Chapter 505: Ohnoki retreats, Orochimaru pursues and fights
Isn't it a bit too confident to send such a small number of people to set an ambush?
This number of people is not enough to support the arrival of reinforcements.
"Forget it, let's just set up some traps and go back. It's boring."
The fast-moving troops that besieged the three Raikages did not appear, but instead a group of small shrimps were sent out.
Come to think of it, no matter how talented Itachi was, Ōnoki would never treat him as the Third Raikage. It was already good enough that he could set up an ambush specifically for Itachi.
It is impossible to expect Ohnoki to send out his main force to do such a thing, unless Uchiha Hiko does it personally.
But can the Iwagakure Village kill him?
Yan expressed his curiosity.
"Yes."
Itachi left decisively, returned to the battlefield, used local materials and the materials he carried with him to set up a number of traps, and then left with Yan.
"Sir, this is the intelligence I have collected on the battlefield recently."
Itachi handed the information scroll to Yan respectfully.
Yan sat on the rock and opened the scroll and started reading.
Seeing this, Itachi quietly left and went outside to hunt, handling the prey skillfully, placing it on a makeshift grill, and even pulling out a sealing scroll and taking out various seasonings from it.
These things were prepared for Bang Yan and are spare items.
If Yan didn't take the seasoning he prepared, then Itachi's spare ones would come in handy.
At this time, Yan Ke was not interested in the barbecue. He was looking at the information collected by Itachi.
Itachi was collecting a series of information from the dispatch of the patrol team of the Iwagakure Village, patrol areas, distribution of secret sentries, etc., and he also drew a simple map. The places marked with x on the map meant that they had been cleared.
At a glance, a large area of x's covers this simple map.
Yan couldn't help but laugh:
"No wonder the people of the Iwagakure call you Blood Crow. Many people have fallen into your hands."
I'm afraid Oonoki will be heartbroken for a while.
"This is a very good piece of information, although it is not very useful. Ohnoki is planning to fight with our village to the end.
That’s right, the main battlefield is the Takiguni battlefield, not our side, but with such a lineup, it seems a bit contemptuous of us.”
It’s decided. After we go back, we’ll let Orochimaru put some pressure on Ōnoki.
You old man, do you really think that you can live in peace just by sitting in the camp?
There is no such good thing in the world. Since you, the Iwagakure, are not afraid of consumption, then just consume a few more people.
No need to thank me, I'm handsome and kind-hearted.
It was such a happy decision.
The aroma of barbecue wafted out of the cave. Yan was not worried at all that the smell and smoke of the barbecue would attract the attention of the enemy. After following Itachi for several days, he could finally sit down and have a peaceful meal.
Yan was eating barbecue comfortably and looking at the stars.
On the other hand, Ohnoki seemed to be in a bad mood.
The ambushed ninja troops were completely wiped out, and not a single one escaped.
If he had not checked it personally, Ohnoki would even suspect that it was Yan who took action and wiped out this ninja army.
After careful observation, Oonoki finally determined that it had nothing to do with Hiko and that it was all Itachi's work.
"It seems that I still underestimated Uchiha Itachi."
According to his idea, as long as the ambush troops in the front could hold Itachi back, it would not cause much trouble to Itachi. As long as they could hold him back, the supporting troops would be able to surround Itachi.
By then, Itachi wouldn't be able to escape even if he could fly.
Unfortunately, he took it for granted.
When he arrived with his men, all he saw was the mess on the ground and corpses scattered across the battlefield.
"Tsuchikage-sama, all the traps have been eliminated and the bodies have been sealed with scrolls. Should we follow the traces left by the enemy?"
It's true that Ohnoki is a bad person, but he is also a man who cares about his reputation.
Now there are corpses of our own people everywhere. If we don’t collect the bodies and take them back, it will definitely chill the hearts of the ninjas in the village.
Even though it would take a lot of sealing scrolls to take these corpses away, Ohnoki had no choice but to grit his teeth and give the order.
"No need, it's too late. I underestimated Uchiha Itachi's danger level. The enemy will leave clues and may be waiting for us to catch up."
If the ambush fails, it means that others have seen through their intentions.
There is no point in catching up at this time.
If we really chase after them, we might be ambushed in return.
Oonoki didn’t dare to bet on whether Konoha would set an ambush for this reason, nor would he.
"Sir, the defense line of the Iwagakure has begun to move back."
Such important news could not be hidden from the people on the front line, and the news was delivered to Orochimaru as soon as possible.
Looking at the intelligence scroll, Orochimaru showed a playful smile:
"It seems that the Blood Crows dealt a heavy blow to the Iwagakure. The fact that the Iwagakure chose to move its defense line backwards is enough to show that the Iwagakure suffered heavy losses."
So how can I do this?
Steady and steady or...
Hesitating for no more than five seconds, Orochimaru, who was absolutely confident in himself, licked his lips with his tongue:
"Pass on my order. Press down. If the Iwagakure dares to move their defenses back, we will pursue them. We must not give them too many opportunities to catch their breath."
Just pursue it relentlessly and that's it, no need to worry too much.
If you dare to retreat, I will dare to chase you and I will dare to fight you. Don't think that I, Orochimaru, like to play dirty tricks. I dare not fight you head-on on the frontal battlefield.
The key point is that Konoha dares to touch it, but Iwagakure doesn't.
Therefore, the Iwagakure was bound to suffer. In addition, the recent consumption had far exceeded Ohnoki's bottom line, so the Iwagakure's defense line retreat was inevitable.
For them, the war no longer had any initiative.
Now all Ohnoki can hope for is for the situation on the battlefield to stabilize.
Fighting Konoha to the death is obviously not a rational behavior. All the Iwagakure can do is to stabilize the situation, and then the outcome will depend on the battlefield in Takikuni.
If the battlefield in Takikuni is won, Ohnoki will have the confidence to sit down and negotiate with Konoha to end the war.
If we lose the battle in Takikuni, negotiations will be unnecessary and we can just declare surrender.
"Lord Tsuchikage, Konoha's defenses are constantly being pushed forward. If they continue like this, we will lose the initiative in the war."
"Keep retreating and place the last line of defense on the border. Konoha will not attack."
Oonoki gave the order without any hesitation.
It is impossible to ask him to follow Orochimaru's pace.
If you want to pursue me and attack me vigorously, I will just retreat to the bottom.
If you have the guts, lead your army and launch a full-scale attack on the territory of the Land of Earth.
If they don't dare, then the situation will stabilize.
"Everyone, from the moment the Kumogakure declared war on us, the initiative was no longer in our hands."
“I hope you can understand that the battlefield of Taki Country is our main goal.
It is not appropriate for the village to engage in a large-scale war with Konoha. It is enough for us to stabilize the situation."
