Shin'un was somewhat taken aback by Orochimaru's question.
"That's right, I've seen the other two types of giant golems, but I've never seen the last one, the fortress-shaped giant golem."
"Could the giant puppet you mentioned, teacher, be this kind of one?"
"That's right."
Orochimaru nodded, confirming Shin'un's words.
"So far, only one giant fortress-like golem has appeared on the battlefield, but this one alone has caused us a great deal of trouble."
"Previously, although the other two giant puppets were equally powerful, we could have dealt with them using the same methods as we used against large summoning beasts. Even if we suffered heavy casualties, they were not invincible."
"This fortress-like giant golem is practically invincible on the battlefield."
"Even a thousand ninja soldiers would be utterly insignificant before it, only destined to die in vain."
As he spoke, Orochimaru seemed to have thought of something, lowered his head and paused slightly before finally beginning to describe the specific appearance of this fortress-shaped giant puppet.
"Based on visual estimation, this giant puppet is over fifty meters tall. Its enormous size roughly resembles an inverted semicircle. Apart from its thicker steel shell, which is more substantial than that of ordinary giant puppets, its surface is covered with densely packed metal pipes capable of launching large-scale Wind Release."
"At the same time, the fortress-like giant puppet has six short legs for walking, but perhaps to provide sufficient stability when launching Ninjutsu at full speed, these six short legs are very heavy and thick, so the movement speed is extremely slow."
"Once in combat mode, the dense metal pipes on his body can instantly unleash countless powerful large-scale Wind Release, and he can maintain this state for at least nineteen minutes."
"This kind of large-scale, high-speed, continuous Wind Release attack is simply unstoppable; no matter how many ordinary ninjas are stacked up, it will be completely ineffective."
"I even suspect that the Chakra source of the fortress-like giant puppet is actually the Tailed Beast of the Sunagakure, otherwise there is no way to explain how those puppeteers could satisfy such an unimaginable amount of Chakra consumption."
"..."
As Shin'un Orochimaru gradually formed an image in his mind of the giant, fortress-like puppet of the Sunagakure.
So, is a fortress-shaped giant puppet actually equivalent to a large-scale Wind Release Ninjutsu turret?
Shaking his head, Shin'un dismissed the thoughts in his mind and looked at Orochimaru.
"Teacher, since this giant puppet is slow and clumsy, it should be easy to get close to it, right?"
Orochimaru shook his head and looked at Shin'un.
What you can think of, the enemy can also think of.
"I once led a group to infiltrate the fortress-like puppet using Earth Release is a technique in Chinese mythology used in martial arts), attempting to destroy it."
"At that time, after we infiltrated close to the fortress-like puppet, we immediately unleashed our strongest Ninjutsu to attack. However, apart from its thick steel shell, the fortress-like puppet maintained a solid barrier that was invisible to the naked eye."
"Furthermore, those Sand Ninja puppeteers seemed completely unconcerned about Chakra consumption; the barriers on their fortress-like puppets weren't just one layer, but a full five layers!"
At this point, Orochimaru sighed deeply, as if marveling at the inhuman extravagance of those Sand Ninja puppeteers.
"At the time, we used powerful Ninjutsu to ensure the destruction of the fortress-like puppet, but we only managed to break through five layers of barriers."
"And the residual force of the Ninjutsu after breaking through the barrier couldn't even create a crater in that steel shell."
"Afterwards, seeing that the attack was ineffective, we were shocked and immediately prepared to launch another wave of Ninjutsu to attack."
"Unexpectedly, the five layers of barriers that had been shattered were restored to their original state in a very short time, and half of the metal pipes on the entire fortress-like golem even turned towards us."
"Then came the relentless barrage of Wind Release Ninjutsu."
"The continuous stream of Wind Release Ninjutsu, like a curtain, caused the ground to drop several meters in height."
At this point, Orochimaru looked up and paused, seemingly recalling the scene of countless Wind Release Ninjutsu bombarding him at close range that day.
"In the end, not only did the plan to infiltrate the fortress-like puppet and destroy it fail, but of the five Jonin I brought, only one other Elite Jonin survived."
Seeing Orochimaru fall silent and stop talking, Shin'un sighed.
"According to you, wouldn't this fortress-shaped giant golem be invincible?"
"Not only can it unleash countless large-scale Wind Release in an instant, but its body also has five layers of sturdy barriers in addition to its steel outer shell."
"Its only drawback is probably its slow movement speed."
Shin'un's expression suddenly turned strange, and he looked at Orochimaru with a puzzled look.
"If that's the case, how have you managed to keep going until now without losing?"
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru paused for a moment, then looked up and glanced sideways at Shin'un.
"So after that infiltration plan failed, I changed my strategy, avoiding all direct combat and instead focusing on building up the strength of the Sand Ninja Village's back ninja villages until one of them couldn't withstand the immense costs of war and surrendered."
"Furthermore, there's only one of those fortress-type puppets; it's impossible for it to cover the entire battlefield of Sand Ninja."
"I'll have all the Konoha Ninja avoid the fortress-type puppet and attack the Sunagakure and key strongholds everywhere, forcing it to constantly put out fires across the entire front."
"In this way, the fortress-like puppet would naturally be powerless to advance the Sand Ninja's battle lines."
Listening to Orochimaru's explanation, Shin'un nodded and gradually understood, feeling a strong sense of déjà vu.
Orochimaru's actions have a bit of a guerrilla warfare feel to them... though they might be somewhat related to the name of guerrilla warfare at best.
Shaking his head to dispel his wandering thoughts, Shen Yun Shin'un for a moment and then said:
"However, such tactics can only ensure delaying time; they make victory impossible."
"That's right." Orochimaru nodded, resting his hands on his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"The teacher only gave us two months; this tactic can't guarantee victory."
"Sigh~" Orochimaru sighed deeply, somewhat helplessly.
"No matter how you look at it, if we want to achieve victory within two months, we will ultimately have to confront the fortress-like puppets head-on."
Shin'un nodded; he thought so too.
Shiina Kō, who had been paying close attention to the conversation, couldn't help but frown in thought.
As for Uchiha Yūichi, he stood as punishment while abandoning all thought and pricked up his ears, intending to listen to the final solution Orochimaru and Shin'un came up with.
The four men fell silent in unison, making the atmosphere in the tent so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"But!"
Suddenly, Orochimaru looked at Shin'un and broke the silence in the tent.
"Now that you're here, we have a better chance of winning."
"Me?" Shin'un pointed to himself, looking somewhat surprised.
Orochimaru nodded, a smile spreading across his face as he cupped his hands, and asked:
"That's right, it's you. That Lightning Release should be finished by now, right?"
"Huh? Which one are you talking about?" Shin'un, somewhat puzzled, and tentatively replied, " Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar?"
Orochimaru shook his head and replied:
"That fortress-like puppet is enormous. We must destroy it completely beyond repair in one go. To completely destroy it with the Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar Ninjutsu, it would take at least five or six repetitions. Do you have that much Chakra?"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un opened his mouth but remained silent.
Orochimaru was unaware that he possessed the ability to store Chakra, so it's normal for the Qi Sea to have such concerns.
However, since it's not Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar, and it's Ninjutsu that Orochimaru knows he's developing, it also needs to be powerful enough to destroy a fortress-type puppet...
Based on the conditions, Shin'un quickly recalled a Lightning Release Ninjutsu he had almost forgotten and immediately spoke to Orochimaru:
"The Ninjutsu you're talking about is... Lightning Release: Lightning Strike?"