From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 441 White Zetsu's Counterattack!
"Fengying, what do you mean by this?"

Even with a knife to his neck, the Third Hokage remained calm and said indifferently, "Put down the knife now, and I can pretend nothing happened."

"This matter has nothing to do with you."

However, the Kazekage completely ignored him and turned to the Raikage and Mizukage: "Let's leave quickly."

"Fengying, do you know what you're doing?!"

Raikage's eye twitched. Although he wished the two of them would fight, this was not the crucial time.

The purpose of this trip to Konoha is to discuss how to suppress Amegakure and divide the spoils, not for war. Besides, if we get involved and things escalate, it could lead to the Third Shinobi World War!

"Fengying, calm down."

Mei Terumi also offered her advice.

"Heh, since you're not leaving, then don't blame me."

Seeing that the two remained unmoved, the Kazekage gave up trying to persuade them. Looking at the approaching Konoha Anbu, he said coldly, "We can begin."

The next moment, four figures suddenly appeared on the roof, standing at the four corners of the house.

After removing their disguises, the four were revealed to be Jonin from the Sound Village.

"Four Purple Flame Formation - Modified!"

The four Sound Ninja worked together to instantly create a sturdy barrier on the rooftop!

A rectangular barrier curtain, shaped like a three-dimensional square, fell down. Upon seeing this, one of the Konoha ANBU members planned to force his way in.

The moment he touched the barrier, the member of the Dark Guard was ignited by flames and burned to ashes.

"Damn it, it's the Four Purple Flame Formation!"

The sharp-eyed ANBU squad leader, upon seeing the barrier, immediately stopped the other ANBU members from acting, saying in a deep voice, "That's a barrier that only the Hokage can cast. Its surface is burning with flames, making it absolutely impossible to break through from the outside. It can only be broken from the inside!"

However, this barrier does not seem to be an ordinary Four Purple Flame Array, as the situation inside cannot be seen from the outside at all.

This made the ANBU squad leader somewhat worried about the safety of the Third Hokage inside.

But when he turned around, he saw that all the audience members in the venue had been put to sleep by genjutsu, and ninjas wearing Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja headbands were carrying out a massacre.

Further away, a message came from the Dark Division.

The Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja have joined forces to invade Konoha and have summoned a giant beast that is wreaking havoc throughout the village.

"It's an intrusion!"

In an instant, the squad leader assessed the situation: "Everyone, proceed to your respective battlefields immediately!"

The current situation reminded him of the time more than a decade ago when Konoha was attacked by Kumogakure.

Flames burned everywhere, the roars of the tailed beasts shook the heavens and the earth, countless villagers died tragically overnight, and the prosperous Konoha was reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye.

Scenes flashed through the ANBU squad leader's mind, his eyes bloodshot: "Any Sand Ninja or Sound Ninja encountered, kill them all without exception!"

"We must never let the tragedy of more than a decade ago repeat itself!"

The squad leader looked towards the meeting room and said in a deep voice, "I'm leaving this place to you. We're going to provide support elsewhere!"

"Okay, leave this to me!"

At the same time, Might Guy kicked away a ninja who tried to launch a sneak attack, turned around and punched away the Sound Ninja behind him. Looking at the completely chaotic venue, his face was more solemn than ever before: "The Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja launched a war specifically against Konoha!"

At this moment, no one was paying attention to the battle taking place.

But Sasuke's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he immediately pulled out his arm and retreated.

Along with her arm being pulled out, there was also an arm covered in patterns, grotesque and resembling a monster.

"What's this?!"

Sasuke stared in shock at Gaara, whose body had been completely transformed into a monster within the broken eggshell.

"Whoosh"

Gaara, whose transformation was interrupted, was also on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Kankuro and Temari seized the opportunity and rushed out, each supporting one of Gaara's arms as they fled towards the outskirts of Konoha.

"Don't try to escape!"

Sasuke was not about to let the other party get away so easily, and immediately gave chase.

"Don't chase!" Might Guy tried to call out to her, but Sasuke was too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"If I'm not mistaken, that thing was a Tailed Beast!" Might Guy thought to himself, "This is bad. If Sasuke were to pursue it alone and something went wrong, it would be a loss for Konoha."

Just as he was hesitating, Naruto appeared out of nowhere: "Let me go, I'll go and bring Sasuke back!"

"Can you do it?"

Might Guy hesitated for a moment, but looking around, he saw that only Naruto was not under the influence of genjutsu. Since he was not good at dispelling genjutsu, he could only place his hopes on this 'loser' and nodded, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you. You must bring her back!"

"give it to me!"

Naruto confidently asserted his claim and then swiftly followed in Sasuke's direction.

Watching Naruto's retreating figure, and looking at the people sleeping everywhere, Might Guy suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the guy he considered his lifelong rival: "If Kakashi were here, we wouldn't be in such a passive position. At least... we could have woken up a few more people!"

"Go to hell!"

At that moment, a Sound Ninja noticed that the watermelon-headed Ninja was distracted and planned to launch a sneak attack.

But Might Guy's eyes sharpened as he turned and swept his leg.

boom!
The Sound Ninja was shot in the head and embedded in the concrete wall.

Might Guy clenched his fists, cracking them, and grinned maliciously at the dozens of ninjas in the arena: "Now, it's your turn. Come up and get a beating!"

Soon, these ninjas learned what it meant to be a 'Konoha taijutsu expert' and what it meant to be a 'Blue Beast'!
That guy with the watermelon head is inhuman; his punches are incredibly heavy, and his movements are astonishingly fast.

Often, before they even realize what's happening, they're knocked down by a single punch and fall into a deep, baby-like sleep.

At this moment, inside the barrier of the Four Purple Flame Array.

The Raikage and Mizukage watched the Kazekage warily.

"Fengying, what do you mean by this?"

Raikage, known for his volatile temper, spoke with a hint of anger upon seeing that he and his opponent were both trapped inside the barrier.

"Gentlemen, please calm down."

At that moment, the silent earthen shadow quietly drifted over from the side.

"Tsuchikage, could it be..." Mei Terumi's eyes suddenly narrowed, as if she had thought of something terrible. Her pink lips pursed, and she said in horror, "You're with the Kazekage? What are you planning to do? Are you going to start the Third Shinobi World War?!"

"It's not as serious as you say, little Mizukage."

Onoki stroked his beard, glanced at the Kazekage and Hokage, and said with a faint smile, "We're just here to settle scores with this person. As for you, if you don't intend to join us, then step aside. We won't make things difficult for you; this matter has nothing to do with you."

"Settle accounts?" Both the Raikage and Mizukage were dumbfounded.

What deep-seated hatred do the Kazekage and Hokage have that would lead them to risk starting a war by directly declaring war on Konoha?
But soon, their questions were answered.

The Kazekage raised his hand, tore off his mask, revealing a effeminate face—it was none other than Orochimaru, the S-rank rogue ninja wanted by Konoha!
"It really is you, Orochimaru."

The Third Hokage looked at that face with a sorrowful expression, as if the scene had touched a nerve, and sighed, "I never thought that we would end up like this, master and disciple killing each other."

"Can you please stop using that face to say such disgusting things to me?"

Orochimaru's effeminate face seemed to freeze over, his snake-like eyes narrowed, releasing a terrifying killing intent: "Really... it makes me feel nauseous."

"Huh? You don't like it?"

The Third Hokage's face was etched with wrinkles, and he forced a mischievous smile: "I thought seeing this face would remind you of your childhood."

A murderous intent suddenly erupted!
Orochimaru made his move without warning, his blade slicing across the Third Hokage's neck.

However, no blood spurted out. He then delivered another powerful punch, sending the Third Hokage flying.

"Stop lecturing me with that face."

The Great Serpent King shook his hand and said coldly, "You are nothing but an imposter, you are not worthy!"

A counterfeit?!

The Raikage and Mizukage were shocked and looked at the Third Hokage in astonishment.

Amidst the dissipating smoke and dust, the Third Hokage slowly emerged, peeling off his outer skin as if taking off his clothes, right in front of the Raikage and Mizukage.

After the 'Third Hokage's' skin was torn off, the 'person' that walked out was completely naked, with skin that looked as if it had been painted with white paint, showing no gender characteristics whatsoever. Its hair was the color of weeds, but what was most striking were its pupils.

It seemed to be tinged with a faint gold leaf, and its vertical pupils, like those of a wild beast, exuded a chilling coldness.

The Raikage and Mizukage exchanged a glance, both seeing utter horror on each other's faces.

Are they dreaming?!
The Third Hokage of Konoha was quietly replaced by an imposter!

If this gets out, the entire ninja world will probably be shaken up by a magnitude 18 earthquake!
"Is it just the two of you?"

White Zetsu's cold gaze swept over Orochimaru and the Tsuchikage in turn, as if he were somewhat regretful.

"The two of us are enough to deal with you."

Orochimaru tilted his head back, spat out a sword from his throat, drew it from its sheath, and said coldly.

The sword was engraved with complex and profound mysterious runes, as if it contained some kind of magic, constantly eroding the rationality of Raikage and Mizukage.

No, you can't look!
With immense willpower, the two broke free from the strange atmosphere, but dared not look at the sword again.

"We don't need more people to deal with you."

Onoki clenched his fist, his powerful muscles as hard as rock, exuding an aura of majesty.

At that moment, despite his short stature, the Earth Shadow gave the Raikage and Mizukage the feeling of a high and mighty emperor, making them want to submit to him.

"Hmm, a Chaos Mentor, a Mystic Mentor."

White Zetsu tilted his head, looking at the two men's confident expressions, and said thoughtfully, "Two Sequence Fives, they're troublesome, but they're far from killing me. Let me guess, the others are intercepting Uchiha Obito, right?"

Although his plan had been exposed, Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged. He said indifferently, "That's right, they went to stop Obito Uchiha."

"Hahaha, interesting, really interesting."

White Zetsu narrowed his eyes, his lips twitching to his ears, revealing an extremely exaggerated smile: "So now, let's see if I can hold out until Uchiha Obito arrives, or if you can kill me before they are defeated, right?"

Before the Raikage and Mizukage could figure out what they were talking about, everything suddenly went black and they passed out.

"Battle Hypnosis!"

Bai Jue's immense spiritual power surged like a tsunami.

"distortion!"

Onoki activated his ability immediately after two days.

He is the Black Emperor Path, a Chaos Mentor at Sequence Level 5, who can distort the target's language, actions, and intentions, and even distort his own and the target's concepts.

Bai Jue's spirituality was shaken, his thoughts were instantly distorted, and the 'hypnosis' he had just formed collapsed in an instant.

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent's will was twisted, Orochimaru delivered a sword strike without hesitation.

This sword was originally the divine weapon 'Kusanagi Sword', but he specially modified it, engraving the power of the solar pathway onto the sword.

Once it pierces a White Zetsu, the light fire contained within will immediately incinerate its spirit!

However, White Zetsu was not an easy opponent to defeat. Its spirituality trembled slightly for a moment before it was quickly suppressed, and then it unleashed a 'Rage' attack.

hum! ! !
The malicious mental attack nearly caused Orochimaru to lose control of his consciousness.

But that momentary lapse in concentration allowed White Zetsu to seize the opportunity, unleashing a piercing strike imbued with mental power, which lashed out at Orochimaru's spirit like a whip.

"what!"

Orochimaru was in excruciating pain, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Hahaha, too weak!" White Zetsu's pupils rippled as he raised his hand and directly seized Orochimaru's mental weakness, taking the opportunity to completely control his mind.

But at that moment, a strong sense of crisis forced White Zetsu to stop and hastily retreat.

Onoki clasped his hands together, and a transparent cube-shaped barrier opened between them.

Then, he suddenly pushed forward, and the transparent cube barrier leaped through space, directly enveloping half of White Zetsu's body.

"Dust Escape·The Art of Original Realm Peeling!"

The transparent barrier suddenly exploded, and all the matter inside it was broken down into the most basic atomic state.

This attack directly caused Bai Jue to lose half of his body.

Surprisingly, White Zetsu, who lost half of his body, did not bleed at all, but instead recovered at an extremely fast speed.

"That's... the bloodline of the First Generation?!"

As an expert in forbidden techniques, Orochimaru immediately recognized the First Hokage's bloodline after studying it for so long.

"Hehe, that's right, it's the original bloodline."

White Zetsu stretched his arms and grinned, "You didn't expect that, did you? I'm not actually human at all; I was created using the cells of the First Generation."

Even Orochimaru and Onoki were shocked by this news.

It turns out that their long-standing enemy was created using first-generation cells!

"His mind has revealed a flaw!"

Bai Jue's treacherous scheme succeeded; it knew that as long as it revealed this news, the other side would be greatly shocked.

This is the opportunity it needs. Once their minds show a weakness, it can take advantage of the situation, seize control of their mental islands, and then dig out the rest of the Twilight Hermits!
(End of this chapter)