In the Kingdom of Rain, in a ruins on the highlands.
The masked man who killed Uchiha Enhuo was taking advantage of the rare sunset to sit on the gray wall of the city, with an abyss beneath his feet.
The only part of his body that can touch the sun is his right eye that is not covered by the mask. The fiery sunset and the scarlet sharingan, these two red beads of similar colors are reflecting each other. After all, this
The world sinks into the night, which can be regarded as their common goal.
"You are really leisurely."
A shadow appeared on the ground behind the masked man, and the strange man wrapped in green flytraps emerged from the ground, making almost no movement, just like a sweet potato growing out of thin air from the ground.
This weirdo's body is divided into black and white, with one side looking less human than the other.
The white face on the left half of his face had a lively expression, and he greeted the masked man in a somewhat frivolous tone.
"Do you want to know who we met at Sansho Hanzo's hiding place? He was such an unexpected guy. He really shocked me."
"Don't be pretentious."
The masked man tilted his head and spoke coldly, as if resisting a troublesome parent.
"Why, could it be that Nagato couldn't hold back his hatred before those puppets were completed? If so, then Madara... we thought too highly of him before."
"It's not him. He is still busy collecting his own puppets. The selection process is very picky. It seems that the corpses must meet some unique conditions before they can be seen by him."
What made the sound this time was the expressionless black part on the left side of the weirdo's face.
His voice is steadier and darker, and when he has something clever to say, he comes out.
"We are talking about your tribe, the famous Shunshen Shisui."
Upon hearing this, the masked man suddenly turned around, and his legs straddling the outside of the city wall passed directly through the wall.
"He is searching everywhere outside Sanshouyu Hanzo's hiding place, as leisurely as if he were at home."
Although he could never see his expression, he knew very well that the face under the mask was definitely frowning.
"Did you do anything unnecessary when you went to harvest that Sharingan?"
Black Zetsu asked pitifully, "Otherwise, according to Konoha's arrangements, he should be on his way to patrol the Kingdom of Water. How could he appear here?"
The masked man was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but think of the blood splashed on the hem of Uchiha Enhuo's clothes when he died.
After all, that was the first time he killed a tribesman, but afterwards, he had already used his right eye to release airflow to increase the intensity of the fire (refer to Fire Release: Storm Dance). He should not have left even a trace of evidence, but he didn't expect it.
was tracked.
But then I thought about it, maybe this wasn't the reason why Uchiha Shisui came here.
So he simply denied it and said: "Why didn't you reveal something when you went to deliver something to Danzo Shimura?"
"I only gave him another reason to exterminate Uchiha without showing up in front of anyone."
He never said what he gave specifically, and then immediately changed the subject: "Forget it, it's meaningless to talk about this now. After all, Nagato's eyes are not his own, and two of the six puppets have not found the right one.
As a carrier, if Uchiha Shisui accidentally bumps into him and discovers the location of his true body, Nagato may not be his opponent, and he will also question his own 'god' ability. Therefore, we have to find a way to let Uchiha Shisui
, leave the Kingdom of Rain immediately..."
"Or just kill him right here, so you don't have to bother those stupid old and weak people in Konoha."
The masked man's voice was cold and annoyed, "Anyway, this was originally within our plan."
【Rely on you?】
Black Zetsu was speechless. During the third war, he watched Uchiha Shisui turn on the kaleidoscope with his own eyes.
Although so far, Uchiha Shisui has not really used those eyes and has not exposed the ability of the kaleidoscope, but thinking about it, he knows that it should be his best illusion. Even if the masked man has the ability to dematerialize, whether he can
The illusion of being immune to the kaleidoscope while in the void is absolutely unknown, so one must not take any chances.
"Is it possible to let Yugakure discover him and get rid of him with the help of Hanzo the Sanshouyu?"
The masked man made a seemingly reasonable proposal.
"Sansho Hanzo's will and chakra are not as good as before. He is already exhausted just to deal with the rebellion. He may not be able to deal with the genjutsu of the Sharingan."
Black Zetsu immediately rejected the masked man's idea.
"Besides, killing the 'ninja demigod' so that Nagato can firmly consider himself a 'god' is an important part of the plan. We'd better not destroy it."
【This won't work, that won't work either...】
The masked man's tone became increasingly irritable, gradually revealing his true age, "Then what do you think we should do?"
【I am so impatient...】
Hei Jue secretly slandered, but he also gave an idea openly.
"As far as I know, Sanshou Hanzo's son is secretly conducting experiments on transplanting the black Sansho fish's venom sacs, so he is arresting young people everywhere in the Land of Rain. Even Hanzo himself doesn't know about this."
"Are they going to create a second demigod?"
The masked man shook his head disdainfully, "It's really fantastic. Even if the transplant is successful, he will die in a few years."
"This has nothing to do with us, but this matter can just be used..."
Black Zetsu stated his thoughts, "Since Uchiha Shisui may be chasing the death of that clansman, then we should find the murderer for him."
"You mean..."
The masked man roughly understood what Black Zetsu meant.
"Give me your tribe, and I will go to the Land of Rain to find a few ninjas or children with other blood successors, disguise their corpses as if they have been experimented, and then guide Uchiha Shisui 'successfully'
Find them. In this way, all suspicions will be placed on the son of Sansho Hanzo. There is no need for Uchiha Shisui to explore everywhere in the Land of Rain."
"Will he believe that Rain Ninja has the ability to kidnap people from the heart of the Fire Country?"
"That's an innocent man. Chasing the murderer is not his real purpose. Maintaining the false peace between Konoha and Uchiha is what he wants most all along."
Black Zetsu replied confidently, "Since there is ready evidence that can prove that the death of Uchiha Enhuo has nothing to do with Konoha, thus easing the conflict between the two, he is probably still wishing that these things were done by the rain ninja. It's just that
As a result, our plan to exterminate Uchiha through provocation will have to be postponed for a while."
"If we don't kill him first, this matter will never be completed!"
The masked man's voice was rough as if squeezed out from between his teeth.
Then he threw a scroll, and Bai Jue caught it steadily in his hand.
The corpse of Uchiha Enhuo is probably among them.
"Other things should be considered in the long term. Do what you want. I don't expect that just by killing one Uchiha, I can make them go to a dead end."
"as you wish."
Never fall back into the ground.
Before disappearing, the white half of his face evoked a mocking sneer.
at the same time.
"Northwest direction..."
After leaving the fifth settlement he could find, Yiyong marked an arrow on the map.
That was what he learned from those children, the whereabouts of the so-called "angels".
Before he separated from Shisui, he received the mission to explore the activities of this flying ninja.
"Although flying cannot avoid Baiyan detection, accidents will inevitably occur."
This was the reason Shisui gave him, "Since the other party is suspected of going to the Land of Fire, and has the ability to take away Uchiha Flame, there is nothing wrong with investigating. You don't want to give up anything that can find out the whereabouts of Flame.
Maybe?"
Ever since, in order not to give up "any possibility", Yiyong separated from Shisui and went all the way north to find the settlement where homeless people live in the Rain Country, and inquire about the whereabouts of the "angel".
But the more stories he heard about "Angel", the more he felt that the other person didn't look like the person who took away Uchiha Flame.
First of all, the other party rarely appears in front of adults, but most children have seen him, and they still spread the story among themselves that the "Savior of the Rain Country" is about to come.
According to the children, angels wear black robes and have huge wings that obscure their faces, but they always appear when they need help and give them food, which is just one of the ways they provide help.
There was once a child who fell off a cliff and was carried back to safety by a white paper crane, and the angel happened to be not far away.
The children took apart the paper cranes and the origami that brought the food, and inside there was a prophetic story——
The general idea is: the suffering of the Kingdom of Rain is about to end, and God will save everything, so don't give up the chance of survival easily, the future of the Kingdom of Rain still depends on them.
It sounds like they are trying to keep these children alive.
However, the papers melted quickly once they were opened, so the children had no evidence.
Adults have never seen angels, and they only think of them as children's collective imagination. Over time, the story of angels has become a secret that only the children of the Land of Rain understand.
That is to say, Yiyong had a childish face and a somewhat intimidating hard expression, so he managed to find out these details.
"Just a kind-hearted ninja who likes to take care of children."
Yiyong followed the direction pointed by these children. He did not find the "angel", but he found one new settlement after another, usually ranging from twenty to fifty people. These people were neither rebels nor rebels.
They are not ninjas, they are just ordinary people who survive together on the edge of the rainforest, usually with their families.
[It seems that this "angel" is deliberately looking for surviving people. 】
Although they haven't met yet, Yiyong doesn't know whether the other person is related to Yan Huo's death, but judging from the details known so far, the other person is at least a person who is willing to help the weak.
【Still continue——】
His thoughts were interrupted.
A shadow clone who was sent by him to find other settlements suddenly released himself.
Just to the north, there is a large settlement with more than 200 people, which is definitely considered rare among the rare. However, this large settlement was recently surrounded by a twelve-man Rain Ninja troop. With the Rain Ninja
With their behavior, these ordinary people may be in danger.
Yiyong frowned and immediately dispelled all the shadow clones outside.
While recreating chakra in his body, he quickly rushed in that direction.
At this time, he didn't even realize that he didn't ask himself why he wanted to go there at all. These people obviously had nothing to do with him. It was just the idea that "someone might die" that broke into his thinking in the form of intuition, and his body
I have already taken action consciously.
Whether this imprinted habit comes with breathing or has already penetrated deep into his soul, I am afraid even he himself cannot tell.
…
north.
"I told you, I'm taking your children away to train them to become ninjas!"
The leader of the rain ninja was a jounin wearing a pale white diving suit.
He took off his gas mask, stepped on the back of the strongest man in the settlement - the latter was kneeling on the ground with a bruised nose and face, supporting all the weight with trembling hands - and loudly announced the reasons for taking all the children away.
"This matter is beneficial to the country of rain, but it is beneficial to you. I can't figure out what trouble you have!
"Your child has become a rain ninja, and your status has also increased. You can all live in the rain hidden village together, and you no longer have to worry about the harassment of the rebels. Isn't this a great thing?"
Most of the residents in this settlement looked at the rain ninjas with suspicion, but soon lowered their heads under the cold gazes of the other rain ninjas.
The man who was stepped on was their nominal leader. He used to be a ninja, but he was knocked down in less than five seconds. It was pointless for them to resist.
However, many of these homeless people were still moved by the rain ninja, and their eyes started to roll. They had had enough of picking up mushrooms and eating berries at the edge of the rain forest.
"I ask again, except for these children, where have the other children gone?"
The Jonin's eyes swept across the homeless people's faces one by one, and suddenly added, "As long as they can become ninjas, in addition to their parents and family members, anyone who takes the initiative to tell their location can also live in the Hidden Rain Village!
"
Upon hearing this promise, those without children immediately became excited!
"I know!"
A man with a beard took the lead in squeezing out of the crowd amidst the angry eyes of his companions, "There are still a dozen or so people playing in the open space over there in the forest. Sometimes they will set traps to catch some animals, but they won't."
Run too far."
"very good."
The jounin raised his chin, and the four chunin in black oilskin raincoats immediately disappeared and rushed into the forest at high speed. Less than two minutes later, a loud whistle came from there, which meant that someone was indeed found.
Already.
The informer licked his lips and said excitedly: "Ninja-sama, my name is Takeuchi, please don't forget me."
"certainly."
Before putting on the gas mask, the Jonin forced out a cold smile and said, "Being able to take away all the brats here without leaving the ground will save us a lot of effort. It's much better than the last settlement."
Just when Takeuchi thought he could leave with these ninjas and head to the Hidden Rain Village, the Jonin turned around indifferently and gave an order to the other ninjas.
"The kid has been captured. In order to prevent these people from holding grudges and joining the rebels in the future, disrupting the order of the Kingdom of Rain, clean them all out!"
"yes!"
As the expressions of a group of people changed dramatically, four rain ninjas wearing bamboo hats threw the black umbrellas in their hands into the air, forming four corners to surround everyone.
"The art of ninja is like rain and dew thousands of times!"
Those umbrella covers suddenly opened and rotated at high speed, spraying out steel needles that were as thin as toothpicks and as long as index fingers. They looked dark and there were at least tens of thousands of them, covering all directions without any blind spots.
Come!
Just when these homeless people who had just lost their children were about to lose their lives again, a fierce red light escaped from the distance, and a terrifying flame tornado appeared from the ground without warning, winding around like a long red snake.
Around them, steel needles that were close at hand were involved, turning into droplets of molten iron that fell to the ground.