The 54th year of Konoha passed quietly, and the new year was quietly coming.

But the friction and collision on the borders of various countries have never stopped, and the haze of war is like a sword of Damocles.

Still hanging over the heads of all the ninja world.

And at the junction of the three kingdoms of fire, wind, and earth, there is a small country.

- The Land of Rain with the Village of Hidden Rain.

In this resource-poor country, Yuyin Village believes in elite education, raising the abilities of each ninja to the limit, and has developed many unique moves.

The assassination technique of Yuyin Village is very developed, so it often accepts commissions from other countries to carry out various types of assassination missions.

But these ninjas are nothing more than shrimp soldiers and crab generals to the five great powers.

The one that they pay the most attention to and be vigilant about is undoubtedly the leader of Yuyin Village, the Sanshoyu Hanzo, who is known as the demigod of the ninja world.

In the Second Shinobi War, the middle-aged Hanzo confronted the young Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade, and gained the upper hand in the battle to suppress the trio.

Just taking into account Konoha's threat, he didn't kill the three in the end, but gave them the title of "Konoha Three Ninjas".

It is both a concession and a humiliation.

But since the end of the Third Ninja World War, the contact between Yuyin Village and the outside world has become less and less.

Sanshoyu Hanzo, who was once named the demigod of the ninja world, has not been heard from for a long time.

However, the intelligence officers sent by various countries have never succeeded in transmitting useful information.

Before even the distress signal is sent, there will be no news, and life and death will not be known.

This also made those big countries and ninja villages who were about to make a move give up their careful thinking in their hearts.

At this time, Yuyin Village, which was shrouded in rain.

The heavy dark clouds in the sky do not disperse all year round, which inevitably makes people's hearts feel a little depressed.

The buildings here are mainly made of steel, and many large and small steel pipes are erected inside and outside, and huge underground water pipes can be seen everywhere, with a thick industrial atmosphere, forming a unique landscape.

The whole village was silent, like a bottomless pool of stagnant water.

At this moment, the originally calm water suddenly rippled.

A figure slowly emerged from the water, and its body gradually changed into a human form, revealing its true appearance.

The visitor has a mouthful of fangs and wears a forehead guard with a foggy symbol on his forehead.

It's just that the traces of being slashed, as well as the hydration technique he used, show that he is actually a traitor from the Ghost Lantern Clan in Fog Hidden Village.

"The guards of this Yuyin Village are not as strict as they imagined."

The Ghost Lantern Ninja scratched his head, wondering in his heart, "I really don't understand why those guys have not heard from me." ”

After that, his chakra had almost recovered, and he wanted to use the hydration technique again.

And at this very moment.

Boom!!

In his astonished gaze, countless pieces of paper came at him with a gust of wind.

"What the hell is this?"

It's just some soft paper, but it makes the ghost lamp ninja feel a chill in his heart.

The ninja instinct honed by a long battle allowed him to enter a hydration state again.

And the pieces of paper passed through his body with a piercing whistling sound.

They gathered and overlapped to form a woman with wings, long blue-purple hair, and a pale blue paper flower on the right side of her head.

"Who is this guy? Is the weird ninjutsu she uses the Blood Inheritance Limit? I didn't mention it in the information!! ”

The Ghost Lantern Ninja was stunned, and came back to his senses to realize that he had been exposed.

When I was trying to evacuate.

Pieces of origami turned into dense blades, shooting at his location like a net of heaven and earth, making him unable to dodge at all.

"Hydration!"

The ghost lamp ninja liquefied his flesh again, and all the attacks of the paper rain passed through his body.

He sneered and said, "It's so boring, your attack is useless to me, you might as well let me go!" ”

This is the ninjutsu unique to the Ghost Lantern Clan, which can negate physical attacks.

In addition to being able to easily dodge melee attacks, it is also very flexible to infiltrate buildings and attack while liquefied.

This is also the capital that he is so rampant, even if he is discovered, he can escape without a thunder ninja without being harmed.

It's just that in the face of the ridicule and ridicule of the ghost lantern ninja, the woman didn't say a word, and the paper rain hit him again.

And as time passed, the face of the Ghost Lantern Ninja became more and more pale.

"Wait! Don't you need chakra for this ninjutsu?! ”

Even if the Hydration Technique could nullify the attack, the chakra in his body would not be able to sustain him forever.

"Wait a minute! If you have something to say!! ”

The chakra in his body is almost exhausted, but the rain of paper seems to be endless, constantly attacking the ghost lamp ninja.

He dodged to the side, using his stand-in technique to dodge another wave of paper rain.

But it is clear that this will not resolve the crisis.

"You, you don't talk about martial arts...... Yes!! ”

With a terrible and aggrieved scream, Yuyin Village regained its calm again.

The woman looked at the corpse in the pool of blood, stretched out her hand, and a large number of white pieces of paper turned into white butterflies.

Lift the corpse of the ghost lamp ninja and fly with the woman towards the depths of Rain Hidden Village.

It stands to reason that the top of the tower in Rain Ninja Village is not inhabited, but is used to store the bodies of the dead, and the residents live in relatively low-level places.

But in the far center of the village is a strange-looking tower, far taller than the other buildings in the village.

At the top of the tower is a ghostly statue with a long tongue that extends for several meters.

A man dressed in a red cloud robe on a black background with a thin black stick stuck in his face sat on top of his long tongue, looking into the distance with his purple circled eyes expressionlessly.

The woman slowly came behind the man, and the purple irises swayed gently above her head.

"Xiao Nan, has it been solved?"

The man asked casually, his eyes still staring into the distance.

Xiao Nan nodded, and Paper Butterfly dragged the corpse to his side.

The man turned his head, was silent for a moment, and shook his head: "...... It's a pity that it's not suitable for Payne's body. ”

Although he said pity, his expression was still as lifeless as a dead man.

"Give it to Orochimaru, that guy should be interested in the body of the Ghost Lantern Clan."

The man stood up, just about to leave.

"Nagato."

Xiao Nan suddenly reminded in a loud voice: "Madara Uchiha seems to be preparing something recently. ”

"You're worrying about it again."

The man called Nagato spoke, "Although that guy has his own thoughts, our goal is the same, to bring peace to the ninja world. ”

"Remember to remind Bai Jue, let him pay attention to the unknown ninja before, Xiao's current strength is still too weak."