Chapter 42 Salamander Hanzo

Rain Village.

Under the repeated urging of the guards, Hanzo of the Salamander walked into the office reluctantly, looked at the pile of reports on the desk, frowned and began to deal with them one by one.

The guards next to him saw this scene, their eyes were full of worry.

They were worried about their leader Hanzo of the Salamander, and also worried about the future of the Rain Country.

The former Hanzo was not like this. Ten years ago or even five years ago, Hanzo was full of enthusiasm for work and caring for his subordinates. He wanted to spend all his time on making the Rain Country rise.

And under the leadership of Hanzo, they repelled the invaders from the Wind Country, drove the Sand Ninja out of the Rain Country, and made the Rain Village the most prestigious ninja village outside the five major ninja villages.

But I don't know when it started, Hanzo fell.

Not only did he lose the ambition to expand the territory, but he was also too lazy to solve domestic affairs. Long-term laziness directly led to a large number of ninjas leaving the Rain Village, and bandits have been rampant in the territory since then.

As guards who have been with them all the way, they can also guess the reason why Hanzo-sama has fallen.

It seems that because the Rain Country is located in a place where four wars are fought, the Hidden Rain Village cannot expand outward at all. After seeing no hope of becoming a great power, Hanzo-sama simply gave up his responsibilities and his vision became narrower and narrower.

From hoping that the Rain Country will rise, to his vision being limited to the surroundings of the Hidden Rain Building.

If it weren't for these people reminding him, Hanzo-sama would probably be too lazy to even handle official business, and would just stay in the house drinking tea and wine all day and enjoy life.

In their hearts, they hope that Hanzo-sama can find his original intention and lead them to take the initiative to start the war.

Hanzo also noticed the strange looks of the guards, but didn't say much.

This group of people don't understand the predicament of the Rain Country at all. The Rain Country can't be solved by hard work. The Hidden Rain Village didn't become the winner in the last Ninja World War, and it won't be the winner in the future Ninja World War.

Rather than taking the risk of participating in the Ninja World War, it is better to announce a closed-door policy.

Given the poverty of the Rain Country, as long as he maintains sufficient combat power, he does not have to worry about other countries attacking the Rain Country. As for whether ordinary people in the country live well or not, it has nothing to do with him.

The reputation he earned in the first half of his life is enough for him to enjoy the second half of his life.

There is no need to spend time and energy on meaningless work.

However, no matter how lazy he is at work, he has always kept in touch with major ninja villages and secretly participated in many conspiracies.

After seriously starting to handle official business, Salamander Hanzo soon noticed Shigure's mission report.

Shigure is one of the leaders of the black market. He can grasp the whereabouts of wandering ninjas in the Rain Country through the movement of black market supplies.

In Shigure's report, Hanzo soon noticed the words "Akatsuki Organization".

Akatsuki means the first ray of dawn when the sun rises. The Akatsuki Organization, which calls itself by this name, makes Hanzo more interested, and he seems to have heard of this organization somewhere and feels a little familiar.

Suppressing his doubts, Hanzo asked his men beside him:

"Do any of you know about Akatsuki?"

After hearing Hanzo's question, the guard beside him said quickly:

"Hanzo, Akatsuki has been very active in the Rain Country recently. It is said to be a newly established peace organization. They seem to be committed to achieving mutual understanding between people and have been helping villagers fight bandits and wandering ninjas."

"Help fight bandits?" Hanzo frowned: "In other words, they are a ninja organization. Can you tell me more about the specific situation of this organization?"

"Yes." The guard nodded and then told the information he had learned one by one.

After hearing that the person who founded Akatsuki was Jiraiya's disciple, Hanzo's face changed and his expression became serious.

The behavior of Akatsuki to gather ninjas and protect ordinary people did not matter to him. It also helped him maintain the law and order in the Rain Country.

But the identity of Jiraiya's apprentice aroused his vigilance.

After being defeated, his defeated general Jiraiya actually secretly accepted three orphans.

These three orphans actually established a peace organization.

I just don't know if Jiraiya is behind this peace organization, and whether it will pose a threat to his rule. If it can really threaten him...

Thinking of this, Hanzo shook his head gently.

How could a new organization threaten his rule? Even Jiraiya, the teacher of Yahiko, together with Orochimaru and Tsunade, are not his opponents.

The only old guys of the same age who can make him feel daunted in the entire ninja world are those old guys of the same age.

And he and the top leaders of Konoha have maintained cooperation and have always had a good relationship. In the past, they even carried out a conspiracy together and let the third generation of Raikage die in the hands of Iwagakure.

With such a relationship, Konoha would never attack the Hidden Rain Village.

And if it is really a spy organization, the Akatsuki organization would not act so high-profile.

Continuing to listen to his subordinates reporting on the news of the Akatsuki organization, Hanzo was more certain that the Akatsuki organization was not a threat at all. Instead, their behavior was more like his younger self.

Full of vigor and hope for the future.

How long can hope last? Sooner or later, this young man named Yahiko will be defeated by reality and will choose to succumb to reality just like me.

At that time, he might take the initiative to submit to me and become a jonin under me.

Instead of worrying about these, it is better to think about the war between Konoha and Iwagakure, which is the biggest threat to the Hidden Rain Village.

Thinking of this, Hanzo opened another piece of information, which recorded the process of the battle of Kannabi Bridge and the information about Minato Namikaze.

Golden flash, no punishment for abandoning the mission when encountering golden flash, Flying Thunder God Technique.

The information related to Minato stimulated Hanzo's nerves, making him feel that he was too old.

After all, his instant body technique could not kill several jonins in a short time.

This Konoha jonin named Minato Namikaze may become his rival in the future, and compared with Minato Namikaze, Yahiko is nothing at all.

They are not ninjas of the same level at all.

Konoha is worthy of being Konoha. After the birth of the three ninjas and Hatake Sakumo, a very outstanding ninja appeared in less than ten years.

And there are not even a few decent elite jonins in the Hidden Rain Village, and the successor cannot be selected.

If there is a problem with his health, there will be no successor to the Hidden Rain Village. Even Konoha, which has a good relationship with him, will focus on the Hidden Rain Village.

Why is the Rain Country so weak? Why can't I cultivate a qualified successor?

What should the Hidden Rain Village do after I die?

Thinking of this, Hanzo suddenly felt a little tired. He sighed softly, turned around and left the office and walked towards the room.

He needs to rest well before he can continue to handle official business.

After seeing this scene, the eyes of the guards on the side were obviously dimmed. They had only worked for less than two hours, and Master Hanzo went to enjoy himself again.