"Here they come."
After Yue Yan used Lightning - Net Perception to sense that something was moving towards them, he alerted Orochimaru and the others.
Hearing this, Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and couldn't help but lick his lips.
"How many of them?"
"About a thousand. They're still about three kilometers away."
After he could control lightning at will, Yue Yan's perception range had expanded to a five - kilometer radius. However, he could only sense moving objects and couldn't confirm specific details.
"That's a really good Sensory Ninjutsu."
After nodding in satisfaction, Orochimaru looked at Hizashi Hyuga.
Knowing it was time to use his Byakugan, Hizashi Hyuga didn't waste any words. He stepped forward voluntarily, waiting for the Mist Ninjas' troop to enter the reconnaissance range so he could inform the others of the information immediately.
After waiting for a while, Hizashi Hyuga, who noticed something strange, couldn't help but frown.
"The enemy sent several people ahead of the main force. They seem to be Sensory Ninjas to avoid ambushes."
Hearing this, Orochimaru let out a soft laugh.
"Heheh, they're still so cautious."
If the enemy's Sensory Ninjas detected the Explosive Tags in the ambush, this plan would be a complete failure.
However, even if they had to abandon this mission, there wouldn't be enough time to retrieve those Explosive Tags. If they gave up the mission and retreated, Konoha would suffer heavy losses of Explosive Tags on the front line.
Unless someone went ahead to take out those Mist Sensory Ninjas and then lead the main force here.
But in that case, the person carrying out the mission would most likely face the encirclement of a thousand people, and their chance of survival would be extremely low.
"Should we give up the mission and go back now, or take a chance and sacrifice ourselves for the victory of the war?"
After saying that, the yellowish - brown snake eyes in Orochimaru's eyes flickered. He looked at Yue Yan and the other two with great interest.
Hearing this, Yue Yan, who knew Orochimaru's character well, couldn't help but roll his eyes. Looking at Hizashi Hyuga and Fugaku, whose expressions were starting to struggle, he finally spoke up.
"Lord Orochimaru, stop joking. Since you brought it up, you must have a way to solve this dilemma. Stop being so mysterious."
Hearing this, Orochimaru shrugged. It was still quite interesting to watch Hizashi Hyuga and Fugaku struggle, but since Yue Yan had seen through him, there was no need for him to hold back.
After giving three Scrolls engraved with special jutsu formulas to Yue Yan and the other two, Orochimaru began to explain.
"This is a one - time teleportation Ninjutsu I developed by referring to the Summoning Technique and the Flying Thunder God Technique. After writing your name on it with blood, you can use it. It takes three minutes to activate, and during these three minutes, we'll take out the Mist Ninjas' scouts and lead the follow - up troops here."
After listening, Hizashi Hyuga and Fugaku let out a sigh of relief. They were never short of the determination to sacrifice for the village, but if they could live, they didn't want to die.
Now that there are no more concerns, it's time to act without restraint.
Orochimaru led the way and actively confronted the Mist Ninjas.
During this time, Orochimaru looked at Yue Yan and showed an interested smile.
"Yue Yan-kun, I saw you developing ninjutsu all the time before. Is it finished now?"
"Sort of."
Yue Yan casually replied, perfunctorily, having no intention of revealing too much of his own information.
......
In the dense forest, several sensory ninjas of the Mist Ninjas were leading the way in front. Just as they passed a certain place, a venomous snake suddenly shot out, heading straight for the Mist Ninja at the front.
The environment here was full of snakes, insects, rats, and ants. The leading Mist Ninja didn't pay much attention to the sudden appearance of a venomous snake, as he had experienced such things many times.
Just as he was about to dodge, he saw the venomous snake open its mouth wide. In the next instant, an arm holding a long sword suddenly protruded from it.
The Mist Ninja, who had never expected this scene, had his throat slit directly.
Seeing this, the other Mist Ninjas were briefly stunned for a moment and then became alert.
Under their gazes, Orochimaru emerged from the mouth of the venomous snake, stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth. The killing intent completely enveloped the remaining Mist Ninjas without concealment.
Seeing that it was Orochimaru, the pupils of these Mist Ninjas shrank suddenly. Knowing the fame of the Cold Lord well, they knew that they had absolutely no chance of victory.
With their excellent ninja qualities, they instinctively pulled the signal to inform the rear troops.
Seeing this, Orochimaru just laughed softly and had no intention of stopping them at all. After all, attracting the subsequent Mist Ninja troops was their purpose this time.
Seeing that Orochimaru didn't make any further moves, although the Mist Ninjas who had sent the signal were puzzled in their hearts, they still silently moved their feet and planned to gather together.
Just then, Orochimaru's low, hoarse, and smiling voice sounded.
"Do you think I might have come alone?"
Damn it!
As soon as this thought arose in their hearts, they only heard a sharp and crackling Lightning Bolt and two full - throated roars.
"Sharingan!"
"Byakugan!"
After Yue Yan transformed his limbs into Thunder Beast, he quickly attacked. Before one of the Mist Ninjas could react, he twisted off his head.
Yue Yan looked at Hizashi Hyuga and Fugaku, who always shouted their moves during sneak - attacks just to show off, with a face full of helplessness. But as long as the problem was solved, it didn't matter.
However, Yue Yan also wondered in his heart if Sasuke and Neji learned their habit of showing off from them.
Just when Yue Yan's thoughts were diverging habitually, Hizashi Hyuga and Fugaku here easily solved the remaining Mist Ninjas with the Byakugan and Sharingan. Then they glanced at each other and rushed towards the ambush location together.
Upon seeing the signal, the main force of the Mist Ninjas rushed over at full speed. However, they were still a step too late.
The commander of the Mist Ninjas frowned involuntarily as he looked at the corpses.
The Konoha side should clearly know that even if they come to intercept, it won't have much effect and will only waste their troops in vain. After all, the main force of the Mist Ninjas isn't just for show. Moreover, they would surely be more vigilant afterward, and such an interception wouldn't succeed a second time.
While the commander was deep in thought, a Jonin from the Kaguya Clan burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha, I thought we'd have to wait a while to kill those Konoha rats, but it seems we don't have to wait now. There are a few little rats up ahead."
As he said that, this Kaguya Jonin was about to rush forward but was quickly stopped by the sharp-eyed and quick-handed commander.
"Don't be impulsive. What if there's a Booby Trap set by Konoha?"
The Kaguya Jonin, upon hearing this, scoffed and roughly shook off the commander's hand.
"So what if there's a Booby Trap? All I want now is to kill those Konoha ninjas or get killed by them."
After saying that, he let out a howl and charged forward.
This time, even if the commander wanted to stop him, he couldn't.
Moreover, more than half of this troop are battle-crazy members of the Kaguya Clan. Seeing their leader rushing forward, they also howled and charged forward, not wanting to fall behind.
As a result, the commander couldn't stop them at all and could only follow reluctantly.