The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, did not keep Ning Feng and the others waiting for long.
Before long, Ōnoki packed everything Ning Feng had demanded into space–time storage scrolls and handed them over to him.
After Ning Feng entered the space–time scrolls and carefully inspected their contents—confirming that nothing was missing—he finally flashed back out, his face breaking into a satisfied smile.
"As expected of the Third Tsuchikage—truly a man of his word!"
Ning Feng smiled broadly as he casually shook the space–time scroll in his hand. Seeing this, Ōnoki was so furious he nearly exploded on the spot, but in the end, he forcibly suppressed his anger and did not lash out.
Ignoring Ōnoki entirely, Ning Feng exchanged a glance with Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, and his teacher, Namikaze Minato. Then, together, they walked out of the Tsuchikage Residence.
Sure enough, the moment they stepped outside, countless Iwagakure ninja were already waiting, completely surrounding them. Among the crowd were even the figures of two Jinchūriki.
Every single one of them had a hand subtly slipped into their pockets, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.
The overwhelming killing intent that blanketed the area around the Tsuchikage Residence was so intense that even the normally confident Ning Feng felt his heart skip a beat.
"So this is the terrifying presence of Iwagakure's full mobilization…?"
Ning Feng's eyes flickered slightly.
He thought to himself that the reason large villages like Iwagakure and Konoha were so terrifyingly powerful was precisely because they possessed such a vast number of elite ninja.
Once he returned to Amegakure, the powerful ninja force he would create would inevitably crush Iwagakure, Konoha, and other villages alike.
Compared to that, the mere handful of members in the Akatsuki were still far, far too weak.
Just as Ning Feng was thinking this, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki suddenly turned around, his hands already starting to form seals, clearly preparing to make a move.
But Ning Feng had seen through his intentions long ago.
He had already guessed that Ōnoki would never so easily allow him to leave with the space–time scrolls.
Moreover, Ning Feng could clearly sense that an enormous invisible barrier had been set up around Iwagakure—specifically designed to prevent space–time techniques.
Just as the leading Iwagakure Anbu ninja was about to raise his hand and give the order to attack, a deafening rumble suddenly echoed through the air—
That Anbu ninja didn't even have time to react before he exploded into countless fragments.
Along with him, many Iwagakure ninja in the surrounding area were also torn apart by the terrifying shockwave, reduced to flying chunks of flesh!
The sudden change caused everyone present—Ōnoki included—to turn pale. Even the Jinchūriki in the distance frowned deeply, completely unaware of what had just happened.
Only after a long moment did the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki finally react, his voice lowered in shock:
"E–Explosion Release…!?"
"How is that possible!? You actually possess Explosion Release! That ability exists only in the body of Gari!"
Explosion Release Gari was one of Iwagakure's ace ninja, and Ōnoki knew his abilities all too well.
"Lord Ōnoki, it seems you still don't trust us very much,"
Ning Feng said with a faint smile.
He had already noticed with a single cold glance that the surrounding Iwagakure ninja had been divided into numerous specialized squads.
Some units were specifically meant to counter Susanoo, composed mainly of Lightning Release users. Others were designed to deal with Flying Thunder God, employing illusion-based barrier teams.
In short, based on all the intelligence they had gathered about Ning Feng and the others' abilities, Iwagakure had made extremely targeted preparations.
This alone demonstrated the terrifying might of a great ninja village.
Unfortunately for them, although these squads were carefully designed to counter the abilities they knew about, they could never have imagined that Ning Feng also possessed Explosion Release.
"Y-you… just how many kekkei genkai do you have!?"
Ōnoki's already drastically changed expression now bordered on hysteria.
For the first time, he felt that no matter how hard he tried, he simply could not see through Uchiha Feng.
And it wasn't just him.
Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, and Namikaze Minato were just as baffled.
They too were utterly confused as to why Uchiha Feng possessed such a rare kekkei genkai as Explosion Release.
"Feng… could it be that the power your Mangekyō Sharingan awakened is the ability to fuse kekkei genkai?"
Uchiha Itachi suddenly thought of something and lowered his voice.
"That's terrifying… This is a power that has never appeared in the history of the Uchiha clan!"
Shisui was stunned for a moment, then visibly shaken.
Ning Feng had been worrying about how to explain this to his two older brothers—only for them to conveniently come up with the explanation themselves.
With no better option, Ning Feng could only nod silently in agreement.
"Looks like we need to help you collect even more special kekkei genkai,"
Itachi and Shisui exchanged a glance, clearly intent on turning their little brother into an utterly monstrous existence.
For some reason, hearing his two doting brothers say this made Ning Feng feel a chill crawl up his spine.
Meanwhile, Ōnoki in the distance had clearly reached his limit.
"Uchiha Feng… I truly underestimated you!"
"But the more of a genius you are, the more I cannot allow you to live!"
As he spoke, Ōnoki rapidly formed hand seals, prepared to destroy Ning Feng at all costs.
At that moment, Ning Feng shook his head and casually pointed toward the Tsuchikage Residence.
"Lord Ōnoki, do you really intend to have everyone in Iwagakure be buried alongside you?"
Hearing this, Ōnoki finally noticed that at some unknown point, symbols infused with Explosion Release chakra had already appeared on the Tsuchikage Residence itself.
This meant that if Ning Feng wished it, he could instantly reduce the Tsuchikage Residence to rubble.
If only the residence were destroyed, Ōnoki might not have cared too much.
But at this very moment, it wasn't just the Tsuchikage Residence—many other buildings throughout Iwagakure bore the same Explosion Release markings.
These marks had all been left behind by Ning Feng using multiple shadow clones while Ōnoki wasn't paying attention.
One must remember: after obtaining Gari's Explosion Release, Ning Feng could inject Explosion Release chakra into any location and detonate it at will—just like a remote-controlled bomb.
He had long anticipated that Ōnoki would not let things end so easily.
Otherwise, Ōnoki wouldn't have ruled Iwagakure for so long without stepping down.
Whether in wisdom or methods, he was unquestionably top-tier.
As Ōnoki stood there in shock, the Iwagakure ninja who had been surrounding Ning Feng and the others all hastily retreated, terrified that with a mere snap of his fingers, Ning Feng might wipe Iwagakure off the map entirely.
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