Chapter 101 The Strength of Konoha
Kabuto nodded, not caring about the expression on Baki's face, and looked into the distance, a trace of complexity flashing through his eyes. The original plan had been completely abandoned.
What was going to happen next was simply unpredictable.
"What about Gaara!"
Seeing Gaara, who had fully transformed into a Tailed Beast, an anxious look appeared on Temari's face.
"Rest assured, Gaara has merely temporarily fallen into a false sleep state; he is in no immediate danger."
Baki looked at Temari, his voice softening as he explained.
"Just woke up, and found so many people I want to kill, it's simply wonderful!"
One-Tail Shukaku let out a huge, wild laugh, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Wind Style: Sand Shotgun!
One-Tail Shukaku shook his body violently, and countless grains of sand all over his body splashed in all directions like bullets!
Not good!
Baki's expression changed, and he pulled Temari and Kankuro back rapidly.
Standing to the side, Kabuto also retreated toward the rear; facing this kind of large-scale attack from One-Tail Shukaku, no one was willing to take a hit head-on.
Intense sound-breaking noises exploded in the air, and in the mere blink of an eye, the entire Chunin Exam venue was riddled with holes.
Many civilians who were unable to retreat in time, as well as some ninja facing the sudden attack of One-Tail Shukaku, died instantly on the spot!
Hiruzen, who was currently in a stalemate with Orochimaru, saw this scene and his eyes nearly split from rage.
"Sand Village, you will pay the price for this! All Anbu, hold back One-Tail Shukaku with all your might!"
Hiruzen let out an angry roar.
"Yes!"
One Anbu after another vanished instantly from their original locations, rushing in the direction of One-Tail Shukaku.
Seeing the figures of the many Anbu departing, Hiruzen felt slightly reassured, and he turned his head to look at Orochimaru again, attacking directly.
Although One-Tail Shukaku posed a significant threat, the village was not without methods to deal with Tailed Beasts.
If Orochimaru were to escape, it would spell endless trouble for the village.
Openly allying with other ninja villages to oppose Konoha, everything Orochimaru was doing now had made Hiruzen completely lose hope.
Even though Orochimaru had once been his most beloved student!
Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet!
A vicious earth dragon charged out from beneath Hiruzen's feet, rushing toward Orochimaru.
At the same time, Hiruzen did not pause in the slightest; he threw his Hokage cloak to the side, revealing muscles that, while thin, were exceptionally tough.
On his aged face, an aura that could not be underestimated still radiated.
Seeing the scene before him, Orochimaru licked his lips, a rare flash of fighting desire in his eyes.
Fighting Sarutobi-sensei with his full power was not a bad prospect!
Orochimaru, who had originally intended to use the Reanimation Jutsu, suddenly realized that this might be somewhat boring.
Of course, part of the reason was that given the current situation, if he were to use the Reanimation Jutsu, it would likely be interrupted.
Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet!
Orochimaru also formed hand seals; although it was Hiruzen who had initiated the jutsu first, the attack speed of Orochimaru's jutsu was slightly faster.
"Sarutobi-sensei! You are already old!"
Orochimaru let out a low laugh and suddenly opened his mouth; the Sword of Kusanagi shot out from Orochimaru's mouth.
Hiruzen's expression remained unchanged as he rushed toward Orochimaru, his hands still forming seals!
"Orochimaru, I told you long ago that ninjutsu is not used in this way!"
Hiruzen's movements suddenly stopped, and he clapped his hands together forcefully.
Composite Ninjutsu: Earth Dragon Flame Flow!
Borrowing the Earth Dragon Bullet from just now and combining it with a Fire Style jutsu, he created an earth dragon that was completely wrapped in flames and spewing fire.
Orochimaru's Earth Dragon Bullet was defeated the instant they collided, and the Sword of Kusanagi that shot out was also knocked away by the earth dragon wrapped in flames.
Boom!
A huge explosion rang out, and Orochimaru's figure was directly engulfed by this earth dragon wrapped in flames.
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At this time, at the main entrance of Konoha.
"It really was simple; I didn't expect Konoha's gate to be so easy to break through," Suigetsu said with an excited face.
"Easy?"
"If Konoha were really this easy to break through, then Konoha Village would not be the head of the Five Great Ninja Villages."
Looking at the Konoha gate in front of them that had been destroyed by them, a look of excitement flashed through Zabuza's eyes; he glanced at Suigetsu and spoke with a sneering tone.
Ameyuri had a charming smile on her face, revealing sharp teeth:
"If Lord Yuto hadn't destroyed their barrier, and with the Sand Ninja acting as cover for us, otherwise, as soon as we appeared here, we probably would have been attacked."
"By the way, where are those guys?"
Hearing the words of the others, Suigetsu shrugged his shoulders and then looked around with some confusion.
"They were arranged by Lord Yuto to assist the Sand Village forces in advance. With the Sand Village's current strength, they cannot withstand Konoha's attack!"
Ameyuri fell silent for a moment, speaking in a slightly low tone.
If it were not for Lord Yuto, the strength of the Mist Village would probably not be much different from the current Sand Village.
"They are coming!"
Zabuza's voice suddenly sounded beside the two of them.
Ameyuri and Suigetsu hurriedly looked toward the front.
A large number of Konoha ninja began rushing toward the gate, entering the field of vision of Zabuza and the others.
The Konoha Military Police Force!
Since the destruction of the Uchiha Clan, the authority of the Konoha Military Police Force had returned to the hands of the Konoha leadership; since the Hokage has the Anbu specifically subordinated to him, and Danzo has the Root that belongs only to Danzo.
Therefore, the two rarely intervene in the Konoha Military Police Force; currently, the people truly in charge are Homura and Koharu!
Konoha Village was attacked by the Sand Ninja, and the two of them did not intend to intervene; apart from the fact that in their view, this was the Hokage's responsibility, the more important reason was that the Sand Village was not enough of a threat to them yet, so naturally, there was no need to expend their own power.
But now, the Konoha gate had been blasted open by enemies; this was simply a slap in the face to the two of them, and even if they did not want to use their power now, they had to!
"Being attacked by the Sand Village, yet still possessing a large number of ninja stationed nearby, is this the strength of Konoha?"
Suigetsu swallowed, with a shocked expression on his face.
"From the very beginning, the Sand Village's attack probably wasn't taken seriously by Konoha's people."
"I'm afraid that even now, Konoha Village hasn't revealed its full strength."
Ameyuri let out a soft laugh to the side, though her voice revealed a chill.
"As stepping stones for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to return to the stage, isn't this even more interesting!"
Zabuza plunged the Kubikiribocho into the ground, his voice revealing a touch of madness!
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are no joke!
As the Seven Swordsmen in their prime, their missions were all about assassinating the Kage of various villages
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