Suddenly being praised by Orochimaru made Yue Yan seem like showing off in front of those around. However, Yue Yan's original plan was just to lie low and collect some treasure chests on the battlefield. She really didn't want to get involved in such a troublesome thing.
Fugaku, standing nearby, heard Orochimaru's words and saw that no one else was going to object. He couldn't help but feel a bit shocked.
How old was this little girl? Everyone here was an elite ninja, and they didn't object. This little girl can't just be described as a genius.
Maybe she could become a female ninja with extremely high influence in the village in the future, similar to Tsunade.
Making friends with her might help the Uchiha Clan better integrate into the village in the future.
Having such a thought, Fugaku started to look forward to Yue Yan's performance.
As for Yue Yan, seeing that Orochimaru was determined to make her come up with a plan, she finally sighed and shared her thoughts.
"First of all, it's definitely impossible to just wait for the enemy to attack. Secondly, due to geographical factors, it's also impossible for the large troops to launch an offensive. So, I thought we could just send out a small group of elite ninjas who are good at speed. Of course, we can't defeat the whole enemy group. So, my idea is to set an ambush on the only path the Mist Ninjas will take for support and bury seven or eight hundred million Explosive Tags. Although we can't kill all of them, killing half of them would be good enough."
Hearing this, Fugaku, who had been looking forward to Yue Yan coming up with an amazing plan, almost fell off his seat.
Not only him, but everyone present, including Orochimaru, couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their eyes after hearing this.
Well, the first part of the plan seemed okay, but the latter part...
Are you seriously kidding? Seven or eight hundred million Explosive Tags? Do you know what that means? It could blast the whole Konoha to pieces. And an Explosive Tag isn't cheap. Even the total stock of Explosive Tags in Konoha isn't that many. Besides, who has that much money to buy so many Explosive Tags?
Fortunately, Yue Yan didn't hear their thoughts. If she did, she would definitely say that everyone here is poor. Her Sister Nan could take out sixty billion Explosive Tags in one go. Seven or eight hundred million were just child's play for Sister Nan. Even if we don't talk about Sister Nan, Tenten in the future would always carry a seal containing a billion Explosive Tags for battles.
Although Orochimaru has known Yue Yan for some time, he still can't get used to her occasional silliness. This was the only thing that made her similar to his teacher, Jiraiya.
"Yue Yan-kun, seven or eight hundred million Explosive Tags are still too exaggerated. The logistics department simply can't provide that many. Seven or eight hundred thousand Explosive Tags would be more realistic." Orochimaru sighed wearily.
"However, Yue Yan's previous proposal is still quite commendable. But even with seventy or eighty thousand Explosive Tags, for the Kaguya Clan with the Shikotsumyaku, it can only wound them at most. In this way, instead of making them back off, it will only irritate the already abnormal nerves of the Kaguya Clan. By then, they'll be like wounded rabid dogs."
Hearing this, Yue Yan shrugged and sat down, indicating that if it wouldn't work, then he had no other ideas.
Although they knew that Yue Yan's method was the optimal solution, Konoha, which was facing the siege of other ninja villages, really couldn't spare more supplies.
Shaking his head, just as Orochimaru was about to ask if anyone else had any other ideas, he saw Fugaku raise his hand, wanting to speak.
After Orochimaru nodded in permission, Fugaku stood up and said, "We brought quite a few Explosive Tags for this support mission, about two hundred thousand in total. We're willing to support the frontline battles free of charge."
Hearing this, Orochimaru did a mental calculation and his eyes lit up. Then, seeing Fugaku's expression, Orochimaru also realized his purpose.
"Really appreciate the Uchiha Clan's generosity."
Yue Yan, who also guessed Fugaku's purpose, also gave a thumbs up and complimented.
"Sure enough, the Uchiha Clan, the number one noble family in Konoha, is really rich and generous, and also thinks about the village."
Although Fugaku had been internally designated as the next head of the Uchiha Clan and had a certain level of composure, his age was similar to Minato Namikaze's, and he was still quite young. Even though he tried his best to suppress it, the slightly upturned corner of his mouth still revealed his true thoughts.
Especially Yue Yan's words 'the number one noble family in Konoha' really hit Fugaku right in the heart.
On the other side, Hizashi Hyuga, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but have a question mark appear on his forehead after hearing what Yue Yan just said.
He seemed to remember that when Yue Yan asked him to treat everyone before, he seemed to have said the same thing.
However, before Hizashi Hyuga could think deeper, Orochimaru directly made the decision.
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Since this mission was quite dangerous. It was necessary to ensure that the Mist Ninjas' support troops lost at least half of their combat power. So, Orochimaru decided to lead the team himself and took along several elite ninjas who were good at speed and perception.
Among them were Hizashi Hyuga with the Byakugan, Fugaku with the Sharingan, and Yue Yan.
Yes, Orochimaru took Yue Yan with him again.
Mainly because that night, he had witnessed Yue Yan's strength in single-handedly taking on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and his astonishing burst of speed. Coupled with his extremely wide perception range, he was simply the best candidate for this mission. Moreover, Yue Yan was also a medical ninja and could treat the team members in case of an accident.
In the late night with a bright moon hanging high, on the way to the location in the intelligence, Yue Yan stared at Orochimaru's back with extremely resentful eyes.
Orochimaru had an incredibly thick skin. Even when he sensed Yue Yan's gaze, he showed no intention of explaining.
Seeing this, Yue Yan sighed and complained, "Lord Orochimaru, you can't just keep taking advantage of me like this. I feel like I'm the busiest one in the whole camp."
Hearing this, Orochimaru let out a low laugh.
"What can I do? Yue Yan-kun is so well - rounded in all aspects. There's nothing you're not good at, be it combat, healing, perception, or strategy."
Hearing this, Yue Yan curled his lips, clearly not believing this obvious flattery from Orochimaru.
Yue Yan: Hard to be fooled!
It seemed that Hizashi Hyuga, who was his teacher, noticed that Yue Yan was in a bad mood and spoke up to comfort him.
"This mission is definitely an S - rank mission. Yue Yan, you might be the youngest S - rank mission completer. When we get back to Konoha, how about I treat you to a barbecue to celebrate?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan's eyes lit up. Since coming to the front line, he had been eating Military Rations Pills and Energy Cubes. Although the Energy Cubes tasted okay, Yue Yan still wanted to eat some normal food. Besides, the Military Rations Pills were terrible. Being reminded by Hizashi, Yue Yan did feel a bit greedy.
"Then I'll thank you, Teacher Hizashi."
Fugaku, who was listening to the conversation between Yue Yan and Hizashi, silently noted down that Yue Yan liked barbecued meat, preparing to build a better relationship in the future.
As they talked and laughed, Yue Yan and the others reached their destination. Then, the four of them each created several kage clones. After distributing the Explosive Tags, they set up Booby Traps along the only route the Mist Ninjas must take.