Chapter 169

Ryosuke smiled and extended a hand toward Sansho-uo Hanzo.

Seeing this, Hanzo didn't refuse, but accepted Ryosuke’s handshake.

"Handshake to make peace"; although the Rain and the Mist couldn't be considered allies yet, they could only be considered as a "supplier" and a "buyer," but this at least showed that both sides were not a threat to each other.

"Leader Sansho-uo, there is one thing I still need to explain to you in advance."

After the handshake ended, Mizunuki Ryosuke continued, and a slight change appeared in his eyes as he looked at Sansho-uo Hanzo.

"Please speak."

Regarding this, Sansho-uo Hanzo naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Frogs are frogs after all."

"Even if a most terrifying poison frog appears among the frogs, it cannot change the essence of the frog group."

"It is true that the pond will be chaotic, but no matter how chaotic the pond is..."

"Frogs will always be frogs, and hippos will always be hippos."

"And the fact that the frogs were blinded by the abundance in the center of the pond from beginning to end doomed them to failure."

"There is no way~"

"The water well has already covered the entire sky of the frog."

Speaking of this, Mizunuki Ryosuke shrugged slightly, his face still carrying a harmless smile.

"You!!!!!"

A cold light flashed in Sansho-uo Hanzo’s eyes; he just took Ryosuke’s words as a provocation and a mockery of the Rain Ninjas.

"Leader Salamander, there is no need to be angry; I am just discussing the matter as it stands."

"As for how everything will turn out, isn't it still unknown?"

Seeing the angry look on Hanzo of the Salamander's face, Mizunuki Ryosuke just smiled lightly, using only one sentence to resolve the somewhat stiff atmosphere, which could be considered giving Hanzo of the Salamander a way out.

"Hmph!!"

The angry look on Hanzo of the Salamander's face flashed and disappeared; after a cold snort, he said no more.

Anger was just a superficial phenomenon displayed; in reality, at this moment, Hanzo's heart was more filled with wariness toward Ryosuke.

Because until now, he did not know where Ryosuke obtained the information that the Rain Ninjas would choose to declare war on the three major nations simultaneously.

Could it be that one could analyze the direction of the ninja world just by relying on a big-picture view and limited information?

If that were really the case, then the Fourth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist would be too terrifying.

"Leader Salamander, are you interested in making a bet?"

"As for the stakes..."

"They will be something you are very interested in."

Ignoring Hanzo of the Salamander's somewhat gloomy and uncertain expression, Ryosuke continued to speak slowly with a smile, his expression like a devil enticing mortals to sell their souls.

And at this moment, this harmless face was like a devil's smile in the eyes of Hanzo of the Salamander.

Tsunade looked at this mansion, which was pitch black inside, and a flash of brilliance crossed her eyes.

After traveling through the underground pipes of the Rain Ninjas and bypassing their searches, Tsunade finally arrived at her destination—the mansion of the Rain Ninja leader, Hanzo of the Salamander.

At this moment, the entire Hanzo mansion was silent.

No matter how one looked at it, it seemed the Rain Ninja leader, Hanzo of the Salamander, had really led the Rain Ninjas out in full force because of the chaos in the village, leading to the emptiness of the defenses here.

From the surface, no matter how one looked at it, this huge mansion did not look like it had a large amount of manpower guarding it.

She did not rush to infiltrate, but relied on her own sensory ability to circle around the mansion, constantly observing and looking for possible defensive forces in the mansion.

As a high-level ninja, Tsunade still possessed basic caution.

But after scouting, Tsunade did not discover anything unusual about the mansion.

Except for the guards at the entrance and a few shallow hidden sentries, Tsunade did not discover any other defensive forces.

Because Tsunade herself was not a ninja with sensory specialties, and her means of judging the opponent's defensive forces were only based on some shallow perception and her own experience, it was understandable that such a misjudgment occurred.

At this time, the fledgling Tsunade was clearly still a bit naive and could not yet compare to Hanzo of the Salamander, who was already an old fox in the ninja world.

No matter what, she could not have imagined that Hanzo had scattered all the elite Rain Ninjas and hidden them within the ten-acre mansion.

It could be predicted that once Tsunade chose to rush in recklessly, she would not encounter any decent resistance in the first half.

Until Tsunade had broken through more than half, the elite Rain Ninjas hidden in the dark would swarm out and surround her in this mansion.

This was Hanzo of the Salamander's strategy of luring the enemy into the urn and catching the turtle in the urn.

After a rough investigation, Tsunade pondered for a moment.

If you hesitate, you will suffer chaos.

Hesitation leads to defeat; Tsunade understood this principle.

At the moment, Tsunade, who had not yet experienced too much of the dangers of the ninja world, planned to just rush in directly.

No sooner said than done, Tsunade stood up directly, walked out of the corner used for hiding her figure, and walked slowly toward the heart of the Rain Ninjas—the Hanzo mansion.

"Who goes there!"

"Stop!!!"

The scattered Rain Ninjas responsible for guarding the gate, upon seeing Tsunade walking slowly toward them, immediately let out a violent shout, attempting to stop Tsunade.

Facing the obstruction of the gate-guarding Rain Ninjas, Tsunade applied a little force to her legs, her rounded thighs immediately tensed straight, and an explosive force was transmitted from under her feet.

"Boom!"

Instantly, the ground under Tsunade's feet cracked, and under the effect of the powerful force, Tsunade's figure became so fast that only an afterimage remained.

Absolute power brought her terrifying linear speed.

Yang Release. Monstrous Strength Technique.

With one punch, two guards were directly embedded into the wall behind them, immediately becoming dead or alive unknown.

Tsunade's sudden attack also caused a violent sound, and she had no intention of hiding at all.

With Tsunade's fighting style, it was destined that her infiltration method could only be one—beat up everyone she saw.

"Bang!"

As Tsunade walked into the Hanzo mansion without any concealment, muffled impact sounds continuously came from within the mansion for a time.

Never expected that the Senju Princess of the Leaf would be so bold, daring to raid the heart of the Rain Ninjas alone.

Such courage was absolutely worthy of being called a heroine who did not yield to men.

Unfortunately, at this time, Tsunade only knew that hesitation leads to defeat, but had not heard the second half of this sentence.

Sometimes, being decisive leads to giving away free kills.

After some contemplation, Hanzo of the Salamander still made a difficult decision.

He decided to agree to the bet proposed by Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"Fine, I agree!"

After Hanzo of the Salamander agreed to Mizunuki Ryosuke's bet, he let out a sigh of relief.

Regarding the meeting with this Fourth Mizukage, overall, he was satisfied.

Not only did he gain half an "ally" in the Hidden Mist, but he also solved the embarrassing problem of insufficient war material reserves.

But although the result was good, the process made Hanzo of the Salamander somewhat unable to be happy.

At this moment, he realized belatedly that throughout the entire conversation, he had been following Mizunuki Ryosuke's rhythm, controlled by Mizunuki Ryosuke the whole time.

Including Mizunuki Ryosuke's previous mockery, it was likely a "goading method" done for the establishment of the subsequent "bet."

Thinking of this bet, Hanzo of the Salamander still felt somewhat unhappy in his heart.

But some things, knowing it is one thing, but whether you can refuse is another.

In other words, this time Ryosuke used an "open strategy," and he simply could not refuse.

Just as Ryosuke said, the "stakes" provided by Ryosuke were indeed something he was very interested in.

"Since things have reached this point, I think Leader Salamander wouldn't mind doing me a small favor."

Seeing that other major matters had been settled, only at the end did Mizunuki Ryosuke propose the main purpose of this trip—letting the Rain Ninjas help find someone.

Although this matter was just a small effort for the Rain Ninjas, it was a very important matter for Ryosuke.

In order not to let the Rain Ninjas see this, Ryosuke also chose to say this "small matter" at the last moment, so as not to let the other party see something and choose to raise the price, or cause subsequent matters to sprout complications.

"The Fourth might as well speak directly."

"Within my ability, I will naturally help."

Given the "cooperative" relationship the two had just concluded, Hanzo of the Salamander was naturally willing to do some small things, but if the matter was too complicated or the difficulty too high...

— Author's Notes —

·· Seeking flowers ·· ··