Are you looking for me?

Danzo stared intently at Ye Fan and Jiraiya; of everyone present, these two were the ones he feared the most.

Previously it was Jiraiya, but now it was Ye Fan.

Facing Jiraiya, he still had a chance to win, but against Ye Fan, he had absolutely no hope.

"The purpose of Kotoamatsukami is to make people wholeheartedly protect Konoha and never betray it."

"It seems that to control Ye Fan with this genjutsu, I must become Hokage!"

Danzo pondered for a moment, took out a signal flare, and fired it into the sky.

As early as when Sunagakure and Otogakure invaded Konoha, Danzo had secretly gathered all his forces.

He had originally planned to seize power with his subordinates when Konoha was severely weakened, but he hadn't expected to use it in this way.

Brilliant fireworks suddenly exploded, and all of Danzo's subordinates in Konoha received the signal and immediately took action.

Konoha was thrown into chaos, with riots breaking out in various places.

Danzo's subordinates, whom he had amassed over the years, were all deployed, appearing in every corner of the village.

The Root members, who were originally just fleeing, also began to counterattack at this moment.

Ninja of all unexpected places suddenly emerged, and they were all quite powerful.

The Anbu and Konoha's Jonin were caught off guard and forced to retreat.

Various large Summoned Beasts also appeared in the village, slaughtering Konoha's ninja.

"This is... Danzo starting a coup?" Kakashi stood by the window, watching everything unfold with an extremely grim expression.

His intuition told him that this coup would have a far greater impact than the invasion by Sunagakure and Otogakure. If not handled properly, it would surely lead to a river of blood!

"Kakashi, that old guy Danzo has started a coup!"

With an urgent knock on the door, Might Guy appeared at the entrance.

"Mm, I know. What's the situation with the Hyuga Clan?"

Kakashi pushed up his forehead protector, revealing his three-tomoe Sharingan, his face no longer showing any trace of laziness.

"The Hyuga Clan's territory is surrounded by a large force, and they are currently fighting the rebels!" Might Guy reported.

Kakashi thought for a moment and immediately made a decision, saying:

"Let's go help the Hyuga Clan break through the encirclement first. There are too many rebels, and the Hyuga Clan is our only trump card!"

Might Guy nodded at his words and immediately rushed to the Hyuga Clan with Kakashi.

Naruto, who was building a house with Tenzo, also noticed what was happening and quickly turned his head to shout:

"Ero-Sennin, something big has happened in the village!"

"Naruto, keep an eye on Gaara and the others, don't let them escape!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya's shadow clone left its original position and reappeared a hundred meters away.

Seeing Jiraiya leave, Gaara and the others looked at the smoke-filled Konoha and immediately realized that this was their only chance to escape.

Previously, with Jiraiya here, they had no opportunity, but now that Jiraiya and Tenzo had left, it meant their chance had arrived.

Watching Jiraiya's receding back, Naruto realized the seriousness of the situation.

Although he also wanted to help, he understood that he had a more important mission.

Gaara and the others were the main culprits behind the invasion of Konoha, and he had to keep them in check.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Naruto didn't hesitate, creating nine clones and stationing them in different locations to guard Gaara and the others.

Gaara and Temari exchanged a glance, a sinister smile appearing on their faces.

This level of ninjutsu was child's play to them.

The gourd behind Gaara slowly opened, and a wisp of yellow sand seeped out, flying towards Naruto's main body.

In the Hokage's office, Orochimaru stood by the window, watching everything unfold with a blank expression.

The seal on his body had been completely removed, and his strength had been fully restored.

"That old guy Danzo, after planning for so many years, has finally made his move?"

Orochimaru's lips curved into a smile.

He had no intention of escaping. Instead, he casually pulled up a chair, sat down, and propped his head on one hand, watching the unfolding drama.

He, who once desperately wanted to destroy Konoha, now felt indifferent watching this scene.

He had found something more interesting now, redefining the meaning of his life.

Ever since Danzo fired the signal flare, the Third Hokage and the others had seen smoke rising all over the village, their faces filled with worry.

"Third Hokage-sama, you should go back and suppress the rebels. I'll handle things here," Jiraiya said.

"Jiraiya, be careful!" The Third Hokage nodded, waved to Nara Shikaku and the others, and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Danzo let out a laugh, "Hiruzen Sarutobi, if you leave, how can I become Hokage?"

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Danzo's right hand instantly transformed into a towering tree, enveloping everyone present and blocking the Third Hokage's path.

Surging Chakra churned within the great tree, bringing with it an oppressive, terrifying aura.

"This is bad, Danzo is planning to self-destruct!" Jiraiya shouted, quickly forming hand seals and using Ninjutsu: "Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!"

Instantly, Jiraiya's long hair rapidly grew, wrapping around everyone present.

At the same time, the Third Hokage and the others also displayed their unique abilities, enveloping themselves with defensive Ninjutsu.

"Hahaha, it's useless! The defense of your Ninjutsu can't block this attack of mine!"

"This Ninjutsu of mine is equivalent to my self-destruction!"

Danzo laughed uncontrollably, looking at the Third Hokage and Nara Shikaku as if they were cold corpses.

He didn't even know how powerful this technique was.

But he was certain that even if this attack couldn't kill Jiraiya, it would be more than enough to kill the heavily injured Third Hokage.

As for killing Ye Fan, he hadn't even considered it.

The strength Ye Fan had displayed made it impossible for him to be killed by this attack!

BOOM!

A mushroom cloud slowly rose with a deafening roar.

The towering tree that enveloped everyone suddenly exploded, its intense aftershock reaching hundreds of meters away, shattering numerous houses.

The center of the explosion was a horrific sight. A large black pit had appeared out of nowhere, filled with pungent, choking black smoke, and swirling dust and stones.

"Ye Fan, be mine! Sarutobi, don't worry, I will erect a grand tomb for you, and I will write your contributions to Konoha into history, word for word!"

Torn to pieces, Danzo's body slowly regenerated, standing unharmed amidst the billowing smoke, laughing maniacally.

He could no longer sense Hiruzen Sarutobi's Chakra in the surroundings.

"60 seconds, just right! Not a second more, not a second less!"

"This Sharingan was worth it!"

Danzo, with a smile, searched within the smoke, "Uchiha Ye Fan, let me see where you are!"

After searching for three to four seconds, until the smoke completely dissipated, he still couldn't find any trace of Ye Fan, nor could he see the corpses of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

Looking at the empty space before him, which only contained a large pit, Danzo had a bad premonition.

"Are you looking for me?"

Suddenly, a slightly immature voice rang out beside his ear. He could even feel a warm breath stirring his hair.