The events in the audience stands caused everyone present to fall into chaos, frantically running towards the exits.
"Mikoto, Sasuke, stand behind me!"
Fugaku and his family were located near a group of Land of Earth nobles disguised by White Zetsu.
Fugaku, who vaguely knew certain things, wasn't worried that Konoha couldn't deal with these people, but rather that the panicked crowd might injure the two, especially Mikoto.
The Ninja Konoha had already arranged only killed the White Zetsu disguised as nobles; Tomoki didn't choose to have the few White Zetsu disguised as Ninja dealt with immediately upon their first action.
If the Iwagakure Ninja didn't cause trouble, how could Ōnoki be controlled?
Presidential Platform.
The Ninja Village leaders, who had a clear view of everything happening in the arena from above, naturally reacted immediately.
"Hokage, what does your Konoha intend to do?"
At the first sign of abnormality, Ōnoki flew into the air, simultaneously preparing Dust Release to kill the Ninja slaughtering the Land of Earth nobles below.
At the same time, he muttered,
"This Konoha exam is a conspiracy, meant to trick us into coming here to be wiped out! Gentlemen, resist with this old man!"
Ōnoki's statement was logical, yet the refutation came so swiftly.
The beheaded Land of Earth nobles successively transformed; some had not even hit the ground before turning into White Zetsu.
This scene caused the other three Kage and leaders of various Ninja Villages, who had been somewhat tense, to quickly regroup with their subordinates, intending to observe the situation.
"Tsuchikage, I should be asking you, what does your Iwagakure intend to do? Causing disturbances within Konoha while frantically attacking other Ninja Villages outside Konoha!"
Tomoki's words immediately sparked a flurry of whispers.
It was hard to determine whether Konoha or Iwagakure was behind the events inside the arena.
Everyone leaned towards Iwagakure being the culprit, because if Konoha was behind it, the problem would be huge, as they were all currently inside Konoha.
However, what truly concerned them was Tomoki's mention of disturbances outside the Village, as their own forces were also outside Konoha at this moment.
"Everyone, Iwagakure has gone mad, making a desperate gamble to use the mutual suspicions among you all to destroy the hard-won peace of the Ninja World. Please immediately give orders for the forces outside the Village to encircle and kill Iwagakure! As for Ōnoki, you don't need to worry; with me here, he cannot harm anyone!"
After speaking, Tomoki continued,
"Everyone, make your decision quickly. Any individual Villages willing to stand with Konoha to jointly maintain the peace of the Ninja World will be handsomely rewarded by Konoha afterwards!"
As he spoke, Tomoki removed his Hokage robe and hat, and Tomoki, clad in battle attire, was instantly engulfed in flames, flying towards Ōnoki.
Ōnoki, who was in the air, had already understood the mastermind when the nobles transformed into White Zetsu.
Those two strange individuals, one calling himself Zetsu, and the other Madara.
At this moment, Ōnoki only wanted to quickly escape to check the situation outside the Village; whether Iwagakure did it or not, the blame had already been placed on his head.
Ōnoki was also exceptionally decisive. Just as Tomoki was about to arrive, the Dust Release in his hand shot towards the arena below.
The target was the area with a large number of Konoha Ninja and villagers.
Ōnoki, who didn't know the Thirty-Six Stratagems, didn't understand the tactic of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, but he did understand the principle of attacking what the enemy must save.
As long as Uchiha Tomoki was a qualified Hokage, he wouldn't watch his own people die before his eyes.
However, to Ōnoki's surprise, Tomoki completely disregarded the Ninja and villagers below, showing no hesitation, and still charged directly at him.
What a ruthless heart!
Ōnoki quickly retracted his hand, attempting to flee. After he finished his Dust Release, he saw out of the corner of his eye that the arena below was completely unharmed; a crimson sealing barrier had completely blocked the Dust Release from the outside.
[Four Red Yang Formation!]
After Kazuma and others attacked Konoha, the effectiveness of the Sealing Team's custom-made equipment was unexpectedly verified. Subsequently, they worked overtime, and within this month, all of Konoha's key areas were equipped with defensive barriers.
However, in Ōnoki's eyes, this was not the case; Konoha had already been prepared!
His thoughts raced, and Ōnoki considered many possibilities.
Could those two hateful individuals also be cooperating with Konoha? Or were they originally Konoha's people?
Thinking of the Wood Release one had displayed and the Sharingan in the other's eye socket, Ōnoki leaned towards the latter.
However, before Ōnoki could think further, he felt a sharp pain throughout his body.
After Tomoki approached Ōnoki, he did not use a killing move to kill Ōnoki, because Ōnoki's life still had a purpose.
He merely used Susanoo to grasp Ōnoki in his hand when he was close enough, controlling his strength so as not to crush him.
However, this caused Ōnoki's bones to almost completely shatter, rendering him utterly immobile and on the verge of unconsciousness.
Before losing consciousness, Ōnoki was still shouting,
"Run! Never trust Konoha, everything is Konoha's conspiracy!"
A moment later, Tomoki threw the already disfigured Ōnoki to the center of the arena. Soon, Ninja from the Sealing Team and Medical Team came to take Ōnoki away.
At this time, Ninja from various Ninja Villages came to their leaders' ears, reporting the newly acquired intelligence.
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