Signal flares kept bursting over Konoha's skies.
They relayed messages to ninjas at every post.
Directing them to where they needed to be.
Ensuring that even in the event of a blackout, they could face this attack in an orderly manner.
"These Corpse Puppets are no threat, but watch out for ambushes!"
"Stay sharp! Some of these Corpse Puppets are different!"
Konoha's ninjas shouted as they continuously cleared out the countless zombies.
The moment Konoha entered a state of emergency, its jonin had all gone first to evacuate the civilians in their assigned areas.
Asuma, Kakashi, Guy, and Tenzō leaped onto higher ground together.
Below them, Corpse Puppets were crawling out of the soil everywhere in enormous numbers.
There were civilians, ninjas, elderly people, children—a chaotic mix of all kinds.
Asuma's face turned livid. He knew Kazuma well and immediately recognized that this was the work of Kazuma's team.
"The one attacking Konoha should be Kudari Tsuchi. He used to be one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja. He has always believed the Hokage was unnecessary and has always wanted to destroy Konoha."
"Everything before us is the work of his team. This enormous barrier was probably created by someone from that team as well."
"These Corpse Puppets on the ground are their Earth Release ninjutsu. To undo it, we have to kill those few."
Asuma quickly explained the situation to them.
Kakashi, Guy, and Yamato all wore solemn expressions as they silently listened to Asuma's explanation.
Seeing so many corpses revived, along with the blackout, Asuma had already formed a vague suspicion. He raised his head and saw lightning constantly striking in the distance.
"Kakashi, the four places where lightning is falling are the greatest threat to Konoha."
"Those four can combine their powers to unleash a large-scale Lightning Release