Chapter 288: (BONUS)
Pawn against soldier, soldier against general.
A strong individual must act with the consciousness of their power.
Whether in small skirmishes or large-scale wars, a true warrior seeks an opponent of equal caliber.
Bullying the weak? That's nothing but a waste of time and has no impact on the overall battle.
Thus, Orochimaru's objective was clear from the start: defeat the Third Raikage.
The plan was simple, use the Second Tsuchikage to locate the Third Raikage, then launch a surprise attack.
Once the Third Raikage was eliminated, the Kumo Ninja forces would naturally lose morale and retreat.
This strategy, capturing the leader to dismantle the army, had proven effective from ancient times to the present.
In modern warfare, it was called a "decapitation operation."