Naruto Puppet Master

Orochimaru, who once again strengthened his self-confidence in his mind, showed that his already extremely powerful chakra suddenly became more condensed, and his breath became a little deeper. Only the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo could feel this strength.

And just when Orochimaru's heart was fluctuating violently, the Third Hokage, who had already accepted his fate, had already come back to his senses first, and naturally discovered the difference between Orochimaru.

Although the Third Hokage did not understand the true training method of the Kage level, his years of exploration experience also let him know that after the Kage level, the control and purification of chakra is a direction to improve strength, and to achieve this, in addition to practicing hard Externally, only spiritual awareness can make great progress.

"When everyone is depressed, Orochimaru, what are you thinking about, and why is Noh's aura becoming stronger? This kind of performance is obviously possible only after perseverance and awareness in the soul and completion of spiritual baptism, but That is not in line with the current situation! Do you want to take a peek at the power of the first generation?"

Shaking his head to shake the fleeting and terrifying thought out of his mind, the Third Hokage regrouped his mood and encouraged everyone: "They are the legendary ninja gods after all. We don't have to target them." Everyone, just try your best, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work, anyway, I have never seen that level of power since the first generation."

Although he has given up his doubts about Orochimaru, the Third Hokage still has an almost indelible doubt about Orochimaru in his heart.

In this regard, Orochimaru, who was already immersed in the progress of chakra training, naturally did not notice the scrutinizing look that the Third Hokage once looked at him.

"Although I know what you said is right, old man, it's too shocking. I'd better practice the secret techniques of the toad clan honestly!" Jiraiya said with a frustrated face:

"That's right, that's Wood Release! I've wanted to wake up for a long time, but I just don't feel anything!" Tsunade complained:

The rest of the people either kept their hearts in order like Hatake Sakumo, or they let go completely like Ino Shikacho and breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at such a crowd, Orochimaru calmed down the chakra in his heart and body, and said calmly: "Before, because the strength of the Fourth Kazekage was a huge variable, I think we need to make some changes in the Sand Ninja Village. Let's measure the true strength of the mysterious Fourth Kazekage from the side, because so far, even the people in the Suna Ninja Village have rarely seen the Fourth Kazekage actually take action. Sansho has actually been seen in the ninja world. Yu? Hanzo and the three Kirigakure jinchūriki are all dead."

"Just now, Mr. Sarutobi also told us about the possibility of ninja shadow level and above. In other words, the Fourth Kazekage must be at the shadow level, or he has already broken through the shadow level. If he has not broken through, then I It is recommended that we position his strength as the combination of three shadow-level powerhouses. Although there may be overestimation, it is always better and safer to overestimate the enemy in battle than to underestimate the enemy." Orochimaru suggested: "What do you think? "

"Then if he has some mysterious blood inheritance limit and has broken through the Kage level limit and reached the level of the first Hokage, what should we do!" Orochimaru finished his words.Jiraiya immediately asked about a situation that Orochimaru had not mentioned.

Orochimaru, who was used to Jiraiya's unthinking questions, ignored him as usual and looked directly at the third Hokage Sarutobi Sasuke, waiting for the Hokage's decision.

Faced with Orochimaru's consistent disregard, Jiraiya reflexively thought about his words, and instantly lowered his head and stopped talking.

Except for Minato Namikaze, who was still embarrassed, everyone had begun to adapt to this.

"Okay, if the Fourth Kazekage appears then, then Jiraiya and I, as well as Tsunade, will go up to deal with it first. Orochimaru, you stay and command the army and decide whether to support us depending on the situation." In response to Orochimaru's suggestion, the Third Generation The Hokage hesitated for a moment and then agreed:

"Then what we still need to know now is the problem of the ninja army in Sand Ninja Village." Orochimaru continued:

"Didn't you say that all the Suna Ninja troops are on the Water Kingdom and Earth Kingdom?" the Third Hokage said with a frown.At the same time, he also looked at his ANBU, Hatake Sakumo.

"Indeed, they are now in an emergency among slaves all over the country.

Selecting and training the slave warrior legion, more than [-]% of the ninja army in Sand Ninja Village, including the already formed slave legion, have been assigned to those two battlefields. "Hatake Sakumo said immediately:

"That's true. But moving [-]% of the ninja legion away is completely different from not having any ninja legion. Although we predict that Suna Ninja Village will not have much ninja legion power to summon, but the fourth generation Kazekage has been so quick that The actions of the deceiver who mercilessly destroyed Kirigakure, swallowed the Kingdom of Water, and then took control of the Kingdom of Wind through a coup show that the Sand Ninja Village was planned for a long time."

"And this plan should have been planned more than two years ago when they renewed their alliance with us. At that time, they obtained our rights on the condition of war against Kirigakure, the country of water, and the construction of the Grand Canal transport channel. Support. And when everything was ready, they did not hesitate to take action against Kirigakure, and everything went as planned."

"What, we started planning it two years ago." Hearing this, the faces of everyone present suddenly turned ugly.After all, there is a fundamental difference between an action that was planned two years ago and a situation that arises unexpectedly. The former means that the situation is under someone else's control, so there cannot be any obvious opportunities or weaknesses, while the latter means that the situation is under someone else's control. It means that the other party is tired of coping and opportunities may appear at any time.

"If there is any mistake, it is probably because the actual situation of the battle between Suna Ninja Village and Kirigakure was accidentally leaked. It stands to reason that in such an island country, with Suna Ninja Village taking the initiative, as long as the land and water routes are used, Coupled with the pressure from the main force on Kirigakure, there should not be a possibility that the information will be leaked." Orochimaru said doubtfully:

"Perhaps it was a mistake made by someone inside the Suna Ninja, or maybe it was leaked by spies planted by other forces in the Suna Ninja Village!" Jiraiya said:

"No matter how it was leaked, but judging from the time when the news leaked to the time when Suna Ninja Village immediately started to destroy Kirigakure, and what we now know about the combat effectiveness of Suna Ninja Village's slave warrior army, I'm afraid Kirigakure was regarded by Suna Ninja Village from the beginning. The whetstone was being used. If the news hadn't been leaked, judging from the performance of the Suna Ninja, they might have used Kirigakure to actually verify the ability of the slave warrior legion on the one hand, and Kirigakure as the whetstone on the other. Come to hone the new slave army." Orochimaru put aside the doubts in his heart and continued:

"Doesn't this just prove that Suna Ninja made a mistake? They should have had enough time to act slowly. If the news hadn't been leaked, I'm afraid it would have been a long time before we knew the ambitions of Suna Ninja Village!" Jiraiya was happy. said:

"No, Jiraiya-sama, I'm afraid it's just the opposite." Nara Shikaku, who had been listening quietly, said:

"why?"

"Judging from the talent shown by the Fourth Kazekage, it would be better not to take action, but since he has already taken action, it is absolutely impossible for him to put his hope in the stability of the plan, especially to block the information. In such a link where something could happen at any time.”

"So since the other party has already planned it, they must have estimated what to do if something goes wrong in this dangerous link?" Nara Shikaku explained:

"Then if it were you, how would you fix this loophole?" Orochimaru asked with interest:

"If it were me who planned it, the best choice would be to reserve an army." Nara Shikaku said with certainty, "I think the Fourth Kazekage will definitely do the same."

"Oh, why?" Orochimaru asked again:

"Because from the current point of view, Suna Ninja Village's entire plan is to first destroy Kirigakure, then conceal the news to pick up soldiers and train troops, and then use war to control the Kingdom of Wind. Of these three steps, the complete destruction of Kirigakure is the strongest signal."

"If Kirigakure is not destroyed, then everything can still turn around, but if Kirigakure has been destroyed, it means that Suna Ninja Village has planned to go all the way. The entire plan has a minimum time span of three months. Half a year, if there is a problem in any of the links within such a long period of time, it will lead to the intervention of the three great ninja villages of Konoha, Raigakure and Tsuchikage. Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly necessary to reserve an army in advance that is enough to turn the tables. It’s the best option for any situation.”

"And now that the sand ninjas have destroyed Kirigakure without any scruples even though they knew the news was leaked, they obviously think that they are not afraid of the interference of our three major ninja villages at all, and they may even have made a good deal with them. We are ready for war." Nara Shikaku stepped forward and said: (To be continued.)