Hideki noticed the figure behind him. He pretended not to know anything, but he was hesitating whether he should communicate with Orochimaru now and get some benefits.
To be honest, he still had some capital.
However, in the end, Hideki decided to give up.
Firstly, he was unable to determine whether Orochimaru had developed the idea of " immortality " or how loyal he was to Koba.
Secondly, they had just gotten into an unpleasant situation, and they were both on guard. If they were too hasty, the effect might not be good.
Thirdly, that guy in the group probably noticed him already. Shin could not guarantee that the group would receive the news as soon as he was honest with Orochimaru.
Regardless of whether the matter was exposed to Yuan Fei and Sun Behead, or being grasped by Tuan Zang, they undoubtedly fell into a passive state.
And Hidekazu always liked to take the initiative.
However, even though he couldn't make any clear statements, Shino felt that he should talk to Orochimaru, who was following behind him.
After all, this guy was one of the top scientists in the ninja world. Even if he did not want to obtain resources, Shue was willing to make friends with him. This was also why he had put aside the matter of illusions.
Otherwise, with his temper, if anyone dared to offend him for no reason, he would have already rushed up at three times the speed.
The two of them walked one after the other. Both of them were interested in each other, so they quickly started chatting.
" Orochimaru Jounin, I am not a big shot, so you can remove the " Jun " from my name. You can just call me Shinoshi."”Sho said to Orochimaru casually.
In Shue Shikawa's opinion, Orochimaru was quite polite before he became a psychopath.
After all, he was a top student and an intellectual. He had a lot of knowledge, so he spoke with the grace of a scholar.
Orochimaru smiled." Then don't call me Orochimaru Jounin. With your strength, you should be on the same level as me after this trip, so just call me Orochimaru."”
In Orochimaru's opinion, this young man probably did not have any ill intentions towards the village. This could be seen from his previous performance on the battlefield.
If it wasn't for the mission, Orochimaru wouldn't have bothered to test Shue Shikawa.
Now that his suspicions had been dispelled, it was quite interesting to understand this mysterious young man in depth. It was just the right time to pass the boring time.
"Alright." Hidekazu nodded and then took the initiative to start a conversation."Orochimaru, I remember that your batch of ninjas is stationed in the Country of Rain, right? Why are you here?"
"This place is not far from the Country of Rain…" Orochimaru casually said. Then, he looked at Shoutu with deep meaning and said,""Besides, if it weren't so close, do you think the village would dare to implement such a plan so easily?”
"Oh, I see." " I'm fine." Hidekazu replied indifferently, as if he didn't want to talk about this topic.
"With more than 200 ninjas, can the Country of Rain hold out?”
"The Country of Rain still has Minister Shuo Mao. It won't be a problem if we're missing.”Although Orochimaru's tone was low and hoarse, Hideki could tell that he wasn't worried about the situation in the Country of Rain.
Hidekazu raised his eyebrows and asked,""Minister Shuo Mao? Qiamu Shuomao? That Bai Ya? Wasn't he the head of the Dark Group? Charging into the enemy's line of battle isn't the job of the Dark Group, right?”
The corner of Orochimaru's mouth curled up, and he asked,""Hideki Nishikawa, I noticed that you don't seem to have any respect for Division Head Shuo Mao. When the ninjas in the village mention him, don't they all address him as Lord Shuo Mao?”
"I don't like to call others 'Lord' or anything like that. It makes me seem small and insignificant."”
Orochimaru was interested." Oh? Then what about Teacher Yuan Fei? Are you also calling the third generation Mu Huoying?"
Hidekazu's face twitched and he said helplessly,""Isn't there no other way? Everyone else calls me that. If I don't call you that, wouldn't I be looking for trouble? At the very least, Hatsuki Shuohei couldn't control me, but Lord Naruto was my direct superior.”
Orochimaru thought to himself,'This kid, Shikawa Shue, really doesn't have any respect at all... How did he manage to raise such a weirdo in such a big environment like Koba?' However, he, Orochimaru, did not seem to have the right to criticize others. As a third generation disciple, he was also considered a "master" in the eyes of others.
As a modern man and a mercenary who had been on the verge of death all year round, his values were naturally different from the ordinary natives in Naruto.
In his opinion, the so-called " Lord " was just a " servility " left over from the feudal era.
If not for the fact that Mu Ye and Flying Ape Sun Slash could still bring him benefits, and rashly displaying the difference might attract suspicion, with his personality, he would have long stopped calling them that.
" Speaking of which…" Orochimaru looked at Shue Shikawa and said bluntly,""You probably don't know about the division of labor in the village.”
Hidekazu's interest was piqued." Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
Orochimaru coughed lightly and began to explain.
"You should know that the Dark Group is directly under Naruto. Their duties include, but are not limited to, patrolling, guarding Naruto, guarding prisons, counter-spies, etc. The nature of their work is very different from ordinary ninjas.”Orochimaru paused for a moment, waiting for Shue Shikawa to finish digesting the information." Of course, this is the work of the Dark Group during peaceful times.
As for wartime, their focus was more on infiltration, assassination, intelligence gathering, and sabotage behind enemy lines.”
Hidekazu frowned as he digested the information.
After a moment, he asked,"The reason why Hatake Shuoguo is staying in the Country of Rain is because the village is currently at war with Rain Hide. Is that why the Dark Group is attacking?"?”
"It's not entirely because of the work of the Dark Group.”An imperceptible look of admiration flashed across Orochimaru's face.
"A ninja as strong as Hatake Shuohei, his strength is far beyond what the members of the Dark Group can define.
His purpose in staying in the Country of Rain was more symbolic than practical, so there weren't many opportunities for him to act.”
After thinking for a while, Shue said with certainty,""Contain, deter…I think if it wasn't a large-scale battle, he probably wouldn't have stepped onto the battlefield.”
"You've comprehended quite well, Shiroyuki." Orochimaru smiled.
Qimu Shuomao was the nominal commander after Teacher Yuan Fei left. He was not in charge of strategizing, nor was he in charge of logistics and transportation. He even cared very little about the matters of the Dark Forces.”
"There is only one thing that Qimu Shuomao needs to do: When the mountain pepper fish Hanzo appeared, he went up to restrain him.”
" Yes." Hidekazu nodded." Most of the time, ninjas fight against small groups of people. In this case, there are not many opportunities for the strong to make a move. They can only serve as a deterrent."”
In this world, there was a huge difference in strength between the top ninjas and the low-level ninjas. It was very difficult for the low-level ninjas to make up for this difference by relying on numbers. This was because the killing efficiency of the top ninjas was too high, and their mobility was very strong. There was almost no situation of being surrounded and killed.
This was probably the reason why there were very few large-scale battles in Ninja Realm. It was because they relied too much on the performance of top-notch ninjas.
Before a real fight, the top ninjas would not be able to accurately measure each other's strength, and the two opposing forces would have to bear a lot of risk for the victory of the top ninjas.
No one wanted to start a war unless they were desperate.
This was both a matter of risk and a matter of casualties.
After all, the war in the Ninja Realm was only to plunder resources and weaken other countries. Even if hatred existed, it could be controlled. There was no need for everyone to fight until their brains were out.
Even if they were enemies, there was a tacit understanding between the higher-ups of the villages.
As expected, due to the imbalance of martial arts, the scarcity of ninjas, and the monopoly of ninjutsu, there would probably never be a clash between large armies, front armies, and group armies in this world. Shue Shinkawa expressed his deep regret.
Orochimaru looked at Shue Shikawa strangely. He felt that the young man had a look of pity on his face. Was it an illusion?
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