The world I hear is completely different from yours.

Chapter 44 I couldn't resist going for a walk to clear my head that night.

At night, while the Konoha army rested at their camp, the Sand Ninja base, hundreds of miles away, was brightly lit, with a large number of ninjas working busily.

"Hurry up! The barrier in the eighth area isn't working properly, send two more Chunin! Change the structure of the barrier in the ninth area again!" A Sand Ninja from the barrier squad shouted, issuing a barrage of modification orders as he looked at the huge barrier that had just been drawn up in the Sand Ninja's territory, much like a demanding client constantly asking the design institute to revise the blueprints.

Immediately, the surrounding ninjas scattered in chaos, scrambling to get to work – a true case of "one mouth from above, legs running themselves ragged below."

"Is it too late now? Besides, can something like this really deal with Konoha?" Ma Ji asked from his command post, watching the busy movements of the Sand Ninja army below. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes. As the vanguard commander of the Land of Wind's attack on the Land of Valleys, he led two thousand-man squads, which were the first Sand Ninja units to engage Konoha.

As a result, his troops were utterly defeated by Konoha's aircraft carriers and Zaku, suffering nine consecutive defeats. They not only lost all their positions in the Valley Country, but also suffered heavy losses, with only a few hundred men managing to retreat back to the Land of Wind.

After suffering so many defeats, Maki was completely stunned by Konoha's onslaught. His mind was in chaos, and he couldn't figure out how to deal with Konoha's offensive. Just like a war commander from the old era who couldn't understand modern electronic warfare and information warfare, Maki felt that he was falling behind the times.

"Don't worry, this barrier will definitely be able to deal with Konoha's aircraft carrier!" a female voice answered Maki's question.

Maki turned around and looked at the two people behind him: "It's Elder Chiyo and Elder Ebizo! The village actually sent both of you this time?!"

Upon learning of the complete defeat of the vanguard, the Land of Wind reacted swiftly. In addition to continuously seeking assistance from other major powers and demanding that they form strategic alliances to jointly confront the overwhelmingly powerful Konoha, the Land of Wind also concentrated the entire village's strength, drawing all of its elite forces to the front lines in an effort to delay Konoha's advance.

Yes, it was merely a delaying tactic; the Sand Village had given up hope of defeating the Leaf Village's army. The outcome of the previous war in the Valley Country had deeply shocked the high command of the Wind Country, prompting them to consider this question: after a long period of peace, the Sand Village, the defeated party in the last Shinobi World War, had finally regained its strength. Just how powerful would the Leaf Village, the victor of the last Shinobi World War, have become?

Therefore, the Sand Village was filled with pessimism and doubt. Rumors such as "Konoha will destroy the Sand Village within three days" and "The Land of Wind will be destroyed and its people wiped out within five days" were everywhere. Some people even demanded that the Sand Village immediately seek peace and ceasefire with Konoha. After all, the Third Kazekage had been missing for so long, and the next Jinchuriki of Shukaku had not yet been decided. Without a leader and the ultimate weapon, the Sand Village really could not continue fighting.

Therefore, Chiyo and Ebizo were ordered to hold the front line for a period of time, so that they could use the pressure from other countries to force Konoha to withdraw its troops. If Konoha did not withdraw its troops, then Sunagakure would at least have to demonstrate its strength before it could seek peace, so as to gain a certain initiative in the subsequent peace talks.

To this end, Chiyo and Ebizo led the barrier ninjas from the Sand Village to create this massive barrier within the Sand Village's territory to counter the Leaf Village, which had an air superiority.

"The main function of this barrier is to gather the chakra of a large number of ninjas and continuously unleash a massive sand control technique, drawing up a huge amount of sand into the sky. Combined with the wind-style ninjutsu within the barrier, it will create a massive storm, like a giant electric fan, blowing the drawn-up sand across the sky. Ultimately, this will create a sandstorm that fills the sky, preventing Konoha's troops from taking to the air and forcing them to attack from the ground! And when it comes to ground combat, the Sand Ninja are no less capable than Konoha!" Chiyo said confidently. After multiple discussions within the strategic department, she had confirmed the feasibility of this plan.

This sandstorm defense in the sky actually appeared in the original work. When the explosive artist Deidara appeared above the Sand Village, Gaara, then the Kazekage, immediately used his Sand Control Technique to draw a massive amount of sand into the air, forming a huge sandstorm covering the sky. The Sand Village ninja took this a step further, adding a wind-style jutsu beneath the sandstorm to disperse the sand, creating a widespread sandstorm to hinder Konoha's air force.

"Watch closely, Maki!" Chiyo looked at the giant barrier that was about to be completed in the Sand Village's territory. "This time, we'll show Konoha the true power of sandstorms!"

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Late at night, while the Sand Ninja were working hard shirtless, the Konoha camp had gradually quieted down. Most of the ninjas had gone to sleep to conserve their energy for tomorrow's battle, with only a few sentries on night watch patrolling the vicinity of the camp.

Orochimaru emerged from his tent, licking his lips with his ever-growing tongue. His eyes, like those of a ravenous python, revealed two narrow pupils. Then, with an expression of intense sexual dissatisfaction, Orochimaru walked towards the outskirts of the camp.

"It's so late, Orochimaru, where are you planning to go?" Tianqing asked Orochimaru as she stepped out of her tent.

As the strongest in the Konoha army, Tensei, Orochimaru, and Tsunade's tents were located in the very center of the Konoha camp, not far from each other.

"It's nothing, I just went out for a walk to clear my head," Orochimaru said in a low voice, licking himself with his tongue again.

Heh, trying to relax? Actually, you're just itching to do experiments, aren't you? As a mad scientist, Orochimaru seems to get restless if he doesn't experiment for a few days. In the original story, he became obsessed with experiments around this time, eventually going to extremes for them, and was ultimately forced to leave Konoha due to his extensive use of his own village's ninjas for human experimentation.

This is one of the reasons why Tensei insisted on bringing Orochimaru out of the laboratory to participate in the offensive against the Land of Wind. He simply couldn't rest easy without keeping Orochimaru under constant surveillance. Besides, it was a real waste to have such a powerful fighter hiding in a laboratory instead of fighting on the front lines.

"Go ahead and relax if you want, but remember, absolutely do not attack any ninjas from your own village, understand?" Tianqing glared at Orochimaru and said, word by word, "Also, remember not to go too far. Tomorrow's battle will need your strength."

"Understood, Third Hokage." Orochimaru licked his lips, turned and walked out of the camp, disappearing into the dark night.

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P.S. Bonus chapter. Since it was typed on my phone, I don't know how well it will turn out.

Chapter 45 I'm sorry, I was actually an undercover agent

The hours between midnight and early morning are when humans feel most tired and want to sleep. This is a physiological law caused by the human body's instinct since ancient times. However, there are always exceptions to the law, so there will always be some people who cannot fall asleep for various reasons.

Shigeno opened his eyes with a troubled expression. Lately, something about his body had been wrong; he felt something was off. His sleep had become irregular, and even his memory had deteriorated significantly. When did this start? Shigeno scratched his head. Probably after the Third Kazekage disappeared?

The doctor previously diagnosed it as "stress syndrome," and many other people have also developed similar symptoms recently. I remember that Yura from the next class had the same problem. The cause was said to be excessive stress due to worrying too much about the missing Kazekage. I wonder if I really care that much about the Kazekage's whereabouts? Shigeno asked himself.

The sounds outside had subsided; it seemed the adults had finished drawing the massive barrier set up on the battlefield. Shigeno relaxed his senses, letting his thoughts race like a wild horse. Actually, as a very young child, Shigeno didn't originally need to go to the battlefield. However, due to the Sand Village's repeated defeats at the front lines and the shortage of troops, the village had to urgently conscript a large number of school children and send them to the front as reserve forces.

"But can we really be of any use?" Shigeno was a little doubtful. With the fighting power of these kids, he figured any random genin from Konoha could easily wipe them out in an instant.

"Maybe the village thinks that although we're not good at fighting, we can at least provide some chakra?" Moye thought to himself. After all, during the time they had been on the battlefield, the children had only done odd jobs such as loading ammunition and charging the barrier batteries.

Lost in thought, Maoye gradually closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Unbeknownst to him, shortly after he fell asleep, his eyes opened again, without pupils, revealing only large expanses of white, like a manipulated puppet. In this state, his past memories were constantly rewritten, ultimately adding loyalty to a certain person into his brain.

Not long after Shigeno fell asleep, a loud voice rang out: "It's dawn! All you reserve troops, wake up! Immediately eat your chakra pills and then assemble inside the barrier!!!"

At the squad leader's shout, Maoye opened his eyes again, shook his somewhat sluggish head, got out of bed, and prepared to begin today's mission.

As the sky grew brighter, the once quiet Sand Ninja camp seemed to come alive in the morning light. Large numbers of Sand Ninja emerged from their tents to wipe their weapons clean one last time, replenish their ammunition, and prepare for the impending battle.

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Meanwhile, Konoha's aircraft carrier had begun its pre-launch mechanical warm-up, the roar of its machinery echoing in the air. A large number of Konoha ninja quietly swallowed the last bite of food in their hands and headed towards the assembly point.

"Report! The aircraft carrier's mechanical warm-up is complete! All ships are functioning well and are ready for combat!"

"Report! The entire army has assembled and boarded the ships!"

"Report! The old campsite has been cleared! All clues have been processed!"

Intelligence reports quickly gathered, and after everything was prepared, Tian Qing issued the order for the entire army to set off.

"All troops, launch an attack! The target is the Kikyo Mountain position held by the Sand Ninja!!"

Then, the enormous ship shot straight into the sky!

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Inside the massive barrier, many children dressed as Sand Ninja lined up neatly. Although they were generally able to keep quiet, many of them had nervous and uneasy expressions on their faces because it was their first time carrying out a mission they had never done before.

"...Did you all understand the previous instructions? Remember, once all your chakra has been absorbed by the barrier, immediately raise your hand to signal. The ninja next to you will then take you out and replace you with someone else. Do you all understand?!"

"Understood!" the children replied somewhat in unison.

"So they really need our chakra?" Shigeno thought to himself as he stood in the queue. From a young age, he was smarter than other children, always thinking a little more, which was why he had always been at the top of his class in the ninja academy—but that was all in the past. After contracting that so-called "stress syndrome," his grades had dropped significantly due to memory loss and mental fatigue caused by irregular sleep. That's why he was drafted to the front lines; the village wouldn't send its top-performing future ninja seeds here.

Just as Shigeno was lost in thought, a piercing alarm sounded from the Sand Ninja camp. Instantly, the Sand Ninja rushed into their bunkers, preparing for battle!

"They're here! Konoha's air force is here! Prepare to activate the barrier! Everyone inside the barrier, begin refining chakra immediately!!" the captain in front shouted.

As chakra continued to flow in, the giant barrier drawn on the Sand Village's territory began to operate.

Giant sand control spell activated!

boom!!!!!

Instantly, several sand dunes located beside the position "came to life," absorbing large amounts of sand from the surrounding desert like dragons drawing water. They rapidly increased in height, rising from their original height of a dozen meters to form sand pillars that shot straight into the sky. Then, the tops of these pillars expanded rapidly, extending in all directions like branches sprouting from a tree. Finally, the branches of several sand pillars connected, forming an inverted sand dome over the Sand Ninja's position!

Immediately afterwards, the second part of the barrier was activated, creating a powerful airflow that shot into the sky, carrying the sand particles on the sand cover to every corner of the sky, and a sandstorm that blotted out the sun appeared!

In this situation, even eagles that originally lived high in the sky had to fall to the ground, let alone Konoha's aircraft carrier.

"Keep extracting chakra! Don't stop, gather more sand onto the sand pillar! The sandstorm is draining our chakra very quickly!" the Sand Ninja squad leader shouted, while signaling the Sand Ninja next to him to immediately replace the child who had fainted from exhausting his chakra inside the barrier.

“Don’t worry about these kids.” Chiyo stood to the side and, seeing Ebizo’s reluctant expression, explained, “They just had their chakra drained by the barrier. They’ll be fine after a few days of rest. There won’t be any problems. We can also test their chakra control. Only those with excellent chakra control can stop in time and avoid fainting from having their chakra drained by the barrier.”

“Take that kid for example.” Chiyo pointed to Shigeno, who was pale-faced and raising his hand in a gesture of sympathy. “It seems he will be a good medical ninja in the future.”

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PS: First update. I woke up a bit late today. I was so addicted to King of Glory yesterday that I lost over ten games in a row. I'm so mad!

Chapter 46 Orochimaru, standing atop Osiris's Sky Dragon!!!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Countless grains of sand in the air frantically pounded against the aircraft carrier's hull, making a sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves. However, this "sand rain" was now letting out a terrifying roar, trying to penetrate the high-hardness alloy covering the aircraft carrier's exterior!

“Brother Shisui, the noise outside is so loud, could it be that the aircraft carrier's hull can't hold up anymore?” Inside a drop pod, Senju Nawaki asked, his face pale. At his repeated requests, Tsunade finally agreed to let him join Konoha's vanguard force with Uchiha Shisui, allowing him to continue fighting alongside his admired older brother on the battlefield. However, what Senju Nawaki didn't know was that Tsunade subsequently held a “friendly bilateral meeting” with Uchiha Shisui, demanding that Shisui protect Senju Nawaki's safety at all costs.

Tsunade: Remember, don't go to crowded places, and don't go to dangerous places!

Seeing Uchiha Shisui's troubled expression, Tsunade realized that her request had been a bit excessive. After all, the battlefield was crowded with people, so where was there a safe place? Therefore, Tsunade added, "Just remember not to rush too far ahead. I will also arrange for two more people to team up with you."

Although Tsunade isn't in charge of personnel changes in Konoha and only has a group of medical ninjas under her command, there are countless people in Konoha who have benefited from the Senju clan's kindness. Furthermore, since Tsunade is now the head of the village's medical department, there are plenty of people willing to help if she asks. Therefore, it would be very easy for her to secretly find two strong Jonin to help protect her younger brother.

But aren't these two new teammates a little too conspicuous? Uchiha Shisui looked at the two ninjas sitting opposite him and Nawaki with a wry smile. One was a Jonin from the Hyuga Byakugan branch family, and the other was a Jonin from the Yamanaka clan. One was a scout, and the other was a controller. It was clearly a protective team lineup! Tsunade, do you have to be so obvious? Aren't you afraid the other ninjas will have something to say?

"Damn it, who dares to object? Do you still want to come to me for treatment and healing?" — Tsunade said.

It was probably because Uchiha Shisui's long silence made Senju Nawaki mistakenly think that his older brother was afraid or dissatisfied with him, so Senju Nawaki quickly spoke up to explain: "Brother Shisui, I'm not afraid, it's just that under these circumstances, it will be difficult for the Zaku troops at the front to carry out airborne operations, right? After all, this kind of sandstorm will greatly affect the Zaku's operations, right?"

"Don't worry," Uchiha Shisui replied firmly, "Our aircraft carrier has the Hokage and the three legendary Sannin on board!"

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"Warning! Warning! The hatch is about to open! External airflow is about to rush in!" Amidst the piercing alarm of a drop pod, Tianqing and Orochimaru stood quietly in the drop pod, where only the two of them were present, waiting for the hatch to open.

"You understand the general situation, right, Orochimaru?" Tianqing began to confirm one last time. "The sandstorm outside isn't affecting the hull of the aircraft carrier, but it's severely corroding the propellers on the ships. Therefore, we must clear the sandstorm below as soon as possible! Otherwise, the entire aircraft carrier fleet will crash!"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue, which had grown even longer, and licked his lips: "Tianqing, you've really given me a tough challenge."

"Only by making meritorious contributions can you apply for enough experimental materials from the village. Especially human materials such as living ninjas, which can only be obtained during times of war like this. Do you understand what I mean?" Tian Qing threw out the bait.

Tianqing's meaning is very clear: in this chaotic war period, with countless deaths on both sides, if Orochimaru can achieve military merit, then you can take the opportunity to conduct human experiments on some enemy ninjas, and everyone can turn a blind eye and tacitly approve it.

Splash! The fish swiftly bit the bait and took the bait!

"No problem! Deal!" Orochimaru's eyes flashed instantly. For a mad scientist like him who was obsessed with experiments, taking up a sword and going to the battlefield to kill people in order to obtain experimental materials was a piece of cake!

call!!!!!!

As the hatch opened, a large amount of wind mixed with sand and dust rushed into the airdrop compartment!

In an instant, Orochimaru unleashed his ultimate trump card: Summoning: Manda!!!

A colossal python appeared beneath the aircraft carrier, its massive size far exceeding that of the carrier itself. It possessed a body even thicker than the carrier, coiling in the air like a giant serpent that had cultivated for hundreds of years and was about to transform into a divine dragon!

Swish!Swish!

Tensei and Orochimaru leaped onto Manda's head.

"Orochimaru!! Where have you summoned me this time?!" Manda roared angrily. Damn it, having such a crazy lunatic as my summoning contract is so unreliable! Last time I was summoned to volcanic lava, and at least I wasn't roasted alive thanks to shedding my skin. Now he wants to fly?! Are you trying to find the Dragon Balls in the sky and the sea?!

"The tribute will be doubled next time! Start the transformation jutsu right now!!" As Manda's old partner, Orochimaru always knew Manda's personality very well, and knew that the other party's complaints were just a pretext to make demands!

"Hmph!" Wanshe snorted coldly, and its huge body began to fall rapidly, plunging headlong into the depths of the sandstorm!

Combination Transformation Technique * Osiris's Sky Dragon!!!

Then, a giant claw emerged from the sandstorm and tore through the sandstorm's protective shield that filled the sky!

The Combination Transformation Technique is a transformation technique performed simultaneously by a ninja and a summoning beast. Unlike ordinary transformation techniques, this technique can utilize the summoning beast's enormous body to transform into a giant monster. Moreover, after transformation, the ninja possesses the fighting power of a physical monster and the transformation technique will not be invalidated by enemy attacks.

In the original work, Naruto once cooperated with Gamabunta to perform a combined transformation jutsu. Gamabunta provided the chakra, and Naruto was responsible for performing the transformation jutsu. They successfully transformed into a giant fox and then used their claws to frantically scratch at Shukaku on the other side!

At this moment, the combined transformation technique of Manda is even more powerful, because at this time, the chakra is not only provided by Manda, but also by Tensei in Sage Mode and Orochimaru at full strength!

The massive amount of chakra, far exceeding that before, gave the Sky Dragon transformed by this combination transformation technique terrifying power; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it could turn clouds into rain with a flick of its wrist!