Chapter 204 She is dead (turn to the end, there is an Easter egg chapter)

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Inside the hall, there was a dead silence.

Everyone looked at Hanzo’s generous figure disappearing before their eyes, and subconsciously turned their heads to look at Isibi who was sitting in the first seat.

Bang!!

The sudden piercing sound broke the dead silence in the hall, and the bowls and plates instantly shattered into countless pieces, which splashed onto the maid next to them and caused screams.

"Lawless! Absolutely lawless!"

Isibib swept everything on the table in front of him to the ground, kicked the terrified maid next to him to the ground, and said angrily: "A domestic dog dares to bark at its master? Is he still going to be the daimyo for me?"

"Do you think I don't know that he has been looking for excuses to refuse to conquer the rebel in the north? Without my support and forgiveness, how can a person who has colluded with a rebel be qualified to be the leader of the Hidden Rain Village? When he caused trouble, I have to clean it up every time!!"

"I thought that bastard was a smart man, but he turned out to be a naive fool with childish ideas, not as good as the old guy Musashi! Musashi at least knows when to give in!"

To be honest, Isibib is a little regretful now.

He regrets not that he did not believe in Hanzo, but that he still had expectations for Hanzo.

When he declared war, he actually acquiesced to Hanzo's behavior.

When he drove Sunagakure out, he was also very happy, but since the situation entered a stalemate, he knew that everything was too late.

How can a small country fight against a big country?

The Daimyo of the Fire Country had expressed his clear annoyance and dissatisfaction with Hanzo's repeated "extortion" of materials from the Fire Country under the pretext of "aid" a long time ago.

The actions of the Hidden Rain Village seem to be going smoothly and invincible, but this still cannot change the fact that the Rain Country is weak.

Just like Hashirama Senju and Konoha in the past, people will only fear Hashirama Senju's power, but will never fear Konoha after his death.

Hanzo is indeed strong, but only Hanzo is strong, and he alone cannot change the status quo.

Once Hanzo falls, the Rain Country will collapse without a fight, and they will all be liquidated by the big countries.

At that time, the only remaining dignity and value of this country will be deprived and divided by the big countries together!

This is the sadness of a weak country.

If he hadn't been saying good things, and his concubines were giving him gifts and treasures, Hanzo would have been taught a lesson by Konoha long ago!

But now, this bastard actually taught him a lesson in return!

Bang! Bang! !

Thinking of this, the loud sound of Isibye slapping the table with his palm was extremely dull. Everyone in the hall was silent and no one dared to speak. Even the frightened girls covered their mouths.

After a long time, Isibye released some of his anger and resentment, and then he gradually calmed down with heavy breathing.

Glancing coldly at the silent crowd in front of him, Yisibi raised his hand to cover the lower half of his face with a folding fan, and spoke in the calmest tone possible: "Yuanqing."

"Ah? Ah! Your Highness."

A middle-aged man sitting in the second seat was stunned for a moment when his surname was suddenly called, and then he quickly responded: "Yes, I'm here, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Yisibi raised his hand to interrupt: "You were also a noble of the Fire Country. I think you know that the Lord of the Fire Country has not married yet, right?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded subconsciously: "Yes, yes, after all..."

"In this case, there is only one way now." Interrupting him again, Yisibi said coldly, "Marry my sister over."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man also reacted, and his eyes twitched.

No, that prince is only in his teens, and your sister is not even ten years old, isn't it a bit...

The middle-aged man felt something was wrong, but he could only say politely: "Hey, your highness, do you want to ask Xiao Yuji what she thinks first?"

"She is an ignorant little girl, what is there to ask? No need to ask, the elder brother is like a father, I can make the decision for her."

Isibi put away the folding fan with a "snap" and said coldly: "We must let the Fire Country Daimyo know that Hanzo's attitude does not represent my attitude. Even if Hanzo dies outside, no one will collect his body."

"The Rain Country is seeking peace, has no intention of provoking disputes, and does not want to go to war. I am willing to marry to show my sincerity."

He did not hide his attitude at all, and everyone present naturally heard it, but there was no objection to it, even if some of them were once "war advocates".

Just like what the retainers said to Hanzo.

If the flowers and plants die, just replace them with new ones.

If the dog is disobedient, just kill it.

Ninjas are just "tools". Hanzo is strong, but at most he is just a useful tool. Only tools are held in the hands. Things that may cut the owner should be thrown away as garbage.

The middle-aged man's expression was a little strange. He lowered his head and said respectfully: "Yes, I will write a letter immediately to convey your meaning to the daimyo of the Land of Fire."

"Well... by the way, there is one more."

Isibye nodded, as if he remembered something again, and suddenly narrowed his eyes and said: "Tell the daimyo of the Land of Fire that if Konoha can help us clean up the rebellion in the north, the Land of Rain will repay him with a reward that is enough to satisfy him."

He has long been unhappy with the remnant of the "Muzan" family.

Not only did he occupy the northern area of ​​the Land of Rain unscrupulously, but it was even said that he already had independent armed forces and departments. Now he is just short of splitting the Land of Rain and declaring independence.

Before, Hanzo had been ignoring it just because he didn't want to take action. It was just a good time to see if he could take this opportunity to solve it and pull out this "thorn" that was stuck in his throat!

At the same time, outside Daming Mansion.

A one-eyed rain ninja wearing an eyepatch kept wandering around, looking up at the door from time to time as he walked back and forth. The worry in his eyes was still mixed with a bit of hesitation and struggle.

Click! Kaka! Bang!

"Hanzo-sama!"

Seeing the figure walking out of the gate of Daming Mansion, the one-eyed Rain-nin waiting outside the mansion immediately stepped forward and said in a hopeful tone: "Your Majesty, how much supplies are you willing to support us?"

"..."

Hanzo, who was hanging his head in thought, came back to his senses, looked at his trusted deputy in front of him, and just shook his head expressionlessly.

The one-eyed rain ninja was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned pale: "Why, how could this happen? We have never asked him once before. Now is a critical moment, at least..."

He stumbled as he spoke, but when he saw the silent Hanzo in front of him, his voice gradually became quieter.

"In the final analysis, it is because of my incompetence that Your Highness has no hope."

Not sure whether he was comforting his deputy or comforting himself, Hanzo sighed and said: "The only way now is to purchase grain from other countries. Coarse grain is also acceptable. As long as it is edible, buy it with money."

He was not a fool, and he did not want to keep blackmailing Konoha.

Doesn't he know that this is reducing the already limited friendship between the two parties? How could he not know that if he frequently asks for supplies from Konoha, the Daimyos of the Fire Country will inevitably complain?

A big country is still a big country after all, and it doesn't look down on small countries at its core. It is precisely because of this that he would resist without hesitation, right?

But, there is no way!

He didn't want to rely on the Fire Nation, but it was hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

The harvest in the Land of Rain is not good, and the common people don't have much food to eat. Moreover, ninjas have much larger appetites than ordinary people, and the nutrients they consume are much more refined than ordinary people.

Even if he is more ruthless, the Sunagakure troops have been unable to avoid fighting, and the defense line of the Kingdom of Wind has been unable to be penetrated. Even if he wanted to rob the civilians of the Kingdom of Wind, he could not do it.

With the current situation, as long as Konoha stops supplying supplies, they can only hold on for another month at most!

One month is too hasty and not enough.

At that time, either reduce the number of ninjas, or wait until they are defeated!

"well."

Hanzo couldn't help but sigh in his heart, a feeling of powerlessness came to his heart, and he suddenly understood what Musashi said before.

Now that he has reached this point, he has understood how naive he was back then.

save? It can't be saved at all.

Manpower is sometimes poor, which is a dead end.

His life, death and strength alone are not enough to change the current situation of the Rain Country.

Maybe he shouldn't have been so eager to declare war on the big powers in the first place? Should we compromise until we accumulate enough supplies?

However, the tragic massacre of civilians was there, and it was imminent and had to be carried out.

Hanzo now has some doubts as to whether the bloody massacre that occurred in the Land of Rain was actually done by Sunagakure.

Although all the evidence pointed to Sunagakure, and Sunagakure's Chiyo was unable to refute that the people who massacred a large number of civilians in the Land of Rain were Sunagakure's ninjas, he still felt something was wrong now.

"Hanzo-sama!"

Just as Hanzo felt some regret in his heart, a rain ninja came with an old man.

Hanzo came back to his senses, suppressed the strange look on his face, glanced at the timid old man calmly, then looked at the rain ninja and said, "What's going on?"

The rain ninja did not mention the old man, but took out a scroll from his arms and handed it over: "Hanzo-sama, this is a letter from Konoha."

Upon hearing the word Konoha, Hanzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he reached out to take the scroll and open it.

After a quick glance, Hanzo's pupils shrank and he fell into silence for a long time.

——Konoha, the last batch of supplies will be delivered tomorrow, and it will be the largest batch of supplies. It will be escorted by Tsunade Hime personally, and then the material assistance to Amegakure will be discontinued.

At the end of the letter, it even included the area where Sunagakure stores supplies.

The content of the letter can be summarized in four words, that is... benevolence and justice.

Although Hanzo had expected this, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Indeed, they have barely made any progress on the border of the Kingdom of Wind, and the food they consume seems to have gone into a dog's belly. Konoha cannot afford to delay it if it continues like this.

At this time, the best choice is to stay out of the matter and watch them, Yugakure and Sunagakure, fight to the death, and wait for the fishermen to reap the benefits.

However, for Yugakure at this moment, it could not be a worse choice.

Thinking of this, Hanzo, who was in extremely complicated mood, walked out without any intention of stopping.

"...Han, Hanzo-sama, please wait a moment."

However, he only took a few steps before the skinny old man grabbed the crutches and followed behind him step by step. His skinny body made people worry that he might fall suddenly.

Despite this, it was still obvious from the distance of three to four meters that he was afraid of Hanzo.

This is normal. Everyone knows that Hanzo has the poison sac of a highly poisonous Sanshou fish transplanted into his body. Whenever he breathes, the people around him will inhale the poisonous gas. Therefore, Hanzo has been feared by the people around him since he was a child.

In order not to affect others, Hanzo was forced to wear a mask and breathe through his mouth. If the poison sac in his abdomen ruptured during the battle, even he would not be able to resist the toxicity of the salamander.

Therefore, the old man's courage to follow up made Hanzo curious.

"What do you want?" He asked calmly without stopping.

"Master Hanzo, do you remember? Three months ago, you saved the lives of my family of three from those beasts in the Sand Village." After receiving the response, the old man said excitedly.

Hearing this, Hanzo glanced behind him and swept across the old man's face.

A face full of gullies and wrinkles, wrinkled skin wrapped on the palm, dark complexion, thin body, cloudy eyes, sparse hair, weak and old, the image of an ordinary civilian in the Rain Country.

Hanzo certainly didn't remember this old man. He was just killing the enemy. Perhaps many people were saved because of him, but his eyes never stayed on the survivors.

He chose to resist and fight only out of the loyalty of a samurai to his monarch, his resentment for the great power's wanton trampling of his dignity, his anger at Musashi's inaction, and his pity for the weak.

This old man and his family may be one of them. In Hanzo's eyes, they are just one of the weak who need pity and protection. Their identities are not important.

"What's the matter?" Hanzo's tone softened a little, and he didn't answer the old man and continued to ask.

"I heard that Master Hanzo is helping us to avenge those great power ninjas. Although we are weak and useless, we also want to do something for Master Hanzo."

As he said that, the old man brought the basket behind him to his front and smiled timidly: "This is the remaining food in our family. Although it is small, this is all we can do. I hope you can accept it."

"..." Looking at the old man and the basket in his arms, Hanzo opened his mouth, but couldn't speak for a while, and continued to walk in a daze.

"Master Hanzo, please accept it!"

Thinking that Hanzo would despise this little food, the old man followed behind him and explained earnestly: "My only daughter admired you very much after being rescued by you. When she heard that you needed manpower, she also joined the Hidden Rain Village."

"Not long ago, my daughter wrote to us from the front line, saying that she performed very well. Thanks to your care, she became a medical ninja and said that she would dedicate everything to you."

"She also said that she didn't plan to get married and said that she would always follow you. Hehe, the child is still young and always says some stupid things. When she returns home, she will obviously meet many people in the future..."

The old man said proudly, but Hanzo could not hear anything in his ears. There was only the empty sound of the wind that seemed to fill the whole world. The coldness of falling into an ice cave made him slow and heavy. His mouth seemed to be sewn shut, and his tongue filled his mouth, full of sticky sluggishness.

The one-eyed rain ninja seemed to have remembered something and looked at Hanzo beside him, but the originally broad and upright body was trembling slightly at this moment, as if a heavy weight was pressed on the spine.

Hanzo, who was calm even in front of thousands of Sand Village, now had his back to the old man. His face, which had always been resolute, was extremely pale at this moment, with only fear and pain that had never appeared before.

Because they all remembered who the old man's daughter was.

She was a very cute girl, but she could never go home and could no longer respond to the old man's love.

Because she was dead.

Died behind Hanzo, died in the hands of Sand Village.