Conspiracy in the Rain

In the eyes of the world, Uchiha Madara had long since died at the hands of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

After all, the battle that erupted between the two at that time was earth-shattering.

Everyone knew it, everyone understood it.

That battle even reshaped the map, creating the now-famous Valley of the End in the ninja world.

To this day, there are still statues of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara there.

But Qingshui knew that this battle was merely a scheme by Uchiha Madara.

Not only did he obtain Senju Hashirama's cells, but he also used the opportunity to fake his death, hide behind the scenes, and begin plotting the Moon Eye Plan.

Nagato's Rinnegan was the result of this scheme.

I was careless!

Qingshui felt some regret. He had thought that his group wouldn't attract Uchiha Madara's attention.

Who knew that Uchiha Madara would act so unpredictably?

Wasn't the chosen target supposed to be Uchiha Obito?

Although there was no evidence, Qingshui was certain that Uchiha Madara was behind the abnormal behavior of the Rain Ninja.

After all, this was a ruthless individual who could even control Kirigakure. What was Amegakure to him?

The so-called "Demigod," Hanzo of the Salamander, was no different from an ordinary person in Uchiha Madara's eyes.

Uchiha Madara looked down on all ninjas equally, except for Senju Hashirama.

But it was too late to regret it now.

Since Uchiha Madara was behind this scheme, the mission these Rain Ninja had received was very likely to kill them at all costs.

The goal was to make Mikoto awaken her Mangekyo Sharingan.

After all, Uchiha Madara's target could only be Mikoto, a member of the Uchiha Clan.

Thinking of this, Qingshui defended against the Rain Ninja's attacks and said to Mikoto:

"Mikoto, these Rain Ninja clearly want to kill us. If we delay any longer, Yuki and Ayami will be in danger."

Among the five, Mukai Yuki and Sasaki Ayami were true Genin.

In such a situation, they could easily become weaknesses that the enemy could exploit.

After hearing Qingshui's words, Mikoto was silent for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and said: "Since the Rain Ninja have taken the initiative to provoke a conflict, there's no need to hold back anymore."

Although Konoha has always emphasized peace, this does not mean that it will tolerate enemies indefinitely.

With the permission of Mikoto, the Jonin leading the team, Qingshui no longer held back.

With his current strength, even if the enemy was a Jonin from Amegakure, they would not be his opponent, let alone these Chunin and Genin.

In almost an instant, the Rain Ninjas who were surrounding Qingshui had all been dealt with by him.

At the same time, the Jonin responsible for blocking Mikoto fell under a Genjutsu.

Although they were both Jonin, the Jonin from a Small Ninja Village had a huge disparity in strength. Placed among the Five Great Ninja Villages, they could at most be considered Special Jonin.

Such a guy would naturally not be Mikoto's opponent. With her Sharingan activated, she could kill him instantly.

However, Mikoto did not kill him. Instead, she planned to interrogate him for information later after dealing with the other Rain Ninjas.

Glancing at Minato, who was about to finish off his enemies, Qingshui and Mikoto immediately went to support Mukai Yuki and Sasaki Ayami.

There is no need to elaborate further. In just a few breaths, all the attacking Rain Ninjas, except for their leader, the Jonin, had perished.

"Are you alright?"

Qingshui asked with concern.

"We're fine."

Mukai Yuki and Sasaki Ayami both shook their heads.

Thanks to the training over the past few days, their strength had improved. Facing the Genin of Amegakure was not so easy for them to lose, and they were not even injured.

At the same time, Mikoto began to interrogate the Amegakure Jonin.

With her Sharingan, she had a unique advantage and great superiority when it came to interrogating enemies.

Soon, Mikoto obtained the information.

"They were given a mission by someone named Aonosuke to kill us at all costs."

"Aonosuke?"

Qingshui looked bewildered. He was sure he had never heard this name before.

In fact, in the current Amegakure, he only knew of Hanzo of the Salamander by name.

"This person is a high-ranking member of the radical faction in Amegakure."

After Mikoto's brief explanation, Qingshui understood the information about Aonosuke.

He realized that this Aonosuke was the scapegoat for Uchiha Madara's current scheme.

"Are we going to kill this guy?"

Qingshui was asking about the Jonin who was still under Mikoto's Genjutsu.

"No, we'll keep him as evidence for negotiations with Amegakure."

After such a conflict, Konoha and Amegakure would definitely negotiate. With evidence, Konoha could gain the upper hand in public opinion.

However, the moment Mikoto finished speaking, a Kunai flew rapidly and directly took the Jonin's life.

"Who is it?"

Everyone was on high alert, but they couldn't find any trace of an enemy.

If the Kunai that killed the Jonin wasn't clearly visible before their eyes, they might have thought everything that just happened was a hallucination.

But the more it was like this, the more uneasy they became.

Although there were no sensory-type ninjas among the five of them, they still had five pairs of eyes, yet they couldn't find any trace of a ninja.

If the target just now wasn't the Jonin, but one of them, they would all be annihilated by now.

This must have been done by White Zetsu, with the purpose of silencing him.

Upon finding no trace of the attacker, Qingshui's first thought was White Zetsu.

Besides White Zetsu, who possessed the Mayfly Technique, he couldn't think of anyone else in the ninja world who could kill someone in front of the five of them without leaving a trace.

White Zetsu's action further confirmed Qingshui's judgment.

Behind this Rain Ninja attack incident, Uchiha Madara was plotting in the shadows.

Although he didn't know why Uchiha Madara had changed his target, Qingshui knew one thing: this place was not suitable for staying long.

"We must leave here quickly."

Mikoto strongly agreed with this.

However, Uchiha Madara's plan was not so easily evaded.

They were now surrounded by Rain Ninjas, with dozens of them appearing on the surrounding hillsides.

And the leader was none other than the leader of Amegakure, Hanzo of the Salamander, known as the "Demigod."

In this era where gods did not appear, he was undoubtedly a strong individual at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

His status was no lower than the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

With such a powerful figure leading troops before them, Mukai Yuki and Sasaki Ayami, who were merely Genin, were already stunned with fear.

Even Minato, the genius, wasn't performing much better than the other two at this moment.

Only Qingshui and Mikoto could maintain their composure.

Qingshui, gripping his Ninja Sword tightly, looked at Hanzo of the Salamander standing high above, his eyes showing no fear.

If he were to disregard everything and use all his trump cards, even Hanzo of the Salamander, the "Demigod," wouldn't be his opponent.

But what Qingshui was worried about was that everything happening here would surely be known by Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu.

At the same time, Mikoto, as the Jonin leader, spoke first.

"Lord Hanzo, are you Rain Ninja attacking us first because you want to reignite the war with Konoha?"