The rain was pouring down.

The air naturally carries an icy chill, and due to the influence of the annual rainfall, the rain country has a large number of water canals that continue to rise every year.

In this gloomy village, ninjas and civilians alike must wear raincoats to prevent their clothes from being wet by the rain and getting cold when they get out of the house and walk outside.

"Hey, have you noticed that the food has been getting less and less recently?"

In a tavern, several rain ninjas whispered about life and death.

Money is important to ninjas in times of war, but what is even more important is food that fills their stomachs.

They would rather exchange the payment for the task for food. This is especially important for the ninjas of Rain Hidden Village, who are not wealthy.

Originally, they were oppressed by the ninjas of the big country, and their lives became very difficult, and if the village did not help them at this time, even if they didn't say it, they would have a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Therefore, the issue of food is indeed a major issue related to the life and death of the rain ninja.

"Did you notice that too? I don't dare to put too much rice in the porridge now, for fear that it will be eaten in a few days. ”

"I remember that the village had plenty of food until November and December last year. I remember that at that time, there happened to be an envoy from Shayin. They wouldn't have come to ask for supplies from Yuyin Village, would they? ”

One of the Rain Hidden Ninja was a little drunk after drinking.

When the rest of the companions heard this, they immediately turned shocked and whispered to him.

"You bastard, are you looking for death?"

The drinking companion immediately scolded him in a whisper.

"Ah, hug, sorry, I lost my words for a while......"

The drunken Rain Hidden Ninja also woke up all of a sudden, and began to apologize with a pale face.

Cautiously looking around, he saw that no one else noticed, and he was silent.

"Hanzo-sama was in the Second Ninja World War, but a powerful ninja who defeated the ninja forces of a great country by himself, how could it be possible for Sand Hide to compromise?"

"That's right, Lord Hanzo is the god of our Yuyin Village, and Sha Yin doesn't dare to come to us to be presumptuous."

The drunken Rain Hidden Ninja nodded repeatedly.

But in fact, everyone was already skeptical in their hearts, but they were just taken by the power of the leader Hanzo, and they didn't want to believe that as the leader of Yuyin Village, the ninja demigod who led Yuyin Village to shine in the last ninja war, would compromise with Shayin in such a low voice.

After all, Hanzo's exploits to Yuyin Village are genuine, and he fought hard with a sword.

He took the lead in every battle, and the countless scars left on his body are the iron-blooded proof of Rong Ma's life.

It's just that because he has been a little older in recent years, and there are a lot of dark injuries left on his body when he was young, his physical fitness has declined a little now, but his strength is still feared by the ninjas of the surrounding powers.

"Don't worry, as long as Hanzo-sama is here, Sha Yin will not dare to come to us to spread wild. They will only go to blackmail the daimyo and those useless nobles. ”

"As long as they dare to come, Hanzo-sama will kill Shagakure to the ground. Hanzo-sama is a ninja known as a demigod. ”

The worship and admiration for Hanzo comes from the true side of the heart of every rain ninja.

The reason why this village was able to retain sovereignty in the war-torn country of rain and was called the only safe harbor in the country of rain was because Hanzo guarded here.

As long as you are half-hidden here for a day, this is the safest place in the Land of Rain.

Thanks to Hanzo's protection, even though they suspect that Hanzo has some ulterior dealings with Sunagakure, they still believe in their hearts that Hanzo is not such a timid person.

If their leader, Hanzo, was a timid ninja, then the last ninja war would not have made the countries jealous and would have become a peak that was difficult for ninjas to surpass.

After eating in the tavern, the Rain Ninja leaves.

The drunken rain ninja came alone into a dark and uninhabited alley, transformed into a strange ninja, and disappeared underground.

……

Within a few days, there were a lot of gossips in Yuyin Village.

The decrease in food distributed in Yuyin Village is a thing that is obvious to all.

Judging from the food hoarded before and at the beginning of the war, it should not be consumed so quickly.

But the food in his hand is indeed getting less and less day by day.

And the spearhead of the rumors is also pointed at Hanzo, who said that in order to curry favor with Sha Yin, he provided the important materials of the village to Sha Yin, and Sha Yin only ate this material at a very low price. This includes not only food, but also medicine and forbearance.

In the tower, Hanzo, who was protected by dozens of elite ninjas in the rain, could not sit idly by and watch such rumors be born.

Because he knew that once such rumors were allowed to spread completely in Yuyin Village, even if they were false, they would become true, which would lead to the loss of his prestige and the appearance of a large number of ninjas in the village who had deviated from his will.

In this way, it is not conducive to his rule over Yuyin.

The most important thing is that his deal with Sagakure is real.

Although it is very hidden, only a few cronies know about it.

Did one of his cronies betray him?

Hanzang recalled the names of his cronies in his mind, but no matter how he guessed, he didn't feel that his cronies had betrayed him.

But if it wasn't for the betrayal of his cronies, then who revealed such a hidden news? Guiding the people of the village to speculate in this direction?

The puppet old woman of the sand hide?

"Hanzo-sama, what are you going to do with these rumors?"

The rain ninja who came to report asked in a low voice.

After all, if this kind of thing is not handled well, it will indeed cause great contradictions internally.

"Don't worry, it was because when I bought rice, the merchant had some delays in delivery, so the grain sent had to be reduced. It will return to normal the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, these rumors will be self-defeating. ”

Hanzo said confidently.

"Yes."

The messenger was also relieved.

It seems that those rumors are just being used by some well-intentioned people, how could Hanzo-sama, who is the leader of Yuyin, make such a shameless compromise to Shayin?

"By the way, Hanzo-sama, there's one more thing for you to decide."

"What?"

"According to the investigation of people outside the village, a large number of villages in the Land of Rain have recently been slaughtered, and all the supplies in the village have been looted. According to the statistics, a total of 2,400 people died, and there are many villages that have not been counted, otherwise the number of dead people will be even higher. ”

"What did you say?"

In the closed room, hearing the death number, Hanzo stood up in surprise.

He opened the door and walked out of it, his face both surprised and angry.

"Is this true?"

"Absolutely."

The Rain Hidden Ninja who summoned the message had a solemn face.

Hanzo's face was cloudy.

"What's the clue?"

"Although someone has carefully processed the traces of the scene, it is not difficult to see that it was a ninja who did it."

"Is this news blocked?"

Hanzo asked.

The messenger smiled wryly and shook his head.

Blockade? With so many deaths, how can it be locked down when things are so significant?

In a few days, I am afraid that this matter will spread throughout Yuyin Village, and it will be even more serious than the previous rumors.

Hanzo sighed.

Indeed, how can this kind of thing be blocked?

Suffering from the oppression of the ninjas of the big country, and now this kind of thing has happened again, those rain ninjas will definitely guess that this matter was done by those big ninjas?

But what's the point?

There shouldn't be a reason for Sha Yin to do this.

The puppet old woman would not target the country of rain for no reason like this, and pull Yuyin Village into the war, which will do all kinds of harm to Shayin but not any benefit.

If it's Konoha ......

Konoha!?

Hanzo's face changed slightly.

Immediately, he calmed down and waved his hand to let the messenger down.

Back in the room, Hanzo's face was gloomy.

Pick up a secret letter sent to him by Chiyo, the puppet old woman of the sand in December of the previous year.

The secret letter states that Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Konoha roots, led the root ninjas to the Land of Rain with unknown intentions.

At the same time, he is also warning Yuyin not to fall into the trap designed by Konoha and turn against Shayin.

"Danzo!"

Hanzo clenched his fists.

There was a terrifying murderous aura in his eyes.

Although there is no definite evidence, if Yugakure intervenes in this war, Konoha will be the most profitable.

The only way for the Rain Country to be able to make peace quickly now is to secretly fund Sha Yin and bring the war to the Fire Country as soon as possible, so that he can lead the Rain Hidden Village and quickly stabilize the situation in the country.

Among them, Konoha can be said to be on the opposite side of Yuyin and Shayin.

Because if the battlefield remains within the territory of the Land of Rain, it will be the most unfavorable situation for Rain and Sand Hide.

Yuyin can't stabilize the situation in the rain country, and Shayin can't achieve his strategic goals.

The only one who benefits is Konoha.

And Konoha is now facing the sand and is extremely tired, and the way to save the disadvantage is to drag the rain into the water, so that the rain and Konoha can reach a front alliance against the sand ninja.

"It's worthy of the darkness of the ninja, the old man really underestimated you before, Shimura Danzo!"

To be able to resort to such despicable and risky moves, regardless of everything for the benefit of Konoha, there is no other choice but to be the leader of the root group, Shimura Danzo.

Hanzo's fist slammed into the ground in anger.

But all this is just speculation, and he has no definite evidence.

He believed that the Roots' ruse, which would soon be over, would surely cause a lot of slaughter in the Land of Rain, and then plant it on the Sand Hide.

As long as he finds definite evidence that it was the root of Tuanzang, he doesn't mind joining forces with Sha Yin to go to the land of fire to burn and loot.

Even in the face of that ninjutsu doctor, as a ninja demigod, he may not be afraid.

What he was afraid of was only the elite ninjas who emerged in Konoha one after another, as well as those blood inheritance limits and secret ninjas.

"Call Kanzo here!"

Hanzo gave orders to the outside.

Soon, a rain ninja came to Hanzo's room and knelt down on one knee.

"Hanzo-sama, what do you command?"

The Rain Hidden Ninja named Kanzo is an elderly middle-aged man.

The right eye is covered with a black blindfold, and he is wearing some old Rain Hidden Ninja forehead guards.

But listening to his voice, he is still full of energy, and his momentum is not comparable to that of ordinary ninjas.

As the right-hand man that Hanzo relies on to trust, Kanzo is not only solid, but also a well-known shinobi in the rain in terms of strength.

"I need to investigate something myself, and this time you act with me."

Hanzo walked out of the room, wearing a gas mask on his face and a chain wrapped around his waist, and attached to it was a scythe with a sharp blade, behind him.

"Yes."

Although I wonder why Hanzo has to go out in person at such a time, as a subordinate, he only needs to follow orders.

Hanzo walked out into the outer corridor of the tower and looked at the gray, raining village, with a chill in his pale yellow eyes.

It seems that after not walking around the ninja world for a long time, someone has forgotten his existence.

Although he already believed in his heart that it was the Konoha ninja who did this, the country of rain can't stand the toss now, and he has to investigate it himself to know who is the mastermind behind this scene.

Once the mastermind behind it is determined, it will be necessary to suffer the frenzied revenge that follows the wrath of his demigod.

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"Hurry up and don't leave a single mouth alive!"

Wearing a brightly colored mask with a strange aura, the ninja gave orders to the three subordinates around him.

The other three also wore masks.

They are ninjas who belong to Konoha Root.

After joining this organization, names, pasts, futures, feelings, everything is abandoned.

It is the 'nutrient' that supports the big tree of Konoha Village behind it and is deeply rooted in the earth.

As long as it is for Konoha, no matter how dark, vile, or cruel things are, they will not hesitate to carry it out.

In the midst of the torrential rain, there were screams in the village, and all those who lived in this village were given a merciless death by their roots.

Killing so many innocent people, they don't feel guilty in their hearts.

Because they don't die, the Fire Nation and Konoha will suffer even more sacrifices.

In sacrificing oneself and sacrificing others, these two things are weighed, which in the eyes of the ninja of the root, does not require any complicated thinking at all.

There is no need to think about justice, nor does it need to think about human nature.

Subconsciously, he will choose the option that is most beneficial to Konoha.

The fire burned in the rain, and the fire of calamity, which could not be washed away, consumed everything in the village.

Without hesitation, the four root ninjas quickly wiped out a total of one hundred and twenty-one people in the village, leaving a trail of misdirection, even though they knew that doing so would not make Yugakure make up their minds, but it didn't matter.

As long as it is carried out according to the plan, there are more follow-up starts, and by March, Yuyin will definitely turn against Shayin.

Now it's just to lure the Rain Hidden Village into this trap.

"It's time to start the next phase of the program."

The captain of the four said softly.

After all, if you want to hide from a ninja of Hanzo's level, this kind of trick can't work.

In order to convince Hanzo that it was the Sand Hidden Ninja who did it, the next action is the key.

"What's next—"

The words are not finished.

The four of them were startled and jumped from the spot.

A large number of trees broke through the ground, as if they were alive, and wrapped around the bodies of the four people.

"What, this is...... Mu Dun!? ”

The four of them screamed, and their hearts were extremely shocked.

The trees wrapped around them, and the hard vines tightened hard.

The four of them didn't let out a single scream, and they were crushed into bloody mud in the ever-tightening tree bars.

The trees retracted and returned to the earth as if nothing had happened.

Then, four white absolutes emerged from the ground.

A grinning eerie laugh came out of his mouth.

"There are many dreams in the night, and the plans of your roots are too cumbersome, so let's directly achieve the goal for you. The more chaotic the country becomes, the more Nagato can follow the 'right' path. Hehe. ”

The bodies of the four white absolute began to change, and their bodies were changed into root costumes and masks.

A few minutes later.

Kanzo took a dozen elite ninjas of Yuyin to the front of the burning village.

"Still too late?"

Kanzo had a tired look on his face.

These days, he has been tracking down who has committed such a horrific massacre in the Land of Rain.

It turned out to be a no-brainer.

"Bury the corpses of the villagers."

Kanzo commanded.

"Yes."

The Rain Ninja entered the village in anger and buried the cold corpse.

When a rain ninja enters a room to search for a body, his neck suddenly froze, blood splatters out, and he falls to the ground.

"Who?"

Noticing the movement here, the rest of the rain ninjas also reacted.

As a result, four ninjas wearing Konoha dark uniforms and masks on their faces were seen.

They didn't seem to expect to be discovered by the Rain Hidden Ninja so soon, and then calmed down, their eyes showed a cold color, and they started attacking directly at the Rain Hidden Ninja.

"These guys are...... Root! ”

As the right-hand man of the group, Kanzang is also a person who knows a lot of top-secret information.

The Konoha Dark Division, one is the direct Shadow of the Hokage, and the other is the root of the Konoha high-level Shimura Danzo.

Unlike the Hokage's direct shadows, the mask at the root is more colorful, and the oil paint on the mask gives it an uncomfortable and cold aura.

The masks worn by these four people, with their oil paint on them, are precisely this uncomfortable and cold quality.

Therefore, Kanzo suddenly learned that these four people were Konoha root ninjas.

"Water Escape, Rain Shower!"

The survey was immediately sealed, and the surrounding rain immediately changed its form, turning into a thin and long water needle, frantically stabbing at the four root ninjas.

"The wind escapes, the wind reverses!"

Violent winds blew a large number of jets back.

Kanzo took the kunai and fought with the root ninja.

After fighting for a while, I found that these root ninjas, except for a few wind escape ninjutsu occasionally, most of the rest of the time, they used physical skills to fight.

One of them was obviously not very good at physical arts, and was besieged by the rest of the rain ninjas, and was beaten almost all the time, and he didn't use any ninjutsu to reverse the situation.

Kanzang had doubts in his heart.

The roots led by Shimura Danzo are all elite ninjas.

If you're not proficient in physical arts, then you'll also use some brilliant secret arts.

Without special abilities, it is impossible to be selected into the root to participate in the mission.

And, why do you keep using Wind Escape?

In the territory of the Land of Rain, it is more suitable to use water escape, which can occupy the advantage of geographical advantages.

These guys are really ...... Root Ninja?

Seeing that Kanzo was strong, the four root ninjas hesitated for a moment and began to retreat.

It feels like they have no time to escape and have to hide in the village, only to be found out and want to kill people and cover up their whereabouts, and finally lose the battle and flee in the wilderness.

These people have big secrets in them!

Kanzang's heart is bright.

"Catch them!"

As long as you catch these people, you may be able to find out who is behind this incident.

The four Root Ninjas cast Detonation Charms to block the Rain Hidden Ninja's footsteps.

Running wildly in the torrential rain, the cloudy sky flashed and thundered, as if it was a sign that something bad was happening.

"Damn!"

Kanzo saw that his troops were getting farther and farther away from the four root ninjas, and he showed his reluctance.

It's just the last step.

Just catch them, and the truth will be revealed.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept by, and a black figure rushed through the rain, approaching the four fleeing root ninjas at terrifying speeds.

Kanzo was startled, and then saw the familiar figure rushing out, revealing a look of surprise: "Lord Hanzo! ”

The rain curtain was surrounded by a silent and oppressive atmosphere, and before the four root ninjas could notice anything, their bodies were hit hard.

The bodies flew out in unison, screaming in pain.

Rolling in the muddy rain, he stood up and looked at the ninja who appeared in front of him with a frightened look.

Ninja demigod - Hanzo.

A legendary ninja of Rain Hidden Village.

Hanzo stared at them with the eyes of the dead, and the figure disappeared again in the rain.

"Ahh

I didn't see anything clearly, and I didn't sense Hanzo coming to my side.

The four of them lay on the ground in embarrassment, their bones broken, their masks shattered on the ground, and their mouths spurted blood.

"Hanzo-sama."

Kanzo came with the Rain Hidden Ninja.

Hanzo nodded, then stared at the four root ninjas who had fallen to the ground.

One of them pulled out a large stack of detonation charms from his ninja bag with great difficulty, and was about to detonate them, intending to die together.

Poof!

The arm was thrown into the air, and a large number of detonating charms scattered around, wet by the rain.

Hanzo holds a blood-stained scythe in his hand and has a cold look in his eyes.

"Who sent you?"

The four root ninjas gritted their teeth and didn't make a sound.

The masks on their faces were shattered and spilled on the ground.

Kanzo stared carefully at their real faces, and suddenly his face was startled.

"What's wrong, Kanzang?"

"Hanzo-sama, I seem to know this face, remember that he is the upper ninja of the sand hidden!"

Kanzo said, pointing at one of them.

"Sand Hide?"

Hanzo was also surprised.

The man's face remained unchanged, and he just said, "Hmph, Lord Tuanzang will avenge us!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Hanzo swung the scythe in his hand and slashed at the man's body, killing him completely.

"It doesn't seem to be a transformation technique. No matter how advanced the transformation technique is, it will change back to its original state after death. ”

Hanzo still had doubts in his mind.

He always thought that Konoha's group was deliberately framing him, but he didn't expect that the mastermind behind this incident would be Sha Yin.

Does that puppet old woman want to swallow him and Konoha together?

Hanzo's eyes flickered with horror.

So, the secret letter that warned me to be careful of Shimura Tunzang a few years ago was paving the way for this matter? Deliberately lead your own train of thought to Shimura Danzo? Logically planted to Konoha?

Not only does Sand Yin want to attack the Fire Country, but he also wants to take this opportunity to destroy his Yuyin?

Deliberately doing this, so that he and Konoha could fight, and the sand was hidden in the rear to benefit from the fisherman?

What a big appetite that puppet old woman has!

Her own forbearance everywhere made her so insatiable, and the country of rain wanted to swallow it in one bite!

Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to eat a bite and die of yourself?

A chill ran behind Hanzo's back, and at the same time, his teeth clucked, and his eyes flashed with irrepressible anger, like an enraged beast.

I have endured enough for these big countries to do anything wrong in the Land of Rain over the years, why do you always come to test his bottom line and force him so much?

Over the years, the pent-up anger in Hanzo's heart began to erupt like a volcano, and it was beyond control.