Sunagakure's invasion of the Land of Rain, war loomed

The major ninja villages all thought they had concealed their covert operations well, but in the eyes of the major powers, those movements might as well have been out in the open.

Some things could be done but not spoken of, however, so no one would tell Konoha what the other ninja villages were planning.

Before, Konoha would have immediately learned the exact situation in every village and what they were doing.

But on the night of the massacre, Uchiha Jobu had personally killed Shimura Danzō, cutting off Konoha's eyes and ears beyond its borders and depriving it of its sources of intelligence on the Ninja World.

Sunagakure's force of several thousand ninja crossed the Land of Iron from the desert, advancing along the Land of Fire's border toward the Land of Rain. Looking up, they could already see the gloomy, overcast skies of the Land of Rain.

Kazekage Rasa said, "The desert is too dry. If we could incorporate the Land of Rain's rainy weather, it would certainly give our village a different landscape."

Chiyo's expression darkened. "This isn't our territory yet. We should be careful, or that Hanzō might really ambush us."

"Even if Demigod Hanzo is still alive, how much fighting strength could he have left at his age?"

"I'm not sure how much strength Demigod Hanzo has left, but among the mighty figures who once swept across the battlefields of the Ninja World, few could truly stand against him. The combination of his swordsmanship and poisons could kill any Kage in single combat. Even the Third Kazekage, the strongest Kazekage of his time, might not have been his match one-on-one."

"Things have already come this far. We can't just retreat on a whim. Even if Demigod Hanzo still has his strength, with my understanding of Magnet