Night fell, the jade hare rose, and the tranquil mountain forest filled with an aura of solemn slaughter.
The three brats of the Orochimaru Squad gripped the weapons in their hands, feeling somewhat nervous as they faced the prospect of killing for the first time.
The moment the clouds obscured the moon, the three of them knew the time had come and began their infiltration.
Asuma and Anko adapted quickly.
Kurenai Yūhi hesitated for a brief moment before making her move, but she still closed her eyes and drove a kunai into the heart of a bandit controlled by Genjutsu.
Though they were novices, they were all top-tier talents among the newly graduated Genin, and their elimination of the enemy was fast, clearing out more than half of the bandits in a short time.
"Who goes there!"
A loud shout erupted from the bandit camp.
"Not good! We've been exposed!"
Asuma was startled, finding the enemy's alertness terrifyingly high.
He spun around and waved, using the kunai in his hand to block a tachi slashed down by an enemy.
This was a samurai clad in black.
"We didn't reveal a single flaw, how did you notice us!"
Asuma asked with puzzlement.
"Slurp, slurp."
The Black-Clad Samurai licked his tachi, narrowed his eyes, and replied:
"Every night, Liuzi's snoring sounds just like thunder when he sleeps, but today he went stiff so early-something must have gone wrong!"
Liuzi was a bandit who had just been taken away in his sleep by one of Asuma's shuriken.
Asuma's face covered with black lines. He had previously wondered if there were undetected hidden sentries or if he had accidentally triggered some alert trap, but he truly never expected the answer to be so bizarre.
Amidst the conversation, both sides had already set up their