Ying Yue's gaze was calm and sharp as he said, "Hanzo, you were once a legend of the Ninja World, but now your cowardice has plunged the entire Land of Rain into chaos. The ninjas of Amegakure still look up to you, yet all you think of is hiding and indulging yourself. Is this the future you wanted?"
Hanzo fell silent for a moment, a trace of regret appearing in his eyes.
He knew he had reached the end. His lofty ambitions had long since vanished. With a bitter smile, he said, "I am old. My ideals... they were shattered long ago when I realized I could not change the world. Now, it can only be a matter of the victor becoming king and the loser being defeated."
He suddenly drew his sword, preparing to commit seppuku.
Hanzo knew that he had forged a deep enmity with Akatsuki. Yahiko and Nagato in particular harbored hatred toward him. Perhaps this was the only way he could control the outcome.
Just as Hanzo was about to end his life, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan rushed forward and stopped him.
Yahiko pleaded earnestly, "Hanzo, you were once Amegakure's protector, someone who earned the trust of countless ninjas. The Land of Rain does not need more death now. It needs a leader who can guide everyone out of the darkness. You still have a choice. You do not need to end everything with suicide."
Though Nagato resented Hanzo, he also knew that killing him would not solve the chaos in the Land of Rain.
He urged him as well, "You were once our enemy, but the Land of Rain needs you to step forward, at least to lead Amegakure toward a new direction."
Feeling the three of them sincerely pleading with him, Hanzo was slightly