Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 292 Facing Sasori of the Red Sand

"Madara-sama, Madara-sama."

Inside an underground base in the Land of Grass, White Zetsu, with a joyful expression, reported to the Uchiha on the stone seat: "Obito has gone to the battlefield."

"Finally out." Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. If Obito hadn't come out soon, he would have sent someone to Konoha to bring him back. He quickly asked, "Where is that brat?"

White Zetsu replied, "On the battlefield between Konoha and Kumogakure, he was accompanied by Kakashi Hatake and Rin, Obito's favorite girl."

"Don't leave that girl named Rin for now," Madara Uchiha said to White Zetsu. "Go and arrange for Obito to be severely injured, then bring him here. This time, you will personally infiltrate Obito's body. I don't want a repeat of that brat Li Yao's situation."

Ban suspects that the reason Li Yao was able to break free from his control back then, besides him switching bodies and possessing another body, was probably because he had fused too thoroughly with the White Zetsu cells, which allowed Li Yao to sense the cursed seal on his heart early on and take precautions in advance.

Otherwise, without knowing the curse mark on his heart, Li Yao wouldn't have been so decisive in switching bodies and turning against him.

Therefore, Madara will not allow Obito to completely fuse with White Zetsu cells this time. In this way, White Zetsu can control Obito's life and death at any time, so as to prevent an accident like Li Yao's from getting out of control again.

"I understand, Lord Madara."

Mentioning Li Yao, White Zetsu's face still showed lingering fear. That man was too terrifying. This time, the incident with Obito must not be allowed to happen again.

White Zetsu immediately relayed Madara's order.

The White Zetsu, who had been keeping a close eye on Obito, began to act.

the next day.

The country of Sichuan.

Inside Orochimaru's stronghold, his Lightning Release clone, White Fang, suddenly opened his eyes. Through his soul perception, he sensed that Sasori was leading a group of Sand Ninja towards them, twenty kilometers away.

"Let me see if your Iron Sand Lightning Realm can withstand my Destruction Lightning."

Lightning Release Clone - White Fang smiled inwardly, then closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Twenty kilometers away.

Sasori's gaze sharpened, as if he could see White Fang, the Lightning Release clone chosen to be inside the stronghold.

"Lord Sasori, news has come from our comrades in the Land of Fire that Konoha has dispatched a hundred-strong force to support Orochimaru. The leader of the force is... the former White Fang of Konoha - Hatake Sagumo."

This was the intelligence Scorpion received this morning, and he immediately set off with a small team to attack.

After becoming an eternal puppet, the hatred for his parents is one of the few obsessions Sasori has for this world.

He joined the war so that he could personally avenge his enemies.

Now that the White Fang of Konoha has appeared, he doesn't want to wait a moment longer.

"What?"

"That idiot led three people to the enemy's base area, intending to kill Konoha's White Fang who came to reinforce them!"

At another stronghold in Sunagakure, Yekura, who also received the news, felt a surge of displeasure.

Scorpion, that bastard, not only stole her glory over the past year, but she didn't hold it against him for the sake of her companions.

But during wartime, he was still so willful and reckless, which infuriated Yekura.

"What should we do, Lord Yekura?" Yekura's team of ninjas asked with some concern.

Konoha's White Fang was the one who single-handedly terrified the entire Sand Village during the last Shinobi World War. Even the Fourth Kazekage, who became famous throughout the shinobi world, only escaped with his life because of Konoha's White Fang.

This demonstrates the power of Konoha's White Fang.

Now, not only is Konoha's White Fang present, but Orochimaru, a powerful figure with Wood Release, is also there. Although Sasori is also very strong, it is still dangerous for him to face two powerful figures alone.

"It's too late to send reinforcements now," Ye Cang said, shaking his head.

Their strongholds are relatively far apart, and besides, given Scorpion's abilities, the enemy either has the ability to kill him in a short time, or they can't kill him at all.

Instead of supporting him now, we should take this opportunity to launch a full-scale attack and relieve the pressure on Sasori. If Sasori can really hold back the two of the enemy's main forces, then they can inflict a heavy blow on Konoha in one battle.

To avoid the possibility that if the White Fang of Konoha were to restrain her in the future, they would be caught in a tug-of-war, which would be a huge hidden danger for them given their inconvenient supply lines.

We must expand our gains and eliminate a portion of Konoha's forces before we can maintain our previous pace of advance.

Thinking of this, Ye Cang said, "Pass down the order: all strongholds should launch an attack and, after crossing the border, move towards my and Scorpion's location."

"Yes, Lady Yekura." The Sand Ninja behind him acknowledged the order and withdrew.

At Orochimaru's base.

Before long, the Konoha ninjas on guard outside the perimeter discovered Sasori's attack and quickly returned to report.

The sound of enemy attack whistles soon rang out from inside the stronghold.

The people who were still sleeping woke up one after another.

The Lightning Release clones, White Fang and Orochimaru, were placed near each other in their tents, having emerged from them almost simultaneously.

"It's up to you now, Sagumo-kun," Orochimaru said with a smile.

"I'll do my best," Lightning Release clone - White Fang replied with a smile.

The two arrived at the center of the stronghold, where everyone had gathered and stood before Orochimaru and his Lightning Release clone, White Fang, with the two of them as their leaders.

There weren't many people in the stronghold, only twelve.

In real ninja wars, large-scale battles rarely occurred; instead, they were usually small-scale skirmishes involving a dozen or so individuals.

In large-scale battles, both sides possess combination ninjutsu, making it difficult to determine a winner. Moreover, if one side possesses large-scale destructive ninjutsu, such as the Sand Iron Lightning World or the Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World, which are large-scale attack ninjutsu that are difficult for ordinary combination ninjutsu to resist, a group of people gathered together may be in danger of being wiped out in one fell swoop.

Therefore, on the battlefield between Sunagakure and Konoha, the battlefield was divided into small strongholds, each with a dozen or so people occupying key locations, forming a vertical defensive network, and confronting and fighting each other.

"Immediately notify our comrades at other outposts to move away from my combat zone, and at the same time guard against a large-scale attack by the Sand Village. We must keep track of the Sand Village's movements in real time and prevent them from breaking through to the rear."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Orochimaru's orders were similar to usual, but this time, with the Lightning Release clone White Fang, the situation would be different.

The Konoha ninja who received the order left, leaving only the Lightning Release clone - White Fang, Orochimaru, and three others at the base, responsible for relaying orders in case of emergencies.

"Zakumo-kun, let's go."

"Um."

Lightning Release clone - White Fang nodded and followed Orochimaru towards the direction of the Sand Village to face the infamous Sasori of the Red Sand.

Bang bang... Even from a great distance, the commotion caused by Sasori's gathered sand and Shukaku was sensed by the Lightning Release clones - White Fang and Orochimaru.

"That brat!"

Orochimaru instantly realized that Sasori had no intention of ambushing him; he had come openly to fight him.

"Sakumo-kun, that brat's Sand Iron Lightning Boundary attack is very fast, has a strong thrusting ability, and has a long range and wide area of ​​effect. You'll have to wait for the right opportunity to strike later," Orochimaru reminded him.

Lightning Release Clone - White Fang nodded, smiled confidently, and said, "Don't worry, I haven't given up my ninjutsu training all these years, so you don't need to worry about my safety."

"Then I look forward to seeing the results of your training over the years, Zuo Yun-kun." Orochimaru smiled back, then created a Wood Release clone while he used Wood Release to burrow underground.

(End of this chapter)