Not only did the ninjas from Sunagakure and Kirigakure point their guns at him, but even the subordinates who had rushed over behind him, and the civilians in the surrounding stands who came to watch the match, had begun to doubt him.
Because the rumor of Uchiha Itachi being in Konoha had already spread throughout the village in the past few days.
"Orochimaru, you killed the Fourth Kazekage, don't think this matter can be hidden from everyone," Now the only method to clear himself was to force Orochimaru in front of him to reveal his true identity.
"So that's it, deliberately pointing at me, the Kazekage, and saying I'm the Konoha traitor Orochimaru, just so you can strike me down in front of everyone later?", 'Orochimaru' let out a light laugh while actively lifting the Kazekage hat on his head and pulling down the veil covering his face.
Facing everyone with Rasa's face.
"Miss Mizukage, can that bodyguard next to you use Byakugan to check the ninja behind the Hokage? I suspect he's the Konoha traitor, Uchiha Itachi!"
Even dragging Kirigakure people into this, this is your greatest mistake, my mentor.
"Ao!"
Orochimaru didn't even need to speak, Terumī Mei had already wanted her bodyguard to scout using the Byakugan.
"No need, I am indeed Uchiha Itachi," Facing the gaze of everyone filled with attention and suspicion, Uchiha Itachi, standing behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, slowly removed the mask on his face.
"Itachi…", Sarutobi Hiruzen looked in surprise at Uchiha Itachi, who had taken off his disguise and stepped in front of him.
"However, the reason I came to Konoha is only to eliminate Orochimaru, the traitor of the Akatsuki organization. It has nothing to do with anyone else," To lighten the burden on Sarutobi Hiruzen, Uchiha Itachi intended to cut ties here.
But what he didn't know was that it was precisely because of his appearance that everyone began to doubt Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The surrounding audience in the stands also screamed and began to flee chaotically.
The night of the massacre had passed for less than ten years, most people still remembered vividly the scene of corpses and rivers of blood in the Uchiha district that night.
So Uchiha Itachi's appearance was undoubtedly like a terrorist with a rocket launcher hugging a box of explosives appearing in the middle of a crowded skyscraper.
"Saru—Sarutobi Hiruzen, yo—you, as Hokage, are actually with a traitor?"
Even the Daimyō of the Land of Fire, sitting nearby to watch the match, quickly scrambled up from his chair like a crawling dog. While cursing Sarutobi Hiruzen, he was hastily fleeing with the help of his guards.
"See! The dangerous traitor Uchiha Itachi has jumped out on his own!"
Magnet Release: Gold Dust!
'Orochimaru' clapped his hands, and chakra that had long been laid underground surged through the earth and soared into the sky.
The sand burst through the turf, forming a golden sand waterfall like a curtain.
"What?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had always believed that the Fourth Kazekage before him was Orochimaru wearing a human-skin mask, but now the opponent actually showed the unique kekkei genkai, Magnet Release.
'So he really is the Fourth Kazekage?'
"Then where is Orochimaru?"
Even Uchiha Itachi was stunned by the sudden emergence of gold dust from Magnet Release.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had previously sworn to him that Orochimaru was disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, but now it turned out to be real, not Orochimaru.
This immediately made him suspicious of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Could it be that the Third Hokage was originally planning to attack the Kazekage and then launch a surprise attack on Sunagakure?
Uchiha Itachi, who had long known that Konoha under Sarutobi Hiruzen's arrangement had gathered a ninja army at the border, was now filled with suspicion and uncertainty.
"I've never met the so-called Orochimaru. Konoha tricked the leader of an allied nation into the village to harm him. Such treacherous behavior will surely be engraved on the pillar of shame in the ninja world! Sarutobi Hiruzen, I, Rasa, will drag you to hell even if I die today!"
"Impossible. You clearly already…"
But Magnet Release was such a rare kekkei genkai that it couldn't be faked…
Looking at the golden sand waterfall in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen also fell into confusion.
"Uchiha Itachi…"
Kakashi, Guy, and all the Konoha ninjas behind them looked at Uchiha Itachi standing not far from Sarutobi Hiruzen as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Hokage-sama, why is Uchiha Itachi here?"
This development was completely beyond the Konoha ninjas' imagination.
Kakashi also quickly pulled up his forehead protector, revealing his three-tomoe Sharingan.
"And what's this about assassinating the Kazekage? Aren't we allies with Sunagakure?"
"It was Orochimaru, all of this is Orochimaru's scheme! Calm down, don't be led by the nose by the enemy!"
Facing the questioning of his subordinates, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only continue explaining weakly.
Where is Orochimaru now?
And why did the Fourth Kazekage come back to li—hmm?
Wait, resurrected?
Could this be…
"Magnet Release: Gold Sand Surge!"
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen finally realize something, Orochimaru quickly controlled Rasa to unleash a wide-area jutsu, targeting all Konoha ninjas, including Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The golden sand waterfall that soared into the sky formed a giant palm in mid-air, then swept over the entire grandstand like a wave.
"Let's get out of here first!"
Kakashi was the first to speak up.
The Fourth Kazekage's Magnet Release was no joke. Once entangled in gold dust, it was very hard to escape.
BOOM!
The golden sand wave soon smashed through the rooftop grandstand at the highest point.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Terumī Mei, and the others had already disappeared before the attack struck.
However, the overflowing gold dust and debris from the destroyed stands and eaves still fell like arrows, smashing into the audience seats below.
For a moment, the sound of ruins collapsing, the screams of civilians, and the footsteps of fleeing echoed throughout the area.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Seeing the falling debris about to crash into the arena, Uchiha Kage quickly used Wind Release to blow away the sand and debris.
"What's going on? What exactly happened up there?", Naruto, who was planning to have a good match with Neji, couldn't believe his eyes at what he was seeing.
"It seems the Hokage-sama clashed with the Kazekage of Sunagakure…", With the insight of the Byakugan, Neji quickly grasped the situation.
"Orochimaru really is quite capable," Uhiha Kage had also long understood everything that happened here.
After sighing about Orochimaru's response, he could only announce the suspension of the Chunin Exams to Naruto, Neji, and the other genin examinees present.
"UCHIHA… ITACHI!"
However, before he could finish announcing the exam suspension, a sharp chirping explosion like a thousand birds chirping rang out in his ears.
The next second, Uchiha Sasuke's furious figure appeared mid-air, his left hand wielding Chidori, stabbing upward.
His target was Uchiha Itachi, who had just jumped down from the stands and had yet to land firmly.
"Sasuke," Uchiha Itachi had imagined ten thousand ways of reuniting with Sasuke, but not this way.
No, the current situation was completely out of control. Sasuke was in too much danger here.
He had to find a way to move Sasuke to safety.
"My foolish…"
"My dear and foolish brother, I will kill you with my own hands right now!"
Chidori!
Sasuke snatched Itachi's line.
Seeing his "dear" brother appear, his eyes involuntarily turned scarlet.
Now, in his eyes and in his mind, there was only one thought left, 'kill Uchiha Itachi.'
"Three tomoe… you've improved quite a bit."
While paying attention to the battle between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Rasa, Uchiha Itachi dodged Sasuke's Chidori and immediately grabbed his wrist.
However, just as he was about to disable Sasuke's fighting ability and knock him aside, another hand suddenly appeared, grabbing his arm and forcefully preventing him from applying strength to Sasuke's wrist.
"It's you."
Uchiha Itachi's pupils shrank.
The speed of the person who arrived far exceeded his expectations.
Just now, he hadn't sensed anyone nearby at all…
'What jutsu is this guy using?'
"Sasuke, you're no match for him yet."
At this moment, appearing in front of Uchiha Itachi and saving Sasuke was, of course, Uchiha Kage, who had been watching over Sasuke.
Mikoto was still watching in the dream space, he couldn't let Uchiha Itachi break Sasuke's arm.
"Kage…"
Having escaped death, Sasuke quickly pulled back from Uchiha Itachi.
But in that instant, he suddenly saw the Mangekyo pinwheel in Itachi's eyes.
"Watch out for his eyes!"
As soon as Sasuke warned, the light in his eyes faded, and he suddenly fell from mid-air.
Amaterasu!
After trapping Sasuke in Tsukuyomi, Uchiha Itachi turned to cast Amaterasu at Uchiha Kage, who had grabbed his arm.
But Uchiha Kage vanished from his sight again at an incredible speed.
The next moment, Uchiha Itachi saw Uchiha Kage in the field below, catching the falling Sasuke just in time.
"Body Flicker Technique? No, that speed is too unusual…"
Although surprised by Uchiha Kage's speed, seeing Sasuke being caught allowed Itachi to finally relax a bit.
No longer paying attention below, Uchiha Itachi turned his eyes again to the battle between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Rasa.
However, without his noticing, a Flying Thunder God seal had already appeared on the arm hidden under his clothing.
———
"Ah!!!"
Once again force-fed a pile of images from the Uchiha massacre night through Itachi's Tsukuyomi illusion, Sasuke finally fainted after a miserable scream.
And although he had planted a seal on Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Kage didn't intend to interfere in that battle just yet.
"Naruto, I'll leave Sasuke to you."
Casually tossing Sasuke toward Naruto, Uchiha Kage began scanning the surroundings again.
The previously chaotic crowd was now being evacuated in an orderly manner under the help of Konoha's ANBU and several jōnin.
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