Chapter 167 Konoha Collapse Plan
Naruto was very happy. He ran back and forth in the arena tirelessly, waving to the cheering audience.

In the waiting area, Sasuke, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn’t help cursing…

“This idiot…” He clenched his fists and looked unfriendly.

The next match will be his “peak showdown” with Gaara, for which he has already made preparations, and has even mastered the signature ninjutsu “Lightning Release Chidori” of Kakashi and Shiratori.

He is confident that he will make a big splash in this battle!
It’s just that Naruto hasn’t left yet…

“Thank you everyone! Thank you everyone!”

A happy smile appeared on Naruto’s face. He enjoyed the feeling of being recognized by everyone.

At this moment, an illusory feather fell from the sky…

“What is this?” He tilted his head, and then felt a strong sense of sleepiness coming over him.

“I’m so sleepy…I really want to sleep…”

Bang!
Naruto fell to the ground, unconscious.

The illusory rain of feathers fell on the arena like a heavy snow.

The arena, which had been bustling just a moment ago, fell into an eerie silence in just a few seconds, and the audience all lowered their heads and fell into a deep sleep.

“Oh no! It’s an illusion! Remove it–“

In the stands, Kakashi’s face changed drastically, and he and Might Guy formed hand seals together to break the illusion.

“Kai! The Hokage’s there…”

Boom——

Before Kakashi could finish his words, a violent explosion resounded throughout the arena, and the platform where Sarutobi Hiruzen and “Kazekage Rasa” were standing was instantly covered in smoke and dust!
This… is a signal!

“The battle begins!”

Countless Sand Village ninjas hiding in the crowd suddenly jumped up and killed the Konoha Anbu members closest to them – the Anbu and the Security Department had clear division of labor. When the Sandai Hokage attended an event, only the Anbu were responsible for security, and the Security Department ninjas would not participate.

This means that there will be no support from the Guard Ninjas for the time being, and they can only rely on the few Anbu Ninjas to resist.

So the Sand Village ninjas, as invaders, actually had the advantage in numbers in Konoha’s home turf!

What’s more, there are ninjas coming to Otogakure…

From the very beginning of the battle, Konoha was in an absolutely passive position.

Fortunately, there are still two “thighs” here…

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
“Konoha’s powerful whirlwind!”

Might Guy kicked an enemy out of the audience seats, but then more Sand Ninjas surrounded them.

All the Sand Village ninjas who followed the Kazekage into Konoha Village have gathered here.

“Gai, look there!” Kakashi and Might Guy stood back to back, and he motioned for the other to look at the platform where the Hokage was.

The smoke and dust cleared, and there… a purple barrier appeared!

“Four Purple Sun Formation? When did the Sand Village obtain this barrier ninjutsu?” Might Guy scratched his head.

“It’s not Sunagakure…” Kakashi looked at the blurry figure standing opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen in the barrier, his face grim: “That’s… Orochimaru!”

And below the arena, the battle has begun.

The Sunagakure jonin Maki fought with a Konoha jonin who served as the referee, and Sasuke also awakened Naruto, and the two of them started fighting with the three Sunagakure siblings.

Sasuke and Gaara were evenly matched, but Naruto was in a mess when facing Kankuro and Temari, and was blown all over the sky by the big fan…

“Don’t fight! Carry out Lord Kazekage’s plan! We must rush to the center of Konoha now, and then… Gaara will release the One-Tail Shukaku immediately!”

Maki, who had suppressed the Konoha jonin in a head-on battle, roared.

After all, this is Konoha Village, and there won’t be too many ninjas from Sunagakure who have sneaked in. If they are surrounded by Konoha ninjas, they will have no chance of winning.

According to the plan, the only chance was to release Shukaku in the center of Konoha Village after Orochimaru had held back Sarutobi Hiruzen!

With the personal intervention of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa… Konoha… will be destroyed!
“understood!”

Temari approached Gaara, opened a huge fan, and used all her strength to perform a wind jutsu, blowing Naruto and Sasuke away.

“What are you doing! Are you looking for death?” Gaara, who was fighting fiercely with Sasuke, was furious and even wanted to attack his own sister.

Temari’s body trembled: “Sorry, Gaara, we can’t fight anymore, this is the order of father…”

“Long-winded…”

Gaara turned and walked away, with Temari and Kankuro following behind him.

Maki also found the right time to repel the opposing Konoha Jonin, and then threw a smoke bomb.

bang——

After the smoke cleared, the four figures had disappeared.

“Damn it!”

Sasuke cursed inwardly, not even considering whether he could defeat Maki, who was a Jonin, and chased after him without hesitation.

“I’m going too!” Naruto followed closely behind.

“Wait! You…” The Konoha Jonin who was fighting with Maki had no time to stop them.

He gritted his teeth, rushed to the stands and found Kakashi and Might Guy who were beating a group of Sand Ninjas.

“Kakashi! Kai! Oh no! Sunagakure wants to release Shukaku…”

While fighting, he informed Kakashi and the others of what Maki had said.

After hearing this, both of them looked horrified.

Shiratori, who possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, is not in Konoha now, and the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has also been held back by Orochimaru, so if Shukaku appears in the center of Konoha Village… the damage caused will definitely exceed the Nine-Tails Rebellion more than a decade ago!
“Kai! You stop them. I’ll wake up all the ninjas who can fight and rush to stop the Jinchuriki of the Sand Village!”

“Don’t worry! Leave this to me!”

Kakashi kicked away the two enemies blocking his way and began to awaken the ninjas who were trapped in the illusion in the stands.

He couldn’t help cursing in his heart –

“Shiratori! Where on earth have you been, you bastard?! You’re late at the crucial moment… How come you’re so similar to Minato-sensei back then!”

At the same time, in the northwest of Konoha Village.

Boom——

A huge cloud of dust rose not far from the village.

“What’s going on there?”

Before the security ninja on duty could figure out what was happening, he saw a giant three-headed snake crashing straight into the wall of Konoha Village!

“Oh no! It’s an enemy attack! Sound the alarm quickly–“

Boom! ! !

The ferocious giant snake smashed the wall of Konoha, followed by countless Sand Village ninjas who had been lying in ambush outside the village.

The security department responded quickly, and a large number of ninjas came to support this side.

However, there was someone who had been waiting here for a long time——

boom! !

The ground cracked and yellow sand poured out from the cracks, turning into huge waves that covered the sky and the sun.

A huge wave swept in, crushing the surrounding houses along with several security ninjas who were unable to dodge!
“You are……”

Looking at the other person’s face, the other security ninjas felt their hearts sink to the bottom…

The attacker was none other than Rasa, one of the contemporary “Five Kage”, the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village!
(End of this chapter)