The oil lamp gave off a faint light, making the shadows sway rapidly. Anxiety filled the tent, and time passed like this minute by minute.
Tsunade also lost her usual composure and was pacing around extremely irritated. Then she suddenly stopped and looked at Orochimaru and said: "If there are only two of us, how high do you think it is possible to prevent the Third Kazekage from sealing the One-Tailed Shukaku?"
Orochimaru, who was sitting on a stool and was communicating with the scout snake he had scattered, stopped, then hesitated for a moment and said: "The two of us, including the psychic beasts, are about 50-50. After all, the Third Kazekage has to contain him. Holding Shukaku.
However, we don’t have enough information about the Third Kazekage, and the home situation is extremely favorable to him... The winning rate may even drop! "
Tsunade said dejectedly: "But it is a tailed beast after all. We can't just let the Sand Ninja seal it. If we stop the Third Kazekage, many ninjas will die less on the battlefield."
Orochimaru shook his head and said in a hoarse but calm voice: "But don't forget that the Sand Ninja surprise attack force is waiting to attack us not far away."
"With just a few Suna ninjas, do you think they really dare to come and fight?" Tsunade was a little unimpressed.
The reconnaissance ninja had already detected the opponent's personnel configuration, so Tsunade was not particularly worried.
"I didn't dare to fight at first. I know that the supreme commander of Suna Ninja's operation is above the average level of elite jounin, but he is usually very cautious, so he is waiting for the opportunity to delay taking action.
Now the opportunity has come, Shukaku's rebirth is the opportunity. He is waiting for us to divide our forces to stop the Third Kazekage. You know, it is useless for ordinary ninjas to face more tailed beasts. So they are waiting for us to separate out some elite Jonin.
Once a large number of elite ninjas are mobilized, do you think we still have an advantage against the surprise attack force of the Sand Ninjas? "
Tsunade was also stunned by Orochimaru's words.
"But they are playing with fire. Aren't they afraid that we can really stop the Third Kazekage?"
Orochimaru nodded: "Most people would not do this, but don't forget who is sealing Shukaku now, that is the Third Kazekage.
The Kage of the tree, the name of Shinobi, how could he, who was known as the strongest Kazekage, take it for granted? It's not so much that the Suna Ninja is playing with fire, but it's the Third Kazekage's confidence in his own strength. He believes that no one can stop him! "
Although it hurts confidence to say this, it is indeed true. Whether it is Orochimaru, Tsunade or Jiraiya, if they face the Third Kazekage alone, they will be killed by each other. They had experienced this many times from Hanzo and their teacher, the Third Hokage.
The difference in strength brought about by the age gap is like a huge gap between the two parties. So at this moment, Orochimaru suddenly had an idea in his mind: in the future, he must kill a Kazekage to try... the feel.
Tsunade obviously didn't know about Orochimaru's sudden deviation. After all, their next choice could even affect the direction of the future war.
She thought carefully about her choice. If you choose to give up the supplies to stop the sealed tailed beast, the Sand Ninja surprise attack force will successfully take away the supplies, thus greatly alleviating the Sand Ninja's food crisis and allowing them to hold on for the next month.
If it is left alone and the Third Kazekage is allowed to successfully seal the tailed beast, then if the Suna Ninja releases the tailed beast on the battlefield in the future, Konoha will also suffer heavy losses.
"Time waits for no one, how to make a decision?" Tsunade asked.
"Let me choose one." Orochimaru said his answer directly without hesitation.
"I want to try to see if I can stop the Third Kazekage."
"Okay." Tsunade has no mother-in-law: "If anything happens to you when you give up the supplies this time, I will bear the responsibility with you."
But Orochimaru shook his head: "Only me, not you. You continue to lead the troops here to guard against the Suna Ninja's attacks. I will go meet the Third Kazekage."
"Do you know what you are talking about?" Tsunade almost laughed out of anger.
Orochimaru, who has always been steady, actually said such words. Even Tsunade wondered if this Orochimaru was Jiraiya pretending to be, and the real Orochimaru was now raising children in the Land of Rain.
"I know." Compared to Tsunade's skeptical attitude, Orochimaru was much calmer.
"Then you still do it?"
"Why don't you tell me what to do, let all the ninjas here gather together, and then stop the Third Kazekage?"
"Have you calculated the survival rate of Konoha ninjas? If you encounter Shukaku and the Third Kazekage in this desert area, the lives of many ninjas will not be enough."
"So you go alone?" Tsunade shook her head and said, "Orochimaru, you are too swollen. If you face the Third Kazekage, you will definitely die."
Orochimaru squinted his golden vertical pupils and smiled, without any feeling of fear: "Of course I want you to go with me, but you have to stay and command. So I need another person to go with me. Just two people Personally, it will not affect the overall strength of the team.”
"Orochimaru-sensei, are you there?"
At this moment, the hurried Uchiha Tatsu appeared outside Orochimaru's tent, interrupting the conversation between the two.
"Look, the person I want has already arrived."
Orochimaru grinned and asked Uchiha Tatsumi to wait outside for a while.
"...I think you may have lost your mind. How old is he?" Tsunade felt that Orochimaru might have been trapped by the enemy's illusion.
Orochimaru shook his head and said seriously: "Tsunade, you underestimate him too much and treat him as a child."
"Don't forget, Tatsu is the one who made great achievements in the Land of Rain and successfully killed the tailed beast. Even you and I can't do this now."
Tsunade shook her head: "I know the Thunder Release Ninjutsu. But it's not raining tonight. How can you ask Chen to use Kirin?"
Orochimaru said helplessly: "Tsunade, you really need to take good care of his growth. I'm not telling you, don't always think about falling in love..."
"I didn't break up with..."
"Who cares about Kato Dan! Do you know that Jiraiya's letters were sent to me, but they all mentioned you! Can't you just let him take care of his children in the Land of Rain? Don't disturb him , okay?”
“…….”
Orochimaru coughed, feeling as if he had gone off track: "Anyway, please pay attention. Yichen's current strength is enough to help me. He may become an important weight in this mission. I must He brings it."
Tsunade thought for a while and could only reluctantly agree, then picked up the pen and paper on the table and started writing the task book.
"If during the mission, you only prevent the Third Kazekage from sealing Shukaku, then it is considered an A-level mission. If you successfully kill Ichibi, then it is considered an S-level mission."
Tsunade didn't talk about killing the Third Kazekage because that was completely fanciful.
"This is the first time I've seen a ten-year-old ninja go on an S-level mission." Tsunade wrote on the paper.
"You have never seen a ten-year-old jounin before. So times have changed, and geniuses are always unreasonable."
After finishing talking about the business, Orochimaru also relaxed.
Tsunade pouted, and after a while, she threw the pen on the table and said, "It's done."
"Okay." Orochimaru put the newly written task book into his arms without even looking at it.
"Chen, he's still waiting outside. I'll go tell him the good news. He doesn't know yet."
"..."
Just when Orochimaru was about to walk out of the tent, Tsunade's voice came faintly.
"Don't die."
... ... ... ... ... ... ... (To be continued)