Meticulous Planning

"Moon, are you confident?"

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Yue with a slight smile and said, "Two baits, is that enough?"

"That's enough, Lord Orochimaru. You can read comfortably now."

Hearing Orochimaru's words, Uchiha Yue nodded, handed over the scroll, and said, "Lord Orochimaru, this intelligence scroll records the distribution of sentries along the border of the Land of Water. Currently, the sentries Land of Water are in disarray, which is perfect for us to infiltrate the Land of Land of Water. If we can avoid the remaining sentries, our chances of success are at least 80%."

"Alright, let's infiltrate then!"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru nodded slightly, and then ordered the Anbu around him to follow him into the Land of Water.

While Uchiha Yue accompanied Orochimaru and his group infiltrating the border of the Land of Water, the fighting on the other side remained intense—a pursuit between the Kirigakure ninja and the two Anbu members, Stream and Pinewood. Serving under Orochimaru, Stream and Pinewood were exceptionally strong, undoubtedly elites among elites. Therefore, the Anbu they caused upon infiltrating the Land of Water was far beyond the expectations of the Kirigakure.

Just now, as Stream and Pinewood had diverted most of the Kirigakure's spies' attention, they had given Uchiha Yue and Orochimaru a perfect opportunity to infiltrate. Moreover, seeing that they couldn't break through, Stream and Pinewood were preparing to die in the Stream of Land of Water. However, a look of unwillingness still flickered in Pinewood eyes; clearly, they were unwilling to die in the Land of Land of Water, since even if they died, they wouldn't drag Uchiha Yue down with them.

Immediately afterwards...

When the two Anbu, Stream and Pinewood, were about to give up, they suddenly remembered the hidden weapons that Uchiha Yue had given them.

Recalling Uchiha Yue's words, Stream and Pinewood knew that Uchiha Yue had coated his hidden weapons with a deadly poison, and they prepared to use them to put up a fight against the Kirigakure ninja. Clearly, Stream and Pinewood had no intention of breaking through; they only hoped to use the hidden weapons Uchiha Yue had given them to take the lives of a few Kirigakure ninja. However, Stream and Pinewood never expected that the moment they grasped the hidden weapons, the poison had already invaded their bodies.

The toxins used by Uchiha Yue were extremely potent, capable of penetrating the human body upon initial contact.

Therefore, the moment Stream and Pinewood grasped the hidden weapons, the poison had already invaded their bodies. Moreover, Stream and Pinewood were completely powerless to resist and could only watch helplessly as the poison entered their bodies and began to devour their chakra. Immediately, when Stream and Pinewood realized this, their eyes were filled with shock. Clearly, they had never imagined that the hidden weapons given to them by Uchiha Yue were intended to poison them.

Unfortunately, before Stream and Pinewood could have time to regret their actions, the ninjas from Kirigakure had already arrived before them.

Then, the poisoned Stream and Pinewood were powerless to resist and died tragically at the hands of the Kirigakure ninja.

However, the resistance of the Stream and Pinewood at the border of the Land of Water has given Uchiha Yue and Lord Orochimaru ample time to infiltrate.

Currently, Uchiha Yue and Orochimaru are already within the Land of Water. Moreover, when Uchiha Yue and Lord Orochimaru infiltrated the Land of Water, not a single sentry detected their infiltration. However, the reason why Uchiha Yue and Orochimaru were able to infiltrate so perfectly was thanks to the opportunity created by the two Anbu, Pinewood and Stream.

However, when Orochimaru successfully infiltrated the Land of Water with his Anbu, he suddenly summoned Uchiha Yue and prepared to speak with him alone.

Then, standing before Uchiha Yue, Orochimaru raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Yue, explain yourself."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Uchiha Yue knelt before Orochimaru respectfully and said, "Lord Orochimaru, initially, I didn't intend to abandon my two subordinates, Stream and Pinewood. I only planned to use my sensory abilities to scout the hidden sentries on the Land of Water's border. However, I didn't expect Stream and Pinewood to resist so fiercely. They actually infiltrated the Land of Water's border behind my back, intending to secretly gather information about the hidden sentries. Unfortunately, there are many hidden sentries on the Land of Land of Water's Land of Water, and they were discovered as soon as they infiltrated."

"So, without Stream and Pinewood knowing, I secretly investigated the situation of the Land of Water's sentries and then gave the information to you, Lord Orochimaru. As for Stream and Pinewood, their whereabouts have already been discovered by the sentries on the Land of Water's border, so keeping them around is useless. Then, I plan to use Stream and Pinewood as bait to attract the attention of the sentries on the Land of Land of Water's border, and incidentally create an opportunity for our infiltration."

"That's it, Lord Orochimaru."

"Um."

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Orochimaru nodded slightly, then coldly questioned, "Can I ask you a question, Yue?"

Why would you abandon your companions and use them as bait?

"They have no value anymore."

When Orochimaru arrived, Uchiha Yue remained expressionless and coldly replied, "As Anbu, the first requirement is to obey orders. However, not only did Stream and Pinewood not follow my orders, but they also attempted to undermine the authority of my Anbu leader. Therefore, they should be prepared to be abandoned. Having violated the rules of the Anbu, Stream and Pinewood have no value and may as well be put to good use."

"And..."

Uchiha Yue paused for a moment, then continued, "Furthermore, Lord Orochimaru, I abandoned the Stream and the Pinewood for the sake of the mission. Please forgive me."

"Good!"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru coldly stared at Uchiha Yue before him and said, "Yue, since that's the case, then the task of retrieving the bodies of Stream and Pinewood is entrusted to you. Stream and Pinewood are both ninjas of my Konoha, and their bodies cannot be left in the hands of those Kirigakure ninjas. Those guys from Kirigakure are very experienced, and they are very likely to be able to analyze something useful from Stream and Pinewood's bodies. Now, I order you to go and retrieve the bodies of Stream and Pinewood. Do you have any objections?"

"No!"

Upon receiving Orochimaru's instructions, Uchiha Yue showed no sign of nervousness. Instead, a slight smile appeared on his lips as he said, "Lord Orochimaru, I made preparations long ago, poisoning Stream and Pinewood. Therefore, as long as they die at the hands of those Kirigakure, their corpses will not only be of no research value, but will also harm those Kirigakure ninjas."

"Lord Orochimaru, do you think that by doing this now, we still need to retrieve the corpses of those two good-for-nothings?"