"It's a world away from the Land of Fire."

On the edge of the big lake, Yi Yong and Zhishui looked into the distance.

Hidden in the mist, ghostly high-tech city is located in the middle of the lake, and the architectural style is very different from the rainforests and wastelands elsewhere in this land, and there is a sense of immediacy that is beyond the times.

The silhouette gives Yoshiyoshi a feeling very much like the Taisho era, when entrepreneurs opened a factory full of chimneys (actually drainage pipes) in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward.

Yi Yong has never seen a field in this country, nor has he found a settlement of more than a hundred people, some are just homeless people hurrying through the water curtain with their hats, families hanging from the treetops, young figures starving to death at the edge of the rainforest, and hundreds of corpses lying in pools of blood, which have become food for flies and insects who are not afraid of wind and rain.

The clouds of the Land of Rain, like many towels stained with dirty water, were impatiently sewn together by careless giants, and covered the sky over the land in a dull manner. The large rainwater dripping from the sky always exudes a musty smell of decay and rancidity, suggesting that it contains dangerous harmful substances.

This is a country that has been at war for a long time.

The Great Ninja War has been over for many years, but for the Land of Rain, the fight and betrayal are far from the end.

Stopping the water and volunteering to clear the level at great speed along the way, whether it is the rebels, thugs or rain ninjas, they are all under the influence of illusion and turn a blind eye to them. In the sight of those ninjas, the two of them didn't exist at all.

Because of the special abundance of water pupil power, they didn't know how many times faster than when Itachi passed through the periphery of the Land of Rain, so they simply walked directly on the main road, and they didn't encounter any ninjas who could crack their illusions the whole time.

In less than half a day, they had successfully arrived at the edge of the big lake where Yuyin Village was located from the border.

Located within the lowest basin of the Land of Rain, the lake is a place where rain and blood water from the entire country meets. Yuyin Village is located in the center of this lake.

"The Land of Rain borders the three great powers of fire, wind, and earth at the same time, and the country of grass, which is not much weaker, is directly north of it. Therefore, every time the ninja world is warned, the country of rain inevitably becomes the core battlefield, and the various ninjutsu used in the ninja war are almost irreversible in the destruction of the land. ”

While planning the route into Yuyin Village, Zhishui said to Yiyong Science: "Later, the demigod of the ninja world, Sanshoyu Hanzo, established Yuyin Village, and fought against many countries with his own strength to try to save this country.

But because his desire to win was too strong, he used a lot of poison gas in the war. After the poison gas evaporated, it mixed with the rain and returned to the surface, repeatedly eroding the land here, and eventually, it became what it is today, and even the soil became crystalline, only large and small compared to rocks.

"In addition to the vast amount of wasteland, the Land of Rain is full of poisonous and dangerous rainforests. Now, the factories opened by the great powers on the border of the Rain Country, as well as the assassination hire accepted by the Rain Hidden Village, are almost the economic source of the entire country. ”

"Demigods?"

Yi Yong chewed these two words and frowned slightly, he really couldn't combine the world in front of him with such a resounding reputation.

"Did he do anything great?"

"In this world, being strong is great."

Shisui replied, "Sanshoyu Hanzo is a person who has brought all the skills of an ordinary ninja to the extreme, and he is also an expert in water escape second only to the second Hokage, so he has an absolute advantage when fighting on his own soil.

In addition to ninjutsu, he also implanted the poison sac of the black pepper fish in his body, and once with the help of terrifying poison, he completely defeated an entire army of Konoha , and in the end only three people were left to barely fight him, which was later the famous Konoha Sannin.

"But Cheng is also highly poisonous, defeat is also highly poisonous, Hanzo is to make a reputation for rain ninja, but it has also ruined the country to the point that it is unable to produce itself, and the only one who benefits is Yuyin Village, which has received countless assassination orders because of its reputation. Now that so many ordinary people can't survive and want to rebel against him, it is also expected. ”

“…… In order to save the country, but to turn it to death? ”

Yiyong's eyelids drooped slightly.

"Isn't it okay with the daimyo of the Land of Rain?"

"Hmm...... Speaking of which, the old man was very scared of Hanzo, and he moved to live in the Fire City a long time ago, and his favorite thing to do every day was to play cards. ”

Zhishui sighed, "So the country you see is completely ruled by the rain shinobi itself. Most of its functions are destroyed, requiring only ninjas and a small number of inhabitants to serve them, and as for food and various necessities, it is entirely dependent on task pay. Ninjas are here, they can do whatever they want, no one will call the shots for these ordinary people, they can only resist on their own.

"In the final analysis, the current state of the country and Hanzo's reputation are just the result of a great power game. They need this place to be a battlefield, and Hanzo just meets this condition, so what about giving him a nice name, anyway, the big powers need a reason not to annex this country. ”

Yiyong, who once lived in the era of unification, was a little dazed, and after thinking for a long time, he realized that the reason why the great powers were unwilling to directly attack this country was because it had to become a buffer zone between the great powers, so as to avoid the damage suffered by the great powers in the war.

"It's chilling."

After a brief evaluation, his understanding of the world deepened.

"War sounds like a ninja game between big countries, and it's the people of small countries who are bound to suffer."

That's why I thought that the greater the power of man, the more he should use his power to maintain peace rather than create disputes. Order maintained by violence, which is only an order that is beneficial to the perpetrator, will sooner or later be exposed. ”

Stop the water and remove the water droplets on the top of the volunteer raincoat.

"Yoshiyong, you were born with great strength and a soft heart, maybe one day, you can also change the world like the original Hokage."

He said this half-jokingly, but there was no expectation in it.

"Didn't you say that before? The reason for gaining power is to rebel against irrational 'habits'. Ninja warfare is one of those habits. ”

"I ...... It's just for your own things. ”

Yi Yong's face was expressionless, and his tone was stiff, as if he wanted to force himself to do what he said.

He said to himself in his heart that ninjas and demons were two completely different things, and that he had nothing to do with it. The life of wielding a knife for the safety of strangers has come to an end with the end of the previous life.

In his life, he is no longer the water column of the ghost killing team, he just wants to consider the safety of the people around him, use his innate strength to protect them, and live an ordinary life. It's enough not to hurt others and avoid being hurt by others.

But along the way, the faces of those who died unarmed kept appearing in front of him, with faces as cold as him, but the coldness in the dead eyes was hotter than the most raging flames.

Suddenly, a question arose in his head.

[If the first to come back to life is Purgatory Xingjulang, what will they do? 】

No, you shouldn't think about that.

Yi Yong took a deep breath and forcibly reduced the waves in his heart to nothingness. Immediately, he asked Zhishui like a distress call, "Have you found a way to enter Yuyin Village?" ”

[Find the murderer of Wen and bring back the Uchiha flames, this is what I want to do now.] 】

"Anyway, you can't cross the lake."

Zhishui shook his head helplessly, "According to the information, there are many pepper fish and various aquatic monsters in the lake. Deep-water creatures have a keen sense of taste, but most of them don't have very good eyesight, and once the illusion doesn't work for these guys, the noise will inevitably attract Yunin's attention.

"The only way to come and go is to take the bridge on the other side of the lake. But at the gate of Yuyin Village, it is too risky to use illusion directly, so it is safer to enter it by disguising yourself as Yunin. ”

"So what are you waiting for?"

Yiyong took the lead along the embankment, and Zhishui opened his mouth to say something, but he still didn't say anything.

Now that Sanshoyu Hanzo has contracted his power, the most elite upper ninja in the rain ninja are all inside the rain hidden village, and there are unknown enemies who may be staring at Itachi's writing wheel eyes, although Zhishui is full of confidence in his eyes, he still doesn't plan to risk bringing Yiyong in, after all, he can't be sure about Itachi's situation yet.

But if you want to support Yiyong to let him stay outside, it is absolutely impossible to convince him with reasons like "danger".

[I can only take one step at a time. 】

The two of them walked around the shore of the lake for nearly 20 minutes, and about 300 meters away from the entrance of the bridge, they met a small donkey cart with a banner with the word "tea".

At the four corners of the cart were tied a balsa tree cut off from the top, and the broad, strong leaves overlapped each other, isolating the rain from the donkeys, the old woman, and the little girl below.

There are also two large cans of white steam on the donkey cart, and a sweet and fresh smell seeps out of it, which is probably the so-called "tea".

"A tea shop on the outskirts of Yuyin Village......"

Shisui muttered, "That's interesting." Let's see if we can find out any information. Just a little tired and a little thirsty......"

Yiyong didn't speak, and walked over with Zhishui.

"Are you two fresh faces, are you from outside?"

The old woman wore a thick scarf over her mouth and nose, as did the little girl with reddish-brown hair.

But unlike the woman's gentle and calm gaze, the little girl had fear in her eyes, and her thin arms were pressed against the jar of tea, while absorbing warmth and courage from it.

"I'm a wandering ninja who came to the Land of Rain to make a living. This is my brother. ”

Zhishui casually concealed his identity, anyway, the two of them had already changed into the most common clothes in the Land of Rain, so there would be no loopholes in saying this.

"Before I came, I had always heard that Yu Ren was moody and never hesitated to kill ordinary people, so I was still a little hesitant to join them, but now it seems that it is not so scary."

In other words, he wanted to know why the ancestors and grandchildren dared to sell tea here.

However, Yiyong's question was much sharper than his statement: "Aren't you afraid of death?" Why not hide? ”

The little girl shrank even further, and it was clear that death was not new to her.

"Haha, it's better for a child to speak directly."

The old lady smiled, but what she said next did not deserve it at all.

"We were also hiding in a secret place, but two hiding places were snatched away by young people who wanted to rebel against Hanzo-sama. They thought me and the boy were a burden, so they kicked us out, and we had to pick mushrooms in the forest for food. ”

"It's just that children can't eat these alone."

The old lady said this, and pointed to the donkey,

"Later, when we found it in a mud pit, we decided to boil the mushrooms into tea and exchange them with the ninja of Yuyin Village for proper food, and we usually live in the car. Before I knew it, two months had passed, and it was better than the days of hiding everywhere. ”

She walked to the tea (mushroom soup?) Next to the can, the lid was lifted, and the heat steamed out, blurring the faces of the grandparents and grandchildren.

"In this country where people's hearts are cold, who can refuse a bowl of warm tea? Whoever leaves or enters from here, it could be the last. ”

As she spoke, she filled herself a bowl and drank it in one gulp, proving that there was no poison in it.

"You two, would you like to try it? You can pay with food and money. ”

"So, you have to have a bowl."

Zhishui looked at Yiyong, who shook his head. He wasn't in the mood.

The waterstop reached into his raincoat and pulled out a snack from his belt bag that he bought when he left the Fire Country, "Is this okay?" ”

"Oh, thank you."

The old lady looked eagerly at the piece of snack, "Hydrangeas, put it away, it looks precious, maybe it can be exchanged for more ordinary food in the future." ”

"Good ......"

The girl named Hydrangea took the object and was about to stuff it into the small box on the donkey cart, but she stopped abruptly and stared at the package of the snacks with a look of surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Zhishui squinted his eyes and asked kindly, "Don't you like it?" ”

"No ......"

Hydrangea raised her head with a snack, her eyes shining, "I want to ask, are you from the same place as the angel?" ”

"Angels?"

After the demigods, another word of the gods and gods caught the attention of Shisui and Yiyong.

If there is one more ninja with a title in the rain pass, then pay more attention.

"Who are the angels?"

"Angels are gods who spread their white wings and fly through the sky."

Hydrangea spoke in a somewhat reverent tone, of course, it would be more appropriate to say that it was a yearning for a fairy tale, "If you cry out loudly on the ground, He will give you food." ”

Then she took out an identical snack from the box, "This is what He gave me when I met the angel before." ”

"Haha, the kid is talking in his dreams again."

The old lady took all the snacks from Hydrangea in both hands and put them in the box, "It should be a kind ninja who passed by and gave her this piece of snack." You don't have to care. ”

However, Zhishui waved his hand slightly, looked into the little girl's eyes and asked, "Then little sister, when was the last time you saw an angel?" Do you know where He went? ”

"Just three or four days ago."

Hydrangea gestured, "The angel came from the south and flew away to the north, and although it looked small, I still recognized him." ”

[The time is just right.] 】

[There is food from the land of fire, from the south, and ninjas who can fly, which can barely explain why the blood of the Uchiha Flame reappeared so far away. Of course, it is also possible that it is a coincidence......]

Zhishui's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and then he looked at Yiyong.

[But at least it's a reason not to let him enter Yuyin Village.] 】

"It looks like we're going to need to be apart for a while."