"The Fourth Kazekage? Sorry, I killed him long ago!"
The man hidden beneath the Shadow Cloak laughed.
"Who exactly are you?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded.
"Teacher Sarutobi, don't you even recognize me?"
Orochimaru simply discarded his bamboo hat and shed his disguised face, revealing his sinister, alluring true appearance.
Orochimaru even tried to take Hiruzen Sarutobi hostage with a kunai, but Hiruzen nimbly dodged him.
"Orochimaru, you really did infiltrate Konoha!"
Seeing Orochimaru reveal his true colors, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a grave voice.
"It seems you aren't particularly surprised to see me in Konoha, Teacher Sarutobi?"
Orochimaru gave a sinister laugh.
"Heh, that's thanks to Ling Guang. He discovered your summoning snake and an Otogakure forehead protector in Sunagakure several months ago. I've been making preparations ever since."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered. He still did not know what Orochimaru had come for this time, and there was no need to be pleasant to him.
"Go evacuate the civilians first."
The chunin in the arena directed this year's genin. Leaving the ninja alone for now was fine, but if they neglected the civilians, they could die in droves once the fighting started.
"Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon and Ukon, Jirobo, put up a barrier."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru had already moved onto the roof above the viewing platform. It was spacious and gave them more room to fight.
"Raido, cover Lord Hokage. Watch out for traps."
The Hokage Guard Team followed Hiruzen Sarutobi onto the roof.
"Ninja art: Four Violet Flames Formation!"
The Sound Four enclosed the entire roof.
Outside Konoha, eight Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja hid in a small grove, planning to summon Orochimaru's giant snake using the Summoning Technique.
"Summoning Technique, success!"
Once the formula had been drawn in full, a giant eight-headed snake was summoned using the Summoning Technique. A