The night was black as ink, shrouding all of Konoha in silence. Beneath the moonlight, Hokage Rock cast an enormous shadow, like a silent guardian.
A figure appeared soundlessly on the roof of the Hokage Building. Beneath his orange spiral mask lay Deva Path Pain's expressionless face. This was one of Toru Kujyo's Shadow Clones. After the original had finished clearing out Root's "legacy," the clone had been given a new mission-to stir Konoha's waters into utter turmoil.
"Humm-"
The moment the Shadow Clone set foot on the roof, several ninja from the Sensor Division went pale inside a brightly lit room in the Hokage Building.
"What is this chakra?! It's enormous, sinister... and filled with the stillness of death!" A young ninja stared at the violently fluctuating sensory crystal before him, his voice trembling.
"The location is... the roof! He's invaded the building directly! Hurry, notify Captain Tenzo!" The Sensor Division leader acted without hesitation, forming hand seals to activate a higher-level alarm.
But he never got the chance.
In the center of the room, space suddenly warped. The figure in an Akatsuki cloak appeared out of thin air, his Rinnegan sweeping indifferently over everyone inside.
"What?!"
Before the startled cry could fully escape, a storm of invisible repulsive force erupted around the intruder.
"Shinra Tensei."
Boom-!
There was no violent explosion, only a deep, thunderous crash. In an instant, everyone and everything in the room was slammed against the walls by an irresistible force. Precision instruments shattered, and the sensory ninja slumped unconscious before they could even scream. The powerful impact left the entire wall covered in spiderweb cracks.
With the Sensor Division completely incapacitated, the Sensory Barrier surrounding the Hokage Building vanished like a punctured balloon. In the darkness, dozens of fine Chakra Threads slipped into the