Yakushi Kabuto nodded, not caring about Maki's expression. His gaze shifted to the distance, a complex look flashing in his eyes. The original plan had been completely abandoned.
What was about to happen was completely unpredictable.
"What about Gaara!"
Seeing Gaara in his fully Tailed Beast form, Temari's face showed an anxious expression.
"Don't worry, Gaara is just in a temporary state of feigned sleep. He's safe for now."
Maki looked at Temari, his voice softening as he explained.
"Just woke up and found so many people I want to kill! This is great!"
Ichibi Shukaku let out a huge roar of laughter, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Wind Release - Sand Shower!
Ichibi Shukaku violently shook his body, and countless grains of sand all over him shot out like bullets in all directions!
Not good!
Maki's face changed, and he quickly retreated with Temari and Kankuro.
Yakushi Kabuto, who was standing to the side, also retreated backward. Facing Ichibi Shukaku's large-scale attack, no one wanted to take a hit head-on.
A strong whooshing sound exploded in the air. In just the blink of an eye, the entire Chunin Exams arena was riddled with holes.
Many civilians who couldn't retreat in time, as well as some Ninja, died on the spot when facing Ichibi Shukaku's sudden attack!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in a stalemate with Orochimaru, saw this scene and his eyes were about to split.
"Sand Ninja Village, you will pay for this! All Anbu, fully contain Ichibi Shukaku!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi let out an angry roar.
"Yes!"
One after another, Anbu instantly disappeared from their original positions and rushed towards Ichibi Shukaku.
Seeing the figures of the many Anbu heading out, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart settled slightly. He turned his head and looked at Orochimaru again, directly launching an attack.
Although Ichibi Shukaku was a great threat, the Village was not without methods to deal with Tailed Beasts.
If Orochimaru escaped, it would be an endless source of trouble for the Village.
Openly colluding with other Ninja Villages to attack Konoha, everything Orochimaru was doing now had completely disheartened Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Even if Orochimaru was once his most beloved disciple!
Earth Release - Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!
A roaring earth dragon charged out from under Hiruzen Sarutobi's feet, rushing towards Orochimaru.
At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop at all. He threw off his Hokage cloak, revealing his body, which, although thin, was exceptionally strong and muscular.
On his aged face, there was still an aura that could not be underestimated.
Seeing this scene before him, Orochimaru licked his lips, a rare flicker of desire for battle flashing in his eyes.
Fighting against Sarutobi-sensei, who was going all out like this, was not impossible!
Orochimaru, who had originally planned to use Edo Tensei, suddenly found that it might be a bit boring now.
Of course, another part of the reason was that given the current situation, using Edo Tensei would likely be interrupted.
Earth Release - Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!
Orochimaru also formed hand seals. Although it was Hiruzen Sarutobi who had initiated the Ninjutsu first, Orochimaru's Ninjutsu attack speed was slightly faster.
"Sarutobi-sensei! You're old now!"
Orochimaru let out a low laugh, and suddenly opened his mouth, the kusanagi sword shooting out from his mouth.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression remained unchanged. While charging towards Orochimaru, his hands were still forming hand seals!
"Orochimaru, I told you a long time ago that Ninjutsu isn't used like that!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's movements suddenly stopped, and he brought his hands together forcefully.
Compound Ninjutsu - Earth Dragon Flame Stream!
Using the previous Earth Dragon Bullet Technique combined with Fire Release Ninjutsu, he created an earth dragon completely wrapped in flames and simultaneously breathing fire.
Orochimaru's Earth Dragon Bullet was shattered the moment they collided. At the same time, the kusanagi sword that was shot out was also knocked away by the earth dragon wrapped in flames.
Boom!
A huge roar exploded, and Orochimaru's figure was directly engulfed by this earth dragon wrapped in flames.
----
At Konoha Great Gate at this time.
"This is really simple, I didn't expect Konoha's gate to be so easy to breach," Suigetsu Hozuki said excitedly.
"Easy?"
"If Konoha was really that easy to breach, Konoha Village wouldn't be the head of the Five Great Shinobi Countries."
Looking at the Konoha Great Gate they had destroyed ahead, a flicker of excitement flashed in Zabuza's eyes. He glanced at Suigetsu Hozuki and said with a cold laugh.
Ameyuri Ringo had a charming smile on her face, revealing her sharp teeth:
"If it weren't for Yūto-sama destroying their barrier, plus having the Sand Ninja as cover, otherwise, as soon as we appeared here, we would have been attacked."
"Speaking of which, where are those guys?"
Hearing their words, Suigetsu Hozuki shrugged and then looked around with some confusion.
"Yūto-sama arranged for them to assist the Sand Ninja Village troops in advance. With the current strength of Sand Ninja Village, they can't withstand Konoha's attack!"
Ameyuri Ringo was silent for a while, her tone slightly low as she spoke.
If it weren't for Yūto-sama being here, the strength of Kirigakure would probably not be much different from the current Sand Ninja Village.
"They're here!"
Zabuza's voice suddenly sounded beside them.
Ameyuri Ringo and Suigetsu Hozuki quickly looked forward.
They saw a large number of Konoha Ninja starting to rush towards the gate, coming into the view of Zabuza and the others.
Konoha Military Police Force!
Since the Uchiha Clan was annihilated, the authority of the Konoha Military Police Force has returned to the hands of Konoha's higher-ups. Since the Hokage has the Anbu specifically belonging to the Hokage, and Danzo has the Root belonging only to Danzo.
Therefore, few people interfered with the Konoha Military Police Department. The people who truly held power at the moment were Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu!
With Konoha Village being attacked by the Sand Ninja, the two of them had no intention of interfering. Besides the fact that they considered it the Hokage's responsibility, the important reason was that the Sand Ninja Village was not yet enough of a threat to them, so there was no need to expend their own strength.
But now, Konoha Great Gate had been blown open by the enemy, which was simply a slap in their faces. Even if they didn't want to mobilize their forces now, they had no choice but to use them!
"Being attacked by the Sand Ninja Village, and yet still having a large number of Ninja stationed nearby, is this Konoha's strength?"
Suigetsu Hozuki swallowed, an expression of shock on his face.
"From the beginning, the Sand Ninja Village's attack should not have been taken seriously by the people of Konoha."
"Perhaps up until now, Konoha Village hasn't revealed its full strength."
Ameyuri Ringo let out a light laugh from the side, but her voice contained coldness.
"As a stepping stone for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to re-emerge onto the stage, isn't this even more interesting!"
Zabuza Momochi plunged the Kubikiri Bōchō (Executioner's Blade) into the ground, his voice filled with madness!
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are no joke!
As the Seven Swordsmen at their peak, their missions were to assassinate the Kage of each Village!