Yuyin Village.
Central tower.
Sanshouyu Hanzo took off his mail armor and put on a casual kimono.
Three days ago, he received information about the Nine-Tails Rebellion in Konoha.
After that, it was reported that Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, was seriously injured, that the fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato was unconscious, and that the third Hokage was injured. Konoha's top combat powers were damaged and their strength was greatly reduced.
In his youth, Hanzo had great ambitions, hoping to single-handedly lead the entire Amegakure Village and the five major ninja villages to stand together in the ninja world and bring peace to the village.
However, reality dealt him a huge blow. Even if he was called a 'demigod' by the ninja world, he still could not change the shortcomings of the overall strength of Amegakure Village.
During the Second Ninja World War, the three villages of Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure directly regarded the Land of Rain as the main battlefield.
Although Hanzo led the ninjas to declare war on the three major ninja villages at the same time, he still could not change the outcome of the Rain Country with heavy losses.
Entering middle age, Hanzo's strength has reached its peak, but there is no chance for him to go further.
Hanzo knew that if he wanted to make Rain Hidden Village the sixth largest ninja village, he could only cooperate with the five major ninja villages to make profits from it, and at the same time prevent the five major ninja villages from using the Kingdom of Rain as a battlefield again.
Therefore, Hanzo initially believed in Onoki, the third generation Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village, and prepared to join forces with the Iwagakure army to send troops from the Country of Grass to attack the Country of Fire.
But Konoha's strength proved what it means to be the number one ninja village, the overlord of the ninja world.
In the third ninja war, Konoha was able to win with one against four. Although there were reasons why the four major ninja villages were not united, Konoha's strength was indeed disappointing.
Therefore, Hanzo later chose to cooperate with Danzo in order to stop his losses in time.
The other five great ninja villages can fail many times. Even if they are defeated, they will only suffer heavy losses and will not be in danger of destruction.
However, if Yuyin Village makes one wrong choice, it may be destroyed.
This is why Hanzo keeps repeating himself.
The defeat of Iwagakure Village cannot be blamed on Amegakure Village, especially after the defeat of Iwagakure, their strength was greatly reduced. Ohnoki did not dare to take action against Amegakure before Konoha was dealt with.
The overall strength of Amegakure Village is much weaker than that of Iwagakure Village, but Hanzo asked himself that he would not suffer a loss against Ohnoki.
After Iwagakure experienced a huge defeat in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, the possibility of Onoki taking direct action was very low.
After all, Iwagakure was also afraid that Amegakure Village would completely surrender to Konoha, so he did not dare to push too far.
As for helping Konoha, Hanzo is unwilling to do so because Konoha is too strong. If it continues to grow, there is real hope of annexing other villages and unifying the ninja world.
"I can only survive in the cracks..." Hanzo sighed quietly as he sat cross-legged on the mat, looking at the map of the ninja world hanging on the wall.
This map of the ninja world looks a little shabby, and it is marked with pens of various colors.
The focus is of course the Hidden Rain Village where Hanzo is located.
The geographical location of Yuyin Village is really bad. It is at the junction of the three kingdoms of earth, fire and wind, and there is no opportunity for outward development.
As he grows older, Hanzo's ambitions gradually cool down. Instead of competing with the five major powers, he now thinks more about stabilizing the country internally and protecting the citizens of the Rain Country.
That's why he cooperated with Danzo and took action against the Akatsuki organization.
In fact, now that I think about it calmly, there are still many doubts about the Akatsuki organization's attempt to subvert his rule.
"If only..." Recalling the Akatsuki organization, Hanzo felt a little regretful.
Currently, among the younger generation in Yuyin Village, there are not many talents available, and none who can take charge of their own business.
The young man named Yahiko left a deep impression on Hanzo. He would die for his companions without hesitation. Isn't that what Hanzo was pursuing when he was young?
If the ninjas in Amegakure Village can be like this, maybe Amegakure Village can really become the sixth largest ninja village one day.
"Hey~"
Hanzo sighed. He was ambitious, capable, and powerful, but he had no companions who could grow the Rain Hidden Village with him.
Although Konoha suffered such a huge loss, Hanzo still didn't think much about Konoha.
This time, Ohnoki from Iwagakure sent a secret message, asking Hanzo to send troops with Iwagakure to test Konoha's strength. Hanzo gave this information to Danzo of Konoha without even thinking about it.
Because without Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato, Konoha still has Tsunade, one of the Sannin, and Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo.
Konoha's rising stars Nobuhiko Hinata, Kakashi Hatake, Shisui Uchiha, Mio Hinata, Maki Uchiha and others can all stand out on their own.
This is the most terrifying thing about Konoha. Geniuses emerge in endlessly in every generation. As long as some geniuses survive the war, they can grow up quickly.
No village has such a heritage as Konoha.
Hinata and Uchiha, just these two giant families, countless elites emerge in each generation.
During the Second Ninja War, Hanzo believed that Konoha's victory was a foregone conclusion.
So he showed mercy to Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade in the final battle, and even gave them the title of 'Konoha Sannin'.
"I hope Danzo can fulfill his promise." Hanzo looked worried, but in his heart he had little faith in Danzo's character and credibility.
The last time he dealt with the Akatsuki organization, he saw the legendary Samsara Eye.
If he had known that members of the Akatsuki organization had the Rinnegan Eye, Hanzo would never have taken action against the Akatsuki organization.
Even if one day, Nagato wants to seize power, as long as the Akatsuki organization can lead the Kingdom of Rain to become stronger, Hanzo will readily agree and give up his position as leader.
But now it's too late to say anything.
Now that they have formed a deadly feud with the Akatsuki organization, Nagato and the others have completely lost their traces, and their hiding place cannot be found at all.
This incident left Hanzo with a thorn in his back, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat well.
"Konoha cannot offend, but it must also weaken Konoha's strength, and give timely feedback to Iwagakure.
It seems I can only trust Danzo once more..."
Danzo was not trustworthy, but neither was Ohnoki. Hanzo thought twice and could only cooperate with Danzo one more time.
This time, they just pretended to join forces with Iwagakure in a big way, and entered the border of Grass Country together, preparing to attack Konoha.
However, Hanzo, except for his initial appearance in the Country of Grass, returned to Amegakure Village early this morning, leaving only the army stationed in place.
Because according to his agreement with Danzo, he would wait until Danzo showed up, pretend to reach an agreement, and then withdraw his troops.
In this way, the credit for preventing the war between Amegakure and Konoha, as well as the credit for re-establishing the alliance between the two sides, will go to Danzo. By then, Danzo will be more powerful in Konoha. If Danzo can become the next Hokage, Hanzo can get The benefits will be more.
In fact, Hanzo also knows Danzo's ambitions. If Danzo becomes Hokage, sooner or later he will take action against the Hidden Rain Village. After all, it borders the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, and its strength is one of the best among small countries. If Konoha wants to unify In the ninja world, using the Hidden Rain Village to establish authority is the best choice.
Danzo is taking advantage of Hanzo, and Hanzo is also taking advantage of Danzo's ambition.
Kick, kick, kick...
Just as Hanzo was thinking about Yugakure's future strategy, there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor, and a ninja with blood on his face broke in, knelt on one knee and said:
"Hanzo-sama, it's not good!"
"What happened?" Hanzo said calmly with a chill in his heart.
"Our army stationed in the Country of Grass has been completely wiped out!"
"What!" Hanzo suddenly stood up, unable to calm down, and said in a voiceless voice:
"What's going on? Isn't our army stationed north of the Land of Grass? Did Konoha send an army to attack, or was there a conflict with Iwagakure Village!?"
His vanguard troops stationed in the northern part of Grass Country include more than two hundred people. Although the two hundred people may not seem like many, most of them are chunin.
There are less than 1,500 ninjas in the entire Rain Hidden Village, including genin. These two hundred people are already one-third of the elite force in the Rain Hidden Village.
Unless Konoha and Iwagakure send out a large army, the whole army will not be wiped out.
"No...there is only one person on the other side! It's Nobuhiko Hyuga from Konoha! He came to the front of the battle alone and asked us for the border civilians we captured. As a result, he had a quarrel with Lord Marusuke, and... the result... ..”
The ninja who sent the message had deep fear in his eyes.
"I was the only one who escaped and came back to deliver the message."
"It's for a few civilians!" Hanzo's face darkened, and his heart twisted. More than two hundred ninjas were killed in this way.
The most important thing is that Nobuhiko Hyuga was able to fight against an army of two hundred people by himself. Even Hatake Sakumo could never do it.
With such strength and youth, even if Konoha loses a golden flash, is there still a more terrifying genius? !
And he’s still a grown-up genius!
This is different from the agreement between Hanzo and Danzo.
"You go down and rest first." Looking at the rain ninja in front of him, Hanzo waved his hand.
"yes."
As soon as the ninja retreated, Hanzo's expression darkened.
This Hyuga Nobuhiko can't let him continue to grow!
Hanzo decided to take action himself.
As soon as he put on his ninja gear, another ninja came to deliver a message.
"Hanzo-sama! Oops! There is an intruder!"
"What!? How many people?!" Hanzo looked shocked. Could it be that Danzo was tricking him into launching an attack on the army of Yuyin Village on the front line, and on the other hand he sent troops to Yuyin Village.
"There is only one person. He calls himself Konoha Hinata Nobuhiko. He walks in from the gate of the village and asks you to come forward by name, Hanzo-sama. All the ninjas we sent out were killed by the opponent's sword!"
"He came directly to me?! How dare you break into Yuyin Village alone? How arrogant!" Hanzo directly practiced the teleportation technique.
...
Yuyin Village.
At the gate.
The rain kept falling, and Nobuhiko walked into the Rain Hidden Village like a leisurely stroll with one man and one sword.
He didn't bring an umbrella, but the rain falling from the sky seemed to be blocked by an invisible force within an inch of his body, unable to wet his body at all.
This is a new ability formed after he mastered the breathing method, further enhanced the [Combat Skill Soul Seed], and completely integrated the transparent world with his body.
Just like the fighting spirit that Yiwozao often talks about, Nobuhiko calls it 'Qi'. Just like ninjas can often feel the murderous aura in strong men, Qi is also a kind of momentum, but it goes one step further and can be used to attack and defend.
Poof!
Nobuhiko swung his sword, and as the electric light flashed, rays of full moon blade sword light swept out, killing the incoming ninja.
Although Nobuhiko is good at hiding traces and sneaking in.
But that was before, especially after Demon Slayer had been living alone for a while, he didn't want to be too troublesome in infiltrating this time.
He was here to kill Hanzo anyway, and the focus was on the result, not the process.
Fake Assassin: He is sneaky, uses poison in his weapons, and injures people with hidden arrows. After killing the target, he is afraid of being discovered, so he is cautious when entering and exiting, always afraid of being stabbed in the back.
A real assassin: upright, only walks through the front door, has strong skills, and walks away after killing the target.
As long as all the witnesses are killed, it is a successful infiltration and assassination.
"Stop! Do you Konoha want to start a war with our Amegakure Village?!"
The Jonin who came after him shouted sternly, because the chakra emitted by Nobuhiko was so powerful that he did not dare to take action in the first place.
"Start a war?! You dare to plunder the civilians of our Fire Country, haven't you thought about the consequences?!"
Nobuhiko said with indifferent eyes.
"If Hanzo doesn't come out, you will be in danger."
Saying that, Nobuhiko used the strongest sword of the Moon Breathing Technique without mercy.
[Type of Shilu·Yuehong·Lonely Moon]
The Kusanagi sword was swung out, and a huge wind blade fell from the sky. The wind blade was mixed with the sword light of the full moon blade.
boom!
The wind blade swept forward, leaving ravines on the ground.
"ah!"
"ah!"
The Amegakure ninjas who came to resist were not Nobuhiko's enemies at all. They were all killed on the spot. Even the previous Jonin was cut in half by the sword.
when!
Nobuhiko took a step forward, suddenly stopped, turned around, and slashed towards the space behind him. The Kusanagi sword in his hand collided with the scythe weapon in Hanzo's hand.
Hanzo retreated at the first touch and looked at Nobuhiko solemnly.
"I didn't expect that ninjas who are called demigods also like sneak attacks?" Nobuhiko said calmly.
Hanzo said: "As long as the goal can be achieved, ninjas can use any means.
Konoha probably didn't agree with you trespassing into Amegakure Village without permission, right?
You killed the ninjas of my Hidden Rain Village. Even if I kill you here today, Konoha cannot take the opportunity to launch an attack. "
Psychic art!
Hanzo bit his finger and directly summoned his psychic beast Sanshouyu.
Judging from the observations just now and the brief fight, Hanzo felt that it was not the best idea for Nobuhiko to engage in close physical combat, so he used his strongest ability - poison from the beginning.
"It's the sansho fish! Back away!"
When the surrounding Amegakure ninjas saw Danzo channeling the Sansho Fish, they immediately shouted and retreated.
Although they also want to help, the poisonous Sanshou Fish makes no distinction between friend and foe. If they continue to attack, they will be the first to die.
The reason why Hanzo is called a demigod is because even the shadows of the five major nations are afraid of his abilities.
Hanzo himself is very strong, and his psychic beast Sanshouyu is extremely poisonous. No matter how strong the ninja is, he is still a mortal body, and there is no way he can resist his poison.
Of course, Nobuhiko is an exception.
"Let me test whether your poison is powerful enough."
Nobuhiko rushed directly into the poisonous mist of Sanshouyu.
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