Seeing Hokage-sama, Tatsuma and Kinoto naturally acted without hesitation.
[Secret Technique: Parasitic Bugs!]
[Wood Release: Tree Bind Flourishing Burial!]
A covered himself with a Lightning Armor and charged forward like a wild bull, shrugging off their attacks. "Get out of my way!"
The insects rained down on Raikage's Lightning Armor like a dense swarm.
But the insects wouldn't stay down—they automatically disintegrated into a poisonous mist that enveloped Raikage.
The wooden vines wrapped around Raikage's body snapped effortlessly, but they had bought Danzo some time.
[Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere.]
The high-pressure wind sphere blew away the poison mist, sending A flying!
Seeing Raikage-sama surrounded and attacked, the Cloud Village faction joined the fight too.
"This is so underhanded! Ganging up on one person like this!"
"Raikage-sama, let me help you!"
On the other side, the Iwagakure alliance had initially been confused and unsure what to do. But now, seeing the Wind Release blow the poison mist their way and scatter it toward them, one by one they couldn't help but join the battle too!
"You bastard! Trying to kill us too?!"
"I've hated him for a long time already. Let's beat him up!"
Standing in the central area, Mifune shouted trying to stop them, "Everyone, calm down! Don't let the enemy laugh at us!"
However, no one was listening to him at all.
The Four Great Ninja Villages had grown impatient already—they planned to forcibly capture Danzo, forcing those Akatsuki members hiding in the shadows to come out!
At first, Danzo was actually somewhat pleased. Finally, he wouldn't have to wait any longer.
But as the fighting continued, he started feeling something was off!
Wasn't this supposed to be a five-way brawl? Then why was everyone attacking him?
At this rate, he really could be killed!
"Could it be that they're planning to fake a real battle, using me to gain Seiki Shimaseki's trust, then activate the formation when Seiki Shimaseki is off guard..." Danzo's heart filled with shock and fury. The Akatsuki bastards were planning a double-cross!
Damn it! Looks like Seiki Shimaseki won't be showing up after all!" Danzo hardened his heart and shouted toward Mifune, "Hurry over here and help me! All four of them have been controlled by Akatsuki!"
Mifune's expression was blank at first, but upon hearing Danzo's words, his heart tightened, nervously looking toward the Four Controlled Kages.
What had begun as a childish argument had developed to this point, and he vaguely sensed something was wrong too.
As Danzo played the victim by blaming others first, Kitsuchi felt a rising anger building in his chest, "Don't believe him! This bastard is the one working with Akatsuki!"
"Now that they even know about my collaboration with Akatsuki, they're definitely under control!" Danzo became even more convinced of his suspicion, shouting loudly, "I'm only pretending to work with Akatsuki to draw them out!"
He even shouted toward Dodai and the others, "Akatsuki deliberately had me call the Kage Summit, planning to use Puppet-Insects to control the Four Controlled Kages during the meeting, then have them trap Seiki Shimaseki in the Four Red Yang Formation. I only pretended to cooperate with them to sabotage their plan!"
"Also, I intentionally arrived late on purpose to avoid being secretly manipulated myself... Stop staring! Hurry over and help me!"
Now, even Dodai and his group began to hesitate.
Danzo didn't hide his cooperation with Akatsuki, speaking as if he really believed every word himself. Could it be the Kages had actually been secretly betrayed by Akatsuki?
Seeing the gradually suspicious looks from Dodai and others, the four led by Kitsuchi nearly exploded with rage.
"What nonsense! There's no such thing as Puppet-insect in the ninja world!"
"We're doing just fine—no one's controlling us at all!"
Danzo mocked, "The sick never think they're sick themselves!"
Mifune's mind was in chaos—who was right?
Although the Hokage had the worst reputation, the conviction in his tone really didn't seem like he was lying!
Just then, an immensely powerful pressure descended like chains, halting the fighting within the venue.
"Everyone, let's cool it for now!"
Upon hearing Seiki Shimaseki's voice, everyone felt as though they had found their rock, quickly calming down.
No matter how crazy things got, everything would be okay as long as Seiki was around!
However, before they could explain, Danzo shouted out, "Watch out—he's trying to attack you! Just arrest them first!"
The four led by Kitsuchi glared at him furiously. Even now, this bastard still wouldn't stop lying to everyone!
Yet seeing Danzo's determined expression, they became confused again.
Is this bastard losing it, or has he gone so far that he's even lying to himself?
Seiki, however, shook his head slightly, saying heavily, "We've all been deceived by Akatsuki. Their target wasn't us at the Kage Summit, but the Jinchuriki in the villages... As for Elder Danzo, he was merely a pawn they sacrificed to draw attention!"
"What? Those bastards actually..." Danzo's eyes widened—thinking he had been manipulating Akatsuki, only to find that he'd been sold out from the beginning?
But soon, he set the matter aside, realizing something even more horrifying.
Didn't this guy, Seiki Shimaseki, just call him something strange?
Rasa and the others didn't even notice Danzo's strange reaction. Upon hearing Seiki's words, they grew extremely anxious.
"What? Our villages were attacked?"
"Seiki, what's the current situation now?"
Seiki said solemnly, "I've already sent my clones to reinforce them. They should arrive soon."
...
A bit earlier in time.
Konoha, Ninja Academy.
"Teacher Yamakei, I want to graduate early!"
"Me too, me too!"
"If Sasuke-kun graduates, then I will too!"
Kei Yamakei looked helplessly at the tiny kids in front of him. "Don't fool around. You're only a few years old—how can you already think about graduating?"
Sasuke frowned slightly. "But my brother graduated at age seven too!"
Kei really wanted to tell him that different people couldn't be compared, but after serious consideration, he decided to hold back and not crush Sasuke's enthusiasm.
"What about you, Naruto? Why do you want to graduate early too?"
Naruto shook his tiny fist. "I want to help everyone! I wanna go to the battlefield and hunt those monsters!"
Teacher Yamakei smiled and patted his head. "Helping others doesn't always mean fighting on the battlefield. With the current chaos in the village and refugees arriving daily seeking shelter, bringing them food and water and helping carry their luggage is already a great help to the village!"
Naruto gave a hesitant nod, as if he sort of got it. "I get it!"
"There's also you, Sasuke." Teacher Yamakei hesitated for a moment, choosing his words carefully. "Your Uchiha clan is responsible for Konoha's policing and internal security. When more refugees arrive, it's only natural that some shady characters will slip in with them..."
Before he could finish, Sasuke excitedly asked, "Teacher Yamakei, are you saying I should go catch thieves and bandits among these people...?"
"What's going on in that head of yours?" Kei Yamakei retorted without patience. "What I meant was, your biggest contribution would be to give your father and brother a shoulder massage or back rub, helping them relax and feel comfortable after a long, exhausting day."
Sasuke huffed and turned his head away angrily. "Don't treat me like a little kid!"
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