Facing death is not terrible, waiting for death is the most terrible.

And Orochimaru is in such a situation, he can only stay in this closed hornless space, waiting for the hunt of the Tyndallus Hound.

The only thing that can bring Orochimaru psychological comfort now is this enclosed space, and it is the residual psychological comfort that allows Orochimaru to maintain his sanity, which is not much left, but still exists.

"Orochimaru-sama, I'll heal you."

Yakushi stepped forward and wanted to heal Orochimaru's wounds, but was immediately stopped by Orochimaru.

"Don't come here!"

"I don't have any injuries on my body, and I can't do anything about that thing for the time being."

That thing?

Yakushidou still didn't understand what that thing was, but it was obvious that it was this "thing" that made Orochimaru so frightened.

Although he was very curious about what this "thing" was, Yakushidou knew that Orochimaru's temperament was perverse, especially when Orochimaru's spirit was fragile, so it was better not to stimulate him again.

"Orochimaru-sama, I'm here to report information."

"I've connected with Ma Ji of Shayin Village, and Ma Ji has brought a joint battle plan for Shayin Village."

"However, the scroll of the battle plan was not allowed to be brought in when I entered the door just now, so I can only dictate the battle plan to you."

"The battle plan is as follows..."

Yakushidou, who has been a spy ninja for many years, has an almost vivid memory, and soon reports the entire battle plan to Orochimaru without missing a beat.

In this regard, there is actually a slight deviation from the original world line.

In the original world line, the Konoha Honkai plan was proposed to the Sand Hidden Village by Orochimaru on the side of the Otoshinobi Village, and the Sand Hidden Village accepted the proposal, and Yakushi Dou handed over the battle plan to Maki during the middle ninja exam.

But in the current world line, Konoha Village, under the leadership of Shimura Danzo, has repeatedly had friction with Shayin Village in terms of territorial demarcation and task entrustment, which is the consistent style of Shimura Danzo's iron-fisted Zhengzhi.

Therefore, the Shayin Village proposed to hold a joint Zhongnin exam to resolve the conflict, and use the results of the Zhongnin exam to speak.

But in fact, the Sand Hidden Village quietly wooed the Great Snake Pill of the Otoshinobi Village, and planned to attack Konoha Village in one fell swoop during the middle ninja exam.

So Yakushidou became the one who took over the battle plan from Markey.

However, not all of the battle plans were formulated by the Sand Hidden Village, and in the preliminary preparation stage, Orochimaru also put forward some suggestions for improvement of the entire plan, so this battle plan is the final result after the two sides jointly confirmed.

The plan that has been jointly formulated and decided has now been submitted to the Orochimaru side for a battle application, and from this point of view, the Sand Hidden Village is very cautious in this plan.

This is also normal, because the Sand Hidden Village is afraid that Orochimaru's Otoshinobi Village will escape at a critical moment, in that case, the Sand Hidden Village will face the powerful Konoha Village alone.

Not to mention the low-end combat power of Shayin Village, how many people can go to Konoha Village without anyone noticing.

Even if it is a high-end combat power, Luo Sha alone can't face the two of Shimura Danzou and Sarutobi Hichi.

If it is in the sandy environment of the Land of Wind, Luo Sha still has the confidence to fight one against two, after all, a young man beating two old men is still a little bit unmartial arts.

But in the woodland environment of Konoha Village, Luo Sha has no geographical advantages, and he must pull up another shadow level to have a good chance of winning.

Therefore, now the Sand Hidden Village regards the Sound Ninja Village as an ally very important, and keeps submitting combat applications for the Sound Ninja Village to confirm repeatedly, just because they are afraid that the Sound Ninja Village's ally will suddenly disappear when they are on the verge of a kick, so that the entire Sand Hidden Village will be abandoned in the abyss of no return.

It's a risky move, but it's also a very rewarding move.

However, after Yakushidou finished reading the battle plan, Yakushidou already had an up-to-date evaluation of this plan.

"Orochimaru-sama, with your current situation, this battle plan should not be executed, right?"

The means on the side of the sound ninja village, except for Orochimaru himself, the other five people of the sound ninja, including the medicine master himself, can only be regarded as a feint attack or auxiliary attack, the most important thing is Orochimaru.

Especially the most important movie-level battle, without Orochimaru, you can't win at all.

And now Orochimaru looks like he is entangled in that "thing", and he can't protect himself, and now it looks especially difficult to get out of this room, let alone participate in any shadow-level battles.

Therefore, Yakushidou's suggestion now is to immediately abandon the alliance of Sand Hidden Village, and the Otoshinobi Village will withdraw from the Konoha Honkai Project.

In this way, the sound ninja village does not bear the losses back and forth, but the "companion" of the Sand Hidden Village is a little miserable, and he will definitely be unilaterally beaten by Konoha Village, and he will have to compensate a lot of things later.

However, just when Yakushidou thought that Orochimaru would make the decision to abandon the Konoha Honkai plan as he expected in his heart, the voice that had been silent for a long time in the darkness gave a completely different answer.

"No..."

"The Konoha Honkai Project is going on as usual."

Hearing this answer, Yao Shidou's eyes instantly widened, because this was completely different from his most rational thoughts.

Could it be that Orochimaru was frightened by that "thing"?

"But Orochimaru-sama, I'm afraid your current situation will not be able to ensure that the follow-up plan will be carried out."

"If we don't withdraw from the plan now, all that awaits us is failure!"

The long-term espionage activities made Yakushidou forget his identity, and after being betrayed by the root organization, he lost his purpose in life, but the appearance of Orochimaru allowed Yakushidou to rediscover his identity, which was Orochimaru's subordinate.

For a long time, Orochimaru seemed to be just Yakushidou's boss on the surface, but he was like a brother and a father, and he was one of the few people with whom Orochimaru was willing to share the secrets of the Necronomicon.

Although there are many people who follow Orochimaru, most of these people are either thirsty for power or want to get something other valuable from Orochimaru, and such a following is not loyalty, but an equivalent exchange.

But Yakushidou is different, Orochimaru gives Yakushidou a new life, and this height is even higher than Kaguya-kunmaro's retribution.

Therefore, Yakushidou would not betray Orochimaru no matter what, and Orochimaru is well aware of this.

But for now, Orochimaru still rejected Yakushidou's suggestion.

"Pocket..."

"That's why the plan has to go ahead."

"It's the only chance I'll have to be 'redeemed,' you know?"

...

Two days later, nothing happened in Konoha Village, and the middle ninja exam went ahead as scheduled.

In Lecture Hall 301, the nine newcomers who had just graduated from the ninja school and came to take the middle ninja exam had already arrived.

Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Hinata Hinata, Inuzuka Ya, Shino Oilo.

Looking at the nine newborn calves who were standing in front of the classroom unscrupulously and completely ignoring the faces of others, Medicine Master Dou smiled slightly, then turned his head to look at Toth in the distance, and glanced at Toth in the air.

What this look meant, Thoth naturally knew, because it had been discussed two days ago.

After making a look, the actor Yao Shidou stepped forward to talk to the newcomers.

"How many of you..."

"Better be quiet."