The various guilds surrounded the Wild Boss, but none of them intended to make the first move.
The reason was simple: the faction that moved first would most likely be the first target of the Wild Boss's concentrated fire.
Being the first to be targeted meant that the Wild Boss would likely be out of reach for that faction.
"I say, Hyuga Clan Head, why aren't you rushing in first this time?"
Uchiha Fugaku, the leader of the Uchiha, whose ID was [Strongest Clan Head], located next to the Hyuga clan, asked with a slightly teasing tone.
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Hyuga Hiashi merely snorted coldly without replying.
The first time he encountered a Wild Boss, Hyuga Hiashi had, without a word, led his guild to charge in, intending to be the first to defeat the Wild Boss.
However, he never expected the Wild Boss to be much stronger than he imagined, killing several of them in a single burst.
It was also because of his premature action that Hyuga Hiashi missed out on that Wild Boss.
Since then, everyone knew that if you moved first, you would definitely not get the Wild Boss.
All the guilds present were watching the Wild Boss while simultaneously taunting others, hoping to make someone else move first.
Even the Third Hokage and Danzo were doing the same.
After all, both of them were determined to obtain the manipulator Wild Boss.
Just as everyone was instigating others to make the first move, someone stepped forward.
The ID of the person who stepped forward was [Chang Sheng Zhe].
The character's appearance was that of a stern young man, with a somewhat sinister expression, but his eyes were very sharp.
Behind him, several ordinary players without a guild followed.
These ordinary players without guilds were mostly non-clan Ninja or common civilians.
These non-clan Ninja and common civilians, to avoid causing trouble in reality through the game, generally would not cause trouble; at least when fighting a Wild Boss, they would only choose to watch from the sidelines and would not choose to step forward.
But this time, they stepped forward under the leadership of someone with the ID [Chang Sheng Zhe].
"Everyone, listen to my command!"
"Squad one, squad two, squad three, flank from the side and look for opportunities to ambush."
"Squad four, squad five, follow me and initiate the fight!"
At this moment, Chang Sheng Zhe began to issue commands to the group of rogue players behind him.
Chang Sheng Zhe's team, excluding himself, consisted of fifteen people, whom he divided into five squads; among them, the players in squads one, two, and three were not Ninja in reality, so their combat experience was naturally insufficient, which is why he had them provide support from the side.
Squads four and five were non-clan Ninja from Konoha Village, possessing a certain level of combat experience and coordination experience, so Chang Sheng Zhe had these two groups initiate the fight.
"Earth Release, Swamp of the Underworld."
After approaching the manipulator, Chang Sheng Zhe directly used a Swamp of the Underworld, causing one of its legs to sink into the swamp, temporarily controlling its movement.
Upon seeing this, the players in squad five and squad six immediately formed hand seals and began to use various attacking Ninjutsu, launching a barrage of attacks at Chang Sheng Zhe.
Squads one, two, and three, who were providing support from the side, naturally were not idle either.
Under Chang Sheng Zhe's command, squad one and squad two continuously used Swamp of the Underworld or other restrictive Ninjutsu to continuously control the manipulator, while squad three attacked the manipulator alongside the people from squads four and five.
The Third Hokage, watching this scene from a distance, fell into deep thought.
"Chang Sheng Zhe? Is he a Ninja from Konoha Village? To be able to command a group of scattered individuals like this, he seems to be a talent in leadership."
"But... those eyes, and the tone of his voice when commanding, why do they look so familiar?"
The Third Hokage did not immediately recognize Orochimaru, but Danzo did.
Because he had met Orochimaru a while ago, he knew that Orochimaru might not have left Konoha, but it was very difficult for his Root to track Orochimaru's movements, so he no longer bothered with it.
He never expected Orochimaru to run into a virtual game.
"I say, Hiruzen, aren't you going to make a move yet? If you wait any longer, that Boss will be worn down and killed by Orochimaru and his ragtag group."
Hearing Danzo's words, the Third Hokage was first startled, then looked at Chang Sheng Zhe.
Now he finally understood why the feeling of Chang Sheng Zhe was so familiar to him; it turned out to be his disciple, Orochimaru.
Thinking of Orochimaru, the Third Hokage no longer cared about the Wild Boss; without a word, he led his people to charge forward.
Seeing this, Danzo's mouth curled into a triumphant smile.
"Charge... charge! The more combat power they expend, the Wild Boss will be mine!"
Orochimaru, who was leading his people in ganging up on the manipulator, saw his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, charging straight towards him, but he was not surprised.
Instead, it was already within his expectations.
He knew that when someone saw him easily defeat the Boss with his group, someone would definitely rush over first.
But... he never expected that the first person to lose his patience would actually be his teacher, the Third Hokage.
"Chang Sheng Zhe-sama... it's the Third Hokage-sama, what should we do?"
A member of squad five asked with a somewhat anxious tone.
"Hehehehe..." Orochimaru chuckled, then said to the people still attacking around him, "Everyone, retreat immediately once your Chakra is depleted!"
"Yes!"
Everyone responded, then began to form hand seals even faster.
Previously, to conserve Chakra, they had been coordinating their attacks, bombing in turns, but now, after hearing Orochimaru's command, they directly abandoned coordination, using whatever Ninjutsu they had.
In less than ten seconds, everyone's Chakra was depleted.
Without Chakra, they naturally chose to escape on the spot.
The people from squads four and five all chose to run with Orochimaru, but some of the people in squads one, two, and three were somewhat unwilling, after all... they had been fighting for a long time, and now that they were running, it could be said that they wouldn't gain any benefits at all.
Seeing that they didn't obey his command, Orochimaru didn't bother with them.
"Orochimaru, don't run! Are you in Konoha right now?"
Hearing the Third Hokage's shout, Orochimaru ran even faster.
As the Third Hokage led his team past the Wild Boss manipulator, he had no intention of paying it any mind at all.
His current target was only Orochimaru.