Ryun's voice raised several pitches. "What! Bastard! Who was it! Han or Roshi! Damn it, Roshi killed him!" Ryun's eyes carried killing intent. Using a Tailed Beast Ball within the Land of Fire? Damn, such nerve!
Onoki's mouth curved into a smile. He laughed, "Ryun, this is also my fault. It was Roshi. Roshi expressed doubts and outright rejection of my idea to immediately send troops to punish Kumogakure. He dragged it out for two full hours. We parted on bad terms now. But I have already dispatched troops to attack Kumogakure."
"Simultaneously, Iwagakure will also regard him as a missing-nin, no longer offering him protection. Roshi, in a fit of anger, declared on the spot that he would act alone, help those Kiri ninja, and prove to us that he was right! This is all my fault!" Onoki sighed.
However, because of his words, the previously furious Ryun unexpectedly calmed down. He narrowed his eyes, pondering Onoki's words, and finally laughed. "Alright, Tsuchikage-sama, I know what to do now. But I need to confirm one thing with you. Roshi, he is truly a missing-nin from Iwagakure, no longer under Iwagakure's protection, correct?"
Ryun's voice was laden with killing intent. Even separated by a thousand miles, transmitted through the smartphone, Onoki could feel it. He smiled, "Yes, Ryun. If in the future, he does anything wrong, it has nothing to do with Iwagakure. You can deal with him as you see fit. It is just the Tailed Beast..." Onoki frowned again.
Ryun cursed this old fox internally, but he said, "I cannot guarantee that. Because I might just kill that guy directly. As for the Tailed Beast, you better not think about it. However, I, Uchiha Ryun, owe you a favor."
"Ah, ah! Hokage-sama, what kind of talk is that? Iwagakure and Konoha are like brother villages. Favors and such are too distant." Onoki laughed. The Tailed Beast? So what if he didn't get it? What he needed was a compliant Jinchuriki, not a waste who used that power only to oppose him all day!
"Mm, that is settled then, Onoki. After this battle ends, I will treat you to drinks. Konoha will exempt Iwagakure from tariffs for ten years." After saying this, Ryun hung up the phone. Onoki's smile stretched almost to the back of his ears.
At this moment, a blond boy and a long-legged little girl walked over. "Old man/Grandfather." Onoki, upon hearing this, was startled. He quickly smiled and stood up. At this moment, he seemed not like the decisive, resourceful Third Tsuchikage, but like a master, an old man.
"Hehe, Deidara, Kurotsuchi, what brings you to see your grandfather today?" Tsuchikage Onoki was all smiles now. These two were his granddaughter Kurotsuchi and his most proud disciple Deidara.
Deidara possessed Wind, Earth, and Fire chakra natures. Moreover, his comprehension was even a notch higher than his own. Currently, Onoki was even training him as his successor. He planned to teach him all the techniques of Dust Release once he was a bit older.
Most importantly, his granddaughter Kurotsuchi liked Deidara very much. Although they were still children now, wouldn't feelings develop over time?
"Master, look, I've researched something interesting." Then, Deidara's eyes lit up. He opened his hand, revealing small spiders made of white clay, looking bewildered at their surroundings.
"Hmm? What is this?" Just as Onoki was about to touch it, he saw Deidara's mouth curve upwards. Deidara raised his right index and middle fingers and chanted, "Katsu!"
The spiders instantly became energized and charged at Onoki. Onoki was stunned, a bad feeling rising in his heart. He quickly formed hand seals and slammed his palms on the ground. "Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!" A hard stone wall erupted from the ground. The spiders, seeing this, charged fearlessly towards the earth wall.
Then, with a Boom!, they exploded.
The Iwagakure higher-ups who had just left jumped in fright. What was that sound? Tsuchikage-sama! Even the Anbu were alarmed. Swish, swish, swish. A group of ninja rushed into the Tsuchikage's office.
Everyone saw the room filled with dust, obscuring the view inside. They vaguely saw a figure constantly throwing something and chanting, "Katsu, Ka! Ka!" Then came waves of light and the sensation of explosions.
When the figure stopped, the dust slowly dissipated. Everyone saw the situation inside. It was Deidara, Kurotsuchi, and, and the shattered earth wall, and a dust-covered, disheveled old man.
"Cough! Cough! Deidara! This old master will teach you a lesson today! Where did you learn these crooked methods, daring to use them on your master! Bastard!" Onoki gritted his teeth, grabbed Deidara by the collar, and ignoring the expressions of the present higher-ups, also grabbed Kurotsuchi and left the scene.
Everyone looked at their noses, noses at their hearts. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare. They could only hold it in until after Onoki left. Someone laughed, then it caused a chain reaction. Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Who would have thought that Lord Onoki would also have a day where he was made so disheveled, and by his own disciple at that. What technique did Deidara use just now? Explosive tags? No, explosive tags aren't that powerful, able to blow open an earth wall personally erected by the Tsuchikage!
And now, from the back mountain of Iwagakure, came Deidara's wails. "I'll teach you to play with clay! I'll teach you to blow up your master! I'll teach you to have no respect for your elders! I'll teach you to be mischievous!" Onoki gritted his teeth, fuming angrily. With each sentence, he raised his hand and smacked little Deidara's bottom.
"Ouch! Ouch! Stinky old man, you'll regret this, I tell you! You don't understand! Explosion is art! Besides, what's wrong with playing with clay! I didn't play with Kurotsuchi!" Deidara was furious. He was already five years old, and he had researched a new ninjutsu. He came to tell the old man, and this is how the old man acted?
Onoki was stunned. What did this kid say? Play with clay, not play with Kurotsuchi? He still wants to play with Kurotsuchi? Damn it! Explosion is art? Go to your grandmother's! Dust Release is art!
"Brat, full of nonsense. Don't know who you learned it from. And you still want to play with Kurotsuchi, I..." Before Onoki could finish, his granddaughter pulled on his sleeve. "If Deidara brother wants to play with Kurotsuchi, it's not impossible."
Upon hearing this, Onoki nearly fainted. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about having Deidara marry his granddaughter, but this, they're too young, isn't it inappropriate?
However, he quickly realized that what the two children meant by 'play' was probably playing games together or something. It seemed his own thoughts were dirty.
But, that wasn't important. "Then, you brat, blowing up your master, how do we settle this account!" Onoki glared at Deidara, his beard blowing. Deidara gritted his teeth. "Art is explosion!" Then, from who knows where, he summoned a small bird that flew towards Onoki.
Onoki's mouth twitched. He used Rock Fist Technique, punching towards Deidara's little bird. Just before he hit it, Deidara shouted, "Katsu!" Boom!
Onoki was blasted back two steps. He had been careless, hadn't dodged, actually let this little guy sneak attack him. But it was fine... Onoki resumed his action of disciplining his disciple.
The sound of smacks echoed throughout the back mountain. Deidara's eyes were full of hatred, thinking to himself, "Pushing people too far, pushing people too far! Old man, just wait, one day, I will let you witness the art of explosion! It's not inferior to the Dust Release you speak of!"
However, Deidara could never have imagined that in the end, he would die at the hands of Uchiha Sasuke. His master, although he didn't say anything, the moment he met Uchiha Sasuke, wanted to kill him to avenge his disciple.
In the future Onoki's eyes, Deidara was his most outstanding disciple. Even if he didn't learn his Dust Release, just that Explosion Release alone, he acknowledged him and wanted him to take the position of Tsuchikage.
Unfortunately, on that day, the day he received the news that Deidara was killed by Uchiha Sasuke, he didn't say a word. He locked himself in his room, shedding tears, his eyes empty, constantly saying, "Deidara, Master was wrong. Master also thinks the art of explosion is beautiful. Deidara, I won't force you to learn Dust Release anymore. Come back. As long as you come back, Master will support all your Explosion Release ninjutsu research. Master is willing to give you money, let you spend freely. Master was wrong."
People are not grass or trees, who can be without emotion? Moreover, Onoki and Deidara had nearly ten years of master-disciple bond. How could he remain unmoved? Although the current Onoki did not acknowledge Explosion Release ninjutsu, he was still surprised by Deidara's ability.
Just that move earlier, if one didn't have Deidara's ability data, even a Jonin would be blown to pieces without a whole corpse. However, this was not the righteous path he recognized. Only Dust Release was the righteous path, the ninjutsu Deidara should learn in the future!
Then he would pass the position of Tsuchikage to him, let him become the most respected person in Iwagakure! But for now, he still needed to knock some sense into him. This time it was lucky he blew me up. If it were someone else, they might have been turned to ash!
Kurotsuchi kept pleading for mercy. Her small face was covered in tears. "Grandfather, Grandfather, if you want to hit someone, hit me. Don't hit Deidara brother anymore. It hurts him!"
"Hehe, it is fine, Kurotsuchi. Senior brother is not in pain." To show his manly spirit, even though his bottom was red and swollen from Onoki's beating, and he was sweating profusely, he did not make a sound anymore.
Tsuchikage Onoki was inwardly overjoyed. Good kid, knowing how to endure at such a young age. He will surely achieve great things in the future. Finally, he snorted. "Considering your junior sister pleaded for you, your master will let you off this time. Remember, do not use Explosion Release ninjutsu within the village in the future!"
After saying this, Onoki threw down a bottle of medicine and turned to leave. Seeing Onoki leave, both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, Onoki did not go far. He was observing the two little ones from a distance.
His heart ached. After all, this was his disciple. He had been a bit heavy-handed just now, and now he regretted it a little. But as a master, as the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, he had his own pride, his own style. He did not allow himself to apologize to his disciple.
This master and disciple pair were really cast from the same mold. One was very stubborn, unwilling to explain to his disciple. The other left Iwagakure without a word to train in Explosion Release and join the Akatsuki organization, in order to realize his own art.
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