The Land of Frost, squeezed between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Thunder, is the gateway for people from the Land of Thunder peninsula to enter the Western Continent.
After four days of rushing, the two village missions took twice the usual time to finally reach this small country.
It wasn't that they were attacked again and delayed, it was purely because they were walking slowly. Under Orochimaru's deliberate suppression, the speed was like sight-seeing.
Kakashi and others were very puzzled, but afraid of Orochimaru's power, they didn't dare to ask too much, so they could only spend the extra energy on searching for wild game and cooking ingredients.
After entering the Land of Frost, Orochimaru's actions became even more confusing. He used the reason that the locals were more familiar with the Land of Frost and handed over the task of leading the way to the Kumogakure mission.
They must be joking, the Konoha ninjas wanted to say that although they were not locals, they felt like they were back home in the Land of Frost, and they were very familiar with the terrain of this country, but after being glanced at by Orochimaru, they could only shut up.
The Konoha mission didn't dare to openly resist Orochimaru's orders, so they could only secretly remind the team's eyes – Hyuga Hizashi, to keep an eye on those Kumogakure people, and not let them lead them into a ditch.
They continued marching all the way like this and arrived in the heart of the Land of Frost.
"Stop."
Orochimaru suddenly sped up and came to the front of the team. With one order, everyone, including the Kumogakure mission, stopped on the tree trunks.
"Orochimaru… Sama, is there anything wrong? This road… is the safest way to the Land of Thunder."
The temporary leader of the Kumogakure negotiation team said hesitantly. His attitude was more fear than respect, and his body was instinctively afraid of the man in front of him.
"There is nothing wrong with the road, but there is no need to go any further."
Orochimaru smiled, waved to the Konoha ninjas, signaling them to stop and rest, then flashed to the temporary leader, a slight smile on his lips,
"You should be able to contact Kumogakure ninja village, right? Tell them, don't ambush ahead, the negotiation location has changed, it's here."
The expression on the Kumogakure ninja leader's face suddenly became a little stiff. "Orochimaru-sama, what are you talking about… I don't quite understand."
"Don't understand?"
Orochimaru put his hand on his shoulder, and a white snake crawled out of his sleeve, wrapped around the leader's neck, and hissed,
"Notify your village in five minutes, or die, do you understand now."
Feeling the coolness of the red snake tongue brushing against his cheek, and the snake body tightening around his neck, the Kumogakure ninja captain was sweating profusely and immediately shouted, "I understand!!"
The ambush had obviously been discovered, and it was meaningless to continue to hide it. More importantly, they had to quickly let the village know that they had been discovered.
"Very good."
The white snake released the Kumogakure ninja's neck and slowly crawled back into his sleeve. Orochimaru smiled slightly,
"I don't want to kill you, but only if you don't seek death."
Trying to fool him, treating him like an idiot, was asking for death.
The Kumogakure ninja captain read this meaning from the other's eyes. He didn't bother to gasp for breath and frantically took out the communication tool from the scroll. In his panic, he almost dropped it under the tree, showing that he was very anxious. …
In fact, as a Kumogakure Jonin, able to enter the negotiation team to go to other countries, this person may not be an elite, but he has also been through many battles. He would not be so bad. If he were on the battlefield, even if he knew he would die, he would be able to launch an attack on Orochimaru.
But this was not on the battlefield. Without that surge of courage, he felt like he was in a cage, facing a ferocious beast showing its fangs. The pressure was enormous, and the vague sense of crisis was gradually eroding his reason, making him unable to remain calm.
The ninjas present, including those from Konoha, did not show contempt for the Kumogakure ninja captain's condition, but instead felt some empathy.
They wouldn't be much better. In the original time and space, Orochimaru was seriously injured when he defected, but he still scared Kakashi away with his crippled body. This power shows how Madara, let alone now, Orochimaru is even stronger.
As Orochimaru wished, the message was quickly sent. Within a quarter of an hour, ninjas gradually gathered from all directions.
Hyuga Hizashi had already activated Byakugan to monitor the surrounding four-kilometer environment. Soon his face changed, and one chakra reaction after another came into view.
--Not a single Genin, and even Chunin were a very small part. Nearly a hundred Jonin and more than thirty elite Jonin. Kumogakure could be said to have mobilized all its forces.
You must know that among Konoha's medium-sized ninja clans, there are no more than two or three elite Jonin, and at most only one.
When two huge chakras filled his vision, Hizashi couldn't sit still anymore. He flashed to Orochimaru and reported what he saw, anxiously,
"…Not only that, the Fourth Raikage and two Jinchuriki have also rushed over, Orochimaru-sama, their target is not the negotiation, but you."
Kakashi and the others' faces changed again and again, but soon their expressions became firm. They jumped up and were distributed on the treetops, forming a defensive formation.
Unanimously, it was clear that they would cover Orochimaru's retreat with their lives, even if the current situation was caused by him.
These people are not protecting Orochimaru, but the meaning of his life to the village, which is far higher than their lives.
The ninjas of the Kumogakure ninja mission sensed this will to die, and a trace of admiration appeared on their faces, but they quickly put on a bitter face.
…They are going to die too.
It is worth it to exchange the life of a 'Konoha Sannin'. They are not afraid of death, but the thought that the village ninja army is coming, but they will easily die before that, it is really depressing.
Sensing the emotions of the Kumogakure ninjas, Orochimaru smiled and waved to signal them to leave.
The Kumogakure ninja leader looked puzzled, but Orochimaru said, "I said, I don't want to kill you, as long as you don't seek death."
He turned his head and glanced at Kakashi and the others again. "You don't need to look like this either. Before coming here, I expected the current situation."
Although they didn't know what the other party was thinking, the feeling of being let go was too good. The Kumogakure ninja negotiation team slowly distanced themselves from Orochimaru and the Konoha ninjas, guarding against them suddenly acting harshly.
Before they retreated to a safe distance, Orochimaru's voice rang out, shooting directly into their minds, "Tell the Raikage, if you don't want to suffer heavy losses, talk to me first, don't say I didn't warn you."
The Kumogakure ninja leader's face changed, and he quickened his pace forward.
Soon, the Fourth Raikage appeared on the treetops with several ninja squads, and the other three directions were led by two Jinchuriki and Dodai respectively, surrounding the Konoha group.
Perhaps because he was grateful that Orochimaru had let go of the Kumogakure ninja negotiation team, or out of fear of Orochimaru, the Fourth Raikage did not directly attack, but said in a deep voice, "Orochimaru, you want to talk to me? But I have nothing to say to you."
Although the wound on his side abdomen had recovered, it began to ache faintly when he saw Orochimaru.
Orochimaru looked around at the Kumogakure people, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "There is really nothing to talk about now, but how about this…"
He formed a hand seal, and Tagorihime appeared out of thin air. Without hesitation, she also summoned two snake princesses.
The two snake princesses also used Summoning Technique to summon Manda and Garaga to the battlefield.
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