On the field.
The rain continued to fall, and the oppressive atmosphere did not ease with Uya's appearance; instead, it became even more terrifying, as if a giant mountain was collapsing towards them.
The Rain Ninja, their foreheads damp with cold sweat, showed no intention of attacking Uya. They all retreated to Hanzo of the Salamander's side, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Uya is very strong, but their leader is Hanzo of the Salamander, who is also Demigod of the Ninja World!
Although he never killed a Kage, Hanzo of the Salamander defeated more than one Kage, which is why he was revered as Demigod of the Ninja World.
With Lord Hanzō here, even Uya is nothing to fear.
After seeing that Konan was alright, Yahiko finally turned his attention back to the Rain Ninja, or more precisely, to Hanzo of the Salamander.
In Yahiko's view, these ordinary Rain Ninja posed no threat to Uya; the only real threat was Hanzo of the Salamander, who was also revered as Demigod of the Ninja World.
Teacher Uya has killed the Third Kazekage and the Third Raikage over the years, so his strength must have increased a lot. However, last time, it took him three powerful Konoha Ninja to barely suppress Hanzo of the Salamander.
This time, however, it was only Teacher Uya who was alone.
Fortunately, Uya- sensei also brought Kushina Uzumaki. Although she is a girl, she is very strong and seems capable of suppressing Hanzo of the Salamander.
Just as Yahiko was about to tell Kushina that he would take care of Konan and that Kushina should go assist Uya, Uya suddenly stepped forward and walked towards Hanzo of the Salamander.
Upon seeing this, Yahiko was slightly startled.
"Teacher Uya?"
As Hachi walked towards Hanzo of the Salamander Uya, a strange expression appeared on his face. He glanced in one direction but did nothing, shaking his head almost imperceptibly before continuing towards Hanzo of the Salamander.
This place is where canyons intersect. Uya and the others are currently standing inside one of the canyons, surrounded by smooth rock walls washed by rain.
Although it's called a canyon, the surrounding rock walls are actually not very high, only a few dozen meters at most.
What is your relationship with them?
Hanzo of the Salamander watched Uya warily, a hint of apprehension in his eyes, showing no intention of making any rash moves.
He knew that Uya was no longer the brat who needed Orochimaru and his two companions to fight him.
He killed the Third Kazekage, the Third Raikage, and even recently there were reports of the Nine-Tails going berserk in Konoha, Nine-Tails Uya suppressed alone.
Without a doubt, Uya is very strong now, leaving Hanzo of the Salamander with no chance of defeating her.
"My two disciples seem to have been severely disciplined by you."
Uya looked at Hanzo of the Salamander's calm response, which revealed no murderous intent or imposing manner, but his tone was very casual, which made Hanzo of the Salamander feel uncomfortable.
Seeing Uya continue walking towards him, Hanzo of the Salamander became even more vigilant, ready to strike at any moment.
"So they are your disciples. What do you want from them?"
"It seems you're worried they'll challenge you for power in the Land of Rain, which is why you're hunting them down like this. Well then..."
Uya paused briefly, then said casually, "Then, hand over the Land of Rain."
This statement stunned everyone, who wondered if they had misheard.
What is Uya saying?!
Hanzo of the Salamander was also stunned for a moment, then his face instantly turned angry, and he said in a cold voice, "Hand over the Land of Rain? You are not qualified to make me hand over the Land of Rain!"
Ask him to hand over the Land of Rain? Are you kidding me?!
Hearing Hanzo of the Salamander's words, Uya finally stopped and stood in front of Hanzo of the Salamander, calmly looking at Hanzo of the Salamander.
Although they were looking at each other at eye level, there was an inexplicable surge of power, as if they were looking down from the heavens, causing the surrounding Rain Ninja to tremble inexplicably.
"Since you don't want to hand over the Land of Rain, then... how about taking one of my attacks?"
Uya looked at Hanzo of the Salamander and said in a calm tone, "If you can handle this, then this matter ends here."
These words stunned all the Rain Ninja for a moment, followed by an uproar.
Uya's words made it sound as if he could defeat Hanzo of the Salamander, a fellow Demigod of the Ninja World, in a single move—it was utterly arrogant!
Even though Uya is revered as Demigod of the Ninja World, Hanzo of the Salamander is also Demigod of the Ninja World, and he has long since earned the title of Demigod!
If the two were to fight, the outcome would be uncertain.
Yahiko, who was behind him, was also stunned for a moment, but then he realized that Uya might not be confident in defeating Hanzo of the Salamander, so he used a move to test him. If both sides backed down, they could save face for each other.
Thinking of this, Yahiko didn't have any other complaints. They were just Uya's disciples, and it was enough that Uya had saved them. It was normal that he didn't want to fight to the death with a senior Demigod of the Ninja World like Hanzo of the Salamander for their sake.
There was only one person in the arena whose thoughts were completely different, and that was Kushina Uzumaki.
At this moment, she was looking at Hanzo of the Salamander, this senior Demigod of the Ninja World, with a flicker of interest and a hint of curiosity in her heart.
Can this guy... withstand even one of Uya's attacks?
Kushina was very clear about Uya's current power. In fact, Nine-Tails had once told her that Uya was now very close to Hashirama Senju, the God of the Shinobi World!
In the arena, Hanzo of the Salamander listened to Uya's words, his eyes flickering.
He had fought Uya before and knew that Uya's power was an extremely strong shockwave attack, and that this was basically all he had.
However, Uya's move was once incredibly troublesome for him, and breaking through Uya's attack was extremely difficult. Now, so many years have passed, Uya's power may have increased, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to kill the Third Kazekage and the Third Raikage.
In his view, if he could block one of Uya's attacks, it meant he could block all of Uya's attacks, so there was no need to continue fighting.
"Since that's the case, let this old man see how much stronger you've become over the years."
Hanzo of the Salamander forward, simultaneously ordering the Rain Ninja to retreat. He knew that if he were to fight Uya, these Rain Ninja wouldn't be able to get involved, as Uya's power could disregard sheer numbers.
Upon seeing this, the Rain Ninja took a few steps back, looking at Hanzo of the Salamander and Uya with a hint of awe.
"Between the two Demigod of the Ninja World, who is stronger?"
"It's probably Hanzō. Although he has an impressive record, he's still too young, uttering such arrogant and laughable words." (To be continued.)