Hanzo's Dirty Trick

Land of Rain

On a small hill, Salamander Hanzo threw a Kunai downwards, then, with a blue-haired girl held hostage in his right hand, looked down at the two below and coldly said to the red-haired youth:

"Pick it up and kill Yahiko."

Hanzo then turned his gaze to Yahiko, who had orange hair.

"Yahiko, I will make you, the leader, die here. If you dare to resist, this woman will die."

Hanzo finished speaking, he Kunai against the blue-haired girl's neck.

Nagato picked up the Kunai at his feet, his mind a complete mess.

The trio of Yahiko never imagined that Salamander Hanzo of the Salamander, who had protected the Land of Rain for so many years and even declared war on several major Shinobi World nations during the Ninja Wars to protect Land of Rain, would be so despicable and shameless.

The legends and respect previously held for Hanzo vanished at this moment.

Yahiko's dream began to waver under Hanzo's despicable methods. Yahiko realized that it was because of his trust in Hanzo that Konan was captured.

"Kill me"

Yahiko gazed at Hanzo and Konan on the cliff face, then whispered to Nagato beside him.

The ceaseless drizzle of the Land of Rain fell upon Yahiko and Nagato in the center of the valley.

Nagato was tormented. Nagato, who always followed Yahiko's lead, opened his mouth slightly upon hearing Yahiko's words. Nagato could not accept this order.

Yahiko noticed Nagato's hesitation and couldn't help but shout angrily:

"Nagato!"

"Stop!"

Konan, who was being held Hanzo by Hanzo, shouted to stop the two. If she had known this would be the case, Konan would have committed suicide when she was captured. But with her hands tied and being held hostage by Hanzo, Konan was helpless.

Salamander Hanzo, observing the friendship between the three, remained unmoved and coldly urged them on:

"Hurry up and do it! Don't you care about this woman's life?"

Nagato was in a state of confusion regarding the current situation. In the Nagato, he had always followed Yahiko's orders and had never considered Hanzo's requests.

"Mi..."

Nagato turned around to ask Yahiko if he had any good ideas, but before he could finish speaking, Yahiko Body Flicker Technique forward and crashed into the Kunai in Nagato's hand as Nagato slightly turned to the side.

Nagato's eyes widened; Nagato mind went blank at Yahiko's impending death.

"Yahiko!"

Seeing her close friends fighting each other off the field, Konan cried out in anguish.

"Together with Konan... we must survive no matter what... You are the savior of this world... You are... actually."

Yahiko collided with Kunai, Kunai pierced his heart. Yahiko uttered his last words in broken, incoherent sentences before collapsing, his blood staining the ground red.

Nagato listened to Yahiko's final words and Konan's cries of pain from the cliff face, his eyes widened and his mind went blank.

Nagato's eyes stung, his pupil power surged, and strange Chakra emerged from them. The peculiar Ninjutsu that Nagato had previously struggled to master now seemed to have been completely integrated into his understanding.

Hanzo watched the spectacle of his close friends killing each other without flinching, and commanded in a deep voice:

"Do it!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Hundreds of Rain Ninja Forehead Protector, wearing Rain Ninja -proof cloaks, threw Kunai at Nagato below after hearing Hanzo's order.

Hearing the sound of something cutting through the air, Nagato snapped out of his daze and easily unleashed the Ninjutsu that he had previously struggled with.

Nagato raised his left hand, and countless Kunai, just before they were about to hit him, bounced off as if they had struck some kind of transparent protective shield.

"It actually bounced off?"

"How did you do that?"

The elite Rain Ninja who followed Hanzo were somewhat surprised and raised questions.

Nagato regained his senses, bent his knees slightly, and leaped toward Hanzo on the cliff Hanzo.

"Um?"

Hanzo, seeing the red-haired man charging towards him, had already succumbed to his former caution. Instead of engaging in Hanzo, he leaped back to avoid him, and after creating some distance, pressed his right hand to the ground.

Fire Style: Explosive Flame Formation!

The ground around Konan seemed to turn into paper, rolling towards Nagato who was being rescued.

Nagato's Rinnegan took a closer look and found that the word "Explosion" was written on the paper. These papers were all disguised with detonating symbols. In the moment of crisis, Nagato rescued Konan without hesitation.

After picking up Konan, he jumped down the hill towards Yahiko.

Boom!

"Was it successful?"

After a violent explosion, the mountain wall where Konan was located collapsed. Hanzo stared at the smoke and dust from the explosion and muttered to himself.

Enveloped in Nagato's immense Chakra, even with a swift reaction, he was still affected. His lower body was engulfed in flames, his clothes were burned, and his legs were blasted red and peeling, but he was not pulverized.

Nagato

"Konan, hold onto Yahiko and don't move."

After untying Konan's ropes, Nagato instructed her to be on high alert for anyone approaching.

"Pretty capable, kid. You managed to escape after being hit by my Fire Style."

Hanzo, a veteran powerhouse and hailed as a Demigod among ninjas, quickly realized that his Ninjutsu had not been effective and couldn't help but praise Nagato.

"Hmm? You're no ordinary kid, look at those eyes."

Nagato looked up, and Hanzo noticed something unusual: those eyes seemed strange.

However, before Hanzo could give the order, the captain of the Root, Hanzo's ally Danzo, shouted:

"Do it!"

Dozens of masked ninjas wearing vests and carrying long swords leaped down the mountainside toward Nagato.

Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

Chakra Nagato, and with a furious roar, he slammed his right hand into the ground, causing a tall, grotesque, and ferocious giant to crawl out of the earth.

The ferocious giant slapped its massive hand, swatting away the Root ninja who had jumped down as if it were a fly.

After swatting a group of ninjas away with its massive, monstrous hand, the other hand emerged from the ground, bracing itself against the earth. Its entire upper body was tens of meters tall, and it let out a furious roar.

"Roar!"

What is that?

Salamander Hanzo, who had dominated the Shinobi World for decades, had never seen such a summoned creature before.

"Nagato, you can't use that!"

A small black rod protruded from the monstrous giant's body, branching out as it extended, eventually piercing Nagato's back. As the first black rod pierced through, about a dozen more quickly followed.

"Ugh!"

Nagato cried out in pain, his Chakra surging and flowing through his black rods into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path behind him.

As the Chakra was transferred, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path opened its mouth wide, and a ball of purple Chakra condensed in its mouth. At the same time, a tired and painful expression appeared on Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's Nagato.

Ninjutsu purple Chakra condensed from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mouth quickly took shape, and a giant purple Chakra dragon flew out of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mouth. As the flying dragon continued to grow larger, it eventually reached a length of tens of meters.

The dragon charged relentlessly toward the Rain Ninja on the mountain wall. The dragon was incredibly fast, and the elite Rain Ninja brought by Hanzo were pierced and enveloped by the dragon before they could dodge.

The Rain Ninja who were pierced by the dragon had a humanoid light fly out from their bodies, as if their souls had been devoured by the dragon.

"If we run into that, we'll die!"

The Rain Ninja realized something was wrong and turned to flee.

"Ugh!"

Nagato manipulated the Chakra dragon even more frantically, sweeping it towards the Rain Ninja. Finally, the dragon's head stopped in front of Salamander Hanzo.

"It seems you are the true leader behind this, possessing the Rinnegan. That's truly astonishing."

Hanzo stared at the terrifying Chakra dragon before him, his words remaining cold.

The purple Chakra dragon paused briefly, then its upper body stood upright.

"Roar!"

The purple Chakra roared, and the giant dragon head rammed into Hanzo.

Hanzo's face was solemn and dignified, and Hand Seals with one hand:

"Body Flicker Technique!"

Hanzo, Ninjutsu appears cold and powerful, actually uses an escape Ninjutsu.