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

Chapter 67 Sakumo and Rin, Left Outside the Pure Land

Snap! Snap! Snap!
The tower, which had been relatively quiet and rainless, was now filled with the noisy and chaotic sound of rain.

No, that wasn't rain; it was a massive amount of blood, the blood he had squeezed out, pouring down from above like a floodgate being opened.

Feeling the warmth of the blood dripping all over their bodies, the crowd was instead chilled to the bone.

Soon, as Hinata Kumokawa released the restraints of the shadow, the spider web seemed to transform into a high-powered meat grinder.

Chunks of flesh mixed with blood rained down, hitting the ground, the walls, and the feet of the people from Amegakure and Konoha below.

Such cruel methods had a psychological impact even on these seasoned ninjas.

"..."

Hanzo looked up at the dark figure above and said in a deep voice, "You're saying these people are all 'rats' who infiltrated the Land of Rain?"

All that the other party is doing now is clearly to tell him that the Land of Rain has become the target of everyone's hatred, and that a great power has its eyes on him.

More and more spies have infiltrated the Land of Rain, their targets being Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) and its legend.

Hanzo was far more terrified than by the empty talk of those people in Konoha.

"There's more than just these." Hyuga Kumokawa's gaze swept over the Amegakure members behind Hanzo with a half-smile.

Seemingly having overheard something, a few people in the crowd subtly changed their expressions.

"What do you mean by 'deal'?"

Hanzo, unaware of Hyuga Kumokawa's deeper meaning, continued to ask.

"What Konoha can give you, we can also give you; what Konoha cannot give you, we can still give you."

Hyuga Kumokawa looked down at the crowd below and laughed, "I only want to see Hanzo and Amegakure, who once dared to resist the hegemony of the five great nations for the sake of peace and dignity."

Exchanging points for food is incredibly cheap, easily meeting the needs of Amegakure.

Of course, Hyuga Kumokawa wasn't so kind; he just wanted to make the ninja world more chaotic and make the Land of Rain the center of war between major powers once again.

He needs to prepare everything for creating the "Virtual World" before Orochimaru finds the "Space-Time Hole," including a large number of resentful souls who died, and a way to absorb and control those souls.

Hinata Kumokawa didn't want the "void" he created to turn around and help others attack him.

Therefore, he needed to cultivate one or two test subjects in advance, and Hinata Kumokawa had already made his choice in terms of the method of absorbing and controlling souls and the selection of test subjects.

"The Six Paths Ninja Tool 'Booth of Bliss' that appeared in the original movie 'Blood Prison' can absorb human obsessions and emotions, so modifying it shouldn't be a problem."

Hinata Kumokawa pondered to himself, "As for the selection of test subjects..."

"If I remember correctly, it seems that Sakumo Hatake and Rin Nohara were unable to enter the Pure Land because of their obsessions, and have remained in the gap between the Ninja World and the Pure Land ever since."

If Sakumo Hatake and Rin Nohara were trained into "Hollows", what expressions would Kakashi and Obito have?

It seems quite interesting.

At this moment, Kakashi Hatake was unaware that the guy above had already set his sights on his deceased father and friend.

"laugh."

Everyone, including Kakashi Hatake, was stunned for a moment after hearing Hyuga Kumokawa claim that he could give everything Konoha could give. Then, as if they had heard a joke, some of them actually laughed out loud in such a depressing and bloody scene.

Because this guy's tone was really too arrogant, and he was really shameless.

There are some things that money can't buy.

Only Kakashi Hatake keenly noticed the word "we" in the other person's words, and his heart skipped a beat.

As expected, the other party was not an individual, but an organization or force.

That "monster" might be one of them.

"Lord Hanzo." Thinking of this, Kakashi Hatake looked at Hanzo in front of him and said in a deep voice, "You should think carefully about whether you believe this guy of unknown origin or Konoha and the Land of Fire."

Upon hearing this, Hanzo and the people of Amegakure, who had been slightly moved, fell silent again. Kakashi Hatake narrowed his dead fish eyes slightly and opened his mouth as if to tell everyone to take action.

But Hanzo's gaze suddenly turned cold, as if he had sensed his intention, and he said coldly, "Once you leave Amegakure and the Land of Rain, I don't care what you do, but if you dare to make a move here..."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake frowned, momentarily at a loss for words.

"I don't care whether you believe it or not, I just want you to understand."

Hinata Kumokawa lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "As long as those great nation ninjas continue to run rampant on your land, you, and even your families, will never have a future."

"As long as you continue to deceive yourselves, as long as people from other countries, when they mention the Land of Rain in their casual conversation, will utter that same contemptuous sneer, you will not be able to live as living, breathing human beings."

"As long as this weeping nation remains weak and powerless on the map of the ninja world, your dignity as human beings will never exist."

"The land was trampled by great powers, villages were swallowed up by war, relatives were caught up in the fighting, farmland was destroyed, and houses were burned. After each great war, all that was left for you was devastation and mountains of corpses."

At this point, Hyuga Kumokawa paused, then looked at Hanzo and the others again and asked, "Hanzo, tell me now, can you, and the people behind you, accept this outcome?"

The sky outside the tower was suddenly torn apart, and lightning turned everything in front of them white.

Only Hyuga Kumokawa cast a deep shadow, enveloping the Konoha and Amegakure members below.

Boom!

With the sound of thunder, the rain seemed to grow heavier and more intense.

Hinata Kumokawa's words touched a nerve among the Amegakure members, stirring up the most violent and restless hatred deep within their hearts.

Resentment, anger, and hatred seemed to come alive, flowing inch by inch through their veins.

The great powers have never truly treated them as human beings. When the war ends and the great powers sit at the negotiating table to divide their interests and sign a peace treaty, the suffering of the Rain Country is often deliberately ignored or downplayed.

The major powers are only concerned with the balance of power and the distribution of interests among themselves. The Rain Country's "function" as a buffer zone and battlefield is preserved, and no one cares about the deaths of its citizens.

The resentment and despair in the hearts of the people of the Land of Rain are like the continuous rain, accumulating without any outlet. This experience of being used, abandoned, and ignored is the breeding ground for extreme ideologies and resistance movements.

Just like Hanzo in the past.

Just like the Akatsuki organization in the past.

Just like the future "Payne".

"Lord Hanzo, he's right!"

Shinta, standing beside Hanzo, had bloodshot eyes. He finally mustered the courage to look at Hanzo and said in a deep voice, "We want to live. Living is important, but we want to live as dignified and free human beings."

"What we want is not the condescending pity of great powers, nor is it a life we ​​beg for. What we want is true human dignity and peace in the Land of Rain. You have already proven that all of this must be fought for, not begged for!"

"I would rather die in the fight against a great power than become cannon fodder for those bastards!"

Upon hearing this, the other Amegakure ninjas chimed in, shouting, "Lord Hanzo! Cooperating with Konoha is like asking a tiger for its skin!"

"Lord Hanzo! The Great Nation has absolutely no integrity!"

"Lord Hanzo! Please continue to lead us in battle!"

Oh no, we can't wait any longer!

Kakashi Hatake looked up at the figure above, his lifeless eyes gradually tightening and solidifying, and he made a hand gesture behind his back.

This gesture means...

Get ready, get started.

(End of this chapter)