This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Now that Sunagakure has been defeated, it means that Konoha will likely have more time to send more troops to the Land of Rain.

The Rain Shinobi had just suffered a crushing defeat not long ago, and now the bad news of the Sunagakure's defeat came. For a while, the morale of the entire Rain Shinobi was extremely low.

At this critical moment, Hanzo suddenly summoned all the Rain Ninjas. Even without saying a word, his thoughts were still obvious.

Having been forced into a corner, Rain Ninja seems to have only one option left except surrender - to fight to the death with all his might!

At this moment, many Rain Ninjas have already made such a realization in their hearts.

"Tap, step, step"

Under the rain, a man with long dark green hair walked towards them step by step. His steps were neither fast nor slow, and seemed particularly heavy in such an environment.

Every step he took seemed to be stepping into the hearts of all the Rain Ninjas.

Hanzo of the Salamander walked to a high platform, which was right in front of all the Rain Ninjas.

Standing on the high platform, Hanzo of the Salamander looked down at all the Rain Ninjas below with calm eyes.

At this moment, not to mention the other Rain Ninjas, even Hanzo Salamander himself felt extremely depressed.

Even he didn't expect that the Sand Village side would collapse first.

Thinking of the old woman he had fought with before, Hanzo, who had just learned the news, couldn't help but feel a little angry for a moment.

Why was he so excited when fighting him, but became a coward when facing an unknown young man from Konoha?

But he was angry, but what else could he do?

How could Hanzo of the Salamander not know that pinning one's hopes on others was an act of the weak?

But knowing that this was not the right way, what else could he do?

Konoha's power was far greater than Hanzo of the Salamander could have imagined.

This is a foundation accumulated over dozens or even hundreds of years, and it is not something that can be forcibly reversed by one or two "demigods".

Compared with the five major ninja villages, the Rain Ninja are just a small fry.

Given the Rain Ninja's meager size and combat power, it's a miracle that they've made it this far.

Hanzo has already reached his limit, so how can he be blamed for this?

I can only say that the saying is still true: man proposes, God disposes.

The defeat in this battle was not the fault of the war.

In fact, last night, when he heard that Sand Village was defeated, Hanzo of the Salamander did think about retreating.

It is true that he wants to "retreat", but where should he retreat to?

If you think about it carefully, the Rain Ninjas don't even have the capital to surrender.

After all, Sand Village is one of the five major ninja villages with a profound foundation. Whether it is the tailed beasts or the Third Kazekage himself who has never appeared on the battlefield, it is enough to explain the problem.

Even if they lose, Sunagakure can lose with dignity, and Konoha will not dare to treat Sunagakure too harshly. At most, they will ask for some war reparations.

And what about Rain Ninja?

If he also actively seeks "peace talks" like Chiyo, what fate will await him and the Rain Country?

But don't forget that Hanzo's original intention of launching the war was to lead the Rain Kingdom to independence.

If he really follows Chiyo's example and surrenders, the Rain Kingdom will probably never be able to recover for the rest of its life.

Thinking of this, a feeling of powerlessness emerged in Hanzo's heart again.

Although he thought so in his heart, his expression remained extremely serious.

Things have come to this point, there is no point in saying more, the only thing to do is to give it a try, maybe there is still a chance to breathe... Of course, he also knows that the so-called hope of giving it a try is actually extremely slim.

But there are some things that you know you can’t do, yet you have to do them. Living on your knees is clearly not an option for Hanzo. Only “dying standing up” is in line with Hanzo’s status as a “demigod of the ninja world” and a generation of heroes.

At this point, Hanzo of the Salamander is about to make a final mobilization of the Rain Shinobi in order to launch a final counterattack.

"Everyone, I think everyone understands the situation."

"Sunagakure has surrendered to Konoha. It is foreseeable that the situation will only become more serious."

Hanzo of the Salamander glanced at the Rain Ninja below, his face looking very solemn.

After hearing Hanzo's words, the Rain Ninjas looked at each other. Although they thought that Hanzo would announce the current situation, they did not expect that Hanzo would be so direct.

"So now, our only chance of survival is to fight and resolve it quickly."

"Before the reinforcements from Konoha arrive, we must break the deadlock and defeat the Konoha ninjas in front of us!"

"So I decided to mobilize the entire Rain Ninja force and launch a general attack on Konoha!"

Salamander Hanzo said this calmly, with an irrefutable determination in his tone.

"This"

Upon hearing this, the Rain Ninjas began to discuss the matter, and many of them even showed resistance on their faces.

In fact, this matter is not difficult to understand. Although the fighting spirit of the Rain Shinobi is not bad, and with the presence of Hanzo of the Salamander, the Rain Shinobi did not get nervous when facing the ninjas of the big country.

The reason why the Rain Ninja still finds it difficult to confront the Ninja of the big country head-on is actually because of their lack of strength.

Before this, the battles that the Rain Ninjas fought against the ninjas of the great powers were mainly assassinations and small-scale battles.

This is not because the Rain Ninja does not want to take this opportunity, but because he simply does not have the ability to do so.

Facts have proved that in terms of combat power and basic qualities, the Rain Ninjas are still far inferior to the Ninjas of the Great Powers.

But even the strongest ninja's fighting spirit would inevitably feel tired and war-weary after fighting continuously with the three major ninja villages of Sand Village, Iwagakure, and Konoha.

If they could defeat Konoha head-on, the Rain Ninjas would have gone up long ago. Why wait until now?

The situation was already bad, and if they still attacked by force, wouldn't that be courting death? So the Rain Ninjas were naturally uneasy.

In addition, the Rain Ninja had just suffered a crushing defeat, and morale was low. With no hope in sight, anti-war sentiment began to spread among the Rain Ninja.

Chapter 480: The Little Maid's Fury of Impotence

How could Hanzo of the Salamander not know what the Rain Ninjas were thinking?

A powerful aura burst out from him, and he swept a cold gaze over the group of Rain Ninjas below.

In an instant, all the Rain Ninjas who were whispering to each other shut up.

After all, facing the hero of the Rain Ninja, the dignified demigod of the ninja world, they simply did not have the courage to disobey Hanzo.

Complaining behind someone's back is already the limit.

"Humph!"

"At this point, do you still think there's a way out?!"

Salamander Hanzo shouted loudly, his voice echoing throughout the valley.

After hearing the deafening voice of Hanzo of the Salamander, some Rain Ninjas came to their senses.

Yes, even if they gave up resistance, Konoha would never let these rebels go after the war.

"Don't forget why we started this war in the first place!"

"If we retreat now, the Rain Country will never be able to rise again!!!"

"From now on, the descendants of the Rain Country will be oppressed forever! Is this what you want?"

Salamander Hanzo scolded without any hesitation, his eyes full of disappointment.

Because he just saw that the person who had talked the loudest before was none other than the Salamander Kamada who usually called himself "Hanzo's right hand".

This ninja with a yin-yang face is Hanzo's right-hand man and has been following Hanzo until now.

Obviously, under the current setbacks, this "Hanzo's Right Hand" seems to have given up.

Hanzo's words managed to stabilize the morale of the Rain Ninjas, and all of them no longer considered the idea of ​​"surrendering if you can't win."

Seeing this, the disappointment in Hanzo's eyes did not diminish at all, and a great feeling of powerlessness suddenly swept over his whole body.

There are some things that you know the outcome is already determined, but you still have to do them.

Even if there hadn't been this incident with Sunagakure, the food reserves of the Rain Ninjas would not have allowed him to drag it out any longer.

He couldn't help but look up at the sky. There was not a trace of sunshine in the gloomy sky of the Rain Country.

Just like Hanzo's mood at this moment, there is no hope at all.

"Pitter patter"

The endless drizzle hit the glass of the house, leaving behind hazy water stains before slowly sliding down. The dripping sound was transmitted into the house through the glass.

Inside the room, the fire in the fireplace was continuously burning, and the plain furniture looked extremely cozy against the backdrop of the warm firelight.

"call"

Mizunoe Ryosuke sat casually on a bench with his legs crossed. He slowly picked up the hot tea on the table and took a sip, then exhaled a breath of hot air, looking extremely comfortable.

Not only that, there is also a "hard-working" little maid behind him who is "working tirelessly" to provide massage services to Mizunoe Ryosuke.

After putting down the teacup, Mizunoe Ryosuke spoke slowly, without a hint of politeness in his tone, as if he was giving orders to a maid.

"The force is a little weak, the position is a little downward."

Upon hearing this, Kurotsuchi behind Mizunoe Ryosuke suddenly stiffened and his breathing became rapid.

From an angle where Ryosuke Mizunoe couldn't see her, she glared at him with an angry look, and her big black and white eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"asshole!"

"It's good enough that I can serve you, but you dare to be so picky!"

"Isn't your strength enough? Believe it or not, I will crush you to death!!!"

The girl screamed in her heart, as if she couldn't wait to stab Mizunoe Ryosuke.

But soon, as if she was afraid of being discovered by Mizunoe Ryosuke, she immediately forced a well-behaved smile out of guilt, then obediently moved her little hand down, slightly increasing the strength.

Unfortunately, everything is just impotent rage in the end.

"Um"

It seemed that the little maid was very satisfied with the massage after adjusting the strength and direction, and Mizunoe Ryosuke not only made a nasal sound.

Hearing the sound, Heitu became even more furious.

"Damn it!!!"

"I thought you might be a good person!"

As if she remembered something, Heitu's eyes became a little complicated, but soon, her will became firm again.

"I'll crush you to death! Crush you to death! Crush you to death!!!"

The little maid kept encouraging herself with the method of spiritual victory in her heart, as if the next blow would directly "kill" Mizunoe Ryosuke.

This kind of perseverance makes anyone who hears it cry and feel sad.

Of course, perhaps what Kurotsuchi meant by "crush you to death" was that he wanted Mizunoe Ryosuke to die comfortably.

Bullying the little maid was just a trivial episode and not Ryosuke Mizunoe's real purpose.

He has important things to do this time.

At that moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke did not hide anything and directly took out the secret intelligence sent by the large number of White Shark troops and read it carefully.

Mizunoe Ryosuke's action made Kurotsuchi's eyes behind him more complicated, because at such a close distance, she only needed to glance to see the top-secret information in Mizunoe Ryosuke's hands.

With Mizunoe Ryosuke's skills, how could he not know this?

Whether he did this intentionally or unintentionally, it was like Heitu illustrating a problem.

What is this indicating?

This shows that Mizunoe Ryosuke doesn't seem to treat her as an outsider at all, and he is not shy about telling her such confidential information.

Kurotsuchi is not stupid. She suddenly remembered some information she had learned from Ichigo Kuroshima before, and her heart became even more complicated.

It may sound absurd, but it seems possible.

The "Great Devil" could really be a "good guy"

Not to mention the complex emotions in Kurotsuchi's heart, Mizunoe Ryosuke's attention has now shifted to the information in his hands.

This information comes from the Hidden Mist Village, where the great elder, Master Maeda, summarized the current situation.