Kakashi VS Orochimaru (Request Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets)

Anbu Headquarters Building.

Amid a deafening roar, thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky. Countless shards of broken glass rained down like snowflakes. The villagers nearby fled in a panic, screaming and crying for help as they ran.

Several Anbu shinobi sprang out of the building and hurried to evacuate the panicked crowd.

Orochimaru, Takigawa Hyuga, and Mei Terumi pushed against the fleeing crowd and arrived outside Anbu Headquarters Building. Looking up, they saw the building engulfed in smoke and flames. Faint figures could be seen moving through the black smoke, apparently carrying out an emergency rescue.

Orochimaru furrowed his brow, instinctively sensing a trap ahead.

This was Anbu Headquarters Building. Even if Danzo had ambushed them and caused an explosion, the shinobi inside weren't just dead weight. Even if they couldn't stop the explosion, couldn't they at least use Wind Release to clear the smoke or Water Release to douse the flames?

But... if there really was a trap inside Anbu Building, did that mean Namikaze Minato had already learned of Danzo's plans, and that everything happening today was part of a counterplot?

Although Orochimaru had fallen out with Danzo, in his mind Danzo was an extremely cautious, steady, and patient schemer. He wouldn't have dared launch a "rebellion" today unless he was certain of victory. But now...

As Orochimaru pondered, Mei Terumi had clearly noticed the same thing. "Something's wrong. Konoha Anbu's reaction is too strange."

They had time to send people to evacuate the crowd, but no one was fighting the fire. Were they putting on an act?

Mei Terumi had only wanted to go through the motions in the first place. Now she had even more reason to cut her losses and retreat.

Beside her, Takigawa Hyuga pushed up the dark glasses on his