Hidden Stone Collapse Operation Four

The younger Iwagakure Ninja nearby didn't recognize the two figures emerging from the coffins, but their eyes widened upon hearing the middle-aged ninja's words.

"Hateful!"

"Unforgivable!"

"Break the barrier!"

Their faces were flushed red, showing that they were furious to the extreme.

Inside the barrier

Seeing Ōnoki's excited reaction, Orochimaru sneered smugly:

"This is a special gift I prepared for you. Shouldn't meeting your teacher be a happy occasion? Hehehe..."

The First Tsuchikage, Ishikawa, Impure World Reincarnation, glanced back at Orochimaru, then turned his gaze to Ōnoki and asked:

"Ōnoki, was our village attacked? Why can't I sense the Four-Tails and Five-Tails?"

"The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu... it seems we have no choice but to fight you, Ōnoki. Stop us!"

The Second Tsuchikage Mu to the side, was a contemporary of Senju Tobirama and was very familiar with Senju Tobirama's methods. He knew exactly what was going to happen next.

"Speaking of Tailed Beast, I just realized time is running out..."

Orochimaru pulled two kunai adorned with Kunai from his backpack, and said in a relaxed tone:

"Alright, that's enough chit-chat. You'll have plenty of time to talk after the battle."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he stepped forward and placed two kunai with inscribed Kunai into the heads of the First Tsuchikage and Second Tsuchikage.

The bodies of the First Tsuchikage and Second Tsuchikage seemed to be made of clay; Orochimaru easily reached his hand inside, placed the talisman, and then easily withdrew his hand.

As the talisman was placed inside, white smoke rose from the bodies of the First Tsuchikage and Second Tsuchikage. Their originally pale and stiff faces began to become like normal human skin, even somewhat rosy, making them look almost like living people.

Ōnoki rubbed his eyes, looking at the two previous Kage who looked almost exactly like they did in life. His face was complicated, showing sadness, resentment, concern, and entanglement. After his expression changed, only murderous intent and anger remained.

In an inconspicuous house near the Iwagakure Arena

"Hey, hey, hey, they've started fighting! Shouldn't we step in?"

A man with slicked-back silver hair, carrying a huge scarlet scythe, shouted loudly at a man next to him who was completely covered up and wearing Forehead Protector from Takigakure.

"Shut up, or I'll sew your mouth shut."

Kakuzu was completely covered up, with a line drawn on his forehead Forehead Protector. He had long been fed up with Hidan, the immortal who was always Hidan.

Both of them were wearing long black robes embroidered with red clouds, indicating that they belonged to the same organization.

"Well, Kakuzu, you're so unreliable. As a ninja, I still have a sense of mission."

Hidan, with his silver slicked-back hair, was unfazed by Kakuzu's threat. After quietly criticizing him, he continued with a somewhat reverent expression:

"I haven't offered sacrifices to the Lord Jashin for many days. Let me pray first and inform the Lord Jashin."

Hidan picked up a necklace he was wearing around his neck, closed his eyes, and reverently placed it in front of his chin. With his eyes closed, he muttered some incomprehensible words.

Kakuzu glared at Hidan with hostility, but ultimately did not make a move.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, Kakuzu turned to look at the door.

The door opened, and a ninja with short black hair and bloodshot eyes glanced expressionlessly at the two people in the room, then said softly:

"The leader commands: Commence the mission."

"Um"

Kakuzu stared at the man with bloodshot eyes, a barely perceptible hint of apprehension flashing in his own, before coldly replying with a nasal sound.

"Zensui, with you taking action, the chaos here is nothing but child's play."

Behind Uchiha Zensui outside the door, a tall man with a shark-like face and carrying a thick sword spoke respectfully, though his voice was somewhat strange.

"This village is a valuable client of the organization; we must complete the task properly."

Uchiha Zensui was unimpressed by Kisame Hoshigaki's flattery, as the village he had previously caused trouble in was Kisame Hoshigaki's Kirigakure.

Kisame Hoshigaki greatly admired Uchiha Zensui's exploits in Hidden Mist and hoped that Uchiha Zensui would invite him to join him the next time he went to Kirigakure to cause trouble.

"My Lord Jashin, has heard my devout prayer. Today, I will offer three people to Lord Jashin."

Hidan opened his eyes, slowly lowered the necklace, unusually calm and serious. With a pull of his right hand, the crimson Triple-Bladed Scythe on his back was drawn into his hand.

"Alas!"

Hidan, wielding his Triple-Bladed Scythe, grinned maliciously before leaping from the second floor. He had been so composed just moments before, but as he jumped, he let out a strange shout.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As Hidan launched his attack, three figures also quickly jumped out of the window and rushed towards the fiercely contested arena.

On the third-floor rooftop, Pain, with his Orange-haired Man, watched expressionlessly as several members of the organization launched their attack.

"Pain, Orochimaru was the mastermind behind this operation. Today is the perfect day to eliminate this traitor."

Behind Pain, Sasori of the Red Sands controlled the puppet Hiruko, whose Hiruko body was extremely ugly and whose voice was even more grating and unpleasant.

"These are the Five Great Shinobi Nations, the culprits behind the Shinobi World War. Orochimaru is indeed no ordinary man to have driven Iwagakure to this point, but with me here, today is his death day."

Pain responded softly to Sasori of the Red Sands behind him. Sasori of the Red Sands was the most senior member of the organization, aside from a few core members.

Because Sasori of the Red Sands's partner Deidara was Iwagakure missing-nin from Iwagakure, it was inconvenient for Deidara to return to Iwagakure. Pain temporarily took Deidara's place and, incidentally, killed Orochimaru, who dared to spy on Amegakure.

"Heh heh, I was the one who provided Orochimaru with the information on the Fourth Kazekage's movement route, but I didn't expect he was still a step too late."

Orochimaru killed the Kazekage and left; what a pity.

Sasori of the Red Sands has been tasked with hunting down Orochimaru, but both Sasori of the Red Sands and Orochimaru possess extremely unpredictable Ninjutsu, making them difficult to kill using conventional methods.

The two disliked each other, but they both enjoyed developing Ninjutsu or puppetry, so they often clashed and occasionally collaborated.

The Fourth Kazekage's travel route was betrayed to Orochimaru by Sasori of the Red Sands missing-nin from Sunagakure. These S-rank missing-nin almost all had spies within their villages.

"The difficulty of this security mission has exceeded our original expectations, and the reward should have been increased."

But since it's Orochimaru's doing, it must be thwarted.

Pain actually had high hopes for Orochimaru's operation, as weakening the Five Great Nations was also one of his goals. However, due to their past enmity, eliminating Orochimaru was his top priority.

Sasori of the Red Sands wholeheartedly agreed with the mission level, and said softly:

"Let Kakuzu talk to the Tsuchikage then. Just guarding the Chunin Ninja Exams arena probably won't be enough to meet the client's needs."