Thirty miles northeast of Konoha Village, there is a forest of rocks. The mountains that once stood here were shattered by the Bull Demon King.
Because of this, it is easier to hide aura in the stone forest.
The Oto Ninja Village dispatched a total of five brigades of combat power, which was five thousand people. Although all the high-end combat power was around Orochimaru, five thousand people was enough for Konoha to spend a lot of effort.
The original plan was for these five thousand people to sneak into Konoha disguised as guards of daimyo, nobles, and wealthy businessmen, and wreak havoc inside Konoha Village.
The troublemaking troops don't need to be strong, they just need to be in sufficient numbers.
"Lord Aozora, there is something going on over at Konoha Village!"
A sound ninja who was responsible for checking the sentry stood at the edge of the stone forest, holding a telescope and observing the movements in Konoha Village at all times.
Although the agreed time for the general offensive is one month later, necessary surveillance is indispensable.
Just like the last time Uchiha Arata and his friends escaped from Konoha and came to join them.
If the light and dark sentries deployed around had not discovered the situation, how could it have been so easy to eliminate Konoha's ANBU team?
"What's the noise?"
Aozora is a Sound Ninja Jonin, a loyal subordinate of Orochimaru, and the commander leading the Sound Ninja troops this time.
Orochimaru's confidants, Yakushi Kabuto and the four sound ninjas, were all in the Leaf Village, following Orochimaru.
The sound ninja troops of these five brigades were handed over to Aozora's command and dispatch.
Whether in terms of individual combat capabilities or overall quality, the Sound Ninja are far inferior to the Konoha Ninjas.
The level of a sound ninja jounin is equivalent to a chuunin in Konoha.
The level of most elite chunin.
But as a commander, Aozora is different. His strength is that of a real jounin, a jounin according to the standards of the five major countries.
"Two huge monsters appeared in the direction of the Death Forest of Konoha Village."
"One of them is Ichibi Shukaku, and the other one seems to be..."
The sound ninja in charge of the investigation hesitated for a moment, then said three words in a solemn tone, "Ox Demon King!"
"What? Bull Demon King?"
Qingkong's eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition filled his heart.
The Bull Demon King and Ichibi got into a fight?
etc!
Isn't the general attack in a month? Orochimaru-sama didn't send any new orders, so why did he come out in one fell swoop?
The appearance of one tail is the signal for a general attack on Konoha!
"Lord Aozora, what should we do?"
The Oto-nin asked.
Qingkong frowned and pondered for a moment, and immediately made a decision. The appearance of Yiwei was the originally agreed upon attack signal.
Although there is no latest order from Lord Orochimaru, it is likely that some unexpected situation occurred that caused the order not to be sent.
If something happens to Konoha, he can't continue to huddle here with his troops.
"Gather troops to Konoha immediately and send a signal to the Suna ninja troops in the west."
"yes!"
The sound ninja's face immediately became serious. Going to Konoha can also be understood as an attack on Konoha.
This battle is about to start early!
There was a huge difference from the original plan. They changed from an assisting force to a main attacking force.
They no longer attack Konoha from both inside and outside, but forcefully break through from the outside. This can be said to be several times more difficult.
Directly changed from hard mode to hell mode.
The difficulty becomes greater, which means the mortality rate is also higher.
"etc!"
Qingzora suddenly called out to the Oto-nin who was about to leave, "In addition, inform Uchiha Arata's group and have them prepare to take action!"
All he can do now is gather all the power he can muster.
The sound ninja troops of five brigades, despite their large number, are actually just a group of cannon fodder.
The real main force has to be Lord Orochimaru and the group of Uchiha rebels!
"yes!"
…
At the same time, at a hiding spot in the west of Konoha Village, Suna Ninja also gathered the combat power of five brigades.
The captain of the Suna Ninja Force had apparently met Xili several times, and was succeeded by Chiyo as the commander-in-chief of the Sand Ninja ace force's puppet army - Qian Yu.
"Lord Qianyu, the latest information on Konoha Village!"
A sand ninja broke into a hidden cave, and Qianyu was preparing the most deadly nerve poison. The most dangerous thing about puppetry is poison.
Qian Yu paused for a moment before continuing to mix the poison.
"read!"
"yes!"
The sand ninja opened the information scroll. The handwriting on it was very messy, which showed that the situation was urgent when the information was delivered, but he could vaguely see what the other party wanted to express.
The message is very simple, only two sentences.
"Gaara goes berserk, get ready!"
Just nine words, but filled with an explosive amount of information.
Gaara is a one-tail jinchuriki. Gaara's rampage means the appearance of one-tail. Being prepared naturally refers to preparations to attack Konoha Village!
"Did that loud noise just now mean Ichibi was fighting someone?"
Even at such a long distance, Qianyu noticed the collapse of the central tower in the Forest of Death.
The Sand Ninja Chuunin replied, "It's the Bull Demon King. Ichibi is fighting the Bull Demon King, but..."
"Just what?"
Qianyu filled the last bottle of venom, turned around and asked.
The Sand Ninja Chuunin pursed his lips, but in the end he still did not reveal the information that 'Ichibi was being blasted by the Bull Demon King'.
He changed his thoughts and said attentively.
"It's just that the battle situation is not optimistic. Ichibi, who has fully transformed into a tailed beast, is still at a disadvantage, and the Bull Demon King is still slightly larger than Ichibi."
Although the two sentences "one tail is being beaten" and "one tail is at a disadvantage" have the same meaning.
But the second sentence obviously doesn't sound so uncomfortable.
"If it's that guy, it's expected that he'll suppress the first tail."
Qianyu's expression was still very calm. In the past few years, what he had done most was to cultivate his mind.
The last thing a ninja, especially a puppet master, cannot have is violent mood swings.
Because the puppet master will not appear on the frontal battlefield, the puppet master needs to hide his body and control the puppet to fight.
If the puppet master is irritable and irritable, it will not be conducive to concealing his aura, and his body will be easily discovered by the enemy.
This is very fatal to the puppet master.
Among Sunagakure Village, Qianyu is the most promising person after Chiyo to become the puppet master.
"What about Orochimaru? He is responsible for containing the Bull Demon King in terms of tactics."
Shukaku's goal is too big. Fighting a shadow-level strongman is far worse than throwing him into Konoha Village to cause chaos. Moreover, even if Shukaku goes berserk, he can't kill the Bull Demon King.
Letting Shukaku fight the Bull Demon King is purely Tian Ji's horse racing.
"Orochimaru's current whereabouts are unknown, but the Sound Ninja sent a signal asking us to go to Konoha together."
The sand ninja chuunin replied.
Qianyu narrowed his eyes, "Orochimaru's whereabouts are unknown? Does he want us to be cannon fodder to attract Konoha's attention?"
"This is different from what was promised."
"Lord Chiba, what should we do?" the Sand Ninja Chuunin asked.
"Assemble the troops, we can't withdraw to the Kingdom of Wind now, right?"
Qian Yu penetrated a large cloak and wrapped the whole person in it. For a moment, his whole person looked weird.