Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

Intelligence is still extremely important in the ninja world.

Crushing the bone bow in his hand, Izumi's gaze turned to Nagato in the distance, and to Konan and Yahiko lying beside him.

Yahiko had no vital signs, while Konan had just been freed from her restraints and was too weak to move and had not yet recovered.

Nagato's feet were a bloody mess, and he was gasping for air with a dazed look in his eyes. In his current state, he was not in a position to pursue Hanzo and Danzo for revenge.

Moreover, he is now emaciated. He was almost dried up after using the Outer Path Demon Statue. It's a miracle he didn't die.

It can only be said that the consumption of the Rinnegan is terrifying. Even Madara Uchiha had to find someone from the Uzumaki clan to nurture the Rinnegan.

If an ordinary ninja were to acquire these eyes, it wouldn't be long before the unclosable Rinnegan, constantly draining chakra, would cause them to die instantly.

Even with the bloodline of the Uchiha clan, one cannot supply the Rinnegan; one must have Hashirama cells and sufficient chakra to use it safely.

Although he also wanted it very much, he currently lacked the physique and chakra reserves to nourish those Rinnegan.

Moreover, as a key element of Madara Uchiha's plan, Obito and Black Zetsu have been lurking in the shadows all along. Without the ability to deal with these two, the Rinnegan would only be a hindrance and a source of trouble.

"The person below is... a Rain Ninja?" Yekura gazed at the figure below, guessing based on the person's attire.

Izumi nodded slightly and hummed in agreement, but Yekura asked in confusion, "They're clearly Amegakure ninja, yet they're being targeted by both Amegakure leader Hanzo and Konoha's Danzo. It seems they're not simple characters either."

"And that terrifying summoning beast from earlier, what kind of person deserves such treatment?"

Momona listened quietly like a kitten, since she couldn't get a word in edgewise. She just looked at the figure below, who seemed rather pitiful.

"Perhaps, like you, I was betrayed!"

Izumi's low emotional intelligence caused Yekura to glance at him. Although she didn't say anything, it seemed like she had already said something.

The area around the opponent was filled with the soulless corpses of Rain Ninja; the power to extract souls was still too terrifying.

Hanzo ran away, and Danzo ran away too, both afraid of losing their lives here.

"Should we go over there?" Momona asked in a low voice.

past?

Just kidding, who knows if it will trigger the other party's nerves and cause them to attack him? He has no ability to resist the ability of the Outer Path Demon Statue to extract souls.

Although judging from Nagato's appearance, he probably wouldn't have the strength to launch another attack, he wouldn't gamble with his own life.

Although I know Nagato and Konan, that is ultimately my understanding of a character on screen.

Therefore, thinking you can gain someone's trust and stick close to them is something only a fool would do.

They don't know you, let alone your purpose. If you go there under these circumstances, Nagato will probably just rush to help Konan.

Izumi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We don't need to go over there. We're just passing through. Let's continue on our way to the Land of Rivers."

"However, after this incident, Amegakure will likely undergo a major change."

He needed intelligence. After finding and dealing with Raiga Kurosuki, he planned to look for those rogue ninja from Amegakure.

As fellow rogue ninjas, winning them over would be a decent source of strength. It's also time to contact Mei Terumi.

Nagato summoned the Gedo Mazo, an event that signifies the death of Madara Uchiha, which in turn represents the death of the Third Mizukage.

It seems the Mist Ninja will have to end this battle completely and reduce their forces back to normal.

Yagura Karatachi will become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and the Fourth Mizukage, allowing Kirigakure to briefly return to a normal ninja village.

However, Obito Uchiha would never let Kirigakure go because of Rin's death, and he needed to gain the trust and support of Mei Terumi and others during this period.

Leaving the ninja village certainly brings freedom, but it also means losing intelligence capabilities and becoming completely clueless about the ninja world.

Unfortunately, he ran away too early, and due to the policies of the Hidden Mist Village [Village of Blood Mist], as well as the stereotype of the Taketori clan as fighting barbarians, he had no time to develop any downstream connections.

Only a handful of people had a decent relationship, but not to the point where they could entrust each other with their lives.

Izumi stopped thinking about these things, and after exchanging a glance with Nagato and Konan, who were slowly getting up, he left with Momona Hagura.

……

After the three left, Nagato stumbled and was supported by Konan. He had been barely standing, maintaining the illusion that he was still in good condition.

In reality, his chakra was already depleted, and a portion of his life force had been extracted, which was why he could unleash such power.

If the three people who appeared later had malicious intent, he would probably have no choice but to fight to the death.

"Ahem, Xiao Nan, who were those three people just now?"

Although he noticed that the attack that had just struck Danzo was launched by the man who was the leader of the three.

He could only guarantee that the other party was someone who had a grudge against Danzo, but he dared not gamble on the other party's attitude towards the two of them or whether they would attack.

Konan, being the only one among the three with management talent, not only handled affairs but also organized various intelligence and learned about the ninja world.

Therefore, she remembered two of the three people from earlier.

"That boy must be from the Taketori clan, specifically Taketori Izumi, who possesses the Shikotsumyaku bloodline. During the peace talks between Kirigakure and Sunagakure, he betrayed Kirigakure, stole the Byakugan, and fled."

"And that slightly older woman should be Yekura, the [Scorching Release] ninja from the peace talks. The two of them are indeed related."

"As for that younger girl with red hair like you, I don't know her."

It was unexpected that it was them. Fortunately, they didn't attack them, or they might have been in danger.

With Konan's help, Nagato slowly got up. After recovering a little, the two of them turned their gaze to Yahiko.

The rain was still falling, just like their sorrowful mood. The enemy had all fled, but it was all in vain now.

Yahiko offered his life in exchange for the lives of the two men, but the other party's despicable nature led him to want to eliminate them both.

Therefore, Yahiko's death is highlighted as so tragic, even worthless.

This experience allowed Nagato to see through the rotten world. Words could not change them, and Yahiko's persistence was so pathetic.

Picking up the kunai that had killed Yahiko, Nagato slammed the headband bearing the symbol of Amegakure onto the rain-soaked ground.

The blade fell, and with all its might, it carved a mark on the symbol, leaving a mark belonging to a rogue ninja.

Starting today, his naive self has been killed by his own hands, and his future self will live to take revenge for all of this.

Ninja, hahaha!

Such a filthy and despicable existence!