But surprises often came when you were least prepared.
"Lord Hanzō, Chihane Hatake of Konoha has broken into the village!"
A ninja suddenly burst in and rushed to Hanzō's side, not even noticing that Hanzō was no longer wearing his mask. He delivered the report anxiously.
"What? I haven't even gone after him, and he's come knocking on my door?"
Hanzō flew into a rage at the news. I haven't even come looking for you, yet you dare provoke me? It seems I've stayed out of action for so long that my title of Demigod no longer intimidates these young ninja.
Still, his immediate priority was to finish off Nagato and Konan.
Hanzō hurriedly turned back, only to discover that Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko's corpse, which had been lying on the floor, had all vanished in the brief moment he had looked away.
How is that possible? Hanzō was absolutely certain that Nagato and Konan had both been poisoned. By now, they should have fallen into a deep coma. How could they have disappeared right under his nose?
"Could it be Chihane Hatake?"
Hanzō suddenly recalled what the Root ninja had told him earlier: Yahiko had gone to meet Chihane Hatake that morning.
And now Chihane had come knocking at precisely this moment. How could that possibly be a coincidence?
Forget it. They've been poisoned, so they won't survive anyway. Once I capture Chihane Hatake, I'll find out everything.
With that silent thought, Hanzō hurriedly rushed out of the banquet hall.
"Three-Sword Style! 108 Pound Phoenix!"
Spiraling blades of sword energy danced through the air, cutting through the Rain Ninja's Ninjutsu while wreaking havoc throughout Amegakure and slaughtering the ninja who stood in their path.
As luck would have it, Hanzō stepped out of the banquet hall just as a