Genjutsu!

Although the war between the great nations had brought suffering to the Land of Rain, it undeniably also brought the Land of Rain certain opportunities!

During peacetime, those great nations would never sit by and watch the Land of Rain grow stronger. With unspoken coordination, they suppressed the Land of Rain to some extent in every aspect!

But once the great nations went to war with one another, the Land of Rain became an ally they all needed to win over!

Even if they could not make the Land of Rain stand on their side, they absolutely could not push it to the opposing side!

Just like in this Third Shinobi World War, although the Land of Rain's people's livelihood had suffered a devastating blow, Hanzō the Salamander had indeed extracted considerable benefits from the three great nations of Fire, Earth, and Wind!

From another perspective, as long as Konoha and Iwagakure continued fighting, their strength would inevitably be weakened!

As one side waned while the other waxed, Konoha and Iwagakure growing weaker meant Amegakure was growing stronger!

The chaotic situation could also allow Amegakure to find more opportunities!

As his thoughts raced, Hanzō the Salamander had already leaned toward cooperating with Shimura Danzō, the man known as the Darkness of the Shinobi World!

Watching Hanzō the Salamander's movements, Uchiha Jin understood his intentions!

It seemed that in this real world, he truly could not judge these figures who had stirred the Ninja World by the way he viewed anime characters!

In the Original Plot, Shimura Danzō had merely brought the corpse of an Amegakure ninja to Hanzō the Salamander's door and easily driven a wedge between him and the Akatsuki Organization!

He made Hanzō the Salamander, who had originally thought highly of the Akatsuki Organization, directly develop Killing Intent toward them and form an alliance with Shimura Danzō!

Judging from that plot alone, it vividly showcased Shimura Danzō's insidious cruelty and Hanzō the Salamander's fading glory!

But when reality was taken into account, things were far from as simple as the manga portrayed!

Hanzō the Salamander might truly have thought highly of the newly formed Akatsuki Organization, but Shimura Danzō offered him greater benefits!

Before the interests of all Amegakure, Hanzō the Salamander did not hesitate to sacrifice the Akatsuki Organization to demonstrate his sincerity to Shimura Danzō!

Hanzō the Salamander and Shimura Danzō reached an unspoken agreement to cooperate!

Of course, that was under the assumption that Hanzō the Salamander did not know Nagato possessed the Rinnegan!

Otherwise, considering the enormous potential and hidden danger brought by the Rinnegan, Hanzō the Salamander might have made a different choice!

In truth, Hanzō the Salamander and Shimura Danzō's alliance had also collapsed midway because they underestimated Nagato's strength!

After Root's elite forces were wiped out and more than half of Hanzō the Salamander's subordinates were killed or injured, they lost the ability to continue causing trouble on the Land of Rain battlefield!

They had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to bait it!

Uchiha Jin could not judge whether Hanzō the Salamander's actions were right or wrong!

After all, their positions were different, and so were the things they saw!

Since Hanzō the Salamander was Amegakure's Leader, all his actions naturally had to prioritize Amegakure's interests!

As for whether it was right or wrong, who could really say?

"Senior Hanzō, it seems you've already made your choice!"

The moment Uchiha Jin finished speaking, blazing flames erupted around his body with a boom!

Fire Release Chakra Mode, activate!

"So you came here to stop Shimura Danzō!"

Hanzō the Salamander narrowed his eyes and hung the kusarigama in his hand at his waist.

"More precisely, I came here to kill him!" Uchiha Jin nodded. "Although I agree with Danzo's ideas regarding the Peace Talks with Iwagakure, this war has to end no matter what!"

"Besides, the Uchiha Clan's grudge with Danzo runs deep. It's time for him to die!"

"Then there is nothing more to say!" Hanzō the Salamander rapidly formed seals with both hands and slapped the ground. "Summoning Technique!"

White Smoke burst forth, and a massive brown salamander appeared out of thin air, lifting Hanzō the Salamander onto its back!

"Ibuse, use Poison Spray!"

Hanzō the Salamander shouted, grabbed the kusarigama at his waist again, and leaped from Salamander Ibuse's head!

Salamander Ibuse let out a piercing cry like an infant's wail, opened his huge mouth, and sprayed out vast amounts of thick purple poison!

In terms of raw strength, Salamander Ibuse might not match Gamabunta of Myōbokuzan or Manda of Ryūchi Cave, but with the boost from his poison, Salamander Ibuse could even fight three opponents at once without falling behind!

Even Hanzō the Salamander himself could not completely ignore Salamander Ibuse's poison!

"Mirror Fire Flame!"

Uchiha Jin threw a punch, and an endless torrent of scorching flames formed a massive Fire Wall, blocking the purple toxic mist sprayed by Salamander Ibuse!

Although he could use Elementalization to become immune to poison, the world was full of strange things. Unless necessary, Uchiha Jin would not keep himself in an environment filled with poison for too long!

Moreover, in a sense, flames had a certain restraining effect against poison!

The scorching High Temperature was enough to render most things inactive and reduce them to ashes, and poison was no exception!

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation Arrow!"

After blocking the purple poisonous gas, Uchiha Jin opened his mouth and spat out a huge fireball that remained condensed, carrying the lingering flames of Mirror Fire Flame as it surged toward Salamander Ibuse!

Uchiha Jin wanted to take down Salamander Ibuse in one go!

But Uchiha Jin's attack missed!

Salamander Ibuse had vanished from where he had been, leaving behind only a massive pit!

"Did he burrow underground?"

Before Uchiha Jin could think further, Hanzō the Salamander's attack had already arrived before him!

The blade of Hanzō the Salamander's kusarigama flashed with cold light as it slashed straight at Uchiha Jin's face!

Uchiha Jin barely caught the kusarigama's handle with a kunai and used the force to pull away from Hanzō the Salamander!

Hanzō the Salamander's blade was too sharp. An ordinary kunai could not withstand its edge at all!

Crack!

Before Uchiha Jin could steady himself, the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed. Salamander Ibuse opened his huge mouth and bit toward him!

At the same time, a chain whipped about like a rampaging python, sealing off all of Uchiha Jin's paths of escape as it swept toward him!

Flames erupted beneath Uchiha Jin's feet, instantly accelerating him as he narrowly evaded Salamander Ibuse's bite!

"Hmph!"

Hanzō the Salamander snorted coldly and yanked the chain in his hand. The chains around Uchiha Jin suddenly tightened, binding him firmly!

Hanzō the Salamander landed atop Salamander Ibuse's head and looked down at Uchiha Jin from above. "Uchiha brat, I admit your Fire Release Ninjutsu is formidable, but you don't seem skilled at using your clan's inherited bloodline limit!"

"Never mind that you haven't used Genjutsu, you haven't even displayed the advantages of Dynamic Vision!"

"You are simply wasting those Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"

"Oh?" Bound in place, Uchiha Jin revealed an eerie smile at Hanzō the Salamander and said calmly, "When did you get the illusion that I hadn't used Genjutsu?"