Chapter 310

On one hand, he pursued power, relying on his formidable strength to turn the Rain Ninjas into his own personal domain; he had great ambitions and was determined to lead the Land of Rain toward independence, appearing to be a very conceited person.

But on the other hand, Sanshouuo Hanzo was a person cautious and suspicious to a certain level; even among his trusted aides, there were probably not many who truly gained Hanzo's trust.

Especially since Sanshouuo Hanzo valued his own safety extremely highly; he kept the majority of the Rain Ninjas' elite with him at all times, forming the Rain Ninja Elite Guard to maintain his own safety at all times.

After Ryosuke's investigation just now, the large number of heat sources inside Sanshouuo Hanzo's mansion basically indicated that Sanshouuo Hanzo was in his own mansion at this moment.

These heat sources were the true elites of the Rain Ninjas, Sanshouuo Hanzo's Rain Ninja Guard.

Gazing at the pitch-black Hanzo mansion, Mizunuki Ryosuke had to sigh at Sanshouuo Hanzo's craftiness.

Just based on the strength exposed by Tsunade and Hoshigaki Kisame, it was already enough to pose a certain danger to the Rain Ninjas.

Imagine, no matter which ninja village it was, having two powerhouses sneak into their lair, how could there be no reason to panic?

He couldn't possibly be unaware of the chaos occurring inside the Rain Village, especially the unknown life or death of Sanshouuo Shinda.

But even so, he could still sit firmly on the fishing platform, guarding the most core part of the Rain Ninjas, without losing his footing at all because of the sudden change.

Because the perspective from which one stands is different, the way of looking at problems is naturally different.

In the eyes of Ryosuke and the others, this was a farce caused by collecting intelligence.

But in the eyes of the Rain Ninjas, it was an entirely different picture.

The Rain Ninjas, who originally just wanted to "go fishing," never imagined they would fish out two great white sharks.

Previously, the Rain Ninjas might have long anticipated that after purging the spies inside, they would face investigation from the three major ninja villages.

But just for an investigation mission, there was no need to mobilize Kage-level powerhouses; what exactly did these Kage-level powerhouses intend to do by sneaking into the Rain Village?

Were they shouldering revenge or other high-difficulty missions while performing the investigation mission?

So in the eyes of the Rain Ninjas, there was definitely a big story here!

Without a doubt, Sanshouuo Hanzo's approach was the most correct.

This level of sophistication and craftiness was why he could become famous throughout the entire ninja world.

First, if the intruders wanted to escape, relying on the opponent's strength, I'm afraid he was already powerless to block them.

Added to the fact that the Rain Ninjas hadn't suffered any major losses, if the opponent wanted to escape, he might as well let them escape.

But what if the opponent didn't escape? This was also what Sanshouuo Hanzo was most worried about.

If he rashly mobilized to pursue and kill Tsunade, Ryosuke, and the others who caused the chaos, it would be equivalent to a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

For a powerhouse like Tsunade, if she were determined to hide, I'm afraid the Rain Ninjas' search would be full of difficulties.

For the Rain Ninjas, Sanshouuo Hanzo's residence was naturally the most important place.

Because of Hanzo's dictatorial rule within the Rain Ninjas, the Rain Ninjas' precious intelligence and important departments were basically all set up in Hanzo's residence.

Once Sanshouuo Hanzo left his residence, the heart of the Rain Ninjas would be exposed to the intruders.

If this was the intruders' scheme of feigning an attack in the east while striking in the west, wouldn't the Rain Ninjas suffer devastating losses?

On the contrary, although the Rain Ninjas' search was full of difficulties, it didn't mean there was no way at all.

Under the Rain Ninjas' constant searching, even the most perfect hiding would eventually reveal flaws; it was just a matter of time.

By then, they would only need the Rain Ninjas conducting the search to act as cannon fodder to temporarily block the intruders' pace, and when Sanshouuo Hanzo arrived, everything would be settled.

Perhaps from the moment the chaos broke out, Sanshouuo Hanzo had been suspecting that this was an operation of "luring the tiger away from the mountain."

The intruders' true goal might be his mansion, which was why he disguised the entire mansion and led the Rain Ninja elites to hide inside.

At the same time, he faked the illusion that Sanshouuo Hanzo had mobilized his entire force, in order to lure the opponent; if the opponent really dared to invade Hanzo's mansion, they would completely step into the trap.

In this way, Hanzo would also turn from passive to active.

Sanshouuo Hanzo's handling of the matter could not be called anything but shrewd.

Even though they hadn't truly come into contact yet, Ryosuke still held a few points of recognition for Sanshouuo Hanzo in his heart.

Looking at the entire ninja world, most of the top powerhouses basically came from the five great nations, while various small nations, because they were constantly plundered of resources by the great nations, were not soil that could produce powerhouses.

Therefore, it was rare to hear of a powerhouse who became famous in the ninja world coming from a small nation; even if there were, they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

And someone like Sanshouuo Hanzo, who won the title of "Demigod of the Ninja World" and suppressed the Konoha Sannin, was simply one of a kind.

... Seeking flowers...

This also showed the strength of Hanzo's ability; if Sanshouuo Hanzo had been born in a great nation, he would have at least been a powerhouse on the same level as the Third Raikage.

Therefore, Ryosuke held Sanshouuo Hanzo in even higher regard in his heart.

It could even be said that the reason Hanzo in the original work eventually met a failed ending was entirely due to fate, not a problem with his own ability.

It was a case of "Heaven wants you to die, you have to die."

This also echoed the old saying: "When the time comes, heaven and earth exert their force; when luck departs, the hero is not free."

Regarding the considerations in Mizunuki Ryosuke's heart, Hoshigaki Kisame naturally had no way of knowing.

From his perspective, Mizunuki Ryosuke just stood outside Hanzo's mansion and pondered slightly.

It must be said here that although Hoshigaki Kisame was a rare military commander, he was not a strategic commander, and he still lacked too much in terms of the big picture.

And in the original work, there were very few people who could be called "strategic commanders," and most of them were members of the Uchiha clan.

This was why some people in later generations called Naruto the "Legend of Eyes."

"Let's go, Kisame."

After some consideration, Mizunuki Ryosuke said to Hoshigaki Kisame beside him.

"My lord, are we really going in?"

Hoshigaki Kisame looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke in surprise; even though he had long known that Ryosuke intended to enter Sanshouuo Hanzo's mansion and also possessed the magical Demonic Mirroring Illusion technique, Kisame still couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

"Rest assured."

Leaving only two words lightly, Ryosuke turned and walked slowly toward Sanshouuo Hanzo's mansion.

Seeing that Ryosuke's mind was made up, as the "number one trusted aide," Hoshigaki Kisame could only go ahead and clear the path alone.

Inside this huge mansion covering ten acres, there were many buildings scattered about.

Due to the unique weather of the Land of Rain, which was rainy all year round, these buildings carried the unique characteristics of the Land of Rain, with dense steel water pipes installed on the roof ridges.

The raindrops falling from the sky tapped on the steel drainage pipes, making "drip, drop" sounds.

The drip-drop sounds echoed hollowly throughout the entire mansion.

Added to the fact that the entire courtyard was not only pitch black at this time, but there were no other sounds except for the raindrops tapping on the steel pipes, so at first glance, it didn't look like a place where a leader lived at all, but rather somewhat eerie.