Iwagakure in Chaos

Night plunged the Land of Rain into darkness. Ten kilometers from Iwagakure Camp, three figures hid behind a boulder.

"Wait here for me, sir. Mizuno, I'll leave the watch to you."

The two nodded.

Fugaku vanished in the blink of an eye and headed straight for Iwagakure Camp. In a hidden corner near the camp, black mist spread across his body.

From a rise, he surveyed the camp. It had grown considerably since his last visit.

With the Body Flicker Technique, he appeared in the center of the camp, holding four kunai with explosive tags attached in each hand.

He hurled both handfuls at once.

The eight kunai flew into the surrounding tents and exploded. A string of blasts jolted the entire camp awake.

Fugaku did not linger. He used the Body Flicker Technique to change positions and threw another eight explosive kunai.

Ōnoki and several Iwagakure senior officials were discussing the war at Command Headquarters when the sudden explosions cut their conversation short.

Ōnoki's face darkened. He had not expected an attack with him personally overseeing the camp.

They hurried outside. Ōnoki flew into the air and searched the ground below.

Fugaku had already thrown three volleys of explosive kunai. Thick smoke blanketed the center of the camp.

Rain extinguished the flames from the explosive tags before they could spread, leaving only billowing smoke.

The shinobi in the camp fell into chaos. Fugaku dropped his invisibility, transformed into an ordinary Stone shinobi, and shouted, "Konoha has launched a surprise attack! Some of them have disguised themselves as Stone shinobi and slipped into our ranks. Every squad, watch for suspicious shinobi around you!"

He ran through the camp, shouting and stirring up confusion.

A Stone jonin seemed to notice something amiss and blocked Fugaku's path. "What's your name? How do