Escape From Konoha

The rain of sorrow, the rain of death, this is the status quo of the Kingdom of Rain.

It is raining everywhere in this country, because of the perennial rainfall, this country has quite a lot of water canal resources.

This is something worthy of envy for the sand hidden ninjas in the land of winds that are in arid land all year round.

But other than that, the country of Rain Country is very poor.

Although there is a ninja village like Yuyin Village that stands out among the small ninja villages, it can't change the fact that it is weak.

People will only be afraid of the power of the leader of Yuyin, Sanjiao Hanzo, but not Yuyin Village.

This point, in many high-level meetings, the sand hidden ninja has long seen through.

Once Hanzo falls, Yuyin Village will be destroyed by itself.

At that time, the dignity and value of this village will be deprived of nothing by the foreign ninjas.

The sorrow of a weak country.

However, the matter of defeating Hanzo cannot be easily resolved by talking about it.

If you want to defeat a ninja of this level, you can't do it without paying a certain price.

It's just that when it comes to the battlefield of the Land of Rain, the high-level executives of Sand Hidden have already come to a conclusion, that is, tactical delay, delayed until Konoha can't afford the supplies of Hidden Rain Village. In that way, the alliance between Yuyin Village and Muye Village would be self-defeating.

The plan for the previous year was like this, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. The Chiyo siblings who originally planned to delay, changed their previous strategy at the high-level meeting and changed from defense to offense.

"Destroy Yuyin and Konoha from the front?"

According to the opinions put forward by the Chiyo sisters and brothers, the Sand Hermit Jonin, who had been preparing for a long-term battle, also felt inconceivable.

To be honest, it is not a wise move to defeat the alliance between Yu Yin and Konoha from the front.

Leaving aside whether they can win in a head-on conflict, even if they can win, Sha Yin will lose a lot, making him unable to attack the Nation of Fire in the future.

This kind of problem should be obvious.

"This is news obtained through a secret channel, please take a look."

Chiyo handed a secret letter to Jonin next to him, and then passed it on to others to browse through.

After reading the contents of the letter, the expressions of the various sand-gakure shinin were different, some were worried, some were happy, and some were hesitant.

"If the contents of this letter are true, you can give it a try."

A Sagakushi Jōnin is eager to try.

"But it always felt too risky."

Another Jonin expressed concern and still wanted to focus on safe tactics.

"Yeah, the opponent is Hanzo, Konoha also has Orochimaru, and Uchiha Fugaku, who is known as the evil eye, are not simple ninjas."

Hearing that the opinions of the jounin could not be unified, Chiyo closed his eyes and settled down, opened his eyes and said: "As I said before, this is a very good opportunity. There is no harm in trying it out. If things really go according to plan If we proceed as we expected, then there is no need to delay the battle indefinitely, after all, our side can only delay it until March next year at most."

Chiyo's words silenced the sand-knowledge shinobi.

Indeed, the supply of supplies for 7,000 ninjas is also a problem that cannot be ignored.

Moreover, Yan Yin from the Country of Grass, according to the information passed by Yan Yin, also seems to be very eager, hoping that Sand Yin can put pressure on Konoha and smash the alliance between Yuyin and Konoha as soon as possible.

The reason why Yan Yin was so eager was because of Konoha's rookie ninja leader-yellow flashing Namikaze Minato.

A young hero who can perfectly control space-time ninjutsu.

Even they in the Land of Rain have often heard the name Yellow Flash recently.

Destroyed the Yanyin supply point by himself, and went in and out of the Yanyin camp without any injuries.

In blitzkrieg, no one in the ninja world can surpass him.

Even more terrifying than Konoha Baiya back then.

The shadow of the famous tree, they will not underestimate Konoha's genius.

Konoha Baiya was around the same age when he rose to prominence, and in just a few years, he became a confidant of the major ninja villages.

If Iwagakure loses on the battlefield of the Land of Grass, after Konoha transfers the yellow flash to the battlefield of the Land of Rain... the consequences will be disastrous.

At least how Sha Yin can protect his supplies is an extremely difficult problem.

It is difficult for Konoha to maintain an alliance with Yuyin at this moment, and Sand Yin may not be any better.

Without Yan Yin's restraining power, Sand Yin couldn't fight Konoha alone.

If the third Kazekage is still alive... Thinking of this, I sighed in the hearts of all the sand ninjas at the meeting.

If Sandai Kazekage did not disappear, but led them to fight against Konoha, even if Yuyin Village was involved, it would not be terrible.

It's true that Hanzo is strong, and their three generations of Kazekage are enough to contain them. As for Yuyin's other ninjas, they are nothing but mobs and nothing to worry about.

"Then, let's give it a go. Even if you fail, you won't lose anything. If you miss this good opportunity, there may not be another good opportunity like this before March next year."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

All the Shakaku Shinin are decisive people. Even if they hesitated and worried at first, considering the actual situation, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grasp the "opportunity" in the secret letter.

Although there are certain risky behaviors, as long as Sha Yin operates properly, even if it fails, not many people will be lost, and it can be completely evacuated.

"Then it's decided like this. The specific arrangement. I will hold another meeting the night before the operation. Now I will disband and control the people in the camp. Don't let Hanzo and Orochimaru notice the abnormality on our side."

Chiyo looked solemn.

"yes."

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After reading the letter sent by Orochimaru, Hanzo fell silent.

Konoha will stop providing material assistance to Yuyin next month.

Hanzo had expected this incident, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Indeed, if the delay continues, neither Konoha nor Sand Yin can afford to delay. At this time, it is the best choice for Yuyin to stay out of the matter.

But... at this moment, Yuyin has a strong hatred for Shayin, and it is just nonsense to stay out of the matter.

Even if he is the leader of Yuyin, his words at this moment may not be useful.

But when there is hatred, the battle will end only if one side is completely trampled underfoot.

Therefore, Yuyin could not stay out of the matter.

Orochimaru also saw this, and at the end of the letter, he also attached the decision to fight Sand Yin and a marching route map.

"Are you blatantly persecuting the old man?"

Hanzo looked at the contents of the letter, and in addition to being filled with anger, there was also infinite sadness in his heart.

Once upon a time, as a demigod, he would be used to such an extent by a young man.

And he was also the defeat of his men in the last ninja world war.

Orochimaru is not using a conspiracy, but the general trend, the general trend of Konoha.

Faced with such a general trend, Hanzo could only compromise.

No matter how reluctant he is, reality will force him to follow the route that Orochimaru has preset for him.

Hanzo has some doubts, whether the bloody massacres that happened in the Land of Rain more than a year ago were the hands and feet of Sand Yin.

Although all the evidence points to Sand Hidden, Chiyo of Sand Hidden is powerless to refute it. It is the ninja of Sand Hidden Village who slaughtered a large number of villagers in the Land of Rain.

"well……"

Hanzo sighed.

I am old.

"After retiring Sand Hidden, it's time to think about the successor."

In a blink of an eye, he has reached this age.

However, Hanzo couldn't help but smile wryly when he thought of Yuyin's current situation.

Where should the heir be found?

In other words, is there any young man in Yuyin Village who can take the lead?

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Hanzo came out with dozens of Ukakure ninjas to explore the way.

The main thing is to pull out the nails of the nearby sand hidden ninjas.

He felt that a great war would soon sweep across the entire territory of the Rain Country.

Before that, adequate preparations must be made.

Once Konoha no longer provides Yuyin supplies, Yuyin's situation will be even more worrying.

In order to pull him into the chariot, Konoha's third Hokage promised that after defeating Sand Yin, he would provide a large amount of assistance to Umein in the name of Konoha.

Hanzo can still trust that ninjutsu doctor.

The other party is a shameless person, and he doesn't like to stir up trouble. In order to ensure the safety of the Fire Nation's surroundings, appeasing Yu Yin is indeed in line with his style.

The premise is to repel Sand Yin. If the action fails, not only Konoha, but also Rain Yin will suffer major trauma.

"Master Hanzo, there seems to be movement ahead."

The deputy Kanzang beside him pointed to the front.

Hanzo also noticed that there was a group of people blocking the way ahead.

Notice how they are not ninjas, just normal villagers from the Land of Rain.

What are these people doing blocking the way here?

Hanzo came here with a few ninjas, not worried about the threat these ordinary people could pose.

"Hanzo-sama... is it Hanzo-sama?"

A thin old man walked out of the queue tremblingly.

With a skinny body, I was worried that I would suddenly fall down while walking.

Holding the cane in his hand, he walked up to Hanzo step by step.

"I'm Hanzo."

Hanzo answered him.

"Great, I'm Fang Zhu, do you remember? Thirty years ago you saved the lives of all the people in our village at the hands of the enemy."

The old man named Fang Zhu said excitedly.

To be honest, Hanzo didn't remember this old man named 'Fang Zhu', but what the other party said seemed to have happened.

Thirty years ago, that was shortly after he took charge of Yuyin Village.

At that time, with an indomitable heart of justice and peace, he was determined to change this country that could only cry.

As a result, he led a large number of Yuyin ninjas, and fought with his colleagues several times to fight to the death, fighting with his scarred body to clear up all kinds of chaos in the Kingdom of Rain.

As a result, he suffered a lot of hidden injuries at that time, and now his strength has declined seriously.

There was no way, Yuyin Village was only supported by him at that time, he couldn't fall down, and he couldn't hide behind. He could only fight a bloody path with one sword and one sword, and open up the light for the Kingdom of Rain.

At that time, he didn't remember how many people he had saved and how many ninjas he had killed in the Land of Rain.

This old man named 'Fang Zhu' and his village are just one of the targets he saved.

At that time, I only wanted to fight, become stronger, and change the country. Therefore, Hanzo didn't remember very clearly about other things.

He doesn't think he is a person who likes to recall sadness very much.

Looking at the old man Fang Zhu's face full of furrows and wrinkles, his palms seemed to be covered with a layer of wrinkled skin. His complexion was dark, his eyes were cloudy, and his hair was thinning.

It is an image of poverty and weakness.

His appearance is older than his years.

This is all because of the land of rain's continuous wars and lack of food.

"Is there anything you can do with me?"

Hanzo asked in a calm tone.

"I heard that Master Hanzo is teaching the ninjas of those big countries, so I want to contribute to Master Hanzo. It doesn't matter if we don't have enough to eat. You fighters must have enough to eat to have the strength to drive out the invaders. "

Fang Zhu said loudly.

As he said that, two young and strong men walked out reluctantly holding the only food left in the village, and put the bag containing the food in front of Yuyin Ninja.

The two males were also tall and thin, with pale complexions, caused by malnutrition.

"..."

Suddenly silence reigned here.

Hanzo looked at the two small half bags of grain on the ground silently and sadly, but didn't pick them up, feeling mixed feelings for a while.

The rest of the Yuyin ninjas were also silent, angry, humiliated, their eyes were a little hot, and something wanted to flow out.

The Land of Rain...has it reached this point?

How do you feed a village with this amount of food?

"Master Hanzo, please accept a little of our favor."

Fang Aid said in a pleading tone.

It seems that Hanzo looks down on this little grain.

Hanzo still didn't speak, but swept past the villagers behind the old man.

The silent old man, the bewildered and helpless young man, the woman hugged the child unbearably, and the child stretched out his hand to the food bag, giggling innocently, with a lot of ashes on his face.

Hanzo picked up the two sacks containing the grain, and his move made the villagers look on even more eagerly.

"Fang Zhu, right? I accept your wishes, but we cannot accept these two bags of grain."

Hanzo put the two bags of grain back into Fang Zhu's hands.

Saying that, ignoring Fangsuke's yelling behind him, Hanzo turned and left this sad place with Amane Ninja.

"Go back and share some food."

After Hanzo said these words, he felt that he was decades old again, his eyes were complicated, and there was no strength in his body.

"Master Hanzo!"

Kanzo wanted to say something, but Hanzo interrupted again:

"Everyone will leave five days of dry food, and then we will have a showdown with Sha Yin! This old man doesn't want to delay any longer, this battle can only be won and not lost!"

I can't go back any more. Hanzo sighed inwardly.

Walking forward, Hanzo didn't dare to look back at those lovely and sad villagers.

Scared of them that way.

Because the more he saw these people, the more ashamed Hanzo felt.

He couldn't face himself right now.

It would remind him of the fearless self he used to be, now wallowing in false accolades and pathetic power struggles.

He became the kind of person he hated the most in the past.

Since when did the old man become timid? Hanzo looked at the boundless wind and rain, and no one could answer his question.

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Except for the sound of rain, everything around seemed silent.

Looking down at the countless ditches on the land from the cliff, it is a special scenic spot formed by the confluence of rainwater.

Hanzo was drenched in the rain, only in this way would he be more awake now.

His fingers were trembling, and his heart was also tense.

My current self...how much can I do?

Feeling that the body is not getting better day by day, and the will to fight is not as strong as before. After a few days, we will launch a general attack on Sand Yin with Konoha. Can we really win?

Hanzo was confused.

Because of the old man's "Fang Zhu" before, the determination that was made with enthusiasm for a while began to waver again.

Fear.

perturbed.

As long as he gives up fighting, he can still rule Yuyin for more than ten years, enjoy the respect of others, and enjoy the wonderful taste of power.

Why do you want to fight?

Do you want to give up at this time?

After all, Sand Yin's goal is only Konoha, he only needs to bow his head slightly to Sand Yin, and compromise again, maybe the crisis can be resolved.

In that case, the battle can be avoided, and he is still Yuyin's high demigod.

But then I thought of the devastated Land of Rain, where there are poor people who can't eat enough. The Land of Rain has fallen to this point, can I really compromise and give in again?

If I compromise with Sayin, will Sayin really let me go?

Hanzo felt that his mind was very confused.

On the one hand, I want to compromise, and on the other hand, I want to fight.

"Master Hanzo."

An unfamiliar voice was calling to him.

Hanzo turned around and saw three young people he didn't know, two men and one woman.

Young, less than twenty years old.

Young people of fancy age.

They are also a little thin, which should be caused by long-term lack of food.

On his forehead, he wears Ukage's ninja forehead protector.

"who are you?"

Hanzo asked their identities.

"My name is Yahiko, and the two next to me are Nagato and Konan."

The leading young man introduced himself.

Hanzo was sure he had never heard of the names of the three people, they might be the low-level ninjas of Yuyin Village, and stood there waiting for their next words.

"The names of the three of us have never been heard of as Lord Hanzo. But we have wanted to communicate with Lord Hanzo face to face more than once, and now we have finally found the opportunity. We are from an organization called 'Akatsuki', I He is the head of the organization."

Yahiko stepped out of the queue, looking at Hanzo with neither humble nor overbearing.

dawn? Hanzo was taken aback, as if he remembered the name of this organization.

A ninja from Hidden Rain Village spontaneously established an organization. It is said that it takes peace as its mission and rescues suffering and disasters in the Land of Rain. It has a good reputation.

Looking at this young man named Yahiko, his body is thin and thin, but his eyes are full of unyielding stubbornness. It is something called ideal, which is clearly reflected in his eyes.

Unlike many young people in Yuyin.

This young man named "Yahiko" is ready to sacrifice for his ideal at any time.

This will will not be overthrown by any hardships or tribulations.

Hanzo was in a daze.

In the past, I have also been so high-spirited.

Had such a firm look.

Had this dream of not yielding to anyone.

I once vowed to bring peace to this country and the world. I killed the evil party, shed blood, my body was indomitable, and I was young and energetic. I thought that I could change the world by myself.

Now, he is changed by the world.

"What's the matter with you?"

Hanzo didn't like the look in Yahiko's eyes.

Fear, inferiority complex, disgust.

"I would like to ask Master Hanzo to give up fighting Sand Hidden. Doing so will only lead to unnecessary sacrifices."

Yahiko expressed his thoughts.

"Now is not an era that the old man can decide. This is the will of the entire Yuyin."

Hanzo shook his head.

"I know, so I want to get the assistance of Master Hanzo. With Master Hanzo's reputation, Konoha and Sagan can sit down, have a good discussion, and make peace. The result of war is too painful."

Yahiko said that sincerely.

After finally getting close to Hanzo, I must tell him my idea of ​​peace.

Only in this way can the Kingdom of Rain be prevented from being harmed again.

"Sha Yin killed many innocent people in the Land of Rain, this is a battle of revenge!"

Hanzo replied like this.

"Hatred will only bring hatred. If this continues, the Kingdom of Rain will never be peaceful. And according to our investigation, the massacre more than a year ago was already very suspicious. I suspect that some conspirators are secretly plotting to pull the rain Get into the water."

Yahiko was also firm in his opinion.

"It's already fallen into the water. The important thing now is not to find out the truth, but to repel the hidden sand, so that the Land of Rain can restore people's livelihood as quickly as possible."

"But that would cost a lot of people."

"Isn't it normal for people to die in war?"

"So I want to resolve the war through peace talks! I believe that as long as everyone can sit together, they must be able to understand each other!"

Yes.

This is Yahiko's idea.

But he didn't have such fame and strength, so Konoha and Sand Yin's people rejected him.

But Hanzo is different, he is the leader of Yuyin, the demigod who shined in the Second Ninja World War.

As long as they get his assistance, Sayin and Konoha's people will definitely give Hanzo face, and sit down and have a good talk.

This is the fame and strength of the demigod.

It made Konoha and Sahik unable to ignore his influence in the Land of Rain.

As long as they seize this opportunity, they can bring peace to the Kingdom of Rain.

It is not necessary to win the war in the form of a lot of people will die.

Yahiko didn't want to see more people fall victim to war.

This country has sacrificed enough.

He wants to awaken the conscience of those great powers, or the justice they discarded.

Then, we can use this to spread this concept to the world, so that all countries in the world will no longer wage wars, and everyone can grow up happily and worry-free in peace.

Such a beautiful and pure ideal is Akatsuki's ultimate purpose.

After listening to Yahiko's words, Hanzo suddenly understood that the young man in front of him was different from his past.

Because although he was naive in the past, he was not so naive.

Originally, he wanted to teach Yahiko a lesson, but after hearing him say a 'genius' idea... Hanzo couldn't bear to teach this innocent young man a lesson.

Who taught the idiot ninja?

Hanzo never expected such naive ninjas to exist in the Land of Rain.

I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't laugh, the corners of my mouth were bitter.

Sad, heartbroken.

If the young ninjas in Yuyin Village are like this, how will they gain a foothold in the ninja world in the future.

Hanzo feels that the future of Yuyin Village is dark.

If the war can be resolved through peace talks, will the Rain Country become like this?

"Master Hanzo, do you agree with me by not saying anything?"

Yahiko looked at Hanzo with eyes full of hope.

Hanzo didn't speak, walked to Yahiko, passed by him, and then slowly opened his mouth:

"Lie in the coffin with such a naive idea. It's a shame that the old man wasted a little time listening to your nonsense."

If, as a demigod, what he discarded was his past belief as a ninja, then this young man named Yahiko, his ninja belief has gone astray from the very beginning.

He is not suitable for this ninja world.

In this world of ninjas who are either crazy or murderous, people who have such naive ideas have only one way to die. Not only that, but they will also drag others to die together.

The smile on Yahiko's face froze.

Hanzo left the cliff and returned to the camp on the way down the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Hanzo suddenly heard footsteps approaching him from behind.

He turned around and thought it was the young man named Yahiko, but it turned out to be another male with long red hair.

The hair on his forehead can cover his eyes.

"You are Yahiko's companion, right? What's the matter? The old man's words just now are very clear. You know that you are not suitable for the battlefield. It is better to go back to the village to receive protection."

Hanzo gave a pertinent opinion.

This is because they are ninjas from Yuyin Village.

"Master Hanzo, my name is Nagato. Did you deny Yahiko's idea just now?"

Nagato asked.

"yes."

"Yahiko's idea is a bit naive... But is it really impossible to realize it?"

Don't want to answer this question.

Because Hanzo is very tired of this kind of people who don't like oil and salt.

But at this time, he felt a very special feeling about Nagato.

When he asked this sentence, he was not asking questions, but looking for some kind of answer.

Hanzo sighed and said, "I don't know why that person named Yahiko had such a naive idea... There were people like him in the past."

"past?"

"The god of ninjas—Senju Hashirama!"

Hanzo uttered the name of a ninja that everyone knew.

Nagato's expression changed.

"In the past, Senjujuma also advocated a similar ideal, ending the war in the form of talks... But that was based on his invincible power. Otherwise, no matter how big-hearted he is, he will not let others look at him differently. "

"But I heard that in the era when the God of Ninja existed, there was indeed no war."

"And after that?"

Hanzo's question silenced Nagato.

after?

This kind of question does not need to be discussed, and the answer can also be known.

Because Nagato himself is one of the experiencers.

"The God of Ninja died, and the First Ninja World War broke out soon. His younger brother, the Second Hokage Senju Tomona, died in the war, and then the Second Ninja World War broke out, and now there is the third Ninja World War. Three times... In more than ten years, there will be the fourth Ninja World War. He seems to have changed something, but in fact nothing has changed. Young people, it is time to wake up from the dream, otherwise your future will be bleak .”

Hanzo shook his head, not wanting to continue.

"...In other words, as long as the power called 'Invincible' exists, eternal peace can be guaranteed, right?"

Nagato suddenly asked this question softly.

Hanzo was taken aback, he didn't expect Nagato to ask such a question.

The widened pupils were full of astonishment.

He saw Nagato looking up and raising his head.

And under the red hair blown by the wind...a pair of eyes.

Reincarnation eye! ?