On the other side, Orochimaru received the same news. After hearing Danzo speak those words, he revealed a cold, sinister smile. His snake-like eyes watched Danzo's departing back as he murmured to himself,
"Konoha has truly rotted to the Root."
He no longer felt any attachment to the village. The only thing the village could still provide him was the resources and materials needed for his experiments.
"Perhaps when I leave the village, Muzan will leave with me."
For now, he still had to follow Danzo's wishes. He glanced at Minato Namikaze beside him. Minato would be taking action in this mission, and after several days of recuperation, his injuries had fully healed.
Moreover, his abilities happened to counter the Third Raikage. Even if he could not defeat the Raikage head-on, he could still hold him back and then wipe out the troops he had brought with him.
Since Orochimaru would not be the one acting, he was happy to have some peace and quiet. Looking at the map in his hand, he saw that the war had reached its final stage.
As long as the Hidden Cloud Village's forces were destroyed in the Land of Earth, there would be a brief period of calm overall. After all, the Third Ninja War had been started by the Third Raikage and eventually spread to every nation.
The instigator had to die!
It was not difficult to track down the Raikage from behind. His forces had departed from the Land of Wind, and Orochimaru had sent ninjas ahead of time to follow their movements.
At first, it had been to prevent the Cloud Ninja from launching a counterattack. Now, it was a hunt!
Muzan had already arrived at the gathering point. According to the map and letter Onoki had provided, this was