Chapter 322 West

In the west, yellow sand covers the sky and the sun.

The migrating troops moved forward slowly, but the desert border ahead was lush and green.

Whether it is the seemingly never-ending sandstorm or the desert under everyone's feet, there will always be a time to stop, and there will always be a border where it ends.

The River Kingdom is the ending line at the junction of the Wind Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom.

The yellow sand was blocked by the valley and river at the border of the River Country. As for the noisy wind, it seemed too lazy to move forward another step towards the valley in the east.

"Everyone, after crossing the River Country, we will be home." Orochimaru smiled and stared at the large forest in front of him.

Chiyo said: "Although we are old, we still know the way."

"Well, yes, we are quite familiar with the western border between the River Country and the Fire Country."

Ebizo also looked at the familiar territory around him with a confident smile.

In front of the Sand Village's migrating troops, three people stood on the edge of a cliff in a valley.

On the other side of the valley there is a large forest.

At this time, the migrating troops were passing through the valley, stepping on the water flowing through the valley. Due to the large number of people, the river in the valley was filled up and blocked.

Ebizo was still looking around, with a trace of reminiscence on his old face.

In the past, when they went to war with Konoha, the Sand Village had invaded here many times.

There was more helplessness on Chiyo's face.

Unlike Ebizo, she has not yet recovered from the reality that the Sand Village no longer exists.

Orochimaru looked at the two old guys and said happily: "This time is different. This time, after crossing this valley, we will be a family."

Ebizo's expression changed slightly, and the pride on his face disappeared.

Chiyo sighed and didn't argue. She planned to go down along the valley wall and meet up with the villagers in the valley.

Although they have not yet recovered from the reality that the Sand Village no longer exists, the Konoha ninjas have been doing their best to protect them against the White Zetsu army these days.

There is no Konoha Village.

No Uchiha.

There is no Orochimaru.

The Sand Village will probably cease to exist in the end due to the division and suppression by the White Zetsu army.

This is also the reason why Chiyo and Ebizo did not have the intention of rebelling along the way and suddenly running away with the remaining ninjas of Sunagakure.

At this time, Orochimaru called Chiyo, still smiling, and said: "You two, since you are about to become a family, I don't mind helping you a little more so that you can integrate into this big family faster."

Chiyo walked to the edge of the cliff and heard this.

She walked back again.

Looking at Orochimaru who was smiling.

Chiyo said angrily: "What bad water is in your stomach? Pour it out quickly!"

If Minato's smile makes him look sunny and cheerful, then Orochimaru's smile looks cold and evil.

Even though this is the desert border and there is no snow in winter, looking at Orochimaru's smiling face can send chills down one's spine.

Ebizo's eyes also lit up and he moved closer to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was not angry either. He looked towards the south of the River Country and said with a smile:

"When we set out for the Sand Village, we encountered the armed forces formed by the River Country on the way."

He didn't use the term 'ninja force' because that would bring shame to the word ninja.

The ninja team formed by the River Kingdom is too weak, but they also want to divide up the territory of the Fire Kingdom.

Therefore, Orochimaru wanted to incorporate the small countries on the border of the Land of Fire for Ingetsu-kun before returning.

After all, even the Sand Village was incorporated.

Can the small countries surrounding the Land of Fire be allowed to continue to jump around in the ninja world?

What kind of old foxes are Chiyo and Ebizo?

He was an old fox who had lived in the desert for nearly a hundred years. Naturally, they could hear what Orochimaru was trying to do.

Ebizo looked at the large army that was migrating through the valley towards the River Country below the cliff, and said in a deep voice: "But if we leave the army, what if another White Zetsu monster attacks..."

Chiyo also looked surprised.

She knew that although Orochimaru was annoying, he was still very reliable when it came to doing things, and there had not been any mistakes in his command along the way.

Right now, Orochimaru wanted to leave the migrating troops. Naturally, he was bored and wanted to go out and act wild. However, he dared to do so, so he must have smelled some important information.

Orochimaru glanced at Chiyo and Ebizo, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said calmly: "Follow me or not, it's up to you, hehe."

As he spoke, he took two steps back toward the cliff, formed seals with his hands, and pressed them toward the ground.

bang——

The thick fog dissipated.

A huge brown psychic snake appeared at the other end of the valley, carefully approaching its huge head, waiting for Orochimaru to step on it.

Ebizo looked surprised and while he was still hesitating, he was dragged by Chiyo and followed Orochimaru's steps and stepped onto the snake's head.

hiss--

The giant snake opened its bloody mouth, showing its fangs, its bright red tongue flying, and let out a hissing sound.

After Orochimaru and the other two stood firm, it swung its tail, creating a splash of water on the river surface, and then quickly moved towards the south of the River Country.

"Sister?" Ebizo looked at his sister beside him with a puzzled look on his face.

You know, since Chiyo got old, she is no longer interested in things that only young people are interested in.

Ebizo looked back at the migrating team from time to time. He was worried about the safety of the remaining ninjas in the Sand Village and the people of the Wind Kingdom.

Chiyo shook her head and remained silent.

As the giant snake left the valley, entered the mountains, and moved along the edge of the town in the River Country, Orochimaru smiled and began to explain:

"I received a message from Yin Yuejun."

Ebizo and Chiyo's expressions changed slightly, and they said almost in unison: "Oh?"

Right now, whether it is Sand Village or the Kingdom of Wind, in short, the life and death of the Sand Ninjas and the people depends entirely on that person's words.

Therefore, they naturally paid special attention to any news about Yinyue.

Normally, Ebizo and Chiyo hated hearing Orochimaru talk, and they wished Orochimaru could finish his words in one breath.

Orochimaru was not in a hurry and said slowly:

"You haven't noticed that a week has passed since we broke through the White Zetsu army's defense line a week ago, and the White Zetsu army has not caught up with us. Aren't you curious?"

Ebizo tentatively asked, "Isn't it because we run fast?"

After these words were spoken, even Chiyo rolled her eyes at her brother.

Orochimaru was not annoyed, he said cheerfully: "No, it was Yinyue-kun who came back from heaven."

Ebizo frowned, his goat beard moved slightly, and he stammered, "No, your Yinyue-kun can go to heaven?"

Chiyo looked extremely serious and asked earnestly, "What is he doing in heaven?"

Although Chiyo didn't know what Yinyue was busy with during this period, the situation in the ninja world was so dangerous that it was impossible for Yinyue to be idle.

Since he didn't care about White Zetsu's invasion of the five major ninja villages, it means that he was busy with more important things.

"Sorry, I don't know either."

Orochimaru spread his hands and smiled helplessly.

“…” Chiyo.

Ebizo imitated Orochimaru, spread his hands, and said in an imitative tone: "Sorry... You don't know either, but you are quite polite."

"But I know the latest changes in the ninja world after Yin Yue-kun returned from heaven."

Orochimaru said.

The two old guys held their breath again.

Orochimaru then explained:

"There will be no more White Zetsu in the future. Oh, slip of the tongue, yes there will be White Zetsu, but they will not attack humans anymore."

“Hiss!” Ebizo took a breath and asked anxiously, “Really? I mean, is this information authentic?”

Chiyo directly grasped the core of the problem and said happily: "The White Zetsu crisis is over. Does this mean that we don't have to migrate anymore?"

No wonder Orochimaru became less concerned about the migration since early this morning. It turned out that he had already known the news.

"Of course it's true. This is what Yinyue-kun said to me personally." Orochimaru said slowly, "No need to migrate? Haha, you can go back now and bring the people of Sand Village and Wind Country back to the desert. Do you think that Yinyue-kun spent so much effort to migrate the four major countries just to deal with a White Zetsu army?"

"Uh, this...isn't it?"

Ebizo asked in confusion.

Chiyo also looked confused.

When humans fight each other, it is normal for their brains to be smashed and their ancestors to be unrecognizable. But when humans fight monsters, in extraordinary times, there will inevitably be heroes who appear to guide humans to face the crisis.

In their eyes, Yin Yue is such a savior, the savior of the ninja world.

The two couldn't figure it out.

Except for dealing with White Zetsu.

What is the purpose of all Yinyue's actions from before to now?

But Orochimaru just smiled, and his smile was meaningful. Although Orochimaru himself didn't know what Yinyuejun would eventually do, he was looking forward to it and following him.

What Yinyuejun wants to do is naturally impossible to be clichéd or inferior.

Seeing Orochimaru remained silent.

Ebizo and Chiyo looked at each other and fell silent.

After a while, Ebizo broke the stalemate and said with emotion: "Forget it, forget it. Since you, the Fire Country, need people, then we will go. Anyway, you will provide food and accommodation, so we will not be the ones to suffer."

Chiyo also gave up and said in a deep voice: "That's right, we, the Great Sand Village, have long wanted to leave the desert and settle in the Land of Fire. Of course, if we can be given a part of the rich Konoha Village, it would be even better!"

"Although the wish is beautiful." Ebizo complained: "Sister, I think you are dreaming. If Yinyue gives us some of Konoha, I will swallow the Fuma Shuriken alive in front of the entire Fire Country!"

...

...

River country.

capital.

The city does not have towering walls, only a few scattered watchtowers. After all, this is the ninja world. No matter how high the walls are, for the ninjas, they are all flat ground and passable roads.

Therefore, in the ninja world, there are few cities with towering walls, because they are just decorations.

Oh, there is one exception, and that is the Iron Kingdom in the north, a traditional country ruled by warriors that still retains towering city walls and fortress buildings.

Daming Mansion.

There are palaces everywhere, which is not too shabby.

Main hall.

The Daimyo of the River Country was in a state of panic, and was spinning in circles in anxiety. The ministers around him were also extremely panicked.

This daimyo was over sixty years old, with wrinkles all over his face. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked very noble.

His age is considered to be quite old among the daimyo in the Ninja World.

"Damn it, damn it, I shouldn't have been greedy and sent people to form a ninja army to go to the Land of Fire, thinking of dividing up the land of the Land of Fire!!

Why hasn't Konoha been destroyed even though the three major ninja villages besieged it?

The Land of Fire was abandoned, and Konoha even hid such a strong ninja force?"

The Daimyo of the River Kingdom was furious and kicked a minister, shouting:

"It's all your fault. Why didn't you stop me in the first place?!"

The ministers trembled like quails, no one answered, but they all cried out in their hearts: "Sir, those who tried to stop you were dragged out and beheaded by your order!"

"What should we do? What should we do?" The Daimyo of the River Country said in horror, "Why did the Wind Country lose so quickly? Looking at the number of people in the migration troops, it seems that the entire Wind Country was captured. Aren't they all ninjas? How could the Sand Village be defeated so thoroughly?"

Still no one answered.

The ministers sighed:

"The gap between ninjas is sometimes even greater than the gap between humans and dogs!"

Previously, the Daimyo of the River Country knew that Orochimaru was personally leading his troops to the Wind Country. Although they were all desperate, the Daimyo was betting that Orochimaru would not be able to defeat Sunagakure and would waste a lot of time in the Wind Country.

As long as there is enough time, the Daimyo of the River Country will be able to prepare compensation for the Fire Country with materials and then ask Konoha for forgiveness.

But right now...

"Forget it, send envoys to the Land of Fire and Konoha to seek peace!" The Daimyo of the Land of Rivers said in a deep voice: "No matter what price the current leader of Konoha offers, we will accept it."

This is the only solution.

After all, it was the River Nation that was unreasonable first, and when the Fire Nation seemed to be declining, they sent armed forces to the Fire Nation...

As a result, it was just the "house" that was dirty, and the owner was not in a hurry to clean it.

These piranhas would smell the scent and swarm into people's homes, ready to divide up the property.

At this time, Orochimaru's cold and hoarse voice hovered in the palace:

"Are you willing to accept any price? As the daimyo, you should kill yourself, and all the treasury of the River Country will be handed over to the Fire Country. In this way, most of you will be spared."

The Daimyo of the River Country's face changed drastically. He looked up at the top of the palace and shouted, "Who, who are you???"

The ministers also looked panicked. It was obvious that the River Nation had attacked the Fire Nation before, and now they were coming to their doorstep.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the gate, and the two heavy doors were slammed open, with even huge cracks appearing on the doors.

The one who opened the door was a giant brown python summoned by Orochimaru.

It just flicked its tail lightly, and the wooden door of the human palace was opened.

Orochimaru slowly entered the palace with Chiyo and Ebizo. The three figures were stretched by the light, appearing particularly slender.

"It's him……"

"Big, big, big big Orochimaru!"

The ministers of the River Kingdom cried out in shock, and some even fell to the ground, moving backwards.

"you…"

The Daimyo of the River Country also looked as pale as death at this moment. He stared at Orochimaru who was walking towards him. His calves suddenly trembled and he felt dizzy for a moment.

Orochimaru said happily:

"How about you do as I say, or do you want me to send you to the west?"