Chapter 303: I Want Some Quiet
Land of Rain.
'Hanzo' walked at the front. The ninjas following behind him had increased from three to over a dozen, and people were still continuously joining.
"Lord Leader!"
'Hanzo' nodded. "Mm."
There was nothing else he could say. These ninjas... Masahiko didn't recognize a single one of them.
With 'Hanzo' suddenly returning, it was naturally impossible that no one questioned the authenticity of his identity. However, after a Jonin was nearly cleaved to death by his scythe, no one dared to ask again, and no one doubted him anymore.
"Lord Leader!"
They were now approaching the central area, and three more ninjas appeared. These three were also the strongest ones Masahiko had encountered since arriving in the Land of Rain, each nearly at Zabuza's level.
Masahiko pondered slightly, guessing that these three should be the higher-ups of the Land of Rain apart from Hanzo. Learning of 'Hanzo's' return, they had come here to welcome him.
"What should I say at a time like this?"
Masahiko thought to himself. After a long while, he still only squeezed out one sound: "Mm!"
The three faces opposite him went blank, and the atmosphere was deadly awkward for a moment. Fortunately, someone broke the silence.
"Lord Hanzo!"
A ninja wearing a Rock Village headband appeared via Body Flicker. Seeing that no one around stopped him, it proved he was likely an acquaintance.
"Mm!"
After thinking for a moment, Masahiko felt it was slightly inappropriate. "What is the matter?"
The Rock Village ninja hesitated for a moment. 'Hanzo' immediately caught on. "You all go back first. Once the news of my survival spreads, the war will likely restart. As for the previous enemies, I know what to do!"
"Yes!"
The crowd dispersed, leaving only the original three as his guards.
Once everyone was far away, 'Hanzo' spoke: "Speak."
The Rock Village ninja hesitated for a moment. "Lord Hanzo, the ninjas who attacked you previously..."
"No need for your Rock Village to worry. I was merely careless before. If they come again... Huh?" Masahiko stopped mid-sentence, stunned.
"Lord Hanzo, you..."
The Rock Village ninja's expression changed, but he saw 'Hanzo' Body Flicker away. A shadow loomed over his head, and a tremendous pressure descended. He hurriedly raised his hands to parry.
"Hiya~"
A girl's crisp shout rang out, and he was smashed into the ground with a single punch.
At the same time, a flash of lightning streaked by. 'Hanzo's' three new guards twitched a few times and collapsed to the ground.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A scorching fireball struck straight at Masahiko's back. Masahiko backhanded with his scythe and tore it to shreds.
"What is going on?!"
Masahiko was completely dumbfounded. Looking at the three people pincer-attacking him, he was speechless for a long time.
"Ameyuri, Rin, be careful. This guy looks very strong too," Yahiko, whose fireball had just been shredded, reminded them.
"Yahiko, Ameyuri Ringo, Rin..." Masahiko paused for a moment, then sensed a familiar chakra fluctuation not far away. "And Obito, who is preparing to sneak attack me. What kind of play is this? How did they end up together?"
Fortunately, in times like this, there was always a kind-hearted person to explain the situation to him.
Ameyuri Ringo spoke arrogantly, "You bastard, you actually dare to impersonate Hanzo and take control of the Land of Rain. Do you think we don't exist?"
Masahiko was stunned for a long while before finally figuring it out.
"Hanzo was actually killed by the four of them... It seems Rin and Obito have made significant progress."
"So I made a wasted trip again. Akatsuki was innocent... No, it was 'Akatsuki' who did it."
Masahiko didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was truly a massive misunderstanding...
Pondering for a moment, an idea struck him.
"It's you again. You actually dare to come back!"
"Heh, at a time like this, you still want to keep pretending?" Ameyuri Ringo sneered.
'Hanzo' took off his gas mask and smiled. "Where is that Uchiha brat? Where is he hiding, preparing to sneak attack me?"
The expressions of the three opposite him instantly changed. "It's actually the real Hanzo?"
Masahiko was blooming with joy inwardly and continued, "Previously, this old man was careless for a moment and was successfully ambushed by you, losing my salamander."
"But do you think Hanzo of the Salamander will simply let himself be slaughtered just because he lost his salamander?"
After saying this, Masahiko gave himself a mental thumbs-up, but the expressions of the three opposite him turned peculiar.
"Stop pretending! The real Hanzo said the exact same thing right before he died!"
Masahiko's expression stiffened. "Words are useless, prepare to die!"
He wanted to personally test the progress his two apprentices had made over the years and see if there was any exaggeration in their achievement of killing Hanzo.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
Yahiko attacked first, spitting a waterfall-like water jet from his mouth, thrusting towards Masahiko... Masahiko felt this jutsu was a bit disgusting, a spit-firing jutsu.
"Hanzo uses Water Release, right. Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!"
Just as he finished forming the seals, lightning flashed. Masahiko frowned and Body Flickered away, almost forgetting that Ameyuri Ringo was a Lightning Release ninja...
"Hiya~"
Rin's voice rang out from behind Masahiko, and Masahiko almost laughed out loud.
"This voice is quite cute. I remember in the original story, Sakura always yelled 'Bastard' when using Monstrous Strength."
Swinging his scythe back, he parried the punch. Masahiko slid backward for over a dozen steps.
"Not bad power."
Rin's face was full of surprise. Aside from Tsunade, this was the first time someone had blocked her Monstrous Strength head-on.
"Big Brother Yahiko, Sister Ameyuri, be careful! This fake Hanzo's taijutsu is very strong..."
"I can tell!"
A bolt of lightning struck down from above Masahiko's head. Masahiko directly Body Flickered to Yahiko's side and sent him flying with a 360-degree roundhouse kick.
The next second, he Body Flickered to Ameyuri Ringo's side. Ignoring the crackling lightning on her Lightning Swords, his chakra-wrapped fist smashed straight into her face.
Unfortunately, she managed to block it slightly, so he didn't manage to knock out all her teeth.
The two smashed into nearby buildings and wouldn't be able to rush back immediately. Masahiko then appeared beside Rin.
Before he could throw a punch, a strong gust of wind came from behind. Obito finally appeared, thrusting a kunai straight at Masahiko.
Masahiko smiled. "As expected, you couldn't hold back from saving Rin. Accept your master's iron fist of love!"
A backhand punch aimed straight for the face, but it passed right through.
"Space Ninjutsu? Mangekyou Sharingan? How did Kakashi die?"
Masahiko looked completely bewildered and spaced out for a moment.
"Hiya!"
A shadow loomed overhead. Masahiko, still spaced out, just subconsciously tilted his head and had a small foot press down on his shoulder.
The ground beneath his feet shattered layer by layer, and cracks appeared on the nearby buildings.
Rin's full-power kick enveloped the entire central area in dust and smoke.
A moment later, outside the dust cloud, the four of Yahiko's group stood together. Ameyuri Ringo rubbed her slightly swollen cheek. "This guy's taijutsu is even stronger than the real Hanzo. It's just a pity his brain isn't very good; he actually spaced out in the middle of a battle."
Obito's face twitched. "Rin, your strength has increased again."
Rin smiled apologetically.
In the center of the dust cloud, Masahiko lay flat in the middle of a giant crater, looking as if he had lost the will to live.
"Rin's strength has almost reached half of Tsunade's. A little more progress and she might actually be able to give me a slight injury."
"How embarrassing, how embarrassing, to actually be beaten so embarrassingly by a little apprentice..."
"Wherever I fall, let me just lie there for a while... I want some quiet."
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