Chapter 53: Surprise Attack Begins

It wasn't completely dark yet.

Orochimaru set off with a group of ninjas.

After it became completely dark, everyone came to a woods a few hundred meters away from Tangyin Village.

Orochimaru glanced at the three perceptive ninjas in the team.

The three perception ninjas immediately realized that it was time for them to take action.

The sensing ninja left the team and approached the Yugakure Village cautiously by sensing the surrounding situation.

The main force remained where it was and waited.

Two hours passed.

The night is already very deep.

The only sound that could be heard in the woods was the rustling of insects.

Most people were nervous.

Because the longer the time passes, the smaller the probability of the three sensory ninjas surviving.

Another half hour passed.

Finally, two of the three sensory ninjas came back.

The left arm of one of the perception ninjas disappeared. He covered the wound on his left arm and staggered, almost falling.

Minato Namikaze immediately used the body-flickering technique to come to the side of the sensing ninja and supported him.

Two sensory ninjas came to Orochimaru and reported the situation.

The third perception ninja was discovered and killed by the Cloud Ninja outside the village before he entered the village.

But also thanks to this, the other two perception ninjas successfully entered the Yuyin Village.

However, when he was leaving, he was discovered and hunted down by the sensory ninjas in the Hidden Tang Village.

The two of them came back alive, at the cost of only an arm. They were already very lucky.

At the same time, they also sensed and detected the approximate distribution of ninjas in Yuyin Village.

After reporting on the distribution of the ninjas in Yuyin Village, Orochimaru nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Your mission has been completed. Take a rest."

Minato Namikaze felt very upset.

The surprise attack hadn't even begun yet, and a ninja had already been killed.

Moreover, the Cloud Ninjas have already discovered that the Konoha Ninjas went to the Cloud Ninja Village to gather intelligence. In Namikaze Minato's opinion, this operation should end in failure.

After all, it would be too difficult and too dangerous to force an attack when the opponent is on guard.

However, Orochimaru's next decision made Minato Namikaze unbelievable.

"The operation will begin at 4 a.m., which means it will officially begin in 5 hours. Jiraiya and I will destroy the Yuyin Village, and the others will strictly follow the previous plan!"

Minato Namikaze really didn't understand Orochimaru's decision.

The enemy had already discovered that three of our ninjas had sneaked into Yugakure Village, so why did Orochimaru continue with his plan?

While everyone was getting ready, Jiraiya sat next to Minato Namikaze and asked with a smile, "Are you confused as to why Orochimaru chose to continue the operation even though Yugakure Village was discovered and our ninjas had infiltrated the village to gather intelligence?"

Namikaze Minato nodded: "Yes, Master Jiraiya, I really don't understand why Lord Orochimaru continues to act."

Jiraiya explained to Minato Namikaze: "That's because even if the Kumo Ninjas find out, they will still do what they are supposed to do and won't care.

We have often sent ninjas to sneak into the Cloud Ninja’s base to investigate, but the Cloud Ninja will not change.

They will only think that we sneaked in to gather intelligence just to find out the current layout of the Cloud Ninja in the Land of Hot Springs, and they will not think that we will attack them.

Because they know our current situation, there is a huge gap in strength between us and the Cloud Ninjas, and they don't think we will take the initiative to attack them.

Especially the Yugakure Village, which is an important base, is garrisoned by a large number of Cloud Ninjas and Yugakure Ninjas.

In their eyes, if we attack Tangyin Village, we will definitely die, so they don't realize that we will surprise them."

In fact, when Jiraiya was halfway through his speech, Minato Namikaze already understood Orochimaru's approach.

Jiraiya was very pleased in his heart that his disciple was very smart and understood things quickly.

Before Orochimaru came, Jiraiya was in charge of everything.

Moreover, Jiraiya's approach is completely different from Orochimaru's. He mainly focuses on stability and tries to reduce casualties as much as possible.

However, doing so caused their front line to retreat again and again, until they reached a point where they had nowhere to retreat.

At the same time, as Jiraiya is Minato Namikaze's master, Minato Namikaze has unconditional trust in him.

So before, Minato Namikaze was simply carrying out his tasks as an executor and had not thought about these things.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is still a bit idealistic.

Jiraiya thought it was a really good thing that Orochimaru and Chiba could support the Land of Hot Springs.

First of all, Jiraiya has a clear self-awareness.

Jiraiya is only suitable to be a lone wolf. He can work alone, but he is not very good as a commander.

But Orochimaru is very good at this aspect. After all, during the Second Ninja World War, he and Tsunade usually followed Orochimaru's arrangements in their team.

Orochimaru can always work out a plan in the most difficult situations, lead them out of danger, and even turn defeat into victory.

Orochimaru also participated in the planning of several large-scale battles.

Qianyu was able to formulate such a plan when he went to the battlefield for the first time, and his overall view was unquestionable.

In Jiraiya's opinion, Chiba and Orochimaru are really alike, no wonder they could become master and apprentice.

In addition to this, the arrival of Orochimaru and Chiba made Minato Namikaze truly come into contact with the cruelty of the battlefield.

This cruelty is not only brought by the enemy, but also by our own people.

During the Second Ninja World War, countless ninjas died in order to win the victory without knowing that they were baits.

As long as we can win, it is worth sacrificing some of our own people.

Moreover, after Chiyu's arrival, Namikaze Minato felt obvious pressure.

This is a good thing, because it allows Minato Namikaze to grow faster under pressure.

Jiraiya was looking forward to seeing who would grow faster in this war, his disciples or Orochimaru's disciples.

However, Minato Namikaze is his disciple, and Jiraiya believes that Minato Namikaze is better than Chiba and grows faster.

5 hours passed quickly.

A group of ninjas gathered together again.

Orochimaru said to Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, it's time to go!"

Jiraiya stretched and said, "It's been a long time since I fought side by side with you, Orochimaru. It really makes me miss it."

"Again, follow the plan strictly! Once the Cloud Ninjas defending the periphery enter the village, you can take action!"

After saying this, Orochimaru and Jiraiya rushed towards Yugakure Village.

The rest of the ninjas, including Chiba and Namikaze Minato, approached Yugakure Village for a distance and stayed where they were, waiting for the opportunity to join the battle.