Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

After Orochimaru finished talking with Heiji, he immediately returned to his command tent and began to issue orders.

Call all the ninjas who are fighting to gather back, but not too fast, retreat slowly.

One must always be on guard against others. Although Heiji looks a little stupid, Orochimaru doesn't care which floor Heiji is standing on. He must stand on the highest floor and overlook all the floors before drawing any conclusions.

But Orochimaru obviously overestimated Heiji.

Except for those Rain Ninja who got angry, most of the Rain Ninja received the news as soon as Heiji left, and retreated back to the direction of Rain Village on a large scale.

"what happened!"

Jiraiya rushed into the tent and asked Orochimaru.

He was just fighting with two Rain Ninjas, and was about to beat one to death, and the other one was sure to be unable to escape. As a result, a messenger ninja told him to come back, and at the same time, the other two Rain Ninjas also ran away.

"The Rain Ninja has retreated."

"Withdrawn?"

Jiraiya looked shocked, then stared at Orochimaru with wide eyes.

"Then why don't we chase them? We've been fighting for so long, how can we stop? Let's charge forward!"

"Not urgent."

Orochimaru calmly looked down at the map on the table, scribbling on it with a pen.

"Heiji is a guy who plays it safe. Even though he looks stupid, his approach is undoubtedly correct."

"I reached an agreement with Heiji, but we won by not doing what he said."

"What's the matter?"

Jiraiya frowned, his mind full of question marks.

No, buddy, what are you talking about? I know every word, but why can't I understand what you are saying when you put them together?

Orochimaru moved the map and asked Jiraiya to look at the lines he had drawn on it.

"You know Orochimaru, I don't understand."

Jiraiya looked up after just one glance. There was a line on the left and a circle on the right on the map, and his head was buzzing at the first sight of it.

"Heiji negotiated with me to use his life in exchange for the Rain Ninja's retreat."

What Orochimaru said was different from what Heiji said, but the meaning was the same, because both Heiji and Orochimaru had the same guess about the outcome of the duel between the two.

Could Heiji be a match for Orochimaru? He himself didn't believe it.

"I didn't agree, but I let him retreat with the Rain Ninja."

"You are confused!"

Jiraiya shook Orochimaru's shoulders, but Orochimaru slapped his arm off.

"Jiraiya, why are the Rain Ninja retreating?"

"I can't beat him."

"Why can't I win?"

"There aren't enough people!"

“Why are there not enough people?”

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru with dead fish eyes, no, you ask me so many questions, do you expect me to help you with strategy?

Orochimaru didn't care. He pointed to the west side of Rain Village on the map.

"The Sand Ninja has broken into the Rain Country. If the battle line doesn't shrink, do you know what the Rain Ninja will face?"

"Attacked from the front and back? No, it's an attack from three sides."

"The Rock Ninja will not sit idly by and watch Konoha and the Sand Ninja divide up the Rain Country, so the Rain Ninja cannot fall. This is a consensus. Even if they are enemies, we cannot completely wipe out the Rain Village. The Sand Ninja also thinks so."

Jiraiya took a deep breath. He felt that he didn't have enough brain cells.

You tacticians are so dirty-minded. Do you still have to consider the enemy's retreat? Is that so perverted?

"The one who least wants the Rain Shinobi to be destroyed is the Rain Shinobi Village itself. Heiji must maintain basic combat effectiveness for the Rain Shinobi to shrink their front line. Even if the three countries start fighting and the Rain Shinobi watch from the sidelines, they must still have the ability to protect themselves. This is the bottom line of the Rain Shinobi."

Orochimaru's words were quite clear, and Jiraiya nodded.

"Now that I'm done thinking about the Rain Shinobi, I need to think about Konoha."

When Orochimaru said this, Jiraiya was stunned for a moment.

What the hell? You didn't think about your own people?

Ignoring Jiraiya's daze, Orochimaru continued to speak his own thoughts.

"The Amegakure Village's strategy was a last resort. In fact, I had no choice but to let them go."

"If we fight to the end now, the result will be a loss for both sides. It's a situation that the Rain Ninja doesn't want to see, and I don't want to see it even more, so we must let them go."

"But until now, there has been no results. We are only defending the border of the Land of Fire. Are you willing to accept this, Jiraiya?"

"Bullshit! Ask the ninjas in the camp and those on the hospital beds, are they willing?" Jiraiya roared.

“So I’m not willing to give up.”

Orochimaru lowered his head slightly, with a cold look in his eyes.

"If Heiji dies and Hanzo lives, the Eastern Rain Ninja Front will unite and fight Konoha to the death. Their fighting power will increase exponentially. This is something I don't want to see, so I let him go."

"I agreed to let them go, but I never agreed to a ceasefire. The fighting...is not over yet."

The corners of Orochimaru's mouth curled up slightly, as if he had seen the future.

"The Rain Ninja are defeated and Heiji cannot escape the blame. The Rain Ninja on the entire eastern front will inevitably shrink and retreat. However, the ninja of Konoha are holding back their strength and gradually pressing towards the border of the Rain Country, looking at the cowardly enemy over there."

"The situation has reversed."

"How do you say that."

Orochimaru had naturally read the battle report from the River Country front.

"This is called, one thing grows while the other loses."

Jiraiya's eyes twitched, he felt that Orochimaru's current condition was somewhat dangerous.

He had heard Orochimaru repeat the phrase "one thing grows while another grows" over the past couple of days. He didn't know which unlucky guy was targeted by Orochimaru, but it was definitely not a good thing.

"Alright...alright, we'll fight however you say. You're the commander after all. I'm going to go check on Tsunade. Call me when the fight starts."

Jiraiya quickly waved his hand, left the command tent, and ran out.

Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya who was leaving and shook his head. In the years that Jiraiya was not in the village, Kato Dan and Tsunade spent a lot of time together. Even Orochimaru had to admit that Kato Dan was a good man.

It’s a pity for this old teammate.

"Orochimaru!"

Before Orochimaru could sigh, Mitarai Toumaru walked into the tent again.

"Orochimaru, aren't we going to fight anymore?!"

"Ah."

"No, we've been fighting for so long, and we're just going to watch them run back?"

"Correct."

"How about this, you let me take... take a Hyuga, and take that expert Jiraiya with me, and I'll go after them. I guarantee I'll get my money back!"

"Ah."

"You agree?"

Orochimaru looked at Mitarai Toumaru calmly.

Man, you really have no idea what's going on? Do you think you can take Jiraiya away with you?

In other words, can Jiraiya and Hinata lead you?

"Hey~ Don't look at me like that, I was just giving a suggestion. Those Rain Ninjas are so hateful, and you just let them go. There are complaints in the camp. Orochimaru, why don't you come forward and talk to them? This... I don't feel good!"

Orochimaru shook his head.

Complain?

Isn't this expected?

This is the energy we need.

Once Konoha's ninjas have fully pressed forward to the border of the Land of Rain, all these complaints will be transformed into chakra and used on the Rain Ninjas.

This principle of one thing growing while another shrinks, if used to retreat, wouldn’t it be a waste of talent? The right way is to use it to attack!

Orochimaru secretly compared himself and Shinzo in his mind and couldn't help but sneer.

"What do you think, Shinzo?"

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