Konoha Crush Plan in Progress (1)

A month later, as the final round of the Konoha Chunin Exams was about to begin, the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, nobles, tourists, and others began to flock to Konoha Village.

The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked out the window at the bustling yet peaceful village, and felt a great sense of relief.

Lively, bustling, and without war—this is the Konoha he envisioned!

Unfortunately, this scene will soon be gone.

Because the Konoha Chunin Exams are about to begin, which also means that the Konoha Crush Plan is about to begin.

Orochimaru might only be interested in killing his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and doesn't intend to do anything too outrageous to Konoha.

But Feng's plan was to take the opportunity to empty Konoha, leaving Tsunade with only a dilapidated and hopeless Konoha.

His thinking was that since Konoha would be destroyed anyway when Pain came to take the rice in a few years, he might as well take as much as possible now to avoid wasting it.

A few days later, the final Chunin Selection Tournament began in full swing.

In the first round, Naruto Uzumaki used his Chaton Raid to exhaust Temari 'Chakra chakra with countless Shadow Clone, and finally won the game with his "Naruto Uzumaki Barrage".

In the second match Sai off against Kankuro in Super Beast Imitating Drawing battle against puppets. The spectacle was so exciting that everyone thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Even though Sai's smile was so fake that it made people uncomfortable, the daimyo still nodded in approval.

As for the third Neji Hyūga and Suien (White) and the fourth Shino Aburame and Saru-giri (Mangetsu), it can only be said that Neji and Shino are among the top of the Konoha Twelve, but they are still far inferior to White and Mangetsu, who are equally talented but have received more reasonable and comprehensive training. Neji and Shino won the battle even without using their bloodline abilities.

Then, while the audience in the stands were still discussing the exciting match and looking forward to the fifth game, no one noticed that an unusual atmosphere had begun to permeate the venue.

Meanwhile, at various borders of the Land of Fire, multiple teams from other countries had been lying in wait for days, eagerly preparing to strike.

Among them, an elite force from Sunagakure has already infiltrated beyond the Konoha Sunagakure, Konoha to launch a direct attack on Konoha once the signal is given.

As for the other teams, the teams on the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire are naturally from Sunagakure, and their target remains the Land of Fire and Konoha.

However, the other teams were not targeting the Land of Fire.

The focus shifts back to the Chunin Ninja Exams arena. Naruto stands outside the arena, watching Gaara face off against Shizō (Kimimaro), his fists clenched, his face filled with worry and heartache.

That was because he learned from Shikamaru that the other was a monster like himself, and Gaara.

On the high platform, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, sat upright with his brows slightly furrowed, his gaze involuntarily sweeping over the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who sat not far from him.

As the Hokage who led Konoha through decades of trials and tribulations in the Ninja World, he felt, for some reason, that the atmosphere in the examination hall today was strangely eerie and inexplicable. In particular, the "Kazekage" beside him exuded a vague yet strangely familiar sinister aura.

He wanted to do something about it, but his aging body and mind prevented him from actively breaking the perhaps eerie, yet ultimately uneventful, peace.

He feared that perhaps he was just being overly sensitive, worrying unnecessarily, or perhaps he was simply getting old and overthinking things.

Konoha has enjoyed peace for many years, and he has reached the age of fifty. Now, he only wants to hand over a intact Konoha to the next Hokage and leave himself a good legacy.

Therefore, he neither wanted nor dared to provoke trouble based on his own feelings.

While Hiruzen Sarutobi in his own thoughts, on the field, Kimimaro, who had been instructed by Feng not to use his ' Shikotsumyaku ' ability yet, could only suppress the unrestrained Gaara, but could never completely overwhelm him and secure victory.

This Gaara was constantly being beaten, to the brink of madness. His rationality was gradually being devoured by the One-Tail Shukaku within him, and Shukaku's power was spreading from Gaara's body step by step.

Finally, when the Tailed Beast Cloak suddenly appeared on Gaara, Shukaku immediately took over Shukaku reason completely.

"Hahaha! I'm finally out!"

Shukaku, Shukaku had taken over Gaara's body, roared with its head raised.

"It's over! Gaara has gone berserk!"

Kankuro and Temari, who were still thinking of their younger brother, were both terrified and worried upon seeing this.

"Oh no, it's Jinchūriki!"

"The Sunagakure actually sent Jinchūriki to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams?!"

Those in Konoha Ninja knew the inside story were astonished and incredulous.

But just as everyone's attention was focused on Gaara, another major change occurred on the scene.

"Genjutsu Temple of Nirvana Technique"

Hidden at the very back of the audience, Kabuto, along with several other Sound ninja who were also concealed, jointly unleashed a large-scale Genjutsu.

Countless white feathers slowly fell from the sky, and those who saw the feathers fell into a peaceful and deep sleep.

Of course, although this Genjutsu has a wide range, it is not difficult to break, so many ninjas broke it on the spot and were not affected.

Feng possesses the Mangekyō, rendering conventional visual Genjutsu largely ineffective against him. As for Mangetsu, Kimimaro, and Haku, having anticipated this Genjutsu, they took precautions and were naturally unaffected.

But the changes didn't stop there; at the same time, on the podium...

"Do it!"

With a low shout, "Kazekage Rasa," several guards behind him threw out a few smoke bombs, enveloping the platform in smoke while simultaneously sending a signal to everyone involved in the "Konoha Crush Plan."

Therefore, when the smoke rises, Sunagakure, in order to shed its status as a vassal of Konoha due to its defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, seeks to reclaim the funds and mission quotas that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind has been withholding.

Orochimaru and the Otogakure, who came solely to kill their master;

Uchiha Feng and his forces were already eager to empty Konoha and launch another war to conquer other countries.

At that moment, the same thought simultaneously crossed their minds, "Operation begins!!"

The one who acted first was ' Kazekage Rasa,' who was closest to Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. He suddenly launched a sneak attack on Hiruzen Sarutobi, and before he could react, he held Kunai to his throat, taking him hostage.

Then, outside Konoha, the Hidden Sand forces, whose formations had been pre-programmed, summoned the giant multi-headed serpent created by Orochimaru as soon as the signal was given.

As for Feng, he merely glanced at ' Kazekage Rasa ', who was exchanging teacher-student sentiments with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and then ignored him.

Instead, he turned to look at the arena below the main hall, staring wide-eyed at the berserk Gaara, and said:

Kimimaro is back.

"Let our allies have their fun here; we have our own things to do."

As for why Kimimaro was staring at Gaara instead of facing Shukaku, who had just emerged from Gaara's body...

Ha, all I can say is that the Tailed Beasts ' resistance to Genjutsu is really damn low. Shukaku, which had just appeared and was about to make a big splash, was secretly glared at by Feng with his Mangekyou Mangekyō and fell into a deep sleep, allowing the Gaara to take over his body again.

"Gaara, the battle begins! Awaken the One-Tail!"

Baki, who knew nothing at all, was giving orders to Gaara.

"Stop yelling. The power of the Tailed Beasts within him just now erupted, but he was also put to sleep by that large-scale Genjutsu."

So, you can't count on him this time.

Feng, an ally standing nearby, made up a story and shifted the blame to the Temple of Nirvana Technique.

But in reality, he simply Gaara's tragic life and wanted to help him escape in advance.