In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 163 The farcical Konoha Crush Plan

Just then, a little girl with a cute ponytail walked over with an envelope, tugged at Kakashi's trouser leg, and said in a childish voice, "Are you... the repressed pervert Kakashi?"

"Uh..." Kakashi's lips twitched violently beneath his mask, a black line appearing on his forehead. He half-squatted down, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I am Kakashi, that's true, but I'm not some repressed pervert. Little sister, what do you need?"

"When I came in, a very handsome older brother gave me some candy and asked me to give this to you." The little girl handed over the envelope.

"This should be the evidence that Chiya was talking about." Thinking this, Kakashi took the envelope, gently patted the little girl's head, and smiled, "I understand. Well then, little sister, you might encounter danger next. You should hurry back to your parents."

"Mmm," the little girl replied in her childish voice, then turned and ran away.

"Kakashi, this should be the evidence that Chiya mentioned, right?" Might Guy looked at the envelope in Kakashi's hand, his thick eyebrows immediately furrowing.

"Probably." Kakashi frowned as well, slowly opening the envelope to reveal a stack of photos. The first photo showed Rasa covered in thorns, followed by a bloody scene of Kabuto Yakushi peeling human skin.

"This...this is..." Kakashi's forehead was covered in cold sweat. "I'm leaving Guy in your hands now."

After greeting Might Guy, Kakashi didn't hesitate and instantly appeared beside Maki.

"Hey, Maki of the Sand Village, if you don't want the Sand Village to have sacrificed themselves in vain... come with me." With those words, Kakashi disappeared from the stands.

"What does Kakashi mean by that?" Maki clicked his tongue, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

Looking at the spot where the two had disappeared, a look of doubt appeared on the face beneath the Kabuto mask. He thought to himself, "What did Kakashi discover? Oh well, there's no time to worry about that now. It's almost time."

Meanwhile, Kakashi and his companion had already arrived outside the arena.

"It seems you've discovered something, but what's the point of saying anything now?" Maji asked, frowning, standing behind Kakashi.

"No, you'll see when you look at this." Kakashi turned around and threw the envelope that Chiya had asked someone to give him to Maki.

Maki glanced at Kakashi warily, then tore open the envelope with some skepticism. A stack of photos slipped out, and when he saw Rasa, who was covered in kunai, Maki's pupils immediately contracted, and he was overcome with extreme excitement.

He questioned Kakashi: "Kakashi, where did you get this film from?"

"I don't know either. I can only say that a very troublesome guy gave it to me. Anyway, just keep reading." Kakashi didn't explain further.

Upon hearing this, Maki did as instructed, flipping through the remaining photos. Suddenly, the entire process of Kabuto Yakushi peeling off Rasa's skin was revealed. "It was actually that guy, Kabuto Yakushi."

Kakashi said in a deep voice, "I'm sure you understand now. The person sitting next to our Hokage right now isn't your Kazekage, but Orochimaru. You Sand Villagers are just being used."

"That bastard Dou!" Maki's shoulders trembled slightly as he crumpled the envelope containing the photograph into a pretzel shape. He demanded sharply, "What do you want?"

"It's nothing much. I just wanted to stop this impending war. And you should know that without the Kazekage, you can't possibly win this war," Kakashi said seriously.

Maki said, "Okay, but I have one condition: Konoha must not seek revenge against Sunagakure afterward."

Kakashi shrugged and spread his hands. "I can't promise you that. Negotiations are a matter for the Konoha high-ranking officials. They've always been weak, as you're probably aware of. So you can rest assured about that. Besides, you don't want to see your comrades die in this pointless war, do you?"

"Alright, I promise you. I'll withdraw the Sand Ninja lurking around Konoha, but I can't command Orochimaru's Sound Ninja." Considering the weakness of Konoha's higher-ups, Maki finally agreed.

"You don't need to worry about that." Hearing this, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, countless feathers suddenly floated down from the sky above the competition field.

"That is..." Kakashi stared at the sky, suddenly startled.

"That's Kabuto's illusion. It looks like it's already begun," Maki said from the side.

"In that case, I'll leave the notification to Sunagakure to you." With that, Kakashi vanished from his spot, heading towards the arena.

After a slight hesitation, Maki ultimately chose to notify the latter first, rather than the Gaara siblings and the Sand Village ninjas.

Inside the arena.

The battle between Sasuke and Gaara is nearing its end.

Although Gaara was moved by Naruto's talk-no-jutsu more than half a month ago in the Forest of Death.

But before he was truly defeated, Gaara was at most a little nicer to Temari and Kankuro, who were his family members. Otherwise, he was still a cruel and bloodthirsty chuunibyou.

Just like in the original work, when faced with Sasuke, who had copied Rock Lee's taijutsu, Gaara's sand speed could not keep up with Sasuke's speed and was suppressed for a time. Helpless, he had to use Sand Wave to form a protective barrier of sand that could both attack and defend.

They were preparing for the art of feigning sleep.

As a result, the Sandstorm Wave was broken by the Chidori technique that Erzhuzi had newly learned.

Gaara was seriously injured, and his feigned sleep technique was forcibly interrupted.

Erzhuzi's arm was also stuck in the sand.

With a creak, the desert wave shattered and turned back into sand.

Erzhuzi took the opportunity to distance himself from Gaara.

"It's about time." Looking at the two Sasuke who had separated from Gaara in the arena, Kabuto unleashed the Nirvana Abode technique.

Suddenly, white feathers scattered throughout the stands, and almost everyone in the audience instantly fell into a coma.

At the same time, the Sound Four, who were standing behind Orochimaru and disguised as the Kazekage's guards, threw out a signal flare mixed with smoke.

boom--

With a loud roar, the Sound Ninja, led by Kabuto, jumped out from the shadows to block the Konoha ninja who were on their way to rescue the Third Hokage.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru, under the cover of the Sound Four, used kunai to kidnap Hiruzen Sarutobi and take him to the dome above the stands.

The Sound Four used the Four Purple Flame Formation to envelop the two, eliminating any possibility of reinforcements from the Hokage's direct Anbu.

Thus began a farcical plan to destroy Konoha.

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