On the surface, Kazeki seemed to have been nothing but unlucky ever since entering Amegakure, while Moriyue merely had to move his lips and appeared to have done nothing else.
If you thought Kazeki was the only one suffering, you would be wrong. In fact, although Moriyue had specifically arranged for Ajisai to stay away from Amegakure, she had also been terribly unlucky lately.
Logically, Ajisai had been born and raised in Amegakure and should have known the surrounding area well. But that was not the case. Under Pain's orders, Amegakure was tightly controlled, and the villagers were treated with extreme severity. Leaving the village was no simple matter.
That was why, despite being an Amegakure ninja, Ajisai was not very familiar with the area surrounding Amegakure.
In Moriyue's estimation, Ajisai should not have encountered any major trouble around Amegakure this time. But reality was always stranger than any plan.
Moriyue had considered things quite thoroughly, but she had not expected Danzo's subordinates to approach Amegakure at this time.
Not only Moriyue—even Orochimaru, who had worked with Danzo many times, could not understand it. He knew Danzo was an old bastard who often did inhuman things, but even Orochimaru could not imagine why Danzo would send people to Amegakure at this time.
The rain in Amegakure rarely stopped. It was not solely because of Pain's Rain Tiger Vision Jutsu; Amegakure's terrain and climate were simply like that. Here, there was little difference between day and night. The only distinction was how gray the sky looked.
The pooled water on the ground was brutally trampled apart. In rain-soaked Amegakure, the surrounding area was filled with the irritating patter of drizzle, and these small ripples were not enough to alert anyone nearby.
Figures hidden beneath white rain cloaks moved through the dense