Terrified at the Mere Mention

That night.

Uchiha Mai led his troops in a hurried rush toward the Iwagakure encampment.

Behind him were two hundred Konoha ninja and two Uchiha Jonin. At his side were Yamato and a female ninja disguised by Orochimaru.

Uchiha Mai particularly enjoyed operating at night.

As the saying went, a moonless night was perfect for murder, and a windy night was perfect for arson. Cutting people down at night simply had more atmosphere. Besides, with his Sharingan, Uchiha Mai's vision was far less affected by darkness than an ordinary person's.

Yamato followed beside Uchiha Mai, but even as he hurried along, his mind could not settle.

It was not that he feared this operation would fail. With Uchiha Mai leading the team, unless Roshi himself was stationed on the other side, they would certainly win a resounding victory.

To put it bluntly, even without these two hundred subordinates, Uchiha Mai could charge in alone, kill those three Jonin amid the chaos, and leave unscathed.

What unsettled Yamato was the female ninja following beside Uchiha Mai.

Ever since arriving in the war zone, this female ninja had received Uchiha Mai's special attention. He had kept her at his side after setting out, a privilege not even the two Uchiha Jonin had received.

Yamato had successively served as the assistant to Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru, so he knew every Jonin on the front lines.

He was certain there was no female ninja on the front lines worthy of such importance to Uchiha Mai. That made her identity highly suspicious.

Yamato had already guessed Orochimaru's identity, and he vaguely sensed that this raid would not be so simple.

A force led by merely three Jonin was not important enough to warrant Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru joining forces.

Sensing Yamato's occasional glances, Orochimaru smiled