In the early morning, the air is fresh and the fog is thick, which seems to cover the earth with a layer of cotton yarn. The mountains, trees, and rivers in the distance look vague.
Lei Luo was lying on a hill covered with weeds, squinting his eyes and focusing on the distance.
Two kilometers away from him, a looming group of buildings emerged in the thick fog, with a general layout like a village.
A small river crosses the center of the village, winding towards the end of the field of view. Scattered figures occasionally paddle near the river, and they don't know what they are busy with.
Time moved forward three days again, and Lei Luo and Orochimaru had already left the camp and headed towards the northern part of the Rain Country.
The two of them drove lightly and easily. During the journey, Lei Luo used his perception ability without hesitation, allowing them to bypass Yu Ren's heavy troops and easily reach the rear of Yuyin Village.
At this time, on this inconspicuous hill, Lei Luo used the height of the terrain to silently observe the destination for several hours, trying to grasp all the information and avoid unexpected situations.
Orochimaru was also lying next to Lei Luo, with a thin layer of snake skin covering his body. This layer of snake skin has the effect of shielding perception, and is similar to the cloak Lei Luo wears.
Being in the rear area of Agakure, with enemies on all sides, caution is the minimum attitude if Lei Luo and Orochimaru want not to suddenly fall into a tight siege.
After all, in terms of difficulty alone, this mission has truly reached S-level. If we also include the number of people performing it and the subsequent risks, it is not too much to say that it surpasses ordinary S-level missions.
"How's it going? What did you observe?" Under this environment, Orochimaru couldn't help but look a little serious on his face and asked in a low voice.
"There is something wrong with your information, Orochimaru." Lei Luo retracted his gaze and glanced at his side lightly, "The number of rain ninjas is far from just a hundred. To be precise, there are two hundred and twenty-three people."
"Among them, there are at least 20 jounin, and more than 180 chunin and genin. In addition to ninjas, there are also some ordinary people, who should be idlers."
"The most important thing is that one ninja's chakra is far beyond the scope of ordinary ninjas, and is similar to the boiling rain I caught at that time."
Lei Luo's tone caused a stir. He really didn't expect that a small secret base would lead to a shadow-level ninja.
"Boiling Rain? It turns out you caught Boiling Rain." Orochimaru's eyes flickered, and some of the news he accidentally heard gradually connected in his mind, and an astonishing guess brewed in his mind.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Orochimaru suppressed the shock in his heart and quickly asked: "The mission is so difficult... What are you going to do?"
Noticing that Orochimaru's face looked a little ugly, Lei Luo knew what the other person was worried about, and immediately said to dispel Orochimaru's doubts: "Of course we must first lure out the leader of the rain ninja and kill him."
Lei Luo closed his eyes slightly, and while sensing the position of the shadow-level ninja, he explained: "This guy's intelligence and abilities are unknown. Leaving him in the base will pose too great a threat to the subsequent combat plan."
Orochimaru looked at Lei Luo suspiciously, somewhat confused as to what the other party was thinking, "That guy is not a fool, how could he come out alone? If the rain ninja is alerted, it will be all over."
"So I have been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to obtain basic information." Lei Luo sensed that a group of rain ninjas were just walking out of the village, with about seven or eight people in total, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Fortunately, now the opportunity has come."
Lei Luo patted Orochimaru on the shoulder and pointed at the team of rain ninjas who were gathering at the entrance of the village, "Did you see that? Those people are the intelligence that came to our door."
"Get ready. Let's find a place to ambush. We must not let anyone escape."
Although Orochimaru didn't know what Lei Luo's plan was, obtaining information was beneficial to the mission after all, so he nodded immediately and decided to follow Lei Luo's arrangements.
The ambush location was chosen in a forest five kilometers away from the Yu Ninja base. This was to avoid making too much noise and alerting the Yu Ninjas in the base.
With Lei Luo's perceptual ability, coupled with the strength gap between the two sides, as well as mental calculations and unintentional calculations, the result was: a total of eight rain ninjas did not make any resistance, and they were all captured by Lei Luo and Orochimaru.
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Although there are two jounin in the rain ninja team, the gap between ordinary jounin and Lei Luo and Orochimaru is simply incalculable.
In the quiet forest, Lei Luo squatted on the ground, put his palm on the head of a rain ninja jonin, and used all his telekinesis skills to search for memories.
Because the battle ended so quickly, there were no traces left around. Orochimaru leaned on a tree trunk nearby and watched Lei Luo "work" in boredom.
'If I read it correctly, it should be the spiritual magic of the Yamanaka clan...' Orochimaru was too lazy to complain about Lei Luo's many trump cards and the wide range of ninjutsu he mastered.
Anyway, Orochimaru doesn't have any friendship with the Yamanaka clan. The latter clan's secret techniques were leaked, and Orochimaru has nothing to do with him.
About half an hour later, Lei Luo finished his work and looked up at Orochimaru, "That guy's name is Sea Snake. Like Boi Yu, he is Hanzo's most valued subordinate."
"Sea snake?" Orochimaru chuckled, "I didn't expect it to be a name like this, but it made me a little interested."
"I suggest you not to be careless. The sea snakes have very little information, and these little pawns don't know much either."
Lei Luo glanced at the rain ninjas lying on the ground scattered around, and changed the topic: "But thanks to them, I know what I need to know, and I can proceed to the next step."
"Why are you so anxious? Aren't you going to "trial" those chuunin and genin?" Orochimaru asked slightly strangely.
Lei Luo had just finished reading the memories of the two Rain Ninja Jonin, and there were obviously many more prisoners. In Orochimaru's view, not letting go of any opportunity to obtain information was what a qualified ninja should do.
"The task of these rain ninjas is to deliver a message to Yuyin Village, and the round trip only takes a short day." Lei Luo explained with a frown, and at the same time, he drew out his long knife and stabbed the neck of the rain ninja at his feet.
While replenishing his knife, Lei Luo ordered: "We don't have much time, we need to take action as soon as possible. Prepare a soil escape to cover the bodies of these guys to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"You're really good at summoning people." Although Orochimaru complained, he still formed the seals obediently and used the ninjutsu.
It makes sense for Lei Luo to take action in a hurry. As long as these rain ninjas don't return to the city in time, the sea snakes in the base will definitely be more vigilant.
By then, no matter what Lei Luo's plan is, the difficulty of successfully luring the sea snake out will inevitably increase exponentially.
And Lei Luo really didn't want to take action against a well-prepared Kage-level ninja, several large Sanshou fish, and nearly 200 Rain ninjas in a rain ninja base full of poisonous fog and traps. The risk was too great.
As the roar of earth and rocks continued, all the killings were covered up, and the place quickly returned to normal. Only some weeds disappeared due to the rolling of the soil, causing the ground to appear bare.
"By the way, take this." Seeing that the scene was cleaned up, Lei Luo took out a "trophy" he had just captured from his arms and threw it to Orochimaru.
After catching it with his backhand, Orochimaru asked doubtfully: "Gas mask? Why did you give me this?"
Orochimaru asked knowingly, and there was obviously something behind his words. Lei Luo knew that the other party did not want to enter the rain ninja base to fight, so he explained: "You may need to take action later, so make some preparations in advance."
"This..." Orochimaru's face looked a little embarrassed, and he said tactfully: "This is different from what we agreed."
"Don't worry, I don't need you to accompany me in." Lei Luo glanced at Orochimaru, as if he was extremely disdainful of Orochimaru's timidity.
But after thinking about it, Lei Luo decided to tell the truth about his plan to prevent Orochimaru from having doubts at the critical moment and refusing to use his full strength.