Ye Feng felt warmth in his heart at the sight of Orochimaru's anxious expression, so he recounted what he had seen and heard along the way, as well as how he had rescued the Konoha Ninja and encountered the Third Kazekage.
Orochimaru was repeatedly surprised as he listened. The earlier intelligence had made no mention of the Third Kazekage arriving on the battlefield, and this disrupted some of Orochimaru's arrangements.
With the Third Kazekage present, many deployments needed adjusting. His strength was simply too great for ordinary defensive forces to withstand his attacks.
The thought gave Orochimaru a headache. The deployments he had painstakingly arranged now had to be scrapped and reconsidered. He even felt an urge to march straight over and beat the Third Kazekage back home.
Unfortunately, because of Ye Feng's plan, Orochimaru could only endure it. He said to the two of them:
"You've made a great contribution this time. This will count as completing an S-rank mission. Once the war is over, you can collect your rewards and points together."
Seeing that their business was finished, Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze bid Orochimaru farewell, preparing to leave the tent and get some rest.
But Orochimaru stopped them, saying:
"There's been a great deal to handle these past few days, and the Amegakure ninja outside have kept requesting a meeting. Since you're here, you might as well hear why they've come."
Then Orochimaru waved to a subordinate, sending him to bring in the Amegakure ninja.
Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze also moved behind Orochimaru, looking every bit like his subordinates.
The two had barely taken their places when Orochimaru's subordinate returned, followed by the Amegakure ninja.
As soon as the ninja leading the group entered, he bowed to Orochimaru first, expressing their respect for him. This gesture