Konoha: Naruto From a Wolf

Chapter 56 The Country of Rain

The land of rain.

A country with extremely bad luck.

At the same time, it borders three major countries: the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Earth, and the Kingdom of Wind.

Whether it was the First Ninja War or the Second Ninja War, they both became the battlefield of the Three Kingdoms.

Moreover, the country's climate is cloudy and rainy all year round. The Country of Wind, which borders its southwest and is full of yellow sand, is completely two extremes.

The peculiarity of the climate has led to a serious shortage of food production in the Rain Country. Coupled with the occasional disasters caused by the ninjas of the Three Kingdoms, the few farming opportunities have become even rarer.

The ninjas of the three major countries naturally ignored these, and the bad consequences naturally fell on the residents of the Land of Rain.

Poverty, hunger, skinny to the bone, not fully clothed, no hope for the future...

Any word that symbolizes suffering can be applied to the residents of the Land of Rain without any awkwardness.

Holding an umbrella, Naruto walked slowly through a town. Numbness, helplessness, and hollowness were the unified expressions of everyone here.

Home invasions and street robberies happen all the time.

The strong wield their swords against the stronger, while the weak often wield their swords against the weaker.

Years of war have caused the society in the Country of Rain to lose its most basic order.

When being bullied by ninjas from other countries, some people knelt down and endured silently; some people broke out in silence and sacrificed their precious lives for their country and their loved ones.

And this kind of behavior is so ridiculous in the eyes of groveling people;

Perhaps it was the heroic feats performed by these heroic people that deeply stung their humble and ridiculous self-esteem.

These people who knelt down instead intensified their oppression of their compatriots, and their actions were worse and more cruel than those of the 'invaders'.

In a dark alley, a woman with a skinny figure and a yellow complexion was forcefully dragged into the darkness by two young gangsters.

The people around him seemed to have been used to it for a long time. They just glanced at it silently, then withdrew their sight and continued busy with their livelihood.

It seemed that this was not the first time that the woman who was dragged in had encountered this kind of suffering. Although she struggled, she felt more helpless and painful.

"Need help?"

At the entrance of the alley, a boy wearing an open-chested kimono asked the woman softly.

"...Let's go." Instead of showing any excitement, the woman shook her head wildly and urged him with a hoarse voice.

A person who is trapped in darkness will especially cherish the light that shines through the layers of dark clouds.

The young gangsters looked at each other and saw the hesitation in each other's eyes.

In the chaotic Rain Country, clean and tidy clothes are to some extent a symbol of status and strength.

If they dare to punch a strong man, how can they be street gangsters?

"I understand." Naruto nodded slightly, slowly closed his umbrella, took a few steps, and walked in front of the two young gangsters.

Although he was the one looking up, for some reason it was the two young gangsters who kept retreating.

Or perhaps, they sensed the temperament of a strong man in this boy.

"To be honest, I look down on you."

The moment the words fell, Naruto's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and the figures of the two young gangsters suddenly flew out, as if they were hit hard by a high-speed moving chariot, and hit the walls on both sides heavily.

above.

After a slight pause, he slowly slid down the wall.

The woman looked at this scene and looked at him excitedly, "Are you the ninja of the Dawn of Light?"

"No, I'm just a passerby." Naruto helped her up and shook his head slightly.

The Light of Dawn, also known as the Akatsuki Organization, was a resistance force that came into being under the oppression of the ninjas of the three major countries and was dissatisfied with the inaction of the Rain Ninja Village.

In the eyes of most people of the Rain Country, the ninjas of the Dawn Light are the light of hope that will soon lift the dark clouds hanging over the Rain Country.

"Thank you." The woman bowed and thanked her.

Naruto opened the umbrella again, looked her up and down, and asked, "Where are you from?"

"The Kingdom of Birds." The woman rolled up her hair on her forehead.

"Can I ask what you did before?" Naruto asked. The woman's words and deeds were not like ordinary women.

"It's okay if you don't want to say it." He handed the umbrella to her.

"Mother was once a shrine maiden." The woman said, holding an umbrella over their heads.

"Really?" Naruto nodded slightly and without asking too much, leaned over and took out the money from the two young gangsters.

Hand the money to the woman.

"I don't have to." The woman shook her head and refused.

"Although it's not much, it's enough to live on for a while." Naruto put the thing in her hand.

The long-term lack of nutrition had brought her body to the edge of collapse.

Compared to him, the money is obviously more useful to women.

For him, money is enough, but too much is a waste.

What he desires cannot be purchased with ordinary money.

"Thank you." After much hesitation, the woman accepted it and bowed again to thank you.

"I can take you to the next town."

Looking out at the wolf-like peeping eyes outside the alley, Naruto suggested to the woman.

"Sorry for your trouble."

Obviously, she also understood that she could no longer survive in this town.

"Can I ask where you are going?"

"Look for the 'Light of Dawn'."

…

"...How are you thinking about it?"

The young version of Shimura Danzo looked at the masked samurai not far away and asked.

"Okay." The warrior stared into his eyes, and after a moment, nodded slowly.

"Make the right choice, and the future of the Kingdom of Rain will continue in your hands."

"Information about the 'Akatsuki Organization' will be sent to you one after another." Danzo Shimura nodded with satisfaction, stood up and left, with a comfortable posture, as if he was the master here.

But the surrounding rain ninjas, including the Sanshouyu Hanzo who was in charge, turned a blind eye to this.

Danzo Shimura seemed to have anticipated this.

In terms of strength, both of them are not as strong as the demigod Sansho Hanzo. After all, the leader of the Rain Ninja Village is the only person after the First Hokage to be honored as a god.

It is precisely because of his existence that the Rain Kingdom and the Rain Ninja Village can maintain the situation on the verge of collapse despite the repeated ravages of the three major countries.

But it's a pity that Xiao Guo's background destined him not to become a true 'god'.

No matter how powerful Sansho Hanzo is, in today's ninja world, even if one's personal force is powerful, it can only be placed in second place.

The strength of the whole, the strength of the Ninja Village, is the real strength.

As long as Sanshou Hanzo dares to attack him now, Konoha's ninjas will dare to attack the city tomorrow.

One ninja can't defeat him, ten ninjas can't defeat him, but what about a hundred? What about a thousand?

Today's rain ninja can exist more because it is just a piece of chicken ribs, a tasteless piece of food that is a pity to throw away, and it is not worthy of the three major ninja villages spending too much thought on it.

The reason why the three major countries chose to open a battlefield in the Kingdom of Rain is not because of its 'rich' resources, but simply because compared with other options, the Kingdom of Rain is more suitable.

If the Kingdom of Rain had remained neutral as before, Danzo would not have appeared here.

But unfortunately, the recently active "Akatsuki Organization" in the Rain Country has greatly hindered Konoha's interests in the Rain Country.

No matter how just the actions of the 'Akatsuki Organization' are seen by the people of the Kingdom of Rain.

But in Danzo's view, as long as it blocks Konoha's interests, it must be eliminated.

As for the so-called "justice", it is something that only the victors are qualified to write.

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