"Rain Mountain… How did Rain Mountain become like that?!"
"Am I dreaming?!"
"What on earth happened to Rain Mountain?!"
The people of the Land of Rain couldn't believe what they were seeing. Last night, it was a towering mountain, but today it had become a mountain range!
Could it be… the people the Company brought in?
Hanzo's eyes widened as he looked at the mountain that had transformed from Rain Mountain into the Rain Mountain Range. The climate of the Land of Rain also changed with the transformation of Rain Mountain. It used to be extremely difficult to see such bright, clear weather in the Land of Rain.
Bang—!
Hanzo got out of the black car, closed the door, and walked up the slope, observing the surrounding mountains.
How did they manage to divide the entire Rain Mountain into so many mountains?
Is this really something humans can do?
Even if the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth came, he wouldn't be able to do it, right?
At this moment, Hanzo's heart was filled with questions. The White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company's standing in his mind rose infinitely. To be able to find such a powerful individual who could silently change a towering mountain, the Company's foundation was even more terrifying than he imagined!
No wonder the Company chose to remain neutral. If the Company didn't maintain neutrality, it would truly be a disaster for the Ninja World!
He thought about how the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company had always advocated, "Technology changes life, technology changes the world." The Company advocated this, and indeed, it acted upon it.
It did not participate in the conflicts of the Various Ninja Villages, maintaining absolute neutrality while changing the Ninja World with the products it produced.
It was truly excellent that the Land of Rain could cooperate with the Company!
Hanzo was very glad about the impulsive decision he had made in a moment of passion. If it weren't for that impulse, the Land of Rain would not have seen such a change!
The sound of a giant creature running echoed, and he saw Ibuse, whose cries carried a hint of panic.
"Ibuse, don't worry, it's the helper I found to change the environment of the Land of Rain."
Hanzo stroked Ibuse's head, calming its emotions. From Ibuse's cries, he could tell that Ibuse seemed to have experienced the changes to Rain Mountain last night.
The people of the Land of Rivers woke up dumbfounded. Rain Mountain, which was like a natural barrier, had become a mountain range overnight! The most bizarre thing was that no one noticed how Rain Mountain became the Rain Mountain Range!
Such an absurd change couldn't possibly be the Six Paths Sage's divine manifestation, could it?
Soon, all the countries noticed the change in Rain Mountain in the Land of Rain and sent envoys to inquire about what happened to Rain Mountain.
In response, Hanzo said he didn't know either, perhaps the Six Paths Sage had manifested, seeing that the environment of the Land of Rain was too poor, and thus manifested to turn Rain Mountain into the Rain Mountain Range.
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
"Tsuchikage-sama, regarding the changes to Rain Mountain in the Land of Rain, can you achieve that level?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Ōnoki looked at the high-ranking official who asked this foolish question. He was confident he could flatten Rain Mountain with Dust Release, but he absolutely could not divide Rain Mountain into the Rain Mountain Range.
"Such a thing, perhaps it really was the Six Paths Sage's divine manifestation?"
To Ōnoki, this was truly an unimaginable, supernatural event. Even a Ninja most proficient in Earth Release could not do such a thing. Even Senju Hashirama, known as the God of Shinobi, could not do it, and Uchiha Madara, whose strength was comparable to his, certainly could not.
He and his teacher, Mu, had once fought Uchiha Madara, and he knew very well that even if Uchiha Madara were still alive, he could not do such a thing.
Land of Wind, Hidden Sand Village.
"That kind of thing is too exaggerated. Who on earth could silently change such a tall mountain?"
The Third Kazekage truly couldn't understand. Even if all of Sunagakure's power were gathered, flattening Rain Mountain would not be achievable in a short time, let alone doing it silently, without anyone noticing.
The most absurd thing was that Rain Mountain was not flattened, but became a mountain range!
To silently transform a mountain that was like a barrier separating heaven and earth into a mountain range—what immense power would that require!
This alone exceeded his imagination.
The Third Kazekage issued an order to reduce external activities.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
"To achieve such a feat, even if thousands of Earth Release Ninja were gathered, it would be impossible to do so silently. Moreover, judging from the shape and traces of the mountain range, it looks as if it formed naturally, without any artificial marks."
Hiruzen Sarutobi placed the photos on the table, scratching his head until he was bald, unable to figure out how Rain Mountain became the Rain Mountain Range. It couldn't really be the Six Paths Sage's divine manifestation, as rumored by the outside world, could it?
"I can't figure it out either. What kind of jutsu could achieve this? This doesn't seem like something that could happen in reality."
Danzo Shimura looked at the two photos: one of the former Rain Mountain, and one of the recently taken Rain Mountain Range. Frankly, this kind of thing was beyond his comprehension.
"However, instead of Rain Mountain, Hiruzen, you should look at this."
Danzo Shimura took out a scroll and handed it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"This is?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the scroll in his hand, then at Danzo Shimura, his eyes showing a hint of inquiry, not rushing to open the scroll.
"Information from an intelligence broker in the black market, concerning the survivors of Uzushiogakure."
Danzo Shimura didn't elaborate. When he received this information, he hadn't even imagined that Uzushiogakure still had survivors. What surprised him even more was that the one sheltering the Uzushiogakure survivors was the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company, which had partnerships with all Five Great Ninja Villages.
Even Orochimaru had a very close partnership with that company.
Considering Orochimaru's partnership with that company, taking in Uzushiogakure survivors was likely done to put Orochimaru in their debt.
If he had this opportunity, he might have done the same.
The White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company had enough influence not to worry about the consequences of doing so.
"What?! Survivors!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly opened the scroll. He had previously dispatched multiple Ninja teams to the Land of Whirlpools to investigate and search for survivors in nearby countries, but all had been fruitless. He had already given up hope that Uzushiogakure had any survivors.
"Uzushiogakure still has survivors?"
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu stood up and moved closer to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company, huh…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the information in the scroll in surprise, a smile appearing on his face. This was undoubtedly the best news in a long time.
Homura Mitokado pondered repeatedly, then said meaningfully, "As the Village that signed a peace treaty with Uzushiogakure, Konoha has a responsibility to help the Uzushiogakure survivors living in the Land of Waves and give them a home."
Everyone present understood Homura Mitokado's meaning, which was to invite the Uzushiogakure survivors to join Konoha and make the Uzumaki Clan a part of Konoha.
"Homura, your idea is also ours, but there's one point: whether the Uzushiogakure survivors are willing to join Konoha."
Utatane Koharu raised a crucial question, then continued, "You must know that it was the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company that helped them in their time of need, not Konoha. Will they resent Konoha in their hearts for not helping them when they needed it?"
"Indeed, Koharu makes a good point. Even if the entire Ninja World knows that Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure used despicable means to attract our attention, and even sold our intelligence to the Sky Ninja, leading to our Village being attacked by the Sky Ninja."
Danzo Shimura strongly agreed with Utatane Koharu's words, then changed his tone, "The Uzushiogakure survivors won't sympathize with Konoha's difficulties. When the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, they didn't receive Konoha's rescue, so they will inevitably harbor resentment towards Konoha. If they join Konoha with resentment in their hearts, that resentment will become a hidden danger buried underground, and it might erupt at any time."
Danzo Shimura had actually struggled with this. When he thought that there might be people among the Uzushiogakure survivors who harbored resentment towards Konoha, he didn't want them to join Konoha. However, even if he didn't reveal this information now, it would spread throughout the Ninja World soon enough and reach the ears of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado anyway.
Rather than that, it was better for him to present it now and state his thoughts. As for whether to invite the Uzushiogakure survivors to join Konoha, that was no longer his decision to make.
After all, he was only the Assistant Hokage; Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Hokage.
"Danzo, what you said is too much. Resent Konoha? The people of Uzushiogakure are not narrow-minded; don't think so badly of them."
Homura Mitokado felt that Danzo Shimura thought too poorly of the Uzushiogakure survivors.
"Hiruzen, what do you think?"
Homura Mitokado looked at the silent Hiruzen Sarutobi, wanting to know his thoughts. No matter how much they talked, the final decision still rested with him, as the Third Hokage.
"I've decided to go to the Land of Waves myself."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze swept over the faces of the three one by one, "This is a very good opportunity. The Various Ninja Villages are all focused on the Land of Rain, so I can take a trip to the Land of Waves and personally talk with the Uzushiogakure survivors."
Regardless of whether the Uzushiogakure survivors were willing to join Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed this conversation was very necessary. Besides, he also wanted to see the Land of Waves, which he hadn't visited in many years, and know what it was like now.
"?!"
Danzo Shimura immediately became alert upon hearing this. Years of experience accumulated from handling various documents and reports told him that if he didn't make Hiruzen Sarutobi finish the documents before leaving, he would surely dump them all on him.
"Hiruzen, I don't object to you going to the Land of Waves."
Danzo Shimura coughed lightly, reminding him, "But before you go, remember to do your job as Hokage. How can the Hokage always hand over important documents to the Assistant Hokage to handle?"
Don't you dare dump those documents on me!
Danzo Shimura was practically screaming this internally; he was truly fed up.
"…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent, then slowly said after a while, "I understand."
Soon after, Danzo Shimura's furious roar echoed from the Root's base.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi! I'm not done with you!"
The changes in Rain Mountain even made the climate of the Land of Rain normalize, unlike before when it rained all year, making it impossible to grow crops.
The Various Ninja Villages were all paying attention to what was happening on Rain Mountain in the Land of Rain. It must be said that the events on Rain Mountain were like a bucket of cold water, cooling down the Ninja World, which was like boiling water about to overflow.
For a time, the actions of the Various Ninja Villages decreased significantly, all wary of the entity that had transformed Rain Mountain into the Rain Mountain Range.
Even the Daimyo of each country were very concerned about the changes in Rain Mountain. To them, such matters were beyond their control, and no one could even explain why Rain Mountain had become the Rain Mountain Range.
"Rain Mountain Range, huh…"
At the Mountain Graveyard, Uchiha Madara held a Ninja World Daily. He saw the major recent events reported in the newspaper, looking at photos of Rain Mountain, and then photos of the Rain Mountain Range.
What kind of Jutsu could silently change such a high mountain?
Uchiha Madara's mind conjured the Sage Art Orochimaru had used in Uzushiogakure before.
No, with her strength, she couldn't do that. Even Hashirama couldn't do such a thing, so how could she?
Could it be that the Six Paths Sage truly manifested?
Uchiha Madara absolutely refused to believe Orochimaru could do such a thing; he was more willing to believe that the Six Paths Sage had manifested.
After all, that was something even his only recognized opponent, Senju Hashirama, couldn't do!
The Ninja World's number one Hashirama fan was back online.
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