Trouble Comes Calling

"Hey, aren't you going to do it yet? The flowers will wither if we wait any longer!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not your turn to go on stage anyway. Just wait and watch the show!"

In the forest not far from Yahiko's house, seven or eight pale heads emerged from an extremely large tree, where the White Zetsu were chattering incessantly.

"They're here! They're here!"

With a shout from a White Zetsu, three people emerged from the forest. Judging from their build, they were two men and one woman, dressed in Rain Ninja attire, and wearing respirators on their faces, giving them a fierce appearance.

"Oh, is it Rain Ninja this time? Her outfit is really nice!"

"They're finally here. That brat's up to something, making a huge commotion. You'd better hurry up and get to work, or who knows how long we'll have to wait for 'Eyes' to come back!"

"What are you afraid of? We're Rain Ninja now, so it doesn't matter if we're seen."

The male Rain Ninja walking at the front spoke, his bangs falling over his forehead, revealing only one eye with a fierce gaze.

"But it's still a lot of trouble, so I'd better deal with it as soon as possible. I don't like unnecessary complications." Another White Zetsu emerged from the ground.

"Knew!"

Although they all look similar, that's in the eyes of outsiders. White Zetsu are clearly distinguishable, and there is a hierarchy with a very strict order of seniority. The stronger one is, the higher one's status. The one that emerged from the ground is the one that faced Madara directly, and it holds a very high position among the White Zetsu.

At least the rest of the White Zetsu present had to obey his orders, and the three that had transformed into Rain Ninja also obediently lowered their heads.

"Don't be careless, he's just a brat from the Uzumaki Clan after all."

"Clear."

The three Rain Ninja responded in unison and continued walking forward, following the Chakra that was as conspicuous as a campfire in the night.

Silver-white lightning streaked across the rain, leaving dazzling trails of light. Then, the giant bird forged from thunder exploded with a crack, transforming into hundreds of lightning bolts that struck in all directions. The Shadow Clone unfortunate enough to be caught in the blast were doomed, howling and scattering in all directions. In one fell swoop, more than twenty of his Shadow Clone were taken away.

"Whispering sound!!!"

He forced out an extremely annoyed groan through his teeth, Katsuki face quite gloomy. After working hard for so long, he still hadn't gained anything. Luckily, he had enough Chakra, otherwise, this kind of training method would have exhausted him to death.

The remaining dozen or so Shadow Clone retreated even further, as the main body was becoming increasingly unrestrained, and one could easily get caught up in it.

"Bang!"

An unexpected noise interrupted the interjection.

White Chakra smoke rose silently, and the petite female Rain Ninja moved like a rabbit, wielding a dark, dull longsword, instantly killing eight Shadow Clones of Katsuki.

Who is it?

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The remaining Shadow Clone retreated rapidly, immediately going on high alert and preparing to defend against the female Rain Ninja.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique"

The female Rain Ninja's eyes slightly curved upwards, but most of her face was obscured by her respirator, making it impossible to discern her expression. Only the sound of rushing water filled the air, and in the blink of an eye, a giant water dragon, over ten meters long, took shape, carrying its heavy body as it lunged forward.

The environment of the Land of Rain is ideal for Water Release Technique; the abundant moisture not only reduces Chakra consumption but also enhances the power of the techniques.

This is a paradise for Water Release ninjas!

"Earth Release, Earth Style Wall."

The Shadow Clone reacted quickly; perhaps because they had filled so many holes, their Earth Release seemed to be released much faster than before.

As the water jets crashed down from the sky, three walls of rock and earth were just taking shape, stretching out before us.

A muffled boom resounded, the rock walls shook violently, and pieces of rock were thrown into the sky. The water dragon's impact was quite powerful, and with the help of the terrain, its power was amplified. It managed to smash through two rock walls before exhausting its strength and dissipating into streams of water.

"Hmm! Not bad! Did you calculate the power of the Water Dragon Bullet precisely to create three rock walls? Interesting!"

In the puddles not far away, White Zetsu's rather fierce face appeared on the shimmering water.

"Blocked, counterattack..."

"Bang!"

Just as Katsuki's Shadow Clone his arm, preparing to counterattack, a long sword suddenly pierced through his chest, instantly turning into smoke and dissipating.

"And... Rain Ninja..."

Before the words in his throat could be uttered, they were chopped off by the long sword and vanished into smoke.

Two black longswords flashed by, and the Shadow Clone were caught off guard and killed one after another. In the end, only the main body of Katsuki was left watching all of this happen from behind.

"Rain Ninja? How is that possible? They actually managed to deceive my senses... No, no, it's not Rain Ninja. They can deceive my senses, and the fact that Rain Ninja are here is definitely not a coincidence, it's..."

"Whoosh!"

The Shuriken grazed past Katsuki's ear, interrupting his thoughts and severing a strand of his hair. Before it could float away gracefully, it was knocked into the mud by raindrops.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Beast"

Abandoning the Hand Seals, the ferocious beast, constructed from a blend of azure and silver, instantly broke free of its cage, leaving a distorted trail of light in the air before pouncing on the two male Rain Ninja.

"... Was it blocked?"

Katsuki's breath hitched. In her dark pupils, she saw a Water Wall like a waterfall. The flowing water easily dissipated the Lightning Beast, and all the lightning was channeled into the ground along with the water.

"But... that's really exaggerated, isn't it? Water Release of this scale, tsk tsk! Is it that the timing isn't as good as the location?!"

He clicked his tongue slightly, then suddenly felt a headache coming on. If he wasn't mistaken, these guys weren't Rain Ninja, but White Zetsu. Although he didn't know why they were suddenly attacking him, the reason didn't matter anymore. What mattered was dealing with this sudden attack and surviving.

He knew very well that the strength of White Zetsu varied. The strongest, like Tobi, was at the level of a Kage, while the weaker ones were still relatively strong. There was no need to say more about the Genin- level White Zetsu; the real danger was the arrival of Jonin- level White Zetsu.

"Earth Release, Earth Spear"

With a snap of his hands, the earth began to tremble, and massive rock spears instantly rose from the ground, stacking high like ocean waves, and surged forward at high speed.

"Oh no! Oh no! How dangerous! How dangerous!"

The three Rain Ninja nimbly leaped to both sides, their light figures like drifting willow catkins, managing to dodge even such a wide-ranging attack.

"That was dangerous. This kid is really something else. Are all the Uzumaki Clan this strong? How did they get killed by the Rain Ninja?" One of the Rain Ninja looked at his companion.

"How could they all be this strong? Ninety-nine percent of the Uzumaki Clan are thick-skinned fools. If they were all this difficult to deal with, that would be terrible... Wait, you bastard, don't change the subject." The female Rain Ninja's face twitched, her tone quite unfriendly, "This is not the time to talk about such things, tch... here we go again!"

Another wave of rocky spears surged towards us!

A murderous intent swept across this land like a tidal wave!