After finishing her words, Pakura no longer paid attention to Terumi Mei. She had already given Terumi Mei enough patience; if it weren't for Uchiha Yoichi's orders, she wouldn't have bothered with the Hidden Mist Ninja at all, especially not with someone like Terumi Mei, who had her heart set on the Hidden Mist.
The war in the Land of Wind was going on fiercely, and things were going smoothly in both the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers.
The Land of Rivers didn't have its own Ninja Village at all; its existence was previously a result of a mutual compromise between Konoha and the Hidden Sand. Now that the Hidden Sand Village had merged into Konoha, the Land of Rivers didn't last a few days before the Daimyo was forcibly relocated to Konoha by the Konoha Ninja.
Their property wasn't confiscated, but the Land of Rivers was no longer related to him, and he ceased to be a Daimyo.
As for the Land of Rain, after learning that Otsutsuki Urashiki was captured and that his brother was safe, Senju Tobirama began to take drastic actions in the Land of Rain.
And Hanzo, this Half-God of the Ninja World?
Senju Tobirama thought it was a joke; how come he'd never heard of the title Half-God of the Ninja World when he was alive? And shortly after his death, even Half-Gods appeared.
Furthermore, the true God of Shinobi was in the Land of Rain, Senju Tobirama was actually quite hopeful for Hanzo's appearance, as it spared him from sending people all over to gather information.
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"Lord Hanzo, Yanmu Town and Rain Town Street are gone too. We had just over a hundred ninja there, and had they not discovered it in time today, they would have been surrounded and annihilated by the Konoha Ninja."
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Hanzo asked with slight displeasure, "Didn't Amahiko and the others resist?"
"Lord Amahiko said the opponent's Ninjutsu was too many, and with the Second Generation Hokage and Instantaneous Shisui leading the team, they were no match, so they withdrew...."
Upon hearing this, Hanzo fell silent. When Konoha first invaded the Land of Rain, he had a battle with Uchiha Shisui and was shocked after a fierce struggle.
In the past, he could defeat and even kill the Sannin, but now he felt threatened just dealing with a young Uchiha.
The bizarre Instant Body Jutsu and the Illusion Techniques that ensnared people if they weren't careful, along with the Susanoo whose defense was so strong that even his Detonating Flame Array couldn't break it, and even if he used Salamander Poison, the enemy could nullify it by taking Secret Medicine.
After battling Uchiha Shisui for a long time, Hanzo suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness; none of his tactics worked against Uchiha Shisui, and he might easily fall into the Sharingan's Illusion Techniques.
Therefore, Hanzo withdrew afterward, only commanding the Hidden Rain Ninja to fight the Konoha Ninja, rarely deploying himself.
But ever since Senju Tobirama arrived, the style of Konoha Ninja had become much more aggressive, step by step encroaching on the land of the Hidden Rain Village, and instigating the civilians through the Akatsuki Organization... Thinking of this, Hanzo felt some regret, thinking he should have killed that blue-haired woman earlier.
"Lord Hanzo, what should we do now?"
Amanosuke was still asking questions; he was one of Hanzo's trusted aides. If Hanzo wasn't in the village, Amanosuke would generally handle the affairs of the Hidden Rain Village.
However, Hanzo did not immediately answer, instead, he fell into silence.
If they resisted, the Hidden Rain had no such power, but if they did not, they had lost less than a quarter of their remaining territory; Konoha Ninja might surround the Hidden Rain Village in just ten more days.
"... Gather everyone, take the Hidden Rain Village's savings, and go to the Land of Earth."
"Wha-what?"
Upon hearing Hanzo's words, Amanosuke's face was filled with disbelief, and he quickly asked, "Lord Hanzo, are we abandoning the Hidden Rain Village?"
"It's not abandonment; we cannot contend against Konoha with our current strength. We must preserve our strength and join forces with the Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village to confront Konoha!"
Hanzo sternly reprimanded, "If we all die in the Hidden Rain Village, then who can stop Konoha for the Land of Rain? Who can restore the Land of Rain?"
"Yes, Lord Hanzo."
Upon hearing this, Amanosuke immediately felt a sense of shame; he shouldn't have doubted Lord Hanzo, so he quickly bowed his head and asked, "Shall we evacuate now, Lord Hanzo?"
"The sooner, the better. If the Konoha Ninja realize it, our only option might be to fight to the death... Once we die in the Land of Rain, the Land of Rain will become history."
"I understand, Lord Hanzo!"
Carrying the mission of reviving the Land of Rain, they absolutely couldn't die a meaningless death in the Land of Rain.
With this resolve, Amanosuke quickly went to gather the remaining Hidden Rain Ninja.
Although the Land of Rain was a small country, Hanzo always had a dream of a great nation. Moreover, the wartime profits from the Third Ninja World War allowed Hanzo to develop quite a few ninja.
Even though they lost some in previous battles with Konoha Ninja, the Hidden Rain Village still had over fifteen hundred Hidden Rain Ninja now.
This was not a small number; only four or five years had passed since the Third Ninja World War, and the Hidden Rain Village producing so many ninja was not slower than the Hidden Rock or Hidden Cloud Ninja.
Hanzo could see that Konoha might have learned of his alliance with the Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud, which is why they launched a major offensive on the Land of Rain.
Standing firm isn't a solution; if he had no ninja left, even if he escaped, Onoki and the Fourth Generation Raikage wouldn't take him seriously.
The majority of the Hidden Rain Ninja were already huddled around the Hidden Rain Village, so the speed with which they gathered all the Hidden Rain Ninja was swift, and then Hanzo's orders were conveyed.
Although many Hidden Rain Ninja didn't understand this order, and they also had families in the Hidden Rain Village, nine out of ten didn't dare to disobey Hanzo's orders.