Thud!


    Thud!!


    Kunai shed throats, blood sttered, 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 mobilizepletely and join us in attacking Konoha!”


    ck Zetsu nced at the dense forest nearby and asked: “Is this Orochimaru’s doing?”


    Obito nodded grimly, “Orochimaru awakened Wood Release after injecting thest vial of Hashirama’s cells… ck Zetsu, have you ever seen Senju Hashirama’s Wood Release?”ck Zetsu shook his head without hesitation.


    “Orochimaru’s Wood Release probably doesn’tpare to the Shodaime Hokage’s, right?” White Zetsu asked with a smile.


    ‘The difference is substantial…’ ck 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 neb!


    “Ma Release, you’re the Yondaime Kazekage…”


    Obito’s pupil shrank, “No, you are Orochimaru!”


    ‘Steel Release, Wood Release, and now Ma 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 transnt 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!


    Then, ‘Rasa’ wraps his left hand with a bandage. And now, unless the bandages were removed, no one could discern the true nature of this arm.


    “Madara, what are you waiting for?” ‘Rasa’ looked at Uchiha Obito with a majestic expression.


    “Humph.”


    Obito snorted discontentedly, and then an invisible vortex began to envelop the three of them.


    …


    Two dayster.


    Land of Fire.


    Konoha.


    The night before the final matches of the Chunin Exams.


    In the small conference room in the Hokage Tower, Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, Anbu Commander, Eagle, Advisors, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku, Jonin Commander, Nara Shikaku, Military Police Force’s Captain, Kakashi, and Gekko n’s n Head, Gekko Kanpū, were in a meeting. ?α


    “Eagle, you go first.” Minato, seated at the head, instructed calmly.


    “Yes.”


    Eagle stood up and reported, “In the past few days, Daimyo, ministers, and notable figures from various countries, including the representative from Kirigakure, Gonbee, have arrived in the vige. Additionally, we spotted Yondaime Kazekage, Rasa a hundred kilometers outside the vige. After contact, he informed us he would enter the vige tomorrow morning.”


    “Is Rasa worried we might be hostile to him?” Fugaku, projecting his own suspicions, mmed the table in displeasure.


    “If it''s just these updates, Yondaime-sama wouldn’t have called us here for a meeting.” Shikaku, the person with the highest IQ present, interjected.


    Originally, he was set to go on a mission with his two friends, Choza and Inoichi, but they were intercepted by Anbu before leaving the vige. If there weren’t serious issues at y, Shikaku would never believe it.


    “In addition to this, Anbu has uncovered several abnormalities.”


    Eagle continued, “First, the remnants of the Land of Sky have resurfaced. They had been hiding at the old site of the Land of Sky. They suddenly appeared a few days ago, using their aerial fortress to ascend into the sky and disappeared!”


    Eagle went on, “Second, in the Land of Wind, a massive forest suspected to be created by Wood Release has appeared again. At the same time, nearly a hundred corpse were found on the edge of the forest.”


    “Third, multiple groups of mysterious Shinobi are approaching us from all directions. Their numbers are currently unknown.”


    “Does this mean they intend to dere war on us?” Kakashi, propping his chin with one hand, spoke with azy demeanor as if they’re discussing something trivial.


    “We can’t rule out that possibility!”


    Eagle said, “Before the Chunin Exams, Orochimaru and the Land of Sky’s leader appeared in our vige at the same time. This cannot be a coincidence!”


    “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 nced coldly at Kanpū.


    Kanpū was furious when he heard this, ‘Everyone was discussing matters crucial to the vige’s survival right now, but you are shifting me. I, Gekko Kanpū, on behalf of Gekko n’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 ident, 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 wereter 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 vige 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 rx!” 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 viges are agents, then they will surely cause chaos throughout the vige. So I’ll leave them to you!”


    “Understood!” Kakashi’s eye sharpened as he solemnly epted 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 vigers.”


    “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 shed 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 ns to be on standby and adapt as necessary.” Minato said.


    “I understand.” Hiruzen put down the tobo pipe, and there was an inexplicable restlessness in his heart, ‘This long-lost feeling… it had been so long.’


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