The weather in central Land of Fire had been dry lately. The sky was cloudless, and the atmosphere held very little moisture. Thus, every night, the moon in the night sky looked as if it had been pulled halfway closer—round and dazzlingly bright.
Under this moonlight, apart from the shadows between the buildings, all of Konoha was illuminated. The ninjas moving below looked like fish swimming in a tank.
Considering the special operation the ninjas were carrying out, Yuhara recalled a famous piece he had studied in his previous life. It was called "The Story of the Snake Catcher."
"There were perhaps a hundred fish in the pool, all swimming freely as though they had nothing to rely on...
Huh? I think I memorized the wrong passage. I really messed up my education."
Yuhara and Tenzo stood atop Konoha's high wall just like that. Officially, they were "observing the battle." In reality, they were simply slacking off.
About half an hour later, Yuhara finally said to Tenzo, "Let's move."
Orochimaru trying to escape Konoha was by no means a simple matter. Given how severely he had violated common sense, the Third Hokage had no choice but to issue a kill order against him. Therefore, even if some irresponsible people refused to strike with lethal force, more ninjas still followed orders and went all out.
Jiraiya being unable to strike with lethal force was only human nature. The Third Hokage not striking with lethal force was also human nature. But the former could be forgiven, while the latter was impossible to understand... When handling a matter like this, the Third Hokage should not have thought of himself as anyone's teacher. The Hokage was the Hokage.
Perhaps he really had grown old. The Third Hokage did seem somewhat weak. Leaving his strength