Reunion with Nagato

The Land of Rain, a country washed by rain year-round.

On this land shrouded in damp chill, Amegakure existed in its own distinctive way.

Minamoto Takuya stepped into this jungle of steel.

What greeted his eyes were countless strange buildings constructed from cold metal.

Their lines were harsh and angular, but even more striking were the enormous drainage pipes spread throughout the village.

He paused for a moment, his gaze piercing through the unbroken curtain of rain.

He could clearly see that the rain falling from the sky was no ordinary rain.

Every drop quietly contained a faint trace of chakra.

Rain Tiger at Will Technique... Minamoto Takuya murmured inwardly.

This was precisely the Secret Technique Nagato cast through the Deva Path Pain under his control.

The technique infused the caster's chakra into the ever-present rain, transforming it into sensory tendrils that silently enveloped the entire village.

Any disturbance that entered the rain's range could not escape its grasp.

This ninjutsu's chakra consumption was actually not low. It generally required rainwater, and the ever-rainy Land of Rain provided the perfect environment for it.

Otherwise, even as a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Nagato could not possibly use his own chakra to sustain this endless rain without pause.

Minamoto Takuya slowly raised his hand, letting several icy raindrops fall into his palm.

He focused his senses, and faint chakra fluctuations came from his fingertips.

Everyone's chakra was a unique imprint, born from the fusion of physical and spiritual energy, as impossible to replicate as a fingerprint.

At this moment, he was using the rainwater to confirm the other party's chakra.

A moment later, he withdrew his hand. His gaze pierced through layer upon layer of rain, accurately settling on a specific location deep within the village.

Having confirmed the direction, Minamoto