Before them, the Kirigakure Ninja, who were incredibly proud and arrogant, actually backed down when faced with Konoha Ninja were smaller than them and seemed to have no imposing presence.
Such a scene left the surrounding ninjas in disbelief. Some even thought they had unknowingly fallen under an unknown Genjutsu and hurriedly tried to disrupt their Chakra to snap themselves out of the absurd sight before them.
But the unchanged scene told him that he had not been under any Genjutsu, and the scene before him was real.
The people of the Kirigakure have truly retreated!!!
After the Kirigakure ninja made way, the leading Konoha Ninja said nothing more, calmly leading his three Kirigakure Ninja past them. They then found an empty spot to sit and wait quietly.
After several seconds of silence in the hall, some people, bursting with curiosity, were astonished by the Konoha Ninja who had made the Kirigakure Village retreat, and couldn't help but whisper among themselves, "Who exactly is that Konoha Ninja? Why is the Kirigakure so afraid of him?"
That's right, it was fear. Everyone around clearly saw the fear in the eyes of the Hidden Kirigakure Village ninja when they faced the Konoha Ninja.
This puzzled them greatly. The Konoha Ninja was so young and didn't seem to have any aura of a strong person. How could he make the ruthless and arrogant Kirigakure retreat?
"I don't know. We don't know anything about the ninjas of Konoha."
"Yes, I've only heard of a few particularly famous strongmen from Konoha, but I've never actually seen any of them."
The surrounding ninjas were whispering among themselves, but none of them recognized the Konoha Ninja.
Suddenly, they spotted the Sunagakure in the corner, who nervously and quietly scolded, "You idiots, if you want to die, don't drag us down with you. That Konoha Ninja is named Kōki Itō; he's not someone you small fry can talk about."
As the Sunagakure spoke, his eyes kept glancing towards the Konoha Ninja, seemingly worried that his voice might disturb some monster.
" Kōki Itō? That name sounds familiar." Some of the surrounding ninjas felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing the name given by Sunagakure.
But the next second, he immediately realized who Kōki Itō was.
"Isn't that the Wood Release inheritor who swept across the entire Shinobi World, the one hailed as the closest to the God of the Shinobi World?"
Upon realizing the identity of the Konoha Ninja, the surrounding ninjas gasped in astonishment.
The fact that Konoha would send such a near-invincible powerhouse to participate in this operation to wipe out the Light Organization is a huge blow.
However, considering the numerous harms the Light Organization has inflicted on Konoha, it suddenly seems understandable that Konoha sent such a powerful individual.
But then they thought about it again and felt a little schadenfreude, because they realized that since Konoha had sent such a powerful ninja as Kōki, it meant that the other ninja villages had little hope of obtaining the Light Organization's secrets. How could this not make them happy?
On the other side, seeing the Konoha Ninja quietly take their seats, the Kirigakure and Iwagakure also lost interest in the standoff.
Now that a powerful figure like Kōki Itō has entered the hall, capable of sweeping away everything, they no longer have the mind to fight. Instead, they need to consider whether to form an alliance. After all, with such a powerful figure taking on a mission, they might not necessarily gain any benefits.
As a result, Kirigakure and Iwagakure immediately ceased their hostilities, and amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding ninjas, they disregarded their past grievances and huddled together, whispering amongst themselves.
The sight of them clashing and ready to fight one second, and then sitting down to discuss things the next, made the surrounding ninjas sigh in admiration. They thought, "This is truly the demeanor of ninjas from a great nation. They can put aside their hatred as long as their interests align."
And not long after, the people of Sunagakure also joined in.
At this point, except for the Kumogakure which had not yet arrived, the ninja teams from the other three major ninja villages outside of Konoha had gathered together, and it seemed they were about to form an alliance.
Therefore, there are currently three forces in the hall: one is the Konoha faction, which includes some members like Kōki Itō; another is ordinary ninjas, mainly from small countries; and the last is the combined force of the Three Great Shinobi Villages.
The three Konoha factions are the strongest, followed by the combined strength of the Mist, Sand, and Rock factions, and then ordinary ninjas.
The three forces are clearly distinct, forming their own groups while remaining independent of each other.
A few minutes later, the last group from the great kingdom of Kumogakure finally arrived, albeit late.
As soon as they entered the exchange hall, they were startled by the strange atmosphere inside. When they turned around and saw Kōki in the hall, they were even more shocked. The leader, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, subconsciously adopted a defensive posture.
After all, the fact that she had been easily defeated by Kōki in the past made her afraid.
However, she quickly remembered that she and Konoha were no longer enemies, and she relaxed again.
However, his gaze towards Kōki still held a hint of wariness.
Then, quite consciously, they headed towards the alliance of the Three Great Shinobi Villages.
They knew that after this annihilation of the Light Organization, the biggest contenders for the legacy would be the people of Konoha, and with their strength, they wouldn't get a single piece of the spoils unless they allied with the other Three Great Shinobi Villages.
Upon seeing the Kumogakure Village members enter, they merely glanced at them before heading towards the joint alliance of the three villages. Shisui, from the Konoha group, remarked, " Kōki- senpai's intimidating presence is truly formidable. The other ninja villages can only resort to forming alliances to counter him."
Shisui hadn't met Kōki many times, and only knew that Kōki was powerful, but had no concept of the intimidation Kōki wielded in the Shinobi World.
But seeing the fear on the faces of people from other ninja villages towards Kōki today made me realize Kōki's status in the Shinobi World.
Apart from the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, he had never seen anyone else in the village inspire such fear in his enemies.
Kakashi and Yamato beside him nodded in agreement.
From the moment they entered the hall, Kirigakure's attitude revealed their fear of Kōki. Later, seeing the other ninja villages set aside their hatred and unite under Kōki's threat further demonstrated Kōki power in the Shinobi World.
It is truly awe-inspiring.
"You too will one day be renowned Shinobi World."
Hearing Shisui's praise, Kōki shook his head. In his eyes, Shisui, Kakashi, and even Yamato in the team were not simple characters.
Shisui has already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and is incredibly powerful. Kakashi's exceptional talent and future status as Hokage speak volumes.
Even the worst Yamato possesses the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, and eventually he can reach the level of Elite Jonin.
Therefore, none of the people in his team are ordinary; they are just young, otherwise they would already be famous in the Shinobi World.
Oh, wait, I almost forgot. Shisui earned the title " Body Flicker Shisui " during the Kirigakure battlefield, which already made him famous throughout the Shinobi World.
"We're still a long way off!" Kakashi was quite self-aware; he knew that reaching Kōki's level was, if not impossible, extremely unlikely. But he didn't care; his ideal wasn't to become someone like Kōki.
"By the way, Kōki, how much longer do we have to wait here?" Kakashi asked, somewhat puzzled. They had received information that members of the Light Organization had appeared at this exchange, but there was no guarantee when they would show up again. Were they going to have to wait indefinitely?
After Kakashi finished asking, Shisui and Yamato beside him also looked at Kōki with curiosity, wanting to know how long they would have to wait here.
Faced with the curious gazes of Kakashi and the others, Kōki pondered for a moment before speaking, "Based on the intelligence analysis provided by the Lord Hokage, the Light Organization takes at least three days, and at most five days, to receive the intelligence and return to deliver it after completing the mission. We've been waiting for four days since they accepted the mission. We haven't seen any members of the Light Organization Light Organization yet. That means they'll definitely appear at the exchange either today or tomorrow. So let's wait patiently."
Kōki's analysis was spot on. The other ninja villages would gather at the exchange at this time for the same reason.
But nobody knows when the members of the Light Organization will arrive; it's entirely up to Kōki. Whenever Kōki wants the Light Organization to appear, they will appear.
The real reason why the Light Organization hasn't appeared yet is simply because Kōki believes that now is not the best time for the Light Organization to appear.
He wanted to wait a little longer to see if any other people would arrive at the last minute.
After hearing Kōki's explanation, Kakashi and the others nodded in agreement and followed Kōki's example, waiting patiently.
And so they waited until noon the next day. After eating some of the dry rations he had brought with him, Kakashi couldn't help but complain, "Why haven't the people from the Light Organization arrived yet?"
Not only Kakashi, but even Shisui and Yamato, who were initially quite tense, sat listlessly in their chairs, their expressions inevitably relaxing.
However, Kakashi and his group are already doing quite well. Look at the people from the other ninja villages; some are even so bored they're dozing off.
Moreover, the flow of people in the exchange hall has changed significantly.
Yesterday, the hall was crowded, but now it has shrunk considerably. At a glance, only two-thirds of the people remain. One-third of them left because they couldn't wait for the arrival of the Light Organization.
That's understandable, though. Those wandering ninjas only came here hoping to find something cheap to take advantage of. Now that they've wasted a whole day without even seeing a shadow of the Light Organization, they're naturally not going to wait any longer.
After all, for ordinary ninjas like them, it would be more worthwhile to take on another mission than to waste time on such tasks.
However, those ninjas who remained must have been well-prepared mentally, or to put it more bluntly, most of those who stayed were elites.
Just as the ninjas in the hall were getting so bored they were about to fall asleep, the sound of clashing footsteps echoed from the entrance of the exchange.
Suddenly, two people wearing white robes with sunflower patterns and masks walked in.
Upon seeing the two figures, the surrounding ninjas instantly dropped their bored expressions, and their unfocused eyes immediately became alert.
For a moment, a tense and somber atmosphere filled the exchange's lobby.
However, whether the two members of the Light Organization failed to notice the atmosphere in the hall or were overconfident in their strength, they ignored the slightly unfriendly gazes of the crowd and walked straight to the counter where they submitted their missions at the exchange.
That cold, indifferent, and seemingly arrogant demeanor made the surrounding ninjas frown, and a spark of anger rose in their hearts.
They didn't believe that the members of the Light Organization were unaware of the rumors circulating in the Shinobi World Light Organization, nor did they believe that they didn't know the purpose of so many ninjas appearing in the hall. Yet they still dared to show themselves so openly, which meant they were completely disregarding them.
However, the surrounding ninjas had undergone an invisible selection process and were not as impulsive as those who left. Although they were filled with anger, they did not act rashly.
Because they clearly understood that an organization capable of causing Konoha trouble multiple times and then escaping unscathed was a testament to its formidable strength.
Furthermore, in the minds of most ninjas from smaller countries, the real force dealing with the members of the Light Organization was the ninjas from the larger countries. They were just watching the show and waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of the Light Organization's misfortune.
So they suppressed their urge to act, watching intently as the members of the Light Organization submitted their mission at the exchange counter, received their bounty, and then turned and left.
Strangely, even though the members of the Light Organization were almost at the door and about to leave the exchange, no one made a move.
Just as the Light Organization members were about to step out of the exchange's hall, a "whoosh" sound suddenly rang out, and a dark Kunai a corner, landing directly in front of the Light Organization Light Organization ' feet, forcing them to stop in their tracks.
"Excuse me, gentlemen from the Light Organization. We have something we'd like to ask you. Would you mind if we stayed a moment?"
From the corner, Hozuki Mangetsu emerged with Mei Terumi, Zabuza, and the others, blocking the path of the two members of the Light Organization.
The tone of his voice carried a hint of domineering, and it didn't sound like a polite inquiry at all.
However, the two members of the Light Organization were not going to tolerate Kirigakure's behavior. They simply ignored Kirigakure's words and prepared to walk past the four members of Kirigakure.
This arrogant attitude thoroughly enraged Zabuza, the hot-tempered member of the Kirigakure Four. He grabbed the Ninja Blade on his back, gripped it tightly with both hands, and swung it forcefully at the two members of the Light Organization.
Here one has to admire Zabuza's strength. Even though he hasn't obtained the Kubikiribōchō from the original story, he wields an ordinary Ninja Blade with ease, his timing and swordsmanship are so precise that they are aimed directly at the vital points of the two members of the Light Organization.
Ordinary ninjas—no, even ninjas from the Five Great Nations —would absolutely be unable to evade them safely if they were careless.
However, the members of the Light Organization are not simple people. Such an attack might make even the ninjas of a great nation feel threatened, but it is nothing to the people of the Light Organization.
One of the two members of the Light Organization gently raised his arm, blocking Zabuza's Zabuza Ninja Blade sword, as if he were using his own flesh and blood to block the extremely sharp blade.
This futile attempt, like a mantis trying to Zabuza a chariot, made Zabuza sneer inwardly, a cruel glint flashing in his eyes.
He had already witnessed the Light Organization members' arms being severed by him, blood splattering everywhere.
But the next second, something surprising happened.
Suddenly, the slender, fair arms of the Light Organization member turned into snow-white ice blocks, firmly blocking the sharp Ninja Blade.
"Clang"
The sound of steel clashing suddenly rang out in the quiet hall, accompanied by bright sparks.
Zabuza's Ninja Blade doesn't seem to be aimed at flesh and blood; rather, it seems to be cutting into solid steel.