Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

However...the other party was able to set up so many traps, there must be a puppeteer with superb skills among them.

Ito Toru frowned and thought to himself, "Based on the way Orochimaru handles things, he would not tolerate these people acting recklessly in the Konoha Forest."

But now, these Sand Ninjas not only attacked on the road, but also set up so many traps.

Something is very wrong!

There is only one possibility, that is, the battle on the front line is not as smooth as expected...

Thinking of this, a feeling of worry came over me.

But Toru Ito thought again, this might prove a key issue from another perspective - the Sand Hidden Army might be unable to break through the solid defense line of the front line, and had no choice but to turn around and bypass the front, trying to weaken our combat effectiveness by attacking Konoha's reinforcements!

Although doing so could indeed pose a certain degree of threat to Konoha's support forces, they also took great risks themselves.

Without support, if we go deep into the enemy's territory alone and encounter a strong man like Hatake Sakumo, we will be wiped out!

Wait... team wipe?

An idea suddenly came to Ito Toru's mind.

"Master Hatake, please wait a moment."

He came to Hatake Sakumo and briefly explained his ideas.

"what?"

Hatake Sakumo was a little hesitant. Ito Toru's idea was very fanciful and carried a certain degree of risk. He was not sure whether he should accept this suggestion.

Ito Toru saw his hesitation, so he said in a somewhat inducing tone:

"Master Hatake, think about it. If we let these people act in the rear, our team will be spared because of you, but the follow-up support..."

After hearing his vivid description, Hatake Sakumo finally made up his mind.

"it is good!"

On the other side, a tense atmosphere permeated Konoha's front-line camp.

Inside the crudely built tent, a flickering oil lamp illuminated the surroundings.

Orochimaru stared intently at the map in his hand, occasionally flipping through the thin battle report beside him.

His brows were furrowed, and his expression was extremely solemn, even a little ferocious and bitter.

The situation on the front line was extremely grim at the moment and there was no room for optimism. However, compared to the previous near-collapse situation, it was now slightly better and the situation had been salvaged.

"Almost all the front-line outposts have been destroyed. These Sand Villagers came prepared. They successfully obtained all our intelligence!" Orochimaru closed his eyes and thought secretly in his heart, but his fingers tapped on the table involuntarily, as if the rapid rhythm could relieve his inner anxiety.

"And the intelligence we have is almost zero." His voice was filled with a hint of anger and helplessness, and his eyes revealed deep worry.

"We don't know the specific movements of the other party. We will only know after the attack..."

This feeling is really infuriating.

Even Orochimaru, who was usually known for his calmness and never getting emotional, found it difficult to suppress the anger that was gradually rising in his heart.

He clenched his fists tightly, frowned, and anger was slowly destroying his sanity.

otherwise……

Orochimaru even had a terrible idea.

But he quickly suppressed the thought.

No, I still want to be Hokage in the future.

The Hokage cannot use this forbidden technique!

And it’s not mature yet…

His face looked uncertain.

"Calm down, Orochimaru." Kato Dan, who was standing by, noticed Orochimaru's mood change and quickly spoke to comfort him, "Everything is going well now. Tsunade has successfully developed a preliminary antidote. With the antidote, we can send out scouts without any worries."

In fact, before this, Orochimaru had tried to send out reconnaissance teams to gather intelligence.

However, every time a reconnaissance team was sent out and returned, there would always be one or two fewer people in the team.

Because the enemies are good at using poison, their targets are also very clear. They only need to scatter a large number of shurikens and darts, or use puppets to spray out densely packed poisoned needles. They only need to create a tiny wound on the Konoha ninjas, and they can quickly evacuate the scene.

It doesn't matter even if there is no result. They just lost some ninja tools, while the Konoha side lost a life and combat effectiveness!

Not to mention the blow to morale that this has caused.

This dilemma made Orochimaru feel unprecedented pressure, but fortunately, after several attempts, he finally realized that this method would not work.

Therefore, he decided to shrink the defense line, strengthen vigilance, take a defensive stance, no longer take the initiative to attack, and wait for Tsunade to successfully develop the antidote before taking action.

"Well, I hope everything goes well." Orochimaru prayed secretly.

When Orochimaru thought about the support troops including Hatake Sakumo and Ito Toru, his originally angry mood instantly eased a lot.

At the same time, I secretly said in my heart: I will let you be arrogant for a while, and just wait and see, your good days will soon be over!

At this time, Ito Toru and Hatake Sakumo, who were highly expected by Orochimaru, were squatting together in the dense grass.

Not far from them, Hongdou and several other wood industry ninjas were sitting around a campfire and resting.

Except for Hongdou, their expressions looked a little unnatural.

Because they were either drawn by lot or chosen as bait to attract the enemy.

"Should we chat a little?"

Hongdou didn't think it was a big deal, but rather a bit interesting. The snake-related secret technique she mastered was very powerful in terms of life-saving skills, so even if she was hit by the enemy, she could easily escape.

The poison did not pose much threat to her, so she was the most relaxed among the group.

"..."

Several Konoha ninjas looked at each other and felt that this was indeed the case.

After all, they are all veteran Chunins, how could they be outdone by a young girl who had just been promoted to Chunin.

"That's true, let's chat about anything."

"What should we talk about?"

"It's all right, let's talk about something light."

"Why don't we talk about the best three-color meatball shop in Konoha!" Hongdou suggested.

This is a bit too easy!

Several people complained in their hearts, but they still started chatting smoothly.

And in the hidden dark forest, the sound of wood joints twisting could be heard from afar. Some wooden puppets hidden in the dense treetops slowly fell from above like spiders falling on a line!

"Out."

Ito Toru lowered his voice and said, "I don't know where the puppeteer is, but he must be not far away."

"Yeah, I'll pay attention."

Hatake Sakumo nodded slightly, and his eyes became sharp again!

Konoha's White Fangs are about to show themselves again!