Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 42 Sansho Fish Hanzo

Yuyin Village.

Under the repeated urging of the guards, Salamander Hanzo walked into the office reluctantly, looked at the pile of reports on the desk, frowned and began to deal with them one by one.

When the guard next to him saw this scene, his eyes were filled with worry.

They are worried about their leader, Hanzo the Salamander, and also about the future of the Rain Kingdom.

Lord Hanzo was not like he is now in the past. Ten years ago or even five years ago, Lord Hanzo was full of passion for his work and care for his subordinates. He wanted to devote all his time to making the Rain Country rise.

Under the leadership of Lord Hanzo, they repelled the invaders from the Land of Wind, drove the Sand Ninjas out of the Land of Rain, and made the Hidden Rain Village the most prestigious ninja village outside of the five major ninja villages.

But I don't know when Lord Hanzo fell.

Not only did they lose the ambition to expand their territory, but they were too lazy to even deal with domestic affairs. Their long-term laziness directly led to a large number of ninjas leaving the Hidden Rain Village, and bandits became rampant in the territory from then on.

As guards along the way, they could also guess the reason for Lord Hanzo's fall.

It seems that because the Rain Country is located in a war-torn area, the Hidden Rain Village is unable to expand outward. After seeing no hope of becoming a great power, Lord Hanzo simply gave up his responsibilities and his vision became increasingly narrow.

From hoping for the rise of the Rain Country, to having the vision limited to the area around the Hidden Rain Building.

If it weren't for these people reminding him, Lord Hanzo would probably not even bother to deal with his official duties and would just stay in the room all day drinking tea and wine, enjoying life.

In their hearts, they hope that Lord Hanzo can find his original intention and lead them to take the initiative to start a war.

Hanzo also noticed the strange looks from the guards, but didn't say anything.

This group of people do not understand the plight of the Rain Country at all. The problems within the Rain Country cannot be solved simply by hard work. The Hidden Rain Village did not become the winner in the last Ninja World War, and it will not be the winner in the future Ninja World War.

Rather than risk participating in the Ninja World War, it is better to declare a closed-door policy.

Given the poverty of the Rain Country, as long as it maintains sufficient combat effectiveness, it does not have to worry about other countries attacking the Rain Country. As for whether ordinary people in the country live well, that has nothing to do with it.

The reputation he gained in the first half of his life was enough for him to enjoy in the second half.

There is no need to waste time and energy on meaningless work.

However, no matter how lazy he was at work, he always kept in touch with the major ninja villages and secretly participated in many conspiracies.

After starting to handle official business seriously, Salamander Hanzo soon noticed Shigure's mission report.

Shigure is one of the leaders of the black market, and can track the whereabouts of wandering ninjas in the Land of Rain through the movement of black market supplies.

In Shigure's report, Hanzo quickly noticed the words 'Akatsuki Organization'.

Akatsuki means the first ray of light when the sun rises. The Akatsuki organization that called itself by this name aroused Hanzo's interest. He seemed to have heard of this organization somewhere and it sounded familiar to him.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Hanzo asked his subordinates beside him:

"Do any of you know about Akatsuki?"

After hearing Hanzo's question, the guard beside him said quickly:

"Master Hanzo, the Akatsuki organization has been very active in the Rain Country recently. It is said to be a newly established peace organization. They seem to be committed to achieving mutual understanding between people and have been helping villagers fight bandits and wandering ninjas."

"Helping to fight the bandits?" Hanzo frowned. "So, they are a ninja organization. Can you tell me more about this organization?"

"Yes." The guard nodded and told the information he had learned one by one.

After hearing that the person who founded Akatsuki was Jiraiya's disciple, Hanzo's face changed and his expression became serious. Akatsuki's behavior of gathering ninjas and protecting ordinary people did not matter to him, as it also helped him maintain law and order in the Land of Rain.

But Jiraiya's identity as his apprentice aroused his vigilance.

His defeated general Jiraiya secretly took in three orphans after being defeated.

These three orphans actually established a peace organization.

I just don't know if Jiraiya is behind this peace organization, and whether it will pose a threat to his rule. If it really can threaten him...

Thinking of this, Salamander Hanzo shook his head slightly.

How could a new organization threaten his rule? Even Yahiko and his friends' teacher Jiraiya, together with Orochimaru and Tsunade, were no match for him.

In the entire ninja world, the only people who can make him feel afraid are those old guys of the same age.

Moreover, he maintained cooperation with the Konoha high-level officials and their relationship has always been very good. They even implemented a conspiracy together in the past, which led to the death of the Third Raikage at the hands of Iwagakure.

With this relationship in place, it is impossible for Konoha to attack the Hidden Rain Village.

And if it were really a spy organization, Akatsuki would not have acted so high-profile.

Continuing to listen to his subordinates' reports about Akatsuki, Hanzo Salamander became more certain that Akatsuki was not a threat at all. Instead, their behavior was more like their younger selves.

Full of vitality and hope for the future.

Unfortunately, how long can hope last? Sooner or later, this young man named Yahiko will be defeated by reality and choose to succumb to reality just like himself.

By that time, he might even take the initiative to submit to me and become a senior ninja under me.

Instead of worrying about these things, it is better to think about the war between Konoha and Iwagakure, which is the biggest threat to the Hidden Rain Village.

Thinking of this, Hanzo of the Salamander opened another piece of information, which recorded the process of the Battle of Kannabi Bridge and information about Minato Namikaze.

Golden flash, if you encounter golden flash, you will not be punished for giving up the mission, Flying Thunder God Technique.

Each piece of information related to Minato irritated Hanzo's nerves, making him begin to wonder if he was getting old.

After all, his instant body movement technique couldn't kill several jonin in a row in a short period of time.

This Konoha jonin named Namikaze Minato might become his rival in the future, but compared with Namikaze Minato, Yahiko is nothing.

They are not ninjas of the same level at all.

Konoha is worthy of being Konoha. After giving birth to the Three Ninjas and strong men like Hatake Sakumo, another extremely outstanding ninja appeared in less than ten years.

However, there are not even a few decent elite jonin in the Hidden Rain Village, and it is impossible to choose a successor.

If there is a problem with his health, the Hidden Rain Village will have no successor. I am afraid that even Konoha, which has a good relationship with it at present, will focus on the Hidden Rain Village.

Why is the Rain Kingdom so weak? Why can’t it train a qualified successor?

What should the Hidden Rain Village do after my death?
Thinking of this, Salamander Hanzo suddenly felt a little tired. He sighed softly, turned around and left the office and walked towards the room.

He needs to have a good rest before he can continue to handle official business.

After seeing this scene, the eyes of the guards nearby dimmed noticeably. After working for less than two hours, Lord Hanzo went to enjoy himself again.

(End of this chapter)