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Captain Terai was in a panic, but the Root members who had come to support him whispered urgently, "Captain Terai! Stop asking pointless questions. We need to kill Haruto now, before anyone else arrives!"
"No matter how strong he is, we have the numbers. If we attack together, we'll find a chance to kill him!"
Terai snapped back to reality. "You're right!"
Without hesitation, they launched their attack. Given the commotion, there was no point in being cautious anymore. Haruto had to be killed, and quickly.
In the next moment, kunai rained down from all directions, targeting Haruto like a deadly downpour.
Haruto swiftly made hand seals. "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
A massive stone wall erupted from the ground beneath his feet. It was enormous, towering like a high-rise building. Compared to it, the incoming kunai seemed like tiny pebbles.
"Damn, I can't control this again. This chakra is really hard to manage!" Haruto cursed.
Though he wasn't skilled in chakra control, the sheer amount of chakra he possessed made up for it. He didn't need finesse; he just needed to get the job done.
"Hey! Who are you? Attacking me in broad daylight—well, in the middle of the night—in Konoha Hospital? And right on the street?"
"Why are you just standing there? Are you mute or something?" Haruto called out, looking at the stunned group of Root ninjas.
The thirty-plus Root ninjas were too shocked to respond. This wasn't a normal Earth Flow Wall. It was even larger than the advanced summoning technique, Rashomon!
The massive fireball from earlier had already shaken them, but this? This stone wall shattered any hope they had of fighting Haruto.
"This is... absurd!"
"Run! This mission is impossible! Haruto must have called upon the gods!" For the first time, they felt true despair, retreating instinctively, trying to escape.
But it was too late.
The chaos in the village had already drawn attention. Fearing an invasion, various clans and forces responded swiftly.
The first to arrive was the Inuzuka clan's night patrol, followed closely by Morino Ibiki's temporary security team. The security role, originally filled by the Uchiha clan, had been temporarily assigned to Ibiki following the clan's massacre.
Within minutes, nearly every high-ranking ninja in the village had gathered, including the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Danzo himself.
Ibiki surveyed the scene, then shouted, "What's going on here? Who dares to cause such a commotion in Konoha? Haruto? What are you doing here? And what's with this gigantic wall?"
Before Haruto could answer, a member of the security force reported, "Captain! We've spotted a group of unidentified ninjas down below. Our team, along with other arriving ninja, has them surrounded!"
Ibiki frowned. "Be cautious. This huge stone wall and the fireball from earlier are likely their doing. Their strength must be formidable."
Haruto jumped down to Ibiki's side. "They're trying to kill me!" he said calmly.
Ibiki was taken aback. He knew Haruto wasn't even a Genin. A squad of more than thirty elite ninjas, showing up in Konoha just to kill him? Ibiki couldn't believe it.
"Kill you? Really?"
Haruto shrugged. "Why would I lie? You're good at interrogations, right? Capture them and find out the truth."
Sarutobi Asuma, wielding his chakra-enhanced blades, shouted at the intruders, "Who sent you? What's your purpose in coming to Konoha?"
Might Guy added, "Speak up, or I'll have to use force!"
Kakashi Hatake, calmly reading his book, chimed in, "Don't bother resisting. You won't get far after causing such a scene in Konoha."
Hyuga Hiashi looked at them with narrowed eyes. "Are you from Kumogakure, here to steal the Byakugan again? If so, I won't tolerate it this time."
Terai and his Root operatives, now completely surrounded, were filled with frustration and dread.
"Damn it! We can't escape now!" one of them muttered.
"Captain Terai, what should we do? Should we try to fight our way out?" another suggested.
"Idiot!" Terai snapped. "What's the point of fighting? We've failed the mission. Danzo won't spare us. We might as well commit suicide before we get captured!"
Inuzuka Hana, noticing their strange behavior, shouted, "They're going to kill themselves!"
Nara Shikaku, kneeling with his hands in his signature stance, responded, "No, they won't. I anticipated this. They won't get the chance."
"Shadow Possession Jutsu!"
His shadow extended, merging with those of the intruders.
"Quick! Capture them! I can only hold this for thirty seconds with my chakra!"
Akimichi Choza bellowed, "Well done, Shikaku! Thirty seconds is plenty!"
"Partial Expansion Jutsu!"
Choza's arms expanded, stretching around the intruders, ensuring none of them could escape. Within moments, Konoha's elite ninjas swiftly bound the invaders, immobilizing them one by one.
In under five minutes, the "crisis" was resolved.
The gathered villagers, watching from the sidelines, erupted in cheers, praising the quick resolution.
However, amidst the celebration, two men stood in silence, their faces darkened—Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo.
As two of Konoha's most powerful figures, they should have been the ones to resolve the situation. But from the start, both remained motionless, watching in frustration.
Hiruzen glanced sideways at Danzo, his expression clearly saying, "Danzo, you're in big trouble. Didn't you claim your Root was reliable? Now look at this mess. Not only did they fail to kill their target, but the entire village saw it!"
Danzo could feel Hiruzen's gaze. The corner of his mouth twitched.
Though his men were captured, Danzo wasn't worried about them revealing anything during interrogation. Every Root member was bound by the Seal of Absolute Silence, preventing them from talking about him. If they even tried, they would be paralyzed on the spot.
The only concern Danzo had was Yamanaka Inoichi, head of the Yamanaka clan, who was present. Inoichi had the unique ability to delve directly into someone's mind. If he decided to use his mind-reading technique, the seal of silence would be useless.
"Please, Hiruzen... cover for me. If our secret gets out, we're both done for..." Danzo thought, his heart filled with dread.
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