[Boom!]
Inside the Iwagakure camp, constant explosions rumbled.
Two hundred Konoha jonin! Each of them had devastating attack power. What's more, they were all loaded with a bunch of explosive tags.
Once in Iwagakure territory, they dispersed!
They were not afraid of being surrounded by the Iwa-nin, because they never stopped.
They are always moving.
Whenever they saw an Iwa-nin, without hesitation, they would throw a bunch of explosive tags at them!
And then... they ran away!
The entire Iwagakure camp became chaotic.
When Onoki saw 200 shinobi chasing the nearly 6,000 Iwa-nin, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Uchiha Funan!!!"
"What are you yelling for?" Funan curled his lips in disdain and said: "Lower your voice, can't you see that they're fighting? What if you shout so loudly and affect them? We're the Kage of a village, can't we have some manners?"
Onoki's eyes reddened with anger as he stared at Funan. Gritting his teeth, he said: "The Uchiha clan is a curse that must be eradicated! How long have you been preparing for this war, Hokage?"
With so many explosive tags... do you expect me to believe this was improvised?
"Onoki kid, don't find other excuses!" Funan laughed and said: "You can say what you want, but this war was started by you. Every dead shinobi is your responsibility, and you are the main culprits!"
Onoki's eyes were bloodshot.
He would never have imagined that Konoha could have so many explosive tags.
Although he did not understand the exact reason, Onoki knew that Iwagakure had suffered a great defeat.
No, he couldn't allow it!
If Iwagakure received such a strong blow, Konoha could not emerge unscathed either!
Onoki turned his cold gaze towards the three thousand Konoha shinobi who were slowly advancing.
"What's happening?" Funan immediately realized Onoki's intention, laughed loudly, and said: "You still want to attack my Konoha shinobi? You can try, Onoki brat!"
Onoki looked at him coldly and without saying a word, he began to fly directly towards the Konoha shinobi.
"Dust Release..."
"Hey, brat, didn't you hear what I said?!"
Onoki was startled, turned his head suddenly, and looked horrified.
Once again, Funan had activated Susanoo.
But this time, it was even bigger, and it also had wings.
Funan's Susanoo exuded absolute danger. Any movement seemed capable of wiping Onoki off the face of the earth.
Since when was he so strong?
Onoki's eyes filled with terror.
Funan looked at Onoki coldly, and the Susanoo's wings moved slightly, and it quickly caught up with Onoki. The Susanoo held the knife in both hands and swung it forcefully.
"Since you want to die, I will fulfill your wish! Onoki kid!"
"To challenge the Uchiha is to seek death!"
[Boom!]
The sword fell, and the earth cracked under its power.
...
That night, after the first clash between Iwagakure and Konoha, the Konoha shinobi launched a surprise attack on the Iwagakure camp.
Iwagakure was defeated.
They were already in retreat, but now, their army was practically in ruins.
More than three thousand shinobi died.
In just one day, Iwagakure and Konoha had clashed twice, and both times, Iwagakure had been defeated.
Iwagakure had lost nearly six thousand shinobi in total.
A number so high that even the Raikage was left speechless upon hearing about it.
Meanwhile, this swift and decisive battle caused other shinobi villages to begin to stir with unease.
If Konoha continues to develop in this manner and its strength continues to increase...
What future remains for the other villages?
Immediately, all the villages began to take action.
But the shinobi that Konoha had mobilized were all elite. Especially the commanders, who were at the Kage level. Even facing the Kage from other villages, they would not fall so quickly, and some of them might even win.
They were more than enough to stop the advance of the other villages.
Not to mention that, aside from Kumogakure, neither Sunagakure nor Kirigakure would act at full strength.
Therefore, Funan made some adjustments to the strategy, assigning the most powerful shinobi to the defense against Kumogakure.
…
In the camp of Konoha.
Funan had just finished the battle report when something caught his attention.
He waved his hand and said: "Get out, you've worked hard today, go and rest!"
"Yes!" The Nara Clan member in charge of the reports answered without hesitation.
Funan made another gesture, and one after another, the members of the Uchiha Clan also left the place.
In the blink of an eye, the whole tent became quiet.
"Come out!"
As Funan spoke, the space twisted, and Obito with a tiger-patterned mask appeared in front of Funan.
"You actually found me?" Obito asked, with a look of surprise.
Funan smiled slightly and said slowly: "Wait a moment..."
He took out a three-eyed silver mask and placed it on his face.
"It's ok now! Say whatever you want to say."
Obito took a deep breath and resisted the urge to slap this guy.
That was the mask he prepared for himself!
He was going to wear it in the final battle. Now, he is still having a headache about what mask to wear in the final battle.
Funan suddenly said: "Are you thinking, since I put on such a good mask, what will you wear in the future..."
"Honestly, you don't have to worry so much."
Funan said seriously: "As long as I make a little effort, you have no future at all. So why worry so much?"
Obito sneered and said: "The one who came out just now, was he from the Nara Clan? Uchiha Funan, you have some guts. You even dare to use people from the Nara Clan. Aren't you worried that you'll get stabbed in the back?"
Funan said arrogantly: "Worry? Why would I have to worry? I, Uchiha Madara, do not have to worry about the people under my command not obeying me."
"Uchiha Funan, why do you always like to pretend to be Uchiha Madara?"
Obito couldn't help asking, his expression was extremely strange.
"Who pretended to be him?" Funan said disdainfully: "Do I need to pretend to be someone?"
"You want to say that you are Uchiha Madara?"
"Do you have evidence to prove that I am not?"
Does this need to be proven?
As long as you are not blind, you can see it!
Obito took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said: "I don't care if you are Uchiha Madara, I just want to know, what are you doing? Why did you inexplicably provoke the Fourth Shinobi World War?"
"Akatsuki's order!"
"Lie!" Obito could no longer contain himself and shouted. "When was that order given? Who gave it?"
Funan glanced at him. "Who are you? Why should I tell you? You are so arrogant, does Pain know that?"
"Okay, I won't ask any more about that." Obito said coldly: "I just want to know if you need help. Even though you've defeated Iwagakure, Kumogakure has already mobilized, Kirigakure is restless, and Sunagakure won't be lenient just because you have business with them. Do you really think you can take on four villages at the same time?"
Funan asked with interest: "Why? Akatsuki is ready to fight?"
"That depends on what price you offer."
Obito's voice was calm.
Funan thought for a moment and said: "Defeat Kumogakure, S-level mission, two million ryo, how about that?"
Obito said dissatisfiedly: "That's all? What's that enough for? You're also a member of Akatsuki. Don't you know how strong Akatsuki members are?"
"Don't tell me how strong Akatsuki is. I myself am one of them, I am very clear about that."
"That money is more than enough."
"Five million ryo." Obito demanded. "If you give me five million, we'll help stop Kumogakure from the shadows."
"Impossible!" Funan shook his head without even thinking about it.
Why would he hire Akatsuki if he could handle the situation himself? His main goal was to force Akatsuki to act.
If they didn't intend to do so, why should I pay them?
Is money earned so easily?
Obito said with a gloomy face: "Uchiha Funan, you are also a member of Akatsuki. Why are you not willing to help? Have you always had your own plans? Did you join Akatsuki with some goal in mind?"
Funan yawned and said: "What are you saying? Don't you have your own goals too? Come on, we're all the same. Some things can't be ignored."
"If everything comes to light, do you think you'll do well? Do you want to try it?"
Obito's face changed slightly.
What does he know?
Many times, what Obito wants to say or what he wants to do will be anticipated by Funan, which makes him suspect that Funan knows more than he lets on.
Since Funan joined Akatsuki, things started to change with Pain.
Obito had serious difficulties not to attribute the changes in Pain to Funan's influence.
Obito could barely contain the headache that was beginning to invade him.
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