He only hated that his level was too low and his strength too weak.
"Hahaha." Hanzo burst out laughing. After a while, he looked at Hyuga Akira. "You really are interesting."
Perhaps it was that personality that allowed him to explain things so profoundly. Because he had no fear, he could see more clearly.
"Come with me to Amegakure," Hanzo said, putting down his pen.
"Mm... huh!?" Hyuga Akira looked at Hanzo in surprise. "Is it really all right to go to Amegakure like this?"
He knew Shōzō was hunting Hanzo down. That was no secret at the base.
Hanzo leisurely put away the white paper, set it on the table, and glanced up at Hyuga Akira.
"You seem to have misunderstood my relationship with Amegakure."
"I haven't betrayed Amegakure. I simply disagree with the leader. I can't control what he does in secret."
Hyuga Akira understood. On the surface, Hanzo and Shōzō were all smiles and harmony.
But in secret, both sides wanted the other dead.
After arriving at Amegakure, Hyuga Akira gained a better understanding of Hanzo's relationship with the village.
At the entrance to Amegakure, two rows of shinobi knelt on one knee, forming decorations on either side of the road.
"Lord Hanzo," everyone called out in unison, their voices carrying throughout Amegakure. He could see that Hanzo had a good relationship with the village.
Wasn't this a little too good?
Welcoming him as though he were the leader-were they really not worried about what Shōzō might think?
Hyuga Akira looked around but saw no one who appeared to be the Amegakure Leader.
It seemed Hanzo had the absolute upper hand in public, while Shōzō held the advantage in secret.
What puzzled Hyuga Akira was how Shōzō could contend with Hanzo when Hanzo's prestige in Amegakure