Konoha: Who is the good person?

Unlike the minor character Ibuse, Hanzō's salamander, or the secretive Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hōzuki,

Hanzō of the Salamander, with his great reputation in the ninja world, has always been the focus of attention and research for various ninja villages.

His personal information, growth experience, personality, ninjutsu, summoning beasts, and even analysis of his relatives and friends are almost essential for every ninja village's intelligence agency.

Although Yamanaka Kei hadn't carefully read those materials, he had earnestly looked at Danzō's memories.

Root had thoroughly investigated Hanzō of the Salamander's background.

His summoning beast, Ibuse the Salamander, didn't have a clan gathering place far from this continent like Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave.

Instead, it lived in a poisonous swamp on the edge of Amegakure!

Because of its own powerful toxicity, this clan had extreme difficulty breeding offspring.

In addition, its abilities were too lethal to ordinary ninjas, and it was targeted by multiple forces during the Second Shinobi World War.

Now, this clan only has a few members left.

Therefore, kidnapping Hanzō's summoning beast is, in theory, not that difficult!

"Poisonous swamp, summoning contract scroll..."

As Yamanaka Kei spoke, the two shadow clones beside him immediately understood.

Simultaneously using the Transformation Technique, they transformed into Amegakure ninjas. Number One went straight to the central tower, and Number Two went straight to the poisonous swamp where the salamanders lived.

If Number One could find the summoning contract scroll of the salamander clan in the central tower,

and seal a contract, Number Two could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to directly kidnap the entire clan's combat power.

If they couldn't find it, then Number Two would have to work harder.

Individually cast contract seals, and then re-sign contracts with this clan later.

"Everyone, stand back!"

Hanzō of the Salamander had just arrived in the fog-shrouded area when he shouted loudly, ordering all subordinates to retreat.

His right fingertip brushed against the exposed blade of the scythe behind him.

He formed hand seals and directly summoned Ibuse the Salamander!

"Poisonous mist spray!"

Water Release: Water Instantaneous Body Technique!

Yamanaka Kei's figure flashed quickly in the water, avoiding the overwhelming poisonous mist, and appeared beside Hanzō in the blink of an eye.

Clang~

The ninja sword wrapped in Water Release: Water Blade collided with the scythe in Hanzō's hand.

Sparks flew.

The weight-like weapon connected to the end of the scythe rushed straight for Yamanaka Kei's head.

Smack~

The weight struck a large splash of water.

Hanzō narrowed his eyes slightly. His rich combat experience allowed him to quickly judge that this was not a water clone, but the Water Transformation Technique of the Hōzuki clan!

He swung the scythe horizontally.

While the hooked blade directly chopped at the enemy's body, the weight also launched a secondary attack as it swung.

At the same time, his summoning beast, Ibuse the Salamander, almost instantly changed the direction of the poisonous mist spray, covering its surroundings with deep purple poisonous mist.

Yamanaka Kei used the Water Instantaneous Body Technique to quickly distance himself.

The blade of the ninja sword in his hand.

was already covered with spots of deep purple corrosive marks.

Glancing at his right arm, which had changed color somewhat under the Water Transformation Technique, he shook his hand and used the convenience of the Water Transformation Technique to expel the poison from his body.

He also used the raindrops brought down by Water Release: Cutting Rain to quickly replenish the lost moisture in his body.

Looking at Hanzō, who stood proudly on top of Ibuse the Salamander's head,

Yamanaka Kei had somewhat experienced the feeling of helplessness that Tsunade and others had felt during the Second Shinobi World War.

This old guy's whole body is poisonous, not just his summoning beast!

If he wanted to take down the opponent without revealing his identity, he could only use the legacy ninjutsu of the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hōzuki.

Give Amegakure a little, Vapor Imp Shock?

Wait a minute...

Why would he want to slaughter Amegakure?

Feeling the faint restlessness and bloodthirst in his body,

Yamanaka Kei's expression sank, and he forcibly dispelled the unknown power in his body with powerful Yin Release energy.

His perception ability carefully swept across a ten-kilometer radius.

A large amount of complex information flooded into his mind.

The powerful insight provided by the purple entry [Source Perceiver] allowed him to quickly find the source of the abnormal state.

Deep underground within a three-kilometer radius centered on the Akatsuki base,

three figures whose bodies were parasitically wrapped by White Zetsu were maintaining a special formation in a frenzied manner, with a circular appearance and an equilateral triangle inside.

"Jashinism?"

Yamanaka Kei's heart sank slightly.

Uchiha Madara looked down on such inferior methods, but Black Zetsu didn't have the arrogant mentality of a strong person.

As long as it could save its mother, that old schemer would do anything!

Observing the Amegakure ninjas who had arrived earlier,

most people's breathing had become much heavier.

Some guys whose minds were not very firm even had red eyes, and their mental state was constantly fluctuating violently.

Yamanaka Kei cursed inwardly.

Streams of information were quickly linked together, and he immediately realized what Black Zetsu was trying to do with this plan, one ring after another.

That guy painstakingly made Akatsuki attract the attention of Konoha ninjas.

One possibility was that it wanted to achieve some kind of goal by leaving the Transfer Seal on Akatsuki members.

The second was to drag Amegakure back into the water again!

No matter which side of Konoha's people were attracted, and no matter where they were preparing to act, even if they were disguised as ninjas from other ninja villages,

as long as they acted, Black Zetsu would have a way to attract a large number of Amegakure ninjas, and even Hanzō of the Salamander.

Through the special means of Jashinism, it would trigger a tragic massacre!

As for whether the people attracted by Akatsuki had such strength, was that important?

What Black Zetsu lacked the least were soldiers!

The Land of Rain has a special geographical location, and it served as a battlefield for battles between several major countries during the Second Shinobi World War.

Once something happened to Hanzō,

although the major countries wouldn't know who did it, this sign was enough to show that someone wanted to launch a war through the Land of Rain.

In matters of war, it's always better to strike first than to suffer later.

Faced with Amegakure, which had lost Hanzō, those ninja villages that felt threatened would immediately enter a state of war preparedness as long as they didn't want to be passively beaten.

There would be no need for any more provocation, and the Third Shinobi World War would begin in full swing!

And even if nothing happened to Hanzō,

faced with the ironclad evidence of other ninja villages slaughtering Amegakure ninjas,

Hanzō, as the leader of Amegakure, if he didn't want to be manipulated and let the Land of Rain fall into the quagmire of war again, he had to take a sufficiently tough attitude and launch a strong counterattack against the enemy.

But once he counterattacked, wouldn't the other ninja villages, who were already eager to move because of the war between Kumogakure and Kirigakure, be able to hold back after seeing the opportunity?

Under the general trend,

no matter what Hanzō chose, the Third Shinobi World War would inevitably break out in full swing.

And as long as the ninja world was in chaos, the more tragic the fighting, the easier it would be for Black Zetsu to collect the tailed beasts for its mother's rescue plan!

"Capture them alive and destroy that formation."

Yamanaka Kei contacted the shadow clones that had previously dispersed around through the Mind Body Transmission Technique.

In the current situation,

whether he killed Hanzō of the Salamander or not, the result would probably develop in the direction that Black Zetsu had predicted.

Since that was the case, he might as well just kill the opponent and get the system reward.

As for the Shinobi World War.

Heh~

It was going to start sooner or later anyway!

Didn't Black Zetsu want to see the ninja world in chaos?

He was looking forward to seeing how Black Zetsu would provoke the ninja villages that were shrinking their heads and daring not to move when he showed a power above everyone else in front of other ninja villages!