Chapter 232
Chapter 232
Chapter 232
For several weeks afterward, the entire Shinobi World War remained outwardly calm, but the undercurrents never ceased.
A very interesting misunderstanding also occurred during this time.
Black Zetsu had been relaying Konoha's information to the two elders of Sunagakure, which made them increasingly certain that these two mysterious individuals who could use Wood Release were traitors born from internal strife within Konoha.
However, in reality, there was indeed a "traitor" in Konoha. The Konoha leadership found it increasingly difficult to accept Orochimaru's continuous achievements, so they sent ninjas to secretly sabotage Orochimaru's actions and even tried to send Orochimaru's movements to the Sand Village on the other side.
However, none of these true traitors succeeded.
They were all intercepted and killed by Obito, who was wandering near the battlefield.
Over the past few days, despite not having the meticulous nurturing and catalysis of Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha as in the original work, Obito's progress in overcoming evil has been steadily advancing, with his Sharingan maintaining a high-speed evolution and one emotional stimulus after another.
"So you really did plan to secretly sell the information to Sunagakure, right? You even planned to kill your colleagues who were traveling with you?"
That day, Obito captured another Konoha ninja wearing a cat-face mask.
The other person was still struggling and shouting, "This isn't betrayal! Everything we did was for the village! Orochimaru betrayed the Will of Fire! He secretly colluded with the acting Kazekage of Sunagakure, and we punished him to save the village! We are the ones who are right!"
Interestingly, what this ANBU ninja said was mostly true; the Konoha higher-ups did indeed discover some clues.
Unfortunately, Obito, now in a frenzy, no longer believes a single word.
"Enough! I'm sick and tired of your Will of Fire! All you talk about is will, but all you're thinking is scheming! What an ugly village!"
The next moment, Wood Release: Wood Spike Technique was used again, cleanly and efficiently ending the Konoha ANBU member's life.
The cold and evil chakra surged, expanded, and rose once again, stimulated by emotions!
Gazing in the direction of Orochimaru's camp, Obito couldn't help but see that innocent, naive smile again.
"Lin! This time, I will never let you get hurt again!"
The talisman that Shiba Kiyokawa gave to Orochimaru is still working miraculously to this day!
Time flew by and it was already March.
Both sides are basically ready, and the tension in the shadows has finally reached its limit!
On this day, in Sunagakure Village, Elder Chiyo finally found Yogakure after a long absence.
"Acting Fengying, sorry to bother you."
"Is there something you need?"
"It's like this, the daimyo of the Land of Wind needs to summon us to discuss the war funding for the next quarter. I think it would be better if the acting Kazekage went there in person. After all, it's not always the two of us old folks who have to go and report to the daimyo. The daimyo should be more familiar with the village's kage."
Chiyo spoke politely, and there was not a single flaw in her words.
But at that moment, the atmosphere in Fengying's office suddenly plummeted to freezing point!
Both sides knew perfectly well that the crucial moment had arrived!
Yekura looked up, her sharp eyes fixed on Chiyo, and sneered, "What a convenient timing. Konoha has just launched its attack at the front lines, and the Daimyo insists on summoning us to discuss matters at this very moment?"
Chiyo continued to feign friendliness, "Perhaps the daimyo isn't very sensitive to war intelligence, but since it concerns the village's war funds, we must take it seriously."
The suffocating atmosphere made all the ANBU ninjas present afraid to move.
Two seconds later, Ye Cang broke the silence and unexpectedly agreed, "Alright, in that case, I'll leave the front lines in your care, Elders."
"I will certainly live up to the trust placed in me by the agent, Fengying."
Despite the seemingly polite conversation, Chiyo repeatedly emphasized the role of "proxy" Kazekage.
Ye Cang knew perfectly well what was going on, but pretended to be completely unaware and set off with his men that very day.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru was planning a new round of oppressive attacks on the front lines.
Chiyo immediately rushed to the front lines and quickly found the travel-worn Rasa, asking, "Where is the enemy's offensive progressing?"
Rasa replied, "We have more than 30 main squads currently trapped on Mount Kikyo, and in addition, more than 500 line-filling ninjas are about to be driven to the vicinity of the mountain area."
Chiyo's expression turned cold upon hearing this. "Mount Kikyo, just as the intelligence reports indicated. Orochimaru intends to end the battle on this mountain."
But the next moment, Chiyo's expression changed, and she instantly became full of confidence again. "But this time, we have the advantage in intelligence! We must make sure that venomous snake doesn't return!"
She then issued a vicious order: "Send word to slow down the rescue efforts and proceed with the planned decapitation strikes!"
Chiyo and Ebizo's counterattack was simple and direct.
That would mean abandoning the rescue and instead, based on the information provided by Black Zetsu, going straight for Orochimaru's heart and attempting to kill him directly, thereby breaking the predicament of Kikyo Mountain!
This time they were full of confidence.
"Don't worry, Rasa, this time we have additional allies! We'll make that treacherous viper pay the price!"
At this time, Orochimaru was still in the command post at the front line, looking at the map and thinking.
The ambush around Kikyo Mountain was something he had planned for a long time. Even with Black Zetsu's leak and obstruction along the way, the entire operation was still progressing smoothly to its final stage!
This shows that Orochimaru's military command skills are truly unique in the ninja world!
He is a rare frontline commander who, despite not having many positive personal achievements, still commands respect from the entire ninja world.
But the next moment, a noisy and chaotic cacophony suddenly erupted in the camp.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
A series of deep, powerful roars resounded, accompanied by a chorus of panicked screams and shouts.
"One-Tailed! It's the One-Tailed Shukaku!"
"Why did One-Tail suddenly appear here?!"
"Tailed Beasts! Damn it! Why are there Tailed Beasts?!"
The panicked cries of the numerous ninjas have revealed the source of the problem.
Orochimaru stepped outside and looked up to see the source of the low rumble: a brown tanuki that was constantly slapping its belly to release an enormous "air bullet."
One-tailed Shukaku!
The two elders of Sunagakure and Rasa took this operation very seriously!
They don't make a move unless they're absolutely sure of it, but once they do, they've revealed all their cards!
Shukaku is completely liberated!
At this point in time, Bunpuku, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, is already very old, and Sunagakure already had plans to replace him with a new Jinchuriki soon.
So they decided to go all the way and let Fenfu make one last contribution to the village before he died.
At this moment, Bunpuku clasped his hands together and passed away at Konoha's command center, granting Shukaku complete freedom!
This is the correct way to unleash a tailed beast!
The idea of Kirigakure temporarily capturing an uncontrollable enemy ninja to transport a tailed beast, and then forcibly dropping it deep into the enemy village over a long distance, is simply not a plan that a normal person could come up with.
However, it was precisely because of the Kirigakure movement reported in the previous battle report that Chiyo, Ebizo, and Rasa came up with the idea for this Shukaku operation.
As luck would have it, their much-anticipated additional ally also appeared at this moment.
It was the same Kirigakure that made the mistake of throwing themselves into the Tailed Beasts' attack!
At this moment, Chiyo and Ebizo also arrived. They promised the people from Kirigakure, "As long as this plan succeeds, we will definitely hand over the Blazing Release: Pakura to you afterwards, as promised!"
Now that things have completely dropped the veil of friendliness, they no longer even bother to call him "Agent Wind Shadow."
Unfortunately, the two elders were so focused on their excitement at the impending attack on Orochimaru that they failed to notice the hint of mockery and ridicule in the eyes of the newly appointed Mizukage and his Shadow Guard when they looked at them.
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