Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Rain-Hidden Village.

Lead-gray clouds hung low in the sky, and raindrops pounded on the exterior of the metal tower.

Minato instantly appeared atop an iron tower, hiding in a dark corner and watching the hidden village in the rain.

The architecture of Amegakure is quite unique compared to Konoha, mainly consisting of steel and pipes, giving it a cyberpunk feel.

Occasionally, a ninja from the Rain Village would sweep across the streets and alleys with a black umbrella, quickly disappearing into the depths of the crisscrossing alleyways.

There was no sunshine, no birds, and even the wind carried a damp, cold chill.

Cold and damp—that was the first impression Rainforest gave Minato.

It exudes an air of loneliness, unlike Konoha—that vibrant, flourishing place, where all things thrive, is still vivid in my mind.

Minato, as a Jonin, had come to the Land of Rain several times to carry out missions, but every time he arrived at Amegakure, he felt a sense of oppression.

Due to the constant rain, the location between major powers, and the war-torn environment, the ninjas of Amegakure developed a combat system centered on assassination, poison techniques, water release, and genjutsu.

In terms of operations, Amegakure's core businesses are raids, decapitations, and intelligence gathering, and it mainly undertakes assassination commissions from other countries.

Minato had faced off against Amegakure ninjas several times, so he was naturally familiar with Amegakure's characteristics.

Minato looked at the tallest tower in Amegakure, where the demigod Hanzo the Salamander lived.

The reason why the Land of Rain is not easily manipulated by powerful nations and has become a fence-sitter like the Land of Grass is because of Hanzo's strong power and prestige.

Amegakure is centered around Hanzo's personal authority and relies on Hanzo's "demigod" combat power to deter major powers.

During the Second Shinobi World War, Minato's teacher Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade teamed up to fight Hanzo.

The three best ninjas of Konoha were unable to defeat Hanzo and were even suppressed by him.

Of course, Hanzo did not defeat Jiraiya and his two companions. Instead, he recognized their strength and bestowed upon them the title of "Sannin".

Now, 10 years later, Hanzo's ninja stats have also declined.

However, Minato had no intention of confronting Hanzo; his trip was merely to inquire about Nagato's whereabouts.

Konoha has lost Tsunade, so if she gets poisoned by Hanzo, there's really no way to cure her.

Minato silently released his Chakra Sensing Technique and suddenly sensed a familiar chakra.

Minato was taken aback: "Elder Danzo?"

Inside the tallest tower in Amegakure.

Danzo and Hanzo are discussing the division of Akatsuki.

"Yahiko must die. His naive ideas have already influenced the village's ninjas, and many have already defected to Akatsuki."

Hanzo the Salamander was dressed in black, with long platinum blonde hair, and wore a helmet-like respirator on his head.

Although he didn't show any expression, you could still sense the coldness in his tone.

Hanzo has aged and is no longer the ambitious "demigod" Hanzo he once was. Now, he places more emphasis on personal authority.

He considers himself the sun of the Land of Rain. If an ordinary person cannot jump up and cry when they see him, they will face the Rain Village's six-hit combo in one second.

Akatsuki's influence in the Land of Rain is now immense, and with the addition of that highly skilled medical ninja, they have even greater ambitions. Many Amegakure ninjas have switched allegiance to them.

Danzo nodded: "Root can help Amegakure eliminate Akatsuki, but afterward, please hand over all of Akatsuki's ninjas to Root."

"..."

The ANBU behind Hanzo showed anger. Root didn't value talent; they wanted to capture Akatsuki ninjas and bring them back to Konoha for human experimentation.

The ninjas of these powerful nations enjoyed capturing people from smaller countries to conduct human experiments.

Hanzo paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically: "Okay, but afterwards Root must take the initiative to admit that he was the culprit who destroyed Akatsuki."

Hanzo also cherished his reputation. Akatsuki's prestige was so high that Hanzo would not tarnish his own reputation and be despised by the people of the Land of Rain.

So he wanted Gen to take the blame.

"Can!"

Danzo nodded. In any case, Root was already as black as it could possibly be; he was known as the "Darkness of the Ninja," so this little bit of blame was no big deal to Danzo.

Hanzo warned again, "Danzo, your Root must not harm Yakukanra; you must ensure it remains intact."

Hanzo had an even more important reason for wanting to destroy Akatsuki: to kidnap Ryougo and bring him to Amegakure.

Yu Yin's secret service sent a death row inmate who was barely alive to investigate, and they witnessed Liao Wu revive the man with electricity.

Hanzo was astonished upon hearing this.

The vessel of destiny belongs only to the virtuous.

Hanzo offered him a position second only to one person and above ten thousand others to recruit him, but the other party's ambition lay in the ninja world.

Sorry, I'll have to take it by force.

If a medical genius like Liao Wu joins Amegakure, Amegakure will immediately become the sixth largest ninja village in the ninja world.

Danzo pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

Danzo was busy colluding with Hanzo and had severed ties with Konoha, unaware that Tsunade had already been captured by Madara Uchiha.

If he had known, he would have fought with Hanzo for it no matter what.

A top-tier medical ninja is comparable to a ninja army; as long as he is on the battlefield, no one will have any worries.

Hanzo nodded: "Alright, in that case, I can lead Amegakure to participate in the Third Shinobi World War and support you in becoming the Fourth Hokage."

Danzo immediately smiled.

Yes, Danzo wanted to become Hokage; he dreamed of it.

Orochimaru is utterly useless and shows no signs of being Hokage, while Tsunade's influence is immense.

Danzo planned to drag Amegakure into the war in order to quell the Third Shinobi World War and obtain a huge amount of reparations.

With such prestige, he could become a candidate for Hokage.

Suddenly, Ryoma Aburame, a Root ninja and Danzo's right-hand man, appeared in the meeting room between Danzo and Hanzo, leaning over to whisper something to Danzo.

Danzo frowned upon hearing this. Why was Minato here? Did he have something important to tell him?

Could it be that the Fourth Hokage has already been chosen?

Wouldn't all my efforts have been in vain?

"Hanzo, wait a moment, something important has happened in Konoha, I'll go take care of it."

Danzo got up and left, and Hanzo didn't stop him.

These days, Danzo has been staying in Amegakure. Presumably, the war between Konoha and Kirigakure has come to a conclusion.

Hanzo scoffed, "Danzo, a shady character like him, wants to become Hokage? Dream on!"

……

"What?! Madara Uchiha has been resurrected?"

Danzo's eyes widened in shock, and he quickly looked around warily, waving his hand to alert the Root members nearby.

Danzo now feels that Amegakure and Hanzo are no longer important, and even Kirigakure and the Fourth Shinobi World War are no longer important.

Ninjas who came from the Warring States period all deeply understand what Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju really mean.

Why is Hanzo called a demigod? Why doesn't he dare to call himself a god?

Because there really are two great gods above him.

Even though their era has passed, Hanzo still dares not call himself a god.

He couldn't handle it, and he didn't have the ability.

The title of "demigod" was created by Amegakure by buying trending topics. If Hanzo had half the strength of those two, he would have turned Amegakure into the sixth greatest ninja village long ago.

Danzo was still in shock. He stared intently at Minato with his one eye and said, "Minato, you're not lying to me, are you?"

This blond-haired guy is also a Hokage candidate and one of his formidable rivals in the election.