Meanwhile, at the border of Iwagakure, two figures stood, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.
"Cough cough cough... Kitsuchi, didn't we use this route to find the feudal lord before?" Onoki took a deep breath, his voice strained.
The air was filled with an incredibly scorching sensation. In front of Onoki and Kitsuchi lay an actual sea of lava!
"I'm certain we took this route before... It used to be a rocky basin. Could a natural disaster have occurred?" Kitsuchi's confusion surpassed even the old man's.
He remembered the route clearly. It couldn't possibly be wrong — he'd taken it hundreds of times on previous missions.
"A natural disaster..." Onoki muttered, an inexplicable sense of foreboding welling up in his heart.
What if... this was Yusuke's handiwork?
"Impossible... Absolutely impossible..." Onoki shook his head vigorously.
"Lord Tsuchikage, what's wrong?" Kitsuchi scratched his head, eyeing the Tsuchikage with concern.
"Ahem. Nothing... it's nothing." Onoki hastily waved his hand.
An attack of this scale — it was absolutely beyond human capability. He was being overly sensitive, surely.
"Sigh... Alright, let's go. This road is impassable. We'll take a detour." He said gravely.
"Yes!" Kitsuchi immediately obeyed.
Without further delay, he began searching for an alternate route.
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Half a day later.
"Lord Tsuchikage! Look! It's Lord Tsuchikage!"
"Yes! It's Lord Tsuchikage! And Lord Kitsuchi!"
A group of Iwa ninja patrolling the border spotted Onoki and Kitsuchi on the road. Suddenly, joyful expressions appeared on everyone's faces!
The captain leading the team leapt forward, approaching them.
"Lord Tsuchikage! Lord Kitsuchi!" The Iwa team captain exclaimed excitedly upon seeing the two.
"Alright, alright. Could it be... In these three days while we were away, did something happen in Iwagakure? Don't tell me... Yusuke Kamizuki, did he go back on his word?!" Onoki frowned and said in a low voice.
Could it be that his worst fear had come true?
"No... No!" The team captain shook his head quickly, "During these past few days, our whole village has been in awe and fear of Yusuke Kamizuki! Two days ago, he single-handedly turned that rocky basin a hundred kilometers to the left of our Stone Village completely into a sea of lava! We have dozens of teams patrolling here, hoping to meet you, Lord Tsuchikage, to report this matter."
After hearing the ninja's report, even the experienced and knowledgeable Onoki couldn't help but widen his eyes!
"What?! You mean to say that huge sea of lava we just passed was created single-handedly by Yusuke Kamizuki?!" The Old Man finally lost his composure, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Such a large area... It's beyond human capability! I estimate the radius to be close to a hundred kilometers. If that's the case—"
His face was filled with intense shock!
'If he wanted to destroy Iwagakure... Then... Wouldn't it be just a wave of his hand?!' The thought startled Onoki greatly. He urgently asked, "Is this intelligence truly accurate? Could there be any mistake?"
He still couldn't quite believe the news.
"In response to Lord Tsuchikage's question... The intelligence is absolutely true!" The team captain lowered his head, clenching his fists tightly.
"Gulp..." Onoki collapsed directly onto the ground. After a long while, he finally came to his senses and asked with an extremely solemn expression, "During these few days while I was away, have you all shown the utmost respect towards Yusuke Kamizuki?"
"Lord Tsuchikage." The team captain replied gravely, "Now all Iwa ninja and civilians have come to fear Yusuke Kamizuki like a god."
"Phew..." The Old Tsuchikage let out a light sigh, "That's good, that's good... From now on, Yusuke Kamizuki is the god of our Stone Village! Although everyone might have some dissatisfaction to varying degrees, you must remember this at all costs! He is an existence that we absolutely cannot provoke!"
"His existence... is just like that of a god! Do you understand?"
Those who recognize the situation are wise! Onoki had completely let go of his pride at this moment!
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