Konoha immediately began an emergency evacuation.
Many villagers had no idea what was happening, but they still obeyed the village's orders and, under the guidance of the ninja, fled into various shelters.
Only those who knew the truth wore grave, ugly expressions.
The leader of Ryūchi Cave had arrived.
Anyone with even a little knowledge of Sage Jutsu or Orochimaru could roughly understand what that meant.
That was the leader of one of the Three Great Sacred Lands, an ancient creature revered by the world as a sage.
But for some unknown reason, she had come to Konoha and even seemed to have fought Lord Genitsu.
How could something like this happen?
How could a sage from a Sacred Land charge into Konoha and start a battle?!
No one knew the reason.
Likewise, a certain toad who had happened to come to Konoha was utterly bewildered.
"What happened?"
Sage Shima carried a basket of vegetables as she stared blankly at the chaotic Konoha.
She had only left Mount Myōboku to buy some vegetables in Konoha. How had something like this happened?
"That technique emitting white light, noise, and vibrations... It can't be wrong. It's Sage Jutsu from Ryūchi Cave's lineage. Has Orochimaru returned?"
At first, Sage Shima thought Orochimaru had returned for revenge.
In all of Konoha, only Orochimaru was qualified to learn Sage Jutsu.
But when she sensed the vast Natural Energy pouring in without end, she immediately overturned her original assumption.
"Even I can't devour so much Natural Energy in one go. So the one who came is... the White Snake Sage?! Why would the White Snake Sage emerge and cause such a disturbance in Konoha?"
Sage Shima's expression immediately turned grave.
This was serious.
No matter the reason, by doing this, the White Snake Sage had effectively