The Shadow of Konoha

"So many Uchiha clan members? It's really... interesting."

Orochimaru said this after watching teams of Uchiha ninjas enter the front-line camp. Although he had been trying to suppress his tone, the excitement in his voice still came through.

Hanyu, who had already entered the camp and joined Orochimaru and Jiraiya at the training ground, heard what Orochimaru said and without hesitation hit him on the head with a knife, "Behave yourself, what's so interesting? I see you are clearly coveting his body, get down..."

Forget about that, the child is not at that stage yet.

Orochimaru: "…"

Hanyu understood the power of the Sharingan, but he didn't quite understand Orochimaru's subsequent enthusiasm for it. In fact, in terms of strength, Orochimaru didn't really need the Sharingan, so his enthusiasm was probably largely a research hobby of a scientific researcher…

But those people with red eye disease clearly all have poor livers and are prone to getting inflamed, and judging by the pattern of their pupils, they might also have bad kidneys and bifurcated urine... The Uchiha people are born with enough bitterness and hatred, so why continue to make things difficult for them?

It is not a good sign if Orochimaru is interested in organ trading at such a young age. He must suppress his curiosity. At least the temporary captain Hanyu does not want to get into trouble because of his temporary team members.

Orochimaru, who was suppressed, dared not speak out.

In fact, if he really wanted to talk about interest, he was more interested in Hanyu's multiple escape techniques, after all, that was an unheard of case. Therefore, if he wanted to talk about envy, Orochimaru envied Hanyu more than Uchiha.

However, the problem is that Orochimaru cannot show such a desire for research, otherwise he might suffer some kind of revenge... Although it is unlikely to become a dead snake, he might become a half-dead snake, a snake with broken bones, or even a mother snake.

Although Hanyu thinks that he is kind and selfless like a sage, after spending such a long time together, Orochimaru feels that all this is just his self-satisfaction. In fact, Hanyu is a bit cruel, petty and vengeful.

"Since the elite forces in the village have been gathered, I think it won't be long before the operation to capture Amegakure will begin." Jiraiya said this as he looked at the crowd that kept entering the camp below.

Neither of them asked why Hanyu and Tsunade returned to the village. Perhaps they had already found out something, or perhaps they were just being polite. But in any case, this kind of "indifference" was actually a commendable kindness.

"Maybe it needs further integration and organization. The final war preparations always take some time." Hanyu didn't think things would go as fast as Jiraiya thought. "And... Jiraiya, don't think too much. A Genin team like us will only play a supporting role on the periphery in the next battle. You want to participate in the vanguard operation to break into the Hidden Rain Village? Are you qualified... No, I mean, are we qualified?"

Hanyu knew what Jiraiya was thinking, so he simply shattered his fantasy.

Elite ninjas. Perhaps the ninjas participating in the operation are not necessarily all jonin, but they should at least be chunin, and at least they must be worthy of the word elite.

"That's not necessarily true. I think our team still has some fighting power." Jiraiya muttered softly, and it can be seen that he actually lacked confidence.

Hanyu snorted and sneered, how could there be such a possibility. However, what was unexpected was that reality sneered at Hanyu's sneer.

…

The next day, Jiraiya rushed into Hanyu's tent excitedly.

"Hanyu, Hanyu, you know, the Sandaime has agreed for us to participate in the assault!"

"Huh? How is that possible? Are you confused in your sleep?"

Of course, Hanyu didn't believe Jiraiya's loud talk and let his immature disciple go to the forefront of the most brutal battlefield. You have to know that the intensity of breaking into the Hidden Rain Country is completely different from the previous mopping-up operation in the Rain Country.

The next battle is too dangerous. Although in a sense, experiencing such a war will allow Jiraiya and the others to grow greatly, this training method that is similar to raising gu insect... Are you kidding? The Third Hokage is a rational person. He is not a penguin. How could he raise Gu on his apprentice who is like his own son?

Seeing that Hanyu was a little unconvinced, Jiraiya stuffed a note into his hand without saying a word.

Hanyu then unfolded it and saw only one line of words written on it: "I leave my disciples in your care."

In just one line of words, it seemed that the information conveyed was a bit too much, and the harm caused to Hanyu seemed to be quite great.

There is no doubt that this is the handwriting of the Third Hokage, and there is no possibility of impersonation... It's not that impersonation is impossible, but even if Jiraiya and the others are mischievous, they would not do such a thing.

After confirming its authenticity, Hanyu put the note on the table beside him, then covered his face with his hands, tears streaming down his face.

Why is it so difficult? He is just a child, just a Genin.

This is no longer a question of pushing the chicks out of the nest, but a question of tying two shot puts to the chicks' legs and then pushing them out... After all, the Third Hokage was not the kind of teacher who only doted on his disciples. In a sense, his decision was commendable. However, the problem was that even if he wanted to train his disciples, why did Hanyu feel that all those shot puts were tied to his own legs?

Come, who can translate for him what "I leave my disciples in your care" means?

"In short, fellow Genin, please speed up your special training before the upcoming combat mission." What else could Hanyu say? The Third Hokage's attitude was very gentle, but a mission was a mission. Could he discuss with him whether he could give up?

Logistical preparations, intelligence preparations, personnel preparations, in short, all kinds of pre-war preparations, including the activities of Hanyu and others, were carried out in full swing, and the final combat plan was set for a month later.

According to the combat arrangement, there were only two hundred Konoha ninjas in the first wave who broke into Amegakure. However, according to Hanyu, there were actually only 196 of them who were capable of fighting.

And since Hanyu was only involved in this link, he was not clear about the reserve and support forces arranged by the Third Hokage. He knew whether Konoha would use more assault forces or expect these two hundred people to complete all the work. Everything would depend on the actual battle situation.

Before setting off, Hanyu behaved a little strangely. He actually tied the bandage on his forehead deliberately, and then put on a white mask with only a vertical pupil on his face.

"Hanyu, are you still an ANBU?" Jiraiya looked at Hanyu's behavior with some surprise. Both the fact that Hanyu was an ANBU and the fact that he exposed his identity like this were a bit strange.

"I guess so… Our next battle is clearly to block the fountain and kill people, which is a bit unethical, so I have to hide my identity." Hanyu said.

" What about us?"

"You... don't have much character to begin with, so there's no point in being defeated. There's no need to pretend."

"…"

"Hanyu, I feel like you're a little nervous."

"Well, I've never participated in a big battle like this before, so it's natural to be nervous." Hanyu's voice became a little dull and came from behind the mask.

"wrong..."

Orochimaru denied Hanyu's statement in his heart. Hanyu himself had experience in major battles. It was no secret that he had participated in the battle against Sand Village before. If we really talk about the scale, the battles he participated in before were even bigger than this one.

Even without mentioning these, just from the perspective of personality, what is there for Hanyu to be nervous about ?

Hanyu is a very normal person. Even if he pretends to be indifferent to what has happened around him during this period of time, he cannot be really indifferent. It's just that there are some things that he will only keep in his heart and never speak out.

"Oh, so it's not nervousness, it's just... can't wait."

And some things, the meticulous Orochimaru can easily detect. After all, such feelings cannot be hidden from someone like him.

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