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The terrifying deterrence almost solidified the surrounding air. Under the onslaught of Conqueror's Haki, people fell to the ground like dominoes, not even knowing what had happened. And the only person conscious in the Ninja Academy was probably the one outside the door. It was the one who used the large-scale Genjutsu. Kurenai Yuhi's forehead was now covered in layers of sweat. One hand gripped the doorknob tightly. She couldn't help but bite the tip of her tongue. The pain from her tongue finally made her consciousness a little clearer. Her face was filled with horror, and her eyes were full of vigilance and disbelief. What kind of aura is this?! It actually almost made her faint... And what are those black electric arcs flashing in the air from time to time? Is this killing intent?! It doesn't seem like it.
Who in Konoha could possess such an aura? Such a king-like aura? Is it the Third Old Man? Or Danzo? Or have one of the Konoha Sannin returned? But even they couldn't have this kind of aura, could they? Looking at the cracks spreading on the walls, Kurenai Yuhi's heart was utterly horrified. An aura that can affect objects... Is this a bit exaggerated?! What in the world did she encounter?!
However, Kurenai Yuhi didn't know that it wasn't just the Ninja Academy that was affected by the "Conqueror's Haki." You see, Liu Chen in the One Piece world was an existence that surpassed Whitebeard. Once his Conqueror's Haki erupted, it could cover the entire Marine Headquarters. Liu Chen wasn't sure how big Konoha was, because he hadn't used Observation Haki to check. But the range of his Conqueror's Haki eruption had already enveloped the entire Konoha. Black clouds continuously rolled in the sky, creating a visual sense of overwhelming darkness, like a city about to be crushed. Black electric arcs flickered everywhere, but suspiciously, these black electric arcs had no attack power.
"What is this?! Such terrifying oppressive feeling, this feeling... it's like facing a Tailed Beast rampage a few years ago! Could it be that the Nine-Tails has broken its seal?" Inside the Hokage's Office in Konoha Village, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils suddenly constricted. The horror on his face was unparalleled. Even with his Kage-level strength, he could still clearly feel as if someone was forcibly oppressing him with aura. This feeling made him extremely uncomfortable, and various ominous thoughts rose in his heart.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's first reaction was: the Nine-Tails has broken its seal! But this thought had just risen before he dismissed it. Impossible... It's been less than ten years since the Nine-Tails was sealed. How could it break the seal so quickly?! And this bizarre oppressive feeling has a king-like demeanor that dominates all, completely unlike the Nine-Tails' violent aura.
"Oh no! Lord Hokage, outside... outside Konoha, all ninjas below chunin and civilians have inexplicably fainted! And, and half of the chunin are also in a semi-conscious state!" Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned grim, an Anbu chunin hurriedly burst in. Even Anbu ninjas were so flustered, which was enough to show how serious the matter was. Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly questioned, "Are their lives in danger?!" The Anbu chunin shook his head: "According to the medical ninjas' description, the fainted ninjas and civilians are not in any serious physical condition. They just seem... to have been scared unconscious."
Scared unconscious, huh... And except for chunin and higher-ranked ninjas, all other genin and civilians were unconscious, not a single one spared! Connecting this to the surging aura, Hiruzen Sarutobi gasped. He suddenly felt there was a big conspiracy at play. Could it be that someone attacked Konoha?!!
He managed to suppress the horror in his heart. Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead was sweating, but even he didn't know when it started. He calmly and sternly ordered, "Immediately dispatch all Anbu members. Also, notify Danzo to send out his Root members to thoroughly investigate this matter!" "Focus on all foreign ninjas. No... don't even overlook foreign civilians. Find the answer as quickly as possible before the opponent leaves. This old man wants to know who attacked Konoha." "Go notify all ninjas! Konoha enters Level One alert status!" "..." A series of commands were given in an orderly fashion. Hiruzen Sarutobi, in the original work, was a "dead last" who liked to break down a hand of cards and play them one by one, but no matter what, he was still a Hokage of Konoha. He certainly did not lack strategy, just perhaps a bit short-sighted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have depleted Konoha's reserves. And a certain scapegoat... was also an old "dead last."
After seeing the Anbu chunin instantly vanish, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath. He turned to look out the window, especially at the continuously rolling black clouds in the sky. His cloudy eyes flashed with deep solemnity. Who would attack Konoha? People from other ninja villages?! Do they dare to break the peace treaty? This is troublesome... At this moment, whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Might Guy, or other Konoha strongmen, they all felt that terrifying aura that swept across the entire Konoha. This aura came and went incredibly quickly. It barely lasted five seconds before it disappeared. But everyone could still clearly feel that oppressive sensation. In just under five seconds, countless genin and civilians in Konoha had all fainted!! Liu Chen's mere experimental burst of Conqueror's Haki plunged the entire Konoha into a state of panic and tension. Unfortunately, the Third Hokage probably wouldn't find anything, after all, Liu Chen was holed up in Hinata's consciousness sea. If he could even find that out, that would be truly suspicious!