Chapter 219: End of Negotiations

Observing his surroundings momentarily, Yeruashi got a rough idea of what was going on here.

"Looks like someone wants to interrupt the negotiations..."

Yeruashi looked out, at the same time, golden chakra erupted from his body and enveloped his Hokage cloak, then he raised his right hand and clasped his index and middle fingers together as a flash of golden chakra converged into a straight, thin golden light that suddenly spread out.

Whoosh!!!

Yeruashi waved his hand.

A golden light flashed, and the top of the tower was cut off and collapsed.

This movement immediately attracted the attention of the ninjas who were fighting outside the building.

"Hoka... Hokage-sama!

The Konoha ninjas looked at Yeruashi in disbelief, but after a moment they felt his massive chakra, not something to be faked!

"Stop!"

Yeruashi said calmly.

Whoosh, whoosh!!!!

The Konoha ninja reacted immediately, quickly stepping aside.

At the same time, Ōnoki also began to understand exactly what was going on, his expression abruptly changing as he said, "Everyone, stop immediately!"

Whoosh!

The ninjas of Konoha also stepped aside.

Most of the ninja immediately retreated, obeying their Kage's order, the only ones still moving were a group of 'Konoha' ninja who had suddenly rushed towards them in the middle of negotiations.

This group of ninja froze in place, startled.

"Hokage?"

"...Retreat! Stop the operation!!!"

Someone's face changed drastically for a moment before immediately bellowing and fleeing into the distance.

The other ninja turned and fled in other directions as fast as they could.

"I can't believe we were set up..."

Ōnoki's expression darkened as he watched.

Although it was the Konoha side that had made a mistake and was infiltrated by the enemy Ōnoki had already come to the conclusion that if the plan had been successfully implemented, Iwagakure would most likely have resumed a full-scale war with Konoha.

The Third Ninja World War ended very recently and the countries economy was in a difficult state, if a massive war broke out again, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Ōnoki's figure rose into the sky.

A white glow shone between his palms.

"There's no need to kill them all."

Yeruashi turned to Ōnoki, then, with a flash of his figure, appeared behind one of the fleeing ninja, grabbed the fugitive by the neck and instantly returned.

At the same time, a white glow advanced and enveloped several fleeing ninja, turning them to dust.

Pooh!

Yeruashi threw the captured ninja to the ground in front of Shinku Yuhi and said, "Take control and take him to the interrogation department."

"I understand."

Shinku Yuhi nodded.

Yeruashi looked at Ōnoki and said calmly, seeing that he was going to chase after the fleeing ninjas, "Don't worry, Tsuchikage, let's continue with the negotiations."

"Just let them go?"

Ōnoki froze in midair and looked at Yeruashi.

Yeruashi looked away, a cold glint flickering in the depths of his eyes and said, "How could that be possible..... I'm just in a hurry, so there's no need to waste time chasing after him."

"?"

A look of incomprehension shone in Ōnoki's eyes.

But just as the Tsuchikage was about to say something, his eyes suddenly widened.

With a terrifying impulse, a large amount of chakra gathered and concentrated on Yeruashi's palm, radiating a bright golden glow.

Right after that.

Yeruashi calmly waved his hand, which was clutching a condensed chakra bundle that had taken the shape of a sword.

"Kusanagi no Tsurugi!!!"

Whoosh!!!

A golden glow spread from Yeruashi's palm, instantly shone across the mountains and rivers, and then disappeared somewhere in the distance, beyond the horizon.

The few surviving ninja running toward the mountains in the distance abruptly froze as they faced this golden glow.

A silence ensued.

Nothing seemed to happen.

But after a moment.

At the bottom of the mountain toward which the ninjas were running, a straight, slanting line appeared, stretching from one side of the mountain to the other.

After that.

Under the incredulous and terrified gazes of dozens of Iwagakure ninja, the top of the mountain began to slowly slide down this slanted line until it rolled halfway down and hit the edge of the ground.

Boom!!!

The ground shook as if an earthquake had started. Waves rolled into the surrounding lake and the tower was covered with many small cracks.

"..."

The third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, opened his mouth wide, risking dislocating his jaw, his eyes popped out of their sockets, he froze in place and watched this scene in shock, unable to say a word.

The ninjas of Konoha were also in shock.

Silence.

A few seconds later.

Shinku Yuhi put a hand to his forehead, shook his head and said helplessly, "Hokage-sama...you've gone a little too far...there's no need to destroy mountains..."

Whoosh!

Yeruashi waved his right hand, scattering the remnants of condensed chakra that looked like a flame in the air, at the same time, the golden veil fluttered and quickly disappeared, the figure of the Fifth Hokage returned to his normal form.

Yeruashi turned his head and said to Ōnoki, "Alright, let's make a deal as soon as possible.... Do you have any objections to my demands, Tsuchikage?"

Ōnoki: "..."

...

In short order.

The fifth Hokage activated the Hiraishin and returned to Konoha.

Assuming that this might be Nagato and Obito's plan, Yeruashi sought to complete the negotiations as quickly as possible and return to Konoha, but his fears were in vain.

In Konoha, all was calm.

In the end.

According to the concluded agreement, Iwagakure pledged to immediately withdraw troops from the Rain Country and pay compensation for 'living'.

This would have put Iwagakure at a great disadvantage, but the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, reluctantly followed the agreement.

During the interrogation of the captured ninja, it was discovered that the ninja who tried to disrupt the peace talks were members of a mercenary group, and the client appeared to be Kumogakure, but the Fourth Raikage, of course, would not admit it, saying that they were trying to frame them, and all the evidence was fabricated.

Yeruashi suspected that the incident was related to Obito, but never found evidence of it.

Within a month.

The Konoha ninja completely took over the Rain Country, which was previously controlled by Iwagakure.

The entire Rain Country officially became part of the Fire Country.

Throughout the whole process, Nagato and Obito made no further moves, and Konoha's intelligence department was unable to find any information about Akatsuki's activities.

It seemed that the Akatsuki organization had gone completely into the shadows.

But Yeruashi didn't pay too much attention to it, all his efforts were focused on his training and research.

He was making final preparations to reach the Six Paths level.