Chapter 55: Assigning Enemies and Divine Weapons

The seemingly uncompromising approach of Sunagakure is also born of helplessness; after all, the Land of Wind is a desert, and the Sand Ninja are the most impoverished of all the ninja villages.

Without sufficient logistics, the Sand Ninja have no other choice but to play a "rush" strategy.

Although a rush strategy lacks staying power, the first wave of attacks is indeed fierce enough. Pakura, Rasa, and Chiyo are not considered strong among Shadow-level ninjas, and even if they join forces, they do not pose much of a threat to the overall strength of Konoha.

But the key is that the ones facing them now are not the entirety of Konoha, but merely a small portion of Konoha's ninjas!

Uchiha Feiyu sat in the command post, secretly pondering in his heart:

"If it weren't for me, how would Konoha fight this battle? Orochimaru is certainly no worse than the Fourth Kazekage, but the Fourth Kazekage would have no problem entangling Orochimaru. As for Chiyo, Akimichi Torifu is currently in his prime; paired with a few Jonin, he could also hold her off. But how should Pakura be dealt with?"

"No, if it weren't for me, Pakura would probably still be fighting the Mist Ninja Village right now! It would be impossible for her to rush over here directly."

Moreover, if not for himself, the Rock Ninja probably wouldn't have exited the stage so quickly. Huangtu, this prisoner, has already been sent to Konoha, a situation that never happened in the original story. It stands to reason that without me, the Kikyo Pass battlefield should still be in a state of three-way melee.

After the war with the Rock Ninja, and subsequently because the field hospital was destroyed, Konoha has been plagued by the Sand Ninja's poison tactics for the past few months. The number of ninjas lost is not small, and now the number of ninjas is less than 4,000.

Looking at the overall strength of the basic ninjas, Konoha is even slightly inferior to the Sand Ninja, though not by much.

"So the key to victory lies in defeating Rasa, Pakura, and Chiyo?"

Orochimaru frowned and spoke. During the Ninja World War, ordinary ninjas were of course not unimportant, but what truly determined the outcome was often those Shadow-level ninjas.

If the gap in individual strength is too large, ordinary ninjas can often only influence the outcome of top-tier battles, but cannot decide them.

"The Fourth Kazekage can be left to me. As for that Scorch Style User, I will have to trouble you, Senior Akimichi."

Akimichi Torifu nodded, then spoke again:

"Send some Jonin to help me when the time comes. I have also seen the intelligence on that girl's Scorch Style; it is a great restraint for melee ninjas, and I don't want to be rendered into lard."

Orochimaru chuckled:

"Rest assured, although this Scorch Style User is very dangerous, her shortcomings are equally significant; she does not seem to be very proficient in defensive ninjutsu."

Indeed, this hero of the Sand Ninja is one of the very few top-tier ninjas in the original story to be killed by a Kunai. If she had known even a bit of Earth Release or something similar, she wouldn't have been turned into a sieve by a Kunai.

Uchiha Feiyu was thinking secretly when he saw Orochimaru's eyes looking at him, with a look of hesitation.

However, Uchiha Feiyu acted as if he didn't see it. Just kidding, could there be anything good in Orochimaru looking at him now? Isn't it just wanting him to deal with that old woman Chiyo?

Compared to dealing with that old woman, Uchiha Feiyu felt that it would be more satisfying to go to the battlefield and bully the weak.

Even if he killed that old woman, what could her soul do for him? He didn't want to play with puppets.

"Feiyu-kun, do me a favor; that old woman should be rooted out!"

The one who spoke was not Orochimaru, but the soul of Hatake Sakumo, who had been observing the outside world, which made Uchiha Feiyu slightly stunned.

Hatake Sakumo didn't seem to have any hatred toward Chiyo, right? If there really was hatred, it should be the old woman Chiyo hating Hatake Sakumo, after all, her own son and daughter-in-law were both killed by the White Fang of the Leaf.

"I cannot leave such a hidden danger for Kakashi. It is precisely because I died that the targets of these enemies are instead concentrated on Kakashi."

"I'm not worried about others, but Chiyo is stubborn and holds grudges, and she is also a powerful Elder of the Sand Ninja. For Kakashi, this enemy is too dangerous!"

Uchiha Feiyu thought to himself, he never saw Kakashi being targeted by any enemies in the manga; was this guy Hatake Sakumo's worry a bit over the top?

However, since he is his true main combat cheat for now, Hatake Sakumo's thoughts still need to be considered, and Uchiha Feiyu really wasn't that afraid of Chiyo.

One must know that Hatake Sakumo is the nemesis of Puppet Masters. He had dealt with Chiyo before, and after several encounters, he had never suffered a loss. If it weren't for Chiyo's rich experience and slippery personality, she would have died at the hands of this White Fang of the Leaf long ago.

Now that Hatake Sakumo has possessed Uchiha Feiyu, he is only stronger than he was in his lifetime. Since that's the case, what is there to fear from her?

The only problem is that if he deals with Chiyo, the Black Qi collected from the sacrifice will be greatly discounted, and it's even possible to gain nothing. But there will definitely be opportunities for this kind of thing in the future, so suffering a small loss this time is nothing.

"Alright, Lord Orochimaru, don't keep glancing around me. At worst, I'll go deal with that Chiyo!"

"Oh!? Feiyu-kun is really proactive this time!"

"But I also have conditions..."

Uchiha Feiyu raised the short blade in his hand. The blade in his hand was not the White Fang Short Blade; that blade was a memento left by Hatake Sakumo for Kakashi.

And the short blade in Uchiha Feiyu's hand... well, he bought it from a ninja tool shop for two hundred ryo, which, converted to RMB, is about one hundred yuan.

Naturally, something bought for one hundred yuan is definitely not a divine weapon; it is just an ordinary standard-issue short blade. The whole blade is made of the most common steel, without any precious metals added.

Even though Uchiha Feiyu inherited the White Fang's sword techniques, using the thin to enter the gaps, causing little damage to the blade, after cutting down so many people, this blade was already scarred and looked like it would shatter at any moment.

"Speaking of which, Lord Orochimaru, can you give me a good weapon? There is no one in this camp who uses a short blade, and it's hard for me to even find a replacement."

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then chuckled:

"So that's it. Actually, Feiyu-kun should have told me about this sooner. I happen to have a sword here that can meet Feiyu-kun's needs."

While speaking, Orochimaru opened his mouth and spat out a long snake. Subsequently, this long snake came before Uchiha Feiyu and spat out a cold, gleaming long sword.

"This is a type of Kusanagi Sword I collected (Japanese swords do not distinguish between sword and blade). Its greatest characteristic is that it can be extended and retracted at will. At its shortest, it is about the same length as the White Fang Short Blade, and at its longest, it can extend to a length of twenty or thirty meters."

The Kusanagi Sword is not a single sword, but the name of a class of swords. In addition to each having unique abilities, these swords are absolutely no less than fine Chakra Weapons in terms of quality.

(End of chapter)