Chapter 61: Nawaki, There's Something Wrong with Your Nose
"Let's head back to the village! Things are tense in the Ninja World right now, so I might not have time to take you on missions," Tsunade told the three of them.
Hyuga Shin's eyes narrowed. "Is a Ninja World War about to break out?"
"Yeah! Konoha's ninja forces have finished assembling and are heading for the border. Amegakure sent people to attack one of our strongholds, causing Konoha heavy losses. We have to retaliate."
Hyuga Shin was surprised. Hanzo of the Salamander was bold enough to take the initiative and provoke Konoha.
"Amegakure has that much nerve?"
"Hanzo of the Salamander is known as the Demigod of the Ninja World. He's incredibly powerful, and he's ambitious. He wants a piece of the spoils in this war and hopes to take the opportunity to become the sixth great ninja village."
Hyuga Shin smacked his lips. He hadn't expected Hanzo to have such guts at a time like this.
After all, the Land of Rain was in a poor geographical position, wedged between the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Earth. It bordered three great nations.
"Hanzo's a master of poison and incredibly powerful. You could say he's the strongest in the Ninja World right now. Even that old Third Hokage might not be able to take him down. It's only natural that he's so ambitious." Tsunade didn't think it was surprising.
"Wouldn't the strongest ninja right now be the Third Raikage?" He thought of the man who had fought a Tailed Beast with his bare hands and was known as the Strongest Spear and the Strongest Shield.
If you didn't count Hyuga Shin and Madara Uchiha, the Third Raikage was definitely the strongest right now. Apart