Chapter 40: Entering the Bird Country

This matter has gone through many twists and turns.

This not-so-bright mission was still taken by Orochimaru. He had carefully selected this mission specifically for Yue Le and the others.

Just as he had mentioned to Yue Le, ninja has never been a profession that represents justice. In other words, darkness and unscrupulousness are the facts that most ninjas need to face.

But it is precisely this point of Orochimaru that makes Sarutobi Hiruzen deeply worried. Orochimaru is sometimes too unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, which does not fit the position of Hokage...

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Yue Le and his group set out on their journey in a hurry. The Bird Kingdom is not very close to the Fire Kingdom, and this mission must be completed quickly so as to demonstrate the majesty of a great country.

Along the way, Orochimaru continued to tell Yue Le and the others in detail the basic situation of the Bird Country and some key intelligence obtained through reconnaissance.

Judging from the intelligence data currently presented on the scroll, the defensive strength of the Bird Country does not pose a particular threat to Yue Le and his companions.

This mission is essentially just to expose them to the darkness of the ninja profession.

The sun rises and sets, time passes, and in the blink of an eye it is already the evening of the third day.

Looking into the distance, I saw a deep blue hue gradually covering half of the sky, as if a huge sapphire was inlaid in it, while on the other side, there was a faint red light, like a thin red thread tightly wrapped around the treetops in the mountains, as if unwilling to leave easily.

At this moment, night falls, a morning moon hangs high in the sky, and sparse clouds float leisurely.

Orochimaru led his team to the pre-set destination quietly, crossed the border easily, and sneaked in without anyone noticing.

This is the border area of ​​the Bird Kingdom. This tiny country is located between the Fire Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom. It is very weak and it is difficult for it to defend its entire border. Setting up a border outpost every few miles is the limit of what it can do.

Here, the place chosen by Orochimaru is two kilometers away from the nearest outpost, which can be said to be a relatively safe place.

Even so, everyone still did not dare to let their guard down and must not light a fire to cook in order not to expose their whereabouts.

Everything was handled simply, and after hastily building a temporary resting place, they began to eat dry food with cold water. As for the gray, sticky, and semi-fluid strange food in Yue Le's hand, it frightened everyone present, and none of the three people, including Orochimaru, had the slightest desire to try it.

They are not yet so hungry that they will eat anything...

This thing is probably only Yue Le who can eat it without changing his expression. Nonsense, after all, I have been training for several years. If I don’t build up resistance, I will not be able to live...

Seeing the people standing far away from him, afraid that he would force-feed them, Yue Le rolled his eyes. Although this thing doesn't look good... and doesn't taste very good... but... but it is very nutritious!

Don't know the goods...

After a quick dinner, Hinata Hisaho took out a hand-drawn topographic map from his backpack, which included the distribution map of the border outposts in the Bird Country.

It can only be said that it is extremely difficult for these small countries to keep secrets for the five rogue countries, especially since there is the Konoha Dark in Konoha, who is particularly keen on these things.

Of course, the accuracy of this cannot be said to be 100%. After all, any information has its timeliness, and it is impossible for Danzo to completely infiltrate this country.

"According to the intelligence provided by the village, each outpost will be guarded by a team of four people, and they will rotate four times a day. There is still an hour before the next rotation."

He pointed and drew on the drawings, and assigned tasks to Yue Le and others.

"Attention, when the next duty team arrives at the location, Yuele, Jiuhe, the two of you quickly clear the outposts in these locations. Kushina and I will go to the capital of the Kingdom of Birds first, and the two of you will follow."

"Yes!"

"clear."

"Okay, teacher."

The reactions of the few people varied, but they all understood what they needed to do. In this assassination, they could not reveal their identities. If they were exposed, they would kill all witnesses as much as possible.

This concerns Konoha's international reputation. Although this thing is of no use, if others know about it, it may affect Konoha's share of tasks.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Hokage grandpa will be unhappy. If he is unhappy, grandpa will also have a gloomy face, and he will be sad.

But no matter what, the mission is the most important thing.

They need to first open up a retreat route for this mission and prepare for the subsequent evacuation.

The Bird Kingdom is not very big, so there are not many border outposts. However, these are only the visible outposts. There are also some secret outposts hidden in the dark, but there is little information about these secret outposts in the intelligence.

Therefore, when Orochimaru and his companions were heading towards the capital, Yue Le and his companions needed to clear out the secret sentries and border outposts scattered throughout the area.

After making sure that everyone understood their mission, Orochimaru moved and disappeared into the darkness with Kushina. However, Yue Le and Hinata Hisahi did not turn over, as Hisahi's Byakugan would be needed for this cleanup mission.

Jiuhe, who has a good talent, can see the chakra reactions within two kilometers, which is a great weapon for Yuele and the others.

Standing in place, Yue Le looked nervously at Jiuhe who was using his Byakugan to investigate the situation.

"Yuele, at 23 degrees north by east, there are two chakra reaction bodies, they should be the secret sentries of the Bird Country. There are also two chakra reaction bodies at 19 degrees north by west. Which side do you choose?"

"Well...you go left and I go right."

"See you later."

The two looked at each other, reached a silent consensus, and decided to meet in the middle. Then they disappeared into the dense woods as quickly as ghosts.

At this moment, the clouds in the sky gradually increased, and the originally bright and clear moon was sometimes obscured by the clouds, losing its former brilliance.

The darkness tonight was not peaceful, as insects chirped one after another, as if playing a symphony that no one cared about. High up in the treetops, night owls made sharp and piercing cries, as if announcing their presence to the entire night.

However, all this is just a surface phenomenon. A hint of murderous intent is quietly brewing in secret, but the secret sentry hidden in the dark is completely unaware of it.

Although the Bird Kingdom is a tiny country located between the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom, its location is indeed in the remote areas of the two countries. Such a geographical location allows them to stay away from the conflicts and wars. Even these secret sentries were specially deployed by the current leader.

Before this, the country only had some visible border outposts.

After all, according to the previous rulers, "Our Bird Country, apart from having more birds and a slightly better natural environment, has neither rich mineral resources nor fertile farmland. Who would be so bored as to invade?"

Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, this country will still remain peaceful... and barren...