In the dead of night, Haku looked at the city of the Land of Rain before him.
According to the intelligence passed along by the Akatsuki Organization, Haku knew that Mifune had stationed a large number of ninja here, waiting for him to come.
Ninja were also gathering over in Amegakure, and it even seemed that Hanzo was preparing to come in person.
[Heh heh! This is great. I should be able to earn a ton of Energy Points this time, right?]
Just as Haku was preparing to sneak into Rain Mountain Castle, the Akatsuki Organization on the other side of the Land of Rain began making preparations as well.
[Should we take advantage of Hanzo being focused on Rain Mountain Castle and make a move to seize some supplies?]
Yahiko discussed it with Nagato and Konan.
[No. Amegakure may not have much energy to spare for us right now, but they sent so many people to hunt down Big Brother Haku, and he still managed to escape. Hanzo will definitely take us for Big Brother Haku's accomplices and wipe us out.]
As if she felt that her reasoning wasn't quite right, Konan added,
[At least, we're not publicly part of the same organization as Big Brother Haku yet. If we reveal ourselves now, then all the risks Big Brother Haku is taking and everything he's doing will have been for nothing.]
After hearing Konan's analysis, Yahiko agreed that she had a point. Besides, he hadn't intended to confront Amegakure head-on in the first place, so he gave up on the unrealistic idea.
[Daibutsu, tell our people to find somewhere to hide. Amegakure will probably go berserk for a while.]
After giving Daibutsu his instructions, Yahiko turned to Konan and Nagato.
[What do you think about going outside the