Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Yamanaka Chukyu didn't explain, but simply narrowed his eyes slightly and released Orochimaru's exclusive killing intent stored within the snake skin.

The murderous aura, almost fully formed, instantly subdued the Konoha ninja.

Their doubts dissipated.

That murderous aura, that chilling aura, and that damned, familiar, intellectually-based contempt...

Tsk, no doubt about it, it's Lord Orochimaru!

Lord Orochimaru is so smart, we stupid ninjas shouldn't make wild guesses. We should just obediently carry out orders!

No one had any more doubts, and all the Konoha ninja quickly relayed the orders.

The Konoha ninja who delivered the order saw Orochimaru with his own eyes and personally experienced the contempt for his intelligence, thus eliminating any doubts based on common sense. However, the Konoha ninja on the front lines could not do the same.

Having never seen Orochimaru in person, they couldn't help but be suspicious of the strange orders they received.

Chunin squad leader: "(⊙o⊙) Huh? (⊙o⊙) Huh! What the hell is all this?!"

The messenger ninja said, "This is Lord Orochimaru's order: Attack the Cloud Village ninja squad to the left front, then retreat to the woods to the left of the camp and await further orders..."

Chunin squad leader: "Is this Lord Orochimaru's order?"

The messenger ninja replied, "Yes!"

Chunin Squad Leader: "Isn't this an order I, as the squad leader, should be giving?"

The messenger ninja asked, "Are you questioning Lord Orochimaru?"

Chunin squad leader: "I'm not questioning Lord Orochimaru, I'm fucking suspecting you!"

The ninja messenger pulled out a whole bunch of documents: "Is there a problem with the key, the seal, or the paper?"

Chunin Squad Leader: "No, the key is fine, the seal is fine too..."

The messenger ninja said, "If there are no problems, carry out Lord Orochimaru's orders; otherwise, I will execute you for disobeying orders!"

Chunin Squad Leader: "Yes, sir! We will resolutely carry out Lord Orochimaru's orders!"

The Konoha ninja squad leaders were full of doubts, but military orders were absolute and could not be disobeyed.

Moreover, everyone believes in Orochimaru. This lord has led the Konoha army to victory in so many battles. His seemingly unreasonable orders must be because we are too stupid to understand his profound thinking.

The Konoha ninjas muttered to themselves, but their bodies obediently carried out the orders, and then they produced results that shocked everyone.

From a macro perspective, it can be seen that, depending on the strength of the Cloud Village ninja squads, three to five Konoha squads were grouped together and launched ninjutsu attacks against them simultaneously.

The saturation of ninjutsu attacks blocked the ninja's room to dodge.

When the fragile human body faces powerful ninjutsu, there is no difference between a strong Jonin and a weak Genin.

The Cloud Village ninjas died without uttering a sound; the entire squad was killed simultaneously, their bodies torn apart and burned.

The tactical objective of the ninth day of the mountain is very clear: it is better to break one finger than to injure all ten.

With a saturation attack exceeding the limits of what ninjas can withstand, a large number of deaths were instantly inflicted, shaking the morale of the Cloud Village ninjas.

There are as many as six thousand Hidden Mist ninjas concentrated at the front line, and the personalities of these ninjas vary greatly.

But faced with hundreds of deaths occurring simultaneously, whether they were decisive and reckless or cautious and composed, they were all deeply shocked.

This is the kind of consistent emotion needed on the ninth day of the lunar month in the mountains.

He could use thousands of threads of thought to entangle thousands of Cloud Ninjas, but he could not be distracted by thousands of thoughts to give individual, targeted hints.

He can't even do three things at once!

Only when thousands of Cloud Village ninjas maintain the same emotion can Yamanaka Hatsukyu use the same method to subtly penetrate the minds of the Cloud Village ninjas.

The Cloud Village ninja's shock was subtly amplified, allowing it to last as long as possible.

This is an anomaly that seems perfectly normal, and at least no one would notice it at this moment.

Because: Everyone is just like me!

The Konoha ninjas were shocked by their own victory, but Yamanaka Hatsukyu's actions followed, only in the opposite direction, interrupting their shock and arousing their awe of Orochimaru.

The Konoha ninjas felt a sudden tightness in their chests, remembering Lord Orochimaru's orders.

No one dared to disobey the orders; they immediately acted accordingly, retreating in an orderly manner in small teams.

The retreat of several hundred meters was completed in an instant, and the 4500 Konoha ninja were freed from their entanglement and formed a more complete defensive line once again.

Immediately afterwards, a second wave of orders was relayed to each squad.

Having gone through a battle, Yamanaka Hatsukyu had a general understanding of the characteristics of the thousands of Konoha squads: some were determined to carry out orders, some hesitated until the last moment, and some couldn't wait.

There were even small teams that were completely bewildered and stumbling along, clearly pure cannon fodder led by new Chunin and composed of novice Genin.

The ninja squads that performed exceptionally well were all veterans who had fought for years in the Third Shinobi World War, possessing outstanding combat strength, experience, and resilience.

Secondly, there are the Root ninjas who were not transformed into living puppets. They are powerful fighters, fearless, and resolutely obedient to orders.

The weakness of not being able to adapt has become the greatest strength for the micro-management master, Shan Zhong Chu Jiu.

After the Konoha ninjas disengaged from the battle, the Kumogakure ninjas gradually came to their senses.

"The Konoha ninja have retreated!"

"Chase them! We can't let them get away!"

"Don't chase after them!"

"That attack was too strange; something must have happened in Konoha!"

"We can't annihilate the Konoha ninja army here. Even if there were 20,000 ninja, let alone 8,000 Kumogakure troops, we couldn't wipe them out in the vast Land of Fire!"

"The Konoha ninja's actions are unpredictable. How do you know that what's ahead isn't a trap?"

"It's precisely because it's so eerie that they must be running away!"

Each side had its own reasons, and the Cloud Village ninjas with differing views were unable to convince each other, plunging the entire group into chaos.

The chaos in the army's morale was only brought to an end when Killer Bee, the frontline commander of the Cloud Village army, arrived at the front and directly ordered a pursuit.

Frontline strategist Samos asked in bewilderment, "Lord Kirabi, how did you determine that an attack was necessary?"

Kirabi excitedly sang: "Yo yo, I don't know right from wrong, but I do know that hesitation is the worst, and indecision is the worst decision!"

Logically speaking, Chirabi's decision was undoubtedly correct.

But war is irrational and illogical. When one side gains an unfair advantage, a seemingly correct decision can turn into a foolish one that leads to its own downfall.

While stationed at the Konoha camp, Yamanaka Chujiu clearly sensed the movements of each Kumogakure squad and perceived the chaotic disorder within them.

He then issued a series of targeted orders, adjusting the newly formed Konoha ninja defensive line to match the formation of the Cloud Village army's attack.

The Cloud Hidden Army's attack didn't hit a steel plate, but instead struck a large net.

The ninja squad, like hooks, worked together to advance and retreat, weaving a grid.

Under the immediate command of the mountain's Chu Jiu, the large net formed by the Konoha army was as flexible as silk, clinging to the Cloud Village army like maggots, the more they struggled, the tighter it became.