I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 521 The War Begins!

Even under the heavy rain, the thick, purple poisonous fog was still extremely glaring.

The Akatsuki members, led by Yahiko, felt a sense of foreboding the moment they saw the salamander being summoned by a spirit.

The leader of Amegakure is named Hanzo.

But whether in the Land of Rain or among ninjas from other countries, people always preferred to call him "Hanzo the Salamander".

The salamander is not only Hanzo's summoned beast, but also Hanzo's most distinctive identity feature.

Within the Land of Rain, Hanzo's summoning beast, the Salamander, is known to everyone.

This is because whenever Hanzo summons the salamander, he always brings death with its deadly poisonous mist.

Moreover, it was a large-scale, inescapable death!

Based on Jiraiya's experience fighting Hanzo the Salamander, although Hanzo's salamander could spew out a huge amount of poisonous mist, it took at least five minutes to prepare each time it gathered the poisonous mist in its mouth.

The moment the Rain Village unit arrived at the Akatsuki's base, Hanzo the Salamander immediately summoned his summoning beast and launched a large-scale poison mist attack on the Akatsuki's base.

Clearly, the other side had been preparing for this poisonous fog attack for a long time!

What Jiraiya could see, Yahiko could certainly see as well.

Akatsuki is, after all, an organization from the Land of Rain.

Recently, the Akatsuki organization has also had many dealings with Amegakure.

Overall, the relationship between the two organizations is largely adversarial.

The experienced Yahiko reacted immediately the moment he saw the salamander spew out poisonous mist.

Hanzo the Salamander led the Amegakure forces here, not to negotiate with the Akatsuki!

They came here to destroy the Akatsuki!

"Nagato, and everyone else, prepare for Wind Release!"

Yahiko immediately gave the order and raised his hands to form hand seals, gathering Wind Release chakra.

He specifically mentioned Nagato's name because Nagato was proficient in the five basic chakra nature transformations and had a considerable amount of chakra.

The purpose of calling out other people was to boost the morale of the Akatsuki organization.

Faced with the Salamander's massive poisonous fog, the powerful and equally wide-ranging Wind Release technique is undoubtedly a good counterattack method.

The Akatsuki ninjas began to work together to unleash Wind Release techniques.

As the salamander spewed its venom, thick wisps of purple poisonous mist approached at a visible speed.

This seemingly slow pace actually increases the psychological pressure on people.

The Rain Shadow Force stood at one end, not immediately taking action.

They weren't waiting for the Akatsuki to retaliate; they were simply waiting for the Salamander's poison mist attack to be most effective.

If the poisonous mist from the salamanders can take down the vast majority of the Akatsuki members in one go, then all the Amegakure troops need to do is clean up the battlefield.

Based on Amegakure's numerous encounters with Akatsuki, it's impossible for them to completely eliminate this poisonous fog attack.

Moreover, the Akatsuki organization was poor, very poor.

Gas masks are standard equipment for almost every ninja in Amegakure.

However, this object is nowhere to be found within the Akatsuki organization.

This means that once the poisonous mist from the salamanders enters the Akatsuki members' ranks...

No matter how wide the impact, the other side will definitely suffer heavy losses quickly.

The only difference is the number of staff reductions.

Hanzo the Salamander and his companions were waiting for the moment when Akatsuki members would be reduced in number.

That would also effectively reduce their combat pressure.

However, to the surprise of the Amegakure ninjas, the wind-style defensive power unleashed by the Akatsuki this time far exceeded that of usual.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Amidst the sparse breezes summoned and released by the ordinary genin, there was a seemingly insignificant C-rank wind-style ninjutsu.

However, the power unleashed by this Wind Release ninjutsu was even stronger than the combined Wind Release techniques of Yahiko and Nagato!

wow——

A powerful storm swept across the entire area, sweeping away the dense poisonous mist released by the salamander and then forcefully diluting and dispersing it.

Amidst the surprised looks of the Akatsuki members.

The powerful plumes of poisonous mist spewed out by the salamander did not spread towards the Akatsuki's base; instead, they seemed to be moving in reverse.

The Akatsuki members' premonition was correct.

Under the torrential rain, the wind whipped up poisonous fog, which then surged back towards the Rain Ninja Squad.

However, the well-equipped Rain Shadow troops did not panic.

They stood like cold, hard rocks in the rain, enduring the onslaught of wind and poisonous fog.

Due to the distance limitation, the power of Wind Release had been weakened to the limit, and by the time it reached the Rain Village troops, it was as light as a breeze.

As for the poisonous mist from the salamanders, the Rain Shadow troops, clad in protective gear, were not afraid of such attacks at all.

"Has Akatsuki gained another ninja proficient in Wind Release?"

Hanzo, fully armed, stood atop the head of the salamander, gazing into the distance at the situation on the Akatsuki's side.

"Or is it that Yahiko and his gang of brats... unexpectedly erupted again?"

Amegakure and Akatsuki have been fighting for a long time.

Hanzo the Salamander naturally knew that the most troublesome members of the Akatsuki were their two male leaders.

Yahiko with orange hair, Nagato with red hair.

Although they were all just kids.

However, their strength was surprisingly good.

There's also a blue-haired girl named Konan who's skilled in unpredictable paper magic. She's a bit weaker, but still quite troublesome.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent upon their first move.

Hanzo the Salamander could see clearly that among the wind-style ninjutsu released by the opponent just now, there were several extremely powerful wind-style ninjutsu.

It was precisely because of this unexpected turn of events that the poisonous mist from the salamander failed to produce the desired effect.

Hanzo the Salamander had no idea why this was happening.

However, Nara Rankei, who was standing right next to Yahiko and Nagato, could see everything clearly.

"Lord Jiraiya, you're still got it!"

Nara Rinka turned to look at Jiraiya, revealing a half-smile.

"It seems the village can give you more responsibilities in the future. Please don't refuse because it's troublesome, Jiraiya-sama."

The person who just stepped in to help the Akatsuki was none other than Jiraiya.

Jiraiya's mastery of Wind Release was absolutely superior to all Akatsuki ninjas, including leaders like Yahiko and Nagato.

Faced with the Fourth Hokage's "teasing," Jiraiya smiled awkwardly but did not let go.

Since he was there, he certainly wouldn't stand by and watch his apprentice be harmed by that salamander!

Since Jiraiya has chosen to lend a hand, Nara Rinka is happy to see it happen.

Anyway, if Nagato and the others can't hold on any longer, Nara Rinka can just take the eyes and leave.

What does the life or death of the Akatsuki members have to do with him?

(End of this chapter)