A Rain shinobi hurried in and handed Hanzō a letter.
"My lord, the men below said Danzo sent it. He gave the letter to a Rain shinobi, then left the village.
Several Rain shinobi teams searched the surrounding area but found no trace of anyone."
Hanzō's mask concealed his expression, but he was surprised.
The Shinobi World had been in an uproar over Danzo lately, with Konoha and Iwagakure waging a war of words. He had not expected Danzo to suddenly appear in the Land of Rain.
He opened the letter and began to read. Anger surged through him.
"Danzo has the nerve to come to my Land of Rain? Gather the shinobi and find out exactly where he's staying.
For every day he remains here, the Land of Rain will have no peace."
The Rain shinobi beside him nodded and immediately went to summon the others.
Hanzō knew the news that Danzo had built an Underground Base in the Land of Rain could no longer be kept secret. It would soon reach Konoha and Iwagakure.
Hanzō could not tell whether Danzo had defected from Konoha or was working with the Third Hokage, though he leaned toward the latter.
They had been comrades for years. Hanzō knew how strong such bonds could be; even at death's door, one did not easily cast a comrade aside.
But if Danzo still intended to work with the Hokage, why expose himself? He could have built an Underground Base in the Land of Rain in secret. As long as he did not go too far, Hanzō could have looked the other way.
That was what Hanzō could not understand. It never occurred to him that Danzo had already died in Konoha and that someone was impersonating him.
He had met Danzo and knew almost