bookbashuk Chapter 112 Demigods don't age, they just gradually fade away!
Chapter 112 Demigods don't age, they just gradually fade away!
Throughout his life, Hanzo was cautious. Before facing the five great ninja villages, he was extremely wary of the strongmen from each village.
Until the declaration of war against the Land of Iron, and after a brief clash with Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
He felt that his strength was enough to be considered among the top ninjas in the world.
The Five Great Ninja Villages are nothing special!
A rise in status inevitably brings pride.
That damned guy crippled the Rain Ninja and left them at the entrance of Amegakure. It's an utter disrespect to a demigod!
Hanzo stood at the highest point of the Rainforest Building, looking down at the land soaked by the rain.
"The three great ninja villages are not irreconcilable enemies, and there have not even been any major wars."
He chuckled self-deprecatingly; his breathing mask concealed his identity, so no one could tell.
"Dividing up the interests of Amegakure is what you great powers are aiming for in your wars in the Land of Rain, isn't it?"
A Rain Ninja burst in from outside, angrily kneeling on one knee: "The drainage system of Shimizu Castle, the exchange in Kitabayashihara Town... have all been attacked by Konoha! Lord Hanzo, how long can we endure this? If the Land of Rain continues like this, it'll be finished!"
"I can't bear it anymore."
Hanzo shook his head, drew his katana from his waist, and said, "Even small countries have dignity!"
Rain Village was placed under martial law, and spies were arrested for several days in a row, creating an atmosphere of tight security on the outside but loose security on the inside.
That night, Hanzo the Salamander led twenty Jonin and hundreds of Chunin away from Amegakure.
The true core strength of Rain Village.
Hanzo devoted resources to training elite ninjas!
Even in a one-on-one fight against a Konoha ninja of the same rank, he wouldn't necessarily be at a disadvantage!
...
Orochimaru? You're still alive!
Jiraiya sensed the familiar chakra, and emerged from the ditch somewhat disheveled, his tone filled with surprise.
Orochimaru's stiff expression relaxed a little; at least this idiot was still alive.
"Idiot Jiraiya, I advised you to put aside your pity long ago. We should have attacked together and achieved our goal at any cost."
And now? You've scattered your troops, taken on the most dangerous mission yourself, and ended up causing even more people to try and rescue you, resulting in even greater sacrifices!
Jiraiya scratched his head sheepishly, trying to save face, and said, "Who knew Hanzo of the Salamander would personally take action? If I hadn't escaped quickly, I probably would have died at his hands!"
Thinking of this, he showed a look of lingering fear.
The shadow cast by Hanzo the Salamander is too great!
"Hanzo the Salamander, is he really that strong?" Orochimaru frowned. It seemed that the battle between the rain and the rocks in the Land of Grass was not entirely an exaggeration.
"Very strong!" Jiraiya sighed solemnly, "The Water Release technique with its immense power and the Body Flicker Technique with its terrifying speed—if I hadn't barely caught a glimpse of the afterimage, I would have even thought Hanzo had used a space-time ninjutsu!"
Orochimaru's expression changed slightly.
Jiraiya, though an idiot, was of average talent, but possessed a certain aptitude for physical abilities.
His strength is worthy of the title of elite Jonin!
With such strength, they could only catch a fleeting image of Hanzo, which shows how fast he could move in an instant!
He is also proficient in water escape techniques...
As is well known, Water Release has a great advantage in places with abundant water.
The Mist-Hidden Ones at sea and those on land are completely different forces.
Orochimaru pressed further, "Where's the poison?"
With Konoha and Amegakure completely at odds, that demigod probably won't hold back anymore, right?
"Hanzo did not use poison in the battle that broke out in the city."
Is he still rational?
Orochimaru pondered to himself, "A rational master of poison is better than indiscriminate killing."
“The plan is progressing smoothly.” Orochimaru pulled out a map and pointed to several key buildings: “We destroyed more than a third of the buildings in the Land of Rain. The remaining third was attacked secretly by Sunagakure and Iwagakure... but Hanzo’s reaction was very swift.”
"The Rain Village forces are scattered, taking advantage of the terrain to outnumber the enemy and snipe small groups from the three villages. The three villages each set up their own defensive lines, wary of each other, and engage in fierce fighting! It's a chaotic battle!"
"The entire Land of Rain is in complete chaos!"
Jiraiya fell into deep thought: "What's going on?"
Orochimaru, as if discovering a new treasure, excitedly scanned the map with his snake-like eyes: "It seems chaotic and without any order, but the key point is actually—Anping City!"
"Anping Castle?" Jiraiya's expression darkened. "That brat is in charge of that area!"
...
“Even if Uchiha Yuuki has provoked Hanzo, there’s nothing we can do to stop him now!” Tsunade also concluded that something was wrong with Anping Castle.
Kid, what exactly do you want to do?
She slammed her fist on the table and looked at the three Senju ninjas and one Uchiha Jonin present.
"Notify all contactable teams to stop Amegakure from making any rash moves at all costs, and report back immediately if they discover Hanzo of the Salamander!"
...
Chiyo's son, Akachi Akatsuki, was very dissatisfied with the command of Sunagakure in the Land of Rain.
"Hanzo, a mere ninja, dares to lay a hand on me? He doesn't even respect me!"
He is not afraid of Hanzo the Salamander.
It wasn't because he hadn't witnessed the magnificence of a 'demigod,' but because his mother, Chiyo, had fought against Hanzo!
The two sides are evenly matched.
This does not mean that Chiyo could also call herself a 'demigod'.
Rather, it illustrates that the puppeteer has the advantage over Hanzo!
"My mother is all alone, yet she is evenly matched with Hanzo. Are my three puppet squads inferior to her?"
"Send troops! Send troops! Kill all the enemies you see!"
Meanwhile, the Iwagakure Explosion Release unit also joined the battlefield in the Land of Rain.
The already chaotic and rainy Land of Rain was hit by an even greater storm!
...
"Ten kilometers away, Hanzo of the Salamander and his Amegakure squad have detected the signal they left behind and are rapidly approaching. Twenty massive chakra beings? Jonin?"
The few remaining dense forests in the Land of Rain.
Yuuki hangs upside down on a century-old tree, closing his eyes to feel the approach of the chakra source.
Sensory ninjutsu is extremely useful in large-scale ninja wars.
Discover the enemy's deployment in advance.
Respond calmly.
Naturally, the learning difficulty is quite high.
Any one of them, if picked randomly, would be classified as at least a B-rank ninjutsu.
Yuuki doesn't know, and doesn't need to learn, this level of ninjutsu.
The reason he sensed the approaching chakra source wasn't because of sensory ninjutsu, but because he...saw it!
Switch the view back!
A unicorn bug on a tree next to Hanzo blurred his vision for a moment.
Yuuki opened his eyes and took out a Konoha-exclusive signal flare.
Whoosh!
A rocket soared into the sky!
A signal was sent to the Konoha ninja within range.
retreat!
At the same time, it also serves as a signal of attraction.
Hey Hanzo over there, look over here! Look over here! Look over here!
Hanzo the Salamander, who was planning to head straight to Anping City to find the culprit, paused for a moment.
Those were ninjas from the three great villages?
Which village?
It looks like a signal flare for the retreat of Konoha Village?
Just a few months ago, these signal flares could be seen exploding frequently.
This is unusual in recent months!
"Change direction! Let's play around with those cowardly rats hiding in Konoha!"
Hanzo, the salamander, had a premonition.
The culprit who disrupted the Land of Rain has been found!
After capturing the enemy, you must...
They'd give him a beating, then go to Konoha to exchange it for benefits.
The war, which lasted only ten days or so, dealt a greater blow to Hanzo the Salamander than it had in the past few months!
Instead of standing up for himself, his enthusiasm gradually faded, and a hint of his hidden hesitation was revealed.
Each of the three villages has set up several chaotic defensive lines. The commanders of these lines may not be able to defeat him, but they can barely hold him off.
Every time he achieved a small victory on one defensive line, a major crisis would erupt on another.
He had to go back and forth like a monkey being toyed with!
Have we won the local war?
Won!
We've won so much!
But the Rain Ninja under his command are winning fewer and fewer victories!
We can't afford to delay, the Land of Rain simply can't afford to delay!