Jingyi knew when to stop joking and did not keep calling Orochimaru the Great White Snake.
Orochimaru had learned his lesson too and did not tease him with "God Slayer" again.
Because they were transporting a large amount of supplies and wounded personnel, the team moved slowly and took a full five days to reach Konoha.
Along the way, many villages still bore the scars of war.
These were all the handiwork of Sunagakure's elite squads.
The good news was that there were fewer and fewer ninja squads infiltrating the Land of Fire. After suffering considerable losses, the remaining squads had begun withdrawing in every direction, fleeing the Land of Fire.
Before Konoha had reacted, Sunagakure's elite squads could still gain some advantages. Once Konoha began targeting them, Sunagakure would definitely have a hard time of it.
Once all those enemies had been cleared out, the Third Hokage surely would not swallow this insult.
Retaliating against Sunagakure in the same manner was a good option.
Infiltrating the Land of Wind was not difficult. There were too many places to enter from, and the Land of Wind was too vast for Sunagakure to station guards everywhere.
It would not be difficult for Konoha to retaliate. The difficult part was that there were too few resources and villages worth destroying within the Land of Wind.
"We absolutely cannot let this matter end here. Sunagakure's destruction has caused tremendous losses to both the village and the Daimyo's Court. We must retaliate!!!"
On this point, F4's stance was unanimous.
The suggestion of retaliation won the approval of many people. Even Tsunade did not object.
The old saying went: if you had the nerve to shove your face in someone's business, then do not blame them for using some underhanded methods.
"I agree with retaliating,