Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 44 Tracking and Traps

"Tsk, we still got caught! But Redbeard, you're pretty persistent. We're almost at Konoha's camp, and you still dared to chase us?!"

"So what if you're near the Hidden Leaf Village camp? Even if the entire Hidden Leaf Village camp were to come out right now, it still wouldn't be able to save you!"

The Jinchuriki, Rōshi, made a boastful statement with a fierce expression, causing Uchiha Hōya to twitch his lips.

Has this guy's brain been completely assimilated by that four-tailed gorilla? Does he really think that Jinchuriki are invincible?

"Tsk, what arrogance... I've really been underestimated!"

A chilling voice rang in their ears, followed by a volley of venomous snakes of all sizes shooting like arrows. Amidst screams, nearly half of the ninjas who had come with Old Purple were instantly bitten by the snakes, their bodies turning purple and lifeless.

"Orochimaru! What are you doing here?!"

"Damn it, this is a trap!"

"Konoha ninjas, so many Konoha ninjas!"

The Iwa ninja squad panicked. The ground trembled, and a dozen Konoha ninjas instantly appeared on the ground, rushing towards the Iwa ninja squad.

These ninjas had been hiding underground from the very beginning, which is how they managed to evade the Iwa ninja squad's notice. This was actually one of the Iwa ninja's most familiar and commonly used tactics, but unexpectedly, Konoha used the same tactic against them this time.

"Damn it, I've been tricked!"

Old Zi casually strangled two poisonous snakes that pounced at him, and a layer of molten lava formed on his body, scalding all the snakes that attacked him to death.

However, seeing his companions poisoned to death, he was secretly alarmed. He knew that because ninjas possessed chakra, their poison resistance was much higher than that of ordinary people, and the effects of ordinary poisons would be greatly reduced on them.

However, these venomous snakes are far more potent and faster than ordinary venomous snakes, clearly indicating that Orochimaru carefully bred them.

In fact, after Orochimaru obtained the cultivation method of the Silver Scale Serpent, he had already begun to cultivate the King of All Poisons. The venomous snakes in front of him were just byproducts of the cultivation process, but they were still much stronger than ordinary summoning venomous snakes.

Amidst the swishing sounds, the battlefield was directly divided into several parts, and the remaining five or six Iwa ninja were forced to scatter.

Almost every Iwa ninja had to face attacks from two or three Konoha ninjas. With the individual strength of both sides being roughly equal, the Iwa ninjas quickly showed signs of being overwhelmed.

"Lava Release: Lava Bomb!"

A massive magma fireball hurtled towards Uchiha Tou. With a flash of light, Uchiha Tou's sword cleaved the magma fireball in two, but at the same time, the massive fireball also transformed into a shower of lava, scattering across the battlefield and plunging the entire battlefield into chaos.

The Tailed Beast Cloak, radiating intense heat from chakra, enveloped Rōshi's entire body, and even a chakra-formed tail extended from behind him. The terrifying chakra aura caused Uchiha Hōya to freeze in shock.

"What terrifying chakra! And this is just one tail... It seems I underestimated the tailed beasts. The chakra of these monsters is more than ten times stronger than that of a Kage!"

Fortunately, the main force that dealt with Old Purple this time was not Uchiha Hiu. Without saying a word, Orochimaru pressed his hands to the ground, and after a huge cloud of smoke, a purple snake that was seventy or eighty meters long appeared on the battlefield.

"Orochimaru, don't forget to give me a sacrifice!"

The enormous Manda had barely appeared when it greedily opened its mouth, causing Orochimaru, who was standing on its head, to throb with a vein on his forehead:

"After this battle, you can eat as many Iwa ninja as you want, I'm just afraid you'll choke to death!"

"roar!!"

With a furious roar, seeing Orochimaru summon even a giant summoning beast, Roshi finally stopped suppressing his chakra. The terrifying chakra continued to expand, transforming into a gigantic gorilla.

"Damn Orochimaru, no wonder you summoned me... to fight the Tailed Beasts!!"

"Stop arguing! Let's get going!"

Despite his constant complaints, Manda didn't hesitate at all. He charged straight at the Four-Tails, Son Goku, and his massive tail swept across, knocking the just-awakened Four-Tails to the ground.

As the signature summoning beast of Longdi Cave, Manda is both cruel and unruly, making it extremely difficult to tame. Its only redeeming quality is its willingness to take on tough challenges.

With a deafening roar, the battle between the two monsters unleashed a massive shockwave, causing the numerous ninjas, who had already scattered and were fighting independently, to flee the attack range of the two behemoths.

The battles between giant summoning techniques like Manda and the Four-Tails Son Goku and the tailed beasts are simply beyond the reach of ordinary ninjas. Even a single collision between the two beasts can cause severe injuries to an ordinary ninja due to the resulting shockwaves.

Seeing that Orochimaru had drawn away the aggro of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, Uchiha Touyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, with his fighting style almost completely imitating Hatake Sakumo, he really had no way to deal with the Tailed Beast.

Then, Uchiha Touyu's gaze swept over the other ninjas, who had been completely scattered due to the battle between the two monsters, and a cold smile appeared on his lips:

"You bastard from Iwagakure, you were having a good time chasing me, weren't you? Why aren't you chasing me anymore?"

"Now that you're all getting rid of me, it's my turn to chase after you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Uchiha Touyu transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged toward the other Iwa ninja who were engaged in battle.

As ninjas handpicked by Orochimaru, the Konoha ninjas were also elites with special jonin as their foundation. Their strength was in no way inferior to that of the Iwa ninjas, and their numbers were twice as many as their opponents. Naturally, the Iwa ninjas were no match for them and were just struggling to hold on.

However, when Uchiha Hiu charged into the battlefield without any regard for martial ethics, the Iwa ninja's barely held-up defense completely collapsed. Facing the White Fang Sword Technique, which was unparalleled in its ability to cut through grass, the opponent directly attacked from behind. The Iwa ninja, who were already at a disadvantage, were naturally killed on the spot with one strike each.

Just a few minutes later, Uchiha Hiu drew a short sword from the vest of the last Iwa ninja and then took his soul.

This time, during the raid on the Iwagakure camp, Uchiha Touya killed only slightly more ninjas than the last time, less than 30, but the quality was much better, with at least half of them being special Jonin level or higher.

"What should we do next? I can't interfere with the battle against the Tailed Beasts! If you have any methods to deal with the Tailed Beasts, hurry up and use them!"

Looking at Manda being brutally beaten by the gorilla not far away, Uchiha Touyu glanced at his companions and spoke.

When he secretly reported information to Orochimaru through the snakes in Ryuchi Cave, he clearly told Orochimaru that a Jinchūriki was coming. He really didn't believe that Orochimaru would not make any preparations.

(End of this chapter)