Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

Land of Fire.

Konoha.

At this moment, Six Paths of Pain, Kisame, Kakuzu, Deidara, and Sasori, group of ten are galloping through the orderly buildings of Konoha, heading straight for the Anbu's Headquarters.

Deidara, who was trailing behind, curiously glanced around. From time to time, he could see the scene of Konoha's Military Police Force evacuating the civilians.

He felt an itch to throw a few bombs into the crowd, to showcase his explosive art to the world. However, with Eagle and more than 100 of his subordinates closely following, along with more and more Konoha's Shinobi converging like rivers into the sea, he knew that if he stops, he'd be surrounded by Konoha's Shinobi.

'It's okay, Once we find the Biju, I'll throw out a few of my masterpieces. That'll definitely shock the Shinobi World, hmm…' Deidara thought with a mischievous grin.

"Eagle!"

Shikaku, who led two teams of Elite Jonin, arrived at this time. He quickly moved to Eagle's side, walked alongside him, and asked in a low voice. "How's the situation?"

"It's not too bad for the time being, but once we reach the Anbu's Headquarters, it'll be troublesome." Eagle replied in a low voice.

"Akatsuki's target is indeed the Biju!" Shikaku said softly, "I've already sent someone to the Anbu's Headquarters to tell Konoha Saburo to leave the village. Hopefully, this will divert Akatsuki's attention."

"But that's only a temporary measure." Eagle worriedly said, "Konoha Saburo is not Akatsuki's opponent at all!"

"Have Yondaime and Kanpū not returned?" Shikaku asked strangely.

Eagle nodded, "Sandaime… Something might have happened."

…

Meanwhile, in the backyard of the Gekko Mansion, Kushina, Mei, Naruto, Karin and Hayate, who are still recovering, are gathering together.

"Two highest-level invasion signals, and suddenly there's no movement?" Kushina stood on the backyard wall with a solemn expression, and her eyes are filled with concern.

If Naruto wasn't here, she would have rushed to help immediately!

"Mom, could it have been a false alarm?" Naruto jumped onto the wall and asked with a smile.

"Anbu are elites, it is impossible for them to make such a mistake!"

Kushina slapped Naruto back down, then turned to Mei and said, "Mei, could you please look after them? I'm going to check it out."

"I'll go help too!" Terumi Mei said solemnly.

"I want to go too!" Naruto exclaimed again.

"And me!" Karin chimed in.

"No! Whether this is an accident or something else, Naruto, you and Karin are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Kushina looked towards Mei again, "Mei?"

"I understand. I'll keep an eye on them." Terumi Mei helplessly nodded.

Naruto is the son of Yondaime Hokage, and Hayate and Karin are Kanpū's younger brother and sister. If she leaves too, in case of an accident… Mei had no choice but to stay.

Kushina rushed out immediately, but was soon stopped.

"Kushina-sama!"

A team composed of Elite Jonin surrounded Kushina, and their leader saluted with a solemn face, "Under Shikaku-sama's orders, we are here to ensure your safety!"

'They actually sent people specifically to protect me…' Kushina's expression grew more serious and she asked, "What's happening in the village?"

"We're only responsible for your safety, and the rest doesn't concern us."

The leading Jonin bowed and said, "Please, Kushina-sama, don't make things difficult for us."

Kushina hesitated.

As the wife of Yondaime Hokage, she had no reason to stand by when the village was in trouble. However, she also knew her other identity, the Kyubi's Jinchuriki!

'Could the enemy's target be me?'

A thought flashed through Kushina's mind, and she immediately became more and more tangled.

If the enemy's target was indeed her, she should stand up, either to defeat the enemy or to draw them away. In short, she must do her best to prevent them from destroying the village. However, if she were unfortunately captured, would be disastrous for Minato, Konoha, and even the entire Shinobi World!

'What should I do?'

Kushina was in a dilemma for a while.

...

In front of Hokage Tower.

Orochimaru stood atop a wave of gold dust, smiling as he watched Hiruzen retreating while forming hand seals. Orochimaru's expression was one of ease and confidence, as if he were on an outing to a park.

'Thanks to the Five Kage Summit jointly convened by Sunagakure and Kirigakure, thanks to Akatsuki, and thanks to Zetsu, my Konoha Crush Plan is finally back on track…' Orochimaru couldn't help but let out a raspy, sinister laugh, sounding like the Shinigami himself!

And then, the Shinigami actually appeared…

Dead Demon Consuming Seal!!

As Hiruzen completed the final hand seal, he immediately felt a cold wind behind him, accompanied by eerie, ghostly whispers coming to his ears. Glancing back, he saw a ghostly figure in white robes with disheveled white hair, an ancient dagger in its mouth, and a string of crimson prayer beads in its left hand, floating behind him.

'Is this the Shinigami that can only be seen after making a pact with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?'

As he pondered, Hiruzen noticed wisps of smoke-like mist rising from his body, gathering in front of the Shinigami and forming a human shape. The Shinigami's white hair twisted around this 'person', entangling it tightly.

'That's my soul…' Hiruzen realized.

After that, the Shinigami slowly extended its left hand holding the crimson prayer beads. Dense black symbols quickly crawled over its left arm, and then fiercely inserted into Hiruzen's soul.

Pfft~~

With a muffled sound, Hiruzen shuddered and coughed up a mouthful of old blood.

Seeing this, Orochimaru, who is riding the wave of gold dust, frowned slightly, 'Why is he coughing up blood out of nowhere?'

'Is he using some Forbidden Technique?'

A chill ran through Orochimaru's heart.

His opponent is the Ninjutsu Professor after all, so who knew what kind of unpredictable trump cards he had up his sleeve!

With this in mind, Orochimaru immediately stopped the gold dust wave, and then waved his hand, sending a barrage of gold dust shuriken towards Hiruzen.

Hiruzen sneered coldly, "Orochimaru, go to hell!"

With a forceful leap, he lunged at Orochimaru.

Seeing this, Orochimaru jumped back without hesitation. However… Hiruzen still managed to grab his ankles.

"It's over!!!"

Hiruzen exclaimed with excitement. At the same time, the Shinigami's left hand, which is gripping the crimson prayer beads and covered in black seals, quickly emerged from Hiruzen's abdomen and fiercely reached into Orochimaru's right leg!

'What is this feeling?!'

Orochimaru's expression froze, and then he saw the Shinigami's ghostly figure floating behind him.

"What… is this?" Orochimaru struggled to speak.

'Since you're asking so sincerely…' Hiruzen, coughing up blood, explained to Orochimaru, showing what it meant to be a teacher!

However, Hiruzen failed to notice Orochimaru's face was twitching continuously. In the next instant, Orochimaru's mouth suddenly opened wide, spitting out the sharp Kusanagi Sword.

'Go to hell!!'

Pfft~

With a squelching sound, the Kusanagi Sword pierced down from Hiruzen's left shoulder, straight into his heart!

"…Bastard…" Hiruzen's eyes turned bloodshot in an instant. Then, at the instant of his death, he ordered the Shinigami to swing down its dagger.

"Why is it not over yet…" Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils shrank violently, but he could only watch as the Shinigami's dagger came down!

In that instant, Orochimaru felt something had left his body, and a hollow, lonely emptiness suddenly surged into his heart.

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