Chapter 376 Reincarnation of the Dirty Land
After two hours of rest, Gaara and Naruto stepped onto the ring.

The audience present were not unfamiliar with the names Gaara and Naruto.

Naruto is a prominent figure in the Konoha Village and is extremely popular among the villagers. In the previous competition, Naruto also showed extremely strong strength and is one of the candidates for the championship.

The same is true for Gaara. In his battle with Rock Lee, he demonstrated strength far beyond that of ordinary ninjas.

Any ninja with a little vision knows that the strength of these two people is far more than that of Genin. This Chunin exam is nominally a Chunin exam, but in fact it is a competition between a group of future Jonin.

Ordinary audiences don't care about the level of the ninja. They only care about whether the ninjutsu and taijutsu are gorgeous enough and whether the ticket price is worth it. They like the fist-fighting performances and fancy ninjutsu.

After stepping onto the ring, Gaara and Naruto looked at each other and prepared for battle.

Because they had fought on the streets of Konoha and in the Forest of Death, the two had a certain understanding of each other's strength. They knew that the other was the kind of enemy that needed to be dealt with with all their strength, otherwise there would be the risk of failure.

Following the referee's order, Gaara and Naruto launched the attack.

Naruto's means of attack was the Shadow Clone Technique. After he formed seals with his hands, dozens of shadow clones appeared on the ring. The densely packed shadow clones almost filled the entire ring, and they all pounced towards Gaara.

Gaara frowned. He couldn't sense ninjutsu and couldn't distinguish between the original body and the clone.

In this case, we can only use sand jutsu to destroy all the shadow clones. Sand jutsu is a large-scale ninjutsu anyway.

After making up his mind, the flying sand in the air suddenly accelerated and formed a sandstorm.

Under the sweep of the sandstorm, the shadow clones turned into white smoke and disappeared on the spot, unable to cause any impact on Gaara.

At this moment, Gaara felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.

After subconsciously condensing the Sand Armor for defense, a whirlpool sounded above his head, and a Rasengan as big as a basketball hit Gaara directly on the head.

The Rasengan is so powerful that it can split mountains and crack rocks.

After quickly breaking through the defense of the Sand Armor, Gaara's real body was soon encountered. If Gaara had not mobilized the quicksand from other places for defense, Gaara would most likely have been injured.

After using the force of the impact to create some distance, Gaara stared at Naruto in the distance.

After witnessing the destructive power of the Rasengan, he decided not to take the initiative to attack. The advantage of Sand Release lies in defense and sealing, so there is no need for him to take the initiative to attack.

Naruto did not act rashly, but was looking for Gaara's weakness.

He still has plenty of chakra, but he can't find Gaara's weakness, nor can he always use the Rasengan. The Rasengan is an A-level ninjutsu and is not difficult to learn.

For the senior ninjas in the village, learning the Rasengan is not a difficult task.

But apart from the Fourth Hokage, the only ninja who can really use the Rasengan is Jiraiya, and the reason is very simple.

Although the Rasengan is simple and crude, it also comes with a corresponding price.

In addition to consuming a lot of chakra, the Rasengan also puts a great burden on the user's arms. Even with Naruto's physical fitness, he cannot use it multiple times in a short period of time.

After entering the confrontation phase, the Konoha Sealing Squad that was maintaining the barrier breathed a sigh of relief.

The scale of the battle between Gaara and Naruto was beyond their imagination, and maintaining the barrier from collapsing was a difficult task for them.

After a few minutes of testing, Gaara and Naruto started fighting again.

This time the two stopped testing each other and started to attack with all their strength, intending to defeat their opponents and win the game.

As the battle between the two became more intense, they gradually relaxed their vigilance and began to use the power of Shukaku and Kurama.

After feeling the chakra of the tailed beasts in the air, the Third Hokage frowned and had a bad premonition in his heart.

In the battle between Gaara and Naruto, why did they use the power of the tailed beasts?

Is this also part of Orochimaru's plan? Fortunately, he has made all the preparations, and now he just needs to wait for Orochimaru to make a move.

……

On the stage, Rasa and Orochimaru, disguised as audience members, looked at each other and nodded. After half a month of preparation, it was time to start the Konoha collapse plan.

After sending his subordinates to defeat the Konoha Sealing Squad that maintained the barrier.

The Sound Ninja Corps launched an attack from outside the village. Giant snakes emerged from the Ryuchi Cave and used violence to blast open the city walls, rushing towards the streets of Konoha.

The loud noise instantly attracted the attention of the Konoha ninjas.

Soon, an Anbu ninja found the Third Hokage and said quickly, "Third Hokage, the village was attacked by unknown ninjas. Judging from their forehead protectors, they should be ninjas from the Sound Village."

The Third Hokage glanced at the Anbu ninja and said calmly, "Are Jiraiya and Konoha's defenses too supportive?"

"The Konoha Defense Force and Lord Jiraiya have already rushed over to support them as soon as possible..." The Anbu ninja paused, then continued, "Does Lord Hokage have any other instructions?"

The Third Hokage shook his head and said, "You go down for now... I have my own plans."

After sending away the Anbu ninja, the Third Hokage looked at Byakuya and Sasori beside him and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Konoha has been attacked by the Sound Village. I may not be able to accompany you. I will come back to accompany you after the attackers are driven away."

Bai Ye frowned and asked, "Hokage, the attackers are from Otogakure. I remember that was a small ninja village. How dare they attack Konoha?"

The Third Hokage smiled bitterly:
"From the current intelligence, the founder of Otogakure is most likely my traitor Orochimaru. He attacked Konoha this time in order to avenge me."

"I see…"

Bai Ye nodded, and then said: "Do you need my help? Although I don't want to take action against ninjas other than the masked man, Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village have a close relationship... It's not impossible to make an exception."

The Third Hokage shook his head and said, "I appreciate Lord Byakuya's kindness, but we don't need the help of the Hidden Rain Village to deal with a traitor. Konoha will handle this attack."

In contrast, Scorpion's attitude was much colder. He looked at the Third Hokage and said coldly:
"Third-sama, I think you'd better be careful. Orochimaru's plan is not that simple. The attack on the ninja in the city of Konoha might just be a feint. The real killer move has not yet appeared."

Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru and Rasa in the audience took action.

The two of them turned into a shadow and appeared behind Gaara and Naruto. Rasa cast an illusion on Gaara, causing Gaara to lose control of his body, and Shukaku regained the dominant position. Orochimaru appeared behind Naruto and broke the seal on Naruto.

After a few breaths, Gaara's body expanded violently, and his whole body was wrapped in the chakra of the tailed beast. He entered the state of tailed beast and gradually turned into a behemoth dozens of meters tall.

Faced with such a huge monster, all the ninjas present were shocked and wanted to escape.

At this time, a leisurely flute sound was heard, accompanied by the illusion in the sound waves, and these ordinary people who were not even ninjas fell into a deep sleep.

The remaining ninjas' faces changed when they saw this scene. They no longer cared about resisting Orochimaru, but began to divert the audience.

After completing all this, Rasa and Orochimaru came to the Third Hokage.

While the Third Hokage was giving orders to his men to evacuate the audience, he was looking at Orochimaru and Rasa not far away. He was naturally familiar with Orochimaru's figure, but he didn't recognize the other person.

Orochimaru slowly took off his hat, revealing a delicate little face, and said with a smile: "Teacher Sandai, long time no see. Do you like the gift I prepared for you?"

"Orochimaru!" The Third Hokage gritted his teeth and said, then he found that there was something wrong with Orochimaru's appearance. He was extremely shocked and said, "What's wrong with your appearance? Did you use that forbidden technique?"

Orochimaru nodded, and then said: "The Second-generation master's technique is indeed good. I have gotten rid of my previous weak body and achieved the immortality of the soul."

"I wonder if the Third Generation Sensei is interested in working with me to replace this old body."

"I have no interest in this evil ninjutsu. Ninjas should accept birth, aging, sickness and death, instead of using any means necessary to achieve youth and immortality."

After a moment of hesitation, the Third Hokage continued, "The thing I regret most is that I didn't kill you completely at the beginning. It was my soft-heartedness that led to the big mistake today."

"And I will now personally make up for this mistake."

Orochimaru's expression changed, and he said with a fake smile: "Teacher means that you can beat me to death at any time, but can you really do it with your old body?"

Before he could finish his words, Orochimaru took out the Kusanagi sword and stabbed the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage took off his divine robe and revealed a ninja uniform. He had already prepared for the battle and was waiting for Orochimaru to make a move.

When the Third Hokage and Orochimaru were fighting, Scorpion looked at Rasa and said expressionlessly:

"Rosa, you came after all. I knew you would attack when I left the village, but I didn't expect you to attack the village instead of joining forces with Orochimaru to attack Konoha."

As Luosha approached Scorpion, he said, "I thought about attacking the village, but if I don't tell you to solve it, I'm afraid I won't be able to serve as the Kazekage even if I take back the village."

"Only by killing you here can I become the Wind Shadow again."

"Then we'll see if you have the ability to do so..." As he spoke, Scorpion took out the spiritual scroll, and after the white smoke dissipated, dozens of puppets appeared on the open space.

Luo Sha snorted coldly, and then said: "Hundred Machines Maneuver? Unfortunately, puppetry is ineffective in front of magnetic escape. I will let you know the taste of death."

After saying that, the two of them instantly disappeared from the spot and randomly found a place to start a life-and-death battle.

Both of them are Bai Ye's subordinates, and this battle is just an exercise in Bai Ye's plan, but both of them want to turn the fake into real, and want to take the opportunity to kill the other to prove that they are right.

Looking at the Third Hokage, Orochimaru, Rasa and Scorpion who had already started fighting in the distance.

Bai Ye felt like he was being left alone and ignored. He was obviously the strongest ninja here, so why was no one paying attention to him? This made him very embarrassed.

After sighing softly, Bai Ye shifted his gaze and fell on Shukaku.

Being stared at by Byakuya, Shukaku felt like a thorn in his back. After discovering Byakuya's figure, Shukaku was shocked. He immediately grabbed Naruto from the ground, threw him into the Forest of Death, and followed him.

It just wanted to take this opportunity to compete with Jiu Lama and didn't want to confront Bai Ye.

Although it had never seen Bai Ye take action, its intuition told it that this person was not easy to deal with. If it really fought with him, it would probably die miserably.

After Shukaku glanced at him and ran away, Bai Ye became even more at a loss.

After looking around, Bai Ye activated the instant body technique and came to the side of the Third Hokage and said, "Hokage-sama, I'm here to help."

The Third Hokage, who had been stubborn just now, failed to defeat Orochimaru after several rounds.

Having accepted the fact that he was old, his physical strength and chakra were no longer at their peak, and his combat experience had also declined significantly due to not having fought for a long time.

Although he can still suppress Orochimaru today, he cannot defeat Orochimaru.

He looked at Bai Ye and said quickly: "Bai Ye, let's take down Orochimaru together. After the task is completed, Konoha will pay a commission."

After seeing Bai Ye's figure, Orochimaru was also startled, then he sneered and said, "Master Bai Ye, this is a matter between me and Konoha. There should be no need for the Hidden Rain Village to intervene."

Bai Ye looked at Orochimaru and said, "I am indeed not interested in interfering in the battle between you two, but the Third Hokage said he would pay a lot of money."

Orochimaru stared at Bai Ye and said, "Bai Ye, I can still pay a lot of money. If you don't consider joining my side, Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village have a good relationship now, but it may not be the case in the future."

"I heard that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is very dissatisfied with the Hidden Rain Village and is ready to take action at any time."

Hearing this, the Third Hokage became nervous and looked at Bai Ye and Orochimaru anxiously. If Bai Ye really changed sides at the last minute, he would not be able to hold on for long.

Bai Ye's reputation has become so famous in recent years that he is showing signs of becoming the strongest person in the ninja world.

He is confident that he can defeat Orochimaru, and if things don't work, he can even die together with Orochimaru. But forget about adding Byakuya, who is a perfect ninja without any weaknesses.

Bai Ye slowly said, "Lord Orochimaru, your proposal is very tempting, but please allow me to refuse. I am not very interested in money, and money cannot buy me."

The actual reason is even simpler. A considerable portion of Orochimaru's funds was provided by the Akatsuki organization.

To round it off, Orochimaru used his money to bribe him. This kind of situation cannot happen even in a play, it's too ridiculous.

Orochimaru sighed, and then said: "It's a pity, Lord Baiye. Then I can only ask you to go to the Pure Land with the teacher. Obviously, I still want to play with the teacher for a while longer."

Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru clasped his hands together and summoned three coffins from behind him.

(End of this chapter)