Chapter 247: Infiltration and Assassination
Tens of thousands of allied ninja forces stopped and began constructing a fortress at a rapid pace.
A ninja used earth ninjutsu to carve a long earthen wall, encircling the entire Iwagakure Village.
The earthen wall could not only block attacks but also partially obscure the enemy's view and cover their own secret operations.
At the same time, after Onoki left his clone to pretend, he also began to take action.
As one of the five great villages, there must be various secret headquarters and underground secret passages in Iwagakure Village.
Onoki had held the position of Tsuchikage for ten years, of course, he was familiar with this.
Not to mention leading a large force in an invasion, it was no problem to sneak into Iwagakure Village with a few people.
To reduce the possibility of exposure, Onoki didn't bring too many people, he only brought his disciple Akatsuchi, Chiyo, Hyuga Kamon and Nozomi.
Kazekage representative Chiyo took the initiative to join.
As for Hyuga Kamon and Nozomi, both were considered perceptive ninjas. Byakugan can see through, and Nozomi can sense chakra within a wide range.
Both were perfect for assisted infiltration.
This is how a seemingly strange silent assassination team was formed.
After entering the secret passage, Akatsuchi carried Onoki on his back and rushed forward.
He just wanted to sneak into Iwagakure Village as quickly as possible, find and rescue Kurotsuchi and the others, and had no intention of chatting.
Moreover, Onoki was holding back his anger and was eager to vent it on the traitor Deidara!
"Kazekage-sama, why do you want to join directly?"
Kumogakure Jonin Nozomi took the initiative to ask.
Onoki was a Tsuchikage, so it was understandable if he wanted to sneak back into the village to save people.
After all, in Iwagakure Village, except for Onoki's three people, there were only a few hundred damaged soldiers gathered along the way, which was basically embarrassing.
Kitsuchi still had to sit in front of the allied forces, and his ability was not suitable for infiltration.
Only Onoki was out with Akatsuchu at this time.
As for Chiyo, there was no need to attack directly. Once she left, it would have a huge impact on the Sunagakure ninjas in the alliance.
Chiyo replied calmly: "It makes no difference whether I'm a member of the alliance or not, and my puppets are perfect for assassination and murder."
"You might not be able to kill the Akatsuki leader just by relying on Onoki."
Of course, this was just a superficial reason.
The reason why Chiyo took personal action was to save her grandson. If she stayed in the Ninja Alliance, wait until the decisive battle happened, in front of tens of thousands of people from the Ninja Alliance, even if she met Sasori on the frontal battlefield, Chiyo wouldn't break the law for personal gain and carelessly protect Sasori.
But what if, after sneaking into Iwagakure Village, Chiyo tried to lure Sasori to create an opportunity for grandmother and grandson to meet alone.
She might be able to save her grandson!
This was Chiyo's real plan, but of course, she couldn't say it clearly.
As for killing the Akatsuki leader? Although that was also her main goal, Chiyo wasn't entirely sure. It would be best if it could succeed, but it wouldn't be a big deal if it didn't succeed.
As long as the allied forces didn't lose, it wouldn't be a big deal.
In the Five Kage, except for Orochimaru, the other figures still underestimated the entire Akatsuki organization to some extent.
"So, I'll also try my best to help you both!"
Nozomi nodded in response, unsure whether she believed it or not.
However, since she dared to participate in this fatal silent assassination operation, she was ready to sacrifice herself.
Kumogakure Village never produced cowards!
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At this time, the ninja alliance was stationed in the area.
"Did the Tsuchikage leave?" Orochimaru asked while drawing a summoning technique on the ground.
Next to him, Kabuto, who was responsible for gathering intelligence, immediately answered: "Yes! They've already left."
Kakashi frowned and asked, "Hokage-sama, can the Tsuchikage and the others succeed?"
"Success?"
Orochimaru grinned, as if he had just heard a joke.
"Don't worry, they won't succeed."
It was possible to free the prisoners, but killing the Akatsuki leader would definitely fail.
With the Rinnegan and Almighty Push, trying to kill Nagato with a silent attack was just a dream.
The assassination operation would definitely not succeed.
"Ah? Then why didn't you stop them."
"Stop? Why stop them? If the Tsuchikage and the Kazekage die inside, wouldn't that be better for Konoha?"
Orochimaru didn't care about Onoki's silent assassination operation at all.
How to kill? It doesn't matter.
Can it succeed? Not very important.
After all, there will definitely be a fight in the end.
As long as the overall strength of Akatsuki and the Five Village Alliance can be greatly weakened, that's the most important thing for Orochimaru.
This makes it easier for him to finally harvest both sides!
But this was a little too scary for Kakashi.
Kakashi sweated on his brow and said with great anxiety:
"Huh? But if something unexpected happens to the Tsuchikage, the Kazekage, and the others, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to the allied forces and greatly reduce our winning rate."
"Hokage-sama, you also said that Akatsuki will never be an easy enemy to defeat, right?"
Orochimaru glanced at Kakashi.
Kakashi's worrying energy, if he hadn't been decadent for more than ten years, he would have definitely become Hokage long ago.
"Don't worry, you won't lose! As long as I'm here, we can win!"
Orochimaru comforted him with enough confidence.
He could win until the end even with a bad hand, let alone starting with a bad hand now?
There's no way to lose at all!
"But—"
"Okay, you should worry about yourself."
"Hm?"
"Among the enemies is your old friend."
"Huh??"
"You'll know later. Besides, go and send orders to the Rizu Clan leader and the others to prepare. Don't rush after the battle starts."
"If they really die in the first wave, don't blame me for using them as replacements again."
"Ahhhh???"
Kakashi was sent to deliver the message with a shocked expression on his face.
The alliance's siege lasted a long time, and the Konoha ninjas were also scattered.
Although the Yamanaka Clan could collectively send orders through brain waves, the orders were still not suitable for public dissemination.
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At the same time.
The stagnation and siege of the ninja alliance also put pressure on the Akatsuki organization.
Konan took the lead and said: "It stopped on the other side. The entire Iwagakure Village has been surrounded. Are you prepared for a protracted war?"
Kisame nodded: "It seems that the other party has learned of the leader's intentions and doesn't want to take the initiative to attack Iwagakure Village. This appearance is an attempt to force us out and fight them!"
White Zetsu smiled and said: "A bit troublesome! The supplies in the village won't last long. We have to find a way to defeat them before the supplies run out!"
Konan frowned and worried: "What should we do? Should we take the initiative?"
Pain said calmly, "Just watch."
"Huh? Keep waiting like this? Do nothing?" Deidara complained in annoyance.
"There's another way." Black Zetsu suddenly suggested coldly.
"What can we do? Aren't there still many Iwagakure residents in this village? Capture them and kill them one by one right in front of the allied forces!"
"This might force the other party to attack first."
As soon as Black Zetsu uttered these words, everyone felt numb and looked at Black Zetsu in shock.
Especially Deidara, he was so anxious that he jumped!