Chapter 22 Striking at Sunagakure
At night, the special forces led by Orochimaru gazed at the Sunagakure camp.
"Finally, I've managed to get to participate in high-level events involving Kage-level powerhouses and Jinchuriki!"
The commander sighed inwardly.
When he arrived, he was just a lowly Chunin with a sinecure, but now he is being specifically assigned to carry out an S-rank mission with a group of Konoha's elite!
This was my first S-class mission in my life, and it would be a lie to say that I wasn't nervous or worried at all.
Although Sunagakure has been exhausted over the past few days and can no longer maintain the high level of alertness and morale it had at the beginning, it still has a force of four thousand, including two to three hundred Jonin and at least twenty Jonin!
Being so deep into enemy territory, it was foreseeable that the danger would be immense!
Those who participate in this mission are all carefully selected elites, not young genin who have just graduated from the ninja academy.
When they encounter danger, others will only lend a hand if they have the ability to do so, and they cannot expect anyone to save them at all costs.
Although the ultimate move is effective even against special Jonin, the system only cares about killing and not about saving his own life.
If he encounters attacks coming from all directions and is overwhelmed, he will die on the spot if he cannot dodge them.
This is a great adventure!
However, in order to become Hokage, he had no choice but to participate in this adventure!
Killing an ordinary Chunin grants 20 reputation points, while killing a special Jonin grants 500, a difference of 25 times!
This kind of great battle is the chance to kill the most powerful ninjas and gain the most fame, so he simply cannot refuse it!
And depending on the situation, there might even be a chance... to really pull off something big!
The tailed beast jinchūriki, Bunpuku.
The system boasts unparalleled power, claiming to be unstoppable by any means and guaranteed to hit its target.
Shukaku's power is indeed immense; when used perfectly, it is no less than that of any Kage-level shinobi.
However, the Jinchūriki, Bunpuku, was just a frail old monk, like a candle flickering in the wind.
No matter how strong the tailed beasts are, they can never surpass the power of the system's causal laws.
That means that even Shukaku's defenses cannot stop his kunai.
So, how many kunai can an old monk, like a candle flickering in the wind, endure?
Even Orochimaru was helpless against the Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast Man, who might just be an old monk he could easily beat!
The commander pondered in his heart, his eyes gleaming.
If we can defeat a Jinchuriki, a Kage-level fighter, this would be a huge victory!
However, it is also extremely dangerous.
Bunpuku himself isn't strong, but the Tailed Beast Shukaku is incredibly powerful. According to the system's rules, what level of strength does it represent?
It can instantly kill a Special Jonin with its ultimate attack; could it instantly kill Bunpuku?
Even if a fatal blow can instantly bring good fortune, what if the opponent delivers a devastating attack before dying?
Can one avoid the tailed beast's attack? If not, can one survive this blow?
All of this is still unknown for now.
The commander shook his head slightly. This can only be regarded as a high-level goal this time. He will do his best, but he will not force himself if he cannot.
The Third Shinobi World War lasted for three years in the original story. There's plenty of time and opportunities to build a reputation. There's no need to rush and risk your life.
"They're here!"
Suddenly, everyone looked in the same direction.
A signal flare was launched and exploded in the dark night sky.
This is the signal that the general attack has begun!
The entire Konoha ninja army appeared simultaneously from all directions and charged towards the Sunagakure camp at an extremely fast speed!
Seeing that this was no longer a harassing attack by a few teams, but a full-scale attack by the entire army, Sunagakure was somewhat flustered, but quickly went to the earthen wall to meet the attack!
In an instant, the sounds of battle shook the heavens!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
Earth Release: Earth Stone Dragon!
"Wind Release: Wind Killing Formation!"
"Wind Release: Tornado Hurricane!"
Thousands of kunai and shuriken, along with various ninjutsu, clashed and exploded where both sides were located, resulting in at least a hundred casualties in an instant!
And this is only the first wave.
The Konoha ninjas risked their lives to advance, and the closer the two sides got, the more intense the battle became!
Seeing this, everyone's expressions turned solemn.
Orochimaru, however, remained calm and said:
"Alright, let's get started!"
"yes!"
The group formed hand seals and used the Earth Escape Technique: Earth Dragon Concealment to disappear into the earth.
Seeing this, Souji was dumbfounded and felt embarrassed.
Earth Dragon Concealment Technique... I don't know that!
This is a ninjutsu that allows the user to move freely underground, making it very convenient for infiltration. It is only a C-rank ninjutsu and is not difficult to master, so it is almost a must-learn ninjutsu for every powerful ninja.
However, Souji was originally just a frivolous Chunin who didn't perform many missions, and he had never trained in this ninjutsu!
Seeing that everyone else had already set off, he had no choice but to transform into a sand rat again and burrow into the ground.
Seeing him like this, even though they were all seasoned veterans, several of them almost burst out laughing.
This made the commander even more embarrassed, and he thought bitterly to himself:
"Damn it! I need to find some time to practice these commonly used ninjutsu, otherwise next time I'll be the only one miserably turned into a sand rat, and I'll really lose face!"
The group quickly moved underground and soon arrived at the location of the Sand Village camp.
Although Sunagakure had set up many traps here, making it difficult for ordinary ninjas to cross the line, Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, could easily disarm them, and they could not delay him for much of his time.
Taking advantage of the chaotic battle between the two sides above, the group successfully entered from underground without causing any disturbance.
Orochimaru emerged from an inconspicuous corner, surveyed his surroundings, sneered, then bit his finger, pressed his palm to the ground, and his blood instantly transformed into a ninjutsu array!
"Summoning Technique: Ten Thousand Snakes!"
boom!
A gigantic, dark purple python, the summoning beast Manda, suddenly descended from the sky, instantly crushing a large number of Sunagakure ninja below!
That one attack alone killed at least a hundred Sunagakure ninja!
"Manda! It's Manda!"
Orochimaru is here!
"Damn it! How could Orochimaru suddenly appear!"
Upon witnessing Manda's awe-inspiring appearance, Sunagakure was thrown into chaos!
Manda paid no heed to these humans, whom he considered trash. His enormous snake eyes glared at Orochimaru, and he roared in a thunderous voice:
Orochimaru! Stop bothering me!
Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique to instantly appear on Manda's head.
"Don't say that. You won't be shortchanged on the blood sacrifice.
Exchanging sacrifices for power is the contract we made back then!" Orochimaru said with a faint smile.
"Hmph! Helping you deal with this trash is fine... but as I said before, if the opponent is a Tailed Beast, the blood sacrifice must be ten times the original amount!"
"My target this time is not the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki, so you may not have the opportunity to fight the Tailed Beasts.
I just need you to help me cause a lot of destruction and kill as many Sand Village ninjas as possible."
"Hmph... Fine then."
End of this chapter...