Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 82 Orochimaru's Methods (Three chapters today~)

Everyone knew that the commotion they had just caused was too great, and it was not advisable to stay here any longer.

They immediately followed and continued their covert journey.

As they moved forward, Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't help but ask a question.

"Dr. Jianchuan, why are the Snow Clan trying to cause you trouble?"

After thinking for a moment, Jianchuan Ju didn't hide anything and briefly explained what had happened before.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa was unaware that because of the Fish Squad's previous attack on them, dozens of Yuki Clan ninjas had been forced to be deployed to the battlefield. He simply assumed that the other side wanted to retaliate against them because of the previous investigation by the Blue Squad.

"Ninjas are just tools. As expected, the existence of these clans is distorting the meaning of ninjas."

Tachibana looked at Kisame Hoshigaki with some surprise. After all, although the Hoshigaki clan was small in size, it was actually a standard ninja clan. She didn't expect him to have such thoughts.

No wonder he would kill all his comrades in order to protect intelligence in the future.

But perhaps it is precisely those who have this kind of thinking that are able to quickly change their mindset after experiencing grief.

However, Kakashi Hatake was one of those who changed his mind relatively early and wasn't led astray by others. Kisame Hoshigaki, on the other hand, was misled by Obito Uchiha onto the path of seeking a false peace.

Upon hearing Kisame's words, Zabuza instinctively turned around and looked over.

Unfortunately, with Zabuza's face covered in bandages, Tachibana couldn't discern his expression.

Just as the group was about to continue their discussion, a gull flew swiftly overhead.

Mei Terumi, who hadn't participated in the conversation at all, immediately spotted Shinobu's trail and put her hand to her mouth, making a series of "Waaaa~ Waaaa~" sounds.

Upon hearing the sound, Renou decisively swooped down and landed on Mei Terumi's arm.

When Tachibana and the others noticed what was happening, they immediately stopped talking and moved closer to Mei Terumi.

"What intelligence?"

Seeing that Mei Terumi had taken a small scroll from Shinobu's leg, Tachibana Kenkawa hurriedly stepped forward to ask her about it.

On the battlefield, these gulls are usually only used to relay intelligence to squads on missions in extremely urgent situations.

After all, the ninja gulls cannot pinpoint a specific squad, and these flying ninja beasts are not only easily intercepted by enemy ninjas while transmitting information, but may also expose the location of the front-line squads.

Furthermore, Tachibana Kanagawa noticed that there wasn't just one intelligence scroll on Ninjaguar's foot. There was only one possibility for this: the front-line camp needed to deliver this urgent intelligence to all the squads that were out on missions as quickly as possible.

Mei Terumi was naturally aware of this, and immediately released the ninja gulls again after removing the scroll.

They then handed the scroll to Tachibana Kenkawa, and instead of stopping to check the information, they quickly moved to a different location and left the original spot.

As Jianchuan Ju leaped through the woods, he unfurled the scroll in his hand. The contents of the scroll were not complicated, but they still deeply moved him.

"All ninja within the Land of Fire, abandon your current missions, regroup with the nearest forces, and launch a full-scale attack on the Konoha camp!"

With a grim expression, Jianchuan Ju closed the reel and reminded his teammates who were still looking for a hiding place.

"Hold on, mission changed."

Everyone immediately gathered again under a relatively dense canopy of trees.

"What's going on?"

Instead of speaking immediately, Jianchuan Ju shared the intelligence scroll with the others for them to review.

Just as the group was about to discuss their next move, orange and red signal flares rose one after another from different corners of the Fire Country's border and exploded in the air.

"It's a set signal!"

Red signals are sent by frontline commanders, while orange signals are sent by individual Jonin in case there is no commander in the surrounding area.

Jianchuan Ju glanced at a red signal flare rising not too far from them and decisively gave the order.

"Let's go this way."

Whirlpool Island, frontline camp of Kirigakure Village.

"Water Release: Puppet Water Collapse Bullet"

A huge water ball quickly formed at the tip of the iron hook, and then immediately exploded.

The powerful explosion propelled a giant snake that was biting at Yagura, and its head was blown to pieces by the water ball.

Yagura leaped backward, swatting away several venomous snakes that were shooting at him. After catching his breath, he stared intently at Orochimaru opposite him.

Then his gaze shifted to the Jonin of the staff standing respectfully behind Orochimaru, wearing a Kirigakure headband; he was the same person who had previously given the overall advice on infiltrating Konoha.

"Lord Orochimaru, you have quite the methods. So, was that spy just a decoy?"

Orochimaru, upon hearing this, did not rush to continue his attack, but instead replied with a somewhat mocking smile.

"A decoy? Lord Yagura is underestimating the walking shrine maiden."

As he spoke, Orochimaru reached out and gently wiped the face of the person next to him, and the person's face slowly peeled off like a snake shedding its skin.

The face that was finally revealed could only be that of Yakushi Nonou.

Yagura was also shocked by Orochimaru's bizarre face-changing technique, never expecting that Konoha would have such a method of changing faces.

However, as the highest-ranking commander on the front lines, Yagura Karatachi quickly calmed down and continued to probe the enemy.

"So your goal is to leave our camp vulnerable so you can launch a surprise attack?"

"Since Kirigakure has chosen to aggressively disperse its forces, it will naturally have to pay a price."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he stuck out his tongue and licked his somewhat dry lips, then looked around.

The Hidden Mist camp was now filled with the sounds of fire and clashing weapons, as countless Konoha and Hidden Mist ninjas were locked in fierce combat.

It is an indisputable fact that Konoha has committed fewer troops to the battlefield between the Water and Fire factions than Kirigakure.

After all, Konoha Village not only had to deal with Kirigakure and Sunagakure, but also had to leave enough troops to guard against Iwagakure and Kumogakure, who might attack at any time.

Therefore, Orochimaru went from annihilating the enemy's sensory units at the beginning, to a series of show of weakness within the Land of Fire, and then using spies to guide Kirigakure to disperse its forces and enter the Land of Fire.

Finally, before the battle began, they expended a large amount of chakra to unleash a massive "Mansakura Formation" to strike the Hidden Mist ninjas in advance.

With all these preparations and actions, Orochimaru was looking for an opportunity to defeat the Hidden Mist Army with superior forces in a short-term, localized confrontation.

Orochimaru's goal was to annihilate the ninjas in the camp with superior forces, and then intercept and kill the Hidden Mist Squad in the Land of Fire, who had lost unified command and were forced to return to provide relief.

The goal is to wipe out Kirigakure from this Shinobi World War in one fell swoop through this battle.

(End of this chapter)