The two looked at Xinzhen, waiting for the nominal captain to make a decision.

"well……"

Xinzhen sighed.

"Since I'm here, I'm just going through the motions. It's not easy to write a mission report. At least I made the trip. Even if I don't get any credit, I've worked hard... If anything goes wrong, I won't be responsible. You guys can handle it yourselves!"

Spying against an ally who was about to join the united front was not something that could be brushed off with a few words.

"Captain, no matter what, you can't shirk your leadership responsibilities, right?"

"Yeah?"

Xinzhen smiled confidently.

"So what if I am responsible? It's not me who is blamed anyway."

In the eyes of those who know the situation, Xinzhen is just an incarnation of Shuimu's real body. Even if something goes wrong, no one will bother Xinzhen, and Shuimu's real body will definitely have to bear the consequences in the end.

"Okay, since you've agreed, let's get ready. Without further ado, let's take action tonight."

It seems that the embarrassment encountered during the "street interviews" during the day can be vented during the actions in the evening.

…

As night fell, Orochimaru, who was about to go and meet up with the Allied Shinobi Forces, took a break from his busy schedule in the temporary residence provided by Mizuki. He read the intelligence on the Allied Shinobi Forces submitted by Mizuki while thinking about his next course of action.

Suddenly, Orochimaru frowned, and a figure appeared out of nowhere in the originally empty room. It was the physical incarnation of Mizuki, who was in charge of the Rain Country - Koji.

"Why, is there something wrong at this time?"

Usually, when there is nothing going on, Mizuki and Orochimaru try not to interact with each other to avoid affecting each other.

Only after independent thinking has yielded results, and then verifying each other's work, is it a more mature way of mutual assistance, so as to prevent early immature ideas from being influenced by others and going astray.

"It's just a little thing!"

Kouji, who was much calmer than his other physical clones, answered calmly.

"Konoha has sent a few guys to investigate, and their main target is you... Shigure, the jonin of the Rain Village. After wandering around outside for most of the day without any results, they decided to take a risk and come here to try their luck. You will go and deal with them later."

"It's just a small matter, have you dealt with it soon?"

"Since you've been a bit free lately, let me find you something fun."

"All right……"

Orochimaru put down the documents in his hand and smiled.

“Are there a lot of people?”

"Three people, all old friends, you might be interested... Oh, and one of them is one of us!"

"That's really foolproof!"

Ever since being killed by Uchiha Sasuke, Orochimaru has not had any contact with anyone he had previously been associated with, except Mizuki. This time, when they met by chance, Orochimaru was quite interested.

"How far can I go?"

"Just enjoy yourself and don't miss what you should do."

It doesn't matter how he plays with Tenzo and Yukimura, as long as he doesn't ruin Shigure's identity as the Jonin of the Rain Village. Mizuki might be useful in the future.

"Don't worry, I'm very interested in both the present and the old friends from the Shinobi Alliance, so... I won't delay anything."

"That's good!"

After saying that, Gongzhi disappeared into the dark little room.

In the dim light, Orochimaru smiled evilly, with a curve at the corner of his mouth.

"Old friend, I don't know who will come, I really want to see him sooner."

Just as Orochimaru was waiting for his chance, except for Nobumasa, Tenzo and Yukimura, who were completely unaware of their situation, hid their gear in the Konoha Anbu and, in black night clothes, rushed towards the center of Rain Village.

With the three jonin-level masters exerting their full strength, ordinary people, and even most ninjas, couldn't even see their shadows.

"There are no people on guard in the important area of ​​Rain Village. Have we overestimated the strength of Rain Village?"

Yukimura is an impatient person and asks whatever he thinks of.

"No, there is another possibility, that is, we fell into a trap."

A hint of doubt made Tianzang hesitate, it seemed that Ou Xie took a risk this time.

Sure enough, the barrier walls that rose up all around made Tianzang's worries become reality.

"Captain... Hey, where are the people?"

Sure enough, when he encountered trouble, he thought of asking his eldest brother for help. Unfortunately, this time, Xinzhen was not around.

"what to do?"

Having survived his first encounter with real adversity, he gravitated toward his companions with some trepidation.

The knowledgeable Tianzang remained calm and composed.

"Don't panic. The enemy's barrier can't possibly trap the captain. We just need to hold on for a while and we'll be rescued."

Mizuki's physical clone may not be as strong as his original body, but he is certainly not much different in knowledge. There are definitely only a handful of barriers in the ninja world that can make Mizuki helpless. At least no one in the Rain Village should be able to defeat him. Naturally, Nobumasa will not have too many problems either.

Just as the two were on cautious alert, the ground around them suddenly bulged up and turned into two figures, who looked exactly like Tenzo and Yukimura, and the liquid flowing out of their bodies was exactly the same.

"What's this?"

The survivor and Tenzang, with their scarlet Sharingans open, stood back to back and watched the enemy approach.

"The Five Seal Barrier can produce two puppets with the same strength as us."

"We are equal in strength...then how can we win?"

"The most direct way to dissolve the barrier is to break through in battle. Use your absolute strength to destroy the puppet and the barrier will collapse."

"Yeah, it looks like we are not helpless."

As long as there is a way to break it, it will be fine. In this sudden encounter, Yukimura is not afraid of a strong enemy, but the unknown. Such a dangerous situation will instead stimulate the competitive spirit hidden in his heart.

Outside the barrier, in a high place that the two men could not see, Nobumasa, who was placed with high hopes, was standing with the person they were investigating - Orochimaru.

"It's so unlucky to be your subordinate!"

Orochimaru was in a rare good mood.

"Many years have passed, and a total of sixty genetically modified people have been created. Due to the immaturity of the early technology, all of them failed. I didn't expect that the last survivor would become a Konoha Jonin."

"The vitality of the primary cells is too strong. As long as they find a body with good compatibility, they can exert powerful power."

"Your achievement is Yukimura struggling over there?"

"Your cloning skills are not bad. The clones of the Uchiha family also have the hope of opening the Mangekyō."

"It's only a theoretical possibility. Without the accumulation of strong spiritual power, it is basically impossible."

Orochimaru shook his head.

If hope wasn't so slim, he wouldn't have been so eager for the bodies of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.

This time, precious clones of the Uchiha clan were also sent to the battlefield, and Orochimaru was also thinking whether one or two of them would be stimulated enough to open the Mangekyō Sharingan.