Konoha Crush Plan Begins!

"What... what are you?!"

On the arena, Sasuke stared at the ferocious "monster," suppressing his shock, and questioned it in a deep voice.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, Gaara's body had transformed into a bizarre half-human, half-beast form.

Half of his body still barely retained the outline of a human, while the other half had completely transformed into the One-Tail form of Shukaku:

Unlike human claws, these creatures were deeply embedded in the stone slabs of the arena, while a thick, massive sand tail swept wildly behind them, each swing creating deep cracks in the ground.

Gaara's ferocious mouth dripped with sticky saliva mixed with blood, and his eyes that turned into beast eyes stared at Sasuke, and he roared:

"I'll kill you, I'll kill you!!"

The harmonious atmosphere that had been barely maintained on the platform vanished completely.

Several Hokage Anbu had been waiting in the shadows silently emerged from all directions, instantly surrounding Rasa and his guards.

Jiraiya slowly rose from his seat, looking down at the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, whose expression remained calm. The arrogance and nonchalance in his eyes had vanished, leaving only the seriousness and authority befitting the Fifth Hokage.

"Aren't you going to explain the current situation to us, Fourth Kazekage?"

What exactly are you Sand Village planning to do by bringing the One-Tail Jinchuriki to Konoha?!

Rasa completely ignored the Anbu Ninja around him who were pointing their Kunai and blades at him, and gave a deep command to Gaara, who was roaring wildly on the arena:

"Gaara, you no longer need to suppress the power within you."

Unleash your power as a monster!

"Roar!!!"

As Rasa finished speaking, Gaara let out a deafening roar.

In just a few breaths, Gaara transformed into a colossal creature nearly a hundred meters tall, almost filling the entire arena!

Sasuke stared at the colossal beast before him, a beast capable of crushing the entire arena into ruins, and his expression instantly turned extremely grave.

Just before he was about to retreat, an orange figure appeared beside him instantly, using the Flying Thunder God Kunai that he always carried with him.

Naruto placed his hand firmly on Sasuke's shoulder, then activated the Flying Thunder God Technique again, teleporting Sasuke and the others from the arena to a relatively safe open area not far from the arena.

"Hey Naruto! What's going on here?!"

Sasuke steadied himself, looked at the enormous Shukaku, then glanced at Naruto beside him whose expression was extremely solemn, and subconsciously asked:

"Judging from his appearance, could it be that he's—"

"Yes, Sasuke guessed right."

Fu walked to Sasuke's side, gazing at Shukaku who was wreaking havoc on the arena, a rare hint of sadness in her voice:

"Gaara and I, and Naruto and I... are the same."

If I remember correctly, Lord Koko mentioned to me that the Tailed Beast sealed within the Jinchuriki of Sand Village should be...

"One-Tail, Shukaku."

A steady and familiar voice came slowly from behind the group.

Kou walked slowly out from behind them, smiling and waving.

"Kow Sir!"

Fu's eyes lit up instantly, and she skipped over to Kou's side.

"Hey, knock! What on earth is going on?!"

Sasuke looked at the person who had suddenly appeared in front of them, instantly understood something, and said with dissatisfaction:

"You should have known this would happen, right? What exactly happened?!"

Seeing Sasuke's annoyed expression, he shrugged and waved his hand at him, saying:

"Calm down a bit, Sasuke."

Explaining the whole story clearly now is indeed quite troublesome.

After everything is over, I will tell you the whole story. As for now—"

He paused, slowly shifting his gaze from Sasuke to Naruto, Naruto had remained silent since the beginning, a meaningful smile slowly creeping onto his lips:

"Brother Minato should have already told you everything that needs to be done."

"Now, I'm counting on you, Naruto."

"... cut."

Naruto scoffed under his breath, glancing at the audience seats that, thanks to the Jonin's efforts, hadn't yet spiraled out of control, and muttered in dissatisfaction:

"Ugh, I really don't want to do it, going to rescue those unruly people or something."

But when his parents' gentle and earnest words of advice echoed in his mind again, and when he remembered that Uncle Teuchi and Iruka-sensei were still sitting in the audience, Naruto finally suppressed his emotions for the time being, clasped his hands together, and said in a deep voice:

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!!"

Hundreds of orange figures, identical to him, instantly dispersed and rushed towards the still-dangerous crowd in the stands.

After doing all this, Naruto turned around and said seriously to Sasuke:

"Come with me, Sasuke."

When we get to Kakashi-sensei and Guy- Teacher, they will explain the whole story to us.

As for now, in order not to cause trouble for Brother Kou and the Pervy Sage, let's leave here as soon as possible."

Sasuke remained silent for a long while before finally nodding reluctantly.

Naruto glanced one last time at Koko beside him and said solemnly:

"The rest is in your hands, Brother Kou!"

If possible, I hope you can try to wake that guy named Gaara up.

If that guy survives, and if I have the chance later, I'd like to have a good talk with him.

"Ah."

He nodded and waved to Naruto with a smile.

Naruto took in Koko's smile, then flashed a bright smile himself, before turning to Shikamaru and the others behind him and shouting:

"Hey everyone, come to me right now! I'll get you out of here!!"

Shikamaru instantly understood Naruto's intention, and stepped forward to stand beside Naruto, placing his hand firmly on Naruto's shoulder.

Fu and Sasuke placed their hands on Naruto one after the other, ready to help.

Naruto checked one last time to make sure everyone was ready, then activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly disappearing with them from the place that was about to become a battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the chairman's platform...

Rasa looked at the Konoha Ninja who were pouring out from all around the arena, clearly having been deployed there beforehand. He then glanced at Temari and Kankuro, who hadn't even had a chance to escape before being instantly pinned to the ground. His usually composed expression finally changed.

He looked warily at Jiraiya, and said in a cold voice:

"This is quite unexpected. It seems that Konoha was already prepared for our Sand Village's actions."

Jiraiya didn't answer Rasa's question; he simply turned around and shouted loudly towards the still panicked audience:

"Everyone, join hands and reach out to touch the Shadow Clone Naruto left here!"

Please rest assured, as the son of the Fourth Hokage, he will definitely lead you safely out of here!

"Tsk, that old geezer, always doing unnecessary things."

On the stands, Naruto's Shadow Clone swept their displeased glances over the crowd of onlookers who were staring at him with a mixture of shock and fear, and said in a cold, irritated voice.

"Don't think I'll care about my dad's reputation. If I don't like any of you, I'll beat you up just the same way!"

But for now, I'll save you this time, for the sake of my dad and that Pervy Sage.

Afterwards, remember to kneel down and hand the money to me! Limited edition ramen is fine too, of course!

Upon hearing Naruto's words, the Konoha who had just been shouting "Justice will prevail" at Neji instantly lost their arrogance, apologized with shame, and nodded repeatedly, forming a human chain one after another.

Naruto's Shadow Clone simultaneously activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, carrying everyone in the audience away from the already precarious arena.

Now, in the Chunin Ninja Exams venue, apart from Shukaku, the One-Tail Shukaku, which is wreaking havoc on the arena and roaring to the sky, there are only Jiraiya and his group confronting Rasa on the podium, and Koko, who has concealed all his aura and is standing alone in the shadows in the distance, silently gazing at the podium.

Kou crossed his arms over his chest, completely ignoring the massive One-Tail, his gaze fixed on the guard who stood silently beside Rasa, surrounded by layers of Anbu Ninja along with the Kazekage.

Under his gaze, the guard slowly raised his head, looked at Jiraiya, and a very complicated expression flashed in his eyes.

Kou stood in the shadows, unnoticed in the distance, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

The real show is finally about to begin!