Just as Mirai and Rock Lee opened the wooden door and stepped outside, the wind blew rain into the room. Only then did the old man and grandmother come to their senses, shocked.
When they saw a 1,000-yuan banknote on the ground, they realized it was not a dream.
Echo Village, where pipelines ran side by side, had a tower-like castle that served as its headquarters.
"The intelligence about the Legion's hiding place has been confirmed beyond doubt, and I've already told you where they are. Why did you still send the Rain Village people to look for them?"
Wearing a red cloak embroidered with black clouds, white on one side and black on the other, he had half his body hidden underground. He looked at the person standing before the high platform, overlooking Echo Village, and asked in a hoarse voice.
"I only wanted to startle the grass and alert the snake, to let them know that Echo Village has discovered their existence. What do you think they'll do then?"
"Abandon the mission and flee?"
"On the contrary, they'll rush to complete the mission and kill Qing Kui. And we can go to Qing Kui beforehand and make arrangements."
"Danzo wants to kill them with our help, yet he still thinks his collaborator is Hanzo of the Salamander... How ridiculous." The man paused, then continued, "With Hanzo's temperament, he wouldn't let spies be discovered in the rain before dealing with the hidden danger."
"But unfortunately, I'm not him. And, as you said, that person is a useful pawn. Since he's a useful pawn, naturally we must keep a firm grip on him."
As he spoke, the man turned around, revealing a face covered in steel pipes.
That face belonged to Yahiko, once the leader of the "Akatsuki" organization,