Grom Hellscream, a famous green-skinned ruthless man and leader of the Ax Gang's alien gang, once said: "Bitch, what's the price?"

This famous saying tells us that everything has a price.

Hinata Inaba knew this very well.

And his price came quickly.

The price was revealed only the next day——

Captain Tomoe summoned everyone in the team early that morning and announced that he had received a new mission from Orochimaru.

"The mission level this time is set to S level. It is extremely difficult and very dangerous! Everyone, get ready, we will set off in one hour!"

"clear!"

Everyone agreed.

Hinata Inaba sighed inwardly.

He knew: Orochimaru's blessing was indeed not free.

Especially in the current Konoha southern war zone, where there is a shortage of soldiers and the situation is tense, the direct power that Orochimaru can use has been very limited. At this time, it is rare for a powerful but desperate ghost to come to take action. How can he not be willing to use it to his death?

Orochimaru issued an S-level mission this time, probably because the highest mission level for ninjas is S-level...

An hour later, everyone refurbished their equipment and gear and gathered at the entrance of the town to set off.

After leaving the town, Hinata Inaba opened her eyes very consciously and came to the front of the team to start guarding.

It was only then that the cautious captain began to explain the contents of this mission to everyone.

This is also to avoid possible enemy spies in the town as much as possible.

"Our mission this time is to go deep behind enemy lines, approach the coastline, cut off the Kirigakure Village's maritime supply lines, and burn as many of their ships and docks as possible."

This mission is really mind-boggling - this was Hinata Inaba's first reaction after hearing the mission.

This is probably the price for defecting to Orochimaru. For this mission, a narrow escape from death is just a glorification.

You must know that Konoha is currently at an absolute disadvantage in the southern war zone.

Because Konoha is currently at war with the four villages of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure.

Except for Sunagakure, who has been a little bit weak and is not moving much anymore, the other three war zones are under great pressure.

In addition to sending a small group of troops to the Kingdom of Sichuan and the Kingdom of Wind to fight against the autumn wind, Kirigakure's main elite force was almost entirely on the southern coast of the Kingdom of Fire!

Orochimaru is equivalent to using less than one-third of Konoha's troops to fight against the entire Kirigakure Village!

It was a miracle that it could be defended. Naturally, the defense line retreated again and again, and it was already far away from the coastline.

The current location of Hyuga Inaba and the others is at least two hundred kilometers away from Kirigakure's initial landing point!

This is not the most desperate thing, what is worse is: Konoha no longer has any maritime armed forces.

There used to be a maritime ally: the Country of Whirlpool, but unfortunately it was sold by Konoha himself.

In other words, to carry out this mission now, Hyuga Inaba and the others can only operate on land. There is no hope of support from the sea. Once they are surrounded, they will be trapped in the enemy's territory. They will die but not survive.

"This mission is really fatal..."

Even Orochimaru's direct disciple Anko sighed with shame at this time.

Hinata Inaba turned her head and glanced at Anko, feeling a rare comfort in her heart.

Thinking optimistically, Orochimaru doesn't seem to be cruel enough to use himself as a consumable.

He even sent out his only disciple, which at least showed that in Orochimaru's mind, this mission was not simply about sending someone to his death.

Even if there is a difference, it's not that big...

At this time, Yue Guang Linfeng rarely said: "Don't complain, completing the mission is the bounden duty of the ninja."

Although these words were cold, they helped Hinata Inaba adjust her mentality.

Yes, what's there to complain about? He has no choice.

For him now, returning to the village to face the clan and ANBU may not be safer than going all the way to face Kirigakure.

In his current situation, he has no other choice but to live toward death!

The ninjas moved very quickly. In just one day, they had covered more than half of the journey in circuitous ways.

Along the way, Captain Ba stopped many times to check the mission scroll and correct their direction at any time.

This made Hinata Inaba make a guess.

"Captain, is our route planned?"

Captain Tomoe didn't hide anything, nodded and replied: "Yes, Lord Orochimaru has planned the route for us in the mission scroll. He should have made arrangements in advance."

This answer made Hinata Inaba breathe a sigh of relief, and she couldn't help but feel a little more confident about the mission.

This shows that Orochimaru is not completely free-ranging in giving out tasks.

The route planned on the scroll means that Orochimaru must have made arrangements along the way in advance.

The evidence is that they didn't encounter a single battle along the way today. They went so far into the war zone and didn't even run into a Kirigakure team.

Should I say he is worthy of Lord Leng?

Now in Konoha, when it comes to strategizing and deploying troops, Orochimaru is definitely the number one general!

It's just that this is the ninja world where extraordinary power exists, and the influence of the strong on the battle situation is enough to subvert all strategies and plans.

This may be the reason why Namikaze Minato's reputation in the village is now more and more eclipsed by Orochimaru's.

Minato rarely makes plans, but he can accomplish strategic goals alone that an entire army may not be able to achieve.

In the future, Orochimaru was so determined to leave Konoha to form his own force outside. Was it because he had some resentment and competition in his heart?

His thoughts drifted away, but Hinata Inaba pulled them back in time.

Now is not the time to think about whether these things are available or not.

It was going to be night soon. After traveling for a day, they decided to rest in the wild first and approach the Kirigakure Pier near the coast tomorrow.

The superhuman qualities of ninjas mean that they are not afraid to spend the night anywhere in the wild. They only need to find a relatively flat forest glade to sleep in the open.

"Inaba, you are a reconnaissance ninja. You have to work hard during the night watch. You watch for the first half of the night, and I will take care of you for the second half of the night."

Captain Tomoe patted Hinata Inaba's shoulder.

"Okay, Captain."

Hinata Inaba has no objection to this.

As a scout ninja, he used to keep vigil at night.

Then they quickly lit a fire without setting up a tent. A few people leaned on a nearby tree trunk and began to rest.

Hinata Inaba jumped to the top of the crown of the tallest tree nearby, opened her white eyes and started to be alert.

Normally according to Orochimaru's layout, in order to cover Hinata Inaba and his party as they approach the coastline, all nearby Konoha teams will receive combat orders during this period to create as much space for them as possible!

If nothing else happens, they will not encounter the Kirigakure ninja team in the first half of the journey.

But the battlefield is always a dangerous place full of uncertainty.

Plans cannot keep up with changes, and no layout can be guaranteed to be foolproof.

Therefore, not long after night fell, the Hyuga rice leaves on the tree crown issued a warning——

"There's a situation! There are two ninja teams fighting about ten kilometers away, and they are approaching here!"

The few people resting under the tree quickly woke up.

Xiao Hongdou was surprised for the first time: "Your white eyes can actually see so far?!"
Chapter completed!