In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

Danzo gritted his teeth in hatred for the fifty strings.

Even though he mingled in the shadows, he still became the Dark One of the Ninja World, feared by countless people.

Listen to this: the darkness of the ninja world is not Konoha, nor the Land of Fire, but the entire ninja world!

However, all of this was ruined by that brat named Isogen!

He reached an astonishing level of growth at a rate that is completely incomprehensible to normal people.

Under normal circumstances, such a genius would either join Root to serve him, or be closely guarded by his best friend who is the Hokage, with a focus on protecting his physical and mental health.

However, he doesn't play by the rules on this point.

They disregarded the village's Will of Fire and instead practiced and promoted the so-called Will of Domination.

To this day, there is almost no place in Konoha that has escaped his wrath.

His base in Konoha was the hardest hit area!

None of Konoha's important underground bases survived; they were all reduced to ashes!

Once or twice is an accident, but it's always been the case. He felt that the kid was taking him for a fool!

In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, how many people have the strength, ability, and ideas, and are willing to put them into action?

Anyone with eyes can see that this is Wu Shixian targeting him.

However, everyone chose to turn a blind eye.

The ninja clan would love for him to suffer, so helping him was absolutely out of the question. At most, they would be forced to go to the site to dawdle under orders from the village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was no good either.

When he and his roots encountered difficulties and their power dwindled, not only did they not help, but they also took the opportunity to consolidate the power of his roots.

Son of a bitch!

They show absolutely no compassion!

Filled with resentment, he coldly glanced at the Root ninja kneeling on one knee in front of him.

"How is the deal with Hanzo going?"

"Hanzo did not agree, but his attitude was ambiguous."

With a cold sneer, Danzo's voice was deep: "Not agreeing means not refusing; he'll only act when he sees tangible benefits!"

Three years have passed since the war ended, and Amegakure remains the same Amegakure, dilapidated and backward. Apart from Hanzo, whose strength is so great that even the great ninja villages are wary of him and only send people there when necessary, there is nothing else of interest in that war-torn land.

However, Hanzo alone is enough.

Ultimately, the Second Shinobi World War was still about the allocation of resources among the five great ninja villages and the trauma of war, but the actual initiator was Hanzo of Amegakure.

The final result surprised many people.

Although Hanzo did not achieve final victory, and the Land of Rain remained the same weak Land of Rain, both the country and the ninja village were preserved.

Despite being from a small ninja village, they managed to fight against a large ninja village and escape unscathed, but their basic infrastructure remained intact.

Even if it's perfectly intact, it's useless. The Land of Rain is still a country where it rains all day long. If they want to develop, powerful countries are an insurmountable obstacle for them!

If the nobles of the Rain Kingdom are willing to develop the country, and build a usable platform using their networks of relationships, improving living conditions in the Rain Kingdom wouldn't be difficult.

The problem is, the nobles of the Rain Country are not in the Rain Country!

The Second Shinobi World War was a massive war, with several Kage-level shinobi dying, as well as many young geniuses from various villages. In the face of the chaotic order that arose from this chaotic situation, the so-called noble bloodline and inviolability were nothing but bullshit to bloodthirsty shinobi, bandits, starving civilians, and vagrants.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the nobles had already fled and sought refuge with relatives in the five great kingdoms.

Faced with a corrupt reality, how can we expect Hanzo, a ninja who only knows how to kill, to build a better future?

Instead, we should look forward to Hanzo's super evolution, where he can single-handedly overpower the five great nations, shed his "half" title, and become a true god.

He was confident that as long as Hanzo still cared about Amegakure, he would never give up this rare opportunity when faced with the bait he had thrown out!

That being said...

"Is that brat still around?" Danzo asked in a deep voice.

Genbu lowered his head and replied, "Based on the situation of the personnel we sent out earlier, we can basically conclude that the enemy is still watching us."

Danzo snorted coldly and fell silent, closing his eyes to rest while pondering how to communicate with Hanzo without disturbing Isogen.

There is.

What a bunch of useless trash! After all this time, they can't even defend against a single reconnaissance ninjutsu! Even the Hyuga clan's Byakugan isn't this hard to defend against!

The Root ninjas were not aggrieved, and they remained silent.

Given enough time, the current barrier techniques are sufficient to prevent the Hyuga clan's Byakugan from attacking.

However, the barrier team was stumped by the "Wind Passes Without Form" technique developed by Gyūgen on his own.

Ultimately, the main purpose of ninjas developing barriers is to provide early warning and defense against enemies, and when necessary, to partially resist enemies and provide time for counterattacks.

It targets chakra.

Even the bloodline limit of that clan in the ninja world that can transform into a whirlwind is essentially a change in chakra, and can be defended by barriers.

But the wind of fifty strings is different.

It's not that no one has tried to attach chakra to the wind in nature, but the concept of wind is too abstract. In essence, wind does not exist. It is just a human description of this natural phenomenon. There are many natural phenomena similar to wind.

If you can't even find the original body of the object, how can you defend against it? Even if someone can attach chakra to the wind, the consumption would be terrifying, and very few ninjas in such a large group could afford to supply it.

Secondly, since wind is everywhere, can a barrier block chakra and also completely prevent wind from entering?

Do ninjas not need to breathe?

Even if everyone's fighting, we still need to give each other some space.

It's not impossible to defend against them, as ninjas have a strong ability to hold their breath and can maintain this for a long time after creating a barrier that isolates them from everything. However, the consequence of doing so is...

Within the field of vision of the reconnaissance ninjutsu of the Fifty Strings, whose exact range is unknown, there is a high probability of a gap appearing.

The question is: If, assuming you have sufficient exploration capabilities, an area suddenly appears in your territory that you cannot detect, do you choose to conduct a large-scale investigation or another large-scale investigation?

Several root bases distributed around the leaves were removed in this way.

Danzo's expression turned sour when he recalled how he had decisively had someone set up a barrier that could block out the wind.

Rounding down, it turns out that the one who killed his own people was actually himself, the leader!

His unpleasant expression vanished in an instant, and he continued, "What's the financial situation with the nobles?"

"Several nobles have indicated that they are experiencing financial difficulties recently for unknown reasons."

Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly.

Hmph, that sounds nice, what unknown reasons?

An angry feeling rose in my heart.

I asked you for money and you wouldn't give it to me, but that inherently evil fifty-string brat could ask you for plenty.

Do you not take me seriously?

It seems that I, the dark one of the ninja world, have been dormant for too long, to the point that these nobles who never learn their lesson have forgotten my power to intimidate.

"Ignore them, all I want is money!"

The Root ninja bowed his head in agreement.

At that moment, the nobles of the Land of Fire, who were complaining bitterly, all felt a chill run down their spines.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.