In Konoha, I collected corpses on the battlefield for ten years

But Imai Kuriyama wasn't so comfortable; he was covered in blood and looked like he could die at any moment.

Kaze seized the opportunity, found a suitable moment, formed hand seals, and a surging flame, like a tidal wave, swept over the sky and covered the earth.

"Fire Style! Great Flame Flower!"

This B-rank Fire Style ninjutsu instantly drained a large amount of chakra from his body.

However, the power was also considerable.

The Mist ninja fighting Imai Kuriyama didn't pay attention and was instantly engulfed by the sea of fire. It looked like he was beyond saving.

At the same time, Kaze flashed next to Imai Kuriyama, supporting him as he swayed.

"Are you okay?"

He didn't get a reply because she fainted directly.

"It's you?!"

Seeing Kaze return, Tsurugi Shinya's expression changed, and his intimidating gaze was like a viper ready to strike. He forced Kakashi back with one blow and stood on a tree.

"Where's Yamato?" Tsurugi Shinya asked in a deep voice.

Kaze's expression was simple and honest, and he looked sincere. "That Mist ninja just now? I told him there was a good yakiniku restaurant, and now... he should be eating there, right?"

"......"

Yakiniku?

Are you kidding me?!

"Kaze, take Kuriyama and leave first; we can handle it here," Kakashi said, taking a moment to speak.

Previously, the only thing that distracted him was Imai Kuriyama. Although Ito Ki wasn't his opponent, he wouldn't be defeated so easily.

Just like Tsurugi Shinya was unusually excited to see Kakashi, Kakashi had actually been suppressing the excitement in his heart, always putting the mission first.

Now that he saw that the mission was no longer a problem, he finally didn't have to suppress his desire.

Leave first?

Of course, Kaze had no objections. If he didn't think it was bad to leave his comrades behind, he would have left long ago.

He glanced at the Mist ninja's corpse, which was about to be burned to charcoal, and felt a little regret and entanglement.

However, soon, these emotions were thrown behind him.

He picked up Imai Kuriyama horizontally, left a sentence, "Don't worry about us; good luck."

Without any nostalgia, without any scruples, he flashed away.

This was an order to escape.

Ninjas must obey orders!

Chapter 12: Unleashing Musou (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

Border of the Land of Fire.

Land of Hot Water.

In a room in an inn in a small town, Orochimaru was tinkering with some precision instruments and unknown liquids in front of him.

During this time, the Mist Village was restless. For the safety of personnel within the Land of Fire, Hiruzen Sarutobi specially sent Orochimaru with some Konoha ninjas, even Anbu, to be stationed here.

They gave merciless retaliation to the Mist ninjas who came to test Konoha, without any mercy, all of them were killed.

Revealing the powerful strength of Konoha.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and gently licked his lips. "According to the current situation, war could break out at any time. All that's lacking is a fuse and a bird taking the lead."

Bang!

The glass container in front of him exploded, destroying most of the things on the table.

Orochimaru wasn't angry at all about this.

Science is always accompanied by such and such accidents. The process is not important as long as the results can be obtained in the end, everything is worth it.

"Sarutobi-sensei is still too conservative. At this time, we should first pick a soft persimmon and destroy it with thunderous force to warn the monkeys. Other villages wouldn't dare to jump out."

With Konoha's current near-peak strength, concentrating all its power to defeat a ninja village is definitely not a problem, but once someone takes the lead, the major hidden villages will follow suit. At that time, even if Konoha is strong, it will fall into the quagmire of war, and the final outcome will be unpredictable.

However, Orochimaru was used to Hiruzen Sarutobi's conservatism. If he wasn't so conservative, he wouldn't be his teacher.

Choosing him to be stationed here was already a relatively bold move by Hiruzen Sarutobi. If it were someone else, such as Jiraiya or Tsunade, they wouldn't be as decisive as him.

Whoosh!

Just as Orochimaru was about to start the experiment again, an Anbu ninja appeared silently in the room.

"Orochimaru-sama, the situation on the Mist ninja side isn't right."

Orochimaru didn't even raise his head and just fiddled with his instruments.

"Oh? Did Zabuza Momochi take action?"

"No, it's not Zabuza Momochi. According to our scouts' observation, a Jonin from the Kaguya clan forcibly broke through our blockade and entered that area."

"Kaguya clan? That group of lunatics..."

The fact that Orochimaru called them lunatics showed how loud the Kaguya clan's name of "lunatics" was.

"I'm afraid the corpse collection team will be in danger. For the sake of intelligence, should we..." The Anbu ninja asked hesitantly.

Orochimaru finally raised his head, and his tongue stretched out unconsciously.

"It seems that Mist Village can't sit still and wants to really test the bottom line of our Konoha. Sending a Kaguya clan fool is killing two birds with one stone."

On the surface, the other party was for intelligence, but Orochimaru understood a deeper meaning.

The Mist ninjas wanted to see how firm Konoha's attitude was. If Kaguya could successfully return, it meant that Konoha's main attention was still on the Sand and Stone Villages in the west. Even if Kaguya couldn't return safely, for the Mist ninja high-level officials, it would be very worthwhile to lose someone with conflicting political views.

The Anbu ninja stood in place, waiting for Orochimaru's order.

"Send a team of Anbu," Orochimaru waved his hand.

He couldn't leave; otherwise, it would directly tell Mist Village that Konoha was short of manpower here. Zabuza Momochi wasn't a pushover either and might take the opportunity to cause trouble.