Hanzo slowly walked down the roof and changed out of his wet clothes.
As the leader of Yuyin Village, he naturally has people to serve him in daily life. But as he grew older, Hanzo lost not only his ambition, but also his fearlessness.
To put it bluntly, he is afraid of death and being assassinated by others using inferior means, so he rarely allows others to serve him.
As the leader of Amegakure Village, there are countless ninjas who want to kill Hanzo.
Here, there are rebel ninjas from Yuyin Village, assassinations from other five major nations, and even bounty hunters.
As long as he dies, the Kingdom of Rain will fall back into chaos.
When he was young, Hanzo was fearless and thought that he could run rampant in the ninja world with the sword and the sansho fish in his hand.
Therefore, he ignored any assassination and even used it to hone his strength.
When he meets an experienced ninja, he will give him some pointers, hoping that the person will challenge him again in the future.
This is not only arrogance, but also confidence in one's own strength.
But as he got older, he began to cherish his life. He was not as aggressive as when he was young. He usually lived in seclusion and was surrounded by dense defenses.
But even so, the amount of his bounty on the black market has remained high over the years.
There were many good ninjas who assassinated him. The one that impressed him most was a rebellious ninja from Takigakure named Kakuzu.
That man had a strange appearance, great strength, and weird ninjutsu.
To describe it in Kakuzu's own words: I have fought against the god of the ninja world, and even cherished each other, so what do you mean by a mere "demigod"
There was a lot of disdain in his words, and then... Hanzo had three hearts destroyed.
Now that I think about it, Hanzo still has lingering fears. That guy almost succeeded in a sneak attack by pretending to die.
Since then, Hanzo has become more cautious, after all, he doesn't have three hearts to waste away.
In a huge house in the attic in the center of Yu Ninja Village, Hanzo, who had changed his clothes, was kneeling on the tatami.
At this time, a rain ninja knelt in front of the closed door and said in a respectful voice.
"Lord Hanzo, the envoys from the three villages have been waiting for a long time."
"Well, let them do it."
Inside the house, a slightly aged but majestic voice came. After hearing the words, the rain ninja immediately retreated and disappeared.
After a while, the door of the room was opened, and three figures walked in.
"Hanzo-dono is really a busy man. It's easy for the three of us to wait." A middle-aged Jonin with thinning hair said with a smile.
As the envoy of Sunagakure Village, Suzuki was sent by Onoki this time to take on the important task of contacting Hanzo.
However, he still has some self-cultivation. Although he is impatient, he has not shown it directly. But the short ninja next to him was not so patient.
The man pulled the yellow scarf on his head and asked: "Your Majesty Hanzo, are you avoiding us on purpose?!"
Tsuchiya lives in the dry environment of Sand Hidden Village all year round, and is extremely uncomfortable in the humid Rain Country.
As he spoke, he pulled his turban again, feeling like water could be squeezed out of it. If he stayed here any longer, he would probably be as bald as Suzuki.
Hanzo showed a helpless expression: "Of course I won't hide from you, but I just dealt with a wave of rebellions. The Kingdom of Rain is not as peaceful as the five major countries, so your distinguished guests have been waiting for a long time."
Hanzo opened his mouth and started to show off, as if he wasn't the one enjoying the heavy rain on the roof just now.
But since they have suffered a misfortune, it is difficult for the three of them to pursue the case further. The unswerving expressions they had just now have also slowed down a little.
"I wonder, Sir Hanzo, when will the war start?" A strong man with bronze skin got straight to the point.
This skin color is obviously from the Hidden Cloud Village.
After he finished speaking, several other people also stared at Hanzo. Their main mission this time was to urge Hanzo to send troops.
"We have already started a war." Hanzo pretended to be surprised.
"If sending a few teams to harass can be considered a war, then we, Sunagakure and Konoha, haven't been fighting for thirty-six years?"
Sunagakure Village has a history of thirty-six years. Since its establishment, there have been constant frictions between ninjas. Tsuchiya was mocking Hanzo for sending too few troops.
"The first batch of the promised supplies has been transported into Yuyin Village. We hope that Mr. Hanzo can keep his promise, otherwise it will not be as simple as interrupting the supply of supplies."
Nakamura, a strong man from Yunyin Village, began to make threats.
The agreement signed between Hanzo and the three major countries stipulated that each village would support a batch of supplies to the Rain Country.
This is a continuous five-year plan. After the war, some of the materials in the Country of Fire will also be distributed to the Country of Rain.
The five-year plan is a joke to Hanzo.
The war has lasted for almost two years. Judging from the experience of the previous two wars, this war cannot last another five years.
After the war, how could the three countries continue to implement the aid plan? The most unreliable thing in the ninja world is promises.
Materials from the Country of Fire... If Konoha wins, this promise is also a joke; if Konoha loses, the three major nations will not share the fruits of victory with the Country of Rain.
Even... it is very possible to carve up all the rights and interests of Konoha in the Rain Country.
Even so, Hanzo must agree to this agreement, because the Country of Rain really needs the assistance of the three major countries.
If you can't get it for five years, it would be great if you can get it for three years. It's better than getting nothing.
Of course, in exchange for this, Hanzo must send troops to fight Konoha.
Ohnoki wanted Hanzo to lead his troops directly into the Country of Grass, and attack Konoha together with the Iwagakure Village.
But Sand Hidden Village disagreed.
We are already short of supplies, and the daimyo is always holding us back. We have to squeeze some of it out for the Land of Rain, not to make wedding clothes for Iwagakure Village.
The Third Kazekage directly proposed that Hanzo lead troops into the Kingdom of Wind to double-team Orochimaru.
The two villages quarreled over this.
After a round of discussions, the final decision was for the Rain Country to disperse its forces and attack Konoha's long supply line.
Kumogakure doesn't care which plan he chooses.
The battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain is too far away, Hanzo cannot support him even if he wants to, and the Third Raikage also likes the strength of the Kingdom of Rain.
They can overwhelm Konoha with a single village!
But the problem is that now that Kirigakure Village has surrendered, Konoha's troops on the battlefield in the Kingdom of Water have been completely liberated.
Considering the distance between the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Yu, Konoha will definitely choose the principle of proximity.
Thousands of ninjas, plus Konoha Lightning and White Fang, increased the pressure on Yuno Country more than a hundred times.
Therefore, the Third Raikage must find a force to replace Kirigakure Village and regain its containment effect.
Therefore, he also set his sights on the Rain Country, the strongest country outside the five major countries.
"As far as I know, Konoha Lightning and White Fang have arrived in the heart of the Country of Fire and will soon approach the Country of Rain." Nakamura said.
What he meant was that the money had arrived and it was time for Hanzo to get to work.
Cloud Hidden Village is now worried that Hanzo will take the money and do nothing, and then turn around and surrender to Konoha directly.
Selling his teammates like this was not something the Third Raikage could bear.
Hanzo nodded.
The reason why he was delaying was to wait for the supplies to arrive. Now that the supplies had arrived, troops would definitely be sent.
If Hanzo refuses to agree, he will have completely offended the three rogue nations.
So, after pondering for a moment, he glanced at the three of them and said in a deep voice.
"As you wish!"
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