Chapter 987: Alliance and Dispersal
Land of Iron.
After sprinting for more than half an hour, Yondaime Raikage, clad in his lightning armor, finally managed to shake off Tathagata with Onoki in his hand.
"I never expected to see the Wood Release of the Shodaime Hokage again after all these years."
Onoki said solemnly while breathing heavily, "That guy called Senju Tathagata, is he really the member of the so-called Abyss?"
"I'm more inclined to believe he's a Konoha Shinobi!"
Yondaime Raikage snorted coldly and said, "You saw it yourself. Namikaze Minato and Gekko Kanpū both ran away at the critical moment. They clearly intended to use Senju Tathagata's hand to kill us, and then pin it on that fabricated Abyss organization!"
Ōnoki caught his breath and rubbed his back again. When it didn't hurt much anymore, he immediately used the Ultra-Lightweight Rock Technique on himself and began to float gently: "Whether that Senju Tathagata is from the Abyss or Konoha, we are in a very passive position!"
"You mean…" Yondaime Raikage narrowed his eyes.
"An alliance!" Onoki declared, "Konoha's strength is increasing rapidly. Namikaze Minato and Gekko Kanpū have also shown their ambitions and strength. If we don't form an alliance, it's only a matter of time before Konoha swallows us up!"