Chapter 175 Orochimaru's Strategy (Part 3, Part 4)

In less than a day, Tsunade, Hanekawa and others killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and the news of Kirigakure's retreat spread throughout Konoha Village.

For such a great victory, both ninjas and ordinary villagers cheered and encouraged.

Tsunade's fame was even better, but her fame was already great, and now it was just the icing on the cake.

The one who benefited the most was Hanekawa. He single-handedly killed Kurihara Kushimaru, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and many people had a new understanding of him.

Today, he is known as the true number one of the young generation, more famous than Namikaze Minato back then.

Among the ninja clan, the Hyuga clan was the most excited.

Because their investment in Tsunade was a great success.

The only thing that made Hinata and Hinata feel pity was that Hanekawa stole their limelight.

It would be perfect if a ninja from the Hyuga clan discovered the headquarters of Kirigakure Village.

Now, it can only be said that it is the power of the dragon, not a timely help.

But without comparison, there is no harm.

Thinking of the miserable situation of the Uchiha clan, Hinata Hizashi couldn't help but want to laugh.

Their two clans are both the two big-eyed ninja clan of Konoha Village, and they have never been easy to deal with.

The success of the Hyuga clan's investment in Tsunade contrasts with the failure of the Uchiha clan's investment in Orochimaru.

Although they were forced to invest in Orochimaru.

Such news naturally spread not only among the Leaf Village, but also to various ninja villages and the Frost Country.

Konoha Village Base Camp.

Orochimaru looked at the map in front of him and frowned.

In the past half month, he had suffered several losses at the hands of Yunyin Village.

The biggest one was when they were ambushed by Ai and Kirabi and lost hundreds of ninjas, including many jounin.

In fact, Orochimaru saw the clues in advance.

But because of Shimura Danzo's urging and his confidence in his own strength, he took advantage of the trick.

It's just that he underestimated the determination of the Hidden Cloud Village. They actually dispatched two completely tailed beast-turned jinchūriki at once.

Their terrifying strength cost them a heavy price.

But it’s not without gain.

Orochimaru secretly obtained a lot of Sharingan.

Just then, footsteps sounded.

Orochimaru didn't need to look back to know that it was Shimura Danzo.

Except for him, no one dared to break into his tent without saying hello.

"Orochimaru!"

Danzo Shimura stopped, his tone a little unhappy.

"how?"

Orochimaru glanced at him and asked, "Is there something big going on in Hidden Cloud Village?"

"It's not Kumogakure, it's Tsunade!"

Danzo Shimura said with a gloomy look.

"What did she do?"

Orochimaru asked calmly, "Are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen dead again?"

"All dead!"

Danzo Shimura was very reluctant and said, "Now that Kirigakure has retreated and Tsunade has made a contribution, our situation is in danger!"

Orochimaru couldn't help but be startled.

Although he knew that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were no match for Tsunade, it was still beyond his expectation that they all died within half a month.

"If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have taken over the Yunyin Village battlefield!"

Danzo Shimura felt regretful when he thought of his previous request for help at the Jonin meeting.

Their idea at the time was simple.

One is to seize Tsunade's position as commander, so that she will no longer perform meritorious service, but let Orochimaru take the sole credit for repelling Kumogakure.

The second is that they think that an AB combination that can be blocked by just one Namikaze Minato is no big deal.

After all, Namikaze Minato was Jiraiya's student.

Naturally, they would subconsciously underestimate the strength of this junior.

"If you went to the Kirigakure battlefield, all the credit now belongs to you."

Danzo Shimura sighed and said.

"There are no ifs in this world."

Orochimaru said without changing his expression, "Things haven't reached the worst yet, why are you so panicked?"

"Do you have any idea?"

Danzo Shimura asked quickly.

"Not yet."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly and said, "But no matter how much time it takes, as long as you defeat Kumogakure, you can defeat Tsunade."

Danzo Shimura couldn't help but frowned.

Yunyin Village is the most powerful and the hardest nut to crack.

But capturing them will undoubtedly bring the greatest reward.

It's just that Danzo Shimura can't afford to lose, and Orochimaru's uncertainty makes him feel extremely anxious.

"What does the old man say about the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki?"

Orochimaru naturally would not care about Shimura Danzo's psychological problems.

He joined the war just to get more experimental materials.

As for the Hokage, he will do his best to obey fate and just give Danzo Shimura an explanation.

After all, it's not a shame to be unable to compete with Tsunade.

"He didn't agree."

Danzo Shimura said with a dissatisfied look on his face.

Kumogakure Village has already dispatched two tails and eight tails. Logically speaking, the tailed beasts should be dealt with by the tailed beasts, so Konoha Village should take out the nine tails.

In his opinion, Sarutobi Hiruzen's refusal was a sign of disregard for his former teammates, which was simply abominable.

He had done so many things for Konoha and him conscientiously, but in the end, he was so heartless!

"This is his style. He will not use the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki until the end."

Orochimaru thought for a moment and said, "Ask him to transfer Hatake Sakumo's team."

"Hatake Sakumo?"

Danzo Shimura looked surprised and asked, "Aren't you afraid that he will steal the credit?"

Orochimaru's mouth twitched.

This old guy couldn't understand the current situation at all.

Is it now a question of taking credit? Whether it can be effective or not is a question.

"I am the commander. It is not easy for him to take credit."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "And my goal is not him."

"Not him?"

Danzo Shimura was suddenly stunned and asked, "Who is that?"

"Sarutobi Asuma."

Orochimaru smiled lightly and said, "He is the key to us being able to second the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki."

"You still have a way!"

Danzo Shimura's eyes lit up and he laughed.

The Tsuchikage Building in Iwagakure Village, Earth Country.

"Father."

The burly Huang Tu came in and said, "The information I just received is about Konoha Village and Kirigakure Village."

"It's only been half a month, are there any results yet?"

Onoki, who was sitting on the Tsuchikage chair, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked.

"It's really unexpected."

Huang Tu handed the scroll to him and said, "Please take a look."

Ohnoki opened the scroll and read it.

Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are too unworthy of their name."

Onoki put down the scroll, shook his head and said, "I thought Kirigakure Village would consume more of Konoha Village's strength."

His previous plan was actually very simple.

That is the snipe and the clam fighting, and the fisherman wins.

Once Kumogakure or Konoha Village cannot hold on, Iwagakure will be able to take advantage.

The addition of Kirigakure Village was regarded by him as a good helper to consume and contain Konoha Village.

But now it seems that it is of no use, and in less than half a month, the troops were withdrawn in despair.

"What do we do now?"

Huang Tu looked at Ohnoki and asked.

"After all, you have to choose a goal."

Ohnoki asked thoughtfully, "Who do you think should be beaten?"

"Cloud Hidden Village."

Huang Tu thought for a while and explained, "Konoha Village is the place where the Four Wars took place, and the other ninja villages will not sit back and watch us take it."

"good."

Onoki laughed and added, "As for the attack on Cloud Hidden Village, neither Konoha Village nor Sunagakure Village will stop them, and they will even help."

“It won’t be stopped in the early stage, but it’s hard to tell in the later stage.”

Loess said with hesitation, "Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village will not want our Iwagakure Village to occupy Kumogakure Village."

"That's true, so hurry."

Onoki nodded and said.

"When should we mobilize our troops?"

Huang Tu asked.

"We cannot directly attack Yunyin Village. They are very wary of us now."

Onoki said in a deep voice, "First send troops to pretend to attack Konoha Village to create a false impression, then raise troops to attack Yunyin Village and capture them quickly!"

"Father is right!"

Huang Tu suddenly showed admiration.

"As for when to mobilize the troops, wait and see. The pressure from Konoha Village on Cloud Hidden Village is not enough now."

Ohnoki touched his beard, and the old god said, "When the Cloud Hidden Village relaxes its vigilance towards our Iwagakure Village, we can send troops."

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Please...you...collect 6...books...!

Time flies and September comes.

Since the evacuation of Kirigakure Village, the island has become calm.

Apart from patrol duties, there were no other tasks, so he lived a very leisurely life.

But for Hanekawa, Nohara Rin and Yuhi Kurenai, this is a good time to practice and learn ninjutsu.

"Come on! Red!"

Nohara Lin clenched her fists and said with a gentle expression.

"Don't worry, I will definitely defeat him this time!"

Yuhi Kurenai stared at Hanekawa opposite and snorted softly.

"Yeah?"

Hanekawa looked at her cute appearance and asked, "What if I lose?"

"If you lose, you lose!"

Yuhi Hong said confidently.

"Start now?"

Hanekawa asked with a smile on his face.

He also didn't think about what he would do to Yuhi Kurenai after winning.

"bring it on!"

Yuhi Hong took a deep breath and her expression became extremely serious.

There was no doubt that they were sparring.

But it is not an ordinary sparring, but a learning sparring, which is the art of Kirigakure.

Dense foggy weather can affect most ninjas, including users.

After all, if the user doesn't roll his eyes, he doesn't actually have an advantage in the thick fog.

This requires users to spend a lot of time on special training in order to adapt to dense fog weather.

After two weeks of study, Hanekawa and Yuhi Kurenai have mastered the Kirigakure Jutsu and are now undergoing special training.

Their rule is that under thick fog, whoever catches the opponent first will be the winner.

In addition, they cannot use any ninjutsu, but they can use the existing sand and stones.

The art of Water Release and Kirigakure!

Hanekawa and Yuhi Kurenai formed seals at the same time and spit out a large amount of thick fog.

The mist filled the air, covering both of them.

Nohara Lin's eyes widened.

Although she couldn't see clearly, she was concerned about the outcome.

However, Kurenai Yuhi had always lost before and never won at all.

After entering the thick fog, Hanekawa's normal visibility was less than one meter.

At this time, you have to rely on listening to the wind to argue.

Ordinary ninjas tend to panic and make noises when shrouded in thick fog.

The user can carry out sneak attacks based on the sound.

Hanekawa stood there and listened, and sure enough there was no sound.

But he was in no hurry.

Because according to his understanding of Yuhi Kurenai, she must have been the first to lose control.

A moment later, on Hanekawa's left, there was a sound of a stone falling to the ground.

At the same time, he heard a faint sound of footsteps, but then there was another stone.

Use the sound of the stone to cover up the footsteps?

Hanekawa couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

After losing so many times, Yuhi Kurenai had summed up a lot of experience.

But unfortunately, he could clearly distinguish the difference between the two sounds.

This was due to his identity as a perception ninja.

As a perception ninja, this is one of the basic skills.

Hanekawa walked forward silently.

Soon, he found Yuhi Kurenai moving slowly.

He thought about it and went around behind her.

At this moment, Yuhi Kurenai suddenly turned around.

But Hanekawa took a step ahead of her and retreated.

Yuhi Kurenai couldn't help but grit her teeth.

Hanekawa knew her, and she also knew Hanekawa.

She was sure that Hanekawa was near her, and she thought that she could trick him out by turning back suddenly just now, but it didn't work.

Now it was a bit embarrassing.

Just as Yuhi Kurenai was thinking, she suddenly heard the sound of a stone falling behind her.

She subconsciously wanted to turn around, but stopped.

Hanekawa wouldn't expose his position so easily.

It should be... in front!

Yuhi Kurenai hurried forward, but missed.

The next second, her shoulder was patted.

"Damn it!"

Yuhi Kurenai's expression froze, turned around, looked at Hanekawa, raised her hand very dissatisfied, and hit him twice.

"Next time I'll let you win."

Hanekawa held her little hand and said with a smile.

"You don't need to let me!"

Yuhi Kurenai rolled her eyes at him and said.

Although she has been losing, her progress is visible to the naked eye. Winning or losing makes no difference to her.

"Do you want to do it again?"

Hanekawa gently stroked the back of her hand and asked.

"Once a day is enough."

Yuhi Kurenai shook her head and said, "I still have to practice illusion and water escape in the rest of the time."

In the previous attack on the headquarters of the Hidden Mist Village, she was rejected because of her lack of strength.

Now, she just wants to have the strength of a special jonin or jonin as soon as possible.

"Yeah."

Hekawa let go of his hand and used a wind escape to blow away the thick fog.

"Who won?"

Nohara Rin asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter who won!"

Yuhi Kurenai coughed lightly and said.

Nohara Rin immediately realized that she had lost to Hanekawa again.

Yeah, it was not a surprising result.

"Hekawa, come here."

Just then, Tsunade walked out of the main tent and waved to them.

Hekawa and the other two hurried forward.

"Just now I discussed with Maki and others from the Sand Village. They will stay here to guard, and we will go back to Konoha Village."

Tsunade looked at them and said with a smile.

"Great!"

Yuhi Kurenai said excitedly, "Finally I can go home!"

Hekawa couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He also wanted to leave this island a long time ago. After all, watching the sea and eating seafood every day is really unbearable.

Comparatively speaking, Konoha Village is better.

"Pack up and go back tomorrow morning."

Tsunade said, and asked Nara Suzaku to pass the message on.

For a moment, the Konoha Village ninjas in the camp cheered.

And the Sand Village ninjas showed envy.

The situation is stronger than people.

They dare not leave.

What if the Mist Village comes back to attack them?

The Konoha Village is strong and can react in time, but they can't do it now.