Chiyu and Orochimaru discussed matters inside the tent for a long time.
Without realizing it, Chiyu became fully engrossed and offered many suggestions.
By the time Chiyu and Orochimaru finished their discussion, it was already late at night.
Orochimaru decided that the tentative plan to launch a surprise attack on Hidden Hot Water Village would be carried out tomorrow night.
After the discussion ended, Orochimaru said to Chiyu, "Chiyu, there is one thing you were wrong about."
During his discussion with Orochimaru, Chiyu had learned a great deal.
There were also many loopholes in the plan Chiyu had proposed.
One by one, Orochimaru came up with ways to address those loopholes that could potentially cause the operation to fail.
So when Orochimaru said there was still something Chiyu had gotten wrong, Chiyu found it perfectly normal.
Since Orochimaru had brought it up, he must have already thought of a solution.
Chiyu agreed. "There are indeed many parts of my proposal that weren't rigorous enough. Teacher Orochimaru, what is the problem?"
However, Orochimaru shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm not referring to the operation plan. As it stands, the plan is already the best we can possibly achieve in my opinion."
Chiyu asked in confusion, "It's not an error in the operation plan? Then what is it?"
Orochimaru said seriously, "Earlier, you said that I was Konoha's only reinforcement. That was wrong. Aside from me, Konoha's reinforcements also include you. Your judgment of the situation has truly surprised me.
"As a leader, strength is not the standard by which one is measured. What matters is one's overall perspective and judgment of the situation. You have great potential as a leader.
"In my view, this war will become your stepping stone. You will become an extremely important figure in