The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 741, Theater 2

While giving Sasuke some basic treatment, Kabuto replied:

“Beiluhu brought one person to infiltrate, but the formation detected them immediately.”

“His appearance has changed, but based on his abilities, we are basically certain that it is him.”

Dou stopped what he was doing and continued:

"Now Mayumi and Shisui have gone to stop them."

"Currently, everyone in our clan has safely evacuated and returned; not a single one has been left behind."

"But Naruto couldn't sit still, so he dragged Hinata out to rescue people."

"The situation in the inner city of the village is basically under control, but the problem is that a large number of people in the outer city have been poisoned."

"Shukaku suddenly appeared and destroyed a large section of the city wall. Now that area has become the core of the fierce battle between the two sides."

After listening, Qian Yao nodded and calmly issued the order:

"Send these three to Orochimaru first, and proceed according to the original plan. I need to go and check the situation myself."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Yes!"

Kabuto responded and, together with Jugo, lifted an injured person and two corpses from the ground, quickly heading towards Orochimaru's laboratory.

Qianyao closed his eyes and focused his mind, letting his thoughts flow through his several clones to better understand the battle situation in each location.

Beside Ruri, Karin, and Karin located in the barrier area, there were clones of Chiyo's eye technique.

In this way, their safety was guaranteed.

Just now, while confronting Sasuke, Chiyo cleverly used Mukai's Kamui technique, disguised as Obito, to achieve spatial teleportation.

Anyway, as long as we fool that silly Sasuke, that's all that matters.

To be fair, it was really not easy to get Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even after killing his father Fugaku and taking his eyes right in front of him, Sasuke's emotions did not fluctuate much.

Chiyo had anticipated this situation, and therefore treated Fugaku merely as an appetizer.

Next, he had an even more elaborate plan—to arrange for Itachi to die tragically in front of Sasuke, and for Sasuke to witness Itachi's eyes being gouged out.

Moreover, even in his final moments, Itachi still thought of his younger brother and even left a final, tender touch.

After such a series of heavy blows, Sasuke finally awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

If Naruto weren't the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, possessing a tenacious life force that made him difficult to kill, Chiyo would probably have chosen to offer Naruto as a sacrifice to Sasuke long ago.

To ensure the drama was realistic and believable, both Fugaku and Itachi genuinely died in this scene.

Letting the two of them die and experience it for themselves wouldn't be bad.

Moreover, they were about to have eye replacements and needed to rest for a while.

This would be a good opportunity to give Sasuke more motivation to move forward.

Upon learning that Beiliuhu was coming, he felt he had to go and see what changes had occurred in Beiliuhu over the years.

The barrier department was equally important. Qianyao created a clone using his eye technique, while he himself used Shadow Teleportation to teleport directly to the barrier department.

……

Passage 17.

This passage is located deep underground in Konoha Village; it was originally an underground shelter for the village.

However, as the outer city expanded, its function changed, and it became an important underground passage.

There are numerous passageways like these, converted from various facilities. Some were converted from existing underground shelters, while others were renovated from existing sewage treatment channels.

Today, they together form a closely connected transportation network between the inner and outer cities.

However, the existence of these passages and their specific routes are known only to those within Konoha Village. To ordinary villagers and even outsiders, they remain a complete secret.

Previously, each passage entrance was guarded by Konoha ninja to ensure the safety and secrecy of the passage.

But at this moment, because Konoha was under fierce attack, the ninjas who were originally holding their posts had been transferred to other fronts to resist the enemy, so this place was naturally empty.

When Kakashi brought Rin to the entrance of Gate 17, he keenly sensed that something was amiss.

He frowned and said to Lin with concern:

"Lin, why did we choose to take this route? It's too dangerous here."

However, Lin seemed not to hear him and continued walking quickly into the passageway, head down.

"Lin!"

Seeing that Rin ignored his advice, Kakashi became anxious and quickly grabbed Rin's shoulder, trying to stop her from continuing forward.

Lin turned around abruptly, her eyes revealing a hint of annoyance and impatience. She reprimanded sharply:

"Why are you asking so many questions? Don't talk to me, I have a mission to complete!"

After saying that, she forcefully broke free from Kakashi's hand and quickened her pace to walk deeper into the passage.

Kakashi's hand suddenly froze, and he looked at Rin in disbelief.

He felt that Lin was a complete stranger, not at all like before.

"Lin... what's wrong?"

Kakashi asked with some difficulty.

"I...I didn't do anything. Haven't you always wanted nothing to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin glared fiercely at Kakashi, her eyes seemingly filled with endless sorrow.

She ignored Kakashi and continued walking forward, her steps appearing somewhat hurried and disordered.

Although Rin's behavior seemed a bit deliberate, Kakashi, who was filled with guilt, mistakenly thought that Rin was throwing a tantrum at him.

Without hesitation, he strode forward again, blocked Lin's path, and grabbed her wrist tightly.

"Lin, this is not the time to be willful. Tell me, what exactly is your mission?"

Kakashi stared at Rin with a serious expression, trying to find the answer in her eyes.

However, Rin struggled desperately to break free from Kakashi's grasp, twisting her wrists violently while shouting:

"My mission was to go and die, are you satisfied now!"

Upon hearing Rin's words, Kakashi felt his mind go completely blank, as if the whole world had stopped turning.

He stared wide-eyed at Lin in disbelief, muttering to himself:

"What...what did you say?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously tightened his grip, holding Lin's hand firmly.

"Kakashi, let go of me! You're hurting me!"

Lin cried out in pain, her voice filled with grievance and anguish.

……