With the Land of Wind backing down, Konoha Shinobi Village no longer faced such heavy pressure. Kazemori Masaki also believed that leading a few elite squads would be enough. This freed up some of the Medical Ninja, making it the right time to fulfill the promise Kazemori Masaki had made to Hanzō.
Under Tobirama's orders, several Medical Ninja formed squads and were dispatched to the Land of Rain. Their mission was to treat the local civilians suffering from Plague. More importantly, of course, they would use this opportunity to test a new model of medical care and record their findings, providing data for further medical development.
Since they would be operating within another country, they naturally had to coordinate with Amegakure Ninja Village. Hanzō soon received the news and felt a little relieved. Although Kazemori Masaki had given him his word, he had still worried that a great nation might not take the matter seriously. Now it seemed his fears had been unfounded.
Most people in Amegakure Ninja Village were delighted. After all, Plague had long plagued the Land of Rain, and the country had few ways to deal with it on its own. Konoha Shinobi Village's goodwill immediately won their approval, dispelling much of the resentment previously caused by the carelessness of those Samurai and ninja.
However, some still believed that Konoha Shinobi Village had ulterior motives. Perhaps it was using the Medical Ninja to enter their country and mingle with the people so they could gather intelligence on Amegakure Ninja Village.
To some extent, their suspicions were correct. Konoha Shinobi Village was not simply doing charity work; it had other objectives, though it harbored no ill will toward Amegakure Ninja Village. Hanzō had yet to distinguish himself and become a threat that troubled the Five Great Nations. Amegakure