Yuta and Guy looked at each other.
Lord Orochimaru defected?
This was Might thought.
Orochimaru just defected now?
This was Yuta's thought.
Orochimaru has remained largely unknown since the Fourth Hokage's campaign.
After the Nine Tails Rebellion, almost nothing was heard about Orochimaru.
So much so that Yuta forgot that Orochimaru was a Konoha ninja until now.
"Lord Anbu, did you make a mistake?"
Guy was incoherent and found it unbelievable.
"How could Lord Orochimaru defect? Isn't he a disciple of Lord Hokage?"
Exactly!
Orochimaru is someone who once even ran for the position of the Fourth Hokage!
Orochimaru would be the Fourth Hokage if it weren't for the rise of Minato.
Even without becoming the Hokage.
In the current Konoha, Orochimaru is a figure second only to Sarutobi Hiruzen and several counselor elders.
Orochimaru could be said to be an absolute higher up.
This kind of person actually defected?
"Orochimaru used the villagers and ninjas of the village to conduct human experiments. After this was revealed that he was forced to rebel. You will hear about it when you return to Konoha."
The wolf face masked Konoha Anbu, the eldest son of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi Shinnosuke said coldly.
Regarding Orochimaru's defection, his father was probably heartbroken, and he might even have let Orochimaru run away because he couldn't bear to kill him.
But for him, this was a good thing.
In the Konoha power level, now there was one less person with a higher position than him.
There was also one less contender for the Hokage position.
And!
This time, if he succeeds in taking down Orochimaru, his prestige in the village will be greatly enhanced.
He will be one step closer to becoming the Fifth Hokage in the future.
"I don't have time to say more, let's go to stop Orochimaru now. We can't let the other party leave the land of fire!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke said coldly.
Seeing that Guy wanted to obey the order, Yuta became anxious and said quickly, "Orochimaru is one of the Sannin, how can we deal with him?"
"Also, I have never heard that the Chief Anbu has the power to recruit Konoha ninjas?"
Is Guy crazy?
That's Orochimaru!
Is he someone that the two of them can handle with their current strength?
Even if Guy opens Sixth Gate, he can only stall Orochimaru for a while at most.
"Orochimaru has been seriously injured, and his strength is not inexhaustible."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said, looking at Yuta with killing intent in his eyes.
"As for whether I have the power to recruit you? What do you know?!"
"Will you two take responsibility if a dangerous rebel like Orochimaru escapes?"
The Chief Anbu is not the Hokage and has no power to recruit idle Konoha ninjas.
But in the face of the great feat of killing Orochimaru, Sarutobi Shinnosuke couldn't care less.
Not to mention, who would dare not listen to him?
If the other party still refused, and the pursuit of Orochimaru fails in the future, the responsibility for the failure will be shared.
"Yuta, if we really meet Orochimaru, you can leave the battle to me, and you can just step aside." Guy grinned.
Although he has just been promoted to Jōnin, he wants to fulfill his share of responsibilities.
On one side was Sarutobi Shinnosuke's murderous gaze, and on the other side Guy said so.
Although Yuta was full of reluctance, there was nothing he could do.
While scolding Sarutobi Shinnosuke for being insane, he complained about Guy's rash decision.
Subsequentl, the Anbus were divided into two groups. Sarutobi Shinnosuke led one team.
Yuta and Guy followed the other team, and went in two directions to flank a secret stronghold ahead.
Ahead, at a secret base underground.
A team of Anbu had already bursted in.
The following two teams were lurking in two directions around the stronghold, waiting for the result.
Suddenly, there was a burst of explosions in the underground stronghold.
The ground collapsed, and smoke flew everywhere.
A figure covered in blood rushed out of the underground stronghold and fled in the direction where Sarutobi Shinnosuke's team was lurking.
"Chase!"
An Anbu on Yuta's side gave an order and immediately chased forward.
"Yuta, you stay here. I'll come back to you when the battle is over."
Guy gave a quick command.
The other Anbus didn't care either.
For them, the strength of a Jōnin Guy was important.
And Yuta, a child, was dispensable to them, and it didn't matter even if he didn't follow them.
Soon, the Anbus on Yuta's side and Guy chased towards the depths of the woods ahead.
Yuta was left alone, waiting in place.
Just when the figures of a group of people disappeared from sight.
In the collapsed underground stronghold.
The figure of Orochimaru suddenly came out.
Even though he was seriously injured and his left shoulder was still bleeding, Orochimaru still retained his demeanor.
Seeing the Anbu who was thrown away by him, Orochimaru laughed.
Before, he was hit by the Anbu, he had used the Orochimaru Style Substitution Technique.
And his body remained in the debris.
In addition, he had made an earth clone, which was disguised as the main body.
It climbed out, and then escaped from the stronghold, attracting all the Anbu who were chasing him.
With a little trick, this group of idiots were lured away.
Just when Orochimaru was about to flee in the other direction.
Yuta, who was waiting on the spot, and Orochimaru's eyes met.
The air seemed to be frozen.