In the dark night sky, a crescent moon hung in the sky, and the faint moonlight sprinkled on the land of the Land of Rice.
Under the faint moonlight, several tents stood in the forest not far from the Daimyo's palace, and a pale yellow bonfire looked very conspicuous in the night.
Beside the bonfire, a female ninja with reddish-brown intertwined curly hair and wearing a blue strapless dress was particularly dazzling.
Including today, Empress Shōmei has been away from Kirin for six days. She took the team to hunt down five defected ninjas. Although they have found four of them, they still haven't found the last one.
Now, Kirin has been implementing the policy of eliminating people with Kekkei Genkai. As we all know, Haku is one of the victims, and this policy not only killed many people with Kekkei Genkai, but also led to more people who were dissatisfied with the policy and even disappointed with the country to defect, such as If You Don't Kill, such a chaotic situation has also implicated many innocent people. It can be said that this is a quite terrifying and bloody period.
Casually putting a piece of firewood to make the bonfire a lot brighter, a white-haired team member lazily said, "Captain Empress Shōmei, do we continue to hunt?"
"The traitor should be nearby, we will look for him carefully tomorrow, if we can't find him, we will return to the village!"
Empress Shōmei thought for a while, and her pink lips moved, making a pleasant voice.
"It's best if we can't find him, I really don't want to fight with my former companions!"
This is not Kirin, the white-haired team member didn't have any scruples and said directly.
"There are too many defected ninjas recently, I don't know when our Kirin will be better!"
With a sigh, another team member suddenly sighed.
Empress Shōmei was thoughtful, she naturally knew that Kirin's current policy has a lot of problems, especially the war with the Uchiha family, Tien Yin, was even more irrational, but with her current position in Kirin, she can't change anything.
"If I become the Mizukage, I must implement the policy of peace and openness, so as to revive Kirin."
With this thought in mind, Empress Shōmei stood up and slowly walked towards her tent.
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When the morning of the second day arrived, the Daming Palace of the Country of Fields was different from its usual silence. It quickly became lively, and rows of guards were waiting for orders.
While it was bustling outside, a door was pushed open. Uchiha, Itachi, Uchiha, and Sasuke slowly walked out. After a night of rest, they were going to face a fierce battle today.
"Eh, it's useless to have so many people!"
When Sasuke arrived at the main hall and saw that it was filled with guards, he was momentarily stunned. It was a long while later before he sighed.
In front of a ninja who was proficient in taijutsu and ninjutsu, ordinary soldiers would only be sending their heads to their deaths!
"Hehe, you guys came quite early, thank you for your hard work!"
Just when Sasuke was sighing, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him. Sasuke turned his head and saw a large group of people walking quickly. The leader was the Daming Clan Hōjō, and beside him, Sasuke also saw the attendant Terashima who led the way yesterday.
Came quite early?
Isn't it to protect you, pig head!
Hearing Hōjō's words, Sasuke was a little annoyed.
"Protecting the safety of the Daming Palace is my duty!"
Uchiha Itachi saw Hōjō and lightly replied.
"Although I can't intervene in your battle, I have also gathered all the guards of the Country of Fields, and they can listen to your command!" Hōjō said with a smile.
"Thank you!"
Knowing that these guards can't do anything, Uchiha Itachi still thanked them politely.
However, just as Uchiha Itachi's voice fell, a figure suddenly knocked open the door in a hurry and said anxiously: "Orochimaru has killed his way in from the front door!"
"So early?"
Hearing this, many officials were in an uproar.
Hōjō was also stunned by the news, and immediately asked in fear: "How many people did he bring?"
"A total of five people!"
Hearing the question, the guard immediately replied.
"Sasuke, let's go!"
Frowning, Uchiha Itachi took the lead and walked out of the main hall, and then quickly walked towards the front hall, followed by a large group of people.
The group quickly passed through and arrived at the front hall. At the door, Orochimaru, who had long black hair, golden snake eyes, and blue hooked jade earrings, giving off a sinister feeling, was standing there with a smile. At his feet, there were more than a dozen guards lying on the verge of death.
"Uchiha Itachi, hehe, long time no see."
Seeing Uchiha Itachi coming out with a gloomy face, Orochimaru slowly raised his head and said with a sinister smile.
In the Wood Leaf Village, Uchiha Itachi and Orochimaru had a lot of interactions.
When Itachi was a child, he jumped off a cliff to commit suicide because of Orochimaru's "Life is meaningless".
"Orochimaru, I was entrusted by Daimyo to protect the Land of Rice, I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Staring at Orochimaru with complicated eyes, Uchiha Itachi said in a deep voice.
"There is no Ninja Village in the Land of Rice, I'm just here to help the Land of Rice increase its strength!"
Orochimaru waved his hand and explained in a friendly manner.
"Orochimaru, I don't want you to build a Ninja Village in the Land of Rice, give up on this idea!"
Looking at the guards who had been killed by Orochimaru, Hōjō hid behind Uchiha Itachi to show her attitude.
"Humph, even if you have Uchiha Itachi's protection, you can't stop my plan!"
With a cold snort, Orochimaru and his four men quickly ran towards the west.
Why did Orochimaru run when he saw his brother?
For Orochimaru's abnormal behavior, Sasuke was also secretly surprised. With Orochimaru's desire for the Sharingan, he should have stretched out his long snake head to bite him now!
"Sasuke, you stay here to protect Daimyo, I'm going to chase Orochimaru now!"
Uchiha Itachi left a sentence and quickly chased after him.
"Onii-san, be careful!"
Sasuke had a hunch that Uchiha Itachi might be in trouble if he chased after him, but seeing that Uchiha Itachi had already got up and left, Sasuke could only shout from behind.
"When you get to the designated location, quickly set up the Great Formation!
As long as you delay Uchiha Itachi for a certain time, my plan will be successful! "
At this moment, Orochimaru, who was running at top speed, glanced at Uchiha Itachi who was chasing after him and said coldly.
"Orochimaru-Sama, don't worry!"
The four men nodded and said in unison.
They have seen Orochimaru's methods of punishment, this time they will definitely go all out and not dare to make the slightest mistake.
"Hey, I'll get the Sharingan soon!"
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his mouth and said to himself excitedly.