Konoha 40, August 1.
After Akaseki obtained White Snake Sage's psychic token, he and Orochimaru left Ryūchi Cave.
After that, the two of them did not return to Yugakure, but prepared to go directly to the battlefield...
Yesterday, "Shadow Clone Technique" where Orochimaru stayed at Yugakure got news - suddenly a large number of Rain Ninja entered the southeast of Land of Wind and attacked Konoha Ninja in Land of Wind!
"A large amount? Amegakure can also take out a "large amount" of ninjas?" Akaseki couldn't help but be confused after hearing Orochimaru's words.
Four years ago, Amegakure was indeed "Sixth Great Ninja Village". Some people even doubted whether the chaotic and dilapidated Kirigakure could be ranked ahead of Amegakure - although Land of Water has a lot of ninjas in total, there are not many Mist Ninjas that Third Mizukage can command!
But...
Ever since the plan to attack Land of Iron was disrupted by Konoha, Amegakure has basically been getting beaten.
The spirit of "Demigod of the Ninja World" was also suppressed by repeated failures.
Moreover, Land of Rain is at the center of the fierce battles in the past four years. Masters such as Three Feathers have already died on the battlefield, and Rain Ninja's combat power has also been greatly reduced...
"Lingering Rain Mountain is already empty." Orochimaru said.
"Ah?" Akaseki was stunned when he heard this. Akaseki couldn't imagine that Konoha would give up Konoha...
But then Akaseki thought about it and realized that Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Akaseki have also been there. The biggest difference from Konoha is... the remoteness!
Other Ninja Village generally emphasize the nature of "fortress", which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Konoha is different. It is not only prosperous, but also has a large number of ordinary people.
It's probably because of confidence!
Konoha believes that he will not be attacked directly to the village...
In this way, other Ninja Village will also have the advantage of "easy to evacuate and give up".
But...
"Then have our troops in Land of Rain captured Lingering Rain Mountain..." Akaseki's eyes lit up. If Lingering Rain Mountain is completely occupied, it will be difficult for Rain Ninja to come back in the future.
"Now Giant Salamander of Black Pool has been moved to Lingering Rain Mountain." Orochimaru emphasized.
Akaseki:...
"Black Pool" was originally next to Lingering Rain Mountain.
"Then...Rain Ninja is using Giant Salamander to "guard the home" and support Land of Wind himself?" Akaseki does not understand this approach. "Well, now it seems that Dan Katō will be attacked, I am afraid it is also for this reason." Orochimaru nodded.
If Dan Katō is still there, Rain Ninja will suffer huge losses if he rashly enters the support range of Land of Wind Southeast and Dan Katō!
Therefore, Orochimaru can basically conclude that when Sunagakure and Amegakure were conspiring together, Rain Ninja proposed that Dan Katō must be unplugged before they took action.
Now that Dan Katō has been away for some time, Rain Ninja took action immediately.
As for the reason...
"This should also be a desperate fight between Sand Ninja and Rain Ninja." Orochimaru said.
Seeing that Land of Rain, Rain Ninja and Stone Ninja are joining forces, it only puts logistical pressure on Konoha, but cannot open up the situation. They simply don't even want to leave their old nest and go directly to Land of Wind, increasing the pressure on Konoha on Land of Wind...
The purpose is to force Konoha to end the war as soon as possible and prevent further expansion of the results. It is best to "mutually cease the war" instead of paying compensation - the same goes for Iwagakure, who is still in Land of Rain at this time and continues to breed. The logistics line of Konoha was disturbed, but Amegakure refused to let Stone Ninja assist in the defense of Lingering Rain Mountain, and Iwagakure also refused to enter Land of Wind.
There are three parties of snakes and rats, but they all have their own ideas. The only common purpose is to reduce the results of Konoha's battle as much as possible.
"A fight to the death..." Akaseki seemed to have thought of something at this time.
In this way, once Konoha cannot suffer unacceptable losses within a short period of time, Rain Ninja and Sand Ninja will also collapse - originally, in order to attack Dan Katō, Sand Ninja already suffered heavy losses.
"Then..." Akaseki licked his lips and said with a bloodthirsty expression, "How about I go to Lingering Rain Mountain?" If Giant Salamander can be killed in large numbers, not only can Lingering Rain Mountain be broken, but it will also cause direct losses to Rain Ninja!
The rise of Rain Ninja is ultimately due to the fact that Hanzō conquered Giant Black Salamander King, so that Rain Ninja's "Jonin" can channel Giant Salamander, which greatly enhances Rain Ninja's war potential.
Normally, the Giant Salamander population is among the Black Pool. It is very disadvantageous for the ninja to rush into the battle rashly, but now...
A large number of Ibuse, coming to Lingering Rain Mountain, is actually an opportunity to give them a fatal blow!
Especially now for Akaseki...
After "Ryūchi Cave" surrendered, Akaseki was able to use White Snake Sage's Scale to channel a large number of Giant Snake - although not as good as "Manda", it sounds like the number should be quite a lot!
The most important thing is that snakes have extremely strong immunity to Ibuse toxin.
Akaseki is very confident in this seemingly overly personal Hero plan. Even if he cannot win Lingering Rain Mountain, he can at least kill Giant Salamander in large numbers!
"I think so too... But you have to find the teacher you are slacking on first." Orochimaru emphasized.
Orochimaru also thinks it is a good idea to act separately.
Anyway, Akaseki's transfer order is to report to Orochimaru and arrange tasks for Akaseki. This is Orochimaru's business.
It's just... No matter how confident you are, "acting alone" is a taboo for ninjas!
Therefore, Orochimaru asked Akaseki to find Jiraiya first...
It just so happens that Jiraiya is also Land of Rain now. They both attack together. Not to mention whether they can succeed, at least Giant Salamander, who is big in body and small in mind, cannot stop them from leaving.
"Okay!" Akaseki responded.
Akaseki is even a little excited.
Although the enemy is mainly Giant Salamander, but...
If it can be done, this can be regarded as a "destroying village"!
So far in the war, this kind of great achievement has only occurred once...
The last battle that Kusagakure fought to destroy the village was also led by Akaseki!
Of course Orochimaru did not hesitate and directly issued an S-level war mission to Akaseki - Elite Jonin could not directly issue an S-level mission, but First-Level Unit Captain during the war could.
Moreover, Orochimaru specially appointed Akaseki as the "captain", while Jiraiya is just a team member...
After getting the task scroll, Orochimaru saw that Orochimaru had learned to "reward the wise and not avoid relatives", Akaseki also nodded with satisfaction. Orochimaru didn't feel that there was anything unfair in this...
Jiraiya, that salted fish, has nothing to do now anyway, and the main force of this mission was originally Akaseki!
Mount Myoboku's Toad has no special resistance to Ibuse toxin...
After Akaseki got the mission scroll, he and Orochimaru acted separately.
Orochimaru heads west to Land of Wind and takes charge in the southeast to watch out for Rain Ninja's real results, while Akaseki heads north to Land of Rain.
In order to achieve the effect of the raid, Akaseki did not show off all the way, nor did he enter Konoha's stronghold. He just followed the code left by Teacher Jiraiya and looked for the place of Teacher Jiraiya Lodging.
Over the past year, Jiraiya and the Three Youngsters have been wandering around the territory of Land of Rain...
On the one hand, it is to cultivate the three people's ability to be ninjas, or to live independently; on the other hand, Jiraiya also wants to personally experience the pain caused by war.
It took Akaseki three days to find the place where Teacher Jiraiya is now Lodging...
"Huh?"
Akaseki Just approached the cabin, and suddenly found that there were traps around it. But...
This level of "trap" seems to have been set up by the Three Youngsters, so it can be used to guard against wild beasts or ordinary Genin.
For Akaseki, it is indeed nothing, just...
Considering that the three of them have just studied with Jiraiya for one year, the quality of such traps is already quite good, and they even used "Explosive Tag"!
In other words, at least one of the three can already output chakra stably.
Akaseki sneaked in directly without triggering the trap, only to find that Teacher Jiraiya and the child named Yahiko were not there. Only Konan and Nagato were in this temporary "home".
Moreover, Konan seemed to be sick. He was lying on the bed with a gloomy face, and Nagato was boiling medicine.
A simple glance at the medicine shelf outside the door, Akaseki guessed that Teacher Jiraiya and Yahiko should have gone out Herb Gathering - among the medicinal materials lying in the sun, there was still something missing to treat colds.
Although Akaseki is not Medical Ninja, this basic herbalism is the basic course for all ninjas.
"Jie Jie Jie, look what I found? There are two sweet and delicious children here..." Akaseki changed his voice and laughed strangely outside the door.
Sick?
You should be scared even more when you are sick! Don't slack off just because you are sick.
Hearing the strange... and evil voice, Nagato immediately jumped up from the pot, holding Kunai, blocking it between the door and Konan on the bed, and at the same time pulled the rope connected to the roof.
Whoosh--
Whoosh!
Poof.
I saw that after the mechanism on the roof was triggered, a signal ejected out, but it was intercepted by Akaseki and Kunai, the last one coming first. It did not explode at all, but made a muffled sound.
"Want to ask for help? It's too late..." A ferocious voice sounded from outside the door.
Nagato was so nervous that he threw Kunai directly at the unopened door, but it only made a hole in the door.
Immediately, through the small hole in the door, little snakes began to crawl in... one after another!
Nagato Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward to block the small hole and kill the snake that fell in, but...
Ah--
Konan exclaimed and was picked up from the bed. "Jie Jie Jie... I caught one." The masked ninja said with a smile.
"Konan!" Nagato couldn't help but panic when he saw this.
Even under the excitement, my brain felt slightly swollen, and some kind of power began to condense in my eyes.
But just then...
"Huh? Akaseki? What are you doing...Konan is still sick without even looking at it." Jiraiya's helpless voice sounded.
Nagato:???
Nagato was stunned for a moment, and the changes in his emotions and eyes stopped.
"Hahaha, you are still far away..." Akaseki laughed at the two of them as a matter of course.
Nagato, Konan, Yahiko:...
It's this annoying Uchiha Clan again!
If someone must come, why can't it be sister Nonō...