Who Crosses the Boundary First

Uchiha An suddenly stopped and retreated, and Nara Shikaku's side also saw it.

He was also happy to take this opportunity to gather his companions, put out fires, treat injuries, and rest for a while to recover his Chakra.

As soon as the battle here stopped, those Amegakure Ninja rushed forward and shouted.

"This is within the Land of Rain, who are you people, and why are you fighting here?"

Uchiha An casually glanced at the ninja, seeing that he was a small fry, he was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and only cast his gaze behind him, scanning for traces of Pain's hiding.

Nara Shikaku was tactful and polite, stepping forward and saying:

"We are Konohagakure Ninja, I am Nara Shikaku, and the ones behind me are all my companions. We came here to hunt down a rogue ninja and have no ill intentions towards the Land of Rain."

"Please reply to Lord Hanzo of the Salamander, telling him that we will leave immediately after we finish killing the rogue ninja, and we will not cause any destruction to the Land of Rain."

"Konoha..." The leading ninja looked at the emblem on the Konoha ninja's headband with a complicated expression, then turned his head to look at Uchiha An's obvious eyes, and nodded silently, "I understand."

"I will report this matter to the village, and please also kill the rogue ninja as soon as possible and leave the Land of Rain, do not linger here."

"Please rest assured, our Konoha and the Land of Rain are allies, and we will not do anything excessive. Please send my regards to your Lord Hanzo of the Salamander."

The current Land of Rain was a solid block managed by the Akatsuki Organization, and outsiders had no idea that Hanzo of the Salamander had long since died. The ninja did not expose it, just nodded, turned around, and led his men away.

The first half of the break was over, and the second half continued.

But not being able to quickly defeat Nara Shikaku and turning the battle into a protracted war, Uchiha An had no intention of continuing to fight.

If he could have crushed them and annihilated all the Konoha ninja in one fell swoop, he wouldn't have minded collecting some interest for the hatred of his clan's destruction in advance, but seeing that things were not going smoothly, he didn't need to fight to the death with a group of Konoha tools here.

The culprit hadn't even shown up, so fighting desperately like this was not worth it.

He came here to "gift" Nagato, not to fight people in another place.

If Nagato, the protagonist, didn't show up, who would he be acting for?

He intended to drag Nagato into the water, so after the battle resumed, he no longer clashed head-on with the Ino-Shika-Cho, but retreated while fighting, heading towards the direction of Amegakure.

"Hey, Nagato, aren't you hiding behind?

Then I'll see if you can sit still in the dark when the peace of Amegakure is broken again?

His intentions were too obvious, and everyone saw it.

However, Nara Shikaku did not care about the lives of the people of the Land of Rain. Even if it attracted Hanzo of the Salamander, between Konoha Village and the rogue ninja Uchiha, Hanzo of the Salamander would only choose to help Konoha Village.

"Uchiha Itachi" was not an easy enemy to deal with. If they could get the help of Hanzo of the Salamander, their mission to kill "Uchiha Itachi" and recapture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would be much easier to complete.

With one side deliberately causing trouble and the other side intentionally indulging, the battle group rolled and moved towards the direction of Amegakure.

The forests burned, farmland was shattered, roads collapsed, and sand and stones flew wildly in their wake, turning the world upside down.

"Damn it!"

Pain's face darkened, his killing intent surging.

He stepped forward, about to go out and eliminate these detestable individuals.

Konan hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"Nagato, now is not the time for you to appear."

"We are not ready yet, and it's not suitable to have a severe conflict with Konoha at this time."

"Let me handle it!"

"I won't let them get close to the village."

Pain glanced back at Konan. Seeing the concern in her eyes, his heart warmed. He took a step back and nodded, saying:

"Alright, I'll leave it to you. Be careful too, those Konoha Ninja are not easy to deal with."

Konan nodded. White paper sheets peeled off from her body, and as if alive, they automatically folded into the shape of flying birds. They circled above her head before flying out in flocks.

Pain retracted his Rain Tiger At Will Technique. The dark clouds covering the sky receded at a visible speed, and the continuous rain finally stopped. The long-lost sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds onto the earth, leaving only puddles and damp air as proof of the recent rainfall.

"Oh, they've finally appeared!"

As soon as the rain stopped, Uchiha An noticed. He immediately unleashed another Fire Style jutsu, forcing Ino-Shika-Cho and the others back. He then canceled his Susanoo and retreated, maintaining a distance from the Konoha Ninja.

When everyone looked up, they saw countless folded paper birds descending from the sky like they were returning to their nests. They landed between both sides, unfolded, merged, and reformed, gradually outlining human figures.

When the last piece of paper fell into place, the Akatsuki Organization's red cloud black robe swayed gently in the wind, and Konan's figure appeared before everyone. She said coldly:

"Konohagakure Ninja, we warned you before not to cause any harm to the Land of Rain. Did you not understand?"

Is it a Kekkei Genkai ninja?

The village's intelligence did not mention any such powerful individual existing in the Land of Rain!

Nara Shikamaru's eyes flickered. He instinctively took a step forward and said calmly:

"Please don't misunderstand, we have no ill intentions."

"It's just that this Uchiha Rogue Ninja seems to want to use your village's power to escape Konoha's hunt."

"If the Amegakure is willing to help capture and kill this Konoha Rogue Ninja, Konoha will be eternally grateful."

Konan waved her hand, and a White Paper Whip lashed out, drawing a long line on the ground between everyone and the Amegakure, and she said with a cold face:

"Amegakure doesn't care about your Konohagakure's affairs. As long as you don't move forward, who lives or dies has nothing to do with Amegakure."

"But I want to make myself clear beforehand. Anyone who dares to cross this line will be seen as a provocation to Amegakure, and I will not be polite."

Facing Konan's threat, Nara Shikaku felt quite dismissive.

Ninja from a mere Land of Rain dared to warn Konohagakure, the number one village in the ninja world. It was truly laughable.

However, there were priorities. The urgent task now was to complete the mission, not to argue with these small-country ninja from the Land of Rain.

So, Nara Shikaku readily nodded and said:

"We are here only to hunt down the rogue ninja. As long as Uchiha Itachi does not cross that line, we will absolutely not cross it."

After speaking, he coldly looked at "Uchiha An" on the other side, his gaze full of provocation.

You want to use the power of the Land of Rain to escape the village's hunt?

Now that the Amegakure ninja have drawn the boundary, if you have the guts, try crossing it!

Unexpectedly, Uchiha An didn't move forward at all. He stood in place and coldly chuckled.

"Well, of course I won't cross the line. But as for the people from Konohagakure, it's hard to say!"

After speaking, he flicked his hand and threw the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki he was holding to the other side of the boundary.