Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

"Uchiha...?"

"I accepted this mission!"

Sakura Haruno recalled the day she led her clan out of Konoha, and reached out to take the mission scroll from Jiraiya's hand.

"Alright, let's discuss how to infiltrate."

Unlike the Land of Fire, the Land of Rain is located in a small area.

The city is the village of ninjas, and the village of ninjas is the kingdom!

Using ninjutsu that allows them to sense water, combined with the steel buildings and the city's structure filled with drainage pipes, ordinary infiltration methods are simply ineffective.

"Will Jiraiya-sensei allow the toads to sneak in?"

Sakura used her Observation Haki to survey the border of Amegakure. This inland lake, used to protect the ninja village, is home to many aquatic creatures, so it wouldn't be difficult for a toad to sneak in.

"Oh, you mean..."

Jiraiya's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his fingers together to summon a toad without chakra in the air.

Sakura stepped forward and placed her handprint on the toad's back, etching a cherry blossom-shaped pattern into it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, space-time ninjutsu is really convenient~"

Undisturbed by Jiraiya, Sakura instructed the toad:

"Swim across the inland lake, then follow their drainage pipes to find a dry spot to stop!"

“If you stop moving for more than three minutes, we will activate the Flying Thunder God infiltration.”

The toad, which could understand human speech, struggled for a moment and nodded to Sakura Haruno.

With a splash, the toad jumped into the water.

Ten minutes later, in the sewers of Rain Shadow Village.

Sakura, pinching her nose, and Jiraiya each carried a glowing toad as they walked among them.

Sakura and Jiraiya knocked out two villagers by entering the buildings in Amekage Village through the drainage pipes.

Using a transformation spell to look like them and then putting on raincoats, the two were finally able to walk into the rain openly.

"Is this the last sighting location on the south side of the street?"

Standing on a staggered staircase, Sakura looked at the location described in the mission manual.

"However, the intelligence provided was indeed vague, and the closed and exclusive nature of this place made it difficult to carry out intelligence gathering work."

Jiraiya tugged at his straw hat, while Sakura, standing beside him, had already entered a steamed bun shop on the side of the street to gather information.

"Grandma, give us five steamed buns."

Sakura took out some money from her pocket and handed it to the old woman. While the old woman was busy, Sakura casually asked:

"Grandma, how's business lately?"

"Haha, it's the same old story. The village still has to buy food from outside. Many young people complain about the high prices, but I can't control the price of grain. The cost is what it is."

Rarely hearing someone willing to listen to his complaints, the old man opened up and chatted with Xiaoying at length.

"It's not easy for my mother-in-law either. Isn't it difficult for her to manage such a big steamed bun shop all by herself?"

Sakura took the steamed buns, shared some with Jiraiya, and continued to subtly probe him.

"Haha, how could that be? The village is very safe under the protection of the gods. Thieves have been driven away, and even the fire that happened a few days ago was quickly resolved by the Paper Angel~"

The old man's words drew different attention from Sakura and Jiraiya respectively.

"Fire..."

Sakura's eyes lit up as she was about to press for more information, but Jiraiya's reaction was even more intense!

"Paper Angels!"

"Yes, speaking of which, that lady will be preaching at the central tower today. If you want to hear her teachings, you can go there."

A happy smile spread across the old man's face, smoothing out all his wrinkles.

Compared to the precarious state of the Rain Country back then, although Hanzo is still nominally in charge, the people are well aware that the actual ruler has changed.

But they didn't feel anything about it, after all, just staying alive had exhausted all their strength, and they wouldn't bother to complain about it.

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Jiraiya became somewhat anxious. He stuffed the food into his mouth, stood up, and ran outside.

"I'm sorry, Sakura, there's something I really want to see. If... then you should leave first, and we'll meet up in the Land of Rivers!"

Having said that, Jiraiya put on his raincoat and rushed into the rain.

"Hey, teacher!"

Sakura also rushed into the rain, wanting to call out Jiraiya's name but holding back.

Just then, an elderly man walked towards them from the opposite direction on the rainy street.

As they passed by Sakura, a very soft voice reached her ears.

"Rain Village is dangerous! Don't linger here, be careful of the legendary Rinnegan."

This made Sakura, who was about to chase after Jiraiya, stop in her tracks. When she turned around, the old man who had just given her a warning had already disappeared.

"Uchiha...Itachi!"

Sakura was certain that the voice that had just alerted her was definitely Itachi Uchiha.

The mission objective was right behind him, yet Jiraiya rushed into the most dangerous part of Amegakure.

This put Sakura in a dilemma.

"Ugh, what a mess this is! You unreliable adults!"

Gritting her teeth, Sakura turned her head and rushed towards the central tower through the rain.

The man standing in the corridor of a building saw Sakura's choice, a smile playing on his lips, and then he transformed into a crow and scattered into the darkness.

Beneath the central tower.

A sea of ​​black heads gathered together, and the clamorous sounds blended together, creating a deafening uproar.

When Sakura ran to this place.

The ripples of the paper drifted away with the airflow, sweeping across the land.

Deep within these waves, a figure with wings on its back rose up and finally landed slowly atop the tower.

When its wings open and close, it scatters specks of phosphorescence, and when the pieces of paper float to the ground, they transform into banknotes.

Wow, what a pragmatic religion, what a rich preaching! May I ask what the procedure is for joining your religion?

Sakura, who witnessed all of this, gasped. As she looked up, she saw Jiraiya approaching the tower.

"since..."

Sakura just raised her hand.

boom--!

The eruption atop the tower was as fierce and swift as had been anticipated.

Panic spread like wildfire, first among the worshippers at the foot of the tower, and then among the pilgrims on the periphery.

The giant tower broke apart, black smoke spread, flames fell from the sky, and burning rubble and steel crashed down on the crowd.

To make matters worse, the ninjas mingling in the crowd tore off their disguises and charged straight at the people around them.

The crowd shoved and cursed each other in terror, and every face that ran past Sakura was contorted with rage.

From the darkness beneath the rain curtain, endless flashes of blades, like vortexes, swirled and slashed, taking away lives one by one.

Blood splattered, mixing with the rain to spread a crimson color across the ground.

"Mommy mommy!"

Among the fallen corpses, a boy with mud on his face knelt before the gradually cooling bodies, weeping uncontrollably.

However, his cries did not attract the attention of adults.

Instead, amidst the ear-piercing scraping sound, clusters of sharp blades rushed towards him.

Just as the blade was about to pierce the boy, the world suddenly fell silent, and the rain stopped in mid-air.

Countless dark lightning bolts intertwined, solemn and cold, as the will of the overlord transformed into a surging pillar of heaven, piercing the sky.

The ninja's short sword could no longer advance, and cold sweat covered his forehead.

Because in front of him, a petite pink-haired girl was holding his hand, her emerald eyes burning with intensity and seriousness.

A sharp, murderous voice rang out: "Hey, this is a child!"

Chapter 56 The Akatsuki's Pursuit

Sakura Haruno deliberately exposed herself, becoming vulnerable to the Rain Tiger Freedom Technique.

Her Observation Haki had already detected a massive source of chakra heading this way, towards the place where she had just unleashed her Haki.

However, Sakura doesn't regret it. Pirates do what they want, and she simply made a choice, nothing more.

"call!"

Now that she had revealed her presence, she no longer concealed it, and her ability to control heat surged forth.

The aura of cold air spread like a tide, turning the central area of ​​Amegakure into an ice field.

The ninja who were hacking and slashing were instantly killed by this cold air. Sakura used ice crystals to destroy their cell structure, so that they could not be revived even after being thawed.

Meanwhile, with the help of medical ninjutsu inherited from Tsunade and Observation Haki, the seriously injured people in the flames were also frozen, giving them a little more time to live.

Sakura's gaze drifted into the distance, and in that instant of unleashing her domineering aura, her Observation Haki caught sight of many old friends.

So she took out a special cherry blossom kunai from her ninja tool bag and threw it toward the distant tower!

call out!

A burst of pink light erupted, and in the next instant, Sakura's hand caught the kunai she had just thrown.

The person landed on the outer wall of the tower's broken structure, which happened to block a group of people dressed in round-fan robes.

"Has the Uchiha clan stooped so low as to associate with those ruthless ninjas who slaughter civilians?!"

Sakura sighed with some regret, and as she stood up, a giant ice sword pointed at the crowd in front of her.

I thought that by choosing to minimize the bleeding of the Uchiha clan that day, I could achieve a good result, but I never expected that I would choose to join forces with the naval ninja.

It should be noted that as the most chaotic representatives among ninjas, those rogue ninjas were all incredibly intelligent and ruthless. They were a veritable gathering of heroes, with countless immortals among them.

"It's you again, you little brat, showing contempt for the Uchiha clan. You better watch out..."

"Stop! Fighting her here will only make things worse!"

Uchiha Inahisa's three-tomoe Sharingan bulged, but before she could utter her threatening words, she was interrupted by Itachi, who was standing in the crowd.

He glanced at Sakura Haruno, scoffed, and retreated behind Itachi.

"We are not with those rogue ninjas, but our goal is the same: Amegakure!"

Uchiha Itachi, with his hands resting on the sash of his kimono and his long hair styled into a waist-length ponytail, stepped out.

Hearing his words, the gloom on Sakura's face dissipated considerably.

"Strictly speaking, we're also roaming ninja now, so... don't hinder our mission, or you'll be the enemy!"

Crimson chakra spread around Itachi Uchiha, and the shadow of Susanoo roared at her.

The Uchiha who betrayed Konoha have formed a new wolf pack, and Itachi Uchiha is undoubtedly their wolf king.

As a leader, he must constantly demonstrate his power to his members and lead them to gain benefits in order to consolidate his position as leader.

"trouble..."

For the first time, Sakura felt a sense of kinship with Shikamaru.

He lowered the greatsword in his hand and no longer tried to stop the group of Uchiha in front of him.

After passing Sakura Haruno, the Uchiha clans quickly rushed towards the castle tower of the Land of Rain.

This unrestrained and undisguised style, where even assassinating foreign leaders is done openly and honestly, is definitely Uchiha.