Section 20

For armaments?

Orochimaru raised his eyebrows, good, another piece of information.

What kind of armaments are you hoarding?

Are you tired of traveling across so many countries to rob the land of people and iron?

Picture what? Is Tu happy?

Demigod Hanzo is probably not a retarded person. Since he is willing to spend such a high price to grab armaments, he obviously needs to make big moves.

Very good, it seems that we need to send a message to the old man to ask him to send more troops.

By the way, why hasn't that idiot Jiraiya arrived yet? There's going to be a fight on the front line!

"oh?"

"The move of the Kingdom of Rain is really unexpected, and it is really too deceptive."

Orochimaru shook his head regretfully, "It's just that Konoha has no reason to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Rain at this time. I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to help..."

The Kingdom of Rain did not actually launch an attack on the Kingdom of Fire, but only stationed troops. Konoha could only conduct symbolic reconnaissance missions, and the military lines could only be placed in the Kingdom of Grass, which dared to be angry and dare not speak out, so as not to be The Kingdom of Rain blamed the country for being the initiator of the war.

Orochimaru understood Mifune's thoughts very well, but it was a pity that Konoha couldn't move now.

"……I see……"

Mifune felt a little regretful, but still extended his hand to Orochimaru.

"Your Highness Orochimaru, our warriors from the Kingdom of Iron have decided to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Rain and seize back our craftsmen with a surprise attack."

"Although it is a bit shameless to say this, I hope Konoha can provide us with some help after confirming the intention of the Kingdom of Rain. In exchange, the craftsmen of the Kingdom of Iron will provide Konoha with all combat armaments."

Orochimaru smiled slightly, the Iron Kingdom's armaments were indeed good. If they were allowed to provide armaments to Konoha, the survival rate of Konoha ninjas would be greatly improved.

"If there is any news, we will provide due help."

This sentence was regarded as agreeing to Mifune's request. He was overjoyed and bowed deeply to Orochimaru.

"Thank you very much for your help!"

"I'm just making a hypothesis. The actual situation is not necessarily certain."

"I understand, I understand."

Orochimaru smiled and shook his head, reaching out to guide Mifune outside the camp.

"Then it's time to settle down. Admiral Mifune, why don't you stay and have dinner with me? It's almost time to eat."

"That's fine..."

Mifune was relieved after receiving Orochimaru's assurance. Just when he was about to have some fun with Orochimaru, an intelligence ninja hurried over.

"Report! All three groups of reconnaissance troops were wiped out!"

Chapter 25 Let’s see which genius it is

Ding ding ding

Kunai collided with kunai, and shurikens flew across the air.

Several black shadows passed by each other, blood splattered.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"No, we're surrounded!"

"Why are there so many people?"

"Damn it! At least one person needs to report the news!"

"ah……"

The rain soaked the sky, and I regretted more. You said you didn't understand why you did it now.

The black shadow that receded like a tide finally disappeared, and the corpses on the ground also disappeared, leaving only large amounts of blood and weapons, and the ground was messy.

After a while, more than a dozen figures appeared here.

"I'm late."

Orochimaru frowned, sniffed the smell in the air that had been washed away by the heavy rain, bit his finger and formed seals with his hands.

"Psychic art."

boom

Several small white snakes suddenly appeared, took a sniff and then quickly disappeared.

"Report, the traces on the scene have completely disappeared, and we can't get any effective intelligence..."

The intelligence ninja came to Orochimaru's side, bowed his head and reported apologetically.

"Where are the people from the Hyuga clan?"

Orochimaru's golden snake eyes swept out, and the ninjas of the Hyuga clan trembled, and then shook their heads.

The actions of the Rain Ninja Village were too fast. As soon as the third group of intelligence ninjas lost contact, they were reported to Orochimaru. Orochimaru set off immediately, but still no trace was found.

"interesting."

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his upper lip, and a cold breath suddenly filled the air.

"Your Highness Orochimaru, please forgive me. The Rain Ninja Village is really abominable, and it didn't even leave any traces!"

Mifune, who followed Orochimaru, said angrily: "In this case, we have no evidence to prove that this is the attack launched by the Rain Ninja Village. It is simply shameless!"

"Oh, this kind of thing..."

Orochimaru smiled. Ninjas are a profession that hides in the shadows. Shameless?

Shamelessness is the nature of a ninja. Can a ninja who exposes himself at will during combat still be called a qualified ninja?

Again, a ninja who directly reveals his identity is either a fool, or he is really capable.

"Admiral Mifune, I'm afraid we will have to be separated for a while."

Orochimaru bowed to Mifune, "Konoha will enter the stage of preparing for war and searching for enemies. If there is any news, I will send someone to contact you as soon as possible."

"I understand, His Highness Orochimaru."

Mifune nodded seriously, "The Kingdom of Iron will also carry out our mission, so I won't bother you further."

"I originally wanted to have dinner with His Highness Orochimaru to enhance our relationship, but it seems that we have to wait until next time."

"There will be a chance. We in Konoha have always supported the neutrality of the Iron Kingdom and are willing to help you maintain neutrality."

Orochimaru's words were flawless, and Mifune felt very comfortable after hearing them, and left directly after confessing.

After someone died in Konoha, he was going to make a big move next. As the leader of the Iron Country, it would be too much for him to keep him.

To be honest, among Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples, only Orochimaru has the most ability to be Hokage.

His strength is unfathomable, he does things flawlessly, he is ambitious, capable and even has achievements, and there are almost no black spots except that his background is not good.

However, in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, Orochimaru's personality does not fit the future Konoha.

If it was during the First World War, such a Orochimaru would be another Senju Tobirama after growing up, and he could lead Konoha forward.

But now Konoha has become the first in the ninja world, so the next person to take charge of Konoha should be a steady, sociable, sunny and positive image.

Tsunade and Jiraiya are both good candidates, but they are not competitive.

Of course, Orochimaru doesn't know these things, and he is still moving forward according to the goals given by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Since you asked me to work hard towards Hokage, then I will do so, and I will be the best among the three.

In this case, teacher, can you recognize me?

Watching Mifune leave, Orochimaru turned around and began to give orders.

"Hyuga people, expand the search radius to ten kilometers."

"Yes!"

"Reconnaissance team, replace with a group of tracking team, confirm the direction for me."

"Understood!"

"Also, hasn't that idiot Jiraiya arrived yet!"

"Report! I have received the report, and Lord Jiraiya is expected to arrive tomorrow!"

"Very good."

Orochimaru nodded with satisfaction. With the support of Jiraiya and Tsunade, he can do things much easier.

Rain ninja sneak attacked their own reconnaissance team?

I wish for it.

Obviously both sides knew that each other was preparing for war. Why did the rain ninja take action at such a sensitive time?

Even before they had time to disguise themselves as exiled ninjas to rob money and kill people, they took away the bodies instead?

The only possibility is that the rain ninjas have a hidden camp nearby, and there may be some shameful things in this camp.

For example...

The weapons and craftsmen that the rain ninjas took away from the Iron Kingdom.

"Ha ha ha... Looks like we caught a big fish this time."

Orochimaru laughed and turned around and said, "Appease the families of the dead ninjas and give them condolences, double it."

Boom!

However, at this moment, a violent explosion suddenly occurred in the forest several kilometers away from Orochimaru.

The blast wind generated by the explosion swept nearly a hundred meters, trees fell, and flames shot up into the sky.

The blast wind rolled back, and the thick black smoke turned into a mushroom cloud. The painful wails and fighting sounds echoed under the mushroom cloud, and the scene was very heroic.

The ground trembled slightly in the explosion, and even Orochimaru, who was several kilometers away, could feel the slight shaking.

"What happened?"