Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

If you look closely at Hanzo at this moment, you will notice that he has an extra ring on his right hand compared to before.

It was a completely white ring with the character "白" (white) engraved on the top.

Suddenly, several pairs of eyes appeared behind him.

Those are the eyes of several Rinnegan!

Chapter 53 Contempt from a Great Power

Without a doubt, today is another rainy day.

The Land of Rain is like a cursed country, where people rarely see the sun.

Like their country, it seems to be shrouded in dark clouds, with no possibility of hope in sight.

The rain was falling softly, and Tsunade and the other two were anxiously searching for the path ahead.

This was clearly an undeveloped valley, with dense forests and seemingly endless rain making progress even more difficult.

Wiping the raindrops from his face, Jiraiya frowned and looked around.

Unfortunately, the heavy rain reduced their visibility to a minimum; even when Jiraiya squinted, he could only see within 50 meters.

As one of the team leaders, Jiraiya also put away his usual carefree demeanor and became serious and vigilant.

Unable to observe anything of value, he grew impatient and said to Orochimaru beside him:

“I said, it seems very difficult to find Hanzo and his men like this.”

"With just the few of us, it seems rather difficult to wipe out Hanzo."

Orochimaru remained calm.

In fact, Tsunade and Jiraiya thought Orochimaru was the most suited to this war among the three of them.

Even when facing the death of a comrade or being surrounded by numerous enemies.

He always seemed to have that calm demeanor.

At least Jiraiya never saw him show any signs of anxiety.

Hmm... except for the time Kagura was wanted as a rogue ninja.

Jiraiya knew very well that during that meeting with Sarutobi-sensei, the guy appeared calm on the surface.

But only Jiraiya, who knew him well, knew that after the meeting, this guy showed an expression that terrified him for the first time.

In that instant, he firmly believed in his heart that if Sarutobi-sensei announced that he was going to capture Kagura...

In that state, Orochimaru would definitely attack Sarutobi-sensei.

In his view, apart from Kagura, perhaps only Tsunade and himself could possibly cause Orochimaru to have any emotional fluctuations.

Hearing Jiraiya's complaint, Orochimaru pushed aside the weeds in front of him and replied:

"Hanzo's poison is really troublesome. Even after so many battles, we still don't have a cure."

Therefore, a scale of 1,000 people is the most suitable number.

If there are any more of them, it might not be us besieging them, but them slaughtering us.

Besides, it's not just our side this time.

Upon hearing Orochimaru's analysis, Jiraiya nodded in agreement.

In fact, he understood these principles; he had only subconsciously complained a few times.

After all, this was the first time they had led so many people on a mission. Although he couldn't tell from his appearance, he was unusually nervous inside.

Therefore, even he himself did not realize that he was talking much more than usual at this moment.

Just as Orochimaru said, it wasn't just people from Konoha who entered the valley this time.

As agreed, the three nations each entered the valley through three different entrances.

After all, this challenge was divided into two parts.

First, they will cooperate to take down Hanzo, the guy who has caused them a lot of trouble.

Of course, so-called cooperation does not mean they will join forces.

As agreed, they would attack from three different directions after entering the valley.

Before killing Hanzo, the teams from the three major nations will temporarily cease hostilities and refrain from attacking each other.

They will only begin this final battle after Hanzo dies.

This is why the Second Battalion, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, was the true main force and also the largest in number.

After all, for Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Second Battalion was the most important main force in this duel.

For this reason, he even brought Sakumo Hatake, whom he valued most, under his wing.

The other two countries, although they had no agreement with each other, adopted almost the same strategy at the highest levels.

Perhaps they weren't divided into three so-called major forces like Hiruzen Sarutobi, but at this time they all only sent a thousand men as vanguard forces into the valley.

This actually reveals the contempt the three great nations held for Hanzo and Amegakure behind him.

Yes, even though Hanzo has earned a certain amount of respect through his achievements over the past two years.

However, fundamentally, the three major powers still disregarded his views.

And all of this stems from just two words—strength.

Compared to the three great nations, the land of rain is far too small.

The limited resources and economic strength of such a small country meant that Amegakure would not have many ninjas.

Just like on Earth, so-called war reserves ultimately manifest as a nation's economy.

The scarcity of resources and money limited the number of ninjas in Amegakure.

After all, whether it's the Ninja Academy, the ninja tools provided to ninjas, or the bounties, all of these require a huge amount of money as a foundation.

Unfortunately, the most important mission bounty for a ninja village is also extremely difficult for Amegakure to obtain.

As the saying goes, a person's reputation precedes them; those who need to post tasks will first choose to entrust tasks to the five great nations.

After all, everyone wants their task to be completed smoothly.

Larger countries are clearly more likely to gain the confidence of these people.

Therefore, the smaller the country, the harder it is to obtain commissions, and the more difficult it is to obtain commissions, the more these small countries lack the money to develop.

Amegakure is in the same predicament, trapped in a vicious cycle.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have risked offending Konoha and helping the Sand Village's spy escape more than a decade ago just for money.

Against this backdrop, the entire Hidden Rain Village, at most, only had a ninja fighting force of less than a thousand people.

Moreover, the strength of these ninjas was far inferior to that of the three great nations.

If it weren't for the fear of Hanzo's poisonous fog, this so-called vanguard force might have been even smaller.

As for Hanzo...

His strength is certainly impressive; he is at least generally recognized as being at the Kage level.

However, there are huge differences in strength even among Kage-level fighters.

Although Hanzo received the so-called "demigod" title.

However, he is far inferior to a "god of ninjas" like Hashirama Senju.

Even Madara Uchiha wasn't confident that he could have a sure way to defeat Hashirama Senju.

However, if Hanzo were confined to a restricted environment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was confident that he had several ways to kill him.

What they didn't expect was that their contempt for Hanzo would lead them to pay a heavy price.

What is about to happen will be the most devastating massacre before the end of the Second Shinobi World War, with the largest number of casualties.

Chapter 54 Hanzo's Scheme

Although there was no plan regarding the format of the decisive battle, at least the three major powers had a certain consensus on the timing.

In fact, Konoha's headquarters is closer to this valley.

So although they set off later, the First Battalion, led by Tsunade and her two companions, was the first unit to enter the valley.

While they were diligently searching the valley, the vanguard forces of the other two factions had just begun to enter the valley.

Shortly after the vanguard forces of the three major powers had fully entered the valley.

Hanzo, who was still resting with his eyes closed on that large rock, also opened his eyes.

Clearly, having sent people to monitor the various entrances, he had just learned through some means that the troops of the three major powers had entered the valley.

After waiting a moment and confirming that no one else was entering the valley, he chuckled to himself under his breath.

"It seems that in the eyes of these great powers, I, the so-called leader of Amegakure, am only worthy of such a lineup."

Each country sent about a thousand people; a mere three thousand people think they can wipe me out here?

Hehehe...

Ha ha ha ha!!!"

After muttering to himself for a moment, he suddenly chuckled softly.

But that laughter carried a hint of vicious hatred.

Just as he was chuckling to himself, several figures appeared around him.

These were the several shadowy figures possessing the Rinnegan.

One of them walked towards him. This person had silver hair and red eyes, wore an iron headband that resembled a face shield, and had three red marks on his cheeks.

It was Tobirama Senju, whom Kagura had encountered in the Land of Rice Fields several years ago, who was being controlled by Madara Uchiha using the Rinnegan.

He crossed his arms and looked down at Hanzo, saying:

"So, are you sure you want to do it now?"