As Orochimaru's words fell, an ominous purple Chakra suddenly shot up from the four corners of the rooftop where the viewing platform was located!
"Protect the Hokage!"
The elite Anbu of the Hokage's guard squad reacted with incredible speed, but just as they moved, their path was blocked by a ghostly figure.
Sunagakure's Jōnin, Baki, had icy eyes, and Chakra concentrated at his fingertips to form invisible wind blades.
At the same time!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Four figures, like ghosts, landed precisely on the four corners of the viewing platform's rooftop. They were Orochimaru's subordinates—
The Sound Four!
"'Ninja Art: Four Violet Flames Battle Array'!" x 4
The four simultaneously formed hand seals, and deep purple Chakra pillars shot up from the ground, converging with a roar in mid-air. In an instant, they formed a massive cubic barrier radiating death and scorching heat, completely isolating the entire viewing platform's rooftop from the outside world!
Inside the barrier, the air itself seemed to become thick and scalding.
"Kazekage, what is the meaning of this?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stood up, the old lion roaring in fury, questioning sharply.
However, his answer was a cold kunai pressed against the carotid artery in his neck, its black blade glinting with a dazzling chill.
Orochimaru removed his face mask, tearing off the fake Kazekage skin mask he wore, revealing his characteristic pale and eerie face and inhuman golden vertical pupils.
He grinned, his smile full of playful cruelty and the satisfaction of imminent success.
"Teacher, it's been a long time..."
However, before he could finish the lines he had carefully prepared for reminiscing with his teacher, he suddenly felt a similar cold sensation on his long neck.
Orochimaru:???
He looked down to see the familiar tip of a kunai resting steadily against his skin.
The smile on Orochimaru's face instantly froze.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.
But who could tell him where this oriole had come from?!
"Orochimaru, you've been exposed!"
Hansen's voice, tinged with a hint of playfulness, echoed leisurely behind him, like a devil's whisper.
He had, at some unknown point, appeared behind Orochimaru, holding a kunai, which he had 'borrowed' from Kurenai Yūhi's thigh ninja tool pouch, against Orochimaru's pale neck in the exact same manner Orochimaru had used to hold the Third Hokage.
"You are now suspected of involvement in a large-scale terrorist attack known as the 'Leaf Crushing Plan.' You are under arrest."
"You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi & Orochimaru: "Nani?!" x 2
"Orochimaru, it was you!"
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