The rain of sorrow, the rain of death, this is the current situation in the Kingdom of Rain.

It rains everywhere in this country. Because of the year-round rainfall, this country has quite abundant water canal resources.

This must be something worthy of envy for the Sunagakure ninjas in the Wind Country, which is in a dry land all year round.

But apart from that, the country of Rain Country is very poor.

Even though there is a ninja village like Amegakure that stands out among the small ninja villages, it cannot change the fact that it is weak.

People will only fear the power of Amegakure leader Sansho Hanzo, but not Amegakure Village.

This point has already been seen through by the Sunagakure ninjas in many high-level meetings.

Once Hanzo falls, Yuyin Village will be destroyed.

At that time, all the dignity and value of this village will be deprived by the outside ninjas.

The sorrow of a weak country.

However, the matter of defeating Hanzo cannot be solved casually by just talking.

If you want to defeat a ninja of this level, you can't do it without paying a certain price.

However, when it comes to the battlefield of Rain Country, the top management of Sunagakure has long concluded that the tactics are to delay until Konoha cannot afford the supplies of Amegakure Village. In this way, the alliance between Amegakure Village and Konoha Village will not attack

Self-destruction.

This was the plan last year, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. The Chiyo siblings, who originally planned to postpone it, changed their previous strategy at a high-level meeting and switched from defense to offense.

"Defeat Amegakure and Konoha from the front?"

According to the opinions put forward by the Chiyo siblings, the Sunagakure jounin who had been preparing for long-term war also felt incredible.

To be honest, it is not a wise move to break the alliance between Amegakure and Konoha from the front.

Let’s not talk about whether we can win in a head-on conflict. Even if we can win, Sunagakure will lose a lot, making it impossible to attack the Land of Fire in the future.

This kind of problem should be obvious.

"This is information obtained through secret channels. Take a look."

Chiyo handed a secret letter to the jounin next to him, and then passed it on to others to read through.

After reading the contents of the letter, many Sunagakure jonins had different expressions, some were worried, some were happy, and some were hesitant.

"If the content of this letter is true, you can give it a try."

A Sunagakure jounin was eager to try.

"But I always felt it was too risky."

Another Jonin expressed concern and still wanted to focus on safe tactics.

"Yes, the opponent is Hanzo. There is also Orochimaru in Konoha, and there is Uchiha Fugaku, who is known as the evil eye. They are not simple ninjas."

Hearing that the opinions of the jounin could not be unified, Chiyo closed his eyes for a moment and then opened his eyes and said: "As I said before, this is a good opportunity. There is no harm in testing it. If things can really work according to

If we proceed as we expected, then there is no need to delay the battle indefinitely. After all, our side can only delay it until March next year at most."

Chiyo's words silenced the Sunagakure jounin.

Indeed, the material supply for seven thousand ninjas is also an issue that cannot be ignored.

Moreover, Iwagakure's side in the Country of Grass, based on the information Iwagakure passed, seemed to be very eager, hoping that Sunagakure's side could put pressure on Konoha and crush the alliance between Amegakure and Konoha as soon as possible.

The reason why Iwagakure was so eager was because of Konoha's new ninja leader - the yellow flashing Namikaze Minato.

A young hero who can perfectly control the time and space ninjutsu.

Even they from the Land of Rain have often heard the name of Yellow Flash recently.

He single-handedly destroyed the Iwagakure supply point and walked in and out of the Iwagakure camp without getting hurt.

When it comes to blitzkrieg, no one in the ninja world can surpass him.

Even more terrifying than Konoha White Fang back then.

The shadow of a famous human tree, they will not underestimate the genius of Konoha.

When the White Fang of Konoha first rose to power, he was about the same age. Within a few years, he became a thorn in the side of every major ninja village.

If Iwagakure fails in the battlefield of the Land of Grass, Konoha will then transfer the yellow flash to the battlefield of the Land of Rain...the consequences will be disastrous.

At least how Sunagakure can protect his own supplies is an extremely difficult problem.

It is difficult for Konoha to maintain an alliance with Amegakure at the moment, and Sunagakure may not be any better.

Without Iwagakure's restraint, Sunagakure cannot fight Konoha alone.

If the Third Kazekage were still alive... Thinking of this, all the Sunagakure ninjas in the meeting sighed in their hearts.

Joining the Third Kazekage did not disappear, but led them to fight against Konoha. Even if the Amegakure Village was involved, it would not be scary.

It is true that Hanzo is powerful, and their Third Kazekage is enough to contain them. As for the other ninjas of Amegakure, they are just a ragtag group and are nothing to worry about.

"Then, give it a try. Even if you fail, you won't lose anything. If you miss this good opportunity, there may not be such a good opportunity again before March next year."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

All Sunagakure jounin are decisive people. Even if they were hesitant and worried at first, considering the actual situation, seizing the 'opportunity' in the secret letter is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Although there are certain risky behaviors, as long as Sunagakure operates properly, even if it fails, not many people will be lost and can be completely evacuated.

"Then it's decided. For specific arrangements, I will hold another meeting the night before the operation. Disband now. Control the people in the camp and don't let Hanzo and Orochimaru notice anything unusual on our side."

Chiyo looked solemn.

"yes."

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After reading the letter sent by Orochimaru, Hanzo fell into silence.

Konoha will stop providing material assistance to Amegakure next month.

Hanzo had anticipated this, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Indeed, neither Konoha nor Sunagakure can afford to delay it any longer. At this time, staying out of the matter is the best choice.

But... at this moment, Amegakure has a strong hatred for Sunagakure, so staying out of the matter is just a nonsense.

Even for him, the leader of Yugakure, his words may not be useful at this moment.

But when hatred arises, the fight will only end if one party is completely trampled under his feet.

Therefore, Yuyin could not stay out of the matter.

Orochimaru also saw this, and at the end of the letter, he also attached the decision to have a showdown with Sunagakure, as well as a marching route map.

"Are you blatantly forcing me?"

Hanzo looked at the contents of the letter, and in addition to being filled with anger, there was also infinite sadness in his heart.

Once upon a time, as a demigod, he would be exploited to such an extent by a young man.

Moreover, his men were defeated in the last great ninja war.

Orochimaru did not use conspiracy, but the general trend, the general trend of Konoha.

Faced with such a general trend, Hanzo could only compromise.

No matter how reluctant he is, reality will force him to follow the route Orochimaru has preset for him.

Hanzo had some doubts as to whether the bloody massacres that occurred in the Land of Rain more than a year ago were the work of Sunagakure.

Although all the evidence pointed to Sunagakure, Chiyo of Sunagakure was unable to refute that it was the ninjas of Sunagakure who massacred a large number of villagers in the Land of Rain.

"well……"

Hanzo sighed.

I am getting old.

"After defeating Sunagakure, it's time to think about the successor."

In the blink of an eye, he has reached this age.

However, Hanzo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of Yu Yin's current situation.

Where to find an heir?

In other words, which young person in Yuyin Village can take the lead?

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Hanzo led dozens of Amegakure ninjas out to explore the way.

The main purpose is to remove the nails of nearby Sunagakure ninjas.

He felt that a war would soon sweep across the entire Kingdom of Rain.

Before that, adequate preparations must be made.
To be continued...