As for the three from Kirigakure?
Sunagakure ninja wore strange expressions, their eyes sweeping across the trio.
Nagato had his eyes slightly closed, arms crossed as if resting.
Though not resting, everyone present could sense Hoshigaki Kisame's thoughts, which clearly weren't on the situation at hand.
As for Hyuga Neji, he was engaged in a staring contest with the Konoha brat named Naruto.
For a moment.
The three sides waited in this somewhat eerie atmosphere.
Though the enemy hadn't appeared yet, everyone knew it was only a matter of time.
Lady Chiyo had made such a grand spectacle primarily to prevent Uchiha Madara's sudden appearance.
Even though intelligence from Kirigakure and Konoha confirmed Madara wouldn't appear,
to guard against that "what if," Lady Chiyo and the others had to be fully prepared!
In the conference room.
Just then, a sensory-nin from Sunagakure suddenly opened his eyes, speaking loudly:
"Two chakra signatures are rapidly approaching Sunagakure!"
"No, three... four!"
With this sensory-nin's sudden announcement, the atmosphere in the conference room shifted, and everyone's gazes turned simultaneously.
"Finally they're here!"
Hoshigaki Kisame opened his mouth, revealing sharp teeth, his tone tinged with excitement.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto and Hyuga Neji both perked up.
Especially Naruto, if not for Hatake Kakashi suddenly reaching over and pinning him in his seat, Naruto would have jumped up by now.
"What's their location?"
Lady Chiyo's expression remained calm as she turned to the sensory-nin, asking in a flat tone.
The sensory-nin pressed his hands to the ground, and after carefully sensing, a strange expression appeared on his face.
"They're at the main gate of Sunagakure, and they're still approaching rapidly, showing no signs of stopping."
The Suna sensory-nin quickly reported.
"A frontal assault?"
"How arrogant, they're really underestimating us."
Ebizo let out a soft chuckle, though his voice contained undisguised killing intent.
Lady Chiyo's expression remained calm, but beside her, Hatake Kakashi could vaguely see the veins in her hand tense slightly.
Kakashi's eyes held a trace of confusion as he exchanged a glance with Yamashiro Aoba.
Clearly both were puzzled why the enemy would do this.
A frontal assault seemed incredibly unwise no matter how you looked at it.
Moreover, the One-Tail's jinchuriki was definitely hidden somewhere safe in Sunagakure, at least not easily found.
"So they must have another objective."
Kakashi's eyes flickered as he thought to himself.
As for what that objective was, with only the current information, Kakashi couldn't guess yet.
"They're getting close!"
The Suna sensory-nin spoke up again, but right after finishing, his expression suddenly changed:
"One chakra signature suddenly disappeared..."
"It's not disappearing... they directly bypassed the barrier and appeared inside the village!"
The sensory ninja's voice carried a hint of shock as he exclaimed loudly.
How is this possible!
A Suna ninja nearby stood up with an incredulous expression.
"No matter how strong the enemy is, it's impossible to eliminate the guards and break through the barrier in the blink of an eye."
This Suna ninja looked at the sensor ninja with obvious suspicion.
Even the legendary three, this Suna ninja didn't believe anyone could accomplish this so easily!
"The enemy didn't engage us directly—they bypassed us and appeared in the village."
"Their chakra briefly disappeared, suggesting they used some kind of space-time ninjutsu."
The sensor ninja spoke gravely, explaining the situation.
As the sensor ninja spoke, both Hoshigaki Kisame and Nagato's eyes flashed with recognition.
It's that guy!
The one who impersonated Uchiha Madara and called himself Tobi!
Among the Akatsuki, if anyone could accomplish this, only his space-time ninjutsu could!
Nagato, who once possessed the Rinnegan, could have done it too, but now...
Additionally, though they were both Akatsuki members, Nagato didn't know Tobi's true identity.
So far, besides Uchiha Madara and Black and White Zetsu, only Yuto likely knew Tobi was actually Uchiha Obito.
Yuto hadn't told Nagato and the others not out of any scheme, but simply because he didn't care.
Whether he called himself Tobi or Uchiha Obito made no difference in Yuto's eyes.
Moreover, regarding information about Akatsuki members, Kirigakure, and the current Nagato and Kisame hadn't shared it with Sunagakure.
As for why?
It was obvious.
The relationship between Sunagakure and Kirigakure was merely an alliance, not a single village.
"Yura, you've lost your composure."
Lady Chiyo frowned at the standing ninja, her voice tinged with displeasure.
"My apologies, Lady Chiyo." This jonin named Yura looked flustered and sat back down.
Hatake Kakashi heard the name and quickly recalled the ninja's file.
Yura—jonin, proficient in Wind and Earth Release, completed 101 A-rank missions and seven S-rank missions.
Considered high-ranking in Sunagakure, serving as head of the Sentinel Force.
After flashing through this information, Kakashi's eyes showed understanding.
He was responsible for setting up the defensive perimeter, and it was no wonder he was so agitated that the enemy broke through so easily.
Just as everyone's expressions varied.
"The enemy appeared in the village but didn't linger, continuing to move quickly... No! Their target is here!"
The sensor Suna ninja suddenly shouted a warning, quickly drawing a kunai and preparing for battle.
At that very moment, as the sensor ninja spoke, four masked Suna ninja materialized out of thin air in the conference room!
These four Suna ninja instantly positioned themselves in front of Lady Chiyo and Ebizo.
But unlike the other tense Suna ninja, Lady Chiyo and Ebizo remained calm.
The two acted as if facing a trivial matter, with Ebizo even yawning out of boredom.
A chakra presence emanated from above the conference room.
Then, a spiral-shaped ripple suddenly appeared in the air above!
Uchiha Obito's form emerged from the spiral vortex, standing upside down on the ceiling, looking down at everyone below.
"Oh, everyone staring at me is making me nervous."
Uchiha Obito swayed his arms as if unsteady, appearing somewhat comical.
The moment Uchiha Obito spoke, kunai shot from multiple directions, instantly enveloping him.
But to everyone's astonishment.
All the kunai passed right through Uchiha Obito's body, embedding themselves in the ceiling where he had been standing.
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