Ice-cold rain was falling on the streets of Yuyin Village.

The hostile looks of the Amegakure villagers and ninjas fell on the Sunagakure ninja.

Naturally, they would not give a good look to the Sunagakure ninja who brought disaster and pain to their country.

If he didn't want to make things worse, this Sunagakure ninja would never have thought of walking out safely from here.

Because there are many families here who have lost their loved ones, and they all have sworn blood feuds with the Sunagakure ninjas.

The situation was in a stalemate. Not long after, a team rushed over from the street in front.

The leader was wearing a gas mask, and his long light yellow hair was hanging down. His palms exposed to the air were covered with wounds from the battle, and his skin was not as smooth as that of young people.

The calm, cold and arrogant eyes fell directly on the Sunagakure jounin.

The ninja, who was still with the Amegakure villagers, glared back at the Suna Jonin, and immediately trembled as if he was the prey of a terrifying beast in the forest.

It was a sense of oppression that he had never experienced in anyone before, impacting his spiritual world with a violent and ruthless attitude.

He stood in the rain blankly, and when the Jōnin Ugakure who followed him shouted again, he woke up as if from a dream. His face was covered with rainwater or cold sweat shed due to fear.

"Sunagakure, Master Hanzo is asking you something."

The Amegakure jounin who was following Hanzo asked him rudely.

He was also not in a good mood towards the Sunagakure ninjas who had brought great destruction to the Land of Rain.

Sunano-nin finally calmed down, swallowed his saliva with a murmur, took out a letter from his ninja tool bag, and prepared to deliver it to Hanzo himself.

The Amegakure jounin was about to step forward and take the letter on behalf of Hanzo.

"I just need to come in person."

To receive Sunagakure's envoy in front of so many people, and to ask his subordinates to catch the letter on his behalf would be too derogatory to the title of demigod.

He has spent his whole life fighting and escaping from death countless times to earn his reputation. He cannot be belittled by others because of such a trivial matter.

Noticing the admiration and respect of the surrounding villagers and ninjas, Hanzo once again became proud of the title of 'demigod'.

That's right, people in this village only need to look up at themselves with this kind of gaze.

This is the honor of his lifelong battle. Even if he dies, he must carry it into the coffin with great honor.

No one is allowed to destroy this honor.

"Your Excellency Hanzo, this is a letter jointly sent by our Sunagakure and the daimyo of the Land of Rain. The letter has been delivered. I'll take my leave."

After saying these words tremblingly, the Sunagauno did not dare to look directly into Hanzo's unfathomable eyes, which were as deep as the abyss. He ran backwards in a panic, and left here as if he was running away.

It caused ridicule from the villagers and ninjas of Sunagakure.

The ninjas of great powers don't seem to be anything special.

In front of the patron saint of their country, they can only behave like they are running away in embarrassment.

After appeasing the people in the village, Hanzo led the people back to the top of the tower.

He had already quickly browsed the letter sent jointly by Sunagakure and the Daimyo of Rain Country. After reading it, he fell into deep thought in his own private room.

The content of the letter is very simple. The daimyo's side is short of supplies. He hopes that Amegakure Village can help Sunagakure so that Sunagakure can drive the hateful Konoha ninjas out of the Country of Rain as soon as possible and restore peace to the country.

Hanzo took a deep breath, clenched his fists tightly, and there was a burning anger in his eyes.

However, thinking of Sunagakure's almost entire military force mobilized, hesitation soon entered his eyes, thinking about whether to provide certain assistance to Sunagakure.

To be honest, Hanzo is very aware of Sunagakure's sinister intentions.

At the beginning, they deliberately deployed their troops in the Kingdom of Rain and did not attack the Kingdom of Fire directly. Instead, they waited for Konoha's men to gather in the Kingdom of Rain before starting the battle.

Sunagakure's goal is indeed the Fire Country, but weakening the Rain Country by the way is probably a forward-looking strategy of Sunagakure.

After that, the battle with Konoha in the Kingdom of Rain became more and more intense, but each time they deliberately let Konoha barely block the offensive. On the one hand, they did not want to give up the opportunity to squeeze the Kingdom of Rain immediately, and on the other hand, they also weakened the Kingdom of Rain.

The number of Konoha ninjas in the country finally gathered strength to break through Konoha's defense line and attack the Country of Fire.

And by that time, the Rain Country may also be in ruins due to Sunagakure's excessive oppression.

With such a vicious strategy that left people speechless, Hanzo suspected that the old puppet-playing woman Chiyo was behind the whole incident.

Only this old woman could be so cunning and scheming to test the limits of a demigod like him.

The cost of intervening in this war is too high, and the village of Hidden Rain may even be destroyed. His strength also shows signs of decline compared to the last ninja war.

If he fails, the name of the 'demigod' who has followed him throughout his life will also come to an end. The power of Yuyin Village will also fall into the hands of others.

The defeated demigod is no longer a demigod.

Therefore, Hanzo made a decision that he could never face directly.

"I hope that old woman can be content with this."

For things like war, it is better to stay away from the Rain Country.

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The weather in the Land of Rain begins to get colder after mid-October, and the ninjas' passion for fighting gradually decreases.

In this country where rainfall occurs all year round, once winter enters, it will be much colder than many countries.

"Stop the attack on Konoha temporarily."

At the Jonin meeting in Sunagakure, the elder Chiyo announced this decision.

The supplies sent by Hanzo of the Rain Hidden Village have secretly arrived at Sunagakure's camp, and there are also Hanzo's letters. He hopes that Sunagakure can quickly defeat the Konoha ninjas and fight in the Land of Fire instead of staying in the Land of Rain.

superior.

In response to this, Chiyo made the decision to temporarily cease the war.

Because the power of the Kingdom of Rain has been weakened, it has not yet been able to meet her expectations.

Moreover, as long as Sunagakure sets up his camp within the Kingdom of Rain, he can use the protection order to ask the Country of Rain to share some supplies with their Sunagakure, which can significantly save Sunagakure's daily expenses.

In view of this, Chiyo also replied in the letter that due to the cold weather, the fighting enthusiasm of the Sunagakure ninjas has dropped, and they will consider defeating the Konoha ninjas in the early spring of March next year.

As for how angry Hanzo is, it is not within the scope of Chiyo's consideration. Her original intention is to weaken the power of the Kingdom of Rain. It is a pity that the battle has only been less than a year.

Letting the Rain Country share the supply problem can also reduce the number of Konoha ninjas. Strictly speaking, Sunagakure's losses will be kept to a minimum.

When March next year comes, you can rush into the Kingdom of Fire and occupy the resources there.

Under such a good situation, Chiyo was not in a hurry to let the Sunagakure ninjas launch a general attack on Konoha.

Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, is also a great threat to Sunagakure.

Containing the development of the Rain Country is also very necessary for Sunagakure.

"yes."

Regarding Chiyo's orders, the Jonin just obeyed them and did not raise any objections.

"In addition, step up cooperation with the Kingdom of Oni and let Shionka Pharmaceutical Company continue to mass-produce the medicines that our Sunagakure needs. We will launch a general attack on Konoha in early March next year. If nothing goes wrong in April, our Sunagakure will occupy the Kingdom of Fire.

This area.”

Chiyo pointed to the location on the map with her finger.

It is the border of the Fire Country that is very close to the Rain Country.

Several resource-rich areas are marked there.

"Then we will expand further in July and occupy several nearby resource-rich areas. I have calculated that a total of 5,000 ninjas are needed. After the New Year in January next year, there will be another 2,000 reinforcements in the village.

Arrive at the battlefield."

Unlike Konoha's three-front division of troops, and unlike Iwagakure's two-front battle, Sunagakure has no connection with Kumogakure, and there is also no conflict with Kirigakure, which faces across the sea.

Besides, a place like the Kingdom of Wind is not worth anyone’s idea.

Therefore, all the power of Sunagakure can be concentrated on Konoha.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Sunagakure.

After squeezing the Rain Nation, it was the Fire Nation's turn.

For this war, Sunagakure spent more than five years preparing for it. During this period, he made various strategic analyses, as well as what methods to use to deal with unexpected events.

This is also the origin of Chiyo’s confidence.

Sunagakure does not need to rush for quick success. They have the advantage. They only need to slowly advance forward and exhaust Konoha's vitality. Then, Konoha's resistance will become weaker when fighting within the Land of Fire.

At that time, the rich resource areas of the Fire Country will be free for them to plunder.

After January next year, two thousand more ninjas will be transferred to the front line. In addition to the more than 5,000 Sunagakure ninjas on the front line, there will be a total of 7,000 people. To deal with Orochimaru's Konoha troops of less than 3,000, Chiyo will not be able to find Sunagakure.

Hidden reasons for losing.

Orochimaru's ferocious aura is also the reason why Chiyo needs to be concerned.

Among the ninjas she knew, this snake-playing brat among the three ninjas was the most ruthless in fighting. His ferocious counterattacks regardless of losses were one of the reasons why Sunagakure could only stop here.

The other jounin also nodded repeatedly. Even if all 7,000 ninjas were transferred to the Land of Rain, there would still be thousands of ninjas guarding Sunagakure Village. In the event of an emergency, there would be enough time to support them back.

Generally speaking, the strategy is no different from when the Third Kazekage was around.
To be continued...