Chapter 88 88: Clearing the path for Tsunade.

The moment the audience saw feathers falling around them, they all fell into a deep sleep. Of course, Strong ninjas weren't affected. At this time, the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja launched a fierce attack on Konoha. On the rooftop of a distant high platform, Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi, without disguises, looked at each other. Surrounding them in four corners, Orochimaru's four subordinates activated the Four Purple Flame Formation, trapping the two together. These changes happened immediately after Gaara shouted. Some Genin and even Chunin were still in shock. 'Has it started?' Kaito thought as he observed the situation. He led Ino and Hinata out of a passage. These illusions meant nothing to Kaito, Ino, and Hinata. "Kaito, what is happening?" Ino asked, confused, her eyes full of doubt as she looked at the Sand and Konoha ninjas fighting. "This is simple. The Sand Ninja's participation in this Chunin Exam was fake. Their real intent is to destroy Konoha," Kaito said calmly. Whoosh! At that moment, Kakashi suddenly appeared before Kaito, wearing a serious expression. "Kaito, I'm assigning you an A-rank mission as your instructor. Konoha is under attack by Sand and Sound Ninja, and we don't have enough manpower. Your task is to stop Gaara, the Sand Ninja's Jinchuriki, from destroying Konoha. Naruto and Sasuke are already pursuing him, but I'm concerned. You and Hinata will act as reinforcements." Kakashi spoke quickly, clearly indicating the situation had turned dire and caught them off guard. "This is my summoning beast, Pakkun. It will lead you to Gaara's location." After saying this, Kakashi vanished, heading off with Might Guy to repel the Sand Ninja. He clearly assumed Kaito was just a subordinate. Whatever—Kakashi didn't want to watch the fight between Hiruzen and Orochimaru anyway. The plan to destroy Konoha ultimately came from Orochimaru, who saw Hiruzen and Sarutobi aging and didn't want his teacher to die a natural death. He wanted him to die with honor. In the end, the collapse of Konoha was a ploy. Orochimaru orchestrated everything to bid farewell to Hiruzen and Sarutobi. If Orochimaru truly wanted to destroy Konoha, he wouldn't have killed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa and pretended to be him. He still cared for Konoha. "Let's go!" Pakkun sniffed, pointed with his front paw, and spoke clearly. "Okay!" Kaito nodded. He studied Pakkun carefully. In the original story, Pakkun, the ninja dog, was summoned by Kakashi to assist Naruto and others. Now it's in their hands. Does this count as altering the original story? Lost in thought, the three of them followed Pakkun, running toward Konoha's distant forest. At the edge of Konoha, they saw two massive white phosphorus snakes ravaging buildings frantically. Around the snakes, seven or eight ninjas were desperately attacking them. Unfortunately, their attacks were ineffective, and they were clearly losing the fight. "You go ahead! I'll handle these two big snakes first and then catch up with you," Kaito said. Konoha was in chaos. As Tsunade's disciple, Kaito had to stand out now and earn a reputation to support Tsunade's future as Hokage. "Understood!" Ino and Hinata nodded and hurried off with Puck. Kaito's figure flashed in front of the Chunins and he said calmly, "You all move somewhere else. Leave this to me." "Understood, Kaito sama!" The ninjas knew Kaito's strength well. After saying this, their leader hurried off with the others. Konoha was under attack from all sides and short on personnel. Seeing their target disappear, the two white phosphorus snakes focused on Kaito, opening their scarlet mouths to strike. "You're really asking for death," Kaito muttered. Squeak! Crack! Kaito extended his hand, and a surge of lightning chakra gathered, forming a three-meter-long Thunder Sword. He swung horizontally. The sharp Thunder Sword, pulsing with violent energy, instantly sliced the two white phosphorus snakes in half. A burnt smell rose on the wind. The snakes flopped twice before dying. The Thunder Sword dissipated, and the electromagnetic energy spread rapidly, encompassing all of Konoha. Kaito frowned. Aside from this location, Konoha was under attack from the east, south, west, and north. Several Konoha ninjas had already been wounded. "This is serious trouble," Kaito murmured, biting his finger as he gathered chakra and shouted loudly. 'Art of Spiritual Communication!' Bang! Amid a cloud of smoke, a slug about ten meters long appeared at Kaito's feet. "Slug, go heal the wounded in Konoha." "Understood, Kaito Sama!" The slug split into smaller slugs and spread out to find injured ninjas. After dispatching the slug, Kaito ran toward another site where a white phosphorus snake was causing destruction. Today, Hiruzen and Sarutobi might die, and in a few days, Tsunade would take over as Fifth Hokage. That meant these injured and fallen ninjas would be Tsunade's subordinates, so Kaito had to help them. He didn't want Tsunade to inherit a depleted force. Saving them now would secure their loyalty to Tsunade. Arriving at the second site, Kaito saw several people struggling with a white phosphorus snake. He recognized the leader, scar-faced Morino Ibiki. Seeing Kaito arrive, surprise and joy flashed in Ibiki's eyes. They knew Kaito's strength was exceptional. "Why are you here? Aren't you taking the Chunin Exams?" "Can the Chunin Exams proceed normally with this happening?" Kaito spread his hands helplessly. "Enough talk. I'll take care of this snake first. There are others elsewhere." Before Ibiki and the others could react, Kaito's right hand transformed into a massive Thunder Sword, slashing the white phosphorus snake in one stroke. So simple, so efficient. "By the way, do you know about the slug?" "I know it," Ibiki said doubtfully. "I summoned slugs to heal the wounded. Spread the word so no one kills them by mistake," Kaito said quickly, then vanished in a flash of lightning. There was no time for conversation. --- Become a patron to get access to chapters in advance on all my works (9 Fanfictions & 1 Novel) Patreon.com/Zphyr_