There was nothing wrong with their plan: crush the enemy with their advantage on the front lines!
Ueno Juri had torn through Orochimaru's camp all the way here. Though he did not know Konoha's exact casualty figures, no small number of shinobi had died.
Combined with their hasty response and strategic mistakes, Orochimaru did not have many powerful fighters available at his side.
Sending those two over meant trusting that they were strong enough to handle it. They did not need to kill Konoha's forces; they only needed to hold them back. Puppet techniques and poison were best suited for that.
Then the main force would charge in from the front and join the two at the rear. The shinobi stationed inside would be surrounded from all sides! Swallowed in one bite!
Even the finest shinobi would have followed this plan.
"Leave it to us. We absolutely won't let the Konoha shinobi escape."
The two led an elite unit out of the canyon from the left side. Since they did not need to worry about supplies or medical support,
they moved quickly enough to reach the rear of the canyon within a day.
Wild winds swept around the canyon. The Inuzuka jōnin lay prone on the ground, a white wolfhound beside him sniffing the scents in the air.
After confirming that enemy shinobi had arrived, he took a deep breath.
"There are rather more of them than expected. I wonder how Yū's preparations are going."
He sensed that Uchiha Yū had many hidden contingencies. As Lord Orochimaru's disciple, entrusted with such an important task, he was certainly not someone softhearted.
Even he had prepared himself to die for the plan. White Wolf sniffed the air, then pressed uneasily against Inuzuka's side.
"White Wolf, it all depends on us now."
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