Chaotic Konoha

Yichen smiled as he waited for the Sky Ninja Village's Sky Fortress draw ever closer to Konoha.

Like Yichen, Orochimaru also showed a hint of excitement.

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his lips, glancing every now and then in the direction of Kakashi was on the top floor.

Meanwhile, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the audience, who had been watching Neji and Hinata Hyuga fight, were startled when they suddenly heard the explosion coming from afar.

Minor disturbances occurred in several areas.

Fortunately, many members of the Konoha Anbu immediately stepped forward to maintain order, preventing complete chaos.

Neji had anticipated this scene. He glanced at Hinata Hyuga, who had been knocked away by him but was struggling to get back up. He didn't say anything and jumped a few times to reach the Iwa ninja players' area.

The Konoha Collapse Plan has begun, but my stance is not aligned with Konoha's. It's safer for me to stay by Sokai's side for now.

As for the feud with the Main Family, it should be directed at Hyuga Hiashi, not this cowardly cousin.

Hinata Hyuga watched Neji leave, bit her lip, and then went alone to the medical area where Naruto was receiving treatment.

In the Iwa ninja area, Sokai and Guy were already facing off, with Sokai even activating his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Sokai knew that getting too close to a top-tier Taijutsu Ninja like Guy was dangerous, so he was prepared to use Susanoo at any time.

After Neji returned to the contestant area, he did not stand behind Sokai like Sakura and Shion, but stood in front of Sokai.

Sokai didn't refuse Neji's kind offer!

In terms of Taijutsu alone, Neji, aided by the Giant Tenseigan, has indeed surpassed Sokai, a Kage Level. Although he couldn't stop Might Guy, he could hold out for one or two rounds.

In contrast to the tension in the Iwa ninja area, the upper levels were remarkably calm.

Kakashi didn't move. This moment had finally arrived, and he had mentally prepared himself.

Konoha is now united as one, and Kakashi and Hiruzen Sarutobi have prepared for the worst.

This is only the beginning; it's not time for him, the Hokage, to panic yet. He needs to remain calm!

I believe Danzo and Yichen must have other tricks up their sleeves!

Soon, a voice rang in Kakashi's ear. "Lord Hokage, five Impure World Reincarnation ninjas are attacking the village from the south."

"The five are Lord White Fang, Ryosuke, Chiyo, Pakura, and Hanzo. Requesting backup."

Kakashi looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi and quickly turned to leave.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, Yichen asked Kakashi curiously, "Hokage, that voice belongs to Shikaku Nara, the former head of the Nara Clan, right?"

"I heard you uprooted Minor Ninja Clans of your Konoha."

"How did you manage to get Shikaku Nara to obediently command the army for you under these circumstances?"

"Aren't you afraid that Shikaku Nara defect to the enemy? Just in case, I mean just in case."

"If our Iwa ninja is willing to accept the Nara Clan, you know that our Iwagakure has a very good policy towards ninjas from Konoha."

"If Shikaku Nara deliberately inflicts heavy losses on Konoha in this war, we will take in the Nara Clan."

Do you think Shikaku Nara might do something foolish?

Kakashi stared at Yichen expressionlessly.

Yichen quickly replied, "Don't worry, I won't do that. We, the Iwagakure, love peace!"

"What I just said was all hypothetical! I also believe that Shikaku Nara will make the right choice!"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi turned his head back down and remained silent; at this moment, he didn't want to pay any attention to Yichen.

As they were speaking, a massive surge of Chakra suddenly erupted from the south.

Yichen turned his head curiously and asked in confusion, "Nine-Tails?"

"This Chakra isn't Naruto Uzumaki's, is it?"

"Could it be Impure World Reincarnation? Is it Kushina Uzumaki? No, I've sensed Chakra Kushina Uzumaki's chakra before, it doesn't seem like it!"

"This... this could be Mito Uzumaki's?"

Kakashi glanced at Yichen and said, "The Tsuchikage even knows about Lady Mito's affairs."

Yichen smiled but didn't speak. Instead, using Mind's Eye to observe the movements there.

Mito Uzumaki was different from the five Reanimated Body opposite her; the five opposite her had their wills suppressed and were completely controlled by the caster.

Although these five people are all at the Kage Level, the strength they can unleash is very limited.

Mito Uzumaki, however, was in a completely free state, allowing her to unleash the full power of her Reanimated Body.

She single-handedly suppressed all five opponents.

Yichen couldn't help but exclaim, "Such powerful Chakra! The Uzumaki Clan's physique is truly enviable!"

Kakashi suddenly said, "Tsuchikage, instead of envying the Uzumaki Clan, why don't you think about how you explain this scene before you?"

Yichen looked at Kakashi curiously, feigning surprise, and asked, "What does the Hokage mean by this? I didn't do anything!"

Kakashi knew that Yichen was shameless, so he didn't foolishly ask Danzo where he got the genes of the five Reanimated Body.

Because these five people all died because of Iwa ninja, their genes are in the hands of the Iwa ninja. Without the Iwa ninja's consent, where would Danzo get these genes?

Kakashi knew that Yichen would definitely have an excuse, so he didn't press the matter further.

He simply said, "Doesn't the Tsuchikage intend to participate in this rebellion within Konoha?"

Yichen said righteously, "Don't worry, Hokage, our Iwagakure and will never interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."

"I'm here today not only to participate in the Joint Chunin Exams, but also to have a good chat with the Hokage and Mizukage."

"Instead of Hokage me, you should ask Orochimaru, the leader. This man was originally missing-nin from your Konoha. Perhaps he holds a grudge and has colluded with Hokage of your Konoha."

No one present believed Yichen's words.

Kisame just grinned; he didn't utter a single word from beginning to end. He knew his place perfectly: he was there to act as a henchman.

Orochimaru chuckled, "The Tsuchikage seems quite interested. I simply wanted to come back and chat with my old friends from Konoha."

Baki tried to keep a low profile; he didn't want to cause trouble, and the Sunagakure couldn't afford to cause trouble right now.

As for the Cloud Ninja Representative, nobody cared about him.

As they talked, the Sky Fortress in the distance slowly approached Konoha.

However, Konoha was not going to sit idly by. One after another, aircraft took off from all parts of Konoha and headed towards the huge Sky Fortress.

Konoha must defend itself from enemies outside the village.

"Cough, cough, cough." Yichen coughed a few times for no apparent reason before sighing, "So Konoha now has flying ninja tools like the Cloud ninja. How enviable."

"Unfortunately, the Cloud ninja have always misunderstood us, and they have consistently refused to sell us this advanced technology."

The Cloud Ninja Representative thought to himself, "This can be called a misunderstanding? You personally killed our Kage, and this is still considered a misunderstanding?"

"I really wish you Iwa ninja would have a chance to misunderstand us too!"

As Yichen spoke, Kanako, dressed as a member of the Anbu behind him, closed her eyes, and at the same time, her right hand, hidden in her loose sleeve, formed a hand seal.

Then...

Boom boom boom boom...

Explosions echoed continuously throughout Konoha. Even some Konoha ninja flying in the air suddenly exploded.

Konoha was thrown into chaos, and their battle formation immediately fell apart.

Kakashi suddenly stood up, staring at the scene in disbelief.

Impossible? Could a spy have infiltrated? But how could there be so many?

The explosions lasted for a long time before stopping, and afterwards, Konoha's entire defense system was in complete disarray.

At this moment, Yichen sighed and said, "Danzo some impressive skills. Under these circumstances, he still managed to arrange so many people in Konoha."

Kakashi clenched his fists and remained silent.

Seeing this, Yichen said again, "Hokage, do you think it could have been Shikaku Nara did it?"

"He is the commander of the army. If it weren't for Danzo, I think only he could have done this."

"Is Shikaku Nara really planning to defect from Konoha?"

"But Hokage, rest assured, although our Iwagakure will definitely accept them, I certainly haven't colluded with them."

"I suspect that other ninja villages may have secretly contacted Shikaku Nara and the others."

Orochimaru chuckled, and Kisame was speechless, thinking to himself, "Is this some kind of divisive tactic? Shikaku Nara should be able to hear you, right?"

Soon, Shikaku Nara's voice rang out beside Kakashi: "Lord Hokage, all those involved in the explosions are people Danzo may have recently recruited."

"Danzo may have developed a method similar to the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, which allows him to bypass the consciousness of those he's trying to win over and directly control their explosions."

Kanako was behind Yichen, also heard Shikaku Nara's words, and she almost laughed.

This isn't Shikaku Nara's fault; he'd never heard of anyone in the Ninja World who could control the Exploding Tag on another person to detonate.

The Exploding Tag that Yichen gave to Danzo were all made by Kanako Paper Style Jutsu.

Danzo using these Exploding Tag to bribe Konoha ninja, Danzo essentially entrusted their lives to Yichen.

Just that fireworks display alone cost Konoha at least a thousand ninjas.

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that because of the brief chaos in Konoha, the Sky Fortress of the Sky Ninja stormed into Konoha almost unimpeded.

The original plan to keep the enemy at bay has suddenly turned into a battle between the ninja village and its inhabitants, and it is an air-to-ground battle at that.

Kakashi immediately said, "Reorganize everyone for defense and speed up the evacuation of civilians."

"Yes," Shikaku Nara replied, then fell silent, presumably to issue orders to the Konoha ninja in various locations.

Yichen's Mind's Mind's Eye allows him to clearly sense the reactions of Konoha ninja in various locations.

After a brief initial panic, most of the Konoha ninja quickly regained their composure once the explosions subsided.

The few newcomers who were still worried quickly calmed down under the guidance of their seniors.

The Konoha ninja were quickly reorganized.

Yichen felt a little regretful; he should have had Kanako detonate the Exploding Tag on the Konoha ninja in batches.

A moment later, Yichen couldn't help but exclaim, "Hokage, the Konoha ninja reacted really quickly! They recovered so fast from such a sudden attack."

"I've spent decades desperately trying to close the gap between our two villages in every aspect, but in this respect, I must admit that we Iwa ninja are still far inferior to you."

Kakashi ignored Yichen, pushed up the Forehead Protector over his left eye to reveal his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and then quietly watched the battles in various parts of Konoha without saying a word.

Suddenly, a figure fell from the Sky Fortress and rushed into a group of about a hundred Konoha ninja.

This person was extremely fast; after rushing into the crowd, he immediately began slaughtering the Konoha ninja around him.

Yes, it was a massacre.

This person was Shinno. At this moment, the Chakra fluctuations on Shinno's body were extremely strong, giving people the feeling of a Jinchuriki.

Kakashi saw it too; Shinno's fighting style could be summed up in one word: reckless!

He was fearless, choosing to take his opponent down with him in Isshiki.

However, he could quickly recover from any injuries inflicted on him by Konoha ninja, whether using Ninjutsu or Taijutsu.

Yichen feigned concern and asked, "Hokage, that guy looks like Jinchuriki. Is it alright to just let him kill all of you Konoha ninja?"

"Why don't you go and handle this, Hokage? Don't worry, the Five Great Ninja Villages are one family, and we're not outsiders. The Hokage doesn't need to be with us all the time."

Kakashi said calmly, "No need for the Tsuchikage to worry, Konoha has its own way of dealing with this."

Not long after Kakashi finished speaking, a figure rushed towards Shinno from that area.

This person was dressed Anbu, but his body emitted fluctuations of Tailed Beast Chakra.

Yichen looked at this person and knew that this was Konoha 'new Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Yichen wasn't interested in the man's identity; he was simply looking thoughtfully at the Seven-Tails Chakra emanating from him.

This person has only been Jinchuriki for a month at most; it's impossible for him to control the Seven-Tails so quickly on his own.

It's obvious without even guessing that the Seven-Tails inside him has been affected by the Mangekyō Sharingan's Genjutsu.

However, looking at this person, Yichen had a peculiar feeling, as if he could do something about it.

However, now was not the time. Looking at Kakashi not far away, Yichen resisted the urge to cause trouble right now.

This person's arrival immediately halted Shinno's rampage.

Although this person was far inferior to Shinno in utilizing the monster's power within him, he was still able to temporarily hold off Shinno with the help of other Konoha ninja.

Yichen watched for a while and said, "Hokage, did you receive intelligence about the Sky Ninja's attack beforehand? Your countermeasures are quite comprehensive!"

Konoha's response today was very targeted, with many methods for dealing with air units.

So even though they were initially tricked by Kanako and lost the initiative, they quickly adjusted their strategy and managed to suppress the Sky Ninja.

Currently, apart from the Sky Fortress which gives the Sky Ninja an advantage due to its superior elevation and strong defense, they are being suppressed by Konoha in all other aspects.

Orochimaru laughed upon hearing this, "I guess Danzo wasn't thorough enough in his actions."

Baki's eyes flickered. Although he had been playing the role of a nobody, he had still managed to figure out the general situation through the conversation of the others.

Judging from the gloating tone of Yichen and Orochimaru, it can be inferred that both of them were involved in the chaos in Konoha.

The reason why the Hokage and Mizukage remained motionless was likely because they were monitoring these two.

Baki glanced at the Iwa ninja area and saw Might Guy and Sokai facing off there, which made him even more certain that his guess was correct.

After considering it for a while, Baki decided not to get involved.

The Sunagakure Village is no longer large enough to participate in such major events in the Ninja World.

Although Rasa is dead, the Sunagakure's elite policy remains unchanged. On the contrary, because of the loss of income from Rasa's mining, the number of Sunagakure ninjas has decreased.

So Baki gave Gaara in the Sunagakure Village a look, telling him to restrain himself, and then tried to control his Chakra to avoid causing misunderstandings between the Iwa ninja and Konoha ninja.

Before the chaos erupted in Konoha, shortly after Yichen and his group arrived at the venue, the Iwa ninja took action.

When Yichen confirmed that Kisame had arrived in Konoha, he gave a signal to Atsumi Akino behind him.

Then Atsumi Akino used Space-Time Ninjutsu to convey the order to attack to the Iwagakure.

Upon receiving the order, the various Iwa ninja armies immediately began their planned transfer to the Land of Earth Coastline.

Along with the main force, seven Kage Level Ōnoki, Ikura, Kawakita, Han, Roshi, Deidara, and Natsuki.

After arriving at the northeastern coast of the Land of Earth, the Iwa Ninja Army immediately boarded a massive warship.

This warship was converted from the bottom of a lake in the Land of the Moon.

It is engraved with a large number of Sealing Runes. In addition to their defensive function, these runes can also reduce the weight of the entire ship under the supervision of a ninja who is proficient in Gravity Ninjutsu.

The one who carried out this mission was Uchiyama Takuhiro. He Elite Jonin the Light-Weight Rock Technique, making him very suitable to complete this task.

This warship has no propulsion system; its movement is entirely powered by the Shark Swarm that has a pact with Ishinose Kiyoshi.

A Shark Swarm used specially designed ropes to pull the massive warship at high speed across the vast ocean.

Ishinose Kiyoshi stood atop the head of Yuko, the leader of the Shark Swarm, directing the Shark Swarm's actions.

The Iwa ninja's target this time is the Cloud ninja, the Land of Lightning.

However, Ōnoki did not lead a large army directly to the Land of Lightning, but instead took a huge detour through the sea north of the Land of Lightning.

The warships took most of the day to circle around from the west to the southeast of the Land of Lightning.

Ōnoki's primary objective was to target the Mist Ninja Army hiding on a large island in the southeastern part of the Land of Lightning.

Over the past few years, the Mist ninja Iwa ninja have collected a large amount of blood from the Yuki Clan of the Kirigakure ninja.

After swallowing the blood, along with the blood of Yuki Haku and Yuki Kinuyo, Chiga pinpointed the locations of all the Yuki Clan ninjas in Kirigakure with remarkable accuracy.

Based on the location of these Yuki Clan members, it can be inferred that the Mist Ninja Army is waiting on the island they are about to reach.

If the Iwa ninja attacks the Cloud ninja, the Mist ninja, who are already prepared, can quickly provide support to the Cloud ninja.

This would put the Iwa ninja in a very passive position.

Therefore, Ōnoki decided to attack the Mist ninja first.

The surprise attack on the Mist ninja caught the Mist ninja Cloud ninja guard, making it difficult for them to quickly provide support.

In order to mislead the Mist ninja and Cloud ninja, the Iwa ninja mobilized an army of 20,000 this time.

However, Five Thousand Army of them are still on the Coastline, within sight of the Cloud ninja and Mist ninja.

The Five Thousand Army disguised themselves Iwa Ninja main force, misleading the enemy and making them believe that the Iwa Ninja main force had not yet moved.

Temporary camp of the Mist Ninja Army.

The Mist ninja's encampment was located right by the sea, with numerous ships anchored on the water. A total of five thousand Mist ninja Five Thousand Army were resting not far from the sea.

At this moment, Mei Terumi, Hozuki Mangetsu, Yuki Koru were standing on the beach, chatting idly while watching a group of Mist ninja busy themselves.

Mei Terumi held several intelligence reports in her hand, her brows furrowed in worry.

Hozuki Mangetsu was standing nearby, asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the information?"

Mei Terumi shook her head and said, "The intelligence is fine. It says the Iwa Ninja Army is still in the Land of Earth and hasn't made a move."

"We can confirm this from other sources. So far, there is no sign of a large army arriving from Iwa ninja's Land of Hot Water branch or the Land of the Moon Branch."

"In addition, our personnel are patrolling all the important passageways, and so far we have not found anything unusual."

"If the Iwa ninja are planning a covert attack, I can't imagine where they could possibly advance."

Hozuki Mangetsu was puzzled by this and asked, "Then what are you worried about?"

Mei Terumi shook her head again and said, "I have a feeling that the Iwa ninja may have already made their move."

Hozuki Mangetsu didn't have any unfounded premonition that Mei Terumi.

He thought for a moment, then said to the person behind him, "Contact the Cloud ninja and see if they've noticed anything unusual."

"Also, is there any new information coming from the Konoha venue?"

The man first arranged for someone to contact the Cloud ninja, then replied, "The latest news from Konoha is from fifteen minutes ago. Apart from a few Iwa ninja Genin wreaking havoc on the Konoha ninja during the match, everything else is calm."

Hozuki Mangetsu showed no interest in Neji and the others' behavior; he simply said, "Keep in touch, even frequently is fine."

"We must obtain the latest intelligence from Konoha."

The ninja immediately agreed and then went to make the arrangements himself.

At this moment, Yuki Koru said, "I didn't expect the Iwa ninja to rise so quickly. I wonder if my decision back then was the right one."

He was referring to the Mist ninja's decision to side with the Iwa ninja.

Mei Terumi said, "Regardless of whether our initial choice was right or wrong, all we can do now is find a way to win this battle."

"We must shatter the myth of Iwa ninja's invincibility, or we may never see a hero emerge from Konoha to save the Ninja World."

Just as Hozuki Mangetsu was about to reply, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

The intelligence ninja who had just arrived rushed over and said, "My lords, things are in chaos in Konoha. Some have already begun Konoha attack."

Mei Terumi quickly asked, "What about the Iwa Ninja Army? Is there any movement from them?"

"No, the Iwa Ninja Army still hasn't been mobilized."

This guy wasn't stupid; he knew that it was very unusual for the Iwa Ninja Army not to have made a move yet.

So he was covered in sweat when he gave his report.

Mei Terumi and the other two exchanged glances, all sensing something ominous in each other's eyes.

They fell for the trap; it goes without saying that the large army was definitely fake.

Given Yichen's personality, he certainly wouldn't wait until now to make a move; if he waits any longer, the best opportunity to start a war will be lost.

In other words, they had completely lost track of the whereabouts of the Iwa Ninja Army.

Just then, someone on the other side let out a gasp.

He pointed in a direction at sea and said with some fear, "They're here! The Iwa Ninja Army is here! They're riding on a huge Rock Ship!"

Mei Terumi glanced at the man, and then her heart sank.

This person was Qing, who had received a transplant of one of his Byakugan.

Following Qing's gaze, everyone saw a small dot faintly visible on the distant sea.

The crowd stared for a few seconds, unable to make it out clearly, but the small dot was approaching at an extremely fast speed.