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

Chapter 31 The Arrival of the "Demigods"

Noticing that Kagura's expression was different, and seeing the blurry figure in the distance.

Before Kagura could say anything more, Tsunade rushed back into the cave and woke up Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

The cave, its flames flickering, undoubtedly became a beacon of light in this rainy plain.

The person in the distance had clearly noticed them and was walking towards them at a leisurely pace.

Kagura and the others were also prepared and guarded the cave entrance.

It wasn't that Kagura didn't want to escape, but the surrounding terrain was too open, and if she ran away, she would become an obvious target.

It's hard to tell whether the people coming from the other side are friend or foe. If they really are enemies, fighting inside the cave is better than fighting outside in the rain.

Under their anxious vigilance, the figure gradually became clearer.

The man was wearing a black bodysuit and had a large breathing filter in his mouth.

Beneath his disheveled hair were a pair of extremely cold eyes, and on his headband was the insignia of Amegakure.

If his appearance alone wasn't enough to prove his identity, then the person accompanying him as they got closer spoke volumes.

The man had short black hair and an ordinary, unremarkable face. The only thing that stood out was his pair of small, sinister eyes, like those of a venomous snake.

Kagura and the others had seen this person before, because he was their target for this mission—Shota Futata.

At this moment, the two had already arrived outside the cave.

Upon seeing Kagura and the Konoha symbol on her forehead, Shota Futata's eyes flashed with undisguised resentment.

With a helpless sigh, Kagura spoke almost inaudibly to the three people behind her:

"I'll rush out in a bit, and you guys can steal it while you're at it!"

After saying that, without waiting for the three to respond, he gripped his right wrist tightly with his left hand, bent down, and stared intently at the Amegakure ninja in front of him.

"Sizzle... Chirp!"

As a high-pitched bird song rang out, a powerful blue electric current flashed in Kagura's right hand.

Facing this unknown powerhouse, Kagura immediately used her strongest ninjutsu.

He looked up and stared ahead, his eyes now transformed into Sharingan, the two tomoe within them constantly rotating, clearly indicating that he had simultaneously used Kotoamatsukami.

However, the Amegakure ninja remained unmoved by Kagura's attack, still standing with his arms crossed, coldly watching everything unfold.

After a brief silence, the man spoke in a hoarse voice:

"These eyes belong to the Uchiha clan of Konoha Village..."

Give up. Your illusions are useless against me, but your lightning techniques are quite interesting.

"Go ahead and attack. You know you only have this one chance."

This is not an exaggeration; Kagura had just used Kotoamatsukami on the person in front of her.

But clearly, compared to the Golden Horn of the past, his illusions had no effect on the person before him.

He gritted his teeth, and his spinning Sharingan slowly stopped, halting the activation of Kotoamatsukami.

With a soft shout, the Thousand Birds in his hand shone brightly, and his body, close to the ground, shot out like a swooping falcon.

The energy leaking from his right hand left a straight trench in the path of his attack, and just as he was about to reach the man, Kagura leaped high into the air.

The Thousand Birds in his hand had condensed to the size of an apple, and the previous high-pitched cry had disappeared, which was clearly a manifestation of concentrating energy to the extreme.

Just as the lightning-fast strike was about to hit the man's chest, the man seemingly slowly extended his right hand.

To Kagura's disbelief, the hand seemed to lift only slightly before precisely grasping her attacking right wrist.

He felt as if his right hand was bound by an iron hand made of refined iron, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not move forward even an inch.

Before Kagura could make a further move, the man smirked and kicked forward with his leg.

Kagura's body flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into the stone wall next to the cave and creating a large hole.

Without the slightest hesitation, the other three ignored Kagura's instructions to run away the moment Kagura was kicked away.

Instead, she rushed towards that person just like Kagura.

In an instant, the three of them flew back at an even faster speed, and three more large pits appeared on the stone wall.

Falling off the stone wall, Kagura, kneeling on one knee, coughed up blood and stared in horror at the enemy in front of her.

Although the Golden Horn who fought him was already very weak, he never expected that someone he randomly encountered in the wilderness would have strength surpassing that of the Golden Horn!

Seeing the four brats from Konoha defeated, Shota Futata revealed an excited smile.

He spoke to the person in front of him with a crazed expression:

"Hanzo, take them down!"

"When I get back, I can get a bigger bounty from above!"

Upon hearing the name Hanzo, Kagura's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately realized that the person in front of her was the legendary "demigod"!

Hanzo the Salamander, the future leader of Amegakure, was regarded by ninjas as the pinnacle of the ninja world at his peak and enjoyed the title of "demigod".

In the future Second Shinobi World War, he will lead the power of his nation to fight against the three great nations, including Konoha.

Although Konoha won the battle and defeated Amegakure, they still could not defeat Hanzo of the Salamander.

Of course, he is still in his youth and has not yet reached the "demigod" strength that people praise in the story.

But any ninja who can be called a "god" is no ordinary person, no wonder I felt like a newborn baby in front of him.

Upon hearing Shota Futata's order, Hanzo looked at him with his cold eyes.

This time, there was a hint of coldness in that hoarse voice:

"Aren't you aware of your current situation?"

"If the village chief hadn't demanded that I at least spare your life, do you think you could have escaped the search of the Leaf Village's ANBU?"

After saying that, he completely ignored Futata Shota's furious expression and walked into the cave as if nothing had happened.

Just before going in, he paused slightly and said:

"You four, if you're not dead, come in yourselves."

"If you try to escape, I will kill you."

After saying that, he ignored Kagura and the others and walked straight into the cave.

Shota Futata glared fiercely at Kagura and the others, but then thought about the consequences of offending Hanzo if he made a move here.

He reluctantly withdrew his gaze and followed Hanzo inside.

Kagura, who had managed to stand up, looked at the other three with concern.

Fortunately, it seemed that Hanzo had held back his strength against them, and the three of them managed to stand up one after another.

Seeing the questioning looks from her companions, Kagura didn't speak, but slowly shook her head and walked into the cave.

The three of them frowned, but in the end they could only grit their teeth and follow them inside.

Kagura casually found a place to sit down in the cave and closed her eyes wearily.

Besides taking a break, he reflected on his current situation.

Judging from the current situation, it can be confirmed that the search operation in Konoha ahead has failed, since the target has already appeared in front of them.

The reason for all this is probably because Hanzo made his move.

Yes, that makes sense.

It wouldn't be difficult for a future "demigod" to personally rescue someone from under the noses of those secret agents.

The question is, why didn't he kill his own group?

Judging from that brief battle, it was clear that he didn't need to expend much effort to kill them all.

Reflecting on Hanzo's personality, he was indeed a very contradictory person in the original storyline.

Kindness and cruelty were both manifested in him to varying degrees.

Hanzo cherished the talent of the strong young ninjas.

For example, during the Second Shinobi World War, he faced the three young Sannin who had been defeated by him.

Hanzo greatly admired them, so he bestowed upon Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade the title of "Konoha's Legendary Sannin" and let them go.

However, in his later years, because Yahiko and Nagato threatened his position, he chose to join forces with Danzo to annihilate them.

He embodied both contradictory personality traits.

However, judging from their behavior just now, Kagura did not think it was worth Danzo letting them go.

So what will happen to them in the future?

Chapter 32 The truth of the matter

After a moment's thought, Kagura seemed to understand Hanzo's idea.

The current Hanzo is not yet the powerful figure who will one day be able to contend with the three kingdoms on his own; in fact, he is not yet the leader of Amegakure.

Based on his previous conversation with Futata Shota, the main reason they were here was that Hanzo was simply carrying out orders from the village chief.

The current situation is that Konoha's Jonin are all concentrated in the Land of Rain, while a large number of Anbu are conducting a thorough search nearby.

Hanzo's attitude towards Shota Futata was primarily driven by the mission, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

If we kill these people here, there are Uchiha clansmen among them, including Tsunade.

One can imagine that if their bodies were discovered by the Dark Guard, it could be the spark that ignites a war in the Land of Rain.

This is the main reason why Hanzo didn't harm them.

Having figured this out, Kagura secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

For him, nothing else seemed so important as long as his life was not threatened.

Perhaps sensing Kagura's relaxation, Hanzo looked at him with interest.