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Chapter 89 Meeting, the Plan!

Chapter 89 Meeting, the Plan! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

They met with Tsunade and the others by using a specific mark that they had agreed upon beforehand.

In the darkness, Xingxia Xiu followed the crows all the way to an abandoned village.

Because of the war, everyone has fled, leaving the place desolate and lifeless.

The crow, familiar with the route, arrived at a relatively intact wooden house.

"Captain, this is it."

The crow turned around and said.

Xingxia Xiu nodded, told the crow to stand guard outside, and stepped inside.

The cabin was pitch black, and the wooden floor creaked underfoot.

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the darkness: "Password!"

Upon hearing the voice, Hoshino Shizuka couldn't help but chuckle: "Orochimaru!"

A figure stepped out of the darkness; it was Orochimaru: "Kō?"

"You should use a code!"

Xingxia Xiu removed his mask: "I am more reliable than a code."

Orochimaru said calmly, "Then you should consider that this is a trap."

Hoshino chuckled: "Although I'm not a sensory ninja, Orochimaru, you're quite special."

"But this should be a clone, right?"

Orochimaru looked at Hoshino's face and a smile appeared on his lips: "Let's confirm your identity first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, tender shoots sprouted from the wooden floor in front of him.

Orochimaru looked down and his pupils immediately contracted: "The Wood Release user... it's you!"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "It's me!"

Orochimaru quickly regained his composure, then turned around: "Come with me!"

Xingxia Xiu followed and soon entered a cellar, which also had a secret passage.

Passing through the secret passage, they arrived at another cellar, which was more spacious and had flickering lights. Tsunade and Jiraiya were there, each holding a bowl of water.

Orochimaru's true form, however, was outside this cellar.

"It's you!"

Tsunade was quite surprised to see Hoshino Hide and stood up.

Hoshino Hide laughed and said, "Being a Root ninja, shouldn't I be perfectly normal?"

"After all, such a dangerous mission requires sufficient strength."

Tsunade instinctively said, "But you're made of wood..."

She realized what was happening and didn't continue.

Orochimaru said, "Tsunade, it seems you already knew he was a Wood Release user."

Jiraiya was completely bewildered, then quickly realized what was happening, leaped to his feet, and looked Hoshino up and down: "You're a Wood Release user?"

"You bastard, you're actually the one with Wood Release!"

"Wait, Tsunade, when did you find out?"

Ignoring Jiraiya, Tsunade looked at Hoshinoshita Hide and asked, "Who are you?"

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "We recently clashed with the Iwa ninja and killed their elite Jonin, Yamato. Our intelligence has been basically exposed."

Of course, his appearance was not revealed.

But in Konoha, there's really no need to hide your so-called true identity anymore.

We can't get used to living in darkness forever.

"What? You killed Shan Tu?"

Jiraiya exclaimed again.

Tsunade glared at Jiraiya: "What's so surprising? Shuu is a Wood Release user."

Jiraiya glanced at Hoshita Shuu: "Shuu?"

Xingxia Xiu laughed and said, "Xingxia Xiu, that's my real name!"

After getting to know each other again, the four of them sat down together.

Tsunade asked, "How's your investigation going regarding the Iwagakure's supply lines?"

Xingxia Xiu said, "The three routes have been basically explored."

"On the surface, there seems to be no problem."

Jiraiya said, "On the surface, that means there's a problem?"

Xingxia Xiu shook his head: "What I mean is, I can't see the problem yet, but my intuition tells me there's something wrong here."

Tsunade and the other two looked at him together.

Hoshino explained, "The reason why the Iwa ninja entered the Land of Rain so early is because I impersonated a Rain ninja and caused a great disturbance in the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Birds."

"The Iwa ninja suffered a great loss at my hands, so Yamato led his elite troops to surround and annihilate me."

"It's quite predictable that my appearance in the Land of Birds would lead me to set my sights on the logistics lines of the Iwagakure ninja."

Orochimaru replied, "So you think the Iwa ninja will set a trap to kill you?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded.

Jiraiya frowned: "While it makes sense, it's far too uncertain."

Orochimaru pondered, "Attack the enemy's logistics is the most basic tactic. The Iwa ninja will definitely be on guard, and it's normal for there to be traps."

Tsunade retorted, "Idiot Jiraiya! A ninja's intuition is more accurate than intelligence."

Jiraiya wanted to roll his eyes.

When he mentioned his intuition last time, Tsunade didn't say it like that.

Something's not right, something's really not right!

Jiraiya's eyes darted around, scanning back and forth between Hoshino and Tsunade.

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Hoshino glanced at Jiraiya and smiled, "There's really no evidence to prove it right now, but it's not difficult to find out if there are any traps in Iwagakure."

Orochimaru asked, "A test?"

"But that would alert the Iwa ninja, and without traps, it would be even more difficult to launch another attack."

Xingxia Xiu shook his head: "There are three routes. It's impossible for just a few of us to solve them all at once."

"Our mission is to make the Iwa ninja's rear uneasy, not to actually cut off their logistical routes."

Tsunade and the other two exchanged glances and then nodded in unison.

"So, how do you plan to test the waters?"

"Tsunade asked."

Xingxia Xiu said, "Test them one by one!"

"I am in the light, you are in the dark!"

"I'll use my clone to probe; if there's a trap, I'll escape immediately."

"If there are no traps, we will take turns harassing them, one in the open and one in the shadows."

This method is undoubtedly simple and crude.

But Xingxiaxiu knows very well that sometimes the simpler the plan, the less likely it is to go wrong.

Tsunade and the other two exchanged glances and then agreed with Hoshino's plan.

Jiraiya took out a map and spread it out, on which three logistics routes were already marked.

Clearly, they weren't planning to rely solely on intelligence from the root.

"Which line should we start with?"

Jiraiya pointed to the map and said.

Xingxia Xiu glanced around and pointed to the nearest one: "Let's start here!"

"This small town is one of the key points."

"And this mountain is a warehouse."

"The warehouse is the key point; it's most likely a trap. Send your clones to probe this area, while you infiltrate the town."

"Once it's not a trap, I'll make a huge commotion. You'll notice a ball of light. That's when you'll make your move and eliminate the remaining Iwa ninja forces."

"But don't get bogged down in battle; harassing logistics is a protracted war."

Tsunade and the other two nodded in agreement.

Orochimaru said, "If it's a trap, then retreat immediately and switch to one of the other two routes."

"The second one, here it is!"

"Based on our reconnaissance, this route is currently the main logistical line of the Iwa ninja, and it has the strongest defensive capabilities."

Xingxia Xiu nodded, having no objection.

The plan was quickly finalized by the four of them.

After the discussion, Xingxia Xiu got up and left.

Return to your place of residence.

Xingxia Xiu looked at her status bar.

It's about to refresh.

"Hopefully the next one won't be this bad."