The main force came from the Hidden Cloud Village; Iwagakure and Sunagakure had only dispatched a few Kage-level powerhouses.
Among them were some familiar faces, such as Kitsuchi and Rasa.
"Teacher, they've moved out. I'll transmit what I see to you so you can make the tactical arrangements."
Yang Hao linked with Orochimaru using Yin Release chakra, transmitting the scene before him and sharing his vision.
"You even obtained the Byakugan."
Orochimaru was surprised. He recognized it as the Byakugan's ability, and one developed to an extremely high level. At least among the Hyuga Clan ninja he knew of, no one had developed their Byakugan vision to such an extent.
Of course, he was only mildly surprised, not puzzled.
After all, his disciple had long since perfected cloning technology. With cloning technology, any bloodline limit could be replicated. The Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Curse Mark could not restrict things on the genetic level.
Gathering his thoughts, Orochimaru began planning over the sand-table map by comparing it with the vision transmitted by his disciple.
All of this was preparation for the future. In this Ninja World War, they would become the mortal enemies of every ninja village. If the Fourth Ninja World War broke out in the future, these villages would be joining forces to besiege them.
Thus, they needed to weaken them somewhat at this stage.
As for why they did not simply wipe out those ninja villages, it was not that they could not. They needed those villages to serve as focal points, drawing together all hostile forces. Then, when the Fourth Ninja World War came, they could wipe them all out in one sweep and completely destroy the old order.
Only by clearing away every enemy could they create a brand-new era. That was why those ninja villages