The Land of Rain was always weeping.
Standing on the top floor of the newly constructed platform, his body and mind immersed in the rain, Hanzo did not weep.
He would not weep; that was something only the weak did.
War was about to begin, and this country was operating according to his will.
But directly attacking the Great Nations was an irrational act.
He used to be confident in his strength, but now he no longer thought that way.
The Village was undergoing relentless reforms.
First was the opening of Ninjutsu and secret assassination techniques.
However, in practice, Hanzo found that the Land of Rain was simply too weak.
There were pitifully few usable talents.
With just this, the chances of victory were slim.
He needed more power.
A plan was quickly put into action.
The Land of Rain previously had Anbu, a traditional assassination squad.
It was adequate, but not elite enough.
Therefore, an assassination squad named Fugu Kidō began to be formed.
In Hanzo's youth, the Village had a deceased Black Salamander, and its venom sac was implanted into Hanzo's body. From then on, Hanzo gained poison resistance and became famous for this ability.
Now, he replicated his own experience, selecting youths in the Village and implanting venom sacs.
Many youths had already died, unable to withstand the potent poison, but the results were worth it.
This secret assassination squad would surely strike fear into the hearts of the Great Nations.
Becoming a crucial force for victory on the battlefield.
Furthermore, the Village needed a Tailed Beast as a weapon.
Ichibi was in Hidden Sand Village, the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails were in Hidden Cloud Village, the Three-Tails and Six-Tails were in Fog Shadow Village, the Four-Tails and Five-Tails were in Iwagakure, and the Nine-Tailed was in Leaf Hidden Village.
The only remaining Seven-Tails, Chomei, was located in Takigakure Village.
This was the information Uchiha Madara had given him.
And the Land of Waterfall and the Land of Rain were separated only by the Land of Grass.
Leading the raid himself, there was a complete chance to secretly take it down before the Great Nations could react.
His deep, sharp eyes pierced through the rain, looking into the distance.
Just this, however, was not enough.
But what other methods could increase his power?
Moreover, the Land of Rain was not only weak in national power, its financial situation could not sustain a large-scale war, and the Shinobi's quality was relatively weaker compared to the Great Nations, making it difficult to contend on a direct battlefield.
Even in terms of high-end combat power.
With only himself, it was truly difficult to stand alone.
And that old man, Uchiha Madara...
He was completely untrustworthy!
And he lacked time.
Starting a war now was still a bit too hasty; if things continued like this, there was no chance of victory.
But to stop here and develop peacefully was simply impossible; the arrival of war was not up to him.
By then, the Land of Rain would only be forced to become a battlefield, and the entire country would fall into the fires of purgatory.
How to break this deadlock?
The most ideal outcome was to occupy the surrounding smaller countries, expand national power and resources, form a stalemate with the Great Nations, and then plan for future development.
In other words.
The goal was not to win.
But to draw?
This was also not easy.
But first, the Great Nations needed to acknowledge the power of the Land of Rain and be wary of it.
In the rain, Hanzo closed his eyes.
Intruders had arrived.
Under the perception of Rain Tiger at Will, there was nowhere to hide.
It had to be admitted, as expected of Uchiha Madara, even his Water Release had astonishing accomplishments, able to develop such exquisite Ninjutsu.
Hanzo quietly waited for his visitors.
After a long while, an assassination squad directly attacked Hanzo, with several dark figures leaping from all sides of the high tower, then coordinating their attacks simultaneously on Hanzo.
But in the next second, the four Shinobi of the attacking squad all collapsed about ten meters around Hanzo.
"As expected of the Demigod Hanzo, truly living up to the name of Demigod."
One of the fallen Shinobi exclaimed.
Hanzo looked at the person.
Demigod?
When did I get such a title?
"Which country's assassination squad are you?"
No one answered.
The moment he finished speaking, one of the fallen Shinobi suddenly burst up, the attacker was a Shinobi wearing an Amegakure forehead protector!
Hanzo was slightly startled.
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