Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 186 Ye Cang's Abundant Harvest

The village of Iwagakure is quite far from the village of Kirigakure; one is in the northwest of the world, and the other is in the southeast. We must hurry.

The sooner an agreement is reached, the sooner Kirigakure can deploy its troops, the less pressure Iwagakure will face, and the higher their chances of victory will be.

While Onoki and the others were having a meeting, Genya Uchiha, who was far away at the Konoha camp in the Land of Grass, received news that Sunagakure had launched an attack.

Upon receiving the message, Uchiha Gen rushed to Orochimaru's newly built research base to inform him.

After reading the intelligence, Orochimaru said with some regret, "The village really did urge Sunagakure to send troops; now we can't delay any longer."

Orochimaru wasn't too concerned about the rewards in the Book of Seals; he had already secretly copied the ninjutsu and forbidden techniques that interested him.

Orochimaru didn't care about the interruption of research funding.

Orochimaru, who had opened the door to a new world, might have cared a lot about research funding before, but now he only needed to do things cleanly and efficiently.

Orochimaru was concerned that Hiruzen Sarutobi had forbidden him from participating in any research projects within the village.

Although Orochimaru's most important research is immortality, he is also unwilling to give up other research, because it is about exploring the truth of the world.

Uchiha Gen crossed his arms and pursed his lips, saying, "Although it's a bit of a shame, it's not a big deal. We can just stock up on more while we still have some."

"That's right."

"Let's go back to camp now, get things arranged, and then we'll go hunt."

"Can."

Since the war became stalemate, the commanders and deputy commanders on both sides have not taken action much, and most of the time they have been in a state of command from the sidelines.

Yellow earth, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han is truly like that, while Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru are only superficially like that.

He devises plans based on the deployment of Iwagakure's forces, harvests souls on schedule according to the plan, and occasionally goes out with Orochimaru to earn some extra money.

They would periodically target the Iwagakure and Kusaka villages to capture live experimental subjects.

If they are accidentally killed, they will not be rejected and will still be brought back to the experimental base as material.

It can be said that Orochimaru was responsible for 80% of the missing ninjas whose whereabouts could not be traced by Iwagakure and Kusanagi.

Since they had to work with the Sand Ninja who came to provide support, the two of them didn't dare to hunt outside for too long. Otherwise, what would happen if the commander and deputy commander were not around?

After estimating that the Sand Village troops would arrive soon, the two returned to the Konoha camp, ready to command the Konoha ninja to launch an attack at any time.

However, the two waited until 9 p.m. but the Sand Village troops did not arrive.

The master and apprentice, their patience exhausted, decided not to wait any longer. They deactivated the troops' readiness for immediate action, arranged necessary guard and reconnaissance personnel, and then had dinner together.

This brings us to the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan. The Byakugan's extremely long-range reconnaissance essentially eliminates the possibility of sneak attacks from Iwagakure and Kusagakure.

Therefore, Konoha ninjas can always feel at ease when it's time to eat, relax, or rest.

Iwagakure Village also has its own methods to prevent sneak attacks, but they are significantly inferior to the Byakugan, so it is not as reassuring.

Outside the commander's tent, the master and apprentice were having a meal together, with ninjas on duty around them.

Tonight is a perfect night for stargazing.

The weather was clear and cloudless, the moon was pale, a gentle breeze was blowing, and there was little pollution. Countless stars shone brightly, creating a dazzling and mysterious spectacle.

"The Grass Ninja disappeared ahead of time, and the Sand Village did not arrive on time. It is estimated that the Iwa Village discovered our Konoha and Sand Village's movements in advance and made arrangements accordingly."

"Should we send reinforcements?"

Uchiha Gen picked up a slice of beef and placed it on top of the white rice in his bowl. After swallowing the food in his mouth, he said...

"There's no need for that. Iwagakure can't make any targeted arrangements in such a short time. After all, they are a ninja force of a thousand men."

"I estimate that Sunagakure is just encountering some troublesome resistance, but that's all."

After saying that, Orochimaru reached out and picked up a tea egg. With a surge of blue chakra in his hand, the eggshell fell off inch by inch. His two fingers holding the egg loosened their grip, and the egg fell into the "blood-red maw".

"The Iwagakure frontline camp remains unmoved despite the attack on the Sand Ninja; it seems the Iwagakure has sent reinforcements."

"Onoki is cunning and shrewd; he might have other tricks up his sleeve, and this war could continue."

"That's right, but just in case, we should stock up on more inventory."

After discussing some serious matters, the master and apprentice stopped talking and focused on eating.

It's worth mentioning that Orochimaru genuinely loves eggs; he ate most of a pot of tea eggs.

At 10 a.m. the next day, the Iwagakure reinforcements arrived and swaggered into the Iwagakure camp.

Half an hour later, the Sand Village troops also arrived.

Although they are allies, the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha is not good, so they naturally will not set up camp in Konoha.

The Sand Village set up camp ten miles southeast of the Konoha camp.

The choice of this position is quite cunning. It allows for timely support of Konoha while also ensuring that Konoha is at the forefront when facing a frontal attack from the Iwagakure-Kusagakure alliance.

While the camp was being set up, the Sand Village commander and deputy commander, along with several of their subordinates, came to visit the Konoha camp.

Although Maki and Yekura are now unknown figures, Orochimaru and Uchiha Gen still came to the camp entrance to greet them.

Maki had a white cloth wrapped around his head, his left cheek covered by a white cloth, and two red marks painted on his right cheek. He wore a black tight-fitting combat uniform with a tan Jonin chainmail over it.

Apart from Yekura, the other Sand Ninjas also basically had a cloth wrapped around their heads and their ears covered with white cloth.

The saying goes, "With a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest in the world." Unfortunately, Sunagakure has disgraced this saying, as it is the poorest of the five great ninja villages.

Ye Cang wore a sand-covered headband, her hair was tied up high and bound with a simple silver hairpin, her hair bun was dark green, and the strands of hair hanging down on both sides of her forehead were orange-yellow, her delicate features revealed a heroic spirit.

She wore a sleeveless black backless bodycon dress on top and light purple tight combat pants on the bottom. She also wore light purple wrist sleeves on her arms, and white bandages were wrapped around her waist, forming a unique belt.

With a slender waist that seems to fit in one hand, her delicate waist supports her abundant fruits, giving the impression that she is overburdened. With her prominent breasts and buttocks and exquisite curves, she is truly a rare and beautiful ninja!

"Lord Orochimaru, Lord Gen."

"Lord Orochimaru, Lord Gen."

After they met, Maki and Yecang quickened their pace slightly, spoke first, and bowed slightly.

Although Sunagakure and Konoha are allies, their status is not actually equal.

As the victors, Konoha took 20% of the mission share from the defeated Sunagakure, using it to accelerate their own recovery by absorbing Sunagakure's blood.

Although Sunagakure was seething with hatred and desperately wanted to reclaim its lost mission share, it could only endure the humiliation until its strength was restored.

Furthermore, their reputations in the ninja world are on completely different levels, especially compared to Orochimaru, so it's natural to greet him first and show him some respect.

Orochimaru simply nodded indifferently upon hearing this, without saying a word, appearing extremely aloof and arrogant.

A gentle smile appeared on Uchiha Gen's handsome face as he turned and raised his hand in invitation, "Welcome, both of you. Please."

"Thank you, Your Excellency Xuan."

After thanking them, the two did not move, but instead looked at Orochimaru.

"Come in."

Orochimaru said something indifferently, then turned around.

Maki, Yekura, and the others then followed Orochimaru and Uchiha Gen into the Konoha camp...

(End of this chapter)