Chapter 193 Rock Ninja Surrender
The 30-strong army of the Earth Kingdom was naturally wiped out, and not many people even knew how it happened.

People who cleaned up the battlefield later only found some weapons, tents, baggage and food left behind by these people, but they had no idea where those soldiers had disappeared to.

It is said that upon hearing the news, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth fainted in the hall and almost died.

Even after being rescued, the daimyo looked like a walking corpse. He no longer had the spirit and energy that he had at the beginning, which was that he had the whole world under his control with a large army at his disposal. Instead, he immediately sent several letters asking for help to the Iwagakure without saying a word.

Since the Iwagakure Village suffered consecutive attacks from Uchiha Toba and Uzumaki Nagato, it has almost lost all its high-level forces. Fortunately, after eight years of development, the Iwagakure Village finally has its own Kage-level ninja.

It's just that this Kage-level ninja is not very reliable...

"Brother Deidara, regarding the problem of Akatsuki, have you figured out how to solve it?"

Looking at Deidara who was sitting in the position of Tsuchikage with a bitter face, Kurotsuchi turned his chair, looked at his childhood sweetheart, and asked.

Deidara looked weak and said unhappily:

"How to deal with them? Well, we can't defeat them by fighting. Forming an alliance with other ninja villages... well, that doesn't seem very reliable. I always feel that other countries and ninja villages don't like to take us, the Land of Earth and the Rock Ninja, together. Every time something big happens, we, the Rock Ninja, always seem to be half a beat behind the whole world..."

Kurotsuchi blinked his eyes and said:
"Really? Are you a little too sensitive, Brother Deidara? I think our Iwagakure is fine!"

Deidara rolled his eyes. It was because the people in the Iwagakure were all such idiots that he couldn't leave the village to pursue his own art!

Given Deidara's personality, he actually didn't want to stay in the Iwagakure. In the original work, he was just a disciple of the Tsuchikage, so it was naturally easy for him to leave the Iwagakure. Anyway, the Iwagakure at that time still had a group of people like Ōnoki, Koji, and Han to support it.

However, in this world line, almost all of these people died, leaving only Deidara, who was still weak at the time, alive.

The Iwagakure had no successors to begin with, and now the old and middle-aged generations who were the backbone of the village have all died. The remaining Iwagakure high-ranking officials are not fools, and almost all of them have placed their hopes on Deidara.

This master of explosion was the last disciple accepted by the Ninja God Oonoki when he was still a master. He was also recognized as a member of the younger generation who would inevitably become a Kage-level ninja. At that time, Deidara was regarded by the top leaders of the Iwagakure as the only talented ninja in the entire village. He was the center of everyone's attention, and his treatment was completely different from that in the original work.

In this situation, even if Deidara wanted to sneak out of the Iwagakure, he couldn't do it. In addition, there was no successor to the Iwagakure, and Deidara still had some feelings for the village. It was impossible for him to let go under such circumstances. Therefore, he eventually became the fourth Tsuchikage.

But even after becoming the fourth Tsuchikage, this guy was still an explosion fanatic and an art enthusiast. During the period when the Iwagakure and the Akatsuki organization cooperated, he once demonstrated his "art" to Nagato. As for the result... Anyway, since then, Deidara has been very honest in front of Nagato.

It is precisely because Deidara is very clear about Nagato's strength that he does not think that his Iwagakure can fight against the Akatsuki organization.

Other ninjas could only estimate Nagato's threat based on the damage he caused, and occasionally they would have fantasies of being able to kill Nagato through sneak attacks or strange ninjutsu. However, Deidara knew very well that Nagato had almost completely gotten rid of the shortcomings of ordinary ninjas.

Or it cannot be said that he has completely gotten rid of the defect of the ninja's glass cannon, but at least there is a dimensional gap between him and ordinary ninjas. It can be said that no matter how many ordinary ninjas there are, they can never be Nagato's opponent.

Not to mention anything else, just the ability of the Hungry Ghost Path is enough to make Nagato immune to all ninjutsu. In this case, assassination is completely useless.

"In this situation, our daimyo sent out his proud 30-man army. I heard that it has been completely annihilated. Well, I really don't know what to say about this daimyo."

"When he was blocking our Iwagakure funding, he used his own ninja army to make excuses every day, saying that the ninja village was no longer useful. Now, after his entire army was wiped out, he is urging us, the Iwagakure, to protect him. Hmm!"

"Doesn't our daimyo know what shame is? Hmm!"

"Then Deidara, what should we do? Reject the Daimyo's request?"

Kurotsuchi asked with a frown, Deidara nodded first and then said:
"Even if we join forces with the Iwagakure, we may not be able to deal with Uzumaki Nagato. How can we protect him now? Just let him protect himself! Doesn't he still have 10 troops left?"

"Besides, I think if our Iwagakure is no match for Nagato, this daimyo will probably flee from the Land of the Earth immediately, or even surrender to the Akatsuki organization! Hmm!"

"Uh... Daimyo isn't that cowardly... right?"

"Who knows? Anyway, judging from the Daimyo's usual performance, I don't think he will resist to the end. It is more likely that he will escape or surrender... Well, I have a way to deal with the Akatsuki organization!"

A hint of joy appeared on Heitu's face when he saw his childhood sweetheart:

"Really? How are you going to deal with that Rinnegan ninja? I've seen the remains of that guy's battle. If he hadn't shown mercy and used that gravity ninjutsu directly on our Iwagakure, our Iwagakure would have been gone long ago!"

In the past, Uzumaki Nagato once used Shinra Tensei on a hill near the Iwagakure. It was that Shinra Tensei that made the Iwagakure fully realize the power of the Rinnegan. The huge gravitational force not only razed the hill to the ground, but also made the foundation of the Iwagakure unstable, so they had no choice but to build the village at the base.

If this happened in his own village, the entire Iwagakure would be doomed. The sad thing is that Uzumaki Nagato's Super Shinra Tensei is not really his current super secret move. It can only be regarded as a stronger basic attack, the kind of move that can be used at will after a few seconds of preparation.

In other words, if Uzumaki Nagato wanted to, he could wipe out the entire Iwagakure ten times in one minute! In this case, Kurotsuchi could only think of sneak attacks and assassinations to deal with Uzumaki Nagato, relying on luck. As for a head-on battle, don't even think about it. Iwagakure will definitely lose.

"Hehehe, well! Since we can't win, then we might as well join! Let's surrender to the Akatsuki organization! Well!"

Deidara stood directly on the table, stretched out his arms, and posed like a cross saint, with a smug look on his face. Kurotsuchi, who had just heard this "explosive" declaration, was also stunned, with his mouth slightly open, looking stunned by Deidara's plan.

After a long while, Kurotsuchi finally came to his senses from Deidara's look of "Look at me, I'm smart!" Then, without saying a word, he jumped onto the table angrily and grabbed Deidara by the collar:
"Deidara, what are you thinking? How can we surrender without even fighting a war? Have you forgotten the Will of Stone of our Iwagakure?!"

Deidara was dizzy from being shaken by Kurotsuchi, and quickly reached out to grab Kurotsuchi's hands and said loudly:
"What is the will of stone? Even if we have a will as hard as stone, it can't change our strength. Facing Akatsuki, we are just like an egg. Kurotsuchi, please be reasonable. If we go to war with Akatsuki, it will be like hitting a rock with an egg!"

"And even if I want to start a war and test it before surrendering... with Uzumaki Nagato's strength, I'm afraid he can wipe out all the ninjas in our Iwagakure in a few minutes. The so-called test is simply courting death! Hmm!"

"hateful……"

Kurotsuchi loosened her hands, gritted her teeth, and showed an unwilling expression on her face. What made her most unwilling was that everything Deidara said was actually true.

Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!

To Deidara's surprise, it took him a long time in the Tsuchikage's office to barely convince his childhood sweetheart. He thought it would take more time and energy to convince the other stubborn senior officials of the Iwagakure.

However, he never expected that those old guys who were like turtles, stubborn and stubborn on weekdays, would actually agree wholeheartedly after hearing his idea of ​​surrender. To be honest, Deidara was a little overwhelmed. It felt like the personalities of these old guys had completely collapsed!
So when Nagato appeared at the gate of the Iwagakure, what he saw was not the Iwagakure army that was ready for battle, but Deidara waving his hands like a golden-haired Husky and greeting him.

Standing behind Deidara, the Fourth Tsuchikage, was a group of Iwagakure high-ranking officials as well as Kurotsuchi and others. Some of these people had no expression on their faces, some forced a smile, and others simply lowered their heads and said nothing.

Seeing this situation, Uchiha Feiyu, who was controlling Uzumaki Nagato, was also confused. He walked over slowly and asked:
"Fourth Tsuchikage, what is the Iwagakure planning to do? You should have received the declaration of war from our Akatsuki organization."

"Ah, we have already received the declaration of war. After careful consideration by our Iwagakure, we finally decided to surrender!"

"For the sake of world peace, ninjas really need to unify. In this case, we, the Iwagakure, are willing to be the first to make the sacrifice and join the Akatsuki organization!"

After these words were spoken, Nagato, who was controlled by Uchiha Feiyu, had a dazed look on his face, and was speechless. He really didn't expect that the originally hard and smelly Iwagakure had become so flexible now.

However, Uchiha Feiyu changed his mind and thought that since the Iwagakure had surrendered, he could just take the ninjas of the Iwagakure and go directly to war with the other four major ninja villages, which could also be included in his own plan.

Thinking of this, the expression on Nagato's face, who was controlled by Uchiha Feiyu, relaxed a lot, and he nodded gently:
"In that case, then the Iwagakure will act with me!"

"As far as I know, the other four ninja villages and the four nations of wind, thunder, water and fire are also forming a coalition. When all the enemies gather together, I will directly defeat them. This is also the most convenient way to unify the entire ninja world, and it will also cause the least casualties."

"You are really confident, Nagato-sama. But if it were you, it wouldn't be difficult to deal with the ninja coalition."

Deidara murmured a few words and agreed to Nagato's request. In his opinion, with Nagato's strength, he could deal with all the other ninja troops by himself, and there was no need for other ninjas to take action.

Even if his own Iwagakure sent out a large army of ninjas, they would probably only have the chance to shout a few times on the battlefield, and it would not be easy to find the enemy.

Probably the only time the Rock Ninjas have a chance to appear is when cleaning up the battlefield and maintaining order - there is no need to fight, and there is a chance to get spoils, so Deidara naturally would not resist such a good thing.

Although the surrender of the Iwagakure was not a pleasant surprise for Uchiha Feiyu, it did save him a lot of trouble. He no longer had to massacre 90% of the ninjas in the Iwagakure.

Of course... this only slightly delays the time for the Iwagakure ninjas to become sacrifices. When the decisive battle begins, Uchiha Feiyu will naturally kill all the ninjas and the army in one pot.

A portion of the ninja seeds will definitely be left behind, about two or three tenths. As for the others, they will naturally be Uchiha Feiyu's sacrifices.

Even if it was the Akatsuki organization, Uchiha Toba had no intention of letting it go. After all, it was impossible for him to really control Nagato and rule the entire ninja world. In order to better reap the rewards in the future, the ninja world could be controlled by him in secret, but it would be more convenient to divide it into several major countries in name.

According to Uchiha Feiyu's arrangement, the "ambitious" Rinnegan ninja will be defeated by the joint efforts of many ninja villages. In the case of heavy losses among the ninjas, the Akatsuki organization will naturally be eradicated and become Uchiha Feiyu's new sacrifice.

"Very good, since you, the Iwagakure, have agreed, then let's make a plan! I will be in charge of the other ninja villages and armies, and you will help me gather intelligence and determine the final battlefield. As long as you complete the mission, this place can be set as the Earth Country branch of the Akatsuki organization, and the missions regarding the Earth Country can still be given to you to complete."

Deidara nodded. If what Nagato said was true, the Iwagakure would just change its name and recognize the Akatsuki organization as its leader, which would not have much impact on actual interests.

"Yes, I understand, Boss Nagato! Can I go to the battlefield then? It's the best platform to promote my art of explosion!"

(End of this chapter)