"Kiri, you remember what I told you, right? Don't harm these villagers. I only need them as hostages to keep the others in Takigakure from acting rashly!
"Once I obtain the Hero Water and take control of Takigakure, they'll become my people!"
On the way to the Sealing Cave, Suiken spoke to the tightly wrapped female ninja beside him.
The female ninja wore an Amegakure forehead protector.
In addition, a group of ninjas followed behind her, and they all wore Kirigakure forehead protectors as well.
The current rain ninja had something rather strange about them.
Nagato, who had occupied Amegakure, had instead slashed a line across their forehead protectors.
Yet the rain ninja who had once served Hanzō and had now defected from Amegakure all wore brand-new forehead protectors!
It was completely backward!
It was now hard to say which side was truly made up of rogue ninja.
However, Pain, who had taken over Amegakure, had indeed been accepted by the residents there.
Yet these ninja who had defected from Amegakure had never considered themselves rogue ninja.
It was truly difficult to understand.
This group of rain ninja was led by the woman called Kiri.
They had also taken the initiative to find Suiken, who had left Takigakure in indignation, and promised to help him seize the position of village chief.
In return, once Suiken successfully took control of Takigakure, he had to give them Hero Water as payment and help them counterattack Amegakure!
That was right. The hundred or so rain ninja led by Kiri were unwilling to accept defeat. They wanted to return to Kirigakure, defeat Pain, and reclaim control of Amegakure!
However, they knew they lacked that kind of strength, so they had been seeking outside support throughout the Ninja World.
It had to be said that