"This..."
Every single one of Iwagakure's ninjas at the scene widened their eyes, and their eyes were filled with surprise.
Just as they were about to run away.
These black iron sands appeared on their feet, making them unable to move at all.
Now they couldn't move.
They couldn't run.
For a moment.
A deep sense of fear appeared on the faces of these Iwagakure ninjas.
After two rounds of fighting, they clearly understood the Third Kazekage's strength. This was not something they could deal with.
Perhaps...
Only their Tsuchikage-sama could do it.
At this moment, the black iron sand that wrapped around the bodies of these Iwagakure ninjas began to gradually increase. It climbed up their ankles and onto their knees, directly locking them in place.
The scene immediately became incomparably quiet.
No one dared to risk their lives.
Moreover, everyone smelled the scent of death at this time.
They had just seen how their captain died. That scene was still echoing in their minds, and they would never forget it for the rest of their lives.
Now, they saw that they were also wrapped in the same black iron sand.
It was inevitable that they would think of the same thing.
Gradually.
Everyone's face became gloomy.
The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
Aoba's clone silently looked at these Iwagakure ninjas. He was oppressing these people psychologically. After he finished what he said just now, he didn't say anything.
When Aoba's clone did not speak.
These Iwagakure ninjas were even more afraid to speak.
The atmosphere became even more oppressive.
Most importantly...
These people felt that the black iron sand that was constantly surging toward the top of their bodies had an indescribable feeling. They felt that this thing compresses along with their body at any time, making them unable to relax.
This was like the blade of a guillotine hanging above their head.
No one knew when would it fall and chopped down their heads.
...
Time slowly passed.
The hearts of these Iwagakure ninjas were already on the verge of collapse.
This kind of silent oppression made them feel seconds were like a year.
But there was no way.
They thought about it many times and wanted to shout, "Hurry up! Give me a quick death!"
However.
When the words reached their mouth, no one was able to say them out loud. In the end, they could only endure it.
But since this was not something that they endure alone and was something that every Iwagakure ninjas present endured together. This imperceptibly increased each other's strength.
After all, it will not be them alone if they give up, but a group of them.
The other party hadn't made a move yet.
Then there was still hope.
If they really couldn't keep their cool and said what they shouldn't have said.
Forcing the other party to make a move.
That would be an even greater loss.
...
Aoba's clone silently watched everything that was happening in front of him. He didn't say anything, nor did he do anything. It wasn't that he didn't dare to do anything, but that he didn't want to.
If he wanted to.
All of the ninjas here would be dead.
As a result.
Konohagakure's enemies were gone.
Hiruzen would be able to rest easy.
He could not do this.
He came this time.
That was to make Hiruzen some enemies.
So.
He didn't kill these people and deliberately kept them, so as to lure the emergence of the Third Tsuchikage Onoki.
...
Slowly.
Another ten minutes passed.
A short figure quickly streaked across the sky and rushed over. It was the Third Tsuchikage Onoki.
Onoki was still very young.
He was not the little old man he saw in anime.
Even his hair was still black.
"Kazekage-dono, isn't it a bit unreasonable for you to act so directly? Is there anything that you can't talk about?"
Onoki's voice slowly came from afar. He had already seen his ninjas, and they were under the opponent's hands.
In other words.
These people were all the opponent's hostages.
For Onoki.
He didn't dare to say anything tough. These ninjas could be said to be the village's backbone. If all of them died here, not to mention fighting with Konohagakure or Kumogakure, even defending against foreign enemies would become more difficult.
However.
At this moment.
Onoki had many questions in his head.
When did the Third Kazekage become so strong?
According to the information he got...
Wasn't this person injured after fighting with Hanzo?
Could it be that the information was fake?
Onoki slowly approached Aoba's clone while thinking quickly. After getting close to a safe distance, he did not move forward again. Instead, he stared coldly at Aoba's clone disguised as the Third Kazekage.
This was not a simple matter!
The other party directly attacked.
He even restrained his ninjas.
Onoki was not a fool.
He could faintly feel it.
The other party was coming for him.
The purpose was to lure him out.
Therefore, he became even more careful.
"Tsuchikage-dono, there is something I want to talk to you about. I want to talk to you about Konohagakure, I wonder if you are interested?" Aoba's clone, who had transformed into the Third Kazekage, asked. He kept staring at Onoki while talking.
At this time.
Onoki floated in front of him.
The two of them looked at each other.
However, the feeling they gave off was completely different.
Aoba was very calm.
Onoki was even more hesitant about these things precisely because of Aoba's calmness. He was not sure what Aoba's goal was.
"What do you want to talk about?"
Onoki narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice. He vaguely felt that what the other party wanted to say might not be what the people present should listen to.
"Why don't we talk somewhere else?" Aoba smiled and said, "How about going to your Tsuchikage office?"
"You dare to come?" Onoki was stunned. Even if the other party was known as the strongest Kazekage, he was only a Kazekage. There was still a big gap between their strength.
"Why wouldn't I dare to come?"
Aoba shook his head lightly. Then he waved his hand, and the black iron sand on the ground instantly gathered around him, forming a black circle under his feet.
With the departure of the iron sand.
The Iwagakure ninja present suddenly felt their feet loosen, they had regained their freedom and regained their ability to move.
"You actually dare to let them go?!" Onoki couldn't help but admire the courage of this Third Kazekage in front of him. Everything he did was beyond his imagination.