Chaotic Rain Ninja

"Is the current leader of the Rain Ninja an idiot?"

"I can't help but feel this way," Katsuki said sincerely.

Yahiko was speechless. Looking at the field ahead, one Rain Ninja after another fell in front of the Konoha Ninja. He had to admit that perhaps the current ruler of the Rain Ninja was really a fool!

That's so stupid!

They never expected the opposing rulers to respond in such a foolish way.

Before setting off, Orochimaru and Katsuki had predicted the possibility of this war and believed that the final result would inevitably be victory. However, Hanzō had painstakingly built up the Amegakure ship for decades, and even if it was broken now, it could still scrape off three pounds of nails.

In short, the process may be a little troublesome, but the final result will definitely be wonderful!

However, now even that little trouble is gone, and a bright road to victory lies before us.

Yahiko's feelings were extremely complicated. In the past, under Hanzō's command, the Rain Ninja had repeatedly overwhelmed the Akatsuki Organization, and it was only thanks to Nagato's extraordinary strength that they managed to hold on. But now, looking at the Rain Ninja's disheveled and pitiful state, without Hanzō, these fierce Rain Ninja were like tigers with their teeth pulled, and their threat had been greatly reduced!

They were living like a pack of stray dogs, so miserable that even Yahiko, his old rival, felt a pang of sympathy!

It's a pity that Hanzō's life's work and the wealth he built for the village have been squandered!

"Lightning Fork!"

With lightning in Katsuki hand, Mizuki unleashed a blinding flash of light. A Rain Ninja, about to deliver the fatal blow to a Hyuga Clan ninja, was suddenly decapitated. His neck was charred black by the intense heat, yet no blood splattered. The headless corpse fell into the muddy water with a thud.

He dispersed the remaining arcs of lightning in his hand and gently shook it.

"Thank goodness, that was close! We almost missed it!"

On the battlefield, the Hyuga Clan ninja leaped up and, dragging his wounded body, charged once again towards the opposing Rain Ninja.

The sounds of battle shook the heavens!

The wind and rain showed no sign of stopping, and in this environment, the ninjas of the Yuki clan were like fish in water.

Having dealt with the Mist Ninja for a long time, the Mist Ninja Yuki inevitably adopted their fighting style. They even imitated the Mist Ninja's Hidden Mist Technique and created a Blizzard Technique to ambush enemies from the snowstorm.

The wind and rain turned into wind and snow!

The Yuki clan's ninjas, like assassins roaming through the snowstorm, easily reaped the heads of the Rain Ninja under the leadership of Yuki Yoizuki.

The battle quickly came to an end!

"How far is it from Amegakure?" Katsuki asked, pulling Rokuro Kaguya.

Unfolding the waterproof map and measuring with his fingers, Rokuro Kaguya quickly provided the answer.

"If my mental calculations are correct, it's about thirteen kilometers away," Rokuro Kaguya replied cautiously.

"Thirteen kilometers? That's close! Very close!" Katsuki closed her eyes, Hand Seals, and chanted, "Mind's Eye of the Kagura."

This was already the sixth wave of Rain Ninja ambushers they had wiped out, killing nearly seven hundred Rain Ninja in total. This casualty rate made Katsuki feel sorry for the Rain Ninja, considering that Konoha's casualty rate had not yet broken into three digits, and the vast majority of them were injured.

The contrast is undeniably saddening; even though they are enemies, one can't help but feel sympathy for the unfortunate ones on the opposing side.

It's so unfortunate to have such a stupid commander. Of course, while we sympathize, Konoha doesn't hold back when it comes to wielding knives!

As he drew ever closer to Amegakure, he began to use Mind's Eye of the Kagura to observe the journey ahead.

"... At least he's not completely stupid!"

Katsuki hummed softly and opened her eyes.

"Rokuro, pass down the order: rest in place for twenty minutes, then advance at full speed. There are no more enemies along the way. This time, push straight into Amegakure."

"Yes, Lord Commander."

"The ambush team at the front hasn't sent back a single message; we've lost contact with them."

"They've been taken down? Damn it!"

In a tall building in Amegakure, inside a secret room, four fully armed Rain Ninja, wearing masks so their faces were obscured, sat cross-legged.

The four men were all elites under Hanzō. Fortunately, they were not taken by Hanzō to hunt down Yahiko and his group with Senju Zen and the others. They stayed in the village and thus escaped a calamity, but their lives were not easy.

They lacked Hanzō's authority, and even with the four of them working together, they couldn't quell the chaos in the village. Some of their comrades deserted, and they were powerless to help them all. Simply keeping their direct subordinates' morale up was already exhausting their already dwindling resources. If another civil war were to break out...

Without any outside intervention, Amegakure would probably be finished on its own.

It's also because Hanzō was too powerful that his peers had nowhere to stand, and the older ones had mostly passed away early, and the successors they were training had also died. Otherwise, Amegakure wouldn't have fallen to such a state.

"Those damned traitors! They actually betrayed us and joined those Akatsuki rebels! If Lord Hanzo were still Hanzō, I would have volunteered to kill those Akatsuki traitors..."

"Alright, shut up. It's come to this point, stop with the useless nonsense. Hanzō is gone. What we need to consider now is how to deal with the invaders from Konoha, and... those crazy Akatsuki who let wolves into the house."

The four of them started arguing.

A long and drawn-out wrangling ensued regarding how to confront the enemy. The four were evenly matched in strength and status, and their relationship was far from harmonious. None of them were willing to concede to the others, and they had only come together reluctantly because of the impending formidable enemy. So, don't expect them to put aside their past grievances and work together to face the future.

Sitting together is the limit; achieving ideological unity seems a distant dream.

This time, it was destined to be fruitless as well.

Sure enough, after a half-hour-long verbal battle, neither side could convince the other, and the atmosphere in the secret room became very heavy.

"Damn it! I'm not going to waste my breath on you guys. Who cares who they are? If they dare to come to my Amegakure, we'll deal with them to death. What are you wasting your breath on here?"

One of them suddenly stood up, Teuchi the small round table in front of him, angrily pushed open the door, and stormed out.

The remaining three looked at each other, and then another person got up and left.

"That's enough! What kind of schemes are we roughnecks coming up with here? It's incredibly stupid. I still prefer to talk to people with Kunai."

The hastily assembled leadership of Amegakure instantly fell apart.

All four of them left the building, each leading their own forces and occupying a portion of the village, quietly awaiting the arrival of the Konoha invaders.

"What is this? A gift from God?"

Katsuki was at a loss for words.

Standing amidst a pile of rubble not far from Amegakure, Mind's Eye of the Kagura scanned every corner of the village, and then he was stunned. The Rain Ninja hadn't gathered together; instead, they were scattered into four groups...

I racked my brains but still couldn't figure out what was going on!

However, this did not prevent Katsuki from issuing the order to attack.