Chapter 363

Even for Katsuyu, the range of the Reverse Summoning Jutsu was not something that could be used at will.

Only locations where Tsunade had performed the Summoning Jutsu could become coordinates for the Reverse Summoning Jutsu.

Needless to say, Tsunade naturally returned to Konoha.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke chose to return to the Rain Ninja; originally Tsunade was a bit worried, but thinking of Ryosuke's Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal, she didn't say anything more.

When Ryosuke returned to the Rain Ninja, the location was still Hanzo's residence in the center of the Rain Ninja.

As soon as Mizunuki Ryosuke appeared, he was immediately surrounded by a group of Rain Ninja.

Only this time, the strength of the Rain Ninja surrounding Mizunuki Ryosuke was a bit unsightly, and only the leading Rain Ninja was barely passable.

Ryosuke didn't rush to take action; these small fry could be wiped out with a wave of his hand, but for the sake of Hanzo of the Salamander, taking action rashly might be a bit inappropriate.

Just then, the leading Rain Ninja suddenly stopped his subordinates and said respectfully to Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"My lord, Lord Hanzo has already left the village; he gave me instructions before he left."

"As long as I see you, I am to give this to you."

Saying this, the leading Rain Ninja threw a scroll to Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"Crack!"

Ryosuke didn't reach out to catch it; instead, a large hand formed of ice caught the scroll in the air and opened it directly.

Better safe than sorry; Ryosuke's approach naturally had no problems.

After Ryosuke opened the seal on the scroll, he quickly read the contents within.

"Your actions are quite swift."

At this moment, a look of satisfaction flashed in Ryosuke's eyes.

The content in the scroll was exactly the intelligence Ryosuke needed—that is, the location of Uzumaki Nagato.

Regarding the efficiency of Hanzo of the Salamander, Mizunuki Ryosuke was relatively satisfied.

After putting away the scroll, Ryosuke didn't say anything more, directly turning into an afterimage and disappearing before the eyes of the Rain Ninja.

Leaving only the Rain Ninja, who lacked strength, looking at each other in dismay.

The leading Rain Ninja breathed a sigh of relief; after all, that day, he had personally seen the battle between Mizunuki Ryosuke and Hanzo of the Salamander, and knew deeply that such an opponent was definitely not someone they could deal with.

After Ryosuke left Hanzo's residence, he quickly went to the safe house set up by the White Shark Unit within the Rain Ninja.

He could see it now; the reason Hanzo's residence was so empty was probably because Hanzo of the Salamander had launched a full-scale war against the three Great Nations and led the Rain Ninja to the front lines to fight.

Now Ryosuke urgently needed to fill the current gap in intelligence.

"Knock, knock, knock!!!"

Ryosuke followed his memory and quickly arrived at an inconspicuous small house within the Rain Ninja, knocking on the door of the small house quickly. (chcc)

Inside the house, the three had already been waiting for many days.

At this time, the noise at the door also made the three inside a bit alert.

Hoshigaki Kisame gestured to the two beside him, then got up to open the door.

After opening the door, seeing that the visitor was Mizunuki Ryosuke, the heart that Hoshigaki Kisame had been hanging for many days finally settled.

"My lord!"

The few reunited, and Hoshigaki Kisame hurriedly greeted Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Ryosuke just nodded, then got up and entered the house.

Hearing the movement, Kaguya Yuta and Momochi Zabuza also felt relieved, and both respectfully bowed to Ryosuke.

"No need for small talk."

"During the time I was away, how is the situation in the Ninja World?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke hurriedly asked Hoshigaki Kisame.

"My lord, after you left—"

"The Rain Ninja chose to declare war on the three Great Nations—the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fire—simultaneously."

"That night, large-scale Rain Ninja began to assemble and set off toward the border of the Land of Wind."

"Now, the Rain Ninja have already started fighting with the Sand Ninja in the area bordering the Land of Wind."

"It is still in the probing stage, and both sides have suffered losses."

"But Sunagakure was caught off guard, and with Hanzo of the Salamander personally sitting on the front lines, the Rain Ninja now hold the initiative."

"Besides that, the other ninja villages have not yet taken action."

Kisame reported the current situation of the Ninja World to Mizunuki Ryosuke concisely.

"So, the war between the Rain Ninja and the Sand Ninja will continue for some time."

Mizunuki Ryosuke thought for a moment, putting himself in the position of the Kazekage to think.

He could guarantee that the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure was currently the person with the biggest headache in the entire Ninja World.

Coincidentally, Sunagakure had just completed a succession not long ago; the Second Kazekage, Shamon, had died of illness due to a recurrence of old injuries, and the Third Kazekage had just ascended to the position not long ago.

The succession of each Great Ninja Village leader meant an internal turmoil for the ninja village.

At this moment, the Third Kazekage's position was not yet stable, and the Rain Ninja had caused such a thing; how could he not have a headache?

The Rain Ninja's attack was not scary; what Sunagakure was probably most worried about was the nearby Iwagakure and Konoha taking advantage of the fire to rob them.

In other words, Sunagakure not only had to fight the Rain Ninja on the battlefield but also had to be on guard against sneak attacks from Iwagakure and Konoha at all times.

Looking at the Ninja World, if one were to say the Third Kazekage was the unluckiest and most faceless Kage in the Ninja World, probably no one would refute it.

Although he held the title of "Strongest Kazekage," there was probably a sea's worth of water in that.

Later, he was not only quietly killed by the traitor of his own village, Akasuna no Sasori, but his body was even made into a "collectible" by the other party and carried around.

In the entire Naruto plot, the most appearances this "Strongest Kazekage" made were actually as a puppet in Sasori's hands.

This had to make one sigh; to be a "Kage" to this extent, it could be said that there was no one else like him.

But in fact, when it came to being Kazekage, there were not many who had good results.

Not to mention the First and Second, the Third Kazekage was first backstabbed by a traitor, and then his body was made into a puppet for people to play with.

Although the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was not as miserable as the Third, he was also quietly killed by Orochimaru, and his identity was obtained by Orochimaru, becoming the fuse for the "Konoha Crush."

The Fifth Kazekage had his Tailed Beast extracted and almost died directly, but fortunately, he was saved at the critical moment and managed to survive.

Since then, Sunagakure had also completely slumped.

Compared to the Kazekage, although the Mizukage of Kirigakure also didn't have much face, at least there had been excellent Mizukage like the Second, Hozuki Gengetsu, and the Fifth, Terumi Mei.

Compared to Sunagakure, they were simply much stronger.

If Ryosuke had traveled to Sunagakure back then, he probably would have left the village and gone solo without a second word.

Not to mention anything else, being Kazekage—

This was a loss of face he couldn't afford.

"Who did Sunagakure send to fight Hanzo of the Salamander?"

"It shouldn't be the Third Kazekage himself taking action, right?"

Ryosuke suddenly thought of a key question and turned to ask Kisame.