"The fourth match."
"Begin!"
The instant Uchiha You's voice faded, everything changed!
A mass of white feathers drifted down from nowhere.
Like snowflakes, the feathers blanketed the entire Arena.
Many spectators instinctively reached out to catch them.
But in the next moment, their eyes began to lose focus.
"I'm so sleepy..."
"This is..."
Thud! Thud! Thud!
In the stands, ordinary spectators collapsed one after another.
Then even some of the weaker ninja began swaying and fell asleep.
"Genjutsu!"
Shisui Uchiha noticed something was wrong immediately.
In a flash, he appeared behind Tsunade and grabbed her arm.
"Lord Hokage, we need to leave!"
Tsunade did not resist.
She knew that anything capable of putting so many spectators to sleep at once was no ordinary genjutsu.
The two vanished from the VIP Section in an instant.
Almost simultaneously, the Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage left their seats.
They exchanged a glance.
They had waited far too long for this signal.
Sunagakure was responsible for creating chaos.
Hidden Sound was responsible for launching the attack.
Hidden Cloud and Iwagakure would seize the opportunity to eliminate Konoha's strongest fighter.
Once Uchiha You died, Konoha's defenses would collapse instantly.
"Do it!"
The Fourth Raikage growled, lightning erupting around his entire body.
At the same time, an enormous figure surged skyward from the distant forest.
Boom!
A gigantic snake was summoned, its thick body smashing through swathes of trees before charging madly toward Konoha.
"Manda?"
In the stands, a Konoha ninja's expression changed sharply.
"A summoning beast is attacking the village!"
Just then, a booming voice rang out from outside the Arena.
"A mere snake dares to run wild in Konoha?"
A moment later, Jiraiya descended from the sky and slammed both hands against the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
Bang!
An enormous cloud of white smoke