One by one, they held their breath, reducing their breathing and heart rate to a minimum.
Even a very experienced ninja would have difficulty detecting their presence.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Danzo's figure appeared not far from the orphanage, leaning on his cane, squinting, and silently watching the direction of the orphanage.
Two Root ninjas appeared before him.
"Danzo-sama, target confirmed," one of them reported.
"Not a Shadow Clone, is it?" Danzo looked at him, confirming.
"My insects sensed it immediately. There were no fluctuations in chakra, confirming it's not a Shadow Clone," the Root ninja seemed very certain.
"What about the other Root ninjas?"
Danzo was, of course, asking about the Root ninjas under Qi Feng, not referring to his own subordinates.
"Confirmed, there are no other Root ninjas in the vicinity."
"Very good." Danzo nodded in satisfaction.
"However, the orphanage director and one orphan have been confirmed to be present. Should we be concerned?"
Danzo narrowed his eyes. "It doesn't matter. Remember the primary target this time."
"Yes!"
"Go, begin the operation."
With that, he discarded the cane in his hand, pulled up the bandage covering one of his eyes, and removed the seal pasted on the eye. A scarlet eye immediately appeared, with three tomoe spinning rapidly.
Sharingan!
His action seemed to be a command. The Root ninjas hidden around the orphanage began to move.
The chakra fluctuations between them might not be too strong, but their coordination was like robots. The order of hand seals and the hand gestures could almost perfectly correspond every second.
Before long.
Buzz!!
A gray area suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire orphanage and the surrounding area.
From the outside, it was almost impossible to see the scene inside, as if a gray curtain had appeared out of nowhere.
Each Root ninja performed their respective duties, carrying out what they were supposed to do.
At the instant the gray curtain and barrier appeared, Qi Feng, who was standing in front of Yakushi Nonou, suddenly smiled and withdrew his hand that was reaching out to Yakushi Kabuto.
"Alright, you guys should avoid this. This matter has nothing to do with you. I will fulfill what I promised you," Qi Feng said to Yakushi Nonou with a smile.
"I hope you succeed."
After saying that, Yakushi Nonou didn't insist, took Yakushi Kabuto's hand, and ran towards the corner.
Qi Feng glanced at their departure, his smile widened, and he looked up at the huge barrier that was as square as a box.
"Quite a commotion, not hiding anything. I'm really curious what Sarutobi Hiruzen's reaction will be when he finds out what you're about to do?"
Will it be forgiveness?
Or will it be forgiveness?
Thinking of Sarutobi Hiruzen's tangled expression, Qi Feng felt even more amused.
At the same time.
The huge commotion here and the undisguised massive chakra fluctuations naturally alarmed the entire Konoha. Many people turned their attention to this side, and some even arrived in the first instance.
The Hyuga clan's compound.
Hyuga Hizashi, who was holding a teacup, suddenly paused. Complex meridians appeared beside his eyes. His Byakugan turned to the place where the chakra fluctuations originated, but was eventually blocked by a square barrier.
"This is... a Root technique?"
Immediately after, he put down the teacup and stood up.
But after hesitating for a while, he sat down again, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
It wasn't time for them Hyuga to choose a side. Their situation wasn't as passive as the Uchiha, so they had more autonomy.
On the other side.
The Uchiha clan's compound.
Uchiha Fugaku, as the head of the Uchiha clan, was leading many elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan, fully armed and gathered in a courtyard.
When he sensed the chakra fluctuations coming from afar, his expression tightened, and he said in a low voice: "The time has come, let's go!"
"Yes!"
As he stood up, all the Uchiha clansmen behind him followed him, rushing towards the place where the barrier had appeared.
It seemed that they had known what was about to happen for a long time, and they had already prepared how to act.
Ninjas from all directions in Konoha felt what was happening. The huge barrier towered high, like a majestic wall, making people feel stifled.
"That place... is the Konoha Orphanage?"
Many ninjas almost subconsciously rushed towards the direction where the barrier appeared.
It might be an enemy attack. After all, the Third Shinobi World War had just ended. The Cloud and Mist Villages hadn't signed a truce agreement with Konoha. Even if they had signed a truce agreement, it wasn't impossible for them to actively tear it up.
Among those who rushed over, the fastest were Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato.
Whoosh—
A Flying Thunder God Kunai appeared outside the barrier, followed by a flash of yellow light. A figure suddenly appeared, and the words "Fourth Hokage" on the back of his Hokage cloak were strikingly conspicuous.
"What's going on? Four Violet Flames Formation?" Namikaze Minato frowned as he looked at the barrier in front of him.
Because of Uzumaki Kushina, he was quite knowledgeable about sealing techniques, and the Four Violet Flames Formation was also within his range of knowledge.
Unfortunately, no one could answer him.
Just then, another figure appeared here, landing beside Namikaze Minato. He also recognized the "Four Violet Flames Formation" barrier at a glance.
