I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

The sun has risen completely, dispelling the coldness of the night, and everything becomes warm under the sunlight.

But Xiu felt a chill in his heart at this moment. He looked up to confirm the dazzling sunlight again and confirmed that he was not hallucinating.

All the nearby Yuyin soldiers were gathering towards him, and the sounds of loud fighting could be heard in the distance.

In front of them were the Iwagakure ninjas who were surrounding them, and behind them was the Amegakure flag that had never fallen.

One of the Iwagakure ninjas tried to move forward to finish off the last of the enemies, but Ōnoki stopped them.

Oonoki walked to the front and said to Xiu, whose clothes were already a little torn.

"Surrender, I can guarantee your lives."

"what?"

Xiu looked at Ōnoki as if he was a rare species. He didn't expect that the dignified Tsuchikage would say such a thing. If he was afraid of death, he would have evacuated long ago.

Ohnoki was not embarrassed either, as they all had information about Xiu, and he was considered a high-ranking official after all.

What Ohnoki hopes most at the moment is that Huangtu and Kurotsuchi are still alive. If they are captured by the other party, if he has Xiu in his hand, he will have bargaining chips.

"I can see your determination, but it's futile to struggle. You'll only waste your life. This battle was too brutal."

Even Ohnoki, a veteran of the battlefield, lamented that the power of the artillery was beyond his expectations. They did not have any better means of defense, and if they were blown up, they would be seriously injured at best.

He led the team personally and made a suicidal charge to barely gain the advantage, and this was when the opponent's ninja was not well-known, and Ohnoki was also deeply exhausted by this.

"Haha, stop talking nonsense. There are only soldiers who died in battle, not soldiers who surrendered!"

Xiu sneered and picked up the broken samurai sword to make a gesture of resistance.

"soldier?"

After fighting for such a long time, Ōnoki knew that Amegakure had reformed the village's ninjas, converting them all into soldiers and officers, but he did not expect the other party to have such strong beliefs.

Not only that, except Xiu, none of the other soldiers showed any sign of retreat. Surrender would be an insult to them.

"In that case, I won't try to persuade you any more. Just do it."

Oonoki was not a talkative person. After a brief moment of distraction, he quickly gave orders. He just quietly grabbed Akagi and told him to try to capture him alive.

The final confrontation was about to begin. The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Xiu could even hear the heavy breathing from the other side.

He licked his dry lips and prepared to use the last bit of chakra to release ninjutsu.

A sharp cry echoed throughout the battlefield.

Both sides stopped at once and looked up at the sky. A huge falcon blocked out the sunlight and looked around the entire tragic battlefield.

And Xiu's originally resolute expression actually relaxed, and he looked at Ohnoki with some amusement.

"Mr. Tsuchikage, you are right. The winner has been decided."

Ohnoki's expression suddenly changed, he had anticipated something.

A dark shadow jumped off the falcon in front of everyone's astonished eyes, and landed directly in the center of the two warring parties with a dull bang.

The thick dust splashed down from the sky, and for a moment it was impossible to see who the person was. Both sides covered their mouths and forced themselves to open their eyes.

"This chakra..."

Ohnoki was the first to feel something was wrong. The visitor did not hide his identity at all. He had just seen such powerful chakra not long ago.

When the dust settled, it was revealed that this face was now known to almost everyone in the ninja world. He was wearing the iconic Akatsuki robe and looking at the people of Iwagakure with an expressionless face.

"Ohnoki, you are really brave. You dare to take the initiative in this situation."

The person who came was Ye Lan. He himself did not expect that Ohnoki would personally lead the team to attack. The reason why he came so late was because there was too much money. He and Deidara could not just catch a village to spend money, so they went around almost the entire Land of Earth.

It was only because Deidara used his technological eyes to see the war that he rushed back, otherwise the two of them would have been busy for a while.

Ohnoki continued to look up and saw that there was indeed a figure on the falcon. It was, as expected, his other apprentice, Deidara.

"Lord Ye Lan!"

The officers and soldiers around Xiu suddenly found their backbone. They were still wondering where Ye Lan was, but Xiu didn't say anything, so they didn't dare to ask more.

Now that my backbone has finally returned, I feel much more at ease.

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Lan didn't care about the people from Yanyin at all. He left his back to them and turned to look at the people from Yuyin and said.

The group of people all breathed a sigh of relief when they got Ye Lan's recognition. It can be imagined that Ye Lan's prestige in the military is very strong.

"Stop looking down on others, you bastard!"

An Iwagakure ninja couldn't stand Ye Lan's disregard for them, so he swung a kunai and was about to stab Ye Lan.

This scene shocked everyone. Ye Lan's expression did not change at all, and a red light flashed in his pupils.

He slowly stretched out a hand towards the other person, and a ball of fire burst out from his palm.

The Iwagakure ninja, who couldn't stop at all, plunged in. The flames instantly became hotter, and under the high temperature, he didn't even let out a scream, and his whole body turned into ashes.

He was literally burned to ashes, the kind that even his parents wouldn't be able to recognize him.

Ye Lan turned around again, his red Sharingan kept changing, and it actually made the Iwagakure ninjas, who had the advantage in numbers, take a step back.

"Did you see the seal?"

"no!"

"Is it hidden?"

"Impossible! I saw everything!"

"Is it an illusion?"

Not only the people from Iwagakure, but even the soldiers from the Rain Country started discussing it, but after Ye Lan snorted coldly, everyone shut up.

Looking at Ohnoki again, Ye Lan said expressionlessly.

"Ohnoki, do you surrender?"

"Asshole, how could I surrender at this point? I'm the Tsuchikage!"

Although there is not much chakra left in his body, the word surrender is not in his dictionary.

"After fighting to this point, what else can you do except waste the lives of your men?"

These words sound so familiar. Isn't this what I just said to Xiu? What a surprise! It's only been a short time and now they are being used on me.

"Uchiha Yelan, Iwagakure will never surrender. Don't underestimate our determination!"

Seeing that Ōnoki remained silent, an Iwagakure ninja took the initiative to demonstrate their courage to not fear death.

Ye Lan said with a sneer.

"Heh, the casualties in this battle are estimated to be almost catching up with the casualties since the war began. Ohnoki, do you still have the capital to fight?"

"We will never give up even if we have to fight to the last man. This is the will of stone!"

Looking at these men, Ohnoki regained his spirits.

"The Will of Stone? Is it something similar to the Will of Fire?"

Ye Lan showed a rare look of disgust, "Ohnoki, I tell you the truth, Deidara and I have already slaughtered all the nobles and daimyo of the Land of Earth last night. Not only will you be short of personnel, but you will also not have any funding."

With a loud bang, Ohnoki felt his head dizzy. Ye Lan was so bold that he even dared to kill the daimyo.

How should this battle be fought?