At the edge of the Forest of Death.
Several masked Anbu members in raincoats gathered there, on high alert.
A blood-soaked corpse lay on the rain-drenched ground.
From his attire, he appeared to have been one of the examiners for the Chunin Ninja Exams.
The Anbu members spoke in low voices.
"Judging by the situation, they must be here because of the Chunin Ninja Exams!"
One Anbu Ninja crouched down and carefully examined the ground and the bloodstains on the corpse. Soon, he looked up and said:
"There were probably two intruders. The body has been dead for ten hours, which means they entered the Forest of Death as soon as the second exam began!"
Hearing this, one of them frowned.
"But who could they be!? They actually dared to cause trouble in Konoha at a time like this. If this was the work of another ninja village, then things could soon get ugly."
"Whatever the case, our first priority is to stop the Chunin Ninja Exams. The intruders are at least as strong as jonin. With the abilities of those brats in the forest, they'd be as good as dead if they ran into them!"
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, they scattered and immediately took action, trying to minimize the damage caused by the ninja intruders.
When chief examiner Mitarashi Juma heard the news, his cheerful expression darkened in an instant!
How could something like this happen!?
Shion was still in there. If the two unidentified jonin were targeting the examinees, the consequences would be unimaginable!
At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, received the news as well.
When he heard it, his expression darkened slightly.
Seated in the spacious Hokage Office, he carefully considered the impact of the invasion and the possible causes and consequences