Bai Yu and others marched quickly and arrived at the frontline camp in two days.
At this time, due to the retreat of Sunagakure Village, the battle line has advanced from the western border of the Country of Fire to the hinterland of the Country of Sichuan.
If the fight continues, Konoha's troops will invade the mainland of the Kingdom of Wind.
When they arrived at the camp, Orochimaru was holding a combat meeting, so Bai Yu and others were arranged to enter the camp first.
Taking advantage of nothing else, Bai Yu went to the tent where the injured were placed to help.
Pushing open the simple wooden fence door, Bai Yu felt like he had entered another world.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and disinfectant.
The wailing sounds of the injured continued to be heard from every tent, and the medical staff were so busy that they kept walking between the tents.
Clearly there is a shortage of manpower.
Bai Yu joined the queue of medical staff.
Although he was used to seeing blood, when he walked into the camp, he was still shocked by the horror inside.
This is the Konoha camp with the best medical environment and the highest level. I'm afraid it will be even worse on the Sunagakure side.
Whether it was the injured or the medical staff, Bai Yu saw numbness in their eyes, as if they had lost hope in everything.
A depressing atmosphere filled the space.
According to his speculation, the battle should not be able to continue.
The Kingdom of Wind is the largest country in terms of land area among the five major countries, but most of the country is desert.
If Konoha were to invade the Kingdom of Wind, not only would the battle line be stretched, but the most important thing would be that it would be difficult to obtain supplies. Even if they wanted to burn, kill, and loot, someone would have to have a village.
Judging from the condition of the injured and medical staff, if the fight continues, the interior may collapse first.
...
By the time we arrived at the Baiyu wounded camp, it was already evening.
Even with his physical strength, he still felt sore in his waist and back, and his legs and feet were sore.
Bai Yu went to the river to fetch water, took a bath, put on clean clothes, and then went to meet Orochimaru with Uchiha Chiho and Hyuga Hideto.
The three of them came to Orochimaru's exclusive camp.
"You are here." Orochimaru turned to the three of them and was wiping his hands with a towel. He said in a gentle tone: "The third generation should have explained it to you. From now on, you three are my subordinates."
There was an obvious look of exhaustion on his face.
In Bai Yu's view, Orochimaru in front of him looked more like a living person than in the anime, no different from other ninjas.
"Yes! Lord Orochimaru!"
The three of them bowed slightly.
"Just call me teacher. I don't have any tasks assigned to you yet." Orochimaru smiled slightly and looked at the three of them, focusing mainly on Bai Yu.
"Yes!" Hideto Hyuuga held his head high, his posture as straight as a javelin, and he had obvious admiration for Orochimaru.
But this is not surprising. In terms of merit and reputation, Orochimaru may not be able to compare with Tsunade and White Fang, but in terms of popularity among newcomers, Orochimaru is the well-deserved number one in Konoha.
Orochimaru has a feminine and cold beauty, and he comes from an ordinary ninja family but has amazing talents. Although he looks cold on the outside, he takes great care of his companions, especially his juniors, and has an excellent reputation in Konoha.
Especially for young newcomers, it is difficult not to regard the handsome and aloof Orochimaru as a role model for struggle.
It has to be said that even Bai Fei changed the inherent impression in the anime and felt Orochimaru's unique personality charm.
"You guys go out first, I still have something to say to Bai Yu." Orochimaru said.
"yes!"
Hideto Hyuga still maintained a tall and straight posture, but when he turned to leave, his eyes were full of envy for Bai Yu.
After being assigned to the same class for more than a year, Bai Yu saw Hideto Hyuuga showing such an expression for the first time. On the contrary, Chiho Uchiha acted very calmly.
Of course, this is also due to Bai Yu's contribution.
He and Hideto Hyuga repeatedly reminded her before leaving the village that after seeing Orochimaru, she must be "cold" and never express "friendliness".
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"Is the rope tree okay?" Orochimaru's gentle voice sounded, with a touch of concern in his eyes.
"Rose Tree is in good condition. His injuries have fully recovered. He now exercises on time every day. Before I came, he asked me to say hello to you."
Bai Yu explained.
"Yes." Orochimaru nodded, his expression relaxed slightly, and then said: "How many of the cell activation scrolls I gave you have you mastered?"
"This..." Bai Yu was stunned for a moment. He wanted to keep a low profile, but thinking of the cells of the first Hokage, he replied: "I have mastered them all!"
"Oh? Mastered everything?!" Orochimaru frowned slightly, looking surprised: "It seems that I underestimated your talent in medical ninjutsu."
"I just put in more effort."
Bai Yu behaved very modestly.
Orochimaru looked at him deeply, as if he wanted to see through him, frowned, and said:
"I don't care if you have other purposes, but as long as you keep your promise and are consistent with my goals, I will teach you everything I know."
"Yes! Thank you, Mr. Orochimaru!" Bai Yu said with a respectful expression and some excitement.
This time he wasn't pretending, because Orochimaru's attitude hinted at accepting him as his disciple.
Now he is Orochimaru's subordinate. According to Konoha's class system, Orochimaru can teach him some ninjutsu and other abilities if he is willing.
Orochimaru is both his boss and his teacher.
He just said that if he teaches himself everything he has learned, that would be a higher level of master-disciple relationship.
Bai Yu is worried about not being able to get the snake bloodline from Longdi Cave!
"I am not as good as Tsunade in terms of medical ninjutsu, but she is not as good as me in terms of forbidden jutsu development and experimental research. When the war is over, you can follow me. The third generation probably has this intention in making you my subordinate."
Orochimaru said calmly.
"Yes!" Bai Yu had no doubts about Orochimaru's ability.
Orochimaru in the anime plot fits the style of the wizard very well. Various magical forbidden techniques and research are endless. If he hadn't been careless, his hands would not have been sealed by the third generation.
"You go and rest first. The number of injured should not increase during this period. Your task is to take good care of the current batch of injured. They should be able to return to the village after a while." Orochimaru continued.
Bai Yu was a little confused. Is there really going to be a truce?
Seeing Bai Yu's hesitation, Orochimaru took the initiative and said: "The ANBU sent by the village were sent to Sunagakure to deliver the message. The top management decided to initiate a ceasefire."
Although Orochimaru's expression was relatively calm, Bai Yu could still hear that he was a little unwilling.
"Sunagakure Village is retreating steadily, and a complete defeat is inevitable. They will definitely agree to a truce." Bai Yu said.
"It's just to gain some breathing time for the next great ninja war." Orochimaru said coldly, commenting on this peace negotiation. Obviously, he really didn't treat Bai Yu as an outsider.
"..." Bai Yu couldn't say anything, because he could find his own truth when looking at the problem from different angles.
From his personal perspective, he naturally hopes to cease the war as soon as possible.
Even if the next ninja war is more fierce, as long as he is given a few years, he will have enough power to protect himself.
Now the promotion conditions for third-class apprentices are basically met, but the only thing left is the improvement of mental strength and physical fitness.
In peacetime, Bai Yu will have more energy to find substitute materials for the "Dark Blue Potion", thereby accelerating the improvement of mental power and physical fitness, and being promoted earlier.
There are many powerful level 0 spells in the "Book of Ancient Yinduo Warlocks", and third-level apprentices can meet the prerequisites for learning.
At the third-class apprentice level, whether it is learning spells or making stronger magical items, Bai Yu's combat power can be greatly enhanced.
...
Just as Orochimaru said, half a month later, news came out——
The top management of Konoha, headed by the Third Generation, simultaneously submitted an armistice agreement to the Third Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage, suggesting that both parties re-align and coexist peacefully.
News of Konoha and Sunagakure's decision to cease war first spread throughout the shinobi world.
In order to show Konoha's sincerity in completely ending the war and re-alliance with Sunagakure, the top brass ordered the frontline troops to withdraw from the Land of Kawa to the border of the Land of Fire.
Although some Jonin expressed dissatisfaction, Orochimaru, as the supreme commander of the front line, still followed the village's orders.
After another ten days, news came out from both Sunagakure and Iwagakure that they had agreed to re-alliance with Konoha.
The end of the Ninja World War is in sight, and the villagers of Konoha who are on the home front are as happy as the New Year.
Konohagakure sent envoys to Sunagakure and Iwagakure respectively to discuss specific alliance matters.
