The War God Takes the Field, and the Whole Army Grabs Snacks!

"Sensei, don't joke around."

Qian Ye took two steps back, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"I'm only twelve, and you want me to be bait for a rampaging Shadow Level expert?"

"How is that any different from tying me to an Explosive Tag and throwing me into a bonfire?"

Qian Ye spoke with perfect confidence.

Orochimaru did not get angry.

He slowly turned around and placed both hands on the desk.

"Not going?"

"That works too."

Orochimaru picked up the battle damage report from the desk.

"Then I can only truthfully report your accomplishments to the village and notify the entire army, commending your heroic feat of killing twenty-three Sunagakure ninja last night."

"Of course, I'll also specifically have someone shout outside the Sunagakure camp and tell Pakura that you are currently hiding in my command tower."

The expression on Qian Ye's face froze.

That move was too vicious.

Pakura had completely gone mad by now.

If she learned he was hiding in the command tower, that woman would definitely come crashing over with her fireballs.

By then, Orochimaru would pat his butt and leave, while he would definitely be roasted into charcoal.

"Sensei, can we be reasonable here?" Qian Ye asked miserably.

Orochimaru raised one finger.

"As long as you lure her to the canyon entrance of the C4 Defense Zone."

"The Barrier Team has already set up the Four Violet Flame Formation there."

"You only need to hold her off for three minutes. Once the barrier closes, she will have nowhere to escape."

"Her actions have already stretched Sunagakure's formation apart. As long as we trap her, Hidden Leaf can sever Sunagakure's front from its rear and swallow their assault force."

After hearing the tactical plan, Qian Ye cursed inwardly.

Three minutes.

Under Pakura's level of firepower, let alone three minutes, a person could be vaporized several times over in thirty seconds.

"I'm not going." Qian Ye refused stubbornly. "Three minutes is too long. I won't survive."

Orochimaru looked at Qian Ye and put forward his first bargaining chip.

"After it is done, I will take you to Dragon's Lair."

Qian Ye paused.

"Dragon's Lair?"

"One of the three great sage inheritance lands. You can go there and sign a summoning contract," Orochimaru added unhurriedly.

Qian Ye's heart jolted.

A summoning contract with Dragon's Lair.

In the Naruto World, that was absolutely a top-tier lifesaver.

Manda had a terrible personality and liked demanding sacrifices, but at critical moments, he really could take a hit for you.

The reason Orochimaru could bounce around alive through all kinds of desperate situations in his previous life was largely due to Dragon's Lair's summoned beasts.

With that, his survival rate would soar.

But Qian Ye still did not agree.

"Sensei, no matter how good a summoned beast is, that's for later."

"I don't even have a defensive ninjutsu right now. What am I supposed to use to withstand Pakura for three minutes?"

"I'm not going. You might as well report me to the village directly. Worst case, I'll run away overnight."

Qian Ye put on the air of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

Seeing his shameless appearance, Orochimaru smiled instead.

"Greedy little brat."

Orochimaru walked to the desk and opened the bottom drawer.

"After it is done, aside from the Dragon's Lair contract."

"I can also let you choose any one S-rank ninjutsu from Hidden Leaf's Book of Seals."

The command tower instantly fell silent.

Qian Ye felt as if his breathing had stopped for half a beat.

An S-rank ninjutsu!

That was something from the Book of Seals!

The Flying Thunder God Technique, Impure World Reincarnation, Eight Gates, the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.

Any one of them could let someone strut across the Ninja World.

Orochimaru actually dared to use something like that as a bargaining chip.

Qian Ye swallowed.

Fortune lay within danger.

As long as he did not face Pakura head-on and only ran around to stall for three minutes.

Maybe there was still a chance he could survive.

"Deal."

The right-wing battlefield.

The situation had completely turned into a one-sided slaughter.

Pakura floated in midair, the fireballs around her like ghost flames claiming lives.

Choza Akimichi's massive body was extremely conspicuous on the battlefield, but it also made him the perfect target.

The specially made iron staff in his hands had already been heated red-hot, making it impossible to hold.

"Retreat! Fall back!"

Choza roared as he covered the Hidden Leaf ninja behind him.

Several Chunin who failed to dodge in time were directly knocked over by the heat waves brushing past them, their bodies instantly catching fire.

Their screams echoed across the position.

Sunagakure's assault force followed behind Pakura, their morale soaring to the peak.

"You Hidden Leaf trash! Weren't you shouting pretty loudly just now?"

"Keep shouting!"

The Sunagakure ninja taunted them wildly.

The Hidden Leaf side was humiliated beyond measure, but no one dared show their heads.

Pakura's current state was too terrifying.

Those four orange-red fireballs had already turned bright white, their temperatures so high that even the rocks on the ground were melting.

Just as the Hidden Leaf line was about to completely collapse.

A thin figure walked slowly toward the center of the battlefield, against the tide of fleeing people.

Qian Ye walked very slowly.

With every step, he adjusted his breathing, keeping the chakra in his leg meridians in its most active state.

He held two Explosive Tags in his left hand, while his right hand rested on the revolver at his waist.

A Hidden Leaf Chunin running backward crashed into his shoulder.

"Kid! Are you crazy?! Pakura is up ahead!"

The Chunin grabbed Qian Ye's arm, trying to drag him back.

Qian Ye knocked his hand aside.

"I know."

Without looking back, Qian Ye continued forward.

Several nearby Hidden Leaf ninja froze.

The firelight illuminated Qian Ye's young face, along with the absurdly baggy shorts on his lower body.

Someone rubbed his eyes, then suddenly realized who he was.

"Holy shit!"

"It's the Bare-Assed War God!"

That shout was exceptionally abrupt amid the noisy battlefield.

All the nearby Hidden Leaf ninja heard it.

Everyone stopped in unison and turned to look at Qian Ye.

Choza also heard the commotion. When he turned around, his eyes nearly popped out.

This kid actually dared to come back?

"What are you all standing around for?!"

A quick-witted Hidden Leaf Jonin shouted at the top of his lungs.

"The War God is here! Make room for the War God!"

"Everyone, fall back three hundred meters!"

Whoosh—

The Hidden Leaf position, which had been a complete mess moments ago, instantly displayed astonishing execution.

Several hundred people scrambled and crawled away in both directions.

In just over ten seconds, a huge open space had been forcibly cleared in the center of the battlefield.

Qian Ye stood in the middle of the open space, his face darkening.

These bastards.

They sold out their teammate so cleanly and decisively.

A moment ago, they had been getting beaten down by Sunagakure. Now they were all hiding behind cover with half their heads poking out, ready to grab snacks and watch the show.

Some had even taken out Military Ration Pills, chewing while whispering to the people beside them.

"How long do you think the War God can last this time?"

"Hard to say. Pakura's anger is way worse than yesterday."

"I bet five hundred ryo that the War God will have to run away bare-assed again today."

Qian Ye had excellent hearing, and every word entered his ears clearly.

He nearly ground his back teeth to pieces.

Once I get an S-rank ninjutsu, the first thing I'll do is blast all you snack-grabbing spectators into the sky!

In midair.

Pakura also stopped moving.

She lowered her head, her gaze piercing through the distorted heat waves and locking tightly onto Qian Ye.

The bright white fireballs suddenly began emitting an incredibly piercing howl.

Sunagakure's assault force also came to a stop.

They looked at the Hidden Leaf Genin standing alone in the center of the battlefield, exchanging baffled glances.

"Who's this kid? Is he seriously this reckless?"

"No idea. Judging by his forehead protector, he's just a Genin."

Pakura slowly descended from the air, her feet landing on the scorched black ground.

No one dared approach within three meters of her.

Less than thirty meters separated the two of them.

The battlefield suddenly fell into an extremely strange silence.

Only the sound of wind whistling through the flames remained.

Pakura looked at Qian Ye, her lips pulling into an exceptionally cruel curve.

"You came."

Her voice was not loud, yet it clearly carried across the entire battlefield.

Qian Ye sighed and wiped the sweat from his palm on his pant leg.

"I came."

The fireballs beside Pakura began spinning faster.

"You shouldn't have come."

Qian Ye raised his head and stared directly into Pakura's eyes, which seemed ready to spit fire.

"But I came anyway."

A collective gasp rose from the Hidden Leaf position behind him.

"Holy shit, this dialogue has that flavor!"

"There's definitely something going on between these two! Definitely!"

Choza slapped the back of that chatterbox Chunin's head, though he also perked up his ears.