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Chapter 131 Hanzo the Salamander: It was all done by Danzo, and Danzo taught him to do it!

Dark clouds gathered, and heavy rain poured down.

Jiraiya, wearing a raincoat, stood in the pouring rain, watching a group of ninjas still fighting in the rain, and a sigh rose in his heart.

This is the war in the ninja world.

If one side refuses to stop, the other side will not back down either.

Unless they receive an order to cease fighting, these ninjas will never stop until they are dead, let alone when it's just raining heavily.

Even with meteorites falling from the sky, these ninjas must continue fighting.

Jiraiya sighed, reached out and began forming hand seals, intending to take advantage of the heavy rain obscuring his vision to grab two ninjas with scratches on their headbands and try to get information about the Akatsuki from them.

Splash splash splash...

The sound of heavy boots pounding in the rain came from behind.

Has reinforcements from one side arrived?

Jiraiya immediately hid and looked at a group of Rain Ninja wearing gas masks that appeared in the distance. He also saw a man surrounded by the Rain Ninja!

"Lord Hanzo has arrived!"

This sound immediately caused a sensation among the Rain Village ninjas!

"Salamander... Hanzo!"

Jiraiya's expression suddenly changed!

Even though the heavy rain made it impossible to see the man's face clearly, Jiraiya was able to spot the man's figure instantly and recall how terrifying he was!

as predicted.

Hanzo the Salamander's appearance on the battlefield immediately turned the tide of the battle!

As the morale of the Amegakure ninjas rose, the Akatsuki ninjas who had gathered together instantly became vulnerable and began to scatter and flee!

Hanzo the Salamander didn't even need to do anything; just standing there was enough to terrify everyone. The Amegakure ninjas routed the enemy and captured many prisoners, intending to execute them on the spot.

"Don't kill them."

Hanzo the Salamander, with a deep voice, stopped his men from killing the prisoners. He then walked up to the group of prisoners and asked in a solemn voice, "Why did you become rogue ninja?"

"Pooh!"

This prisoner has great backbone!

After all, under the rule of ninja demigods, rebellion is a courageous undertaking, and only ninjas with strong backbone can face all kinds of difficulties!

"You bastard!"

A Rain Village ninja drew his sword, intending to kill the prisoner on the spot and uphold the dignity of Hanzo the Salamander!

"Stop it."

Hanzo of the Salamander stopped his men from questioning the other prisoners and ordered in a deep voice, "Take these people back and lock them up. After I destroy the Akatsuki, they will still be ninjas of the Land of Rain."

"Lord Hanzo..."

"Obey my orders!"

Hanzo the Salamander rebuked his subordinates, then looked up at the dark clouds in the sky: "I must end this war as soon as possible, and I will not allow the Land of Rain to continue to be in chaos."

"Yes, Lord Hanzo!"

The group of Rain Village ninjas were overjoyed.

Several years ago, when Hanzo, the leader of the Salamanders, suddenly went into hiding, the Jonin in the village bullied their subordinates, and internal strife broke out, making the entire Amegakure and the Land of Rain a chaotic mess.

The Rain Ninja believed that as long as Hanzo the Salamander was willing to come out and quell the situation, the civil war could be quelled quickly and peace could be restored to the Land of Rain.

A group of Rain Village ninjas left the battlefield with the prisoners.

Hanzo the Salamander waved for his guards to leave, leaving himself alone in the same spot, his gaze fixed on Jiraiya's hiding place.

"That guy..."

Jiraiya inexplicably felt that he had been discovered.

"The juniors of Konoha..."

Hanzo the Salamander seemed to have already noticed that Jiraiya was hiding here.

Whether based on Hanzo's age or on what happened between them, this ninja demigod could certainly treat Jiraiya as a junior.

"You don't need to hide from me anymore."

Hanzo of the Salamander looked at the spot where Jiraiya was hiding, a flash of reminiscence in his eyes: "Just as I predicted, you and those two juniors have indeed become renowned ninjas in the ninja world..."

"It's been a long time, Lord Hanzo."

Jiraiya stepped forward and stood in front of Hanzo the Salamander.

Since he had been exposed at this point, there was no point in continuing to hide, and Hanzo the Salamander didn't seem to want to send his men to surround and kill him.

"Jiraiya".

Hanzo the Salamander looked at the white-haired man before him, who had now become a middle-aged man, and seemed to think for a moment before asking, "I think I remember your name correctly, right?"

"good."

Jiraiya was no longer the young upstart he once was, yet he still maintained his respect for Hanzo the Salamander: "I really didn't expect that Lord Hanzo would still remember me..."

"I will never forget those outstanding young people in the ninja world."

Hanzo of the Salamander shook his head, his expression turning serious: "Did Konoha send you to the Land of Rain to hunt down that junior Orochimaru, or to clean up the mess from back then?"

"Oh? Am I also responsible for cleaning up the mess afterward?"

Jiraiya's eyes flickered slightly, and he added a sentence following Hanzo's words, trying to glean some information from this ninja demigod.

Jiraiya understood the meaning behind the phrase "hunt for Orochimaru," indicating that Hanzo of the Salamander also knew about the Akatsuki organization, and even knew that Orochimaru had joined it...

What about cleaning up the potential problems?

What did Konoha do in the Land of Rain that necessitates cleaning up its past troubles?

"certainly."

Hanzo of the Salamander nodded and began to recount the past: "Back then, killing that young man named Yahiko, and the subsequent complete eradication of the Akatsuki organization, were all things that your Konoha Hokage, assisting Shimura Danzo, asked me to do for him..."

"..."

A look of surprise flashed across Jiraiya's eyes!

Yahiko is really dead!

Hanzo the Salamander couldn't possibly be lying, right?

To Jiraiya's surprise, Shimura Danzo was also involved. Why did that guy always appear in places he shouldn't be?

Jiraiya quickly suppressed his shock, fearing that Hanzo of the Salamander might notice something amiss, and used the opportunity to extract information: "I remember that the Akatsuki organization seems to have someone named Nagato and someone named Konan..."

"You're talking about that brat with the Rinnegan, right?"

Hanzo of the Salamander seemed to believe that Jiraiya had been sent by Konoha to help, and sighed, "That Rinnegan brat named Nagato is definitely still alive, but his legs are probably broken..."

"Originally, I wanted to recruit them into Amegakure, but it was your Hokage's assistance that forced me to ambush them and hand over the Rinnegan brat to Konoha, which led to today's events and caused me to remain an enemy of Akatsuki..."

When Hanzo of the Salamander finished speaking, his voice tinged with anger, he questioned, "Now that the situation in the Land of Rain is so dire, with Akatsuki and Amegakure locked in a civil war, Konoha is only now willing to send people. Isn't that a bit too much of a disregard for our alliance?"

"Don't forget."

Hanzo of the Salamander directly shifted all the blame onto Danzo Shimura, coldly stating, "You Konoha ninjas are also culprits present here, even the masterminds behind the attack on Akatsuki! I'm already very old, and Amegakure isn't confident in eliminating Akatsuki. Akatsuki is growing stronger and stronger, and sooner or later they will destroy Amegakure and use the power of the Rinnegan to take revenge on Konoha!"

"..."

Jiraiya lowered his head.

The tall, white-haired man's face looked extremely grim at that moment.

Although Hanzo the Salamander only spoke a few words to him, Jiraiya had already guessed most of the truth of the matter.

The story of the past…

The story goes that Amegakure and Akatsuki were getting along fairly well until Danzo Shimura interfered, trying to steal Nagato's Rinnegan. He coerced and lured Hanzo of the Salamander into attacking Akatsuki, killing Yahiko but allowing Nagato and Konan to escape.

Danzo Shimura!

Why does Danzo Shimura always manage to cause trouble?

His current disciple, Akihara Kagura, is deeply influenced by Shimura Danzo, and he is struggling to correct his thoughts and values. Now, he has received new information that his former disciple, Yahiko, was murdered by Shimura Danzo.

however…

However, he himself knew nothing about this matter.

Now, Nagato may have begun to hate the Konoha ninja again.

Jiraiya had painstakingly raised three children and taught Nagato to forget the hatred of two Konoha ninja who killed his parents. Shimura Danzo only had to take action once to completely bring things back to square one.

No wonder…

No wonder Xiao Nan doesn't want to talk to me.

Jiraiya remembered Konan hiding from him in the town, Konan who didn't want to talk to him, and suddenly everything made sense.

"Lord Hanzo."

Jiraiya looked at Hanzo of the Salamander, his expression turning serious. He needed to get all the information from Hanzo first: "If I'm going to be responsible for helping to clean up the troubles, at least tell me about the Akatsuki organization first."

"That's only natural."

Hanzo of the Salamander nodded and offered, "Then come with me to Amegakure. I will tell you all the information I have about the Akatsuki so that we can settle things back then as soon as possible and restore peace to the Land of Rain."

"it is good."

Jiraiya nodded calmly.

Since Hanzo the Salamander is a demigod ninja, there's no need to worry about him breaking his promise.

Besides, if Hanzo of the Salamander wanted to kill him, he could have done so back during the Second Shinobi World War.

Are you alone?

Hanzo the Salamander glanced at Jiraiya and continued, "When will Konoha's other reinforcements arrive? The two of us alone aren't enough to wipe out Akatsuki; that brat with the Rinnegan is no pushover..."

"..."

Jiraiya fell silent.

After all, he wasn't officially sent by Konoha to carry out a mission; he was just here to gather information on Konan's disciples and, incidentally, to help Akihara Kagura, another disciple, with her training and experience...

"..."

Jiraiya thought for a moment and then took the initiative to take responsibility: "If Lord Hanzo wants to resolve the war with Akatsuki peacefully, I alone am enough."

"Young man, are you kidding me?"

Hanzo of the Salamander widened his eyes and warned, "Do you think the war between us and Akatsuki can be resolved peacefully?"

When Hanzo of the Salamander spoke of the past, his words suddenly became intense: "Back then, the Hokage of Konoha and I assisted Danzo Shimura in killing Yahiko, the leader of Akatsuki. I even heard that most of the Akatsuki members died in that turmoil..."

"Back then, during that siege, only a little girl and that brat with the Rinnegan escaped. This kind of hatred can't be resolved with just a few words. They want to wash away their hatred with blood and lives, but I'm not so naive as to think that..."

"I see."

Jiraiya immediately sensed that things had become even more complicated, and could only force himself to say, "Let me first find out about the current situation of the Akatsuki!"

According to Hanzo of the Salamander, the Akatsuki organization definitely harbors immense hostility towards Amegakure and Konoha. Konan and Nagato must have been completely blinded by hatred, and even Jiraiya, a Konoha ninja, harbored resentment towards Danzo Shimura after hearing about the past…

Rain-Hidden Village.

This time, Jiraiya finally entered this place openly and legitimately.

For some reason, Hanzo the Salamander ordered his men to prepare a grand welcoming ceremony, as if he were celebrating an alliance with Konoha. This gave Jiraiya a headache. He had actually come in a private capacity; it was just a disguise to gather information!

however…

Jiraiya had no choice but to take on this task.

The Akatsuki was an organization founded by his disciples. Even his old friend Orochimaru, and his surviving disciples Nagato and Konan are still in the Akatsuki. Because of Shimura Danzo, these two disciples have begun to hate Konoha again.

Whether it was for the safety of Konoha and to eliminate the hidden dangers, or to prevent the surviving disciples from going astray, Jiraiya had to find a way to resolve this matter.

Inside Rain Hidden Village.

Hanzo the Salamander solemnly told Jiraiya all the information he knew that he could reveal to him, clearly indicating that he had already regarded Jiraiya as his ally.

"The current leader of Akatsuki is said to be a man named Pain, but I haven't found out what he looks like yet..."

"The main members of Akatsuki that I've found so far are Orochimaru, an S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha; Sasori, an S-rank rogue ninja from Sunagakure; Kakuzu, an S-rank rogue ninja from Takigakure; and Nagato and Konan, the two surviving veterans..."

"Besides, the Akatsuki organization is constantly recruiting peripheral members. It is said that any ninja can join them simply by making a horizontal mark on their headband..."

"Currently, the Akatsuki organization is simultaneously instigating wars between small countries to secure large contracts, while also organizing manpower to wage civil war against Amegakure. Their strength is actually constantly increasing..."

"I'm already very old."

Hanzo of the Salamander looked at Jiraiya and voluntarily handed over the reins: "What sustains my belief now is to completely wipe out the Akatsuki organization before I die, extinguish the flames of war in the Land of Rain, and restore peace to the Land of Rain."

"..."

Jiraiya was having a bit of a headache.

The core members of Akatsuki were mostly S-rank rogue ninjas. Jiraiya believed that if he found Akatsuki's base and infiltrated it, he could die if he was discovered. Even Orochimaru was not easy to deal with.

of course.

If Jiraiya could infiltrate and persuade his disciples Nagato and Konan, and also convince Orochimaru to leave together, he would have a very good idea.

As for the peace between Amegakure and Akatsuki, all I need to do is bring my disciples and Orochimaru out; those who are unwilling to make peace can simply be eliminated or driven away…

"I'll try talking to the Akatsuki members first..."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth, deciding to try peaceful means after all.

"Junior."

Hanzo of the Salamander seemed to be able to see through Jiraiya's thoughts and took the initiative to say, "Actually, if you can get the Akatsuki members to negotiate a peace deal, it would also be an opportunity for us to end the war."

Hanzo the Salamander continued, "Back then, the Hokage of Konoha, who assisted Danzo Shimura, also came up with an idea: to lure the leader of Akatsuki out under the guise of negotiations, kill the leader first, and then the other members would be leaderless and at our mercy."

"As long as we take down the Akatsuki."

After Hanzo of the Salamander finished explaining his thoughts, he reiterated his alliance with Konoha: "I will still abide by the alliance with Konoha's Hokage, who will assist Shimura Danzo."

"..."

This alliance is completely unnecessary!

Jiraiya truly sensed the shadow of Shimura Danzo.

Can't that old guy do something decent? Stop running amok outside and always leaving Konoha with a bunch of troublesome problems!

"I genuinely want to resolve this peacefully."

Jiraiya sighed deeply and suggested, "If possible, let's find out where Akatsuki's base is as soon as possible. I'll try to infiltrate it and see if we can get more information about Akatsuki..."

"Can."

Hanzo of the Salamander agreed to Jiraiya's request, but then presented his difficulties: "Besides investigating Akatsuki's base, Amegakure can't offer you any more help. Unlike Konoha, our small ninja villages aren't overflowing with talent..."

"It's okay."

Jiraiya didn't care about these trivial matters.

The meeting ended quickly, and Jiraiya gained a lot, learning some information he wanted to find out and about past events.

Of course.

Jiraiya simply chose to leave.

After watching Jiraiya leave Amegakure, Hanzo of the Salamander suddenly ordered his subordinates, "Spread the word throughout the Land of Rain that Jiraiya visited Amegakure..."

"Yes."

Hanzo's men didn't understand, but they still chose to do as instructed.

"Little brat..."

When the room was completely empty, Hanzo's soul regained control of his body and spoke the truth through his consciousness: "You checked my memories? Then you should know that when Shimura Danzo proposed killing those young Akatsuki members, I was indeed tempted, because they threatened my rule..."

"It's alright, Lord Danzo can handle this little thing."

Kagura Akihara communicated with Hanzo of the Animal Path via remote consciousness: "What you need to do is something truly important, much bigger than these things. Go and collect summoning beasts first. Now you can freely strengthen those summoning beasts..."

"Why..."

Hanzo the Salamander had no way to fight back.

This ninja demigod witnessed for the first time what a truly high-level game was like.

Hanzo the Salamander still didn't understand why Akihara Kagura, who was controlling him from behind the scenes, would use him to leak information to Jiraiya: "Telling this kind of thing to that junior Jiraiya, will those things really be resolved?"

"Jiraiya-sensei... doesn't have the ability to solve this."

Akihara Kagura seemed certain that her teacher was powerless, yet she sighed, "But if he's willing to do it, we should at least give him a chance. One instance of pain can be endured, but two instances are not so easily forgotten..."

The land of rain.

Inside a cave.

The Akatsuki base was quiet.

The sound of wooden clogs clattering on the stone slabs echoed as they walked.

Konan found Pain, a hint of worry in her eyes: "Jiraiya has indeed come to the Land of Rain. The whole Land of Rain is spreading the news that Jiraiya has been invited by Hanzo of the Salamander to visit Amegakure. I wonder what they talked about..."

"Don't worry about it."

Payne's face was always cold, as if he had everything under control: "Even if Jiraiya-sensei stands against us, the outcome of this war will not change."

"god."

"We won't lose."

Remembering his teacher's temperament, Pain continued, "Perhaps Jiraiya-sensei might try to persuade us to surrender, but this time is different from the past. I will not believe in peace in words, nor can I forget the pain this world has brought me..."

First update, 5,000 words to start!

There are still 15,000 words to write today!

Good morning everyone! Remember to eat breakfast. I'm going to take a nap now, and I'll continue writing when I wake up!

(End of this chapter)