Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 65 Has the once arrogant Hanzo become an old dog?
"..."

Hanzo opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

He hadn't expected that Konoha was already so aware of the current situation of the Land of Rain and Amegakure.

Why did he finally lose his temper and declare war on the Five Great Nations during the Second Shinobi World War?

It should be noted that before the Second Shinobi World War had fully broken out, the disputes between the five great nations were still very restrained and limited to localized frictions. At that time, the Land of Rain did not refuse to become a buffer zone for the great nations.

However, the faces of Sunagakure and Iwagakure were truly appalling, especially those Sunagakure ninjas who were practically driven mad by poverty.

In the Land of Rain, they not only attack ninjas, but also show no regard for civilian casualties during battles. Many Sand Village ninjas even engage in arson, murder, and looting, and the Kazekage turns a blind eye to it.

Since Sunagakure's financial situation was already poor, plundering civilians could actually alleviate Sunagakure's financial burden.

Anyway, it's not like we're robbing civilians from the Wind Kingdom; the lives of civilians in small countries are the least valuable.

Therefore, Hanzo, who was still young at the time, could no longer tolerate it and directly overturned the table, leading Amegakure to rebel against the Five Great Nations.

But back then he was really young, really proud, full of ambition and dreams, and full of vigor. He vowed to change the Rain Kingdom and bring peace to it, believing that he could change the world on his own.

He felt that he was special, that he and his companions were like the protagonists in a story, and that the protagonists and their companions would never die.

However, when he was wounded in the war and reached out to touch the bloodied corpses of his comrades, and watched helplessly as more and more people were worn down and starved to death, he understood that no one in this world was special, no one was.

Therefore, having come to terms with reality, he spared Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade, who were his enemies.

Because at that time, the Land of Rain and Amegakure were almost out of supplies and resources, and simply could not withstand Hiruzen Sarutobi's hysterical anger after losing his disciple.

Therefore, having come to terms with reality, he joined forces with Danzo to kill Yahiko, who resembled him in his youth.

Because at that time, he believed that everything Yahiko said was nothing but unrealistic fantasy that would only shake his hard-won power and status, and push the Land of Rain into an abyss.

But now Hanzo is starting to regret it.

If that young man were still alive, if that guy named Nagato were still alive, if he hadn't attacked the Akatsuki, if Amegakure had a successor...

The reason why the Land of Rain was able to neither win nor lose in the Second Shinobi World War was simply because of Hanzo's existence.

At that time, he was still at the peak of his ninja career, but now he is powerless and old, which means that the Land of Rain has completely lost its last bargaining chip.

Now, faced with the shameless plundering of Iwagakure and Sunagakure, unless he and Amegakure choose not to resist, if they choose to fight back again, they will quickly run out of ammunition and food.

Therefore, it seems that their only option now is to cooperate with Konoha...

No, to put it nicely, it's "cooperation," but in reality, it's "dependence."

"..."

After a long silence, Hanzo turned his gaze to the Amegakure members behind him and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "What are you thinking?"

Upon hearing this, he suddenly felt nauseous. He knew that he was not giving them the opportunity to choose, but rather the responsibility to choose.

He is running away, running away from the choices he should have made, and running away from the responsibilities he should have borne.

He can't even face himself right now.

He became the kind of person he used to despise the most.

As he expected, the people of Amegakure fell silent. They were not unaware of Amegakure's current predicament. The Land of Rain simply did not have the resources to meet logistical needs and could not support their resistance in the Second Shinobi World War.

The foundation and strength of a great power are far beyond what the Land of Rain can compare to.

However, even so, they still hoped to see Lord Hanzo act decisively as he had in the past, so that Konoha would understand that Amegakure was not weak and could not be bullied, and that Hanzo's authority was not something a teenager could challenge.

Even if the consequence of making this choice is that they have to sacrifice their lives, they are willing to follow Hanzo.

But now, Lord Hanzo has compromised... Are you disappointed?
Perhaps, but this is the best option for Amegakure right now.

Do you understand?
Perhaps there are exceptions, but relying on a powerful nation with whom they share a deep-seated blood feud, they find it difficult to convince themselves otherwise.

Shame, anger, resentment, confusion, helplessness...

The breath that had been building up inside him seemed to have been released, and his hand holding the weapon felt weak.

Seeing this, Kakashi Hatake breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Hanzo had truly changed and that the negotiations should proceed without any problems.

Just as he was about to say something.

pat...

A drop of red water fell from the top of the tower, hitting the ground and splashing, breaking the suffocating and oppressive silence.

Snap... Snap...

Standing next to Hanzo, Shinta subconsciously looked up, only to find a few drops of blood falling onto his dry lips. The familiar, metallic, and fishy smell of rust startled him.

Click!

An extremely abrupt sound rang out, particularly jarring in the desolation, crisp like a silver bottle shattering.

The glass dome at the top of the tower shattered, and shards of glass fell from the sky onto the crowd below.

It was as if a giant hand had pulled back the curtain, and a noisy wind surged in from above.

Immediately, a whistling wind arose from above, and a dark shadow plummeted down at high speed, landing right between Kakashi Hatake and Hanzo.

Bang!
The Konoha and Amegakure members instinctively took a few steps back, but crimson blood gushed out, splattering onto their faces and leaving dark red marks.

They looked at the deformed figure falling from above with disbelief and astonishment.

It was a twisted and deformed corpse, its head twisted several times and only connected to its neck by skin. The face showed visible shock and fear, and horrifying blood flowed on the open ground.

Instead of horrifying wounds, the body was twisted as if torn apart by brute force.

Like a towel that has been wrung out forcefully, the flesh and bones twist and spin out, the pale bones piercing through the skin like thorns, a cruelty and pain that is visible to the naked eye.

"It's you..."

Hanzo subconsciously looked at Kakashi Hatake in front of him, only to find that Kakashi Hatake was giving him the same look.

"not him."

"Someone interfered."

Seeing the surprise and doubt in each other's eyes, the two realized this almost simultaneously, and immediately looked up.

Right in front of the shattered glass dome, a figure stood suspended in mid-air.

The dim moonlight behind him illuminated the surroundings, clearly revealing the terrified and panicked faces of the people below, and exposing the filth and depravity within the entire tower.

"What a disappointment."

"The once arrogant Hanzo has now had his spine broken and turned into an old dog."

He looked down at the crowd below, his condescending words full of mockery, announcing his presence.

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