Might Guy's voice instantly made the situation spiral out of control.
Some Hidden Sand Village Ninja made their move, and Konoha Ninja began to retaliate.
"Wait!"
"Stop!"
Chiyo and Kakashi shouted almost simultaneously, but they could no longer suppress the chaotic situation.
Kakashi once again pulled up his forehead protector, while Chiyo pulled out a scroll.
Mangekyo Sharingan, Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu.
"Kamui!"
"Three Treasures Suction Crushing!"
Kakashi absorbed several Ninjutsu aimed at Hidden Sand Village into the Kamui Dimension.
Chiyo also used Three Treasures Suction Crushing to pull various flashy poisoned Ninjutsu in front of her.
However, there were too many Ninja tools, far more than what the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu could handle.
At this moment, Shisui, who had been quiet, began to act, using his exquisite Ninja tool throwing technique to intercept the incoming Ninja tools.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
After a series of metal clashes and omnipresent flashes of movement, all of Hidden Sand Village's Ninja tools were knocked down.
The scene immediately fell silent.
Hidden Sand Village instantly became obedient.
It wasn't Kakashi's seemingly powerful Kamui that stopped them, nor was it the knowledge of Might Guy's immense power as a Taijutsu master.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
It was only because of this.
The Second Hokage created it, and the Fourth Hokage improved it, making it famous throughout the Ninja World.
Even if Shisui used Susanoo, he wouldn't achieve this effect; the number of people who recognized its value was low, and the era of the Ninja World's Twin Heroes was too distant.
Only the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Jutsu that single-handedly repelled Iwagakure during the Third Shinobi World War, filled Hidden Sand Village's Ninja with apprehension, making them restrain themselves.
Reputation was useful; the Flying Thunder God Technique, which shone brightly during the Third Shinobi World War, was a mandatory subject in the curriculum of the other Four Great Shinobi Villages.
At this moment, many Hidden Sand Village Ninja felt a wave of fear; fortunately, the leaders on both sides were sufficiently restrained.
And everyone finally remembered Might Guy's words; it seemed he wasn't planning an attack, leaving the scene awkward.
Recalling Might Guy's words and actions from earlier, all eyes converged in one direction.
There, a scroll stood quietly, mostly buried in the yellow sand, with only its tail visible.
"It seems to have flown over from that direction when the incident happened."
"That's right, I saw it too!"
"..."
After some negotiation, both Konoha Ninja and Hidden Sand Village Ninja retreated a considerable distance.
Only those of sufficient status remained in the field.
Then, they walked together towards where the scroll was located.
After consultation, both sides would retrieve the scroll together.
On Konoha's side was Kakashi, and on Hidden Sand Village's side was Chiyo.
As the two stepped forward, Chiyo spoke.
"Wait!"
"What's wrong?"
Kakashi asked.
"Change the person, otherwise this old woman won't be able to restrain herself!"
Chiyo had no intention of acting alongside Kakashi, the son of her enemy, and retreated back into her group, giving Ebizo a subtle glance.
After some fuss, Ebizo and Kakashi together picked up the scroll.
Then they discovered it couldn't be opened!
When they tried to open it, the seals already proved that the scroll belonged to Konoha.
Hidden Sand Village did not have such profound sealing Jutsu traditions.
"This is a scroll left by Hokage-sama, containing Konoha's secrets; you Hidden Sand Village shouldn't push your luck!"
"Our Kazekage-sama is missing; it must be a Konoha conspiracy, and this scroll is the evidence! Unless you open it in front of us, this scroll belongs to Hidden Sand Village!"
"..."
The two sides bickered in the middle of their groups for most of the day, still unable to reach an agreement.
They kept repeating the same few reasons.
Ultimately, only after Kabuto whispered a few words into Kakashi's ear did Konoha agree to let Hidden Sand Village observe.
After another round of fuss, Ebizo and Kakashi stood on Kabuto's left and right sides, respectively.
Kabuto was the only one present who could quickly undo Tomoki's seal.
Once the seal was released, Kabuto stepped back, and Kakashi and Ebizo stepped forward, each grabbing a part, and opened the scroll.
On it was a long message written for Kabuto.
"Kabuto, it's highly likely I'm no longer in this current timeline. Although I'll be back soon, there are still some things I need to explain. The hypothesis in Scroll 2 has been verified. Who in Konoha should be informed, and whether Hidden Sand Village should be informed, needs to be judged by you based on the situation. But I'll still remind you, the Ninja converted in Hidden Sand Village are already our comrades. Of course, everything still requires your own thought. I trust you!"
Indeed, ever since Tomoki realized that the Six Paths Sage targeted him but never acted personally, and after understanding the essence of Chakra, Tomoki had made several conjectures.
If it was the current situation, Tomoki had also prepared for the worst: the device being destroyed, spacetime energy escaping, and only one chance left for Crossing.
It wasn't that Tomoki didn't want to protect the device, but if it was truly as Tomoki conjectured, and the Six Paths Sage descended, even using the Four Red Yang Formation wouldn't preserve the device's integrity.
With only one chance left, even if it was a random Crossing, Tomoki didn't intend to let it go, because the generation of spacetime energy was a series of coincidences, and losing this opportunity would make it very difficult to replicate.
The moment Tomoki sensed an utterly unmatched aura on the Hidden Sand Village researcher, he pinpointed one of his conjectures and immediately threw out the scroll.
"Konoha brat, you still dare to say this isn't a Konoha conspiracy?"
After reading it, Ebizo immediately distanced himself from Kakashi, while Kakashi threw the scroll to Kabuto.
It was indeed, as Kabuto said, a scroll specifically written for him.
After a quick scan, Kabuto pondered for only a moment.
"Kakashi-senpai, I understand the situation. Prepare yourself."
Having said that, Kabuto's face almost showed a smile identical to Tomoki's as he spoke to Ebizo.
"Even if it's a Konoha conspiracy, what can you Hidden Sand Village do? Also, I'd like to ask, are you Hidden Sand Village prepared to accept the truth?"
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