Uchiha Diqin did not know whether Ronglin had heard what she said, but she still answered:
"It's the most violent rainy season of the year."
Although it rained year-round in the Land of Rain, the past two months were when the rainfall was at its fiercest. It usually rained, but never as violently as during these two months.
"Is that so?"
Ronglin murmured to himself:
"It's about time for a few torrential downpours. A good washing wouldn't be bad."
"Kisame."
"My lord."
Kisame Hoshigaki immediately entered the Hokage's Office from outside the door, waiting for Ronglin's orders.
Ronglin still did not turn around, his gaze remaining fixed on the scene beyond the window:
"I'll give you a squad of twenty. Choose the people yourself and go to the Land of Rain. Amegakure no longer needs to exist."
"Yes."
Kisame Hoshigaki turned and left without hesitation. He did not ask why, as if it were only natural.
Uchiha Diqin's small mouth fell slightly open. Looking at the now-silent Ronglin, she suddenly felt that he had become far more unfamiliar than before, increasingly impossible to read.
Aside from Kisame Hoshigaki himself, the twenty-man squad included nine Elite Jonin and ten Jonin selected from the Anbu. It was an overwhelmingly powerful team.
Whoosh!!!
Standing calmly amid the pouring rain, Kisame Hoshigaki looked over the people he had selected, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly.
"By order of Lord Hokage: target—the Land of Rain, Amegakure. Objective—erase Amegakure."
A squad with such overwhelming strength would have no problem wiping out the ninja villages of many small countries, though Amegakure would be somewhat more difficult.
However, with Akatsuki's members largely absent from the Land of Rain, the mission could be completed.
There were no doubts and no questions. Led by Kisame Hoshigaki, the squad rushed