Chapter 137: Ōnoki Causes Trouble
Actually, besides Pakura spreading these rumors, Kamishiro was also doing the same thing.
Kamishiro's method of spreading rumors was much simpler and more straightforward.
Kamishiro prepared many Scrolls with the same content as Pakura's. Whenever he went to a place during his missions, he would just throw them around. Whoever picked one up was lucky.
Thanks to Pakura's help, most of the Sunagakure Village ninjas already knew the content of the Scrolls, so they wouldn't make a fuss even if they picked one up.
But the Mist ninjas didn't know. Once they learned the content on the Scrolls, they spread it like wildfire.
Within a few days, it reached the ears of the Iwa - nin, and even the shrinking Kumogakure knew about this.
What no one expected was that Ōnoki actually issued a statement.
This statement was also very outrageous.
[The secret that I've hidden for so many years unexpectedly got exposed. During the Second Ninja World War, I fell head - over - heels in love with Chiyo, the Flower of the Ninjas from Sunagakure Village. With the help of Ebizo, I had a romantic encounter with her. After learning that Rasa is my son, I'm very happy and gratified. I never thought that my son would become the Kazekage of Sunagakure Village. He truly lives up to being my illegitimate son!]
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Inside a tent at Konoha's camp.
Kamishiro was rolling on the ground, clutching his stomach and laughing so hard that he was almost out of breath.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara looked at Kamishiro laughing like this and were afraid that he might pass out from laughing.
Rin Nohara said helplessly, "Kamishiro, you've been laughing for a while. That's enough. You might pass out from lack of oxygen if you keep going. And the ground is so dirty. Stop rolling on it!"
Kamishiro grabbed Obito's pants and slowly climbed up.
Obito desperately held onto his pants so as not to be stripped by Kamishiro. "What are you doing? Stop tugging at my pants! Rin is here!"
Kakashi rolled his eyes, put his hands in his pockets, curled his lips under his mask, and complained silently, "What? Is it okay if Rin isn't here?"
Obito said with a dark face loudly, "It's not okay even if Rin isn't here!"
Kamishiro rubbed his stomach. His abdominal muscles hurt from laughing. There were two lines of tears at the corners of his eyes, and he gasped as he spoke, "I can't stand it. I'm dying laughing! That old coot Ōnoki is really something. He just freely recognized a Kazekage as his son, and in the last sentence, he even emphasized that Rasa is his illegitimate son. I really want to see what Rasa and Chiyo's faces look like now."
Rin Nohara couldn't quite understand. "Why did the Tsuchikage issue such a statement? Isn't it ruining his own reputation?"
Kamishiro wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Rin Nohara, "No no no, it's not ruining his reputation at all. Instead, it's boosting his reputation. Kakashi, Obito, tell me, once upon a time, Chiyo, who was called the Flower of the Ninjas when she was young, had a relationship with Ōnoki and gave birth to a son who became the Kazekage. Isn't that amazing?"
After some thought, Kakashi and Obito said in unison, "Cool!"
Rin Nohara frowned and said, "But isn't it fake?"
Kamishiro shrugged his shoulders and said, "So what? The ones who should feel embarrassed aren't Ōnoki, but Rasa, Chiyo, and Sunagakure Village. Now they've become a huge laughingstock. This surprise was really beyond my expectations. I just wanted to piss them off, but I didn't expect Ōnoki to get involved. It's so much fun!"
Kamishiro covered his stomach and laughed again.
While Kamishiro was having a great time, inside the Kazekage Building of Sunagakure Village...
Rasa was holding a scroll in one hand and a piece of paper in the other. The veins on his hands bulged, and both the scroll and the paper were distorted.
Not only were the scroll and the paper distorted, but Rasa's face was also contorted at the moment. And Ebizo, who was sitting across from Rasa, looked extremely awful.
Suddenly, Rasa angrily pounded on the table and roared ferociously, "Which bastard spread these rumors? That old bastard Ōnoki! How dare he say with that old face of his that I'm his illegitimate son! His whole family are my illegitimate sons!"
Rasa ranted and raved for half an hour before he stopped. During this time, Ebizo remained silent, letting Rasa vent his anger.
After Rasa finished venting, he asked Ebizo, "Advisor Ebizo, what should we do now? Should we clarify this immediately?"
Ebizo nodded with a solemn face. "Clarification is a must. After all, there will still be some people with not-so-smart heads who will believe such rumors."
Then Rasa asked seriously, "Advisor Ebizo, what about Sasori..."
Ebizo replied, "There's no evidence to prove that Sasori was involved in the matter of the Third Kazekage. It's just that Sasori disappeared on the same day as the Third Kazekage. Maybe Sasori and the Third Kazekage were attacked by unknown people at the same time."
After all, Sasori was his grandson, so Ebizo was definitely partial to Sasori.
Rasa squinted his eyes slightly.
Attacked by unknown people at the same time?
Rasa really didn't quite believe this.
Because Rasa also knew that Sasori was a very withdrawn person who basically never went out, so the Third Kazekage didn't have much contact with Sasori.
Although the Third Kazekage quite recognized Sasori's talent in puppet - making, their relationship was only that of a simple superior - subordinate relationship.
The location where the Third Kazekage disappeared was confirmed to be outside the village.
That night, did the Third Kazekage and Sasori go outside the village alone? What was the matter that couldn't be discussed inside the village?
Moreover, why did Chiyo and Ebizo deliberately hide the fact that Sasori and the Third Kazekage disappeared on the same day?
It just didn't seem right no matter how you looked at it.
However, Rasa didn't intend to dig deeper into this matter, because Chiyo and Ebizo had higher prestige than him, the Kazekage. At the same time, the current war also needed the efforts of Chiyo and Ebizo.
"So, what should we do next? Pretend nothing happened and continue to fight the Konoha ninjas and Mist ninjas?"
Ebizo suggested, "Let's call [Sister's Name] back first. These rumors will affect her command. Let other ninjas take over the command of the battle. Meanwhile, this war is now in the middle to late stage. Ōnoki must be holding back and surely planning a major attack on Konoha. We'll wait for that opportunity, and then attack Konoha when they're weak."
"Fourth Kazekage, try to contact Fourth Raikage, A, now."
Rasa asked in confusion, "Why contact him? Didn't Kumogakure withdraw from the war?"
Ebizo said firmly, "That's just a facade. Kumogakure is also waiting for an opportunity. Besides, the Fourth Raikage is newly appointed and definitely wants to prove himself. He shouldn't refuse to cooperate with us."
"Fourth Kazekage, you must have seen Konoha's resilience in the war. Even if we attack when they're weak, our chances of winning are actually quite low. So, we need to find allies, and Kumogakure is a good choice."
After thinking for a while, Rasa nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll start contacting Kumogakure right away."