Chapter 880

And now, Sunagakure's defeat meant that Konoha was very likely to further free up its hands and send more combat power to the Land of Rain.

Not long ago, the Rain-nin side had just suffered a great defeat, and now the bad news of Sunagakure's defeat came again; for a time, the morale within the entire Rain-nin was extremely low.

And at this critical juncture, Hanzo of the Salamander suddenly gathered all the Rain-nin; there was no need to speak, his thoughts were already obvious.

The Rain-nin, who had been forced into a corner, seemed to have only one last option left besides surrender—to fight to the death with all their might!

At this moment, many Rain-nin had already made such a determination in their hearts.

"Step, step, step..."

Under the rain curtain, a man with dark green long hair walked over step by step; his footsteps were unhurried, appearing particularly heavy in such an environment.

Every step he took seemed to step on the hearts of all the Rain-nin.

Hanzo of the Salamander walked to a high platform; this high platform happened to be located directly in front of all the Rain-nin.

Standing on the high platform, Hanzo of the Salamander looked down at all the Rain-nin below with calm eyes.

At this very moment, let alone the Rain-nin, even Hanzo of the Salamander himself felt incomparably oppressive.

Even he did not expect that Sunagakure would be the first to be unable to hold on.

Thinking of the old woman he had fought with before, Hanzo of the Salamander, who had just learned the news, felt somewhat anxious for a moment.

Why were they so energetic when fighting him, but became soft-footed shrimps when facing a nameless Konoha junior?

But anger was anger, but what could he do?

How could Hanzo of the Salamander not know that placing hope on others was originally an act of the weak.

But knowing that this was not the royal way, what could he do?

Konoha was powerful, far exceeding Hanzo of the Salamander's imagination.

This was a foundation deposited over dozens or hundreds of years, fundamentally not something that one or two "demigods" could forcibly reverse.

Compared to the five major ninja villages, the Rain-nin were originally just insignificant.

With the Rain-nin's meager size and combat power, being able to reach this step today was already a miracle.

Hanzo of the Salamander himself had already done his best; how could this matter be blamed on him?

It could only be said that the saying "Man proposes, God disposes" was well said.

Losing this battle was not a crime of war.

Actually, last night, hearing the news of Sunagakure's defeat, it was not that Hanzo of the Salamander had not thought about a way out.

But he did want to "retreat," but where should he retreat to?

Thinking carefully, the Rain-nin didn't even have the capital to surrender.

After all, Sunagakure was one of the five major ninja villages, with a deep foundation; whether it was the Tailed Beast or the Third Kazekage himself, who had not yet appeared on the battlefield, it was enough to explain the problem.

Even if they lost, Sunagakure could lose decently, and Konoha would not dare to treat Sunagakure too harshly, at most asking for some war reparations.

And the Rain-nin?

If he also actively sought "peace talks" like Chiyo, what kind of fate would await him and the Land of Rain next?

Don't forget, the original intention of Hanzo of the Salamander launching the war was to lead the Land of Rain toward independence.

If he really learned from Chiyo and surrendered, I am afraid that for all eternity, the Land of Rain would never be able to turn over.

Thinking of this, a sense of powerlessness emerged in Hanzo of the Salamander's heart again.

Although he thought so in his heart, his face was still incomparably serious.

Things had come to this, saying more was useless; only by completely letting go and fighting could there be a glimmer of a chance to breathe... He naturally also knew that the so-called fighting with all his might actually had a very slim hope.

But some things, even if he knew they couldn't be done, had to be done. Living by kneeling was clearly not in Hanzo of the Salamander's choices; only "dying standing up" could be considered to fit Hanzo of the Salamander's identity as a "demigod of the Ninja World" and a generation of heroes.

Up to now, Hanzo of the Salamander was exactly going to do the final mobilization for the Rain-nin, in order to launch the final counterattack.

"Everyone, I think everyone understands the situation."

"Sunagakure has already surrendered to Konoha, and it is foreseeable that the situation will only become more severe."

Hanzo of the Salamander scanned the Rain-nin below, his expression very solemn.

Hearing Hanzo's words, the Rain-nin looked at each other; although they had thought that Hanzo of the Salamander would announce the current situation, they did not expect Hanzo of the Salamander to be so direct.

"So now, our only glimmer of life is that we must fight a quick battle."

"Before Konoha's reinforcements arrive, take the initiative to open up the situation and defeat the Konoha ninjas in front of us!"

"So I have decided to use the entire strength of the Rain-nin to launch a general attack on Konoha!"

Hanzo of the Salamander said calmly, his tone carrying an irrefutable determination.

"This..."

Hearing this, the Rain-nin discussed among themselves for a time, and there were even many Rain-nin who showed resistance.

Actually, this matter was not difficult to understand; although the Rain-nin's fighting will was not bad, coupled with Hanzo of the Salamander's long-term presence, the Rain-nin did not flinch when facing ninjas from major countries.

The reason the Rain-nin were still unable to confront ninjas from major countries head-on was actually because of their insufficient strength.

And before this, the Rain-nin's battles against ninjas from major countries were mainly based on assassinations and small-scale battles.

This was not because the Rain-nin didn't want to finish it in one battle, but because they simply didn't have that ability.

Facts proved that compared to combat power and basic quality, the Rain-nin were still far inferior to ninjas from major countries.

But no matter how strong the fighting will of the ninjas was, after continuously fighting against the three major ninja villages of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha, it was inevitable to feel exhausted and war-weary.

If they could win against Konoha head-on, the Rain-nin would have already gone up; why bother waiting until now?

And now the situation was not good, and they still had to force an attack; wasn't this seeking their own death? Therefore, the Rain-nin were naturally restless.

Coupled with the fact that the Rain-nin had just suffered a great defeat, at this time, with no hope in sight, the anti-war trend of thought began to permeate within the Rain-nin.