September is the season of scorching sun.

The Third Ninja War is in full swing.

As disaster areas where wars converge - due to their awkward geographical locations, the Country of Grass and the Country of Rain can be said to have been poisoned by the wars between great powers.

The domestic economy is declining year by year, and the daimyo and nobles only care about protecting themselves. Even the ninja village focuses on self-preservation, and there is a deep taboo about getting involved in the war between the great ninja villages.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see how huge the gap is between the big country's ninja village and the small country's ninja village.

And this huge gap cannot be restored by one person or a few people.

Compared to the Kingdom of Grass, the Kingdom of Rain suffers from wars more frequently and to a greater extent.

It was the break of dawn, and the new day did not usher in the sun shining on the world. Instead, it was cold and the continuous heavy rain washed away the blood in the air.

There are corpses, weapons, blood, and mutilated pieces of meat everywhere.

Several huge snakes wreaked havoc on the battlefield.

"Rush over!"

Orochimaru stood on the head of a big purple snake covered in blood, surrounded by several large spotted pythons. A random swing of a giant python of this size could cause an attack that was not weak to ninjutsu.

The strength of the Sannin is obvious.

Being able to control giant psychic beasts, coupled with their own secret ninjutsu, they are a disaster for their enemies.

Compared to the battlefield in the Land of Grass, the battlefield in the Land of Rain is more bloody and brutal. Sunagakure's offensive is becoming more fierce day by day, and the frequency of battles is also higher.

Sharp wind blades were sprayed out one after another, and kunai with detonating talismans were also aimed at the big snakes.

They all knew that only by completely defeating Orochimaru could they achieve victory, break through Konoha's defensive formations in the Land of Rain, and rush into the Land of Fire in one go to rob everything there.

Orochimaru also understands this, but as the commander-in-chief, he cannot retreat here.

Once he falls here, the consequences will be disastrous.

He is very aware of his situation in the Kingdom of Rain, and being undefeated is the greatest victory.

His mission is only to stop Sunagakure's troops in the Land of Rain, and what he will sacrifice for this is not within his scope of consideration.

Treating a few people as victims, setting traps, and exchanging a small number of casualties for a large number of Sunagakure casualties is all worth it in his eyes.

The battle lasted until noon, and the Sunagakure troops were once again repelled. Konoha's side did not feel happy at all.

If we continue to fight like this, it will be very detrimental to Konoha.

Because the troops deployed by the Rain Kingdom continue to be used up like this, it will be a matter of time for Sunagakure to break through the defense formation here.

However, there was no better way. Sunagakure no longer carried out a small group combat strategy, but directly used a large force to crush them and charge head-on. This was a high-pressure strategy that caused a thousand losses to oneself and eight hundred to the enemy.

No matter how clever the trap Orochimaru set, it would not cause any effective losses to Sunagakure's large army.

In fact, on the battlefield of Rain Kingdom, Konoha has no retreat.

"Is there still no support? If this continues, we won't be able to hold on for long."

At the jounin meeting in the camp, a jounin said tiredly.

Compared to Sunagakure's surplus, there are already less than three thousand Konoha ninjas in the Land of Rain.

As for the troops that Sunagakure has invested in the Rain Country, there are at least 5,000 people.

"There are still many teams performing patrol missions in the Country of Fire, but they are to prevent Sunagakure's elite team from sneaking into the Country of Fire to cause trouble, so they cannot be easily mobilized. And in the village, it is estimated that only five hundred people can be sent out at most.

,Support the battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain."

Another jounin analyzed it objectively.

The battlefield on the Iwagakure side cannot be ignored, and the pressure is equally great.

Moreover, there was Kumogakure's troops from Chen Hyōtō no Kuni to the east, which also dispersed part of Konoha's forces, so they went to be alert.

When Kumogakure and Iwagakure went to war, they did not forget to create obstacles for Konoha.

Otherwise, if the Konoha ninjas who defend Kumogakure's troops are transferred to the Land of Rain, the situation will be much better.

"Five hundred people can't solve any problem at all."

"What else can we do, we can only continue to fight. If I had known this, I shouldn't have hastily negotiated peace with Sunagakure Village during the last ninja war."

One of the Jonin said something too garrulous.

Everyone's expressions also began to change.

After all, this incident made them somewhat regretful.

After all, when they fought against Sunagakure in the last ninja war, Konoha had the upper hand.

The White Fang team, which penetrated directly into the enemy's heartland and stirred up chaos, was suppressed by Konoha's large forces in front, and they advanced in parallel, leaving Sunagakure to fight in fear. Even the Third Kazekage had no way to deal with Konoha.

However, after the Jonin meeting in the village, he did not want to make any more sacrifices, so he held peace talks with Sunagakure.

After that, the situation in Konoha became worse.

White Fang Hatake Sakumo committed suicide, the White Fang team fell apart, and defectors appeared in Uchiha and Hinata, further weakening Konoha's overall strength.

If the last great ninja war had hit Sunagakure until Sunagakure was exhausted, Konoha would have to pay a certain price for it, but it would still be better than the current situation of neither going up nor down. At least Sunagakure would not dare to provoke Konoha anymore.

This also eliminates hidden dangers here.

Just concentrate on dealing with Iwagakure and guarding against Kumogakure.

Allocating troops to the three fronts, even those with deep knowledge of Konoha, found it extremely difficult.

At this moment, a chuunin who was responsible for delivering emergency orders broke into the tent where the meeting was taking place and said to Orochimaru: "Lord Orochimaru, Elder Danzo has come to pay his respects."

Danzo?

All the jounin who heard this name became thoughtful.

Although I don't really like dealing with this Shinobi's Darkness, if the other party can support him at this time, it may play a key role in defending Sunagakure's offensive.

The Jonin meeting ended, leaving Orochimaru alone waiting for Danzo.

About a few minutes later, Danzo walked in from outside the tent, and the root jounin who followed him was guarding the outside to prevent anyone from entering.

"Danzo, if you don't help Jiraiya in the Land of Grass, why are you here? I don't have time to trade with you now."

Orochimaru said in a hoarse voice.

"Come here to help you defeat Sunagakure. Compared with the battlefield of the Kingdom of Drafts, the situation here in the Kingdom of Rain is more urgent."

Danzo said.

"It's impossible for the people you brought, combined with all the Konoha ninjas here, to confront Sunagakure head-on. The overall combat power is too different, so we can only barely resist."

Orochimaru's face was calm, not feeling happy about Danzo's support.

He was not happy at all about the harsh challenges Konoha was facing now.

"Victory means victory without defeat. This is your mission in the Country of Rain. Kumogakure's sudden intervention has dispersed part of the village's forces. At this critical moment, the key to breaking the situation lies in the Country of Rain, not the Country of Grass."

"Breaking?"

Orochimaru frowned.

"According to my investigation, half of Sunagakure's grain reserves are provided by the Land of Rain as protection fees to protect the daimyo and nobles."

"I know that."

"Expand the scale of the war and completely plunge the Kingdom of Rain into water."

Danzo only said this sentence, and he believed that Orochimaru understood what he meant.

White Fang's suicide, Uchiha and Hinata's frequent accidents caused Konoha's combat power to be much weaker than the last ninja war at the beginning of the war.

Coupled with the fact that Sunagakure and Iwagakure are well prepared, the situation in Konoha will only get worse as time goes by.

"You mean..."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.

A figure appeared in my mind.

Standing on the head of a giant Sansho fish, with a high and powerful attitude, the ninja who gave him the name of "Sannin" - Sansho Hanzo.

The demigod of the ninja world.

Every time he thinks of this incident, Orochimaru can feel a sense of humiliation from the bottom of his heart.

In that battle, not only was he completely defeated, he was not even able to fight back. He was also given the title of Sannin, which is very glorious in the eyes of outsiders.

What a shameful memory.

So he has always hated this rainy country.

Including the old man with a snorkel who controls the Sansho Fish - the ninja demigod.

"Yes, just as you guessed. Drag the Rain Hidden Village into the battlefield, completely disrupt the situation in the Country of Rain, and let the Rain Hidden Village and Hanzo share some of the pressure for us."

Danzo said this.

Orochimaru closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes, with a sinister smile on his lips, and his tone became hoarse: "Okay, this is indeed a good idea, but how do you get that old guy Hanzo to intervene? That old guy
To be continued...