Chapter 738: , what

Compared to the girl who was unfamiliar with the place, the Rain ninjas undoubtedly knew the terrain of the Land of Rain like the back of their hands.

Facing the girl's panicked flight, the Rain ninjas were happy to see it, even finding it amusing, and simply decided to play along.

Thus, like a lamb driven by a shepherd in a sheepfold, the girl was driven by the Rain ninjas into a dead end with nowhere to retreat.

Not only that, the most fatal thing was that the gathered Rain ninjas grew more and more numerous, increasing from dozens to nearly a hundred or more.

With such numbers, even an elite Jonin would likely have to drink hatred on the spot under human-wave tactics.

Densely packed Rain ninjas surrounded the girl in a small mountain hollow.

For a time, traces of Rain ninjas were everywhere—southeast, northwest, front, and back.

It was not that the girl hadn't fought back, but her counterattacks seemed so powerless compared to the dense mass of Rain ninjas.

Although the girl was not old, she did possess the strength of a Jonin.

If, at the very beginning, the girl had not chosen to run blindly but had instead fought back, there might have been a path to survival.

But now, facing the seemingly endless Rain ninjas, one could only say that even the gods could not save her.

The Rain ninja side was not in a hurry either, constantly tightening the encirclement bit by bit, using the safest and most foolproof method to trap the girl tightly in the mountain hollow.

"Unable to escape even with wings"—using this phrase to describe the poor girl was simply perfect.

Finally, the encirclement tightened bit by bit, and a dozen Rain ninjas appeared within dozens of meters of the girl, forming a circular perimeter.

The girl did not act rashly, because beyond that encirclement, there were seven or eight similar layers of encirclement.

Hesitation leads to defeat!

The girl gritted her teeth, intending to fight to the death! To obtain a glimmer of survival.

But just as the girl intended to fight to the death, a figure walking slowly into her view completely dispelled her thoughts of resistance.

The scene filled with despair is still engraved in the girl's mind to this day; the past scene seems as if it were right before her eyes.

The dense mass of Rain ninjas slowly parted, all of them welcoming the arrival of this man with a posture of respect bordering on humility.

The ink-green long hair, the iconic respirator, and a flying scythe carried on his shoulder already explained this man's identity.

The Rain ninja leader, or rather, the current "Demigod of the Ninja World"—Hanzō of the Salamander.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree.

The girl's understanding of Hanzō of the Salamander far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people; she even knew something else.

Strictly speaking, the current Hanzō of the Salamander was still in a "low tide" period; only after "that incident" occurred did Hanzō of the Salamander truly reach his peak.

And it was only after that that everyone in the Ninja World understood just how terrifying this Rain ninja hero, who rose from the grassroots, truly was.

At the same time, the clever girl also realized why the Rain ninjas were not in a hurry to act, and why they had dispatched so many people to capture her, an "Iwagakure spy."

Because it was very likely that these Rain ninjas were not here to catch her, but to "watch the show."

Is there a possibility that it wasn't that the Rain ninjas valued her, this "Iwagakure spy," so much?

But rather that, in her own panicked flight, she had run into the Rain ninjas' lair?

The appearance of Hanzō of the Salamander was the best explanation.

Otherwise, the mighty Demigod of the Ninja World would never have taken action for a mere "Iwagakure spy" like her.

It was just that she had delivered herself into the tiger's mouth, and they had simply cleaned her up along the way.

How could she still fight? Better to be straightforward and surrender.

Thus, the moment she saw Hanzō of the Salamander, the girl did not hesitate in the slightest, directly raising her hands high and shouting loudly toward Hanzō of the Salamander.

"Don't move, I surrender!"

Her straightforwardness also made Hanzō of the Salamander feel quite surprised.

Because he had never seen a ninja with such poor fighting spirit who surrendered so "justifiably."

Not to mention, it was an Iwagakure ninja, who were known for their tenacious fighting spirit.

"Could this be a 'fake Iwagakure ninja'?"

Hanzō of the Salamander frowned.

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That's right, in Hanzō of the Salamander's view, the girl's surrender seemed to carry a hint of being "justifiable."

Hanzō of the Salamander's gaze was somewhat strange.

Actually, just as the girl thought, the reason Hanzō of the Salamander came in person was simply out of curiosity.

Because he could not understand how there could be such a "stupid" ninja in the world who would run all the way into the enemy's lair.

He had indeed seen a ninja who walked into a trap and surrendered so justifiably for the first time.

Little did he know, the girl was indeed an Iwagakure ninja, but not the Iwagakure ninja Hanzō of the Salamander imagined.

Seeing this, since his goal had been achieved, Hanzō of the Salamander couldn't be bothered to waste more effort; he gave a wink to a Rain ninja beside him.

Immediately, this Rain ninja stepped forward and unceremoniously bound the girl's hands, simultaneously applying a sealing jutsu to her.

With her hands bound, it was equivalent to sealing the girl's means of performing ninjutsu.

And the sealing jutsu made it impossible for the girl to use her chakra, while her physical strength and agility were all significantly reduced.

In other words, the girl at this moment had become an ordinary person.

As for the restraints and seals of the Rain Ninja, the young girl appeared exceptionally obedient, showing not the slightest resistance during the process.

Seeing this, Hanzō of the Salamander's expression became even more bizarre; he had also seen such a "cooperative" captive for the first time.

Perhaps because of the girl's cooperative attitude, for some reason, a trace of compassion flashed in Hanzō of the Salamander's heart.

Hanzō of the Salamander certainly knew what kind of miserable treatment captured ninjas usually suffered, not to mention a female ninja.

"Take her down and keep a close watch."