Kurotsuchi Arrives; Iwagakure Faces a Dire Situation!

Hyuga Aogetsu slowly lowered his raised foot, both hands still in his pockets. "Sorry, but this is my territory. If you want to come in, you have to follow my rules."

"Either hand over the scrolls and enter the village, or get lost."

Hyuga Aogetsu's tone was utterly calm, even somewhat languid. Yet it was precisely this contemptuous attitude that left the Sand Ninja burning with rage.

Could this Hyuga Aogetsu have discovered something?

The Sand Ninja were puzzled. Sunagakure had done an exceptionally good job keeping this plan secret.

That was because Baki possessed one of Sunagakure's advanced Secret Techniques—

Mind-Control Sand Manipulation!

This Secret Technique could seal memories. All the Sand Ninja had their memories of being rebels completely sealed away.

Until this operation began, every one of these Sand Ninja believed they were fighting for justice!

Only when they received orders to head to Konoha did their memories truly become unsealed.

The transformation of justice into evil naturally left them somewhat unsettled.

But once they had fully come to their senses and understood that the benefits brought by the success of the rebel plan would raise Sunagakure to heights it had never reached before,

they became the rebel plan's most loyal supporters!

But back to the point—they themselves didn't even know about this plan!

With such airtight precautions, no matter how powerful Hyuga Aogetsu was, how could a Konoha Ninja possibly know about it?

Therefore,

one of the Sand Ninja hurriedly forced out a bitter smile.

"Please let us off, Mr. Aogetsu. Lord Kazekage gave us orders. We can't be separated from these scrolls at any time!"

"That's right, that's right. Please show us some leniency, Mr. Aogetsu!"

Hyuga Aogetsu smiled faintly, then extended his hand.

When the group saw Hyuga Aogetsu's expression, they assumed he had