Chapter 159 Special Military Operations in the Land of Earth
Upon hearing Onoki's words, Uchiha Touhuan immediately laughed and reassured him, "What are you saying, Earth Shadow ? Since our Land of Fire has already signed a non-aggression pact with you, we will naturally abide by the rules.
As for Village Hidden by a Waterfall, we only want to engage in economic cooperation with the Land of Village Hidden by a Waterfall; stationing troops is secondary."
"In any case, as long as your Konoha ninja army appears on the border of our Land of Earth, we will consider it an act of war," Onoki said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan's expression turned cold, and he said, "Is the Earth Shadow threatening me?"
"Whether it's a threat or not, you know it in your heart."
Onoki didn't speak too definitively this time. He knew that against Uchiha Touhuan's complete Susanoo, unless the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire launched simultaneous attacks on Konoha, leaving Uchiha Touhuan unable to attend to both battlefields, Uchiha Touhuan alone could hold off most of Village Hidden by Rocks's forces.
Uchiha Touhuan and Onoki were on the verge of a confrontation across the screen.
A short while later, a voice rang out from the Earth Shadow 's office on the other side of the screen: "Earth Shadow-sama, urgent report!"
Onoki turned around sharply upon hearing this, and on Uchiha Touhuan's side, Uchiha Inahisa appeared at his desk, whispering a few words in his ear.
"Hehe, Earth Shadow , I'll excuse myself then. I have guests to entertain." After Uchiha Inahime left, Uchiha Touhuan smiled lightly, said a few words, and then hung up the video call.
"Hey! Wait a minute!" Onoki, who had just been hung up on, slammed his fist on the table in anger. The intelligence he had just received was from their spy who had infiltrated the Land of Waterfall and spotted Iwata Sawaki crossing the border towards Konoha.
Judging by the time, Iwata Sawaki should have arrived in Konoha by now.
"Father, what do we do now?" At this moment, Huang Tu came to Onoki and asked with a frown, "Iwata Sawaki is already in Konoha. If the Land of Waterfall really joins the Konoha Pact, should we go to war with them?"
Onoki took a deep breath and said with a grim face, "Now, order our troops on the border of the Land of Waterfall to attack the Land of Waterfall in half an hour."
"Now?" Huang Tu was startled by Onoki's order and quickly confirmed.
"Yes, now!" Onoki said through gritted teeth, "We need to occupy the entire territory of Village Hidden by a Waterfall before that guy Iwata reaches an agreement with Konoha and signs a contract. Then let's see how he can still station troops in Village Hidden by a Waterfall!"
"Before this, shouldn't we declare war on Village Hidden by a Waterfall?" Huang Tu asked. If they went to war without declaring war, Village Hidden by Rocks would be inherently unjust.
"We already warned Village Hidden by a Waterfall in advance. They acted on their own, and this isn't a war," Onoki said in a deep voice. "This is just a special military operation, understand?"
"Understood," Huang Tu nodded in acceptance.
...
In the Hokage's office, Uchiha Touhuan, having ended the video call, removed his Hokage robe and changed into a more practical robe. He then turned to Uchiha Inahime and asked, "Where is that guy?" "
After entering the Land of Fire, the leader of Village Hidden by a Waterfall was stopped by border ninjas.
After explaining his purpose, the Jonin squad leader currently on duty at the border, Gekko Toru, is accompanying the leader of Village Hidden by a Waterfall on a full-speed journey to the village. They are expected to arrive in two and a half hours," Uchiha Inahime reported.
"I understand," Uchiha Touhuan nodded, then instructed, "Have Elder Fugaku come over and cover for me. If the leader of Village Hidden by a Waterfall arrives, tell him to wait a bit longer. As for the reason…" Uchiha
Touhuan thought for a moment before saying, "Just say there's a small problem with the sealing of the village's Jinchuriki."
"I understand," Uchiha Inahi nodded.
After making the arrangements, Uchiha Touhuan chuckled, picked up his Lightning Blade, and left the Hokage Building, heading towards Kakashi's house.
On the way, Uchiha Touhuan looked up at the evening sunset, a slight smile appearing on his face, and muttered to himself,
"After all this effort in digging this nest, that old bastard Onoki should be biting by now. Once he's on the hook, it won't be so easy for him to escape."
While Uchiha Touhuan was on his way, Naruto and Kakashi were having dinner.
Dinner at the Hatake family's house seemed quite lively. Kakashi was carrying Naruto's treasured limited-edition ramen in one hand and pressing Naruto's head down with the other.
Naruto was frantically throwing punches, but his arms were too short to touch Kakashi.
"Kakashi-nii-san! You're going too far! Those are my precious treasures that I can't bear to eat!" Naruto shouted.
"Didn't I tell you? As long as you finish all the green peppers, I won't do anything to your collection." Kakashi said, grabbing Naruto's head to keep him from getting closer. "If you don't get back to the table, I'll really burn all of this! My Fire Release is very fast!"
"Damn it!" Naruto stopped struggling after hearing Kakashi's words, and returned to the table in a huff. With a bitter face, he poured half a plate of green peppers into his mouth, his face contorted in pain as he chewed.
After chewing for a long, hard time, he finally tilted his head back and swallowed all the peppers. Then, sticking out his tongue, he said, "I've finished them all! Give them back to me."
After seeing that Naruto had obediently finished the green peppers, Kakashi returned Naruto's ramen to him. With his treasure back in his arms, Naruto instantly showed a relieved expression, then looked up at Kakashi angrily: "Damn you, Kakashi-nii! Don't let me find those books you've collected, or I'll burn them all sooner or later!"
"Heh, with your pathetic skills, you're far from finding what an elite Jonin like me has hidden." Kakashi wasn't bothered by Naruto's threat and returned to the sofa in the living room to read his little yellow book.
While reading, he secretly admired himself, "Jiraiya-sama is truly a genius in this area. No matter how many times I read 'Make-Out Paradise,' I always gain new insights."
The book Kakashi was holding was one of the first editions of "Make-Out Paradise" that Gekko had given him. As a novel with somewhat indecent content, each reprint naturally removed some of the less serious parts, which is why the first edition of "Make-Out Paradise" is so precious.
"Kakashi, your house has been quite noisy lately. I heard the commotion even when I was outside," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile as he opened Kakashi's living room door.
"Teacher?" Naruto turned to look at the door and saw Uchiha Touhuan walk in. He asked curiously, "What brings you here?"
"What, not welcome?" Uchiha Touhuan swaggered to Kakashi's refrigerator, took out a can of juice, took a sip, and then sat down on Kakashi's sofa.
"Of course not," Naruto said with a bright smile. "Teacher, I beat Sasuke again in our class sparring today!"
"You can only say that when you can beat Sasuke without getting hurt," Uchiha Touhuan said, giving Naruto a disapproving look. "It's only because we can't use powerful ninjutsu in class sparring that Sasuke's strength is above yours right now."
"How could that be!" Naruto retorted, somewhat unconvinced.
"Naruto, what your teacher said is true," Kakashi said, putting down his book. "Sasuke has almost mastered the most basic Chidori. If he uses that technique, with your current strength, you'll at least be seriously injured."
Naruto shut his mouth. He had witnessed the power of Sasuke's Chidori when he trained with Sasuke and Neji. Sasuke could pierce a tree thicker than his waist in an instant. If the two of them fought at full strength, he definitely wouldn't be able to withstand that ninjutsu.
"Don't look so sad. Kakashi and I will teach you a new ninjutsu in a bit. Its power is definitely no less than Sasuke's Chidori," Uchiha Touhuan laughed.
"Really?" Naruto's face lit up with surprise.
"Really." Uchiha Touhuan nodded with a smile, then took out a bag of balloons and threw it to Naruto.
"Go do some preparation. Fill these balloons with water," Uchiha Touhuan instructed.
"What are these for?" Naruto picked up a deflated balloon, somewhat puzzled.
"Just go when I tell you to, stop with the nonsense," Uchiha Touhuan said irritably. "Are you going to learn or not?"
"I'll learn!" Naruto nodded vigorously, picked up a bag of balloons from the table, and went to the bathroom.
"Are you planning to teach him the Rasengan? Isn't it a bit too early?" Kakashi finally spoke up.
When Uchiha Touhuan took out the bag of balloons, he knew what ninjutsu the other party intended to teach Naruto, but for Naruto at his current level, his chakra control was far from meeting the requirements for learning the Rasengan.
"It's a bit early, but practicing like this will help improve his chakra control," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Let's solidify his foundation first. Once he's mastered the water ball and ball steps, I'll ask Jiraiya to come back. Let Jiraiya handle this final step, and also let Naruto try learning the Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku ("Land of Toads").
"Can't you teach Naruto your Sage Mode?" Kakashi asked, instinctively not wanting Naruto to come into contact with the toads of "Land of Toads" because of Jiraiya's previous behavior.
"Naruto can't imitate my method of learning Sage Mode," Uchiha Touhuan
n said. "Learning the Sage Mode from "Land of Toads at least offers some safety."
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