He once thought he knew enough about the Land of Rain, but after following Mokgetsu to every village in the land, Yahiko realized he only knew the tip of the iceberg.
Each village and town has its own difficulties and conflicts. He was determined to bring peace to the Land of Rain, but now he saw there were some conflicts he couldn't resolve.
"But aren't you trying to understand it?" Mokgetsu smiled and patted Yahiko's head.
Mokgetsu's main goal was to make Nagato a disciple in the system list, but he didn't mind cultivating a revolutionary fighter along the way.
In the afternoon, Mokgetsu and the others arrived at a new village, where two children were arguing about something at the entrance.
"The sun is closer to people when it rises than at noon."
"No, no, it should be farther when it rises than at noon."
"When the sun first rises, it looks as big as a wheel, but by noon it looks like a plate. Isn't that 'far looks small, near looks big'?"
"The sun is still cool when it first comes out, but it becomes hot by noon. Isn't that 'near is hot, far is cool'?"
The two children were arguing fiercely, neither giving in to the other.
"White-clothed uncle, you look smart. Who do you think is right?" One of the children looked at Mokgetsu and asked.
Mokgetsu showed a thoughtful expression and stepped forward as if he was going to say something.
Whoosh!!
The two children suddenly erupted, pulling out kunai and stabbing at the seemingly defenseless Mokgetsu.
"Teacher Sosuke, be careful!" shouted a ninja who noticed this.
They wanted to help Mokgetsu but found they couldn't make it in time.
Bang bang!!
Two dull thuds rang out.
Mokgetsu swung his fists at great speed, hitting the two attacking ninjas and knocking them to the ground.
Because of the heavy blow, their Transformation Jutsu instantly failed, revealing their true appearances.
"How's that possible, he was so fast!" the bounty ninja looked at Mokgetsu in disbelief.
From such a close distance, Mokgetsu shouldn't have been able to react in time.
Seeing Mokgetsu successfully deal with the ambushers, the accompanying ninjas breathed a sigh of relief and immediately surrounded the two bounty ninjas.
Mokgetsu smiled silently. Having mastered the Transparent World along with Perception Ninjutsu and the Byakugan, even the most expertly trained Transformation Jutsu couldn't fool him.
After interrogating the two and gathering information, Mokgetsu killed them without hesitation.
This surprised Mokgetsu's followers. It was the first time they had seen Mokgetsu kill someone, and they thought he would be the type to convert enemies with love.
"When facing enemies who want to harm us, we can retaliate with equal force." Mokgetsu said lightly.
Mokgetsu didn't kill often, but he would never hesitate against those who wanted to kill him.
The ninjas nodded, feeling that they had gained a deeper understanding of Mokgetsu.
As Mokgetsu continued his journey, the attacks became more frequent and the attackers more skilled.
However, through the efforts of Mokgetsu, Yahiko, and the others, there were no casualties in the team.
But from the bounty ninjas he defeated, Mokgetsu learned some bad news: his bounty was increasing, now skyrocketing to ten million ryo.
This was within Mokgetsu's expectations. The more ninjas he defeated, the more credible the Ninja Sect inheritance sounded, and consequently, the higher his bounty would rise.
To improve his followers' combat skills, Mokgetsu allowed them to take on the less powerful bounty ninjas, training their skills through real battle.
As attacks became more frequent and battles increased, Teacher Sosuke's fame in the Land of Rain and even the Ninja World grew, and the Ninja Sect came back into many ninjas' sights.
Even faraway in Konoha, Obito and the others heard this name by chance.
"Teacher Sosuke? Why would he have such a title? It should be Teacher Mokgetsu who deserves it," Obito grumbled.
Obito believed Mokgetsu deserved the title of Teacher Ninja. In terms of teaching quality, Mokgetsu taught them all, the recognized young geniuses, and in terms of teaching scale, Mokgetsu once led special training for nearly 700 people.
"Don't underestimate this guy. His strength is said to rival even Hanzo," Kakashi said with a shake of his head, knowing a bit more than Obito.
Even if it's just rumors, Kakashi thought Sosuke's power couldn't be too bad, otherwise, Hanzo's followers alone would have been enough to deal with Sosuke.
"Regardless of his strength, his ambition is definitely not small, daring to shout about restoring the Ninja Sect," Kakashi thought of many pieces of information about the Ninja Sect.
When he first met Mokgetsu, Mokgetsu had taught him some knowledge related to the Ninja Sect ninjas. Lately, due to looking into Six Paths Sage's information, Kakashi had learned a lot more about the Ninja Sect's history.
The Ninja Sect could be said to be the origin of ninjas. Establishing a force named Ninja Sect in the Ninja World is almost challenging all other ninja forces.
Shimura Danzo was one of those who felt provoked. He immediately found Sarutobi Hiruzen, wanting to send an elite Konoha ninja force into the Land of Rain.
"This Sosuke is definitely not simple. To prevent unforeseen circumstances, we in Konoha need to strengthen our forces in the Land of Rain," Shimura Danzo said solemnly.
"No matter if it's a conspiracy in the Land of Rain or if Sosuke has some plan, we wouldn't be too passive."
The Land of Rain borders Konoha, and Shimura Danzo thought Konoha's current strength there was insufficient to deal with the chaos in the Land of Rain.
"The situation in the Land of Rain is complex, and Konoha already has many wars; it's unsuitable to get involved," Sarutobi Hiruzen directly refused Shimura Danzo's proposal.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wasn't interested in the so-called inheritance of the Ninja Sect. Ninjutsu wasn't necessarily stronger the older it was. The new generation of ninjas improved and developed better jutsu based on the previous ones.
Besides, Sarutobi Hiruzen had another concern: he worried that Konoha's strong presence in the Land of Rain might cause Hidden Sand's suspicion.
Right now, the Land of Rain is essentially a battleground between Hidden Sand and Hidden Cloud, with occasional disruptions from Hidden Rock.
If Konoha sent more ninjas to the Land of Rain, it might give Hidden Sand the misconception that Konoha wants to oppose them.
"Hiruzen, you're too indecisive. This might be our chance to break the deadlock!" Shimura Danzo said with a grim face.
Although Shimura Danzo couldn't say exactly how to break the deadlock, it didn't stop him from boasting a little.
Because of Sarutobi Hiruzen's straightforward refusal, Shimura Danzo was quite upset and felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't take his suggestion seriously.
"I am the Hokage!" Sarutobi Hiruzen reminded calmly.
As Hokage, his authority was limitless. When he was in a good mood, he could chat with Shimura Danzo, but for truly crucial decisions, Sarutobi Hiruzen would choose to trust himself.
Shimura Danzo's face instantly darkened, and he walked silently towards the exit of the Hokage Office.
"Hiruzen, you will regret this!" he exclaimed, slamming the door of the Hokage Office as he left the Hokage Building.
As he walked back to Root, Shimura Danzo became increasingly annoyed.
He was angry that Senju Tobirama had passed the position of the Third Hokage to Sarutobi Hiruzen instead of to him, and angry that Sarutobi Hiruzen showed him no respect as an old friend.
While an ordinary person might get angry for a moment and then calm down, Shimura Danzo was not one to back down. If Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't give him face, he'd take matters into his own hands. His Root wasn't developed for nothing.
Danzo immediately issued orders for some Root ninjas to head to the Land of Rain, subsequently mobilizing Root forces outside Konoha to also head to the Land of Rain.
If he weren't worried about Sarutobi Hiruzen noticing, Danzo would have gone to the Land of Rain himself. He was curious about the Ninja Sect inheritance.
...
A ninja with stitches on his body exchanged a corpse for a bag of money at the Gold Exchange, flipping through the bounty book.
"Sosuke, title: Teacher Ninja. Capable of using five Chakra Attributes in combat, bounty of thirteen million ryo, with an additional five million ryo for capture alive."
The stitched ninja closed the book with a satisfied nod.
"For a perfect capture, the reward is eighteen million ryo. Not bad at all."