Almost at the same time that drastic changes erupted at the Chunin Exams venue inside Konoha, explosions also rang out on the village's outskirts.
More than a hundred Sunagakure ninja, having received the order to attack, surged out from the hidden woods outside Konoha and launched a fierce assault on the high walls protecting the village.
At the same time, the Otogakure and Sunagakure ninja who had infiltrated the village tore off their disguises and appeared among the streets and homes, destroying buildings and sowing chaos.
"Enemy attack! Our ally, Sunagakure, has betrayed the alliance!"
"Quick! Organize a defense! Protect the villagers!"
The Konoha ninja responsible for sentry duty and patrols shouted at the top of their lungs before rising to resist the enemy invasion.
However, dozens of enormous summoned snakes, each more than ten or twenty meters tall, easily smashed houses apart with their massive bodies. A sweep of their thick tails could clear out an entire stretch of buildings.
They placed immense pressure on Konoha's defenses.
Under the cover of the giant snakes and with the Otogakure forces inside coordinating from within, more than a dozen Sunagakure ninja had already broken through the outer defensive line and invaded Konoha's interior, engaging the Konoha ninja in intense street battles.
An ordinary Konoha Chunin, Ueda, had just driven back a Sunagakure ninja. Before he could rest for even a moment, he saw an enormous black snake raise its head and lock its cold gaze onto him.
Then, radiating a terrifying presence, the giant snake charged straight at Ueda.
Its massive shadow instantly swallowed him.
The fear of death left Ueda's entire body rigid, nearly unable to move.
Am I going to die? Ueda thought in despair.
At that critical moment, a golden flash suddenly appeared between him and the giant