Boom...
In the dark night beyond Shinji's vision, a burst of explosions suddenly rang out. Then, the shouts and roars of Anbu, as well as the whistling sound of ninjutsu, came one after another.
"What happened?"
"What's going on!?"
"Another attack?"
Instantly, a large number of ninjas from the Anbu, Intelligence Division, and Communications Division rushed out of the Military Police Force Building.
Standing at the doorway, Shinji pointed towards the direction of the secret prison in the distance: "The explosion came from over there, it should be Orochimaru's group! Quick, gather manpower, don't let Orochimaru's group escape!"
"Yes!"
The Hidden Leaf ninjas dared not neglect, immediately splitting off a group to rush for support, while the rest hurriedly contacted and gathered manpower.
Hearing the noise, Sasuke, who had just rested for a short while, also rushed out.
Coming to Shinji's side, he asked while looking into the distance where the explosion came from: "Shinji, what's wrong?"
Shinji said indifferently: "It should be Orochimaru's group rioting on the way to the secret prison."
"What!?" Startled, Sasuke immediately said: "I'll go check, absolutely can't let those bastards escape!"
Shinji stopped Sasuke, shaking his head gently.
Sasuke was puzzled: "Why?"
"Don't rush, I've already sent people to support!" Pausing, Shinji said: "Orochimaru's group was all sealed before being taken away, having no power to resist at all. Rioting over there at this time, it's very likely other attackers hiding in the village took action. We are short of manpower now. Before the enemy situation is clear, it's not appropriate to act hastily."
Sasuke was helpless, having to suppress the idea of personally suppressing Orochimaru.
The Communications Division ninjas aside nodded secretly.
The calmness Shinji showed when the village was attacked made them feel at ease. They began to understand why the Fifth Hokage temporarily handed the village over to this young man who had just graduated from the Academy.
Of course, they didn't know what Shinji was thinking at this moment.
Shinji's gaze, like everyone else's, was also fixed on the battlefield under the night sky in the distance, but his thoughts had long drifted to other things.
Before handing Orochimaru's group over to the Anbu, he had the Anbu check the seals on Orochimaru's group. Only after confirming there were no errors was the transfer completed. So even if Orochimaru's group escaped, it had nothing to do with him and the Military Police Force.
And the method to let Orochimaru escape was very simple. Just let Mumei use 'Yachihoko' to remotely impact the sealing formulas on Orochimaru, and she could silently assist Orochimaru in breaking free.
Only Mumei's 'Yachihoko' could do this kind of thing. Even Shinji's 'Magatama' couldn't extract and infuse chakra from a target in a sealed state, so it could be said to be done unknowingly. And as long as the Military Police Force held back, currently no one in the village was a match for Orochimaru, he could escape easily.
So what Shinji was considering at this time was not whether Orochimaru's group could escape smoothly, but how to improve the strength of the three Hokage 'Impure World Reincarnation' bodies in Orochimaru's hands.
"White Zetsu clones should be the most suitable sacrifice choice at present. However, I only have some White Zetsu cells on hand. It's too late to cultivate them into White Zetsu clones. It seems I can only let Orochimaru figure it out himself, see if he can capture some White Zetsu clones alive on the battlefield..."
The quality of the sacrifice had a huge impact on the performance of the 'Impure World Reincarnation' body's strength.
Especially for a powerhouse like the First Hokage whose strength ceiling was extremely high, if there was a sacrifice close to his body before death, he could display strength close to when he was alive.
Of course, in this state, the 'Impure World Reincarnation' body of the First Hokage, like Madara Uchiha, was not something the caster of 'Impure World Reincarnation' could easily control.
As for whether to resurrect the Third Hokage with 'Impure World Reincarnation' to make up a 'Hokage F4', Shinji didn't have much obsession.
If he could find the Reaper Mask hidden by the Third Hokage, he wouldn't mind rescuing the Third Hokage's soul from the Reaper's belly. But if he really couldn't find it, then he could only leave it to fate later. After all, he didn't have time to waste on such things now.
Swish swish...
Not long after, several dusty-faced Anbu returned to the Military Police Force Building and reported to Shinji: "Apologies, it was our negligence that let Orochimaru's group escape!"
Sasuke questioned loudly: "What, with so many of you escorting, how could you let Orochimaru escape?!"
"Apologies!"
The Anbu captain could only lower his head and admit his mistake.
Until now, they were also confused. They clearly checked the seal on Orochimaru before taking over. They didn't know how Orochimaru suddenly broke free from the seal and caught them off guard.
Shinji asked: "Did anyone else assist Orochimaru in escaping?"
The Anbu said with a dark face: "No, it was Orochimaru himself who broke free from the seal, injured us, and rescued his subordinates."
"Report the escape of Orochimaru's group to the Fifth Hokage!"
After speaking, Shinji turned and walked into the Military Police Force Building.
Land of Snow.
A black shadow was speeding on the road. Passers-by were stunned for a moment, and the black shadow had disappeared before their eyes, making them doubt whether they had hallucinations just now.
Undoubtedly, this black shadow was Tanjiro who went all the way north from the Land of Demons to the Land of Snow.
To absorb enough flesh and blood power and chakra, he slaughtered several towns in the Land of Demons one after another. It was just because the outbreak of the Fourth Great Ninja War meant battlefields were everywhere in the Ninja World. Plus, he set fire to the towns afterwards to destroy the corpses and traces, so he hadn't been detected all along.
Running like a ghost, speeding all the way, he finally came to a remote village.
The village under the night sky had only scattered lights. It could be seen that this was a very poor but peaceful small village.
Standing outside the village, Tanjiro sniffed with his nose.
He came all the way from the Land of Demons not for sightseeing. He followed the sense of blood to find this place to meet an old friend.
Seeming to sense Tanjiro's arrival, a figure slowly walked out of the village.
This figure held a biwa in her hands, with long hair reaching her waist. It was none other than the other Demon, 'Upper Rank Three' Nakime, who luckily escaped in the Land of Grass battle just like Tanjiro!
Like Tanjiro, after luckily escaping, Nakime hid in this remote village in the Land of Snow. It was also because of her restraint and low profile that the Ninja Village Alliance hadn't found her whereabouts.
Tanjiro said: "Your aura has become weaker. It seems you haven't eaten people for a while!"
"What are you doing here?" After asking, Nakime suddenly changed her expression: "No, you... you are not Tanjiro!"
Whoosh...
Before her voice fell, Tanjiro flashed in front of Nakime, slashing down with the long sword in his hand...