A day later.
Rain fell in a steady drizzle.
Hanzō the Salamander lay propped against the bed, bandages wrapped around his body, his vacant eyes gazing through the window at the rain outside.
The rain in Amegakure seemed as though it would never cease.
"Lord Hanzō, the three leaders of the Akatsuki Organization and their subordinates have arrived. The heads and key personnel of every department in Amegakure are ready as well."
Ametsuyu appeared in the room, kneeling on one knee. His eyes were full of concern as he looked at Hanzō the Salamander.
A day earlier, Hanzō the Salamander had returned to Amegakure while dragging his heavily injured body, terrifying a group of Amegakure's shinobi!
In the Land of Rain, in Amegakure, Hanzō the Salamander was their sky!
If anything happened to Hanzō the Salamander, it would be no different from the sky over the Land of Rain collapsing!
Both Ametsuyu and Kanzō had been frantic, asking Hanzō the Salamander what exactly had happened.
Hanzō the Salamander had merely said that both sides had suffered losses and offered no further explanation. He only told Kanzō to invite Yahiko's Trio from the Akatsuki Organization, while ordering Ametsuyu to gather all of Amegakure's powerful figures, saying that he had an important announcement to make.
Although Ametsuyu and Kanzō were worried, they did not dare defy Hanzō the Salamander's orders and could only comply.
"Let's go. It is time for the Land of Rain to move toward a bright future!"
Hanzō the Salamander rose to his feet, casually draped a coat over himself, and took the lead out of the room.
Ametsuyu's heart stirred slightly, but he said nothing and merely followed behind Hanzō the Salamander.
Before long, Hanzō the Salamander and Ametsuyu arrived outside Amegakure's conference room.
At this moment, the