Orochimaru's Dastardly Move

Half a month later, night.

Kikyo Mountain's main camp was brightly lit. Bing San sat bored in the large tent, listening to the arguments below.

He, the nominal commander, was truly just a figurehead.

"Lord Shin'nosuke, Lord Orochimaru hopes we can transport medical supplies to them as soon as possible.

That old woman Chiyo has gone mad, launching continuous assaults for over ten days, fighting day and night. The casualties among ninja on both sides have already exceeded a thousand."

After the Jonin, who had bandages on his arm, finished speaking, he gulped down water greedily.

Another Jonin, with a scar across his face, added, "Indeed, the Sand Ninja have gone crazy.

The entire northwest is a mess right now. Lord Danzo has already deployed his personal guards.

Ebizo is desperately trying to force his way into Kikyo Mountain. If we don't send reinforcements to Lord Danzo soon, we might not be able to hold the line."

At this moment, a ninja from the Hyuga family spoke, "Lord Sarutobi, the reconnaissance team is working tirelessly every day, engaging in fierce battles almost daily.

Supplies like shuriken and explosive tags have been depleted. If you cannot replenish them in time, our reconnaissance group will have no choice but to request a retreat from the Hokage.

"Enough, I know the difficulties on the front lines. But troop deployment and resource allocation take time.

Moreover, all the personnel and supplies I could mobilize were sent to the front lines seven days ago.

Tell the front lines that no matter the circumstances, you must hold on. Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy.

The command headquarters has the authority to make temporary decisions."

Shin'nosuke Sarutobi shouted these words. Did they really think he, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi, didn't know what was going on? Embezzling funds is one thing, but have some limits!

A group of Jonin were just arguing and arguing, which was making Bing San extremely annoyed. Bing San got up from his commander's throne and turned to walk outside.

The many Jonin glanced at him, then continued their argument, completely ignoring him.

Bing San walked out of the main camp and looked at the busy ninja rushing around outside, feeling a mix of emotions.

Just a month ago, he was still that unremarkable student. An accident had turned him into the "Peerless of the West," constantly living in fear. Truly, life was unpredictable.

As Bing San was lost in thought, his vision suddenly shifted. It turned out Orochimaru had summoned his intelligence clone.

Bing San looked around and saw many ninja fighting. He felt a bit uncomfortable. Before he could adapt, a long sword came towards his neck. With a clang, Orochimaru's kunai blocked the sword.

Orochimaru licked his lips and said with a wicked grin, "Bing San-kun, the opponent is a very troublesome woman. I need you to stall her for a bit.

Her ninjutsu is causing too much damage to our side. But you are her perfect counter."

Bing San had also noticed by then. Opposite them was a woman spewing fire and mist everywhere she went.

Some of their ninja were already lying on the ground, writhing in agony from burns. It was Pakura of Scorch Release.

Bing San looked at the collapsing buildings and the injured Sand Ninja scattered everywhere. He narrowed his eyes slightly. Was this an attempt to expand their victory?

Bing San thought for a moment. First, he sneakily created a Snake Substitution Jutsu for himself, then he secretly followed Orochimaru's snake to a corner.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, smiled sinisterly, and threw a kunai with an explosive tag at Pakura before running off again to harass other Jonins and the camp.

Pakura stomped her foot in anger, and another Jonin stepped forward to cover her. This was Orochimaru's style: surprise attacks and striking from the shadows. If you asked him to fight head-on, you'd be putting him in a difficult position.

Bing San secretly performed hand seals for a genjutsu. After about three to four seconds, Orochimaru sensed Bing San's chakra flow growing stronger and couldn't hide it anymore. He quickly summoned a yellowish-brown snake to protect Bing San.

Pakura also sensed it, though it was a bit far. Pakura quickly formed hand seals and ran over. In the end, both of them released their ninjutsu almost simultaneously.

Bing San: Ice Release: Water Clear Wave.

Pakura: Scorch Release: Over-Evaporation Kill.

A stream of water rapidly circled Bing San before transforming into surging waves that rushed towards the camp. In mid-air, it became an icy river that swept down directly.

Pakura spat forward, and a stream of scorching steam rushed towards Bing San.

The two techniques met in mid-air, making a hissing sound. The ice melted into water, which rapidly heated up and turned into hot water.

Pakura suffered from the elemental disadvantage. Not only did she fail to block Bing San's ninjutsu, but she also turned the originally extremely powerful "Water Release" into "Boiling Release."

With a whoosh, she was directly engulfed by the water. After the rumbling sound of flowing water, twenty to thirty ninja wailed on the ground. Tents within a hundred-meter radius were washed away, and the camp was nearly leveled.

The Konoha forces saw the situation and their morale soared. The Sand Ninja, scalded and crying, suffered a severe blow to their morale.

Seeing such a good opportunity, Orochimaru commanded his troops to charge forward.

Bing San's intelligence clone used one ninjutsu, and half of his chakra was gone. Bing San thought there was no point in going back, so why not do it again?

As Bing San began to form hand seals, a dark object suddenly lunged in front of him. He only heard half of a sentence, "You brat, for this old lady..." before it exploded.

Bing San's body in the main camp trembled slightly. The intelligence clone was destroyed, causing the strength and speed clones to be destroyed as well. Due to the distance, the chakra wasn't transmitted back, but his vision suddenly went black, startling Bing San.

Bing San patted his chest and exclaimed, "Teacher Orochimaru is so flashy! Pakura must be furious. Hahaha."

Bing San didn't know yet how big a pit Orochimaru had dug for him.

Orochimaru, seeing Pakura, who was red all over from being scalded, destroy Bing San's clone, merely gave a sinister smile.

Orochimaru's eyes rolled, and he shouted towards the Sand Ninja camp, "Reinforcements from the Peerless of the West, General Shimura Bing San, have arrived! Let's crush the Sand Ninja now! Charge!"

Then, he made a retreat gesture to his subordinates, quickly formed hand seals with a large group of ninja, and used a combined Great Waterfall Technique with the water from Bing San's earlier attack, leveling the Sand Ninja camp before fleeing.

When Chiyo arrived with her people, her face full of anger, the scene was a mess and unbearable to look at.

Not many died, just two Jonin and a dozen Chunin. But the camp was overrun, and many Ninja were burned.

Chiyo, her face filled with anger, demanded an explanation. Pakura, covered in burns, gritted her teeth and recounted the situation.

Chiyo looked at the scorched Ninja on the ground, each one red and blistered from the heat. Gritting her teeth, she declared, "We're abandoning this place," and left.

After Orochimaru returned to the front-line camp, he loudly publicized the Sand Ninja's plight to boost morale.

The Jonin, who had already heard of Bing San's Ninjutsu power, now witnessed it firsthand. The waterfall of ice and snow that descended from the sky was truly spectacular.

Then, Orochimaru forcibly attributed the feat of leveling a Sand Ninja camp to Bing San. The entire Konoha side was jubilant, while the Sand Ninja opposite them were dejected.

The Sand Ninja, upon mentioning Bing San, gnashed their teeth in hatred. This was especially true for the hot-tempered woman who had been burned, Pakura of Scorch Release.