The Konoha Crush Plan Begins

The Konoha Crush Plan Begins

On the day of the Chunin Exams finals.

The Hidden Leaf Village arena was packed to the brim. Nobles from various countries sat high in the stands, excitedly discussing the matches below.

At the center of the arena, Sasuke and Gaara faced each other.

Half of Gaara's body was already covered in sand, and the expression on his face grew increasingly twisted. Sasuke's Chidori had just pierced through Absolute Defense, letting him experience the taste of bleeding for the first time.

"Blood... This is my blood..."

Gaara raised his palm, his body trembling violently.

Temari's expression changed in the stands.

"Not good. He's about to lose control."

Kankuro quickly rose to his feet. "The plan hasn't started yet. What do we do now?"

"Prepare to withdraw."

The moment they finished speaking, white feathers suddenly began drifting down from the sky.

The spectators looked up in confusion.

"Where did these feathers come from?"

"The Chunin Exams have performances like this?"

A noble reached out and caught a feather. A smile had just appeared on his face when his body went limp, collapsing into the arms of the woman beside him.

The woman glanced down at him and panicked, trying to push him away.

But the noble's head was buried right between her breasts. No matter how hard she shoved, he would not wake up.

"Bastard, stop pretending to sleep!"

She slapped him across the face.

The noble still did not react.

This time, he really was asleep.

"It's genjutsu!"

A Hidden Leaf ninja's shout rang throughout the stands.

The next moment, large numbers of spectators collapsed one after another. Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja hidden among the crowd rose at the same time, drawing their weapons and attacking nearby Hidden Leaf ninja.

Boom!

Several explosive tags detonated around the edge of the arena, sending flames and smoke soaring into the sky.

The lively finals venue instantly descended into chaos.

Chenshu Senju sat in the side stands. He raised his hand and formed a seal, dispelling the genjutsu affecting him.

He did not rush into the arena.

The stands were now crammed with civilians. If they all fought over the exits, the casualties from a stampede might be worse than those caused by the ninja attack.

"Don't run around."

Chenshu Senju's voice was not loud, but amplified by chakra, it spread throughout the entire side section.

Unfortunately, no one listened to him.

More than a dozen nobles rushed toward the exits in a panic. One fat man ran too fast, and his belt suddenly snapped, his pants falling straight to his ankles.

He pitched forward and fell, conveniently grabbing the legs of the woman in front of him.

The woman looked down, then kicked him in the face.

"At a time like this, you're still trying to take advantage of me?"

"It was an accident..."

The fat man covered his nose. Not bothering to pull up his pants, he kept crawling forward on all fours.

Watching this, Chenshu Senju finally understood that reason was useless.

He pressed his palms together.

"Wood Release, Wood Locking Wall!"

Thick wooden pillars rose one after another from the edge of the stands, interweaving into a semicircular barrier that protected all the spectators in the side section.

Dozens of vines burst forth at once, forcibly separating the panicked crowd and opening several evacuation routes between the seats.

The fat man had barely crawled a few steps before vines wrapped around his waist and lifted him into the air.

His loose pants slipped all the way off.

The surroundings fell silent for a moment.

Chenshu Senju looked away. "Pull your pants up first."

"Then put me down first!"

The fat man's face was full of grief and indignation.

At this height, everyone in the entire side section could see him clearly.

Several female Hidden Leaf ninja glanced up at him, their faces simultaneously showing disgust.

"I thought it was an explosive tag."

"The power is nowhere close."

The fat man stopped talking.

Sometimes, surviving did not mean escaping injury.

Just then, more than a dozen Sound Ninja leaped down from above, the kunai in their hands shooting toward the crowd at once.

Chenshu Senju's gaze turned cold.

A mass of branches suddenly extended from the surface of the wooden wall, knocking aside every kunai. Then vines shot into the sky, wrapping around the Sound Ninja's limbs and slamming them heavily into the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

More than a dozen figures fell one after another.

A Hidden Leaf genin stared in shock. "Aren't they Chunin?"

Naruto jumped over from nearby. "So what if they're Chunin? In Chenshu Senju's hands, the only difference is that they can get slammed one extra time."

Sasuke followed close behind, his face still cold. "Stop talking. Protect the civilians."

Sakura Haruno dispelled the genjutsu on several spectators, then looked up at the Wood Release barrier covering the entire side section.

With that defense, ordinary enemies could not break in at all.

She suddenly felt that all she could do was wake the spectators.

In this team, one was responsible for making a forest, one was responsible for shouting slogans, and one was responsible for looking unpleasant.

As for her, she was still responsible for cleaning up the mess.

[The Konoha Crush Plan has officially begun.]

[Defense mission triggered: Protect arena civilians and rookie ninja.]

[The more people protected, the greater the mission reward.]

Just as the system notification ended, muffled booms rang out one after another beneath the arena.

All the hidden compartments containing explosive tags were activated.

However, no explosions followed.

Wood seeds rapidly grew under the stimulation of chakra, binding the Sound Ninja hiding underground into tight bundles.

Someone had just taken out a flint striker when vines wrapped around his wrist and shoved it into his companion's collar.

Miserable screams echoed out from the underground passageways.

Chenshu Senju listened for a few seconds.

They sounded pretty lively. They probably would not die.

[Successfully destroyed the enemy's explosive detonation points.]

[Preemptive deployment mission completion increased to 70%.]

Chenshu Senju closed the system interface and looked toward the main stand.

Four purple pillars of light had already surged into the sky, connecting into a sealed barrier. The Third Hokage and Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, were trapped together on the rooftop.

Outside the barrier, ANBU ninja launched attack after attack, but they could not shake the Four Violet Flames Formation.

On the other side of the arena, Gaara had completely gone berserk.

A massive amount of sand erupted from his gourd, and half of Shukaku's arm smashed through the surrounding wall. Baki quickly withdrew with the Sand Ninja, while Sasuke chased after Gaara in the direction he had disappeared.

Seeing this, Naruto immediately prepared to follow.

"That idiot Sasuke wants to show off by himself again!"

Chenshu Senju controlled the vines to stop him. "Wait for Kakashi's orders."

"If we wait any longer, he'll get too far away!"

"No matter how far he runs, he'll leave behind the sounds of getting beaten up."

Naruto thought about it seriously and somehow found it very reasonable.

Soon, Kakashi descended from above, his gaze sweeping over the side section protected by Wood Release.

Large numbers of rookie ninja and civilians were safe and sound, and several evacuation routes had already taken shape. What should have been the most unstable area had instead become the most secure part of the entire arena.

"I'll leave this place to you."

Kakashi looked at Naruto and Sakura Haruno. "Go after Sasuke. Pakkun will lead the way."

Naruto perked up. "Leave it to me!"

The two quickly left with Pakkun.

Chenshu Senju did not stop them. He merely looked up at the inside of the Four Violet Flames Formation.

On the rooftop, Orochimaru had already torn off his disguise, revealing that pale, sinister face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi removed his Hokage robes, and the Adamantine Staff in his hand crashed down heavily.

The coffins of the First Hokage and Second Hokage rose from the rooftop.

Chakra belonging to Hokage of previous generations erupted one after another, and an immense pressure blanketed the arena.

Chenshu Senju's expression gradually turned serious.

This battle had finally begun.

Inside the barrier, Hiruzen Sarutobi formed seals with both hands, determination already written across his aged face.

A cold, sinister presence that ordinary ninja could not detect quietly spread through the air.

The sage power within Chenshu Senju's body trembled faintly.

He could not see that existence, but he could sense something reaching out its hand from another world.

Reaper Death Seal.