Not long after Hiruzen Sarutobi was placed under house arrest, the daimyo arrived in Konoha with his men.
Danzō Shimura, leading a group of prominent Konoha ninja, gave a grand welcome to the daimyo.
"Speak!" the daimyo, seated at the head of the table, said in a somewhat cold voice. "How exactly did the daimyo of the Land of Waves die? Whose responsibility is it?"
"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with Konoha," Danzō Shimura stated, directly distancing himself from the matter. "It was a rogue ninja named Mizuki who killed the Daimyo of the Land of Waves."
"Now that the murderer has been captured by Konoha, he can be handed over to the Daimyo for disposal at any time."
Danzo Shimura had no intention of interrogating Mizuki; no one understood the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal better than him.
This cursed seal not only prevented Mizuki from revealing the information, but it also made it impossible for him to even write it down.
The moment you have the thought of writing this down, your whole body would immediately convulse and you would be unable to move.
Even the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan could not obtain information through the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.
Danzo Shimura had his own set of specific methods for dealing with these powerful ninja clans in Konoha.
For example, the secret chamber he built at the base of the tree could block the penetration of the Byakugan, so his secret research was almost never leaked.
The Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, since it was designed to prevent subordinates from revealing information about oneself, naturally also took into account the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan.
"Mizuki?" The daimyo was taken aback; he had never heard of this name before.
But it did not matter anymore.
Anyway, all the daimyo wanted was an explanation, so why not just give them that explanation?
"Very good, it seems that you, the Fifth Daimyo, are not entirely useless," the daimyo said with a slight nod. "In addition, the daimyo of the Land of Wind has made a request."
"The Chunin Exams, jointly organized by Sunagakure and Konoha, cannot be held in Konoha; the location must be changed to Sunagakure."
"The death of the Daimyo of the Land of Waves left him with a psychological shadow over Konoha, and he worried that when he came to watch the battle, he would die at the hands of Konoha ninjas."
"So, the Chunin Exams will be held in Sunagakure, is that alright?"
These words immediately sparked discussion among the Konoha ninjas.
Danzō Shimura's eyes flickered slightly before he immediately made his decision.
"As the daimyo has said, I will personally lead the team to Sunagakure."
Seeing how sensible Danzō Shimura was, the daimyo's anger subsided considerably, and he stopped targeting Danzō Shimura.
That was basically it. It could be serious in some ways, but it could also be simple in others.
The main issue was the attitude of Konoha and the Land of Fire.
After finalizing these matters, Danzō Shimura returned to the Hokage's office.
He immediately wrote a letter and sent it out using a black hawk.
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The Land of Wind, in a desolate desert.
Zabuza Momochi braved the wind and sand, silently forging ahead.
Since Haku's death, he had been living alone again.
Although the spirit of the sealed book could speak, Zabuza was not particularly interested in communicating with it.
His purpose in coming to the Land of Wind was to find out about the One-Tailed Jinchuriki.
The Eye of the Moon Plan required the use of tailed beasts, and when the time was right, there would inevitably be a battle between them and the Jinchuriki.
Therefore, being able to gather some information about the Jinchuriki in advance was of great help to the subsequent plans.
Boom!
Just as Zabuza was moving forward, a series of loud noises suddenly came from afar, as if someone was fighting a great battle.
After a brief hesitation, Zabuza stealthily crept up and saw the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure fighting three enemies.
Furthermore, at this moment, the Kazekage had already been pierced through the heart by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword, and his life was about to come to an end.
Orochimaru... Why did you do this?
"We have clearly formed an alliance to fight Konoha together..."
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, never understood why Orochimaru would attack him, even until his death.
Originally, he wanted to join forces with the Sound Village established by Orochimaru to launch an attack on Konoha during the Chunin Exams in order to gain some benefits.
Unexpectedly, before he could even make a move against Konoha, Orochimaru attacked him first.
"Hmph—" Orochimaru chuckled sinisterly. "Lord Kazekage, it's not that I don't trust you, but your Sunagakure really has no credibility."
"If even allies can betray us, then what chance do they have against me, their temporary ally?"
"Therefore, the operation against Konoha must be under my unified command, and you, the Kazekage, clearly will not listen to me, so I have no choice but to send you on your way."
Orochimaru was indeed very concerned about the Konoha Crush plan and was willing to use the power of Sunagakure.
However, the prerequisite was that Sunagakure must operate under his control.
"Without me, Sunagakure…would we cooperate with you…" Rasa said with difficulty.
"You don't need to worry about that, I have my own way of doing it."
"Lord Kazekage, please go in peace!"
As Orochimaru spoke, he drew the Kusanagi sword and utterly destroyed the Fourth Kazekage.
Behind him, Kabuto Yakushi and Kimimaro were both covered in wounds, showing that the Fourth Kazekage still possessed considerable strength.
"Lord Orochimaru, Kimimaro's condition has worsened," Kabuto Yakushi said as he helped Kimimaro forward. "I must take him back for treatment immediately."
At this moment, Kimimaro's bloodline disease had flared up, and he could die at any moment.
"Take Kimimaro back to heal his body first, and leave this to me."
With Rasa dead, Orochimaru could handle the rest himself.
"Alright, then we'll go ahead…" Just as Kabuto was about to leave, a black eagle suddenly flew down from the sky and landed in front of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was not surprised by this. He skillfully took the letter off the black hawk and read its contents.
Soon, Orochimaru's expressionless face suddenly turned angry.
"Waste!"
"Konoha is full of useless trash!"
"And Danzō, why didn't he dare to coerce the Daimyo and force the Chunin Exams to be held in Konoha?"
Orochimaru crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball, breaking through the defenses.
He went through great hardships to kill the Fourth Kazekage, all with the intention of taking Sunagakure with him to carry out the Konoha Crush plan.
But now, the location of the Chunin Exams had changed.
Since it was originally Konoha, it was changed to Sunagakure. How could his plan be implemented?
Most importantly, the Hokage had been replaced.
He was replaced by Danzō Shimura, who was just as treacherous as himself.
Crucially, this Chunin Exam was led by Danzō Shimura to Sunagakure.
Then why would I break down?
Who else should we kill?
The Sunagakure Collapse Plan?
Kill Danzō?
Orochimaru must have lost his mind to go after Sunagakure and kill Danzō.
There was absolutely no benefit for him in dealing with them!
"Sarutobi-sensei is also a piece of trash, he actually let Danzō take his place."
"Why doesn't he dare to fight Danzō?"
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