Chapter 171 Nuclear peace... no, it's peace

   Rain of sorrow, 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 rich aqueduct resources.

   This is something worthy of envy for the sand 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, Sanshoyu 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 solved casually 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 dealing with the battlefield of the Land of Rain, the high-level executives of Sand Hidden have long concluded that it is a tactical delay, which delays until Konoha cannot 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 siblings, the Sand Hermit Jonin, who had been preparing for a long-term battle, also felt incredible.

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

   Leaving aside whether we can win in a direct conflict, even if we can win, Sand Hidden will lose a lot, making it unable to attack the Fire Nation in the future.

  This kind of problem should be obvious.

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

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

  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 I always feel that it is too risky."

   Another jounin expressed concern, but still wanted to focus on safe tactics.

   "Yes, 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 for a while, opened his eyes and said: "As I said before, this is a good opportunity. There is no harm in trying it out. If things can really go according to our expectations, 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-kakushi shinobi.

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

  And Iwagakure of the Country of Grass, according to the information Iwagakure sent, seems to be very eager, hoping that Sagakushi can put pressure on Konoha and smash the alliance between Yuyin and Konoha as soon as possible.

  The reason Iwagakushi 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 match him.

   Even more terrifying than Konoha Baiya back then.

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

  When Konoha Baiya rose to prominence, he was also about the same age. 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 turns 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 much better.

  Without Iwagakushi's restraining force, Sandgakure couldn't fight Konoha alone.

  If Sandai Kazekage was still alive... Thinking of this, I sighed in the hearts of all the sand hidden 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 powerful, and their three generations of Kazekage are also 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 such a good opportunity before March next year."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

  All of you Sagan Jōnin are decisive people. Even if you hesitated and worried at first, considering the actual situation, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grasp the "opportunity" on the secret letter.

  Although there are certain risky behaviors, as long as Sha Yin operates properly, even if he fails, he will not lose many people and can completely evacuate.

   "That's the decision, the specific arrangement, I will hold another meeting the night before the operation, now disband, control the people in the camp, and 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 suspend 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, Yu Yin has a strong hatred for Sha Yin, and staying out of it is just nonsense.

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

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

   Therefore, Yuyin couldn't stay out of it.

  Oshemaru also saw this. 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.

   Moreover, he was defeated by his subordinates 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.

  Even if he is reluctant, reality will force him to follow the route that Orochimaru has preset for him.

  Hanzo has some doubts, whether the **** 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 unable 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 getting old.

   "After retiring Sand Hermit, 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 to find the heir?

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

  ◎

  Hanzo took dozens of Ukakure ninjas out to explore the way.

   Mainly to pull out the nails of the nearby sand hidden ninjas.

  He sensed that a great war would soon sweep across the entire territory of the Kingdom of Rain.

   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 financial 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, it is indeed in line with his style to appease Yuyin.

  The premise is to repel Sayin. If the action fails, not only Konoha, but Uyin will also 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.

   Noticed that they were not ninjas dressed, just ordinary villagers from the Land of Rain.

  What are these people doing here blocking the way?

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

   "Hanzo-sama...is it Hanzo-sama?"

  A skinny old man walked out tremblingly from the queue.

   With a skinny body, I am worried that I will suddenly fall down while walking.

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

   "I am 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.

  Honestly speaking, Hanzo doesn't remember this old man named 'Fang Zhu', but what the other party said seems to have happened.

  Thirty years ago, that was not long after he took charge of Yuyin Village.

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

  So, 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 had many hidden injuries to his body at that time, and now his strength has declined seriously.

  No way, Yuyin Village was only supported by him at the time. He couldn't fall down, and he couldn't hide behind.

  At that time, he didn't remember how many people he 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 this country. Therefore, Hanzo didn’t remember very clearly about other things.

  He thinks he is not a person who likes to recall sadness very much.

  Looking at the furrowed wrinkles on Fang Zhu's face, the palm of his hand seemed to be covered with a layer of wrinkled skin. His complexion was dark, his eyes were cloudy, and his hair was thinning.

   is the 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.

   "What can I do for you?"

   Hanzo asked in a relaxed 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. Your fighters must have enough to eat before they 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 are also tall and thin, with waxy complexions, caused by malnutrition.

   "..."

  Here is suddenly dominated by silence.

  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 are also silent, angry, humiliated, their eyes are a little hot, and something wants to flow out.

  The Land of Rain... Has it reached this point yet?

  How can this little grain feed a village?

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

   Assistant Fang said in a pleading tone.

   It seems that Hanzo looks down on this little food.

  Hanzo still did not speak, but swept past the villagers behind the old man.

  The silent old man, the bewildered and helpless young man, the woman couldn't bear to hold the child, the child stretched out his hand to the grain bag, giggled innocently, and there was 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 Fangzhu's hands.

   As he said that, ignoring Fangsuke's shouts behind him, Hanzo turned and left this sad place with Amane Ninja.

   "Go back and share some food."

  After saying these words, Hanzo felt that he had aged decades 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!"

   It is no longer possible to return. 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 I saw these people, the more ashamed Hanzo felt.

  He couldn't face up to himself now.

  Reminds him of the fearless self he used to be, who now indulges in false accolades and pathetic power struggles.

  Became the kind of person I 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.

  ◎

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

  From the cliff overlooking the countless ditches on the land, it is a special scenic spot formed by the confluence of rainwater.

  Hanzo was drenched in the rain, only in this way can he wake up now.

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

  Current me...to what extent can I do it?

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

  Hanzo was in a state of confusion.

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

Fear.

   Uneasy.

  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, Sagakushi’s goal is only Konoha, he only needs to bow his head slightly to Sagakushi, and compromise again, maybe the crisis can be resolved.

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

  But I also 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?

  I compromised with Sain, will Sain 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.

  You are not very old, less than twenty years old.

  Young people of all ages.

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

  Wears Yuyin's ninja forehead on his forehead.

"who are you?"

   Hanzo asks for their identities.

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

   The young man headed by 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. He stood there and waited for their next words.

   "As Master Hanzo, we have never heard of the names of the three of us. But we also wanted to communicate face-to-face with Master Hanzo more than once, and now we finally found the opportunity. We come from an organization called 'Akatsuki', and I am the leader of the organization."

  Yahiko stepped out of the queue, and looked at Hanzo in a neither humble nor overbearing way.

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

  A ninja from Hidden Rain Village, an organization established spontaneously. It is said that it takes peace as its mission and saves suffering 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.

   is different from 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 a little dazed.

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

   I had such a firm look in my eyes.

   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 Yahiko's eyes.

   Fear, low self-esteem, disgust.

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

  Yahiko spoke his mind.

   "Now is no longer an era that the old man can decide. This is the will of the entire Yu Yin."

   Hanzo shook his head.

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

  Yahiko said this sincerely.

   After finally getting close to Hanzo, I must tell him my philosophy 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 answered like this.

   "Hatred will only bring hatred. If this continues, the Kingdom of Rain will never be peaceful. Moreover, 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 Yuyin into the water."

  Yahiko is also firm in his opinion.

   "It has fallen into the water. The important thing now is not to find out the truth, but to drive back 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 what Yahiko thought.

  But he didn't have such fame and strength, so the people from Konoha and Sand Yin 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, Sakakushi and Konoha will definitely give Hanzo face and sit down and have a good talk.

   This is the fame and strength of the demigod.

   Make Konoha and Sand Yin unable to ignore his influence in the Land of Rain.

  As long as they grasp 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 doesn'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 start 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 wanted to teach Yahiko a lesson, but after hearing him say a 'genius' idea... Hanzo couldn't bear to teach this naive young man a lesson.

  Who taught the idiot ninja?

   There are such naive ninjas in the Land of Rain, this is something Hanzo never expected.

  I want to laugh, but I can't laugh, the corners of my mouth are 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 speaking?"

  Yahiko looked at Hanzo with eyes full of hope.

  Hanzo did not speak, walked to Yahiko, passed by him, and then slowly opened his mouth:

   "Lie in the coffin with such a naive idea, the old man actually wasted a little time listening to your boring remarks, it's a shame."

  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 lunatics or murderers, people with such naive ideas will only 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.

   His forehead hair can cover his eyes.

   "You are Yahiko's companion, right? What's the matter? What the old man said just now is 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 of 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 there really no way 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.

  He asked this sentence, not asking questions, but looking for some kind of answer.

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

"past?"

   "The God of Ninja—Senju Hashirama!"

  Hanzo uttered the name of a ninja that everyone knows.

  Nagato's expression changed.

  "In the past, Senjujuma also advocated similar ideals, and ended the war in the form of talks...but that was based on his invincible power. Otherwise, no matter how big his mind is, he will not let others look at him differently."

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

   "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 War broke out soon. His younger brother, Second Hokage Senju Tomona, died in the war. Then the Second Ninja War broke out, and now there will be a third... More than ten years later, there will be a fourth Ninja War. He seems to have changed something, but in fact nothing has changed. Young people, you should wake up from your dreams, 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.

   His dilated pupils were full of astonishment.

  He saw Nagato looking up and raising his head.

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

  Reincarnation eye! ?

  (end of this chapter)