Night had not yet fully fallen.
Orochimaru led the group of ninjas out.
Once darkness had completely settled, they arrived in a forest several hundred meters from Hidden Hot Water Village.
Orochimaru glanced at the three Sensor Ninjas within the team.
The three Sensor Ninjas immediately understood that it was time for them to move.
The Sensor Ninjas left the group and cautiously made their way toward Hidden Hot Water Village, sensing the surrounding area as they went.
The main force remained where they were and waited.
Two hours passed.
The night had grown very late.
Only the faint rustling chirps of insects could be heard in the forest.
Most of them were extremely tense.
The longer time passed, the less likely the three Sensor Ninjas were to survive.
Another half hour passed.
At last, two of the three Sensor Ninjas returned.
One of them was missing his left arm. Clutching the wound at his shoulder, he staggered and nearly fell.
Minato Namikaze immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the sensor ninja and support him.
The two Sensor Ninjas came before Orochimaru and reported what had happened.
The third sensor ninja had been discovered and killed by Cloud Ninja stationed around the outskirts of Hidden Hot Water Village before he could enter.
But thanks to that, the other two Sensor Ninjas had successfully entered Hidden Hot Water Village.
However, while leaving, they had been discovered by Sensor Ninjas inside Hidden Hot Water Village and pursued.
They had made it back alive at the cost of only one arm. They had been very fortunate.
At the same time, they had also sensed the approximate distribution of ninjas within Hidden Hot Water Village.
After they finished reporting the ninja distribution in Hidden Hot Water Village, Orochimaru nodded and said, "You've