during the negotiations might have been caused by Uchiha Obito and Nagato to divert their attention, he returned quickly, but his worries were unfounded.
Konoha remained peaceful.
Finally, Konoha and Iwagakure signed the agreement. Iwagakure withdrew from the area of the Rain Country and paid a certain amount of 'residency fee', which put Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, in a very passive position within his village. However, he still went through with the agreement.
Konoha's investigation revealed that the ninjas who tried to sabotage the peace talks were a group of mercenary ninjas, and the employer seemed to be from Kirigakure, but they denied the accusation and claimed they were framed.
Feng Ye suspected it was Uchiha Obito's doing, but couldn't find any conclusive evidence.
In the following month, Konoha ninjas took control of the area previously managed by Iwagakure, and the Fire Country officially included the Rain Country within its territory.
Throughout this process, neither Uchiha Obito nor Nagato took any further action, and even Konoha's specialized investigation team couldn't gather any intelligence on the Akatsuki.
The Akatsuki had seemingly disappeared into the depths of the underground world.
In response, Feng Ye didn't devote too much energy to dealing with them, as all his attention after that was focused on cultivating and researching higher-level powers, making his final preparations to break through the Six Paths realm.
(End of Chapter)
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