Chapter 165

Under the effect of the Demonic Mirroring Illusion technique, Mizunuki Ryosuke and Hoshigaki Kisame, hidden under the ice mirrors, perfectly blended into the pitch-black environment around them.

As the two continued to go deeper along a corridor of Hanzo’s mansion, passing through one building after another, Hoshigaki Kisame’s gaze kept sweeping across various locations in the mansion.

"One, two..."

Whenever Hoshigaki Kisame’s gaze swept toward a corner of the courtyard, it meant that a hidden Rain Ninja had been found by him.

He kept calculating the number of hidden ninjas in the courtyard in his heart, and his heart gradually became heavy, estimating the certainty of successfully escaping with Ryosuke once exposed.

Hoshigaki Kisame could clearly perceive that the Rain Ninjas hidden in the darkness and corners were by no means comparable to the small fry under Sansho-uo Shinda.

The level of each of these ninjas was probably comparable to the Jonin trained by major nations.

Five, Kisame could guarantee a sure victory and easily deal with them.

Ten, I fear Kisame would have to suffer some injuries to kill all these ninjas.

Twenty, Kisame would have to fight for his life to escape.

Fifty, Hoshigaki Kisame at this time would undoubtedly die.

From just now until now, the elite Rain Ninjas Hoshigaki Kisame had discovered here had already exceeded twenty.

According to Hoshigaki Kisame’s estimation, the Rain Ninjas hiding here were conservatively estimated to be at least double that number.

And these elite Rain Ninjas were also the confidence Sansho-uo Hanzo had to challenge the three major nations.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Hoshigaki Kisame’s forehead.

Once exposed, I fear it would be impossible to escape today.

Thinking of this, Hoshigaki Kisame turned his eyes to Mizunuki Ryosuke beside him, only to see that Ryosuke’s expression was still calm, his demeanor as indifferent as if he were strolling in a park.

After seeing Ryosuke’s expression, Hoshigaki Kisame recalled the unfathomable nature of this Fourth Mizukage, and his heart gradually calmed down.

At such a moment, he only needed to believe in Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"As expected of Lord Ryosuke..."

After silently sighing with admiration in his heart, Hoshigaki Kisame’s mood gradually calmed down, and a trace of excitement even vaguely emerged in his heart.

Being able to enter and exit such an occasion with Mizunuki Ryosuke was definitely a rare honor!

Thinking of this, Kisame’s mood actually rose.

Unknowingly, under the cover of the Demonic Mirroring Illusion, the two had arrived at the deepest courtyard.

The two walked slowly into the courtyard, and when they reached the center of the courtyard, they slowly stopped their steps.

Unlike the previous buildings, this courtyard had a little less eeriness and a little more human warmth and elegance.

This was a typical Japanese-style courtyard.

The surrounding rooms enclosed a small open-air courtyard in the center, and many plants unique to the Land of Rain were planted in the courtyard.

Under the drizzling rain, these plants grew lushly, bringing a brand-new vitality to this courtyard.

Standing in the center of the courtyard, Ryosuke’s eyes looked straight into the interior of the room in front of him.

Like most Japanese-style courtyards, the rooms in this courtyard used sliding wooden screens, and at this moment, the screen of the room facing the center of the courtyard was wide open.

And in the center of the room, a middle-aged man wearing a black raincoat was kneeling, closing his eyes and concentrating.

"Hoo~"

"Hoo~"

"..."

The man had iconic long green hair and wore a strange respirator; with every breath, he made a strange sound.

Mizunuki Ryosuke looked straight at the man in the room, not knowing what he was thinking.

Based on the characteristics, as well as the location of this man...

Mizunuki Ryosuke concluded that this man was the leader of the Rain Ninjas—Sansho-uo Hanzo.

Just then, Sansho-uo Hanzo suddenly opened his eyes wide, turned around slowly, and looked toward the center of the courtyard.

And that was exactly where Kisame and Ryosuke were hiding at this moment.

Sansho-uo Hanzo’s eyes were very calm, like a pool of calm water without any ripples; he just kept staring at the center of the courtyard, as if he were looking at someone.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps he really discovered something, Sansho-uo Hanzo’s eyes just happened to meet Ryosuke’s.

Equally calm, equally unruffled.

The only difference was that there was a trace of surprise vaguely in Ryosuke’s eyes.

At this moment, Mizunuki Ryosuke suddenly remembered a sentence.

"He who hides thunder in his chest but has a face like a calm lake can be worshipped as a great general."

And beside Ryosuke, Hoshigaki Kisame was vaguely emitting a dangerous aura, and he had already silently reached his hand behind his back, gripping the hilt of Samehada.

Ever since he took Samehada out of the sealing scroll, Kisame had been carrying it on his back.

But who would have thought that Mizunuki Ryosuke would suddenly reach out, stop Kisame’s action of gripping the sword, and then shake his head lightly...

"Come out, uninvited guests."

Sansho-uo Hanzo’s voice reached the air through the respirator by his mouth, which also made Hoshigaki Kisame’s heart suddenly skip a beat.

While speaking, Sansho-uo Hanzo still stared at the open space in the center of the courtyard with a calm gaze, as if there were an invisible person looking at him.

And beside Hoshigaki Kisame, Mizunuki Ryosuke revealed a completely opposite expression.

Ryosuke looked at Sansho-uo Hanzo, who was kneeling in the room, with some excitement, and a trace of joy appeared in his eyes.

He knew that this time, he had come to the right place.

Ryosuke was also certain at this moment that Sansho-uo Hanzo was not bluffing.

"Snap!"

At once, Mizunuki Ryosuke raised his hand and snapped his fingers; the ice prisms used to hide their figures shattered on the spot, ending the two’s invisibility.

From Sansho-uo Hanzo’s perspective, it was as if the space in the center of the courtyard was like a torn movie screen, suddenly revealing the scenery behind the screen.

Sansho-uo Hanzo still faced the two who suddenly appeared without any fluctuation in his eyes; his gaze still didn't change in the slightest, as if he had long anticipated such a scene.

"Can you tell me how you discovered us?"

Facing the exposure of his figure, Ryosuke not only didn't have any panic or embarrassment, but instead looked at Sansho-uo Hanzo before him with an interested gaze.

Sansho-uo Hanzo also had no intention of hiding it; he pointed to his own ears.

"Since I was fourteen, I have sat in this courtyard every day."

"The sound of raindrops falling in this courtyard has long been carved into my brain."

"Today, the sound of the raindrops told me that guests had come to this courtyard."

Sansho-uo Hanzo’s muffled voice sounded again, and his explanation also made Ryosuke reveal a look of realization.

The principle of Demonic Mirroring Illusion was to use prism-shaped ice surfaces to reflect and simulate the surrounding scene, forming a perfect visual disguise.

Getting to the root of it, to put it plainly, the principle of the disguise of Demonic Mirroring Illusion was "visual deception."

And although Demonic Mirroring Illusion could perfectly disguise the scene of the rain curtain, it could not cover up the sound of raindrops falling on the prism-shaped ice surfaces.

And this flaw, which was originally negligible, became the key factor for Demonic Mirroring Illusion to be seen through.

And before Sansho-uo Hanzo, the only ninja who had seen through Demonic Mirroring Illusion was Uchiha Madara.