Chapter 49 Analysis of the Situation

Chiba followed Orochimaru to the Land of Hot Springs.

After several days of long journey, Chiba and Orochimaru finally arrived at the Konoha Ninja base in the Land of Hot Springs.

The base of the Konoha Ninja is on the border between the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Fire.

There were tents standing there, and several ninjas were patrolling.

All the ninjas who saw Orochimaru respectfully called him "Lord Orochimaru".

Orochimaru took Chiba and walked straight to the innermost tent.

Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze were in the tent.

Jiraiya saw Orochimaru coming and was very surprised: "Orochimaru, you are finally here. The old man said that you would come to the Land of Hot Springs to support us. I am relieved."

Orochimaru did not catch up with Jiraiya and went straight to the point and asked, "What is the current situation?"

Jiraiya said seriously: "The situation is very bad. Our front-line positions have been retreating again and again, and we have almost reached the point where we can no longer retreat."

Orochimaru walked to the sand table, and Jiraiya explained to Orochimaru the current situation in the Land of Hot Springs.

As soon as Chiba entered the tent, he looked at Minato Namikaze.

After not seeing him for a few years, Minato Namikaze has changed a lot. He seems to have grown a lot taller and looks more resolute. At the same time, he has developed a fierce aura.

Similarly, Minato Namikaze was also looking at Chiba.

In the eyes of Minato Namikaze, Chiba has also changed a lot.

Chiyu turned her head and walked to Orochimaru's side, wanting to see what the current situation in the Land of Hot Springs was.

Jiraiya explained to Orochimaru: "The ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village seem to have reached a cooperation with the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Hot Springs, and many of the Hidden Cloud Ninjas are stationed in the Hidden Cloud Village.

The border between the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Fire is very long. With so few ninjas out there, it's difficult to stretch the battle line so long. Currently, we can only try our best to barely keep the Cloud Ninjas outside the border of the Land of Fire.

At the same time, the Hidden Cloud Village has also stationed a lot of ninjas in the Moon Country. As long as the combat power is depleted, the ninjas stationed in the Moon Country will promptly support the Hot Spring Country and replenish the combat power.

According to the current situation, we will most likely withdraw completely from the Kingdom of Soup to the Kingdom of Fire."

Orochimaru looked at the sand table with a frown on his face.

He had already prepared for the bad situation of Konoha Ninja in Yunokuni, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

Jiraiya was extremely happy now. After coming to the Land of Hot Springs, he had been looking worried every day.

If it was just a battle, Jiraiya wouldn't mind.

However, many of the deployments and assignments of tasks require Jiraiya to be done personally.

Jiraiya was in a dilemma.

Now that Orochimaru is here, all these things can be left to Orochimaru to do. After all, Orochimaru is best at this kind of thing.

Orochimaru was looking at the sand table and thinking.

Jiraiya looked at Chiba and said, "Boy, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect you to become Orochimaru's disciple. Orochimaru is quite picky about his disciples. It's okay."

Chiba bowed to Jiraiya and said, "Long time no see, Master Jiraiya."

After saying hello, Chiba ignored Jiraiya and started looking at the sand table with Orochimaru.

Seeing Qianyu being so cold, Jiraiya curled his lips and muttered, "As expected of a master and disciple, both of you are so cold."

Qianyu looked at the flag belonging to Konoha on the sand table with a strange expression.

This front line is right on the border of the Fire Nation.

If we retreat any further, the border will be lost and we will retreat directly to the Fire Nation.

Orochimaru tilted his head to look at Qianyu and asked, "Qianyu, what do you think we should do to change this situation?"

Not only Chiha, but Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze also looked at Orochimaru in surprise.

I didn't expect Orochimaru to ask Chiba how to change the situation.

Orochimaru said: "Just say it, this is a battlefield now."

Orochimaru's meaning was very clear, the battlefield was a good opportunity to achieve success.

If Qianyu wants to enter the core of Konoha, he must do his best to perform.

Orochimaru is helping Chiba to achieve his goal.

Qianyu frowned slightly and thought silently.

Jiraiya whispered to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, isn't it a bit hasty to ask a little kid about such an important matter?"

Orochimaru smiled and said, "Jiraiya, don't underestimate my disciple. He is smarter than me."

Jiraiya looked at Chiba who was deep in thought with suspicion: "Is it true?"

After a long while, Qianyu came back to his senses from his thoughts.

Orochimaru asked, "Chiba, how is it?"

“I have an idea, but it may not be rigorous.”

"Just say it, I'll be the judge of whether your idea is feasible."

Qianyu nodded, and then asked: "Before that, I would like to ask Master Jiraiya a question, that is, the reason why our Konoha ninjas did not retreat to the Land of Fire and were able to garrison on the border was because of Master Jiraiya, right? My next thought is based on this question, please answer me, Master Jiraiya."

Jiraiya stroked his chin and replied, "Although there is a reason for self-praise, you can say that there is this factor. After all, no matter what, I am one of the three famous ninjas in the ninja world."

Qian Yu first began to analyze: "In my opinion, the Hidden Cloud Village is definitely not ready to go to war with our Konoha. Otherwise, given the current situation and the huge disparity in combat power between the two sides, the Cloud Ninja will definitely be able to attack and force us back to the Land of Fire.

Among all this, Lord Jiraiya can be said to have played a crucial role. Lord Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, was stationed here directly, which was equivalent to proving to the Hidden Cloud Village our Konoha's determination to defend the border.

If even Lord Jiraiya were lost, Konoha would definitely send more ninjas to support, which would not be in their interest.

Because what is known now is that the Iwagakure Village has already cooperated with their Kumogakure Village. If Konoha sends ninjas to support the Land of Hot Springs, the Kumogakure Village will be under great pressure. Although it is a cooperation, the Kumogakure Village probably does not want to face the pressure of Konoha alone and make the Iwagakure Village so comfortable.

Therefore, in my opinion, before the full-scale war begins, the Hidden Cloud Village will not take any further action, but will maintain this situation.

In this way, when the full-scale war begins, they can easily break through the border defenses and directly attack the Fire Nation, starting the war in the Fire Nation."

Jiraiya's expression became serious as he listened to Chiba's analysis.

It is indeed as Qianyu said. At present, in the Land of Hot Springs, there is a huge gap in the number of Konoha ninjas and Kumogakure ninjas. If the Kumogakure ninja troops gather to attack them, they can only retreat to the Land of Fire.

But since they retreated to the border, the frequency of the Cloud Village's attacks on them has decreased a lot.

In this case, Qianyu's analysis is correct. The Hidden Cloud Village is intentionally maintaining the current situation in the Land of Hot Springs.