Naruto: Reborn as Orochimaru

Chapter 365

More than ten thousand?!

Hearing that number, the Fourth Raikage was completely stunned.

How is that even possible?!

Even among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the total number of shinobi barely exceeded 20,000.

Where did Otogakure manage to find so many troops?

"What's going on?! Where did these guys come from?! And why are they appearing in the north?!"

The Fourth Raikage roared in frustration.

The north was close to the sea, while Otogakure, located in the Land of Sound lay south of Konoha.

The two locations were in completely opposite directions!

How had they managed to bypass the frontlines and appear behind Kumogakure?

More importantly, how had such a massive force gone completely undetected until they were practically at the village gates?!

"Report… Raikage-sama!" A Kumo shinobi hurriedly knelt before him.

"The enemy appeared suddenly! The exact reason is still unknown!"

"Unknown?! Then find out!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Raikage-sama! Raikage-sama! This is bad!"

The Fourth Raikage's irritation deepened.

"What now?!" he snapped.

This was the phrase he hated hearing the most lately.

Because none of the reports had been good news for Kumogakure.

"Tailed beasts! Two tailed beasts have been spotted west of the village, moving toward us!"

"What?!"

"Tailed beasts?! Two of them?!"

More reports kept flooding in, each more alarming than the last.

Konoha alone was already enough to put Kumogakure on edge.

Now, an army of Otogakure shinobi had suddenly appeared…

And now, two tailed beasts were approaching?!

Kumogakure was in danger.

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Two kilometers west of Kumogakure…

Two colossal tailed beasts moved slowly across the landscape.

One was a fox with nine tails.

The other was a tanuki with violet markings.

Both of them had lavender, ripple-shaped pupils.

"Whether in terms of sheer numbers or top-tier combat power, we hold an overwhelming advantage."

Standing atop Kyuubi's head, Pain gazed forward calmly.

"The Fourth Raikage should surrender, shouldn't he?"

This war was nothing more than an utter rout.

For Kumogakure, the outcome was already decided.

There was no suspense.

Watching the scene unfold through the perspective of an invisible spy fly, Orochimaru chuckled.

"It won't be that easy. The Fourth Raikage has a fiery temper, he won't surrender unless he's completely backed into a corner."

"For example, look at what they've prepared. They even brought out a chakra cannon, it's clear they have no intention of surrendering."

Orochimaru casually handed Pain a small display screen, about the size of a mobile phone.

The screen displayed an aerial view of the chakra cannon, positioned at Kumogakure's highest point.

"Chakra cannon?"

Pain glanced at the display with mild curiosity.

Taking the screen from Orochimaru, he observed the massive weapon carefully.

"I don't know how advanced their re

How could they possibly hit Orochimaru?

With a few rapid maneuvers and a Flying Thunder God teleport, he easily dodged its aim.

"Attack! Attack! Don't let him get close!"

"Hurry up!"

"Dammit! He's too fast, we can't lock on!"

"Shit! He's coming! Brace yourselves!"

From the sky, a Truth-Seeking Orb expanded into a massive shield, deflecting all kunai, shuriken, and jutsu.

At the same time.

Another Truth-Seeking Orb formed.

Whoosh!

It launched forward, straight toward the chakra cannon.

"It's over… it's really over…"

"Orochimaru, you bastard…!"

The Fourth Raikage let out a furious roar.

BOOM!

A massive explosion shook all of Kumogakure.

At that moment, the entire world seemed to fall silent.

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