Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Declaration of War
"I'll be back soon."
Haruki glanced at Yugito, who was glaring at him.
The pride of the young girl remained undiminished even at this moment.
He squinted his eyes slightly and knocked her out with a single karate chop.
Grabbing her by the collar, he vanished from the spot.
Tsunade turned her head to look farther away.
There was a towering humanoid puppet.
A rough estimate put it at around twenty meters tall.
Its huge body was quite intimidating.
If that were all, it would just be big, but its whole body was covered with all kinds of weapons.
At this moment, two bright lasers shot out from its eyes.
Wherever they went, the ground exploded, and dust filled the air.
Minato Namikaze walked up to her side and couldn't help asking, "Hokage - sama, when did our Konoha have such a puppet?"
"It's not from our Konoha. It belongs to Sasori of the Red Sand."
There was a hint of something unusual in Tsunade's tone.
Minato wasn't sure if he was hearing things, but it always seemed like she was jealous.
"So it's Sasori's," he couldn't help sighing and said, "Among the young generation in Sunagakure, Sasori is the most powerful. He is bound to become the Kazekage in the future."
Sasori was only fourteen years old now. If you counted his two puppets, his strength was unfathomable.
He was far more extraordinary than Minato was at the age of fourteen.
Back then, Minato only became famous overnight because he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Without the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could still become a powerful warrior, but not so invincible.
"Humph, if it weren't for Haruki spending so much, where would this puppet come from?"
Tsunade looked at the puppet that Haruki called Gundam and couldn't help letting out a soft snort.
Minato finally understood the Hokage - sama's resentment.
Crafting such a puppet must have cost a fortune.
Otherwise, Haruki would have made several more.
In terms of sheer combat power, it seemed no less powerful than the huge summoned beasts from the Three Great Holy Places.
If it had enough energy, it might even be able to take on a Tailed Beast.
"Come to think of it, Sasori should be Teacher's apprentice, right?"
Minato had never heard Haruki admit it, but he always felt that their way of interacting was already like that between a master and an apprentice.
"According to Haruki, they're probably kindred spirits," Tsunade withdrew her gaze and said, "With this Gundam here, the people from Cloud Hidden Village shouldn't be able to escape. Don't be fooled by its clumsy appearance. It's equipped with a kind of ultra - high - speed automatic tracking missile. Unless it's you, using the Flying Thunder God Technique, otherwise, you'll definitely get hit."
Minato showed a proper look of surprise on his face.
He had been away from Konoha for too long and wasn't very clear about the development of technology.
Suddenly hearing about such a tracking missile, he felt that things had changed too fast and were too unfamiliar.
"Where's Nobuaki Oda?"
Tsunade looked around. She had been fighting the Jinchuriki before and hadn't noticed Nobuaki Oda.
"I sent him away from the tower in advance," Minato said. The reason he was late was because he had gone to deal with Nobuaki Oda's matter.
"I'll notify them to come now," he took out a wireless earpiece for communication and said, "Irie, bring the Daimyo here."
Irie, the deputy commander of the Black Armor Army, was originally a civilian. After Minato taught them Kendo as Haruki instructed, he has now gained considerable strength.
Those equipped with the exoskeleton power suit are not inferior to Jonin.
While they were waiting, Haruki had already arrived at the Kurama Ecological Base.
In front of a pond, Kurama, transformed into a little fox, was hugging a watermelon bigger than its own body.
It was watching the battle in the distance while munching on the watermelon, looking extremely relaxed.
From time to time, it would even offer a comment.
Until it saw Haruki, it gave a start and quickly got up.
"Ha ha."
Kurama let out a couple of laughs to cover its embarrassment, then brought the watermelon up to Haruki and asked, "Want some watermelon?"
Its attitude was more humble than before.
Although it was already quite humble to begin with, after watching Haruki's battle with the Third Raikage, it felt it needed to be even more well - behaved.
At the same time, Tsunade and Minato also surprised it.
Wood Release combined with the Sealing Technique is a natural restraint for the Tailed Beasts.
All in all, there seemed to be less and less hope for a better future.
Haruki shook his head, both amused and annoyed.
"Hey, you're the Nine - Tailed Fox! How come you're losing your imposing manner?"
"Is imposing manner tastier than watermelon?"
Seeing that Haruki didn't want any, Kurama took another bite, not caring at all.
Anyway, it couldn't escape, so it might as well enjoy itself.
To be honest, it had been living quite comfortably in Konoha over the past few years.
Occasionally, it could see the other half of itself, the Yang Nine - Tailed Fox sealed inside Kushina.
It would come over here from time to time to have some free time.
Kurama could tell that the other half was envious.
"Here."
Haruki put Yugito down.
"For me? I don't have an affection for human girls."
Kurama glanced at Yugito and suddenly recognized her. "Isn't this the Two - Tails who fought with you guys before?"
"Yeah. As the Big bro, you should be able to persuade the Two - Tails, right?"
"Sure!" Kurama patted its chest, and its red fur flattened down.
"Alright then." Haruki nodded. "I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, his body disappeared.
Kurama looked around to make sure he had left, then plopped down on the ground and resumed munching on the watermelon while watching the show.
Haruki returned to the tower.
"Your Highness Daimyo, were you frightened?"
Seeing Nobuaki Oda, he couldn't help but ask.
"I'm fine."
Nobuaki Oda shook his head.
He left early, so he didn't see Haruki's battle. However, the complete Tailed - Beast transformation of the two Jinchuriki really shocked him.
At the same time, he understood why the Land of Fire wanted to support Konoha.
This chapter isn't over yet!
Such power must definitely be harnessed for the Land of Fire.
"That's good. I was worried that Your Highness Daimyo would get hurt in the surprise attack by the Cloud Hidden Village."
Haruki showed a smile.
"I have to thank Minato for his early arrangements."
Nobuaki Oda said jokingly, "Otherwise, with all this commotion, I might have kicked the bucket."
After seeing the Tailed Beasts, he had decided to give Minato more support.
To help him become the next Hokage.
At least he had a good relationship with Minato.
"Minato really didn't want you to die at the hands of the Cloud Hidden Village."
Nobuaki Oda looked up at him. There was something odd about this sentence.
But Haruki's smile, combined with his extremely handsome face, made him seem very sunny.
No wonder he is Minato's teacher.
He's just like Minato.
Having spent a lot of time with Minato in recent years, he often sees such a smile.
"What a pity."
Haruki shook his head. He stepped forward and drew a samurai sword from a guard of the Daimyo's Black Armor Army.
With a single strike, he pierced Nobuaki Oda through.
Blood immediately flowed down his chest.
"You... Why...?"
Nobuaki Oda covered his wound, his face full of disbelief.
He never thought that Haruki would attack him.
Moreover, in his sight, Minato, whom he regarded as a good friend and brother, remained indifferent.
It was as if an ordinary guy had just died.
Haruki pulled out the samurai sword, causing blood to spurt out.
He took a step back and gave the sword back to the guard.
"Minato, convey to the nobles of the Land of Fire that the Daimyo has died in an attack by the Cloud Hidden Village. According to the Regulations, the Grand Minister should serve as the temporary acting Daimyo, and a new Daimyo should be elected. I remember that the new Grand Minister is a member of our Xia Organization, right?"
"Correct," Minato nodded.
"Good. Tsunade, declare war on the Land of Lightning and the Cloud Hidden Village in the name of the Daimyo's death."
Haruki pondered for a moment and said, "Minato, come with me to the Land of Fire."