Chapter 263: New Information About Orochimaru
Hokage's Office.
The rumors in the village were escalating, but their direction was a bit strange. However, they were finally under control, and no one was criticizing the higher-ups anymore.
As for some ninjas questioning why Naruto Uzumaki was allowed to live in the village under the name of the demon fox, that would have to bring up… the Eight-Tails jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village.
In short, to counter the threat of the Cloud's jinchuriki, the existence of the Nine-Tails jinchuriki was a necessary contingency.
Hiruzen Sarutobi habitually held his pipe, flipping through the intelligence documents in his hand. "Itachi, your proposal was very good."
"It was just to divert everyone's attention…"
The young Jonin shook his head, unconcerned. This was nothing more than a few underhanded tricks. A certain dead-faced strategist had used them many times, and the effect was quite good.
During the time he had stayed in the Hidden Rain, people were spreading rumors every day that Iwagakure was trying to overthrow the Rain's leadership. The entire village, whether they were supporters of the Akatsuki or ordinary ninjas, had come to regard Iwagakure as their number one mortal enemy…
Itachi Uchiha estimated the time of their withdrawal from the Hidden Rain. It should be within these two days. The intelligence from the Rain should have arrived. He just didn't know if the great strategist Tobirama had played the Rain Village and the Iwa envoys to death…
His guess was not wrong.
"I called you here today to ask for your thoughts…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi lightly tapped his pipe, tipping out a good amount of ash. "This morning, the ANBU sent a message. A great battle occurred in the Hidden Rain, and the Iwa-nin have already withdrawn…"
"Did the Iwa-nin's attack on the Rain fail?"
"No, it was Madara Uchiha!" The Third Hokage's face was extremely solemn. He gently placed a scroll on the desk, his expression grave. "Or rather, it was Orochimaru!"
"…Madara Uchiha?" The young Jonin's heart skipped a beat. He said in a deep voice, "That Asura of the Battlefield, the former head of the Uchiha clan, has he also been reanimated by Orochimaru?"
"That's right! According to the traces left on the battlefield sent by the ANBU, I believe it was Orochimaru who used Edo Tensei to control and revive Lord First Hokage and Lord Second Hokage, and directly destroyed the entire Hidden Rain Village…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi put his pipe back in his mouth and said in a deep voice, "Both the Iwa-nin and the Rain ninjas suffered heavy casualties. Among them, the son of the Third Tsuchikage, Kitsuchi, is reported to have lost his life in this battle while covering the retreat of the juniors from his village…"
Even the meticulous ANBU ninjas, when transmitting the message, had mentioned that the tragic state they described was far from the reality of the battlefield…
The entire Hidden Rain Village was filled with ruined buildings smashed by meteorites and cut by sharp blades. The ground was covered with countless fragments of tree branches, and there were also remnants of large-scale Water Style ninjutsu. A sphere that had appeared out of thin air was still floating in the sky, not having disappeared…
Those young ANBU ninjas didn't know the truth of the matter, but Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had lived in the village since its founding, could guess a few things…
"…"
A line of cold sweat trickled down Itachi Uchiha's cheek. He said softly, "Have you found any trace of Lord First Hokage and Lord Second Hokage?"
What a joke!
Didn't the First and Second Hokage join their tattered trash organization a long time ago? And wasn't the Hidden Rain Village under Tobirama's control!
Unless someone stronger had attacked the Hidden Rain…
Who could it be? Madara Uchiha?
Or that rogue ninja named Zetsu?
After a long moment of contemplation, Itachi looked up at the Third Hokage. "Let me go to the Hidden Rain to investigate! To see if I can find any trace of the enemy…"
"It's useless."
Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed another scroll and shook his head. "News of this matter has also come from Iwagakure. All those who appeared on the battlefield were reanimated ninjas… You are the pillars of the village for dealing with future crises. You cannot be easily dispatched again."
"Moreover, the situation in the Hidden Rain Village is extremely dangerous. I suspect that your easy entry into the village back then was a trap set by Orochimaru and the Akatsuki. Fortunately, I had you withdraw from the Rain Village in advance, avoiding losses…"
"Next, I will send the ANBU to continue to track Orochimaru's whereabouts. Once his position is discovered, we will immediately implement a decapitation plan! To prevent those powerful reanimated individuals from causing chaos in the ninja world, we must capture that rebellious disciple alive and force him to release the Edo Tensei…"
"Therefore, the next group operation absolutely cannot fail! Orochimaru is extremely cunning and very good at hiding and escaping. Before the ANBU has completely locked down his position, we absolutely must not alert him!"
"…"
Itachi Uchiha helplessly lowered his head. "Yes!"
He now wanted to get off work immediately and go home to see if Kitahara was there. If possible, he wondered if he could have Kitahara use the Flying Thunder God Technique tonight to gather intelligence…
The situation was actually even worse than the Third Hokage had described.
Far away in Iwagakure, an old man was still horrified by the matter of Madara's revival…
The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, ignoring the pain of losing his son in his old age, flew up and tightly gripped his disciple's collar. "Deidara, you saw it with your own eyes. The ninja who killed Kitsuchi, was his name really Madara Uchiha?"
"Uncle Kitsuchi is dead! Old man, can you stop asking me! Shouldn't you be thinking about revenge right now!"
The blonde Deidara was extremely dejected. Kitsuchi had died in battle covering his retreat. Now he didn't know how to face his teacher and his childhood friend.
Kitsuchi's daughter, Kurotsuchi.
Kurotsuchi was a little girl who had grown up following behind Deidara. At this moment, the little girl was still趴 on her father's body, crying her heart out…
"No…"
Onoki shook his head in shock, muttering to himself, "Why is that guy Madara Uchiha still alive…"
"Old man, are you stupid!"
Deidara suddenly took a few steps forward and stood in front of him. "He was revived by someone using Edo Tensei! We must unite with the other ninja villages to deal with that man named Madara Uchiha! I want to avenge Uncle Kitsuchi!"
When Madara Uchiha was on his way to meet Black Zetsu, he had wanted to sneak a peek at what his good friend was doing and had run into Deidara and Kitsuchi's group…
Coincidentally, because the Konoha ninjas had withdrawn from the Hidden Rain, an Iwa-nin was mocking the Uchiha clan for being cowards. Madara, who had been cooped up in a cave all these years, was about to take care of this squad of Iwa-nin.
Unexpectedly, that guy Kitsuchi was actually quite strong!
His Earth Style ninjutsu could be called masterful, but unfortunately, he did not have a particularly powerful Kekkei Genkai, and he was facing a Madara Uchiha who had no weaknesses…
Kitsuchi's desperate battle had bought time for Deidara and the others to escape, and had also alerted Tobirama and Hashirama in the Hidden Rain to the enemy's arrival.
Madara Uchiha knew his enemy very well. Seeing that a duel with Hashirama could not be won in a short time, and with that old white-haired man eyeing him like a tiger from the side, he had sent them a Planetary Devastation as a parting gift before leaving…
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