"Only three ninjas were brought along, should I say it's self-confidence or a lack of subordinates?" Shimura Danzo was secretly pleased to see that besides Sosuke and Nagato, only two Ninja Sect ninjas had come.
The fewer people Sosuke brings, the more convenient for his assassination.
Perhaps there won't be a need for entanglement; he could launch a surprise attack from close range and send this Ninja Master away.
"The eyes of the Six Paths Sage." Looking closely at Nagato's Rinnegan, Shimura Danzo instantly felt that his Three Tomoe Sharingan was less appealing.
Nagato sensed Shimura Danzo's gaze and looked towards him.
"A powerful chakra, is he one of today's enemies?" Nagato thought after seeing Shimura Danzo's chakra with the Rinnegan.
Upon approaching Rain Village, Nagato entered a state of alert to guard against possible attacks.
Shimura Danzo shifted his gaze to Nagato's Shadow Clone, as if checking all the Ninja Sect ninjas.
"The third round hasn't started yet; let me first take you to your resting place." After speaking, Hanzo turned to look at the gate of Rain Village.
In an instant, the rain ninjas behind Hanzo stepped back to both sides, creating a wide path.
Hanzo deliberately slowed his pace, walking side by side with the advancing Sosuke, and the two entered Rain Village together.
"The time to act is approaching, and yet Mokgetsu hasn't arrived." Shimura Danzo scanned around, slightly furrowing his brows.
Mokgetsu is also an important card for him; if Mokgetsu doesn't arrive on time, he loses one trump card.
Shimura Danzo felt anxious, wanting to reprimand Mokgetsu, but he couldn't do anything about it now because Mokgetsu wasn't beside him, so he couldn't reprimand him.
The only thing he could do now was to wait for Mokgetsu to arrive at Rain Village, and then find a random reason to admonish Mokgetsu after the matter was over.
Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Shimura Danzo followed Hanzo into Rain Village.
Hanzo and Mokgetsu walking side by side on the streets of Rain Village attracted numerous gazes.
The curious residents of Rain Village, who were unaware, wondered who Mokgetsu was, to be able to walk alongside Hanzo.
Although Mokgetsu's alias was quite well-known, and many ordinary people had heard of Sosuke's legend, they couldn't recognize his face.
Unlike ordinary people, all the ninjas of Rain Village recognized the person walking beside Hanzo as Sosuke, the leader of the Ninja Sect.
"Does it mean the village and the Ninja Sect are really going to reconcile completely?" A Rain Village ninja couldn't help but think.
Both the ninjas of Rain Village and the ninjas of the Ninja Sect knew that the treaty was the result of mutual compromise, not a wholehearted cooperation between forces in the same country.
Sosuke's strong personal power was enough to threaten Rain Village, while the numerous ninjas in Rain Village would make it difficult for the Ninja Sect to operate in the Land of Rain.
Currently, in Rain Village, quite a few rain ninjas are unhappy with this situation because they all acknowledge, and even idolize Sosuke, thinking that it is consuming the national power of the Land of Rain, a meaningless internal consumption.
Before the establishment of the Ninja Sect, due to his conduct, many rain ninjas in Rain Village had a favorable impression of Sosuke.
Later, due to Hanzo, the leader, propagating negative news about Sosuke, the number of this group decreased.
However, after Sosuke defeated Hanzo, established the Ninja Sect, conducted teaching activities, etc., the Rain Village ninjas acknowledging Sosuke increased dramatically.
Some rain ninjas even dared to risk being punished to secretly listen to Sosuke's lectures.
The reason is actually quite simple; firstly, Sosuke is indeed strong enough to defeat Hanzo even under conditions of attribute restraint.
Secondly, Sosuke is the leader of the ninja force in the Land of Rain, naturally gaining acknowledgment for being a strong figure of their own country.
Thirdly, Sosuke possesses personal charisma and strong abilities, offering genuine teachings.
The fourth reason is related to Hanzo.
Previously, most rain ninjas in Rain Village idolized Hanzo, but Hanzo not only suffered defeat but also repeatedly lost to Sosuke, this younger generation, making the rain ninjas feel that Sosuke was the real solution for the Land of Rain.
Facing the curious gazes of the rain ninjas and residents of Rain Village, Mokgetsu returned a gentle smile.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted "Teacher Sosuke," whether due to overexcitement or something else.
"Teacher Sosuke!" Some rain ninjas instinctively followed the shout.
Seeing someone leading, others joined in, and the voice grew louder instantly.
Hanzo watched this scene with a complex feeling.
Sosuke could genuinely be called a teacher in Rain Village, but in the Ninja Sect, would anyone sincerely call him Lord Hanzo?
Hanzo thought probably not, especially since the Ninja Sect nearly perished at his hands.
Probably only Sosuke, with his generosity somewhat unlike a ninja, would jokingly call him Senior Hanzo.
Shimura Danzo watched this scene with an expression of contemplation.
He remembered that Mokgetsu seemed to be quite popular with students too; even those Root ninjas taught by Mokgetsu mentioned him with respect.
"Just let Mokgetsu train some teachers for special training, but don't let him teach himself," Shimura Danzo secretly thought.
Otherwise, if a bunch of jonins and upper-mid-level ninjas start calling Mokgetsu 'Teacher Mokgetsu' like the current rain ninjas, how stable would his Hokage position be?
Nagato was shocked, not expecting Mokgetsu to be so popular in Rain Village, with Hanzo standing right next to Mokgetsu and people still daring to call him a teacher.
"Lord Hanzo is here, do not make any noise!"
A rain ninja behind Hanzo stepped forward, putting on a stern expression and reprimanded.
Sosuke became famous in the ninja world by stepping on Hanzo, outside Rain Village, Hanzo couldn't do much about it, but inside Rain Village, he couldn't let Sosuke flaunt himself like this.
The noise on the scene immediately quieted down because they recognized the speaking rain ninja, he was the Jonin Squad Leader in Rain Village, one of the Rain Village higher-ups.
Just as the Rain Village higher-up was about to say something, Hanzo interrupted.
"This is not any solemn place, it's unnecessary," Hanzo said plainly.
This way it seemed like he was deliberately giving Sosuke trouble, unfairly letting Sosuke fall short for no reason.
The Rain Village higher-up was stunned, looking at Hanzo incredulously.
He hadn't said anything wrong; he was supporting Hanzo, so why was Hanzo reprimanding him?
Although he felt somewhat aggrieved, the Rain Village higher-up didn't argue back, instead quietly retreating behind Hanzo.
The situation in Rain Village is different from ordinary ninja villages; Hanzo holds absolute power, so-called Rain Village higher-ups have little distinction from ordinary rain ninjas in front of Hanzo.
The surrounding rain ninjas became restless, feeling that this time Rain Village might fully reconcile with the Ninja Sect.
After walking a distance, Hanzo spoke: "I didn't arrange this."
"I didn't think you arranged it," Mokgetsu replied cheerfully.
Of course, he didn't think Hanzo would do such a tasteless thing because Hanzo had already exposed the fact that Shimura Danzo wanted to kill him; there was no need to deliberately do such things.
Hanzo remained silent, continuing forward.
As they went deeper, Mokgetsu noticed the surrounding buildings becoming sparse, and seeing fewer pedestrians.
However, Mokgetsu wasn't flustered as his Byakugan and Transparent World were already activated; no one could ambush him, whether it was Hanzo beside him or Shimura Danzo behind him.
Upon reaching a remote wasteland, Mokgetsu saw a nicely-shaped two-story building.
But because there was nothing around, the building seemed somewhat eerie.
"Is it considering my cultivation needs? Quite nice indeed," Mokgetsu looked around and smiled.
"Just think of it that way," Hanzo replied expressionlessly.
Taking advantage of their conversation, Shimura Danzo, standing behind Sosuke, gripped the Kunai hidden in his sleeve and slowly closed the distance between himself and Sosuke.
He focused his attention, gathering a large amount of chakra in his arm, then suddenly thrust towards Sosuke's heart.
"Got him!"
Watching Sosuke, still cheerfully conversing with Hanzo, Shimura Danzo was ecstatic, as if seeing the inheritance of the Ninja Sect and the Rinnegan beckoning to him.