It was already the seventh day since they arrived at the border of the Land of Wind. The sand ninjas just made a few tentative attacks and then there was no movement.
This time, Sunagakure and Iwagakure have joined forces. It could be said that they were ambitious, and they want to defeat Konoha, and suffer the shame of defeat like them in the last battle.
Sunagakure had not launched an attack on Konoha for a long time now, apparently waiting for any movement from Iwagakure. It was too difficult for just the Sunagakure to fight against Konoha. This was fully proven in the last battle.
However, Onoki of Iwagakure was also very cunning, so how could he help Sunagakure hold back Konoha's main force. The Iwagakure was obviously also waiting for the Sunagakure to fall into the quagmire of war, dragging down most of Konoha's combat power, and then start a war against Konoha to reap the benefits.
It was precisely because the two ninja villages had their own plans that the originally powerful alliance between the two villages did nothing, giving Konoha a chance to breathe.
Of course, there was also the shadow of Konoha in this.
Asahi didn't know what methods the top management of Konoha used to bring the interest alliance between Iwagakure and Sunagakure to the brink of collapse, but Konoha must have paid a certain price for this.
And as far as Asahi knew, Konoha's top management had sent people to Kirigakure to form an alliance with them to jointly fight against the allied Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
However, Asahi was not very optimistic about this matter.
With the rise of the Fourth Mizukage, Kirigakure was obviously under the control of Uchiha Madara, and Madara had a deep hatred for Konoha. It was obviously impossible for Madara to help Konoha survive this crisis.
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In the past few days since arriving at the front line, Asahi had been staying at the medical team's camp, organizing medical ninjas to treat the wounded. As Asahi's strength and status had improved, this time the village accepted Asahi as the squad leader of the medical class, that is, the leader of the entire frontline medical force.
This appointment made Asahi very excited.
Although for most people, a war in the ninja world meant a loss of life and corpses everywhere. But for other people who were capable and ambitious, the Great Ninja War also meant opportunities to make meritorious deeds, acquire achievements, and advancement.
Asahi was obviously this kind of person.
Since becoming Tsunade's disciple, Asahi had gained a certain reputation in Konoha. Especially in the last battle against Sunagakure, many ninjas saw Asahi's performance. As Asahi's medical-ninjutsu became increasingly sophisticated, for most ninjas, Asahi was their lifesaver.
But Asahi was also very self-aware. Although Asahi had a deep desire to perform meritorious service on the battlefield, he understands that based on his current situation, he would definitely not be the protagonist in this war. Maybe it would take another six to eight years before Asahi could have that kind of ability.
Therefore, Asahi had been staying in the medical team camp dutifully, waiting for the final victory of the war.
Of course, in addition to the things in the medical class, Asahi also had one more thing to be busy with, and that was to help Orochimaru do his experiments on forbidden jutsus.
After arriving at the Sunagakure front, Orochimaru reactivated the previous laboratory.
Now Orochimaru was crazy about forbidden jutsu experiments. Although there had been no progress in the research on the Hashirama Cells, the more experiments he does, the more obsessed Orochimaru was becoming. Almost every time he had any time, Orochimaru would get into the experiment room to study Hashirama Cells.
Now Orochimaru no longer cared so much about the Great Ninja War. For Orochimaru, this war was just a place where a large amount of experimental materials could be obtained.
While Asahi helped Orochimaru treat the 'experimental materials', he was also able to discover some subtle changes in them, gradually deepening his understanding of the Hashirama Cells.
To be honest, the current Asahi's desire for the Hashirama Cells had far exceeded the Sharingan.
The chakra and vitality contained in the Hashirama Cells fascinated him deeply.
As long as the Hashirama Cells were successfully transplanted, Asahi's strength would be greatly improved, especially in terms of chakra amount, which was enough to allow Asahi to break through his current disadvantage in one fell swoop.
Compared with the Hashirama Cells, although the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was powerful enough, the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan were too great, and for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, there must be a transplantion of the eyes of a biological relative, preferably biological brother. Just getting a pair of Mangekyō was already very difficult, let alone getting a pair of brothers' Mangekyō.
So for more than a year, Asahi had been conscientiously helping Orochimaru with his experimental research, and Orochimaru had gradually gained a little trust in Asahi. However, Asahi knew very well that Orochimaru would never regard him as a confidant, because Asahi pursued power, and was not a fanatic of Orochimaru.
After inspecting the medical team camp, Asahi left the medical team camp alone and walked towards Orochimaru's laboratory.
Asahi was already very familiar with this place. He easily unlocked the door and walked through the long corridor to Orochimaru's laboratory.
"Orochimaru-sama, I'm not late, right?" Seeing Orochimaru busy, he asked casually.
"You are just on time." There was no trace of fluctuation in Orochimaru's hoarse voice.
Without waiting for Orochimaru's instructions, Asahi walked to several dying 'experimental materials' and began to treat them.
"Asahi-kun, what do you think of this war?" About half an hour later, Orochimaru seemed to have finished the work at hand, and suddenly asked Asahi.
"Me? What ideas can I have? I don't need to have any ideas. The most practical thing for me right now is to improve my strength. As for the Great Ninja War, it's up to the top management of Konoha to worry about it." Asahi said indifferently.
"It seems that you are very self-aware." Orochimaru licked his lips and said with a hint of excitement in his hoarse voice, "But there is one thing I need to trouble you for."
"What's the matter, Orochimaru-sama?" Asahi asked.
Orochimaru smiled and said, "Do you remember what we talked about last time about the things that can suppress the Hashirama Cells?"
"Of course I remember." Asahi said.
Looking at the excited Orochimaru, Asahi couldn't help but secretly thought, 'Orochimaru is not planning to use the Sharingan, right?'
"In this war, people from the Uchiha clan also came to the front line. As the commander of the front-line, I can make them die by randomly arranging a few tasks. But no matter how well the corpses are handled, there will inevitably clues left to be found. At that time, you, the leader of the medical class, will need to give an 'authoritative' explanation." Orochimaru said.
"I understand, Orochimaru-sama." Asahi said.
"But this is the first time I've heard that the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can suppress the Hashirama Cells." Asahi said in 'confusion'.
The origin of the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan was the highest secret in Konoha, and ordinary ninjas would never come into contact with this level.
Although most Konoha ninjas know that Konoha was founded jointly by Senju and Uchiha, Uchiha Madara's identity as a traitorous ninja was forbidden to be mentioned in Konoha.
Moreover, the secrets from decades ago were not something that a small chunin like Asahi could know.
"I also checked some ancient books and was thus able to determine some things." Orochimaru said calmly, "You don't have to worry about these things. You just need to do your own job."
"Yes, I understand Orochimaru-sama." Asahi said respectfully immediately after hearing this.
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