Kimimaro died.
His death was rather dramatic.
Ye Chen was not particularly surprised.
After all, Kimimaro's death differed little from the original story.
What concerned Ye Chen more was that, of the Otogakure Five, Kimimaro alone had died.
That was right. The other four had all survived.
Ye Chen had watched the frontline battlefield the entire time, so naturally, he knew how the other four had escaped.
Kabuto, Orochimaru's most "mysterious" confidant, had never shown himself.
Aside from the Otogakure Five, Ye Chen paid particular attention to the two giant snakes Orochimaru had summoned in one go, as well as Hanzo of the Salamander, revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
Their presence had directly upset the balance on the battlefield.
Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, and the other elite Jonin were all tied down by them.
As for the others, most were Genin contestants participating in the "Chunin Tournament."
Now, they had to face over a hundred experts from Amegakure, and their situation was extremely unfavorable.
Fortunately, the players from Hidden Jun Village arrived in time to help, preventing a one-sided rout.
Besides relieving the pressure on the front lines, the Hidden Jun Village players who came as reinforcements also carried out the "legion commander's" instructions.
They led the frontline combatants in a gradual retreat toward Hidden Jun Village.
Kusagakure had already been turned into a "troop staging post," and it could provide considerable help as the front lines pulled back.
The two giant snakes Orochimaru had summoned, along with Hanzo of the Salamander, revived through Impure World Reincarnation, were powerful.
But facing so many experts at once, they would still have to put in some effort to "break the deadlock" outright.
Most importantly, their "leader," Orochimaru, had already slipped away from the front lines.
If Ye Chen had not