The rain was pouring down.

There is naturally an icy chill in the air. Affected by the perennial rainfall, the Land of Rain has a large number of swollen canals every year.

In this gloomy village, no matter whether you are a ninja or a civilian, as long as you leave the house or walk outside, you must wear a raincoat to prevent your clothes from getting wet by the rain and letting your body catch the cold.

"Hey, have you noticed that the food distributed recently has become less and less?"

In a tavern, several Amegakure ninjas were talking quietly about important matters of life and death.

For ninjas during war, although money is important, what is more important is food that can fill their stomachs.

They would rather exchange the rewards from the mission for food. This is especially important for the ninjas of Amegakure Village who are not wealthy.

Having been oppressed by the ninjas of the great powers, their lives have become very difficult. If the village does not provide them with relief at this time, even if they don't say it, they will be dissatisfied in their hearts.

Therefore, the issue of food is indeed a major issue related to the life and death of the Amegakure ninja.

"Have you noticed it too? Now I don't dare to put too much rice in my porridge, because I'm afraid I'll finish it in a few days."

"I remember that as of November and December last year, there was quite enough food in the village. I remember that at that time, envoys from Sunagakure came over. They were not here to ask for supplies from Amegakure Village, right?

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An Amegakure ninja became a little drunk after drinking.

When the other companions heard this, they immediately looked shocked and booed him softly.

"You bastard, are you looking for death?"

The drinking companion immediately scolded him angrily in a low voice.

"Ah, hug, sorry, I made a mistake..."

The drunken Amegakure ninja suddenly woke up and began to apologize with a pale face.

He carefully looked around and found that no one else was paying attention, so he became silent.

"Hanzo-sama, during the Second Ninja War, was a powerful ninja who defeated the ninja army of a great nation by himself. How could he compromise with Sunagakure?"

"That's right, Lord Hanzo is the god of our Amegakure village. Sunagakure doesn't dare to come to our place and act arrogantly."

The drunken Amegakure ninja nodded repeatedly.

But in fact, everyone has doubts in their hearts. It's just because of the power of the leader Hanzo, and they don't want to believe that as the leader of Amegakure Village, the ninja demigod who led Amegakure Village to glory in the last ninja war would be so humble.

Compromise with Sunagakure.

After all, Hanzo's achievements against the Rain Hidden Village were genuine and were accomplished with sword after sword.

He took the lead in every battle, and the countless scars left on his body are the iron-blooded proof of his life as a soldier.

It's just that because he has gotten a little older in recent years, and he suffered a lot of hidden injuries on his body when he was young, his physical fitness has declined somewhat now, but his strength is still feared by the ninjas of the surrounding powerful countries.

"Don't worry, as long as Lord Hanzo is here, Sunagakure will not dare to come here to act wild. They will only blackmail the daimyo and those useless nobles."

"As long as they dare to come, Hanzo-sama will kill Sunagakure to pieces. Hanzo-sama is a ninja who is called a demigod."

The worship and admiration for Hanzo comes from the true heart of every Amegakure ninja.

The reason why this village is able to retain sovereignty in the war-torn Rain Country and is called the only safe harbor in the Rain Country is because Hanzo is guarding it here.

As long as Hanzo stays here for a day, this is the safest place in the Rain Country.

Thanks to Hanzo's blessing, even if they suspected that Hanzo had some ulterior deal with Sunagakure, they still believed in their hearts that Hanzo was not such a timid person.

If their leader, Hanzo, was a ninja as timid as a mouse, then the last ninja war would not have frightened all countries and become a peak that was difficult for the ninjas to overcome.

After drinking in the tavern, the Amegakure ninja left.

The drunken Amegakure ninja came to a dark and deserted alley alone, transformed into a strange ninja, dived underground and disappeared.

…

Within a few days, there were a lot of rumors in Yuyin Village.

The amount of food distributed by Yuyin Village has decreased, which is obvious to all.

Judging from the food stored before and at the beginning of the war, it should not be exhausted so quickly.

But the food in hand is indeed getting less and less every day.

Moreover, the rumor pointed at Hanzo. The rumor said that in order to please Sunagakure, he provided important supplies of the village to Sunagakure, and Sunagakure only consumed these supplies at a very low price. This included not only food.

, as well as medicines and ninja tools.

In the tower, Hanzo, who was protected by dozens of Amegakure elite ninjas, could not sit back and watch such rumors arise.

Because he knows that once such rumors spread completely in Yuyin Village, even if they are false, they will become true, which will lead to the loss of his prestige and lead to the emergence of a large number of ninjas who deviate from his will in the village.

This would not be conducive to his rule over Yu Yin.

The most important thing is that his transaction with Sunagakure really happened.

Although it is very secretive, only a few close associates know about it.

Did someone among his close confidants betray him?

Hanzo recalled the names of his cronies in his mind, but no matter how he guessed, he never felt that his cronies had betrayed him.

But if it wasn't his close confidants who betrayed him, then who revealed such hidden information? Leading people in the village to speculate in this regard?

Sunagakure's puppet old woman?

"Hanzo-sama, how should we deal with these rumors?"

The Amegakure ninja who came to report asked in a low voice.

After all, if this kind of thing is not handled well, it will indeed cause great internal conflicts.

"Don't worry, it was because the merchants were delayed in delivering rice when buying rice, so the food distributed had to be reduced. It will return to normal the day after tomorrow. By then, these rumors will be self-explanatory."

Hanzo said with confidence.

"yes."

The messenger also breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that those rumors were just used by some interested people. As the leader of Amegakure, how could Lord Hanzo make such a shameless compromise to Sunagakure?

"By the way, Master Hanzo, there is another matter that needs you to decide."

"What's the matter?"

"According to the investigation by people outside the village, a large number of villages in the Kingdom of Rain have suffered brutal massacres recently, and all the supplies in the villages have been looted. According to statistics, a total of 2,400 people have died, and there are many more villages

There is no statistics included, otherwise, the number of dead would be even higher."

"What did you say?"

In the closed room, Hanzo stood up in surprise when he heard the death numbers.

He opened the door and walked out, with a look of surprise and anger on his face.

"Is this true?"

"Absolutely true."

The Amegakure ninja who summoned the messenger looked solemn.

Hanzo's face became uncertain.

"Any clues?"

"Although someone carefully processed the traces at the scene, it is not difficult to see that it was the work of a ninja."

"Is this news blocked?"

Hanzo asked.

The messenger gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

Lockdown? With so many deaths and such a serious matter, how can we lock down?

In less than a few days, this matter will probably spread throughout Yuyin Village, and it will be more serious than the previous rumors.

Hanzo sighed.

Indeed, how can this kind of thing be blocked?

Suffering from the oppression of the ninjas of the great powers, and now that something like this happened again, those Amegakure ninjas will definitely guess that it was the ninjas of the great powers who did it?

But, what’s the point of doing this?

There should be no reason for Sunagakure to do this.

The old puppet woman would not target the Land of Rain without any reason and drag the Amegakure Village into the war, which would do all the harm to Sunagakure and no benefit at all.

If it's Konoha...

Konoha!?

Hanzo's face changed slightly.

Immediately, his face calmed down and he waved his hand to let the messenger go down.
To be continued...