Thud!
Thud!!
Kunai slashed throats, blood splattered, and droplets stained Uchiha Obito’s orange mask, making him appear as sinister as a blood demon.
“Oh my, this is quite something, Madara-sama, killing so many people.” A frivolous voice came from the ground. Obito looked down to see Zetsu had returned.
“How are things at the Land of Sky?” Obito sheathed his kunai and asked coldly.
For the past few days, he had stationed himself at one end of the forest, killing all passersby to prevent any information from leaking to Konoha. Unconsciously, the death toll by his hands had surpassed a hundred!
Emerging from the ground, avoiding the corpses, and White Zetsu said cheerfully: “Land of Sky’s Shinobi were furious upon learning their leader died in Konoha. They’ve decided to mobilize completely and join us in attacking Konoha!”
Black Zetsu glanced at the dense forest nearby and asked: “Is this Orochimaru’s doing?”
Obito nodded grimly, “Orochimaru awakened Wood Release after injecting the last vial of Hashirama’s cells... Black Zetsu, have you ever seen Senju Hashirama’s Wood Release?”
Black Zetsu shook his head without hesitation.
“Orochimaru’s Wood Release probably doesn’t compare to the Shodaime Hokage’s, right?” White Zetsu asked with a smile.
‘The difference is substantial...’ Black Zetsu didn’t want to delve deeper into this topic, so he changed the subject, “The final matches of Konoha’s Chunin Exams is about to start. Is Orochimaru not ready yet?”
“My apologies for keeping you waiting.”
At this moment, an unfamiliar voice came from the forest. Obito and Zetsu turned to see the Yondaime Kazekage, Rasa, walking towards them with an imposing presence. Countless specks of gold dust swirled around him, resembling a golden nebula!
“Magnet Release, you’re the Yondaime Kazekage...”
Obito’s pupil shrank, “No, you are Orochimaru!”
‘Steel Release, Wood Release, and now Magnet Release. Orochimaru, how many secrets are you hiding on your body?’
A shadow of unease gradually crept over Obito’s heart.
“Yes, it’s me.”
‘Rasa’ smiled slightly, and said, “Everything is ready. Let’s head to Konoha!”
“Don’t you need to transplant your left hand?” White Zetsu asked cheerfully.
“It’s no longer necessary.”
‘Rasa’ lowered his head, and the swirling gold dust gathered at his empty left sleeve, forming a gold dust arm in an instant!
“Shinno was killed by Kanpū, so the Land of Sky’s remnants are here for revenge... Hey, this is your mess, deal with it yourself.” Kakashi glanced coldly at Kanpū.
Kanpū was furious when he heard this, ‘Everyone was discussing matters crucial to the village’s survival right now, but you are shifting blame. I, Gekko Kanpū, on behalf of Gekko Clan’s ancestors, scorned your shamelessness!’
‘Ptui!’
“Orochimaru...” Hiruzen, smoking his pipe, wore a pained expression on his elderly face.
“Orochimaru, Land of Sky’s remnants, and an unknown number of mysterious Shinobi... It seems that this time, they are uniting to cause a major disruption.”
Shikaku said with a chuckle, “If there is no accident, they will probably strike during the final matched tomorrow. However, we don’t know how many of their agents are in the finals.”
“Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Otogakure, Kusagakure, Takigakure...”
Fugaku spoke up, “Otogakure was created by Orochimaru. Although the traces of Orochimaru were later erased by Yondaime, it is hard to guarantee there would be no resurgence. We should keep a close eye on Otogakure’s team!”
“Yondaime Kazekage came to our village from Sunagakure, but a forest that was suspected to be made by Wood Release appeared on the way. I suggest we monitor the people from Sunagakure.” Shikaku analyzed.
Kanpū said at the right time: “Kirigakure is also very strange. With Terumi Mei’s strength and reputation in Kirigakure, it’s odd for Elder Genji to send his confidant Gonbee instead of letting Terumi Mei represented him. It’s very suspicious!”
“What’s more suspicious is you drinking with Mei Terumi every day.” Kakashi murmured.
“Nonsense! I was clearly going to the hot springs to relax!” Kanpū defended righteously, though internally he seethed in anger, ‘This petty guy, still mad about me teaching Chidori to Sasuke?’
‘Besides, you’ve already taken Sasuke as your disciple and made a bet with me. Do you really need to keep picking on me?’
“Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Otogakure... It seems that tomorrow will be very lively.”
Minato said with a smile, then looked towards Kakashi, and instructed, “Kakashi, everyone in the Military Police Force will be on duty tomorrow. If the Shinobi from these three villages are agents, then they will surely cause chaos throughout the village. So I’ll leave them to you!”
“Understood!” Kakashi’s eye sharpened as he solemnly accepted the task.
Minato nodded slightly, then looked at Eagle and Shikaku, and said: “Eagle, Shikaku, the enemies outside will be left to you. The Anbu and Jonin Teams must intercept them outside. Do not let them endanger the villagers.”
“Yes!” The two responded in unison.
“As for the final matches, leave it to me, Advisor Fugaku and Kanpū.” Minato continued the arrangement.
“No problem.” Fugaku said with his hands crossed, and a faint excitement flashed in his eyes, ‘If I can perform exceptionally this time, could I obtain the solution to the Mangekyo Sharingan’s blindness from Yondaime?’
“Sandaime, in case of emergencies, gather the elite of the Great Shinobi Clans to be on standby and adapt as necessary.” Minato said.
“I understand.” Hiruzen put down the tobacco pipe, and there was an inexplicable restlessness in his heart, ‘This long-lost feeling... it had been so long.’