A foreigner's journey

"……dragon?"

In the Hokage's office, Suzhan could not help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he received the coded information that Kakashi urgently sent back from Kirigakure.

The other elders and Hokage assistants in the office also looked at Kaidou who was holding a wine gourd and drinking wine.

Kakashi specifically stated in the information that it was the [Dragon] who had mastered the storm to assist Kirigakure Village in wiping out all incoming enemies.

Speaking of [Dragon], it can only be the Sea of ​​Beasts, right? But Kaidou hasn't left Konoha Village since he returned to Konoha after the Battle of Kikyo Mountain. He wanders around the streets half-drunk with a gourd of wine every day, euphemistically calling it 'repairing'.

If it weren't for Kaidou, everyone present couldn't think of anyone else who had the form of a [Dragon] and the power to instantly destroy a five-thousand-meter-tall giant turtle. The most important thing is, why does this person want to help Konoha Village?

At this time, Kaidou put down the wine gourd and burst into laughter:

"Oh, hey, hey, hey, why don't you have someone to help you? Let me tell you, you all think too much and only add to your troubles, hahaha!!"

Everyone's expressions changed, and consultant elder Mito Kaden immediately slapped the table and wanted to scold Kaidou. But then I thought about what Kaidou said. The situation in the alliance between Konoha and Kirigakure is very bad. It is a great good thing that a strong person is willing to assist Konoha and Kirigakure. Why should we still worry about who the other party is? Woolen cloth?

Sitting behind the desk, Kuzan said: "Haido is right, if you want to say thank you, just wait for the other party to show up. Now that the first wave of attacks by Kumogakure and Iwagakure has been neutralized, it's time for us to take action. Shikaku, it's done. How's it going?"

"I have contacted the daimyo of Frost Country and Yu Country, Hokage-sama. Both countries have agreed to Konoha borrowing the road."

"Okay, Jiraiya and Tsunade are in Konoha and send a messenger eagle to inform Kakashi to lead the team back to Konoha.

In addition, Danzo was informed to launch an attack on Iwagakure from Kawa no Kuni. There was no need to expand the results, as long as he could hold back part of Sunagakure's military strength.

With Metkai as the captain, an elite force of fifty people was organized to support Danzo. "

After turning to bed, Koharu's voice was filled with worry: "The number of ninjas in the village is very limited. I'm afraid we can only give out thirty people to Metkai."

After the Third Ninja War, all countries tried to reduce their military strength in order to show their sincerity. Only Kumogakure Village not only did not reduce but continued to expand. Coupled with the attack on Sunagakure Village during the Collapse of Konoha and the three waves of reinforcements invested in the attack and defense of Mount Kikyo, Konoha's already sparse Chuunin and Jonin now totaled less than two hundred.

"...I'm almost done with it."

Kaidou, who was lying lazily on a large chair, suddenly said: "Come on, where can I stretch my muscles?"

"Kaido! This is a war, not a game!" Mito Kadoyan, who had always disliked Kaido, was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Suzan waved his hand to stop Mito Monoyan, and then looked at Kaidou:

"Haido, you come with me. Let's go to Kumogakure Village."

"Okay!" Kaidou suddenly became happy: "I have long disliked that little brat named Quintero! Give him to me, brother, I promise to blow his head off with a stick!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment and then stood up to stop him: "Absolutely not! Hokage-sama, you must not risk yourself!"

"No need to say anything, I have made a decision. Ohnoki violated the rules of the game first, so I don't have to accompany them to continue playing."

Kuzan sneered: "Go and inform Naruto, Sasuke and Xianglin to come to my office."

The expressions of the elders present were stiff. Everyone knew that these three children were favored by Su Zhan. He completely regarded these three people as his heirs and carefully cultivated them. Now Su Zhan actually has the heart to take these three children to the battlefield?

"Hokage-sama, do you want to use jinchūriki?" Shikaku looked at Suzan, wanting to find a way out for him: "Uzumaki Naruto and Kaoru are too young to control the tailed beasts..."

"During the Third Ninja War, Konoha ninjas of their age would have been fighting the enemy to the death on the battlefield!"

Su Zhan slammed the table:

"Since you are a ninja of Konoha, there is no reason to hide behind!"

Putting his little love for his disciples behind his great love for the village, everyone was in awe of the Fifth Hokage.

The Third Hokage was right, the Fifth Hokage did love this village in his own way.

And at the same time, the distant Iwagakure Village.

The Sandaime Tsuchikage, covered in bandages, lay on the hospital bed, breathing hard. Granddaughter Kurotsuchi sat in front of the hospital bed with a sad face and gently held Onoki's hand.

[Insect Messenger] Diaz stood aside with his hands in his pockets, his face uncertain.

I originally thought that it would be an easy operation to obtain information, but I didn't expect that the other party would make a trick. Without the help of any tools or props, just relying on the Blue Dragon Fruit obtained from Kaido of the Hundred Beasts, he defeated his two main forces in a crushing manner, and even the old man Onoki was severely injured.

Diaz was different from Quantero in that he didn't just regard Onoki and Kurotsuchi as natives who could be used.

He could feel that Kurotsuchi truly loved him, and Onoki cultivated him as a close disciple and the next generation of Tsuchikage.

It was completely beyond Diaz's expectation that Ōnoki would suffer such heavy injuries. It must be said that the Thunderous Gossip from Hyakju Kaido was so violent that it shattered half of Ōnoki's skeletal muscles with just one blow, causing necrosis of a large number of organs and even some Half of his face and skull were collapsed.

Diaz tried his best to save Onoki, but very few of the [Insects] he collected were individuals that could heal others. Using prosthetic limb Gu to repair Onoki's severed internal organs as much as possible was already the limit.

Ohnoki, who was covered in bandages, suddenly gasped hard and quickly, and uttered a few words from his mouth: "Huh... Huh... Someone... Come here..."

Kurotsuchi had never seen his grandfather showing such a weak and miserable expression. With tears in his eyes, he gently stroked Onoki's deformed hand and said softly: "Grandpa! I am Kurotsuchi, and I am by your side."

Unexpectedly, Ohnoki had the strength to push away Kurotsuchi with his hands. His remaining right eye changed from cloudy to slightly clear: "Di...Diaz! Let Diaz...come here..."

"Old man, I'm here." Diaz leaned over to Onoki's bedside, with a slightly sad look on his face: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

"It's none of your business...it's none of your business...you're not as good as others, and...what else can you say...cough! Ahem!"

As if returning to the light, Ohnoki's aura gradually recovered, and his eyes became brighter. He coughed up a few mouthfuls of bloody phlegm and stared at Diaz:

"Did you get the information you needed?"

"Yeah, I got it."

Diaz nodded: "Old man, just hold on a little longer, and I'll go to Konoha to tie Tsunade-hime back and treat your injuries! At worst, we can negotiate with Konoha and give up the war..."

Snapped! Ohnoki actually slapped Diaz on the head, and yelled with trembling all over: "Asshole! I...I don't care about this life! Listen, you must implement your ambitions and lead...ahem... Ahem...lead Iwagakure to the pinnacle of the ninja world!"

The movement was too big, and the bandage on Ohnoki's body began to ooze blood from a large area.

Kurotsuchi cried and said: "Grandpa! Don't move anymore!"

Diaz didn't care about the slap on his head, but looked at Ohnoki seriously: "Old man, do you really want Iwagakure to dominate the ninja world?"

"I...huh...I don't care who you are...where you come from...since you call yourself 'Shangshui', you are a member of Iwagakure Village."

There was more and more blood on Ohnoki's body. He tried his best to wave the rushing medical ninja to retreat. Then he looked at Diaz with his remaining right eye, and his breathing became more and more rapid:

"You, Shangliu Diaz, are my close disciples, the lover of my granddaughter, and a strong man who can bear the title of [Tsuchikage]... Everyone listen! This is the final chapter of the third generation of Tsuchikage. The command!"

Everyone in the ward looked at Ohnoki, and saw the stubborn old man reaching the last moment of his life grabbing Diaz's hand, spitting out blood foam and shouting his last words:

"From now on, Shangliu Diaz is the Fourth Tsuchikage!"

Diaz's eyes were slightly red, and he held Onoki's old hand with both hands: "Don't worry, I will definitely make Iwagakure Village reach the top of the ninja world!"

"Okay...this is my...proud disciple..."

Losing all his strength, Onoki's hand slipped from Diaz's and fell beside the hospital bed, and Kurotsuchi's cry suddenly came from the ward.

On this day, the third-generation Tsuchikage Tententsubo Onoki died, and the fourth-generation Tsuchikage Kamisui Diaz took office.

From now on, the Fourth Ninja War will completely become a struggle between outsiders.