Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 120 Feigning Weakness, Then...Sneaking a Trick Behind the Scenes (First Update)

"Lord Yubi!"

Soon, a large number of Sand Villagers who had gathered jumped onto the battlefield atop the building.

Amidst the thick smoke, Yubi, dressed in casual clothes, emerged.

The squad leader of the guards immediately went forward to check on him, fearing that he might be injured.

"Chase!"

The remaining Sand Village members prepared to pursue the enemy.

"No need to chase after them."

Seeing this, Yubi raised his hand to stop him.

The opponent is Orochimaru; these few people aren't even enough for him to kill.

"The concealment of chakra and aura is simply perfect—I was able to enhance my perception by amplifying my mental power through the awakening of my bloodline limit. But if it's just pure perception and judgment, it would be difficult to catch the target if he intentionally hid without opening his eye—did he escape under the cover of a summoning beast? It seems he's hiding inside a snake's belly—he's too fast," Yubi thought to himself.

Orochimaru's ninjutsu techniques and variations are simply too numerous to list.

It's important to understand that at this point in time, Orochimaru should not have yet begun in-depth cooperation with Danzo.

In other words, some of his research findings have not yet been applied to ninjutsu.

Later on, Orochimaru's ninjutsu will become even more bizarre and sinister.

These are the strongest individuals standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world; judging from their fight, they have virtually no weaknesses.

Even their basic ninja skills are ridiculously strong.

This is completely different from the situation when we fought against Yagura Karatachi.

Orochimaru dared to infiltrate Sunagakure alone to assassinate him; given his cunning, he must have made preparations.

Since the other party couldn't kill him quickly, they naturally wouldn't bother him any further.

Otherwise—once the Sand Village surrounds him, he might not even be able to escape.

In fact, Yubi felt that even if he opened his Sharingan, locked onto Orochimaru, and chased him all the way, delaying the arrival of Sunagakure's reinforcements, he might not be able to hold him back.

Both of them had a bit of a probing element in their exchange this time.

Yubi didn't want to reveal his strength, so he let Orochimaru gather information about his abilities first and bring it back to Konoha.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, was carrying out assassinations, which made it inconvenient to cause too much of a commotion—especially since he was the one who discovered it first, putting him in an even more passive position.

It's impossible to be too relaxed.

I can only try it first to see if I can kill myself. If not, I will flee immediately.

Without the slightest hesitation.

"What happened?"

Before long, the commotion woke up many people in the village, and Chiyo and other high-ranking officials rushed over.

Upon seeing the scene before them, everyone's expressions changed.

"Who is the enemy?"

Orochimaru.

Yubi uttered a name.

Orochimaru?!

Chiyo's pupils contracted.

Luo Sha, standing to the side, also frowned.

"Konoha!"

Grandma Chiyo clenched her teeth.

The old grudges between Sunagakure and Konoha haven't been resolved yet—and now, Orochimaru has actually infiltrated the village, intending to harm Yubi?

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

"This is, after all, our village—Orochimaru couldn't really go all out against me. I only met him once—haha—how should I put it—"

Yubi raised her hand to comfort everyone, "All I can say is—as expected of one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, she's ridiculously strong."

Yubi was not joking at all.

In terms of the power of ninjutsu alone, he is far inferior to Orochimaru.

Another factor is the speed at which hand seals are formed.

The reason he was able to hold his own against Orochimaru was entirely due to the effectiveness of his bloodline limit—

He maintained the state of Blood Escape Crimson Scale Leaping to enhance his physical strength and mobility.

After all, he is Orochimaru, so he should be given a certain amount of respect.

Of course, even Orochimaru, if he fought with all his might, would not be afraid of Yubi.

He didn't want to end up like that Jinchuriki from Kumogakure, having his village silently sabotaged by Orochimaru during this Shinobi World War.

"Although he isn't as monstrous as he is in later generations—his intangible power and palpable killing intent alone are enough to frighten ordinary ninjas into immobility." Yubi recalled how Orochimaru felt when he used the Naraku Sight Technique on her, and felt a chill run down her spine.

"Search the entire village."

Chiyo immediately gave the order.

"Yes."

A large number of sand monsters dispersed and rushed to various parts of the village.

"It's just that—my home was destroyed—sigh."

Yubi said with a smile, though with a hint of regret.

Chiyo couldn't help but sigh when she saw Yubi still able to laugh at this moment.

That's Orochimaru—even she was extremely wary of him.

The other high-ranking members, including Rasa, looked at Yubi with mixed feelings—if Orochimaru were to target them, given Orochimaru's reputation in the ninja world, they couldn't be sure they would survive.

The village originally had a slight worry about sending Yubi, Sasori, and Arai to face the great battle against Konoha in place of the Kazekage.

In hindsight, they were overthinking it.

"Meeting."

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Chiyo said.

Afterwards, everyone headed to the office building to analyze and respond to the unexpected incident.

The Sand Village leadership is worried that Orochimaru's actions might mean that Konoha is going to strike them first.

Yubi was quite certain that Orochimaru's assassination attempt on him was unlikely to be ordered by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but most likely by that old devil Danzo, who wanted to give it a try.

If you really kill yourself—that's a sure win.

There's no need to care how Sunagakure reacts—after all, war is inevitable.

Most importantly, his own death could severely damage the village's industry and deal a blow to Sunagakure.

This further weakens Sunagakure—making it an easy target for other villages, whose ambitions to covet its medicinal resources become even more uncontrollable.

"Let's not delve into what signal Orochimaru's assassination sent this time. In fact, it's a good thing for us."

In the conference room, Yubi spoke.

Ok?

Everyone is puzzled.

"Danzo wanted to test our attitude with this, to see if Sunagakure would retaliate against Konoha even if Orochimaru failed."

Yubi held up a finger and emphasized, "Perfect—we'll pretend this never happened, then—in Danzo's eyes, our Sunagakure village, out of concern for our new industries and the loss of our Kage, will be hesitant to launch an offensive against Konoha, intentionally avoiding conflict and preventing the situation from escalating. This will also cause him to misjudge our threat to Konoha, thus lowering his guard."

"At that time, we will be able to gain a greater advantage by launching a surprise attack on the Land of Fire."

"Therefore—I suggest that the village refrain from making any reaction or statement regarding tonight's events."

"It won't take too long, half a month will be enough—after half a month, we will deploy troops according to the original schedule and plan."

Danzo didn't like playing dirty games—

Let's see who's more cunning—

Chiyo and the others looked at each other, pondering for a moment.

"Can."

After a moment, she nodded.

Since a major battle is imminent anyway, a little longer won't make a difference. Let Konoha be smug for a while.

Luo Sha did not respond. He sensed that the mindset of the village's higher-ups now seemed somewhat different from that of the Third Kazekage.

This subtle change didn't make anyone else feel uncomfortable.

In the past, the Third Kazekage would have immediately sent troops to cause trouble for Konoha—without considering any strategy whatsoever.

Rasa also felt that since Konoha dared to send people to their village to carry out assassinations, the village should immediately retaliate.

But now, people seem to consider more and more factors before making any decisions or taking any action.

To put it bluntly, it means knowing how to use some tricks.

Not at the military level, but at the strategic level from a broader perspective.

In the past, there wouldn't have been so many twists and turns.

Moreover, upon closer reflection, Rosa realized that "most of these ingenious ideas" were actually Yubi's ideas.

It's quite effective.

For example, some rumors spread by the village have stirred up public opinion, causing Konoha to remain silent until now.

I don't know why.

He didn't understand.

Rasa thought that Konoha would take the opportunity to make a few boastful remarks or mock Sunagakure, or at least prove themselves—but instead, they didn't.

He seemed very honest.

Let public opinion ferment.