Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 584 Changes in Amegakure

The Land of Rain, the Hidden Village of Rain.

Two suns, one large and one small, hang high in the clear blue sky.

The soft sunlight poured down, draping the entire village in a warm golden veil.

The Hidden Rain Village of today is no longer the gloomy and oppressive place it once was; the air is now filled with a fresh and comfortable feeling.

On the streets, merchants and villagers came and went in a lively atmosphere, their faces beaming with smiles.

People seem to have long been used to the sight of two suns filling the sky.

Without him.

The current village chief of Amegakure is Yahiko.

The first thing I do every morning is to 'bring sunshine' to the people of the Rain Country according to my pre-planned schedule.

Of all the places that Yahiko took the most care of, Amegakure, his main base, was naturally the one he cared about the most.

In the past two years, Yahiko has used the ninjutsu "Fire Release: Sunny Day" thousands of times, and he has really mastered it.

Now, Yahiko can ensure that a fixed number of "suns" can stably "patrol" the entire Land of Rain along designated routes without ever leaving his house.

Every ray of sunshine and every drop of rainfall in Amegakure is meticulously controlled to ensure the most comfortable and optimal conditions for plant growth.

If it weren't for the fact that we had to put away our ninjutsu every night so that everyone could get a good night's sleep...

Yahiko can even provide all-day, fully automatic lighting, eliminating the need for early morning release.

However, precisely because of this, if Yahiko wants to sleep in one day, a large group of Amegakure villagers will eagerly wait behind his village chief's door for the sun to rise.

And it is precisely because of the change in the climate of the Land of Rain, and the neutral status brought about by joining the peacekeeping force.

It was once the root cause of the Rain Country's perpetual war, a place deeply hated by its own people and the source of its constant conflict. This geographical location, situated at the intersection of three major powers, was a source of great animosity for the Rain Country.

However, this has become the Rain Country's greatest advantage.

The country boasts convenient transportation networks, a safe and stable domestic environment, and excellent weather that unfolds exactly as predicted in the weather forecast.

This made Amegakure a vital commercial hub between the Fire, Earth, and Wind factions, as well as the surrounding smaller kingdoms.

Meanwhile, the maintenance and mediation force base is located not far from Amegakure Village.

Although the entire base is managed with professional military discipline, ninjas are different from real armies.

The joint forces do not have very strict controls on their members who go out to relax.

Of course, in the beginning, these "big shots" who went out to relax did a lot of things to bully the people of Amegakure.

Regardless of their status within their respective villages, ninjas from the five great ninja villages inevitably exhibit a degree of arrogance when out in the world because of their origins.

However, this was due to Tachibana Kanakawa's prior instructions.

Commander Kisame Hoshigaki basically never showed any mercy when dealing with these people.

Furthermore, Amegakure itself is not an easy place to deal with, as Yahiko and Konan are two Kage-level powerhouses.

Nagato, disguised as Pain, was inside the Control Force. His mastery of the Five Elements Escape Technique was so superb that he could easily defeat most of the top ninja from major ninja villages.

After Kisame Hoshigaki dealt with some of the more troublesome individuals quite forcefully, and the other four major ninja villages also recalled and rotated some of their ninjas.

No one in the entire peacekeeping force would ever again regard Amegakure, the "Sixth Great Ninja Village," as a weak and easy target.

Nowadays, these ninjas from the maintenance and control unit have become the most popular and high-quality customers of the shops in Amegakure due to their generous benefits and extravagant spending.

All these factors combined to make Amegakure one of the most prosperous commercial centers in the ninja world, second only to Mist City.

on the street.

The Crimson Lotus Squad, having just returned to base after completing their mission, received Kisame Hoshigaki's approval.

They didn't even stay at the base for long before bringing Xue Huo, a newcomer who had just joined the team, to Amegakure to rest and do some shopping.

"So, Honglian and the others are supposed to help the newcomers get familiar with the new environment, why do we have to come along too?"

Carrying large and small bags, Morino Ibiki walked at the back, huffing and puffing, and could only helplessly complain as she looked at the energetic Guren ahead.

Ibiki Morino felt that he was speaking softly enough, and Guren was walking quite a distance ahead. He only complained quietly to Hayate Gekko beside him.

Unexpectedly, Honglian in front heard this and immediately turned around, hands on her hips, glaring angrily.

"Hmph! It's not like I begged you to come along! Didn't you say yourself that you should thank me for saving your life during the previous mission?!"

Seeing Guren's aggressive appearance, Morino Ibiki subconsciously shrank his neck, but still forced a retort.

"I meant treating you to dinner, not saving me."

"Hmm!~?"

Honglian's eyes widened, and Morino Ibiki immediately swallowed the rest of his words.

Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui and Fushin exchanged a helpless smile.

On the contrary, Xue Huo, who had only recently joined the peacekeeping force, couldn't help but marvel at the sight of his teammate and the Konoha ninja laughing and joking around.

Although he had vaguely sensed during the previous mission that the relationship between the two teams from different ninja villages seemed a bit too harmonious.

However, this atmosphere only truly emerged when it was time to rest.

But precisely because of this, the awkward feeling he had when he went "shopping" with the Konoha ninjas earlier seemed to have dissipated somewhat.

A smile flashed across his face. Uchiha Shisui looked up at the weather. It seemed to be getting late. He then called to the others and said softly.

"How about we grab lunch first? Ibiki will treat us this time!"

"Ah~ Shisui, why are you like this too?!"

Upon hearing this, Ibiki Morino gave her teammates a resentful look, only to be met with a burst of laughter from everyone.

He could only quietly console himself that treating someone to a meal was more comfortable than continuing to go shopping.

Moonlight Gale, who had been silent the whole time, pointed to a rather secluded shop that was very clean and tidy on the outside and said with a smile.

"That looks like a newly opened shop? I think Ibiki's wallet should be just enough for one meal~"

Following the direction pointed by the moonlight and the swift wind, everyone looked and indeed saw a brand new shop.

However, Amegakure is developing very rapidly these days, and it's quite normal for a new shop to appear when people return from missions.

Since everyone had a good relationship, they naturally didn't think about ripping off Morino Ibiki or anything like that, so they simply walked towards the new store with a bit of anticipation.

However, just as they reached the vicinity of the shop entrance, Uchiha Shisui suddenly frowned and raised his hand to stop them from taking another step.

Immediately afterwards, three crimson tomoe appeared in his eyes and began to spin.

(End of this chapter)