Noticing that Zhong Chen had flown up from the standby area, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head with a serious expression to look at Kurotome, who was calmly sitting in her chair.
"Rainbow Shadow-sama, that should be your leading Jonin, right? Can you explain what's going on?"
Kurotome merely glanced at him, put down her snack, and said indifferently, "I don't know."
"You don't know?"
Looking at the calm Kurotome, Sarutobi Hiruzen almost wanted to curse.
Just by your expression, I know you definitely know something.
Otherwise, with such a massive army pressing down, who could still sit calmly in a chair eating snacks?
Didn't you see Rasa's extremely vigilant expression?
However, if Kurotome didn't want to speak, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't force her, as she was a Kage of a village, on the same level as him.
Feeling that he wouldn't get any answers, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only temporarily put these thoughts aside, raise his head, and loudly ask the figure in the sky, "Who exactly are you people? Why are you invading our Konoha?"
Rimuru, standing in the air, listened to Sarutobi Hiruzen's question and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"Heh heh, I already told you I'm a Demon Lord! Also, invading Konoha? No, no, no, I think you've misunderstood."
"I'm invading this entire Shinobi World!!!"
"What! Invading the world? You want to be an enemy of the entire Shinobi World?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils constricted when he heard Rimuru's words, never expecting the opponent's ambition to be so vast.
However, this was also a good thing; in this way, Konoha could drag other ninja villages into the conflict.
"Rainbow Shadow-sama, Kazekage-sama, you two must have heard. The opponent's goal is not just our Konoha, so please lend us your assistance."
At this moment, among the Konoha Sannin, besides Jiraiya, who might or might not have returned, the other two either defected or never returned to the village.
Currently, he was practically the only Kage-level expert in Konoha. Danzo was at most half a Kage-level, and the other two advisors were even less so.
A life of ease had long corrupted them; maintaining Jonin-level strength was already good enough.
So, in this time of crisis, having two more Kage-level experts would definitely be a blessing.
"Alright, I will help, but I hope Konoha can provide our Sunagakure with some necessary supplies afterward."
Rasa first agreed, then proposed the need for material support. He was confident that Sarutobi Hiruzen would not refuse.
Such opportunities to extort were rare.
Upon hearing the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen was first delighted, then secretly cursed in his heart, 'This guy really knows how to seize an opportunity to ask for things.'
However, given the urgent situation, he could only pretend to be generous and agree.
"Of course, Konoha will not forget Sunagakure's helping hand in Konoha's time of crisis."
"Heh heh, Hokage-sama is truly generous."
Rasa couldn't help but smile upon receiving a positive reply. Sunagakure should be able to catch its breath this time.
"Rainbow Shadow-sama, what are your plans?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to Kurotome, asking with a hint of a fake smile.
"Our Rainbow Ninja Village can protect itself."
Kurotome only said one sentence and then stopped bothering Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Are you kidding? Everyone up there is one of us, and they are all top-tier big shots of the Monster Country Federation.
If it weren't for Lord Chen wanting to play an undercover game, Kurotome said she would have already stabbed Sarutobi Hiruzen in the back.
"This... alright. I hope Rainbow Shadow-sama won't regret this later."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who didn't receive a positive reply, had a gloomy look in his eyes. This Little girl was really not giving him any face.
Sooner or later, our Konoha will make the Rainbow Ninja Village pay the price.
"How is it? Have you finished discussing?"
Rimuru listened to the discussion below, his eyes full of disdain. No matter how Sarutobi Hiruzen played his political games, in the end, everything had to follow the script designed by me, the great director Rimuru.
After all, the investment in this movie was a bit large, a full fifty thousand lime coins, mainly because the actors' salaries were slightly high.
As for the extras, what? The Imperial Guard Legion dares to ask the great director Rimuru for a salary? Do they not want to be deployed in the future?
You should know that the last guy who was given a hard time caused the Imperial Guard Corps at the time to have no battles to fight.
Although Lord Rimuru said he was broad-minded and not as petty as a certain someone.
But if you ask this emperor for money, then you'll just have to see if I, this emperor, give you a hard time.
"Does Your Excellency truly intend to be an enemy of our Konoha? Is there some misunderstanding between us?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen still wanted to avoid battle as much as possible. After all, this was within Konoha Village, and if a real fight broke out, Konoha would be the one suffering the damage.
"Misunderstanding? No, I'm just bored and looking for some fun, hehehe!"
After speaking, Rimuru even scratched his little head, feigning embarrassment, his face full of an honest smile.
"I..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's mood at this moment was like having a husky for a day. If you're bored, go cause trouble for the Rainbow Ninja Village!
Why come after our Konoha? It's truly a case of 'sitting at home, trouble comes from the sky.'
"Then..."
"Stop! This Demon Lord is in no mood to dally with you anymore. You Konoha either surrender directly or be beaten until you surrender. I'm only giving you five seconds to think!"
"Ready, five! Alright, begin the attack! Yahoo!"
With a gentle wave of Rimuru's right hand, countless angels and Fallen Angels in the sky flew straight downwards.
"I @#%"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had originally wanted to stall for more time, to buy time for Shikaku Nara to gather the troops, but the opponent wasn't playing by the rules.
Looking at the dense mass of figures in the sky, the helpless Sarutobi Hiruzen threw back his Hokage robe, revealing the battle suit underneath.
"Summoning Jutsu: Monkey King Enma!"
"Boom!"
As a burst of white smoke dissipated, Enma, wearing a Konoha forehead protector, appeared before Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Sarutobi, what's the situation now?"
As soon as Enma appeared, he noticed the sky full of bird-people and immediately looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a serious expression.
"Enma, they are enemies invading Konoha."
"Is that so... Then Sarutobi... prepare to die in battle. None of these guys are simple."
"...I understand, Enma, let's go, Adamantine Staff!"
"Alright... Boom!"
As Enma formed hand seals, his entire monkey body instantly transformed into a black staff.
"Extend!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen grabbed the Adamantine Staff with his right hand, and as the staff extended, he charged straight towards Rimuru.
He clearly intended to capture the king first.
"Rimuru, that guy's charging towards you!"
Zhong Chen looked at the approaching Sarutobi Hiruzen, a smirk of schadenfreude appearing on his face.
"Hey? A Chen, you are one of my Four Heavenly Kings, shouldn't you stop him?"
"What? Still need to act? Impossible, that's a separate price!"
"Mm-hmm, a separate price."
Milim, who was beside them, heard Zhong Chen's words, her eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded in agreement.
"Damn it, you guys who take money but don't do anything..."
Before Rimuru could finish speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already reached within a few meters of Rimuru.
Sarutobi Hiruzen leaped onto the top of the Adamantine Staff and quickly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Heh heh, I can't let trash like you get close to Lord Rimuru."
"Get lost!!!"