Although Kushina did his best to suppress the news of Uya and Hiruzen Sarutobi leaving Konoha, the entire Shinobi World's attention was focused on Konoha due to the previous Nine-Tails rampage.
Under these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to conceal the truth about Kushina and Uya.
A month later, it was finally confirmed by countless spies that the Demigod of the Ninja World, Uya, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki, had left Konoha!
After the Uchiha Clan was severely damaged and the Nine-Tails went berserk, Konoha's strength was greatly depleted. The departure of Uya and Kushina was tantamount to the final, decisive blow!
Although the major ninja villages throughout the Shinobi World are not certain whether Uya has defected, they can deduce that Uya's relationship with Konoha has become very delicate.
Konoha cannot command Uya, and Uya may not necessarily help Konoha.
As a result, all the major ninja villages began to harbor strange thoughts and started to stir again.
Konoha plundered far too many resources during Second Shinobi World War, making the other four great ninja villages both envious and resentful.
Right now, Konoha is undoubtedly at its weakest. The other four great ninja villages don't want to give Konoha a chance to recover easily.
However, because the major ninja villages still feared Uya's existence and worried that he might still side with Konoha Uya, they did not launch an attack immediately, but instead began to probe.
Various ninja squads were dispatched to the borders of Konoha to deliberately create friction.
The Shinobi World was already in a state of turmoil, as if a storm was brewing.
However, Uya and Kushina, who caused all of this, paid no attention to the movements of the Shinobi World, but instead came to the Land of Rain, which is located in the middle of the three great nations.
The sky was overcast, and even on the borders of the Land of Rain, a light drizzle continued.
Although there are times when it doesn't rain, they are extremely rare, and the Land of Rain never has a sunny day; the sky is always covered with thick, dark clouds.
"This is the Land of Rain; the weather is quite unpleasant."
Kushina stretched out her small hand, raindrops falling continuously onto her palm. After muttering something, she activated the Nine-Tails Chakra.
Buzz!!
Instantly, pale golden Chakra ignited on her body, evaporating the rainwater completely. When raindrops fell on her again, they were instantly evaporated, leaving no trace of moisture on her clothes.
Looking at her, Uya couldn't help but smile, like a child who had suddenly received a new toy. She was using the Nine-Tails Chakra to shield herself from the rain; if some ninjas saw this, they would probably smash their jaws.
Uya and Kushina used completely different methods to protect themselves from the rain. When any raindrops fell on Uya, they were gently deflected.
It was as if the raindrops were countless glass beads, and Uya's body was like elastic rubber, bouncing all the glass beads away one by one.
The two walked through the rain, and not a single drop of rain could wet Uya and Kushina's clothes.
Soon, the two arrived at a small town in the Land of Rain. After suppressing their Chakra, Uya and Kushina went to a teahouse to rest for a while.
"The tea produced in the rainy country tastes quite different from that of the Land of Fire."
Looking at the rainy scene outside, Kushina sat down next to Uya and spoke softly.
Uya nodded, and while drinking his tea, he released his Shockwave Sensing, scanning his surroundings.
His Shockwave Sensing is now stronger than the Byakugan in that he can not only see the world, but also hear sounds, just like the perspective of a god.
After all, the vibrations caused by the transmission of sound are too obvious, and Uya's current Shockwave Sensing can easily capture them without mixing them up. If Uya wanted to, he could clearly distinguish all the sounds.
There were practically no ninjas from other countries in this small town; only a few Rain Ninja were resting there. Uya's Shockwave Sensing didn't linger on them; it simply bypassed them.
A few ordinary Rain Ninja were not worth Uya's deliberate attention.
However, just as Uya was about to withdraw his Shockwave Sensing, the conversation among these Rain Ninja caught Uya attention.
This is a massage room where several pretty young girls are serving three Rain Ninja lying there. In this ninja world, Chunin and Genin have a very low status in the ninja villages, but if they come to the common people, their status is much higher.
Basically, no one dares to offend a ninja.
After a while, the girls finished their massages and left the room, leaving the three Rain Ninja lying there relaxed.
"We don't have much time left to relax. The Shinobi World is getting more and more chaotic lately, and a large number of ninjas from other countries are starting to appear in our Land of Rain. The situation isn't good."
"Who knows? Those Stone Ninja and Sand Ninja run rampant within our Land of Rain, yet Lord Hanzō forbids us from engaging in conflict with them."
"That's for sure. The Stone Ninja Sand Ninja aren't targeting our Amegakure; they're just passing through. Besides, isn't Lord Hanzō currently dealing with the Akatsuki?"
The atmosphere instantly became somewhat strange upon mentioning the Akatsuki.
After a long silence, a Rain Ninja took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Actually, the Akatsuki's idea to stop the war is correct, but they are far too naive."
"They can't stop a war just because they want to. To the Five Great Nations, they're nothing but ants that can be crushed at any moment!"
Aside from mentally disturbed madmen who love killing and fighting, no one likes war, not even ninjas, because war means greater danger.
"It's one thing to be naive in trying to stop the war, but they actually want to use the power of Amegakure to have influence in the Shinobi World. This has already threatened Hanzō's position."
"Yes, Lord Hanzō. I wonder how it went; he must have suffered a crushing defeat and fled."
"No one can defeat Lord Hanzō. Lord Hanzō is revered as Demigod of the Ninja World. Even Uya, who killed the Kazekage and Raikage and was revered as a new Demigod of the Ninja World, only managed to gain the upper hand against Lord Hanzō by joining forces with other ninjas."
Several Rain Ninja shook their heads at this point.
This prompted Hanzo of the Salamander to personally intervene. Even if this Akatsuki had some skill, it would be absolutely impossible for them to withstand it.
Just then, one of the Rain Ninja suddenly stood up and walked to the window.
After a while, he turned around, revealing an expression of complete indifference, and spoke to the others.
"We've just received intelligence that the Akatsuki has been defeated by Lord Hanzō, and Lord Hanzō is continuing his pursuit of the Akatsuki's leader."
"Just as I thought."
The others didn't show any surprise upon hearing the news. To be continued.