Uzushio Village clearly rejected Konoha's request for help. The reason was that the casualties in the battle with Kirigakure Village were too high, and the Uzumaki clan was in urgent need of cultivation and was unable to support its allies.
After getting the reply, Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious, just because in his understanding:
It was obviously Konoha who helped Uzushio Village tide over the difficulties, and even provoked Kirigakure, a great enemy, for this reason. As a result, Uzushio Village turned its back and refused to recognize anyone after the incident. This logic does not make sense anywhere!
Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally didn't know about the deal between Lei Luo and Uzumaki Makoto. In fact, in his impression, the Uzumaki clan leader at this time was still the original one.
Information in Uzushio Village is blocked all year round. In addition, the Uzumaki clan members all have highly recognizable red hair. It is extremely difficult for ninjas from other villages to lurk in. Therefore, few spies from any country can figure out the details of this ninja village.
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Therefore, even though the Uzumaki clan changed its clan leader twice in just over a month, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not aware of it at all, and was still angry with the Uzumaki clan leader in his mind.
If we look at it from the surface, after the Mizukage assassination incident, Konoha has added the enemy Kirigakure, and without the ally Uzushio Village, the situation has become increasingly precarious.
The Second Ninja World War has become increasingly fierce, and all five major ninja villages have entered the battle except Kumogakure Village.
Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure even devoted their entire village efforts to mobilize more ninja troops in an attempt to win the war. For a while, it was difficult to free up their hands to control the surrounding areas.
Therefore, without the suppression of the Great Ninja Village, second-tier Ninja Villages such as Kusagakure, Takigakure, and Tangyin Village became a little restless, and they took the opportunity to attack countries where no Ninja Village existed.
In the name of "Allies of Konoha", Kusagakure decided to send troops to the Kingdom of Birds.
Kusagakure's ninja army made a large circle in the Rain Country, avoiding the military peaks of Iwagakure and Konoha, and went straight to the Tori Country surrounding the Earth Country. While usurping a large amount of wealth and materials, they also euphemistically called it
"Help Konoha fight Iwagakure".
The village of Takigakure attacked the country of Tian, and the village of Yugakure attacked the country of tea.
Since these two ninja villages have nothing to do with the great ninja village, they don't have any random names like Kusakure village. They just make a lot of money in silence and can be called "hard-working ninja villages".
I don't know if there will be a great ninja village to deal with them after the war.
In short, the entire ninja world fell into chaos, every country seemed to be at war, and the ninjas were almost beating their brains out.
At the same time, it is precisely because the intensity of the war is so high that after undergoing extremely cruel training, many young masters have emerged from the major ninja villages, and their names are based on the experience of each battle.
The influence spread widely.
Like Jiraiya and Tsunade from Konoha, Chiyo from Sunagakure, Loess from Iwagakure, and so on.
This era is a hell for the weak and a paradise for the strong.
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The sky above our heads was gray, as if a heavy rain was brewing in it, and the air was full of coldness and dampness, giving people a feeling of depression and discomfort.
Lei Luo strolled slowly along the street with an expressionless face. He was holding a few skewers of wrapped roast chicken in one hand and resting his hand on the newly bought long knife at his waist. He seemed unhurried as he walked.
, in sharp contrast to the few hurried civilians of the Kingdom of Rain who flashed past.
Due to the influence of the breeze and the flickering lights around him, the broad black robe he was wearing seemed to turn into eerie shadows, clinging firmly to his back.
He stared straight ahead, paying no attention to the looks directed at him by the beggars, vendors, and pedestrians around him. He just walked forward slowly, minding his own business.
This is a small town in the Country of Rain. Lei Luo and his team members just arrived here last night and rented a hotel as a resting place.
More than half a month has passed since setting off from the Country of Whirlpools, and Lei Luo and his party finally arrived in the Country of Rain, not far from the forest where Kato Dan cast Hyakki Night Walk.
Judging from the map, the town where Lei Luo and others are located should be within the sphere of influence of Yuyin Village, and it belongs to the rear area of Yuyin Village. It is a long way from the front line.
Since there are a small number of Amegakure ninjas stationed here, the living standards of civilians here are pretty good:
There is no need to worry all day long, fearing that the last meal will be missed, and there is no need to worry about a ninjutsu or detonating charm suddenly coming from somewhere and blowing their home to pieces.
However, despite this, the cloud of war still hangs over the hearts of all the citizens of the Rain Country regardless of region, and it is the same here.
This can be seen from the faces of pedestrians and vendors around Lei Luo.
It was probably fear, panic, timidity, and other emotions mixed in. Caution and repression were almost integrated into their bones, making everything they did appear to be trepidatory.
In such an atmosphere, Lei Luo's existence somewhat stood out from the crowd and was incompatible with the surrounding environment.
However, in the face of this situation, Lei Luo did not try to hide anything. After all, his purpose of this trip was very simple, just for cultivation, and he had no intention of going against Yuyin Village.
The dozen chakra light spots found in the sensing range should be the rain ninjas stationed here. Lei Luo did not cause trouble for them, nor did he let his subordinates find trouble for them.
He won't stay here for too long. Accordingly, it doesn't matter to him whether he kills more or less rain ninjas.
After all, he has no mission now, so his murderous intention is not that serious.
Unless those rain ninjas came to him on their own initiative, Lei Luo would be too lazy to deal with ant-like things. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and could easily expose his whereabouts and attract guys like Hanzo the Sanshouyu.
Lei Luo is naturally not afraid of Hanzo, but because his trip has been kept secret until now.
He didn't want his plan to improve his strength to be interfered with in any way, nor did he want Sarutobi Hiruzen and others who were also in the Land of Rain to know of his existence, so as to avoid causing more trouble.
For example, being forced into a young man or something.
Wouldn't it be more meaningful to go out and buy some delicious Dada Yaji as it is now to make up for the bird's mouth that has faded away during this long journey?
As for Aburame Shiguro, Orochimaru, and others, Lei Luo ordered them to stay at their residence to prevent them from causing trouble. They should still be playing cards and killing time in the hotel.
On the way back, Lei Luo recalled the forest where the Hundred Ghosts were, thinking about finding a time to go there tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. He glanced at the surrounding scenes in boredom and observed the living conditions of the people in the Kingdom of Rain.
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He caught a glimpse of the gazes of several vendors on the roadside focusing on him, which seemed to contain a hint of vigilance and preparedness. Lei Luo was quite baffled. After all, he didn't wear a forehead protector, and he didn't wear any ninja vest. Why were these civilians of the Land of Rain?
Putting on such an attitude?
Is it because he looks so vicious? That he is regarded as a bad guy by others?
Shaking his head in amusement, Lei Luo was about to think about these questions, but unexpectedly there was a sudden noise in front of him, followed by a series of messy footsteps. It should be that someone was running.
Moreover, judging from its movements, it seems that it is running towards its own position.