This Is Just Too Sloppy

Even the Aburame Clan couldn't protect him; in Aburame Shikuroo's words, "Ryoma is gone forever."

As a member of the same clan, Aburame Ryoma Aburame Torune, and Aburame Torune was filled with regret and resentment at the passing of this elder.

Aburame Ryoma made great contributions to the village, but died at the hands of the village.

It is said that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity, and the Hokage faction was the most ruthless in attacking Root.

The Uchiha Clan, who were the most targeted by Root, were only given a token gesture, or rather, it was just a side effect; their target was Shimura Danzō.

Now, another Uchiha Clan is gathering these former Root ninjas together again.

Leaving the village and returning to the forest, every former Root ninja felt a surge of excitement, but they suppressed it.

Their jubilant mood was only reflected in their speed.

The jubilant Root ninjas quickly traversed the Leaf Forest and roamed freely across the Land of Land of Fire.

A few hours later, they arrived at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.

Uchiha Shingen suddenly stopped.

"Lord Shingen?"

"Send the signal, regroup the troops, and check the equipment one more time," Uchiha Shingen said. "We need to replenish our food and fresh water supplies; purchase them from the nearest town in the Land of Fire."

"Yes," Aburame Torune replied, then used Ninjutsu to send a signal to assemble.

Soon, the remaining five teams regrouped.

It wasn't that Uchiha Shingen had nothing better to do than have them disperse and regroup; he simply wanted to see if these former Root ninjas could maintain their condition after such a long march.

Many of these people haven't driven long distances for years.

The result was very gratifying; these people were truly of high quality.

Uchiha Shingen was very satisfied.

"Everyone has worked hard. Next, we will enter the Land of Rain. This time, we don't need to spread out. We can proceed as we are now. Before that, I want to tell you about our operational principles after entering the Land of Rain."

He held up one finger.

"Besides Rain Village, there are other ninja organizations in the Land of Rain. Any ninja who crosses the security perimeter will be immediately eliminated after a warning if they do not back down. There's no need to consider Amegakure's attitude; that's my concern."

After saying that, he continued, "Everyone, do a final check on your equipment, food, and fresh water to make sure you have everything you need. The people of the Land of Rain are hostile to foreign ninjas, and we have no supplies there."

Everyone lowered their heads and began to examine the items.

After the inspection, no one reported a shortage of supplies.

Without wasting any words, Uchiha Shingen led his group and began their entry into the country openly and legitimately.

Although it's called a border crossing, there wouldn't be any border guards between the two ninja kingdoms.

Although there were outposts, their function was purely observation and information reporting.

Thus, as soon as Uchiha Shingen entered the village, the news reached Amegakure.

Upon hearing this news, Nagato, who was stationed in Rain Village, immediately thought that Uchiha Shingen was up to something.

"He's so arrogant! Doesn't he know that Leaf Village has become everyone's target?"

Sitting in his office, Nagato looked at the intelligence report delivered to his desk and began to speculate on Uchiha Shingen's purpose.

"Perhaps he's trying to intimidate the others," Konan said. "Nagato, you're a strong ninja recognized by all the villages. If they can suppress you, the others will reconsider whether to take action."

"I don't like Leaf Village's ANBU." Nagato looked towards the doorway. "Then let's test them... Someone come in."

"Lord God." A Rain Ninja appeared at the door, his eyes filled with respect and fervor.

This god brought peace to the Land of Rain and is the savior in everyone's hearts.

"Send a message to Uchiha Shingen: the Leaf Village ANBU are not allowed to enter the Land of Rain. Ask him to come alone."

"Yes."

"Will it work?" Konan looked at the now empty doorway. "What if they make a move?"

"Then I can take action too," Nagato said. "Rain Village can maintain peace with Leaf Village, but it's not Leaf Village's dog. The one who rules this country now is not Leaf Village, it's me."

The two began to wait.

After a while, another Rain Ninja appeared.

"My Lord, our people are dead."

Who struck first?

"Leaf Village's ANBU, this team is very strong, unlike the usual Leaf Village ANBU."

"How are they different?"

"The opponent is very experienced, and their style is the same as that of the old Leaf Village ANBU."

"In the past..." Nagato pondered for a moment, recalling that day.

Are they those people?

If that's the case, Uchiha Shingen has truly given him a "great gift"!

"Let's bring everyone back."

"Yes."

"Konan, I'm going out for a bit."

Nagato stood up.

"Nagato, how far do you intend to go?" Konan stopped him. Uchiha Shingen was the only person she knew who could fight Nagato without being at a disadvantage.

This means that unless it's a life-or-death battle, the fight between Nagato and Uchiha Shingen would be nothing more than a meaningless two-person show.

"We compromised with Leaf Village before to stabilize the country with Leaf Village help, and besides, their ANBU had become incompetent and unable to gather intelligence on us. But it's different with those people." Nagato walked towards the High Plateau. "Compromising with them now would be harmful to us."

"Then be careful."

"I will."

After saying that, Nagato disappeared into the rain with a whoosh.

After a while, the drizzling rain outside stopped, and the sun's heat began to shine on Amegakure.

[Nagato has canceled the Rain Tiger at Will Technique. Is he getting serious now...?]

Konan suddenly felt terrible.

The Rain Tiger at Will Technique was originally developed by Nagato so that he could monitor the entire Amegakure even when he was not in the village.

The fact that he has now stopped using this technique proves that he feels he must deal with Uchiha Shingen in the most complete form.

The thought of Nagato in his most perfect form made Konan feel pain.

Nagato wasn't nearly as strong back then, yet he possessed such power. If he were to use it again now, who knows what the outcome would be?

Hopefully, the two won't go too far in their fight. At this point, they really don't need to become the targets of Uchiha Shingen's attacks.

Raising prices arbitrarily would be the biggest benefit for them.

If you're lucky, you might even get a Tailed Beasts!

Chapter Thirty-Three is really too rough.

The changes in the Land of Rain are visible to the naked eye.

The Land of Rain was once devastated. Ordinary people had lost the ability to engage in production. Only some farms and factories controlled by nobles were still able to operate to meet the basic material needs of the territory.

Now, thanks to the efforts of Nagato, who calls himself a "god," and with the help of Leaf Village and the Land of Fire, the country has returned to normal. Roads between towns have been rebuilt, barren farmland has regained its color, and smiles have returned to the faces of the people.

Having experienced loss, they learned to cherish what they had, and thus Nagato became the de facto ruler of the country.

Uchiha Shingen was leading the former Root ninjas along a main road.

The road network rebuilt in the Land of Rain is a network of major roads Rain Village.

However, the rainfall situation in the Land of Rain remains the same. Fortunately, thanks to the improved infrastructure, people no longer need to worry about suddenly disappearing while walking on the roads of this country.

The roads were designed with drainage in mind, taking into account the actual conditions of the Land of Water. Although it cannot completely eliminate water accumulation, at least the road surface is visible.

The Root ninjas had already fully experienced the changes in this country during their short journey—it was no longer the dilapidated nation they knew.

This is a vibrant country.

With constant trade and travel, the newly built roads were wide and smooth, and there were buildings for resting at regular intervals. In some places, new villages were even built to meet the needs of these travelers.

Centered around these villages, newly reclaimed farmland spreads out in patches, flat and vast, boundless and boundless. The fields are mainly planted with rice, and when the wind blows, the rice ears sway like rolling waves.

The country, once ravaged by war and chaos, has now seen the sun shine brightly and the sky clear.

This scene aroused the curiosity of the former Root ninjas about the ninja who had once annihilated their predecessor.

As an armed force, the ANBU is indeed not the strongest fighting force in the ninja village. After all, the ANBU's mission determines that this team is a special team mainly composed of Chunin.

Special Jōnin is a rank specifically designed for the ANBU).

But the Anbu Ninja have the widest contact with the Ninja World; they've seen all sorts of people.

Especially powerful ninjas, who will definitely leave a deep impression.

These powerful ninjas each had their own obsessions. Although their goals differed, they all generally shared a common direction.

Back then, Akatsuki interpreted Leaf Village's demands as an attempt to sell at a higher price, while simultaneously using them to seduce Rain Ninja, who were also suffering from prolonged war, in order to seize control of Amegakure.

A powerful ninja acting not for himself or his own faction, but for the country and its people? That's impossible.

How could someone with that kind of thinking be a ninja? They're completely incompatible.

Subsequent developments, in Leaf Village's view, completely confirmed their judgment.

Once Nagato's true strength was revealed, Akatsuki, which had suffered heavy losses, quickly recovered.

He demonstrated to the entire Ninja World just how easy it was for a Five Kage -level ninja who didn't belong to any ninja village to recruit people.

Later on, they simply stormed into Amegakure Hanzo, ending the Hanzo era.

Hanzo's death demonstrates that the path of a small country becoming a great power through aggressive expansion, accumulating strength, and then annexing other small countries is not feasible.

Nagato's rule over the Land of Rain tore away that fig leaf, demonstrating through his actions that the so-called Ninja Country was essentially a nation of ninjas.

This was the outcome that Hidden Leaf Village had tried to avoid.

Fortunately, Nagato did not intimidate the Daimyo by kicking him down; although the mask was removed, the relationship was not completely broken.

It's still within the tolerance range of the five great ninja villages.

Otherwise, the pigs in your own pigsty might lose their appetite and sleep, thus affecting their productivity.

Uchiha Shingen had already penetrated deep into the Land of Rain, and along the way, all evil forces retreated.

The main problem was that he wasn't quite Leaf Village's way along the way; as soon as he entered the Land of Rain, he killed several groups of ninjas who were getting close to them.

The Land of Rain still has different ninja organizations, the top of which is Akatsuki, but there are others as well.

Whether these organizations are connected or not is not within the scope of this ANBU team's consideration. Following Uchiha Shingen's instructions, Yamanaka Fū and his men would issue a warning and then go into action.

This menacing demeanor, the way they wouldn't leave until they'd killed two people, intimidated those who had previously thought the Leaf Village ANBU were easy to talk to.

I just glanced at it, and I have to hand over my head?

So when the Amegakure ninjas appeared, everyone watched with amusement.

Everyone knows that the "god" of Amegakure is truly powerful.

Although Amegakure is nominally an ally of Leaf Village, it is actually a neutral village.

Only those of divine origin like Akatsuki would undertake military missions from various countries.

The fact that this obvious behavior did not lead to Leaf Village, Sand Village, and Iwagakure holding Rain Village accountable speaks volumes.

Then, everyone saw that the Leaf Village ANBU also killed the Rain Ninja who had entered their warning range.

Showing no mercy, this Leaf Village ANBU didn't let any of the fleeing soldiers escape; they chased after them and cut them down.

They didn't stop until they had killed all the Rain Ninja.

I'm scared! Is this the White Ghost of Leaf Village? Even the ANBU he brought out has such a bad temper?

Since then, no one has dared to approach.