Chapter 142: What Does This Guy Intend To Do, Bringing a Jinchuriki Here?
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"Deidara! Didn't I tell you not to play with those messy things of yours in the village?" Onoki rushed forward, grabbed Deidara, and scolded him. "What if you hit our honored guest?"
After scolding Deidara, Onoki then looked towards Uchiha Douhuan, a hint of apology on his face, and said, "Apologies, Hokage. This is my disciple, Deidara. It is because I have been too indulgent with him normally that he has become so lawless. Please excuse the poor showing."
"What is Lord Tsuchikage saying," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled drily. "Kids will be kids; being a little mischievous is normal."
"Apologies for the amusement, Hokage." Although Onoki said this, a subtle hint of pride hung at the corners of his mouth. After all, for Deidara to create such a big commotion at his age was itself sufficient proof of his talent.
Therefore, Onoki also had a slight intention of showing off here.
After Uchiha Douhuan saw Onoki's subtle expression, he also understood this old fellow's meaning. Uchiha Douhuan naturally wouldn't indulge this old fellow and immediately approached Deidara.
"Brat, was that commotion just now your doing?" Uchiha Douhuan asked with a warm smile.
"Yeah!" Little Deidara looked proud. "This is the art I pursue! How about it, pretty amazing, right!"
"Not bad," Uchiha Douhuan said. "This indeed is a very new form of art."
"Haha, didn't expect you to understand so well! Much better than the old man!" Deidara beamed upon hearing Uchiha Douhuan's words.
"Didn't expect you to have such a pursuit of art at such a young age. That's very good. However, your current level is still not quite artistic enough." At this moment, a look of regret appeared on Uchiha Douhuan's face. "But, considering your age, this is already quite impressive."
"Is that so?" Hearing Uchiha Douhuan question his artistic attainments, Deidara immediately felt somewhat unconvinced. He raised his head, staring at Uchiha Douhuan, and asked proudly, "Then tell me, what is true art?"
"Hehe, a wise man once said," Uchiha Douhuan smiled mysteriously, "The most elegant form of art in this world is destroying beautiful things for others to see. Explosions, while artistic, are merely a minor path."
"Deidara, hurry up and withdraw! There's nothing for you here anymore!" Onoki, seeing Uchiha Douhuan had already started corrupting his disciple, quickly spoke up, wanting to drive the boy away.
"Hey! Uncle! Can you explain a bit more clearly?" Deidara, having rarely met someone willing to discuss art with him, naturally didn't want to listen to his own old man and pestered Uchiha Douhuan, asking.
"Hehe, I was joking." Uchiha Douhuan, seeing Onoki had spoken, said no more, just smiled mysteriously. Then, Deidara was also dragged away by the arriving Anbu.
"I'll deal with you later!" Onoki glared at Deidara, who was still struggling in the Anbu's arms, then finally turned his head to look at Uchiha Douhuan. "Is the Lord Hokage's usual entertainment teasing children?"
Uchiha Douhuan innocently spread his hands. "Teasing children? Was I? Doesn't Lord Tsuchikage think this child is very talented in art? It's good for children to have a hobby; it should be strongly supported."
"Is that so? What hobbies do the Hokage's disciples have?" Onoki's mouth twitched slightly.
"My disciple's hobbies?" Uchiha Douhuan thought for a moment. "Does graffiti on the Hokage Rock count? That kid Naruto, when he has nothing better to do, loves giving us Hokages new looks. His father's rock face is especially a disaster zone. It gives me quite a headache too."
"Hehe, the Hokage's disciple's hobbies are truly unique. However, shouldn't the Hokage support his disciple's hobbies?" Onoki chuckled drily at this point.
"Did I say I don't support it?" Uchiha Douhuan countered. "I generally don't manage him much in this aspect. As long as he cleans up the rock face after he's had his fun, it's fine."
Uchiha Douhuan looked smilingly at Onoki. Regarding naughty children, if they were one's own, then strict discipline was necessary. But if they belonged to someone else, especially an opposing force, then naturally one should encourage them to amplify their efforts.
"Let's not talk about these things; the banquet time has already been delayed." Uchiha Douhuan's ability to spout nonsense off the cuff completely surpassed Onoki's imagination. But continuing to tangle with Uchiha Douhuan on this matter now was clearly not a good choice. So, Onoki could only grit his teeth, swallow this hidden loss, force a smile, and once again invite Uchiha Douhuan to follow.
After this small interlude, Uchiha Douhuan's group also followed Onoki to the banquet site.
At this moment, the entire upper echelon of Iwagakure village, except for the Jinchuriki still within the village, Han, the Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails Mu King, were present. Onoki's mind was still clear; he wasn't foolish enough to send his own Jinchuriki before an Uchiha possessing the Mangekyou Sharingan. Furthermore, long before Uchiha Douhuan was even close to Iwagakure, Onoki had notified Han to hide himself well during this period.
However, just as Uchiha Douhuan and Onoki were exchanging toasts, Han, secluded in a secret room in Iwagakure, received a reminder from his Tailed Beast companion.
"Han, I sense the aura of another Tailed Beast," Mu King suddenly spoke within the seal space.
"Has Roshi returned? Then I must quickly go remind him not to return to the village during this time." Han, who was sitting and practicing Boil Release, stood up. "Can you sense where he is?"
"No, it's not Son Gokū," Mu King said with a grave expression. "It's the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails is in your village."
"What?" Han was greatly alarmed. He originally thought it was just Roshi, who had left the village after a dispute with the Tsuchikage, returning. He never expected it to be the Nine-Tails.
"I must inform Lord Tsuchikage about this immediately," Han said, standing up and pushing open the secret room door.
After the banquet ended, Onoki, after personally escorting Uchiha Douhuan's group to the inn, also returned to his own Tsuchikage office.
As soon as he returned to the office, Onoki collapsed onto his office chair. Today's verbal sparring, both overt and covert, with Uchiha Douhuan had left him, at his age, feeling extremely weary.
Among Konoha's five Hokages to date: during the First Hokage's era, he wasn't yet qualified to participate in matters at that level.
During the Second Hokage's era, as the disciple of the Second Tsuchikage, he had followed his teacher and clashed with him. That wise man, who could be said to have single-handedly created the current ninja village system, left a very deep impression on him.
As for the Third Hokage, his peer as the Third Kage and his longest-standing old rival, Onoki had to admit that the young Sarutobi Hiruzen was definitely a formidable opponent. However, Sarutobi Hiruzen grew increasingly indecisive with age. Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand these years, Konoha grew weaker, while Iwagakure steadily rose under his own leadership. Therefore, Onoki could proudly say that among the Third Kages, the Third Tsuchikage was greater than the Third Hokage.
As for the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, Onoki had only clashed with him on the battlefield, so he wouldn't comment on that aspect.
And the current Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Douhuan, although their clash was brief, his level of troublesomeness, in Onoki's view, had already completely surpassed the previous generations of Hokage.
[This guy is clearly not even 20 years old, yet his strength is terrifyingly high, and on top of that, his words and actions are flawless. No wonder he could seize power from that old fellow Sarutobi Hiruzen.]
[Damn it, why did such a genius have to be born in Konoha? That old waste Sarutobi Hiruzen actually needed such a genius to seize power through a coup to ascend? If he were in Iwagakure, I would have long since groomed him as the Fourth Tsuchikage!]
It could be said that Onoki's feelings towards Uchiha Douhuan were more admiration than anything else. But as soon as he remembered this guy was Konoha's Hokage and could only be his opponent, Onoki couldn't stop feeling disgusted. At the same time, he couldn't help cursing this damn old heaven for favoring Konoha so much. They clearly didn't cherish their own geniuses before!
Just as Onoki was cursing everyone from heaven to Sarutobi Hiruzen in his office, the door to the Iwagakure office was knocked again.
"Come in," Onoki collected his emotions and called towards the door.
Han, draped in a disguise, walked into the Tsuchikage's office. Onoki frowned slightly upon seeing the visitor.
"Han? Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to hide well during this period?" Onoki stood up, went to the office door, closed it properly, and then said to Han. "Although Uchiha Douhuan probably isn't *that* insane, when it concerns the village's safety, it's best not to take even the slightest risk."
"Lord Tsuchikage, I understand," Han nodded. "But I have important matters to report."
"Mu King told me he sensed the Nine-Tails' aura in the village."
"What?" As soon as Han's words fell, Onoki, who had just sat down again, immediately slammed the table and shot up. "The Nine-Tails is currently in the village?"
"That's what Mu King told me," Han nodded.
Onoki took a deep breath. His village's two Jinchuriki of this generation both had relatively good relationships with the Tailed Beasts inside them; both were Perfect Jinchuriki capable of Tailed Beast Transformation. Now that the Five-Tails Mu King said so, this intelligence was almost certainly not false!
Onoki instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his brain working rapidly: "Nine-Tails... Uzumaki... It's that kid! Namikaze Minato's son! No wonder I felt that kid's chakra was abnormally large for an ordinary person! So he's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"Damn it! Uchiha Douhuan, this lunatic! What does he intend to do by bringing a Jinchuriki into the village?"
Onoki took another deep breath. Although he himself didn't fear the Tailed Beasts, this was the heartland of Iwagakure village! What exactly did Uchiha Douhuan want to do? Did he want to stage another Nine-Tails Incident in Iwagakure?
It wasn't surprising Onoki reacted so strongly. Anyone who knew there was a nuclear bomb with the switch in the enemy's hands inside their own home would probably lose sleep.
(End of Chapter)
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