The night was deep, Konoha Village under a secluded roof somewhere, two figures were having a dangerous conversation in the shadows.
"... Are you sure Orochimaru is sure to control that power? I heard that you are his right-hand man." The questioner's voice was low, and most of his face was covered with bandages. It was Jonin Baki who led Sand Village. The one who secretly contacted him was Kabuto Yakushi, who had just opened a relationship with Orochimaru.
"Haha, please don't worry," Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses was hidden in the reflection, with a professional smile on his face, "Lord Orochimaru, since he has made this decision, he is naturally quite confident."
Although Kabuto Yakushi is not completely sure in his heart whether Orochimaru can truly control the power of Tailed Beast, he knows very well that Sand Village is just a pawn in the plan. At this moment, he just needs to say what the other person wants to hear.
Facing Kabuto Yakushi who was always smiling, Baki's tone was still full of caution, "I really don't understand how you convinced Lord Kazekage. If the [Jhin] organization retaliates afterwards... you should know what that means."
"Because we know the consequences, we need more precise plans." Kabuto Yakushi responded calmly, "Whether it is the capture of Kurama or the assassination of Hokage, if anything goes wrong in any link, we will immediately terminate the operation and assume all responsibilities. This is a plan led by Otogakure, and the risks are naturally controlled by us."
Not far from the two of them, in a hidden shadow, Gekko Hayate, who overheard this conversation, trembled violently, unable to suppress the shock in his heart.
'Capture Kurama? Assassinate Lord Hokage?! ' A storm arose in his heart, 'Sunagakure and Otogakure actually colluded secretly to plan to launch such a horrific attack during Chunin Ninja Exams?!
At this time, Kabuto Yakushi threw a sealed scroll to Baki and said. "Then, leave the rest of the specific arrangements to me."
Kabuto Yakushi's tone suddenly turned cold, with undisguised murderous intent.
Gekko Hayate felt a chill in his heart when he felt the icy-cold murderous aura locked in his direction.
"No," Baki's eyes flashed fiercely, and he took a step forward, "As Land of Wind, how can Sunagakure not lend a helping hand to his companions? Besides, it's easy to deal with an eavesdropping mouse."
After hearing this, Gekko Hayate completely understood that he had been exposed! Without hesitation, he cast Body Flicker Technique in an instant, and retreated backwards like a ghost, trying to blend into the deeper darkness.
However, there is a clear gap in the strength of the two sides. Before Gekko Hayate had time to leave the roof area, Baki was chasing after him like a shadow.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The two figures were chasing each other at high speed on the roof under the moonlight. Gekko Hayate was forced to stop and faced off with Baki in front of him. The sound of rapid breathing was particularly clear in the silent night sky.
"Ahem... it turns out to be the examiner of the preliminary round. It's so late. What are you doing here alone?"
Gekko Hayate held the ninja in his hand tightly, knowing in his heart that the other party would never let him leave alive knowing such confidential information. It seems that the only way to survive is to fight to the death...
At this time, neither Baki, who was pressing forward, Kabuto Yakushi, who was watching, nor Gekko Hayate, who was in a desperate situation, had not noticed that in the shadow of the high-rise building in the distance, there was a pair of eyes, silently watching everything that was about to happen below.
"Konoha flow·Dance of the Crescent Moon!"
Gekko Hayate was the first to attack. Two entities appeared in an instant, and together with the main body, they attacked from three tricky angles - left, upper and right - at the same time Body Flicker Technique attacked, and the light directly hit the vital points of Baki's body!
"Poof!"
The blade definitely felt like it was cutting into flesh. However, Gekko Hayate's expression immediately changed drastically - his knife was stuck by the opponent's tight muscles and could not be withdrawn!
"You can master the Konoha flow of secrets Swordplay so easily...Konoha is really full of talents." Baki tightly grasped the blade embedded in the shoulder blade with his hand, as if he couldn't feel the pain, and the other hand had already condensed to make a whistling and chaotic air flow.
"The sword skills are indeed good, but it is natural for me to block it. However, the next wind-drawing blade... is unstoppable!"
Under the gaze of Baki's cruel and confident eyes, that Wind Release Ninjutsu instantly completely swallowed up the frightened Gekko Hayate in front of him!
"Is it really okay to leave his body here like this? Is it too much?" Kabuto Yakushi asked in a calm tone, and he and Baki looked at the "Gekko Hayate body" on the ground. "Even if Konoha cannot find out the truth immediately, such an obvious attack will arouse their high vigilance."
"Well, don't worry." Baki analyzed calmly, "They will most likely infer that this was the work of a hostile spy who sneaked into the village. Just one corpse is not enough for Konoha to unilaterally cancel this event that involves the face of many countries. Chunin Ninja Exams."
However, from a real perspective - Gekko Hayate gasped in shock and looked at the strange scene in front of him in disbelief.
Baki and Kabuto Yakushi stood frozen in place like two sculptures, with empty eyes, talking to themselves in the air.
What exactly is this...?!
Gekko Hayate turned his head suddenly and looked at the mysterious man wearing a mask who appeared next to him from unknown time.
Under the mask, Shisui Uchiha and Mangekyo Sharingan were spinning slowly. It was he who used the power of his eyes to weave an illusion for Baki and Kabuto Yakushi that they could not distinguish between reality and reality, and saved himself at the critical moment.
"Who... are you?" Gekko Hayate asked cautiously, suppressing his heart palpitations for the rest of his life. The other party's clothes are not Konoha Anbu's clothes.
Shisui was also a little surprised. He just followed the leader's instructions and paid attention to this man named Gekko Hayate and Special Jonin, but he didn't expect to see him almost being silenced.
"Rather than exploring my identity," Shisui's voice was low and steady, "You should have more important things to do right now. Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards Konoha. But if they really dare to start a war... then they are my targets."
"Are you..." Gekko Hayate instantly thought of that disgusting organization, but he immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence.
He had just saved his life and knew what the most important task was at this moment. He took a deep look at Shisui, nodded, then no longer hesitated, started Body Flicker Technique, and the figure quickly disappeared into the night.
After confirming that Gekko Hayate left safely, Shisui Uchiha turned his attention back to Genjutsu and the two who were still deeply entangled. The "capture Kurama" plan mentioned in Kabuto Yakushi's words just now aroused his high vigilance.
Through Mangekyo Sharingan's absolute control over the illusion, Shisui asked in a deep voice to Kabuto Yakushi who looked dull.
"Now, tell me your entire plan to capture Kurama... explain your purpose and specific steps, word for word."
As Kabuto Yakushi stated intermittently under the control of Genjutsu, Shisui's expression under the mask gradually became extremely gloomy.