The Wise Man's Grand Game: The Black Piece Moves Second!

The Konoha Ninja Vassal State!

Hokage Kakashi Hatake personally led an elite ANBU squad to surround a house. They evacuated the nearby residents and sealed off the entire block with a barrier.

Crash!

At Kakashi's nod, the ANBU elites broke down the door!

Mitaraishi Anko sat at a table with her back to the entrance.

Whoosh!

An elite ANBU member of the Nara Clan extended his Shadow Imitation Technique to Anko's feet!

Clatter!

Chains inscribed with binding seals followed, wrapping around Anko and pinning her tightly to the chair.

Kakashi Hatake stepped inside. "Kabuto Yakushi, surrender!"

"Heh heh. Uchiha Riu and you Konoha people are more capable than I expected! Unfortunately, ever since Naruto noticed me on the battlefield, I've been prepared for this day..."

A sinister laugh drifted from behind them as the khaki hooded coat Anko wore collapsed in on itself!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Then more than a dozen white streaks shot in every direction.

"Aaagh!" Several nearby ANBU members failed to react in time. The white streaks latched onto them, and they fell dead.

Crackle!

Kakashi's eyes narrowed. Purple arcs of electricity burst from his body, and the corpses of little snakes dropped onto the floor, one after another.

He stared at the purplish-black corpses of the ANBU members and clenched his fist. "Poison strong enough to kill elite ANBU with poison resistance in an instant... The Immortal Snake Venom of Ryūchi Cave lives up to its reputation!"

The attempt to capture Kabuto Yakushi had failed. It could hardly have gone otherwise: Kabuto had prepared for trouble and hidden his real body before making his move.

In a dim room, Kabuto Yakushi sensed what had happened to his clone.

"Well, well. My identity's been exposed? Heh heh heh. No matter. I never intended to hide it for