Although the previous battle seemed to be dominated by Tatsumi and the other two, with only a deviation in the final illusion.
However, that's how battles are. Orochimaru's final strike immediately caused them to collapse rapidly.
From beginning to end, Orochimaru only used the Snake Shadow Hand and an Earth Release technique.
Therefore, the three of them still have a long way to go.
Orochimaru continued to comment, "Your three's tactics are indeed very good. Whether it's the initial trap or pretending to check the trap while luring me to attack."
"The cooperation between the three of you includes both illusion techniques, ninjutsu, and taijutsu. The combination is also excellent enough. The three of you are more than qualified to apply for Chunin now."
As a mentor, Orochimaru first pointed out the advantages of their recent battle.
"However, your fighting style is too aggressive," Orochimaru said pointedly.
"If you three had enough understanding of my strengths, it would be okay to fight in this way. But, do you really understand me that deeply?"
"Tatsumi's illusion technique is very strong. However, because it's too strong, you're too confident in your own illusion technique. Illusion techniques are ineffective against some people. Or rather, do you know which kind of illusion technique works on me?"
"And you two, after I broke away from your tactics, your adaptability was too poor. Or rather, your reaction was too poor."
"Tatsumi's illusion-infused kunai had already been shot over, but you remained indifferent."
Orochimaru has been a very dedicated teacher so far, constantly pointing out everyone's mistakes.
"The so-called battle is a process of mutual understanding. If you want to become a ninja who can stand alone, you still have a long way to go."
Orochimaru sighed softly, and then vanished in a puff of smoke with a 'poof'.
...
Just like that, stopping and going, the days passed quickly.
During the day, they spent a small portion of their time using high-speed Body Flicker Technique to travel, while the majority of the time was spent in the process of Orochimaru ambushing and them counter-ambushing.
At least Tatsumi didn't feel it was too long; time had quietly slipped away.
During these few days, Orochimaru launched more than fifty rounds of ambushes against them.
And the difficulty of the ambushes also went from being blatant at the beginning to becoming increasingly tricky and difficult.
Even a pile of dung on the side of the road had to be poked with a small stick by Tatsumi to confirm whether it was Orochimaru transformed.
Due to Orochimaru's carefully practiced ambushes and high-intensity battles, Tatsumi felt that he seemed to be a little neurasthenic.
At the slightest sign of wind or grass moving, he would first create a shadow clone and then immediately crouch down.
Overall, the insidious Orochimaru held an absolute advantage.
Of course, Tatsumi also used his own wisdom and means to deeply interpret what is called the sixteen-character principle.
He fully utilized the excellent traditions passed down by our party.
Combining tunnel warfare, explosive tag warfare, and guerrilla warfare with ninjutsu.
In short, he was becoming more and more like a ninja. Of course, Orochimaru also supported this.
Sometimes, he would deliberately sell a small, inconspicuous flaw in order to allow the three of them to seize the opportunity.
Tatsumi formed a Water Release hand seal and then looked at his own appearance reflected in the water; he found that he had developed two deep dark circles under his eyes.
But fortunately, he was still that cool man; no matter what he experienced, he was like a firefly in the darkness, so distinct and outstanding. His melancholy eyes, black hair, and flashy trench coat all deeply fascinated Tatsumi himself.
After several days, the four of them finally slowly approached the mission location.
In fact, this place was still some distance away from the mission location. It was already very close to the Land of Rivers.
The Land of Rivers is located between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind. It is named after a large river within the country.
In terms of area, the Land of Rivers is already a very large country among the small countries.
It is even twice the size of the Land of Rain. However, such a country does not have powerful figures like Hanzo in the Land of Rain, nor does it have famous hot springs like the Land of Hot Water to attract tourists.
Although it is large, most of the land is sandy. It's only slightly better than the Land of Sand.
If it weren't for the support of that large river, this country would not be able to sustain human life at all.
"We're about to approach Rogue Town soon."
Stopping, Orochimaru took out a scroll of a map, opened it, and looked at the end of the forest ahead, saying.
"Are we going to enter Rogue Town now?" Tatsumi asked from the side.
Orochimaru nodded and said, "We'll settle down in this town tonight, rest for the night, and replenish our supplies by the way."
After all, these days, Tatsumi and the other two had reached their limits both mentally and physically under Orochimaru's harassment. So, they had to relax and rest well.
Before the first killing, everyone must gather enough energy.
At this time, Mikoto and Nawaki also came closer. The three of them were performing a mission for the first time and had even less experience traveling outside, so everything had to follow Orochimaru's instructions.
From the direction Orochimaru pointed on the map, they saw that the so-called Rogue Town was already very close to the Land of Rivers on the map.
And the mission location was in a place called Windmill Village.
There were many bandits and rogue ninja there.
It is said that there are also some pirates.
This was the mission for the few of them.
Orochimaru took off his forehead protector, then put away the map in his hand, turned his face to the three of them, and said, "Go and change your clothes."
Tatsumi and the other two nodded. Since they were here to kill robbers, they had to first conceal their identities.
The three of them, two from the Uchiha clan with trench coats, and one from the Senju clan with clan clothes, plus Orochimaru's Jonin vest, were too conspicuous.
It was possible that there were spies from those robbers and rogue ninja in the town.
"That's right, if we just swagger in like this, we'll only be alarming the snake. I had already thought of this," Nawaki nodded, analyzing the situation with an air of importance.
Then, he suddenly thought of something, "Crap, I forgot to bring casual clothes, I only have the Senju clan uniform!"
Orochimaru showed a regretful expression, then smiled, "Should I say that you're the only one who didn't bring any?"
"How is that possible! Tatsumi, he didn't bring any either. I secretly checked his backpack," Nawaki said, pointing at Tatsumi.
Then, he saw Mikoto take out a set of clothes from her scroll and hand it to Tatsumi.
"Tatsumi, here are your clothes. I was afraid you'd forget, so I brought them for you."
Tatsumi glanced at Nawaki, took the clothes, and then shook the clothes in his hand.
Holy moly, it hurts so much. Nawaki suddenly covered his chest.
"Nawaki, if you don't mind, you can wear women's clothing," Tatsumi said.
"Mikoto still has a spare set of clothes here that she has never worn before."
"....."
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