As the purple barrier rose, the Anbu and other ninjas hidden in the audience stands all jumped out one after another.
"Sunagakure surprise attack!"
"Prepare for battle!"
"?", The Sunagakure ninjas who were originally planning to use genjutsu to control the scene were stunned for a moment.
They hadn't even acted yet. But they had no time to think about how the plan was exposed.
They all pulled out their weapons, preparing to fight, as many Konoha ninjas were already charging at them.
Uzuki Yugao, Yuhu Kurenai, and other squad-leading jonin also appeared beside their students.
"Yugao-nee, what's going on?", Tenten pulled out a kunai, remaining alert while asking Yugao what had happened.
"Sunagakure brought a Tailed Beast into the village, attempting to attack Konoha and start a war," Yugao explained concisely.
"Careful!", Kurenai hurriedly warned.
Many Sunagakure ninjas were already attacking their side.
"The Hokage's side should be fine, right?", Sarutobi Asuma looked at the high platform enclosed by the Four Violet Flames Formation.
"Don't worry," Shizune also emerged and said, "With Kakashi and Guy there, plus that acting Mizukage, Lady Tsunade will be fine."
"That's good."
Kurenai said seriously, "What we need to ensure now is the students' safety."
"Kurenai-sensei, Aoba is still on the field!", Hinata subconsciously cried out in alarm.
"Aoba, he...", Kurenai had just opened her mouth to say he was fine, but then suddenly saw a massive figure.
Its appearance resembled a tanuki, yet exuded an overwhelmingly terrifying sense of pressure.
"Tailed Beast?", Kurenai's heart trembled, revealing a terrified expression.
Back when the Nine-Tails rampaged, it caused unprecedented damage to the powerful village of Konoha, even the Fourth Hokage couple sacrificed themselves that night.
Her own father also died that night.
"I'm going to find Aoba-kun!", Hinata's gaze sharpened, about to leap from the stands and run into the mist beneath Shukaku's feet.
"We're going too!", Tenten and the other girls also prepared to charge forward.
"Don't be rash!", The squad leaders each stopped them.
"Even if you go over, you'll only get in Aoba's way."
Hinata and the others froze. Though they wanted to argue, the truth was undeniable.
"Yugao-nee, what should we do?", Ino quickly asked Yugao.
Yugao had the closest relationship with Aoba, she would surely know how to help him.
"Don't worry, Aoba has a way to deal with that ugly thing."
Yugao first soothed them, then gave orders, "What you all need to do now is assist the Anbu in evacuating the surrounding civilians."
"That's the only thing you can do right now."
"Okay."
The girls gritted their teeth and agreed, then turned and left.
Whether it was the battle on the high platform or the fight with the Tailed Beast, neither was something they could be part of.
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"Looks like your Sunagakure came prepared this time."
Tsunade looked coldly at Rasa on the other side, snorted lightly, and asked, "You're really that confident you can defeat Konoha?"
Rasa took off the bamboo hat on his head and raised his bleeding left hand.
Hearing Tsunade's question, the corners of his mouth curved into a sly arc, and he said, "Don't pretend anymore, Hokage. I already know your weakness, you have hemophobia, don't you?"
A trace of unusual emotion flashed in Tsunade's eyes, followed by a hint of fear, but it was quickly hidden again.
"I don't understand what you're talking about," Tsunade's reaction made Rasa even more certain that she indeed had hemophobia.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"
At this moment, the previously seated Terumi Mei suddenly made a move.
A water dragon surged toward Rasa.
Rasa hurriedly manipulated gold dust to block it.
"Kazekage, don't forget, I'm still here."
Terumi Mei wiped the corner of her mouth, her expression calm yet cold.
"Even if the Hokage has hemophobia, it's still four versus three, you're no match for us."
Kakashi, Might Guy, and Ao all prepared for battle.
"Heh, did you think I didn't anticipate this exact scenario in advance?", Rasa sneered coldly.
The next moment, two of his guards behind him simultaneously erupted in smoke.
When the smoke cleared, two familiar figures appeared in front of Tsunade and Terumi Mei.
The two of them were stunned for a moment, then their faces changed.
"Uchiha Itachi?"
"Hoshigaki Kisame?"
Kakashi lifted his forehead protector and stood in front of Uchiha Itachi, while Might Guy blocked Hoshigaki Kisame.
"Heh!", Seeing this, Rasa couldn't help but sneer.
Although Kakashi was famous across the five great nations thanks to his Sharingan, he didn't amount to much in front of Uchiha Itachi.
That Might Guy and Kisame were roughly equal in strength.
In other words, he just needed to stall the Mizukage and her guard, then wait for Uchiha Itachi to end the fight.
He had already mentally excluded Tsunade from the equation.
Sure enough, Uchiha Itachi didn't even take Kakashi seriously.
The three tomoe in his pupils began to spin.
Just when Rasa thought Uchiha Itachi would use Sharingan genjutsu to finish off Kakashi, he threw a kunai toward Kakashi.
"?"
———
"Sunagakure actually brought a Tailed Beast here, do they want to declare war on Konoha?"
Akatsuchi looked at the Shukaku in the center of the field with a horrified expression.
"Aoba is still there, Dad, let's go help him!", Kurotsuchi looked anxiously toward the center of the field, beneath Shukaku's feet, ready to charge up.
"Are you an idiot?", Akatsuchi quickly grabbed his foolish daughter, "This is Konoha's problem, it has nothing to do with us!"
"No! Aoba is my friend! I can't watch and do nothing!", Kurotsuchi began to struggle.
"If you go up, you're just going to die," Knowing his daughter's personality, Akatsuchi simply chopped her unconscious, then led the Iwagakure ninjas away from the battlefield.
———
"Sunagakure has already started, shouldn't we begin as well?", Seeing the appearance of One-Tail Shukaku, Samui couldn't wait to ask her two good sisters for their opinions.
She had already had enough of Konoha's leadership over this period.
They refused their conditions, and wouldn't even let her meet Atsui.
So they decided to kick them while they were down, take the chance to act while Sunagakure was attacking and rescue Atsui.
"Samui, you and I will go to Konoha's prison and take Atsui and the others. Yugito, you go capture those two Hyuga girls," Mabui spoke to Samui and Yugito.
"This...", Hesitation appeared on Yugito's face, "Mabui, if we just take Atsui and the others back, that should be enough, right?"
She actually opposed this mission. Although abducting ninjas from other villages was a tradition in Kumogakure, she still resisted this kind of task.
"Yugito, this is Lord Raikage's mission," Mabui sighed slightly.
[T/N: It will be annoying if all those Aoba's plans behind failed and Hinata and others got kidnapped.]
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