Mokgetsu smoothly arranged for a spy in the Rain Village.
With a Shadow Clone as his internal agent, Mokgetsu was virtually participating in the conspiracy against him, knowing clearly every trap's location and type.
Three days later, the day of the meeting with Hanzo to discuss major peace issues arrived, and many ninjas of the Ninja Sect were very excited.
If Hanzo wasn't deceiving, this cooperation would indeed be a milestone for the Ninja Sect, and several milestones at that.
"Uncle Sosuke, is everyone going together? Wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?" Yahiko mused.
He felt taking too many ninjas might give Hanzo a bad impression, as if they were wary of Hanzo with ill intentions.
Mokgetsu nodded and replied, "For a meeting, indeed, there's no need for too many people to go."
After all, the opponent was a top-tier strongman like Hanzo, and if too many people went, Mokgetsu couldn't guarantee everyone's safety.
Numerous ninjas of the Ninja Sect were looking at Mokgetsu with anticipation; no one wanted to miss such a significant event.
"Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, Kakuzu, Ike Masaya, Kuroda..." Mokgetsu called off the names of eight ninjas.
These were the ninjas he favored, with outstanding strength and strong self-defense abilities.
"Why do I have to go, I'm not even one of your Ninja Sect's ninjas," Kakuzu grumbled, unwilling to wade into this muddy water.
"I mean that if you want to come, you can follow us, but if you really don't want to, you don't have to," Mokgetsu replied with a faint smile.
Kakuzu pondered over it.
Yahiko's face couldn't hide his joyous smile upon hearing his name.
Yahiko, who felt a strong sense of belonging to the Ninja Sect, was very happy to participate in such a milestone meeting. Also, he was eager to chat with Hanzo and understand Hanzo's views on peace.
Nagato didn't feel much; he would be satisfied as long as the Ninja Sect could collaborate with the Rain Village. He didn't need to witness it personally.
Ike Masaya showed a trace of worry. He felt Hanzo might have ill intentions, and something might go wrong with this meeting.
"Boss, do your best; you're going to meet your idol," Hatosuke teased, knowing Yahiko admired Hanzo.
Yahiko scratched his head and smiled, not taking it to heart.
Amidst the laughter and farewells of dozens of ninjas, Mokgetsu and his group set out for the designated valley.
Kakuzu furrowed his brows but eventually followed Mokgetsu and the others.
He felt something might go wrong with this meeting, so he was hesitant to go.
But since Mokgetsu was going, Kakuzu had no choice but to follow. If anything happened to Mokgetsu, he would have to wait fifteen years for the seal to break automatically.
At the entrance of the valley, Mokgetsu and his group encountered Hanzo waiting for them.
Hanzo had brought even fewer ninjas, with only two ninjas by his side.
"Hanzo, it's great to see you again," Mokgetsu greeted with a smile.
"I didn't expect you to achieve so many unexpected things in such a short time," Hanzo said with a calm face.
Hanzo still remembered his recent warning to Mokgetsu to be wary of black market ninjas, and didn't expect Mokgetsu to so quickly become his adversary.
Noticing Kakuzu beside Mokgetsu, Hanzo was somewhat surprised.
While he wasn't too surprised that Kakuzu was alive, considering Kakuzu's decades of survival skills on the black market, his demeanor suggested he had joined the Ninja Sect.
Hanzo's expression remained unchanged, as having one more Kakuzu didn't affect his plan to kill everyone.
With a large number of explosive tag traps and Hanzo, a top-tier strongman in the Ninja World, leading a hundred elite ninjas from the Rain Village, he was confident of eliminating anyone from the current Ninja World.
Initially, the plan was even more thorough. Hanzo intended to capture a Ninja Sect ninja to threaten Mokgetsu and his group. But Mokgetsu was cautious and kept the Ninja Sect ninjas together, so Hanzo abandoned the capture plan to avoid alerting them.
Moreover, since the Hidden Rock Village wished to observe, Hanzo could only refuse Danzo's assistance to prevent exposing his collaboration with Shimura Danzo.
"The experiences of Hanzo are what's truly unexpected," Mokgetsu replied with a faint smile.
Both parties, chatting happily, walked into the valley.
Shimura Danzo, hidden in the shadows, also smiled at this scene.
To pit Hanzo against Mokgetsu and the Rinnegan, Danzo had put in a lot of effort, even sacrificing a batch of Root elites.
Reaching this point, Danzo had to revise many details of his plan.
Originally, Danzo intended to kill Nagato and others and frame the Hidden Rock, but Nagato's strength was overwhelming, instantly killing all his Root elites.
Elsewhere, the Hidden Rock ninjas also silently observed everything.
After all, it was a confrontation between Ninja Master Sosuke and Demigod Hanzo, which intrigued Kitsuchi even if there was no mission involved.
Although Sosuke had only recently become famous, his achievements were solid, having decisively defeated Kakuzu.
"Unfortunately, this is not a fair duel," Kitsuchi thought Hanzo would undoubtedly win.
Because this was essentially a conspiracy against Mokgetsu and the Ninja Sect, Hanzo had prepared in advance, while Mokgetsu's group knew nothing.
Kakuzu glanced around; the walls were high on both sides, and the valley entrance was narrow, making it easy to block people.
"Lord Hanzo, what's your view on the current situation in the Land of Rain? How do you think long-term peace can be maintained in the Land of Rain?" Yahiko asked eagerly.