Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 569 Clash between the Kara trio and the Konoha ninja

Buzz!

An alarm suddenly sounded in the sky.

These are drones from the new world. The villagers don't understand how they work, but these things can better monitor the village and prevent outside intrusion.

"Sakura, hurry and tell the others! They're not Jiraiya-sama!" Ino Yamanaka reacted instantly and shouted to warn the villagers to take cover underground immediately—the enemy had broken in.

Having experienced the previous incidents, the villagers of Konoha had already developed a conditioned reflex and immediately took action, hiding in their own basements; even those who lived far away would go into the nearest room and follow others into the underground air-raid shelter.

Currently, Konoha only has three hundred active ninjas. Although they are all at least Chunin level, they have long lacked real combat training, and their strength is far from what it used to be.

This is the drawback of traditional ninjas: their fighting power comes from constant fighting, and once they stop fighting, their strength will quickly decline.

While Ino Yamanaka was urgently gathering people, Sakura Haruno had already rushed to the Hokage's office.

"Lady Tsunade, someone impersonating Lord Jiraiya has broken in!"

"Jiraiya!" Tsunade's pen fell to the ground with a thud, but she quickly got up, dressed, and led Sakura Haruno out of the Hokage Building.

Outside the village entrance, Genma Shiranui had already organized a team of ninjas to surround and attack the three.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Even though the other side did not kill them, they still managed to take down half of the ninjas in just a few rounds.

"No, this can't go on!" Yamanaka Ino bit her fingertip, finally locking onto one of them, and shouted in a deep voice, "Mind Transfer Technique!"

Hit!

However, she sensed a non-human core within the other's body, and deep within that core was an extremely powerful consciousness. That consciousness was supreme, like a god.

As soon as Yamanaka Ino's consciousness entered, it was instantly scattered, and she herself fell into a coma!

"Ino!" Sakura Haruno rushed forward and hugged the unconscious Ino Yamanaka tightly, shaking her violently.

Ino's eyes were wide open, and although her heart was beating, she was completely unresponsive, as if she had lost all life.

"Lady Tsunade..." Sakura Haruno looked up at Tsunade. Tsunade reached out and touched Ino's forehead, but ultimately shook her head: "Sakura, this situation is beyond the scope of ordinary medical ninjutsu. Take her back first."

Sakura Haruno's spirits plummeted. At this moment, she could only hope that Ino was only temporarily unconscious and would wake up as soon as possible.

After calming the two down, Tsunade looked up and, sure enough, saw the real Jiraiya among the three who were being attacked. He was not disguised and had not used any transformation techniques.

"It really is Jiraiya... How is that possible!"

Then she looked at the other two: one of them was the Fifth Mizukage, and the other was the infamous Naganobu—but wasn't he already dead?

Filled with doubt, Tsunade rushed forward and rescued Genma Shiranui, who was in danger.

Upon seeing Tsunade appear, the three immediately stopped their attack, and the other Konoha ninjas also retreated to Tsunade's side, forming a defensive line.

Just then, the other Konoha ninjas arrived. Kakashi Hatake stood on a large tree in front of Konoha's gate, twirling a kunai in his hand, having already found the best position.

Naruto and Sasuke approached Sakura and Ino from the left and right, followed by two members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, as well as the Hyuga siblings; the other weaker ninjas had already gone to assist in evacuating civilians and opening air-raid shelters.

"Sakura, how's Ino?" Naruto stepped forward, his heart pounding with anxiety. Ino was an excellent partner to him, and the only girl he was willing to confide in.

They share similar circumstances, having lost their parents at a young age. However, Ino is far more optimistic and resilient than others imagine, having already shouldered the heavy responsibility of her clan.

"Damn it! Who on earth hurt her?!"

Naruto looked up angrily, only to see a familiar figure among the newcomers—Jiraiya!

Kashin Koji, who bore a striking resemblance to Jiraiya, stepped forward and said, "Friends of Konoha, we are not here to start a war. Our organization has come with the utmost sincerity to cooperate, aiming to complete the spatial connection between our two different dimensions. Once accomplished, your Konoha will have more arable land."

"You're not Jiraiya, who are you?" A hint of nostalgia flashed in Tsunade's eyes, but she quickly hardened her expression. "Kara organization, you're in cahoots with that group from before."

Koshin Koji did not argue, but directly replied, "That's right. But that was just a small test. Besides, I don't know Jiraiya. We are artificial humans and artificial clones created by the organization."

The Divine Painter stepped forward with a smile and said, "Lady Tsunade, please consider this carefully. Even if not for yourself, you should think of the people of Konoha! You will never win in a one-on-one fight."

"And please see our sincere intentions." With that, he pointed to the group of Konoha ninjas lying on the ground—this time, none of them had lost their lives.

It's undeniable that Tsunade is somewhat wavering this time, perhaps because she's been in the Hokage position for too long. She's even started to consider things from a broader perspective.

Just then, Naruto shouted from behind, "You're the ones who killed Uncle Sarutobi Asuma, and now you're pretending to beg for cooperation! Hokage, don't agree to their demands! We can defeat the enemy on our own!"

Naruto's voice was like a wake-up call, instantly snapping Tsunade out of her daze. She suddenly laughed, seemingly mocking herself for becoming indecisive and increasingly drawn closer to the old man.

"If you're not Jiraiya, don't flaunt his appearance in public!" Tsunade's forehead veins bulged, and the spirit mark between her eyebrows quickly spread, turning into patterns that wrapped around her body.

The next second, he leaped into the air and appeared in front of Guoxin Jushi, delivering a heavy punch.

Guoxin Jushi's strength was indeed not to be underestimated. He crossed his hands above his head and was able to easily block the punch.

However, circular cracks had appeared in the ground beneath their feet, and the ground had collapsed!

Because Tsunade acted ahead of time, the other Konoha Jonin also received the signal. Kakashi Hatake instantly appeared in front of Jikō Seizai, his explosive kunai already embedded in her body.

Who knew he would slip away, yelling, "Explode!"

Cihang Jingzhai's body was instantly blasted into pieces, yet she was not injured. The scattered pieces of flesh turned into water mist, which condensed together and returned to her original form.

At that moment, a colossal green-blue beast charged out, shouting, "Eight Gates Formation, Sixth Gate, Open!"