The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 339 - Your mission: Should you choose to accept...

Hokage Office.

Hiruzen read through the scrolls detailing the status of the teams ready to attack the enemy strongholds.

'All seven teams are getting into position and currently analyzing the enemy movements. It won't be long now.'

As the old kage looked over the reports his communication department sent him, he heard a knock on the door.

"Enter." Came the soft voice from the old man's lips.

A guard entered the room and gave a short bow. "Kakashi Hatake and Daichi Hekima are here."

"Send them in."

The Chunin guard nodded and a few moments later the members of the only 2 man special Genin team in the village were present.

"There have been some new developments regarding Orochimaru." Hiruzen began addressing them. He mainly looked at Daichi and wanted to know if the Genin would have any insights once he heard the update. "I know you're worried about them and have questions. So I'll try to answer the ones I can."

Daichi paid close attention to every word the man spoke and nodded.

Without wasting time Hiruzen got straight to the point. "We've identified several bases belonging to Orochimaru in the Land of Fire."

Daichi had a stoic expression when he heard that. "When?"

"Yesterday. I've already sent teams to those locations."

Daichi nodded. "You said several bases. How many?"

"Eight base of operations to be exact." Hiruzen replied.

Daichi crossed his arms and was silent for a few moments. He then gazed at the old kage. "Eight strongholds. Attacking that many at the same time will stretch us thin and there is a good chance these are just put in place to stall us."

Hiruzen nodded. "I agree. But this must be done. Among these eight, 7 of them might very well be decoys, but the eighth base, I believe we might find some answers there."

Daichi was slightly surprised. "What makes you say that?"

"The seven bases have several mercenary ninjas guarding it. Over two dozen each. But none of them are strong. But in the last one there isn't anyone and the entire structure is underground. Scouts have reported two strong chakra signatures coming from that location. But we are unable to identify who they are. There are strong defensive barriers in place and the entire base is in a location not easily accessible."

Daichi was puzzled. 'There is no way it could be Orochimaru or Tsunade sensei. So who could they be?'

"Lord Hokage, what about the prisoners?" Kakashi asked the old leader.

The Hokage leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands. "Guren and Rinji are dead. They died during the interrogation. Orochimaru had placed several extreme defensive measures within their bodies. But Inoichi did manage to gain some useful information before the curse jutsu completely destroyed their brain."

He looked at the two shinobi standing in front of him in silence and continued. "Guren was tasked with bringing you to that eighth location I mentioned. She knew some of the defensive measures of that location. The only other thing she knows is that there would be someone strong to defend the base if we had tracked you to that area."

Daichi's mind was quickly going over the implications and soon he came to an answer. 'Orochimaru doesn't have many strong subordinates aside from Kimimaro, Kabuto and Guren. So unless he recruited someone strong, then I'm pretty sure the ones who are guarding that location are reanimation ninjas. Most probably kage level.'