Chapter 365

"I want you to set off for Sunagakure immediately, take this letter, deliver it to the Third Kazekage himself, and listen to his reply!"

"But I think he shouldn't refuse."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said seriously to Momochi Zabuza.

Jokes are jokes, but one cannot make fun of a Great Nation.

At least for now, although Sunagakure's strength ranked at the bottom among the Five Great Nations, it still could not be underestimated.

Having experienced ten years of peace, the current Sand Ninja had reached a peak period in history.

Not only was the Third Kazekage, who was known as the "Strongest Kazekage," in power, but there were also a group of excellent puppet masters like Chiyo and Ebizo.

Sunagakure's two unique skills—Magnet Release and Puppet Jutsu—were both in a peak state at this moment.

So Sunagakure at this time still had considerable strength and value.

Upon hearing this, a hint of seriousness also appeared in Zabuza's eyes; once a task involved a Kage, it naturally became an extraordinary task.

"Yes, my lord!"

"I will definitely complete your entrustment!"

Momochi Zabuza took Ryosuke's letter and immediately rushed toward the direction of Sunagakure.

The Land of Rain was located between the three Great Nations, and the distance to Sunagakure was not very far; with Momochi Zabuza's foot speed, he could arrive in less than three days at full speed.

After Zabuza left, Mizunuki Ryosuke faced his "number one trusted aide" and "number one trusted aide."

"Now, let's go do something big."

A sharp glint bloomed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

The Second Ninja World War was about to begin, and before that, he had to deal with previous grudges.

Hoshigaki Kisame and Kaguya Yuta looked at each other, suddenly remembering Momochi Zabuza, who had just been arranged for a "running errand task."

"Sure enough, I am the trusted aide closest to the lord's heart."

The two sighed in their hearts simultaneously, their eyes full of triumph.

But soon, seeing the other party, the two's gazes became confrontational again.

There could only be one "trusted aide"!

"That is me, Hoshigaki Kisame (Kaguya Yuta)."

The two said in their hearts simultaneously, while secretly resolving to "outdo" the other in this task.

Land of Rain, in a remote small town.

A little boy with bright red hair was playing with a frog by the field.

And in the field, a couple, also with bright red hair, was working in the field.

The two suddenly looked at each other and smiled, seemingly quite satisfied with their current life.

Although they had left their clan and also left their identities as ninja.

But those days of killing were not what the couple wanted; what they truly wanted was this kind of peaceful and leisurely life.

This escapist ideology also determined the tragedy that was about to happen to the family of three.

Deep underground in the field, a white monster was staring at the family of three in the field without stopping, a perverted smile on its twisted face.

Especially when seeing the red-haired little boy by the field, this smile became even more intense.

And just then, two ninja suddenly walked onto the path by the field.

In the war-torn Land of Rain, ninja were not existences with a bright image.

The moment he saw the ninja arrive, the red-haired little boy's eyes flashed with a hint of fear, and he ran wildly toward his parents in the field.

"Mom, Dad!"

"Bad guys are coming!!!"

The "bad guys" in the red-haired little boy's mouth naturally referred to these two ninja.

In the eyes of the people of the Land of Rain, "ninja" were executioners who brought slaughter; these people were naturally bad guys.

Upon hearing this, the couple looked at each other, but neither panicked; the man reached behind his waist and grasped a kunai hidden at his waist.

The man's practiced movements showed that the man was not as simple as he appeared.

The man pretended to be honest and simple, protecting the child behind him, and looked vigilantly at the two approaching ninja.

Looking at the forehead protectors on the two, the man recognized that these were ninja from "Konoha."

Thinking of this, the man breathed a sigh of relief; for some reason, the man still had some good feelings toward Konoha ninja.

The two ninja soon stopped in front of the man, looking at the family of three in the field with indifferent eyes.

"Two ninja lords, may I ask what is the matter?"

The man said respectfully, his tone even a bit fawning.

But the hand he had behind his waist, holding the kunai, increased its grip by a hint.

They came with ill intent!

The man, who had experience as a ninja, instantly felt that something was wrong in his heart.

The two ninja wearing Konoha forehead protectors looked at each other and then nodded simultaneously.

"Bang!"

Immediately after, a dull impact sound came.

Before the man could react, he was directly sent flying.

"Pshhh!!!"

The man bled on the spot and fainted in the field, which also made the woman beside him furious.

·· Seeking flowers ·· ··

And the one who took action was none other than one of the two Konoha ninja.

"No!!!"

The woman screamed in pain, not caring about disguising herself, and immediately wanted to form seals to perform ninjutsu, but the gap in strength made her idea a delusion.

"Slap!"

The Konoha ninja just used a hand blade to knock the woman unconscious.

Finally, the two turned their gaze to the shivering little boy on the side.

"Ripple-shaped eyes, it's him."

One of them said coldly, then he waved his hand, and the little boy lost consciousness.

"Take him."

As the words fell, the two Konoha ninja hoisted the little boy and turned to gallop away.

After the two left, the hideous white monster suddenly emerged from underground.

"Oh my, that's not good~"

"That kid Nagato has been kidnapped; need to notify the main body quickly."

A cheap voice rang out; the white monster was Zetsu, and specifically a spore clone of Zetsu's main body.

Looking at the couple lying in the field, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Zetsu's eyes.

"Since you've already been exposed, then you have no value anymore."

Saying this, the spore clone's hand directly turned into a sharp blade.

"Pshhh!"

Immediately, the spore clone waved its arm, and the couple, who were in a coma, both died.

Afterward, Zetsu's spore clone dived underground again.