One After Another

"Pain... God..."

After using his frogs to capture two Rain ninja grunts, Jiraiya had also learned the rough situation from them.

Though they were only bottom-ranking lackeys, they at least knew the current state of the Land of Rain.

This made Jiraiya realize that Hanzo of the Salamander, who had once fought the three of them alone and bestowed upon them the title of Sannin, the man known as a demigod, had already been defeated.

Knowing full well how powerful Hanzo of the Salamander was, Jiraiya found it difficult to calm his heart for a long time.

"Looks like they ran into some troublesome problem..."

Though he had only learned a rough outline from low-ranking ninja, some vague ideas had already formed in Jiraiya's mind.

Was it really you? I truly hope my judgment was wrong...

While Jiraiya interrogated those lackeys, three figures stood silently atop the tallest tower in the center of the Land of Rain.

One was the supposedly dead Hanzo of the Salamander, while the other two were Konan and Yahiko.

"There are three intruders. None of them are weak. Go deal with them."

Amagurijizai no Jutsu was a powerful detection ninjutsu wielded by Nagato. By infusing his Chakra into the rain that covered the entire Land of Rain, he could track anyone who warranted observation.

Within the Land of Rain, almost no one could evade his perception!

"More intruders? They've been showing up rather frequently lately. And if you say they aren't weak, they're probably around Kage level."

Konan's expression was icy.

Yahiko, meanwhile, spoke with sorrow etched across his face.

"There are always people who want to destroy our plan, people who want to stop peace from coming to the world. They must be made to feel enough pain. We cannot let Uncle Yue's