Hanzo's Legacy

Konoha

Hokage Building

In the office, Uchiha Nara in the Hokage's seat, with Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato sitting at the two desks next to him.

In the center of the office stood four Anbu Ninja, two of whom carried a large scroll on their backs, while the other carried a large scroll on his back.

"Iron, have all the citizens of the Land of Rain been settled in the Land of Fire?"

Naraku scrutinized Tekka and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes! As you instructed, the citizens of the Land of Rain have been incorporated into the Northwestern Stronghold, whereby they are allowed to cultivate their own land, become self-sufficient, pay taxes and provide provisions to support the Northwestern Stronghold."

Tekka respectfully replied that the cause of the turmoil in the Land of Rain, the Northwestern Stronghold, had been investigated and the task assigned by Naraku had been successfully completed.

Uchiha Tekka glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Naraku knew what Tekka was thinking and said softly:

"The treasures they offered, were they the scrolls you were carrying?"

When Tekka saw Naraku questioning him on the spot, he had no choice but to call out to his Anbu comrades behind him. The two of them took off the two scrolls they were carrying, walked forward, and placed them on Naraku's desk.

Naraku and unfurled one of the large scrolls.

"This is?"

Naraku was somewhat surprised by the contents of the scroll; it seemed to be Summoning Scroll. There were several names on the Summoning Scroll, and the last name was Salamander Hanzo.

"Salamander Hanzo Summoning Scroll? Hanzo's signature Summoning Beast, the Ibuse?"

Naraku was quite surprised; judging from its appearance, it seemed to be Ibuse Summoning Scroll.

However, Ibuse are highly poisonous, and only people like Salamander Hanzo, who are immune to the Salamander Poison, can control them; almost no one else can.

"That person was Hanzo's servant? How could he escape with such a treasure? Fourth Hokage, your investigation mission was excellent; you are indeed meticulous."

Naraku unfurled the Ninjutsu scroll, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato came to Naraku's desk to read it. Sarutobi Hiruzen, in particular, praised it with shining eyes.

Naraku, having heard the Third Hokage's words, glanced at him and saw the intense interest in his eyes. He couldn't help but purse his lips and whispered to the four Anbu below:

"Tie, you guys have worked hard, go and rest!"

"Hi!" X4

Tetsuka gave Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze a complicated look before turning and leaving.

It's likely that they felt such a treasure should belong to the Uchiha; it's unclear why Naraku brought it out.

After examining the Summoning Scroll, Naraku closed it and opened another scroll next to it, examining it closely.

"Salamander Hanzo's Ninjutsu Training Manual? Sword Flash Cut? Hanzo's Water Body Flicker Insights? Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation? Poison Mist Breath? This Hanzo Master Hanzo is a complete fool. With Ninjutsu scrolls like these, if he had mastered them, how could he have been killed?"

Naraku quickly flipped through it; it was mostly some of the Ninjutsu commonly used by Salamander Hanzo.

Perhaps it was a scroll left to the Ibuse Clan to aid his son's training. However, his children were too incompetent and hopeless, failing to learn many Ninjutsu before being easily killed by the enemy.

Fortunately, his servants had followed him for many years and were very familiar with these kinds of secrets. After escaping by chance, they took the scroll, gathered their people, and fled to the Land of Fire.

As a result, there were too many of them, Garrison Commander of the Northwestern Stronghold refused to let them in and instead drove them away.

If Naraku n't issued an investigation mission, ordering the Anbu to thoroughly investigate, this thing might have just Naraku by.

Naraku noticed that the Ninjutsu professor next to him Sarutobi Hiruzen, was watching with great interest.

"Hanzo's training notes, what a nice item, truly a treasure to be presented."

Naraku gathered up the scrolls and placed them next to the Hokage's desk, one on each side, intending to take them with him later.

"Fourth Hokage, such a precious Ninjutsu should be taught to outstanding ninjas. Let's see if we can cultivate a ninja like Hanzo."

Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Naraku close the scroll, seemingly still savoring the experience. As a Ninjutsu professor, he was proficient in all of Konoha's Ninjutsu.

He's a master of Fuinjutsu, even proficient in forbidden techniques like the Dead Demon Consuming Seal Fuinjutsu. Other conventional Fuinjutsu are child's play for him.

"Yes, that's absolutely right. I will select outstanding ninjas to study these Ninjutsu manuals."

Naraku in agreement.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the scroll, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"Third Hokage Lord, has the Scroll of Sealing still not been found?"

Naraku didn't want to dwell on this matter and asked softly.

"Eh."

Hiruzen Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, shook his head, sighed, and returned to his desk.

Namikaze Minato remained mostly silent throughout, seemingly deep in thought.

"The Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, Salamander Hanzo is dead, and even his clan has been wiped out. Hanzo was a ninja known as Demigod. Who could have done such a thing?"

Namikaze Minato pondered for a moment, then asked a question with a puzzled expression.

Upon Naraku pondered for a moment and guessed the gist of it.

Besides the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain could defeat Hanzo. However, Naraku couldn't reveal such foresight, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain the source of the information.

"Under Hanzo's protection, the Land of Rain has always been independent. Although various countries often pass through the Land of Rain, the ninja forces that challenge Hanzo's authority all rot in the poisonous mist of the Ibuse."

Now that the Land of Rain has lost Hanzo, it may be heading into chaos.

Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed somewhat saddened by the deaths of famous ninjas of his time.

"As long as the Land of Rain doesn't provoke us, we don't need to worry about them. It's better to finish distributing the compensation to Konoha before discussing these matters. There's still a small number of ninja whose compensation is overdue."

Naraku didn't dwell on these things; he sent out his Anbu to gather intelligence, and obtaining such a treasure was a completely unexpected surprise.

The main task of the Hokage Office at present is still to deal with the aftermath of the Ninja War. Most of the compensation has been distributed, and only a small portion remains to be distributed.

In a few more months, the compensation and aftermath matters can be completed.

As long as Konoha has ninjas carrying out missions, Hokage Building is taking a cut, they can handle any mess in two or three years.

"Minato, Kushina's condition is top secret. You're probably going to be a father this month, right? I hope there won't be any problems."

Naraku was somewhat worried about Kushina's childbirth.

I wonder if any troublemakers will cause trouble. If Konoha suffers another Nine-Tails Incident and heavy casualties, it will be a real problem for Naraku.

Working at a desk for a few days is acceptable for Naraku. But if he had to Naraku a desk for several years, Naraku would be too much for him.

"There won't be any problems. I've been through what happened to Lady Mito back then. Just take proper precautions."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, pipe in mouth, looked completely confident.

Namikaze Minato did not answer. After all, the fact that the child was born outside the village already implied a rejection of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

It was necessary to do this for the sake of the greater good of Konoha.

"Yes, thank you both for your hard work here. Tsunade has been in a bad mood these past few days, so I have to go back and take care of the children."

Naraku picked up the two Hanzo scrolls on either side, gave a shout, and left.