Chapter 473: Otherwise?

A few days later.

"Poison Master, shall we not go attack the Ninja Alliance?"

Shanjiaoyu Banzang lay on the ground, turned his head toward Lian Ye, who was basking in the sun beside him, and couldn't help asking.

He had been in Water Country for several days; each day, besides eating and sleeping, he just basked in the sun with Lian Ye.

"What's the hurry?" Lian Ye said with his eyes closed, not giving him a glance.

"Your Rain Country rains every day. I think you should get more sun, or you'll eventually get rheumatism,"

Shanjiaoyu Banzang: "…"

Is this really a concern about whether you'll get rheumatism?

Aren't they supposed to discuss how to capture the Six-Tails Jinchuriki from the Ninja Alliance?

Regarding Lian Ye's odd line of thinking, he is completely out of ideas.

Banzang has reason to suspect that Lian Ye is deliberately stalling!

"Lord Lian Ye, let's hurry and capture the Tailed Beast!" A Fei could no longer stand it, urging anxiously, "Lord Ban hasn't left us much time."

Madara Uchiha gave them only twenty days in total, and Lian Ye has already wasted several.

The Ninja Alliance is massive; it cannot guarantee that the White Zetsu Army will succeed in a single attempt.

Without enough time for trial and error, the mission could easily fail!

The last failure is behind them; A Fei doesn't want to disappoint Lord Ban again…

"Nag, nag, nag, always nag," Lian Ye said irritably, glancing at it, "Don't you know conserving energy is important?!"

A Fei is really too much of a hindrance.

Looks like we need an excuse to get rid of him, otherwise he'll keep whining forever.

Typical: the emperor isn't anxious, but the eunuch is!

"But... you've been resting for several days..." A Fei said weakly.

Although Lian Ye's plan is to wait for the right moment, it's not that kind of waiting!

If we let him wait any longer, the mission can't be completed.

It seems necessary to report Lian Ye's actions during this period to Lord Ban in full detail.

It's not that they're unwilling to complete the task; it's just that Lord Lian Ye is ineffective!

Yeah, that's right.

Seeing this, Lian Ye realized it was no good to stall any longer.

Otherwise A Fei would definitely report this to Lord Ban…

"In three days, a lightning strike on the Ninja Alliance Base!"

At those words, Shanjiaoyu Banzang and A Fei instantly felt invigorated.

Finally, it's about to start?

"I'll discuss the battle plan with you. A Fei, you'll be responsible for gathering a small number of Bai Jue to distract the Ninja Alliance, while I and Shanjiaoyu Banzang will slip into the camp."

"Understood!" A Fei said excitedly.

It has a secret it never told Lian Ye: it had already covertly recruited a thousand Bai Jue.

When the time comes, they'll all be used to draw attention, surely earning Lian Ye's commendation!

The task assigned by the superior was completed well beyond expectations.

Receiving praise is a perfectly normal thing.

At the thought of the plan's success and earning Lord Ban's and Lord Lian Ye's accolades, A Fei's mouth stretched all the way to his ears.

"Banzang, remember that when infiltrating the camp you must conceal your identity, so you cannot use weapons or Poison Mist!"

Lian Ye specifically instructed him with a single reminder.

Shanjiaoyu Banzang: "???"

If he can't use weapons or Poison Mist, what the heck is he infiltrating for!

Doesn't anyone know that Shanjiaoyu Banzang is famed for his poison?

Without his Salamander's Poison Mist and handy weapons, his combat power would be reduced by at least forty percent!

He would drop directly from a Shadow-level to a barely noticeable Jonin.

In his case, infiltrating the camp and being discovered by the Ninja Alliance would surely have the elite Jonin inside chop him into minced meat!

Shanjiaoyu Banzang finally understood; Lian Ye was simply inviting him to his death…

If he hadn't promised the Poison Master, he would have turned and left right now.

Lian Ye seemed to read his thoughts and said softly.

"If you don't conceal your identity and let the Five Great Nations know that the Rain Hidden Village Leader is involved in the Capture and Seize Tail Beast plan, can you guess whether they'd, in their fury, dispatch troops to wipe out your country?"

"Banzang, you don't want this to cause your country's people to suffer, do you?"

His words aren't baseless; they're highly likely to happen.

All Five Great Nations know that the Tailed Beast is the key to Madara Uchiha's "Moon's Eye" scheme, and the Moon's Eye is a cruel, inhumane World Destruction Plan.

It's fine that the Six-Tails hasn't been captured; if they did capture it and the Five Great Nations discovered that Rain Hidden also participated, they'd surely launch an angry invasion against Rain Country.

Shanjiaoyu Banzang, upon hearing that, fell silent instantly.

He knows Lian Ye's words aren't exaggerated, but highly possible.

Thus, concealment is the only option.

"Poison Master, you are right."

"Alright, the equipment has long been prepared for you," Lian Ye said, opening the Storage Scroll, revealing an oversized Mask and a black robe.

The Mask had been widened and enlarged, so even with a gas mask on the face, it can still be worn smoothly.

He called Shanjiaoyu Banzang over just to use him as a cover.

He didn't really intend to summon him for help.

Shanjiaoyu Banzang cannot use Poison Mist, and the hundreds of Bai Jue are completely useless.

And he is a veteran actor.

It can be said that as long as they follow the set plan, mission failure is only natural.

The three days passed in an instant.

Lian Ye and Shanjiaoyu Banzang sneaked to a spot not far from the Ninja Alliance Base.

Even at night, the Ninja Alliance remained on guard.

The Five Kage know very well that the mysterious person will definitely return, so they must tighten vigilance!

"Poison Master, if I unfortunately die on the Battlefield, could you find me a suitable leader to continue guiding the Village?"

Shanjiaoyu Banzang said suddenly.

Being unable to use Poison Mist greatly reduces its combat power.

He cannot guarantee he can hold back the thousands of Ninja Alliance, and has already prepared himself for death.

He does not fear death, only fears that after his death the Village will continue to be oppressed by great powers.

Banzang, having foreseen his own death in battle, has already begun to leave his words to the afterworld.

"Don't be so pessimistic; who sent you to die?"

"If we truly can't win, we can run away; as long as the green hills remain, we won't run out of firewood."

Lian Ye looked at Shanjiaoyu Banzang with a strange expression, thinking to himself how this guy has so many inner dramas.

He was only dragged here by me to make up numbers, not to be sent to die…

Do we really need to be that pessimistic?

Shanjiaoyu Banzang: "???"

Can we still do this?

He always thought Lian Ye called him because it was necessary to capture the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, even at the cost of his life.

Now it seems that's not the case…

"If we truly can't win, can we really abandon the mission?"

Shanjiaoyu Banzang asked tentatively.

Lian Ye looked at him with a clueless stare and retorted irritably.

"Otherwise? Knowing we can't win yet still fighting to the death, isn't that foolish?"

Only when we reach a dead end with no escape would we choose to gamble with death.

"Otherwise, whose good people would waste time fighting to death for no reason!"