"What on earth happened?!"
Looking out through the opening opened by Hyuga Kaze, Tsunade saw explosions happening all over Konoha, as if a large number of enemies had infiltrated the village and were causing destruction with explosive tags.
Hundreds of Aburame and Inuzuka clan members witnessed it all: houses collapsed and flames erupted everywhere in Konoha—it was a scene of utter apocalypse. Even their clan's territory was affected, with several bombs falling!
"Damn it, who did this?!"
Seeing the tragic state of Konoha, Tsunade's eyes narrowed, filled with murderous intent.
She had lost a lot of money gambling with Kurenai and the others in her room earlier, and inexplicably ended up with the debt of having to wear special Snow Country costumes to dance for Hyuga Kaze. She was furious at the moment.
"This has nothing to do with me."
Hyuga Kaze stepped forward and embraced Tsunade's voluptuous body, then looked at the ongoing commotion outside and said calmly, "It's normal for people to come seeking revenge for the sins Danzo committed in the past, though of course, revenge isn't their main purpose."
Since Itachi Uchiha's death, Hyuga Kaze's Blood Shadow Clones have been keeping watch on the outskirts of the Land of Rain. Although Konan's Divine Paper Person Technique perfectly simulates clouds, how could it escape his observant eyes?
Upon receiving the news, Hyuga Kaze immediately understood that Nagato was coming to Konoha to fight for rice. The Aburame and Inuzuka families had almost finished their preparations, so he took the opportunity to come and watch the excitement, and also pick up people and supplies.
As they were talking, the commotion outside the training room intensified. The Animal Path of Pain summoned a large number of ninja beasts that wreaked havoc in Konoha Village. Houses collapsed wherever they went, and ordinary Konoha villagers and some low-level Chunin and Genin fell down almost without any resistance.
The horrific scene made Tsunade clench her fists involuntarily. She gritted her teeth and stared for a while, her body erupting with visible chakra flames. Then, this aura suddenly relaxed, and Tsunade loosened her clenched fists, grabbing Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi and pulling them into the room. "Come on, let's keep betting. I refuse to believe I'll keep losing."
Out of sight, out of mind!
Those around Tsunade could vaguely hear her muttering to herself, "Such a decaying village, let it be destroyed. Anyway, all I really know about now are those few stone statues!"
Satisfied, Hyuga Kaze watched Tsunade and Kurenai enter the room. He then turned to the Inuzuka and Aburame families and said, "I'll pick up your teammates from outside later. You can stay in this space without worry. I'll open an opening for you to observe."
You guys were pretty lucky, otherwise the losses today would have been much greater.
After settling down his trivial matters, Hyuga Kaze chuckled and returned to Konoha Village once again.
At this moment, Konoha Village was in complete chaos. The screams of pain, cries for help, calls to attack, and calls to retreat were all mixed together to create a tragic dirge for the end times.
Hyuga Kaze ignored the devastation in Konoha Village. He activated his true energy and instantly vanished, reappearing on the main street of Konoha, surrounded by hurried pedestrians.
"Let's have the three-color dumplings one more time, because we probably won't have them again."
Hinata Kaze took a skewer of three-colored dumplings from the shop counter and started eating them on the street, all the while watching the chaos in Konoha and making sarcastic remarks.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Konoha is really getting worse every day. Could it be that they still haven't figured out how many enemies they have!"
Just then, a volley of missiles shot in, and the houses along the street nearby exploded instantly. The powerful shockwave carried debris outwards, and almost no one survived in its wake.
Ignoring the horrified gazes of the Konoha villagers beside him, Hyuga Kaze nonchalantly bounced past a collapsed wall and the debris, then vanished again. The next second, he appeared atop the Hokage Rock, standing on the head of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
From this vantage point, the chaos within Konoha is laid bare before your eyes.
The Animal Path summoned a large number of gigantic summoning beasts, including hellhounds, hell crabs, Yatagarasu, chameleons, bulls, rhinoceroses, pandas, and centipedes. Everything in its path collapsed, severely disrupting Konoha's defense system and attracting the most attention from Konoha.
The Human Path secretly hides itself, and when it sees ninjas who seem to be leaders or of high status, it will grab them and use the Soul Absorption Technique to read their memories in an attempt to find the exact location of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
However, fewer people in Konoha know Naruto's whereabouts than in the original story, so they are destined to have to go through a lot more trouble.
Shura Path also avoided direct combat with the Konoha ninjas. Instead, he used explosive missiles and laser cannons from a distance to disrupt the Konoha ninjas' formation and attract the attention of the Konoha leadership.
Meanwhile, the Loli Path wandered around, unknowingly moving closer to the Konoha Village emergency shelter. While the other Paths of Pain were entangled with the enemy, she would constantly summon spirits to help them change positions.
Pain's attack route was extremely unpredictable, leaving the Konoha ninja completely baffled. However, their overall defensive line was still advancing towards the refuge, forcing the Konoha ninja to desperately try to stop their advance and ensure the safe evacuation of their families.
Without the Yamanaka clan, even Konoha's barrier defenses were compromised. The Lolita Path entered Konoha undetected, and subsequent monitoring of the village was extremely rigid and slow. Pain's Six Paths Grand Assault progressed much faster than in the original story.
"What?! Konoha was actually attacked and the village was breached, and such great damage was caused!"
"Damn it, who dares to attack Konoha Village!"
"What are those secret agents and roots doing? They've been infiltrated into the village and they still haven't put up any effective resistance!"
"Hmph, this is all the fault of those old bastards like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura. They've caused Konoha's strength to decline so much. If the Fourth Hokage were still alive, or if Konoha were still standing, they wouldn't have suffered such losses!"
Many of the Inuzuka and Aburame clan members in the training room had not yet adapted to the fact that they had left Konoha. Seeing the village in such a mess, some of them still looked indignant.
Of course, some clever members of the clan began to praise Hyuga Kaze at this moment.
"Luckily we've already escaped Konoha, otherwise we would have suffered heavy losses. Even if we hadn't been attacked by the enemy, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others would definitely have pushed us out to fight!"
"We should thank Lord Xueying. If it weren't for him connecting us to this magical space, we would definitely have been affected."
......
After someone spoke up, everyone quickly responded and joined in, and the training room was filled with praise.
At this moment, Inuzuka Tsurugi, who was rough on the outside but delicate on the inside, noticed that Aburame Shiki's brows were tightly furrowed, and she couldn't help but ask her in a low voice.
"Zhiwei, what's wrong? Is something the problem?"
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