The oil lamp gave off a faint light, making the shadows sway rapidly. Anxiety filled the tent, and time passed like this minute by minute.
Tsunade also lost his usual composure and was walking around extremely irritable. Then she suddenly stopped and looked at Orochimaru and said, "If there are only two of us, how high do you think it is possible to prevent Third Kazekage from sealing One-Tails Shukaku?"
Orochimaru, who was sitting on a stool and was communicating with the scout snake he had sent out, stopped, then hesitated for a moment and said, "The two of us, including Summoning Beast, are about 50-50, after all, Third Kazekage has to contain Shukaku.
However, we don't have enough information about Third Kazekage, and the home situation is extremely favorable to him... The winning rate may even drop! "
Tsunade said dejectedly, "But that is Tailed Beast after all. We can't just let the Sand Ninja seal it. If we stop Third Kazekage, many ninjas will die less on the battlefield."
Orochimaru shook his head and said in a hoarse but calm voice, "But don't forget Sand Shinobi Raid Unit, he is waiting to attack us not far away."
"With just a few Sand Ninjas, do you think they really dare to come and fight?" Tsunade was a little unimpressed.
The reconnaissance ninja has already detected the opponent's personnel configuration, so Tsunade is not particularly worried.
"Originally I didn't dare to fight. I know that the supreme commander of Suna Ninja's operation is Elite Jonin, whose strength is above the average level, but he is usually very cautious, so he is waiting for an opportunity to delay taking action.
Now the opportunity has come, and the rebirth of Shukaku is an opportunity. He is waiting for us to divide our forces to stop Third Kazekage. You know, it is useless against Tailed Beast no matter how many ordinary ninjas there are. So they are waiting for us to part with Elite Jonin.
Once a large number of elite ninjas are mobilized, do you think we still have an advantage over the Surprise Attack Unit of the Sand Ninja? "
Orochimaru's words also made Tsunade stagnant.
"But they are playing with fire. Are they not afraid that we will really stop Third Kazekage?"
Orochimaru nodded. "Most people would not do this, but don't forget who is sealing Shukaku now, that is Third Kazekage.
With the shadow of the tree and the name of Shinobi, how can he, who is known as the strongest Kazekage, take it for granted? It's not so much that Suna Ninja is playing with fire, but it's Third Kazekage's confidence in his own strength. He believes that no one can stop him! "
Although it hurts confidence to say this, it is indeed true. No matter it is Orochimaru, Tsunade or Jiraiya, if you face Third Kazekage alone, you will be killed by the opponent. They have experienced this many times from Hanzō and their own teacher Third Hokage.
The difference in strength brought about by the age gap is like a huge gap between the two parties. So at this moment, Orochimaru suddenly had an idea in his heart: He must kill a Kazekage in the future to try... the feel.
Tsunade obviously didn't know Orochimaru's sudden deviation. After all, their next choice could even affect the direction of the future war.
She thought carefully about her choice. If you choose to give up the supplies to prevent Tailed Beast from being sealed, then Sand Shinobi Raid Unit will successfully take away this batch of supplies, thereby greatly easing the Suna Ninja's food crisis and persist for the next month.
If it is left alone and Third Kazekage is allowed to successfully seal Tailed Beast, then Konoha will also suffer heavy losses if Suna Ninja releases Tailed Beast on the battlefield.
"Time waits for no one, how to make a choice?" Tsunade asked.
"Let me choose one." Orochimaru said his answer directly without hesitation.
"I want to try to see if I can stop Third Kazekage."
"Okay." Tsunade has no mother-in-law. "If anything happens to you when you give up the supplies this time, I will bear the responsibility with you."
Orochimaru shook his head. "Only me, not you. You continue to lead the troops to station here to guard against the Suna Ninja's attack. I'll go meet Third Kazekage."
"Do you know what you are talking about?" Tsunade almost laughed out of anger.
Orochimaru, who has always been steady, actually said such words. Even Tsunade was wondering if this Orochimaru was Jiraiya pretending to be Jiraiya, and the real Orochimaru was now raising children in Land of Rain.
"I know." Compared to Tsunade's skeptical attitude, Orochimaru was much calmer.
"Then you still do this?"
"Why don't you tell me what to do, let all the ninjas here gather together, and then go and stop Third Kazekage?"
"Have you calculated the survival rate of Konoha Ninja? If you encounter Shukaku and Third Kazekage in this Gobi Desert zone, there will be too many ninjas whose lives are not enough."
"So you go alone?" Tsunade shook his head and said, "Orochimaru, you are too swollen. If you face Third Kazekage, you will definitely die."
Orochimaru squinted his golden vertical pupils and smiled, without any feeling of fear. "Of course I want you to go with me, but you have to stay and command. So I need another person to accompany me. If there are only two people, it will not affect the overall strength of the army."
"Orochimaru teacher, are you there?"
At this moment, Uchiha Chen, who had hurriedly arrived, appeared outside Orochimaru's tent, interrupting the conversation between the two.
"Look, the person I want has already arrived."
Orochimaru grinned and asked Uchiha Chen to wait outside for a while.
"... I think you may have lost your mind. How old is he?" Tsunade felt that Orochimaru might have been hit by the enemy's Genjutsu.
Orochimaru shook his head and said seriously, "Tsunade, you underestimate him too much and treat him as a child."
"Don't forget, Chen is the one who made great achievements in Land of Rain and successfully killed Tailed Beast. Even you and I can't do this now."
Tsunade shook his head. "I know that Lightning Release Ninjutsu. But it's not raining tonight, how do you ask Chen to use Kirin?"
Orochimaru said helplessly, "Tsunade, you really need to take good care of his growth. I'm not telling you, don't always think about falling in love..."
"I didn't break up..."
"Who cares about Kato Dan! Did you know that all the letters from Jiraiya were sent to me, but all the people mentioned in them were you! Can't you just let him take care of his children in Land of Rain? Don't disturb him, okay?"
"..."
Orochimaru coughed and felt as if he had gone off track. "Anyway, please pay more attention. Yichen's current strength is enough to help me. He may become an important weight in this mission. I must bring him with me."
Tsunade thought about it and reluctantly agreed, then picked up the pen and paper on the table and started writing the task book.
"If during the mission, Third Kazekage is only prevented from sealing Shukaku, then it counts as A-rank Mission. If One-Tail is successfully killed, then it counts as S-Rank Mission."
Tsunade didn't talk about killing Third Kazekage, because that was completely fanciful.
"This is the first time I have seen a ten-year-old ninja execute S-Rank Mission." Tsunade was writing on paper.
"You have never seen ten-year-old Jonin before. So times have changed, and geniuses are always unreasonable."
After the business was finished, Orochimaru also relaxed.
Tsunade curled his lips, and after a while, he threw the pen on the table and said, "It's done."
"Okay." Orochimaru put the newly written task book into his arms without even looking at it.
"Chen, he's still waiting outside. I'll go tell him the good news. He doesn't know yet."
"..."
Just when Orochimaru was about to walk out of the tent, Tsunade's voice came faintly.
"Don't die."