Chapter 555: The Third Hokage Gains Command of the Battlefield

Unless these two villages can unite and become one, there is nothing to worry about.

It's obvious that there's no way the Sand Village and the Mist Village can get together, let alone be closely united, which is why Yan is able to ignore them.

As long as the strength of the Iwagakure is weakened, Konoha's position in the ninja world will be stabilized and will not be shaken.

"Orochimaru finally couldn't help it. Well, I need him to come back for something."

Orochimaru has been in a bad mood recently.

Although on the battlefield, the Iwagakure had been avoiding Konoha's attacks and Konoha had advantages in all aspects, this advantage was not what Orochimaru wanted.

The more aggressively the Third Hokage jumped, the less credit Orochimaru got.

But the Third Hokage came to the battlefield with orders, and Orochimaru couldn't openly suppress his teacher.

Unable to suppress the Third Hokage openly, Orochimaru had to find a way from the village.

What he didn't expect was that Yan issued a transfer order, directly asking him to withdraw from the battlefield and handing over the command to the Third Hokage.

If it were someone else, there would definitely be a lot of complaints. Orochimaru happily handed over the command to the Third Hokage, left the battlefield alone and returned to the village.

The Third Hokage was not happy at all after getting the command of the battlefield in such a confused manner, because he didn't know what Yan's intention was, whether it was to test him or had other deeper meanings.

Orochimaru was ready and just walked away, leaving the Third Hokage holding a hot potato and not knowing what to do.

The worst thing is that he only got the command of the battlefield, while the power of the camp was still in the hands of Uchiha Fugaku.

In other words, if he wants to fight comfortably, he has to rely on Uchiha Fugaku's cooperation.

Once Fugaku does something weird in the rear, he will be the first to feel uncomfortable.

This was treatment that the Third Hokage had never received before.

What exactly does Uchiha Hiko want to do?

He actually recalled Orochimaru at this time.

The Third Hokage felt very good about himself. He thought he and his disciple Orochimaru worked very well together. Little did he know that Orochimaru was so eager to curse him.

I was trying to gain credit and rewards on the battlefield, but you came to the battlefield to compete with Ohnoki in all kinds of battles of wits and courage, making my command seem like a mere decoration.

It was fortunately Orochimaru. If it was Jiraiya, he would have gone to complain to the Third Hokage long ago.

"The Assistant-sama has transferred Orochimaru away and handed over the command to the Sandaime-sama?"

Fugaku received the news immediately.

After all, he needs to cooperate with the front-line commander at any time while sitting in the camp. If the front-line commander wants to fight with peace of mind, he cannot do without his support.

So Fugaku has always been paying attention to any movement on the battlefield.

"Is it a trap?"

Upon learning that Orochimaru had left and the Third Hokage was in charge of everything on the battlefield, Fugaku's first reaction was that Hiko was setting a trap for the Third Hokage so that he would jump into it.

Yan is preparing to cheat someone.

"Chief, should we..."

Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan, was in charge of the camp, and naturally he was assisted in management by the elders of the clan.

No one in the Uchiha clan had a good impression of the Third Hokage.

Yan's move gave them hope of revenge on the Third Hokage. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

They didn't need to do much in the rear camp. Just a few moves in secret would be enough for the Third Hokage to enjoy.

As long as what they did was not too obvious, even if the Third Hokage suffered a heavy loss it could not be blamed on them. Even if they were caught they could still use the excuse of mistake and dereliction of duty to shift the blame.

"Be careful what you say."

Fugaku glanced at the elder who had spoken, frowned and thought for a long time before he said:

"Forget it, that's it. Don't act rashly before getting a reminder from the assistant."

Fugaku knew that Yan would not miss the opportunity to trick the Third Hokage.

But Yan would not be so stupid. Even if he wanted to trick the Third Hokage, he would inform him in advance. Both parties would conspire first and then act instead of acting rashly.

Once he is caught, Uchiha Fugaku will be embarrassed and Yan will also be in trouble.

Without any hint from Hiko, Fugaku chose to play it safe.

It's always better to be safe. If Yan really wants to target the Third Hokage, it's not too late to make plans later. Anyway, the war will not end for a while. If Yan doesn't have this intention, he, Uchiha Fugaku, will lead the Uchiha people to mess with the Third Hokage. If someone catches him, it will be a lot of fun.

Yan didn't know that Fugaku had so many inner thoughts.

He really had no intention of targeting the Third Hokage this time, mainly because he had a lot of things to do and was too lazy to waste time on the Third Hokage.

If you really want to target the Third Hokage, there is no need to go through so much effort. It would be enough to just kill with a borrowed knife.

Judging from the information coming from the front lines, Ōnoki has been the Third Hokage for a long time.

As long as the Third Hokage increases his efforts to attack the Iwagakure's position, Yan doesn't believe that Ohnoki can still hold back.

I don't want to argue with you, the Third Hokage, because the battlefield of Taki Country is the main battlefield.

And now you're starting to get ahead of yourself, right?

The night is deep.

Yan didn't rest.

Kisame, Shisui, Itachi, Kakashi and other bodyguards stood in the Hokage's office like four pillars.

They themselves were also wondering why Yan asked them to stand in the Hokage's office instead of outside.

There's not even any intention of rotation.

Yan, sitting on the Hokage's throne, casually flipping through some unimportant documents.

"Assistant-sama, Lord Orochimaru has returned."

"Tell him to come directly to me in the Hokage's office, and bring anything I need."

"Yes."

The Anbu people left quickly.

At this time, Orochimaru just returned to the village.

Before Orochimaru had time to rest for a while, the Anbu people came over:

"Master Orochimaru, the Assistant Master orders you to come to the Hokage's office and see him immediately."

Are you in such a hurry?

It seems that I was transferred back to the village for some important matter.

What's going on?

Orochimaru didn't respond. With a faint smile on his face, he walked towards the Hokage's office building unhurriedly.

The slender figure looked somewhat enchanting under the dim light.

There is also a hint of allure in the allure.

The Anbu ninja who followed Orochimaru quickly turned his gaze away, feeling a chill in his heart.

This gentleman is a man, but now this enchanting figure...

Is this something they can see?

You can’t watch it, you can’t watch it, it’s a sin.

"Boom boom boom!"

Ignoring the gazes of the Anbu ninja, Orochimaru walked straight to the Hokage's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

With permission, Orochimaru opened the door and walked in with a smile.

Surprised, he glanced at the four pillars in the Hokage's office, and Orochimaru walked over to Hiko.

"I have entrusted the frontline battlefield to Sarutobi Sensei. This will also allow Sarutobi Sensei and his old friend Ōnoki to communicate more."