Chapter 59: Konoha Crush Plan!

Arena.

The moment the referee shouted "Start!", the sand around Gaara surged toward Sasuke like a wave.

Suddenly, the sand halted midway, as though it were being held back by immense pain. Gaara covered his head, wincing. "I'm sorry, Mother, for making you suffer through this blood... this time..."

Naruto's Mangekyō Sharingan flickered briefly.

One Tail regained its sanity!

On the field, Sasuke moved forward swiftly, then launched himself at Gaara. With a swift motion, Sasuke vanished from Gaara's field of vision as he closed the gap. The sand around Gaara surged but immediately dissipated, as though an invisible fist had struck it. Gaara had no time to react.

With a resounding bang, Gaara was sent flying by Sasuke's powerful strike.

The sand armor on his face began to peel off slowly, like a mask being removed.

"Nani?! Why is he...?" "It's terrifying!" The audience gasped in shock.

"Since you're not attacking, I will." Sasuke declared coolly.

With a swift motion, Sasuke charged again at Gaara.

"He's so fast!" exclaimed Lee and Guy, both wide-eyed, their pupils constricting. "His speed is faster than before! Even without the weights, he's comparable to Lee's speed without them!"

Sasuke continued his assault, moving too fast for the sand to keep up. Gaara's defensive sand couldn't catch him at all.

Sasuke circled Gaara in an instant, kicking him before the sand could even react.

Gaara was kicked into the air, but he slowly stood up, his eyes locking onto Sasuke. In a defensive stance, Gaara began forming hand seals, wrapping himself in a ball of sand.

Sasuke furrowed his brow. Could it be true? Did physical attacks cause him so much pain? Was Kakashi right?

"Then!" Sasuke exclaimed, forming his own hand seals. "Lightning Style: Chidori!"

Sasuke's Sharingan flared up.

He charged straight at Gaara's absolute defense. Sasuke dodged several spikes that were shot by the sand, and with a surge of speed, he thrust his Chidori into Gaara's defense!

"Ah!! My blood!!" Gaara screamed in agony, his voice echoing as his defense began to crack.

Sasuke felt his arm being grabbed by an overwhelming force. But he quickly channeled more lightning into his hand, pulling his arm free as the Chidori crackled. Through the hole he created, Sasuke glimpsed a beastly eye glaring at him.

"Nani? What is that?" Sasuke wondered in shock.

Temari and Kankuro, watching from the stands, stared in horror. "Just as we feared! Gaara was injured! His absolute defense shattered before he was fully transformed!"

At that moment, feathers began to fall from the sky, and the audience in the stands began to feel heavy and lethargic, slowly falling into a deep sleep.

"Is this... the beginning?" Baki thought with dread. "This should be..."

The Kazekage, Gaara's father, stared at the falling feathers, turning to look at the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage slowly turned to face Kazekage, and the two exchanged a knowing look.

"Do it!" Kazekage ordered. His guard immediately jumped into action, tossing a smoke bomb into the air, causing a loud explosion between the two shadows.

Outside Konoha Village...

Countless Sound Ninjas were marching toward Konoha. A passerby from the Hidden Sound said, "This is the signal!"

With that, he jumped into action, heading toward Konoha, accompanied by Oto-nin, not even attempting to hide their movements.

Meanwhile, Sand Ninjas, seeing the code, pulled out their Summoning Scrolls and placed them on a massive Summoning Formation!

Boom!

Giant snakes, comparable in size to Toad Boss Bunta, appeared around Konoha!

In the arena, several ANBU members launched from the stands, rushing toward Hokage.

Amidst the chaos in the stands, Naruto kicked Shikamaru next to him. "Hey, Shikamaru, stop acting like you're invisible, no one cares about you Genin."

Shikamaru, still lying lazily, groaned, "Troublesome! Can't you just let me sleep quietly?"

"Lord Hokage!" Guy shouted, while Kakashi pretended to jump into action.

A few ANBU members, maintaining their composure, said with authority, "Leave it to us!" as they jumped toward Hokage.

Guy and Kakashi exchanged a glance and stayed behind in the stands to clean up the mess.

"Lord Kazekage, what is the meaning of this?" The Third Hokage asked calmly, his eyes narrowed as he watched the unfolding chaos.

A puff of smoke filled the arena, and several kunai flew out from it, striking the Hokage's guards, who were killed in an instant by the shuriken.

The ANBU below Hokage continued watching with little concern when suddenly, the ANBU captain, wearing a white robe, ordered, "dog, protect the daimyo! cat, follow me to the rooftop!" The team split up.

At that moment, two guards from Kazekage swiftly attacked the ANBU captain, charging with a deadly intent.

The captain, unfazed, swung his kunai and effortlessly cut the two Kazekage guards into pieces, smirking. "Tch, my style is above yours."

In an instant, Kazekage appeared behind the Third Hokage, holding a kunai to his neck and leaping to the rooftop with incredible speed.

The two divided Kazekage guards reformed, now four distinct beings, neither alive nor fully dead, forming a square to surround the Third Hokage and Kazekage.

At that very moment, four cannon fodder from the Hidden Sound appeared, ready to wreak havoc!

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