nyslfriends Chapter 159 Rooftop F4
Chapter 159 Rooftop F4
Chapter 159 Rooftop F4
"Damn it, I can't hold back anymore!"
Beside Orochimaru, Kidomaru clenched his fists, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, he growled, "Lord Orochimaru! Let's fight them! I want to see if Konoha is really as powerful as the rumors say!"
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward.
In that instant, the aura that Tuo had cultivated over many years as the Hokage suddenly erupted!
His already short figure seemed as imposing as a mountain under the weight of his aura, and his powerful killing intent and oppressive aura spread out as if they were tangible.
Kidomaru's initial courage froze instantly, as if an invisible giant hand had poured a bucket of cold water over his head.
At the same time, a large number of Konoha elites who were surrounding them stepped forward, surrounding Orochimaru and his Sound Ninja subordinates even more tightly.
The group at the head of the group consisted of Jiraiya, Danzo Shimura, Kakashi Hatake, and Might Guy. To be honest, although their strengths varied, they were all roughly Kage-level. At this moment, they were all glaring at each other, and the fighting spirit emanating from their bodies was almost tangible.
During the foggy time, the once noisy rooftops became deathly silent, and a murderous aura surged through the air!
Kidomaru felt as if he had become a wild beast trapped in a hunter's encirclement, pinned to the spot by countless cold and sharp gazes.
The courage he had just mustered crumbled instantly, his face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead like beans.
"These guys..." He couldn't help but take a half step back, his voice trembling slightly.
"Forget it, Kidomaru."
A pale, slender arm blocked Kidomaru's path. Although Orochimaru didn't particularly care about the lives of these Sound Ninja, he knew that acting recklessly now would only lead to his own demise.
Kidomaru gritted his teeth, unwilling to give up, but still obediently stepped aside and joined the other four Sound Ninja to protect Orochimaru, each of them as if facing a formidable enemy.
However, Orochimaru himself appeared surprisingly calm.
He narrowed his golden vertical pupils and slowly swept his gaze over the crowd that surrounded him.
Orochimaru's gaze darkened slightly as he rapidly calculated in his mind.
His arms had been severely injured by Tsunade, and the First and Second Hokage, who had been summoned by Edo Tensei, had been sealed away.
He is now in dire straits.
Without the trump card of Edo Tensei, he might not even have an advantage in a direct confrontation with Jiraiya, let alone with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo also involved.
Realizing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Heh heh, looks like I'm doomed today!"
Danzo snorted coldly, a fierce glint appearing in his single eye. He took a step forward and shouted, "Orochimaru! You can't escape now! Surrender obediently and tell me the whereabouts of the other attackers!"
"Other attackers?" Orochimaru was taken aback upon hearing this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward, his gaze even more grave than before, and said in a deep voice, "That's right, Orochimaru. We know about this attack—it wasn't just about you and Sunagakure."
Orochimaru fell silent upon hearing this, a strange look flashing in his golden eyes.
He didn't reply immediately, but the corners of his lips were slightly pursed, clearly indicating that he was quickly weighing something in his mind.
Seeing this, Danzo snorted impatiently, "Hmph, stop pretending to be confused!"
He stepped forward, leaning on his cane, staring intently at Orochimaru, his voice chilling, "Enough nonsense! Hand Orochimaru over to me, and I have my ways of getting him to talk! I guarantee it won't be long before he confesses all his accomplices!"
Danzo's single eye gleamed with a dangerous light.
Clearly, compared to unknown enemies like Inui, he preferred to use his own methods to force Orochimaru to confess.
"No way!" Hiruzen Sarutobi flatly rejected Danzo's suggestion.
He shook his head gravely and said in a deep voice, "It's too late to interrogate Orochimaru now! Who knows when the next attacker will appear?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that time was precious and he couldn't afford to waste his energy on Orochimaru.
Danzo's face darkened, and he was about to retort when Orochimaru suddenly spoke up: "Senpai Sarutobi, speaking of which, apart from me and the people from Sunagakure, there was no one else involved in this attack."
"What?!" Danzo roared in fury, "At a time like this, you still won't confess?"
Orochimaru smiled slightly and nodded frankly: "Danzo, do you think I would need to lie to you? We've already come to this point anyway..."
"I can't run away, so why provoke you with pointless lies?"
He shrugged, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said, "To be precise, this operation was solely my doing; Sunagakure was merely a tool. Of course..."
He abruptly changed the subject, a cold glint in his eyes. "I'm quite curious—" Orochimaru slowly scanned his surroundings, his voice suddenly turning icy. "Where did Konoha get this information? I was confident this plan was flawless, completely undetected, yet Konoha seems to know everything I do. Heh heh, could it be—that I truly underestimated my teacher's abilities?"
It should be noted that even with the help of a genius spy like Kabuto Yakushi, he only obtained concrete information about Pain after joining the Akatsuki organization. These words caused a slight tremor in the hearts of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
"Hmph, you are not worthy to know!" Danzo snorted coldly, seeing the hidden meaning in Orochimaru's words.
Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing Danzo's intense reaction.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense for a moment.
Just then, Jiraiya suddenly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "I'll give you a hint—Pain."
Payne!
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru frowned: "What?! You... how do you know that name?!"
Seeing Orochimaru's reaction, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, both seeing certainty in each other's eyes.
"It seems you know about Pain." Jiraiya's gaze sharpened as he pressed on, "Then, where is Pain now?!"
"Pain? Heh heh," Orochimaru suddenly let out a series of hoarse laughs.
He glanced at Jiraiya and shrugged, saying, "Jiraiya, unfortunately—the Akatsuki has nothing to do with this operation. But—..."
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and asked in a deep voice, "But what?!"
A mocking and sarcastic expression suddenly appeared on Orochimaru's pale face: "But with Konoha in its current state, I wouldn't be surprised if it attracted any kind of enemies."
"Insolence!" Danzo, sensing the sarcasm in his words, flew into a rage. "You're asking for death!"
He slammed his cane on the ground. "Looks like I'll have to 'toughen up' you, you traitor, before you'll confess! Hiruzen, hand him over to me immediately!"
Danzo, unable to contain himself any longer, stepped forward to take action himself.
"Heh, Lord Danzo is so ruthless, isn't he being a bit too merciless?" Orochimaru grinned, a mocking expression on his face. "After all, not long ago we were—"
"Shut up!" Danzo shouted abruptly, interrupting Orochimaru's unfinished words like a thunderclap.
"You're about to die, and you still dare to try and bite the hand that feeds you?"
"Danzo!" Seeing Danzo truly enraged and lunging at Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly put on a stern face and stepped between the two. "Stop fooling around!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly.
With the formidable enemy yet to be eliminated, and internal chaos looming ahead, he abruptly waved his hand behind him and shouted, "Men! Where are the Dark Guards?!"
He then pointed at Orochimaru and his group, quickly ordering, "Hurry up, take them away and keep a close watch on them! Sealing squad! Send more of them, seal them all together!"
"Yes!" The ANBU ninjas who had been waiting on the sidelines immediately responded in unison.
Before he finished speaking, several figures appeared in a flash and stepped forward to escort Orochimaru and the others away.
Orochimaru's Sound Ninja subordinates were shocked by what they saw and immediately protected their leader.
However, Orochimaru had already given up resisting, and Kidomaru and the others were powerless to do anything about it.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
A bunch of sealing techniques were applied to Orochimaru, Kidomaru, and the others.
Seeing this, Danzo remained relentless, angrily questioning Sarutobi: "Sarutobi Hiruzen, what do you mean?! You still want to protect this traitor, don't you?!"
"Enough, Danzo!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted angrily, finally losing all patience.
His forehead veins throbbed as he said in a deep voice, "Instead of wasting time on him, we should prepare for new enemies! The attacks aren't over yet!"
Ignoring his irritable friend, Sarutobi suppressed his anxiety, waved his hand, and shouted, "Everyone, listen up! Return to your posts immediately and continue your vigilance!"
He looked around at the Konoha ninjas, each of whose faces were filled with tension and fighting spirit.
At this moment, no one backed down, no one was afraid.
"Remember! The crisis isn't over yet!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was grave, his voice booming. "The enemy has mastered invisibility and space-time ninjutsu, so if you detect anything amiss, immediately send a signal requesting backup. Never risk going it alone, understand?!"
"Yes, it is!"
The ninjas readily accepted the order.
Everyone knew very well that the real enemy they were about to face was the one that would be most formidable, and that a single misstep could lead to utter destruction.
The Konoha ninjas quickly sprang into action, each transforming into a blur of motion as they scattered in all directions to return to their respective posts.
In the blink of an eye, only broken rubble and lingering smoke remained on the ravaged roof.
The entire Hidden Leaf Village fell into an eerie silence once again.
Although things appeared calm on the surface, everyone knew in their hearts that the calm before the storm is often the most terrifying.
Inside the Hokage Building office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, two high-ranking officials of Konoha, were also anxiously waiting.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood by the window, gazing at the darkening sky outside, his furrowed brows almost trapping a mosquito.
He held a crystal ball in his right hand, slowly channeling chakra into it. Scenes from various parts of Konoha appeared on the screen—the "Telescope Technique" that Sarutobi was known for.
He hoped to uncover any suspicious clues.
However, no matter how carefully he examined it, everything in the crystal ball appeared normal, with nothing unusual.
"Why is there no sound at all?" Sarutobi muttered to himself in a low voice.
Danzo stood not far behind him, his hands behind his back, his face equally gloomy.
Neither the masked Obito nor Pain, who wielded the power of the Six Paths, appeared.
And so, after an unknown amount of time, even the last rays of sunlight disappeared from the sky, and night completely enveloped Konoha.
The two people in the Hokage's office still hadn't received any information.
Outside, all was still dead silent. There were no alarms for enemy attacks, nor any reports of anything unusual.
Night falls in the southwestern region of Konoha.
The dark forest was silent. A crescent moon hung in the sky, its light dappled and fragmented by the dense foliage, scattering across the ground.
At the top of a tall, lush ancient tree, its verdant canopy casts a deep shadow.
At that moment, Kakashi was hidden in the shadows of the tree canopy, his ninja attire blending into the night, making him almost one with his surroundings.
He crouched on one knee on a tree branch, his single eye peering through the Sharingan beneath his forehead guard, his gaze sharp as an eagle's, constantly vigilant and never letting his guard down for a moment.
A night breeze rustled the leaves, bringing a touch of coolness.
Kakashi took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and kept himself in a state of peak alertness.
"Hoo—" Kakashi exhaled softly.
Scenes from his previous dream flashed through his mind: how Minato had easily defeated Pain, who called himself "God".
In the dream battle, Minato's moves were swift and decisive, and he didn't seem to encounter much trouble, suggesting that Pain was not invincible.
However, that was only because the one who dealt with Pain was Minato-sensei!
As the leader of the Akatsuki organization, Pain was able to recruit a group of S-rank rogue ninjas to serve him. Even someone as arrogant as Orochimaru was willing to be driven by him, which shows that his strength was extraordinary.
If it were anyone else, how could it be so easy?
But the current Konoha doesn't have a second Minato Namikaze.
If Pain really brings those S-rank rogue ninja to Konoha, it will be a huge disaster!
Tonight, Kakashi is prepared to stay up all night.
Perhaps even Kakashi himself didn't realize that he subconsciously overlooked the possibility of Obito attacking Konoha.
In the silent night, a soft "thud" was heard, and a dark shadow suddenly landed on the branch in front of Kakashi!
Kakashi's pupils suddenly contracted, and almost reflexively, all the muscles in his body tensed up. His hand instinctively reached for the kunai at his waist.
"Kakashi-senpai! It's me!" the newcomer said in a low voice.
The silvery moonlight shone through the gaps in the leaves onto his shoulder, revealing a dark face wearing a cat-head mask.
Upon seeing the newcomer's attire, Kakashi's tense nerves relaxed slightly. He breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his hand, and asked, "What happened?"
The ANBU member quickly reported, "The Hokage has sent me to relieve you. I will be in charge of this area from now on. You've had a long day, please go back and rest immediately."
"--Shift change?" Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I can still hold on, there's no need for a shift change, right?"
Staying up all night to keep watch is commonplace for him; this level of intensity is nothing to him.
"Kakashi-senpai, this is the Hokage's order."
The operative slowly relayed, "He said, 'Tell me to tell you—your primary task from now on is to sleep!'"
Kakashi was taken aback for a moment, then he understood what the Third Hokage meant.
Hokage-sama, this is telling me to go to sleep, so I can see if I can get any information from my dreams tonight.
Having figured things out, Kakashi stopped insisting and waved to the Anbu, "Alright, I'll leave this to you! Please be careful!"
"Understood! Kakashi-senpai, please go and rest without worry!"
Kakashi nodded, and without further delay, he leaped down from the treetop and landed steadily.
Kakashi returned home in no time.
Kakashi didn't dawdle; he rinsed his face with cool water and did a quick wash.
He went into the bedroom and collapsed onto the familiar single bed.
"Sigh, whatever, I should go to sleep first."
Kakashi reached up and pressed his temples, forcing himself to clear his mind.
Indeed, although dreams and reality don't always correspond, the situations in the two worlds diverged due to the life and death of the Fourth Hokage.
But instead of waiting idly, it's better to see if we can get any concrete clues from the dream.