Jiraiya, cooperating with Orochimaru, wiped out a Sunagakure Jonin squad, and then cursed, his words full of worry.
Compared to Sunagakure, Konoha's preparations were somewhat insufficient.
Konoha had too many villages to guard against. Even if they went to war with Sunagakure in the Land of Rain, they couldn't immediately dispatch too many troops to the Land of Rain. Usually, just enough was fine.
However, they didn't expect that Sunagakure would ally with the Land of Rain, then dispatch a large number of powerful individuals, which caught Orochimaru and the others completely off guard.
If things went wrong, Konoha might suffer heavy losses this time.
Of course, what concerned them most was whether Kazuki could defeat Hanzo. If he could defeat Hanzo, then there would be room for maneuver. If he couldn't, then everyone would be in danger this time.
It just depended on whether Kazuki's strength was as formidable as Tsunade claimed.
Orochimaru unconsciously looked towards the previous battlefield, wondering how the battle there was progressing.
Kazuki had the Flying Thunder God Technique, so even if he couldn't defeat Hanzo, self-preservation shouldn't be an issue. If it came down to it, he could definitely take Tsunade and leave. This was the fallback Orochimaru had prepared.
At least Tsunade's safety could be guaranteed. At this moment, Orochimaru could be said to be a successor of the Will of Fire, valuing his teammates highly.
Of course, if you really think about it, the future Orochimaru also possesses the Will of Fire. Just think about the so-called Konoha Crush Plan, Sunagakure suffered the most casualties.
Fearing that the Kazekage would cause destruction to Konoha, he killed the Fourth Kazekage midway. If Orochimaru truly wanted to completely crush Konoha, the Fourth Kazekage would also be a good combat force.
Of course, Orochimaru also had to worry about the Kazekage turning against him.
He felt that Hiruzen's existence was hindering Konoha's development, so he took action to send Hiruzen on his way, initially shattering the Konoha council's rule over Konoha, giving Tsunade a chance to return to the village.
Of course, this was just one possibility.
However, Kazuki was still willing to believe that Orochimaru had genuine feelings for Konoha.
His betrayal of Konoha itself involved some helplessness. While he acted inhumanly, Hiruzen and Danzo also had significant problems.
"If it really doesn't work, Orochimaru, let's take our people and retreat, shall we? If we save them, we'll have a chance to counterattack later." Jiraiya said to Orochimaru, taking a deep breath.
"At that time, just say I acted on my own initiative, and you had no time to stop me."
A trace of emotion flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.
He knew that he might have to take the blame for this incident, which would be detrimental to his future as Hokage. Jiraiya clearly saw this, so he chose to take the blame voluntarily.
This idiot, though seemingly clumsy, actually seemed quite decent.
Suddenly, a powerful Wind Release aura came from afar, instantly attracting Orochimaru and Jiraiya's attention. Even they had never felt such a terrifying Wind Release aura.
Could it be that the Third Kazekage had arrived?
But the Third Kazekage didn't seem to be skilled in Wind Release, he used Iron Sand.
It is well known that the First Hokage and Second Hokage were not skilled in using Fire Release, and successive Kazekage were also not skilled in using Wind Release. The First Kazekage even used Puppet Ninjutsu.
So what exactly was going on?
Could it be Kazuki? But wasn't he skilled in Lightning Release and Fire Release?
Both of them were somewhat perplexed.
"How about we go take a look?"
After a moment of hesitation, Jiraiya suggested to Orochimaru.
Both of them were not in very good condition, and the situation here was also not very good.
But ultimately, the threat over there was also great, forcing them to pay attention.
Just as Orochimaru was hesitating, a figure suddenly appeared not far from them.
"Kid, why are you here?"
Jiraiya asked Kazuki, who was still relatively neatly dressed, in a hurry.
"Where's Tsunade? And how is Hanzo?"
"Hanzo has been defeated. Tsunade-sensei is treating Hanzo's injuries. As a condition, the Land of Rain will betray Sunagakure later." Kazuki explained softly, sizing up the two who were not in very good condition.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru had fought Hanzo with Tsunade earlier, so their condition was not very good. Then they came here to fight ninjas from other villages.
Even ants can kill an elephant. Without absolute strength, numbers can decide many things.
Kazuki looked at the dense crowd of Amegakure and Sunagakure ninjas, his eyes flashing with excitement. He had finally gotten a chance to be on the battlefield, so he would kill to his heart's content.
Hanzo had already become his stepping stone. He might as well take this opportunity to advance further.
"You defeated Hanzo?" Jiraiya was stunned.
The previous battle had made them clearly feel Hanzo's power, yet he was easily defeated by Kazuki.
Was this Kazuki's strength?
Even Orochimaru looked at Kazuki with a fervent gaze.
If Kazuki relied on the power of the Sharingan, Orochimaru wouldn't think much of it. But Kazuki relied on Sage Mode and Ninjutsu, which made it different.
He decided to thoroughly research Sage Mode afterward. Since Kazuki could do it, why couldn't he?
At this moment, Orochimaru was completely convinced by Kazuki. This was nothing like a typical Uchiha.
"Yes. Sage Mode indeed strengthened me a lot."
Kazuki looked into the distance, where there were still many Suna and Ame ninjas surrounding Konoha ninjas.
"However, these guys deserve to die, don't they?"
After saying this, Kazuki transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed out.
Before Jiraiya and Orochimaru could say anything more, Kazuki had already entered the battlefield, wielding the Sword of the Thunder God to harvest the lives of the Suna ninjas.
Since Hanzo had not yet spoken, Ame ninjas had not completely changed allegiance, and were still attacking Konoha ninjas, so it was reasonable for Kazuki to kill them.
Jiraiya gulped, seeing this. Why did Kazuki seem more like a Raikage than the Raikage himself?
Sage Mode seems stronger than imagined. He has to train in Sage Mode even harder.