Boom...!
With an explosive crash, the gates of Konoha shattered!
Whoosh!
But more than twenty shadows came stretching toward him!
"!" Sasuke reacted swiftly, putting distance between them with several backflips. As he stared at the mass of Konoha ninja assembled at the village entrance, he could not hide his astonishment.
"How is this possible...? I only just decided to attack Konoha. Why do they look like they knew I was coming?"
Before Naruto set out for Shikkotsu Forest, he had sent word to Shikaku and Tsunade that he would be absent for a while, asking Konoha to strengthen its defenses as much as possible against any potential threats!
And that had led to the scene before Sasuke!
The crowd parted, and Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, strode forward.
Just as expected... Naruto's fears have come true. Sasuke Uchiha has attacked.
With that thought, she stopped before the ranks and commanded, "Sasuke Uchiha, stop your atrocities at once, or Konoha will use every force at its disposal to eliminate you!"
Sasuke sneered. "Tsunade, you're only one of the Sannin. At best, you're on Orochimaru's level. For the Hokage, supposedly Konoha's strongest fighter, that's rather pathetic!"
The Konoha ninja erupted in fury. "You insolent thug! How dare you insult Lord Hokage!"
"I'll insult her all I want! What can you do about it?!"
"What gives you the right?!"
Sizzle! Pale purple eye shadow curved toward the sides of his nose, white snake pupils appeared in the centers of his Sharingan, and three horns sprouted from his head!
Sasuke spread his arms. "This perfect sage power from Ryūchi Cave gives me the right...!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
His overflowing sage power spilled out of his body, taking the form of four white spirit snakes circling him!
Boom!
A violent storm raged in every