Chapter 36 Water and Fire (Part 1)

"It's so different from the Fire Country."

On the edge of the big lake, Yiyong and Shisui looked into the distance.

A high-tech city hidden in the fog, like a ghost shadow, is located in the center of the lake. The architectural style is very different from the rain forests and wastelands elsewhere on this land, and it has a sense of immediacy that transcends the times.

The silhouette gave Giyuu a feeling that it was very much like a factory full of chimneys (actually drainage pipes) opened by entrepreneurs in Arakawa District, Tokyo during the Taisho era.

Yiyong has never seen fields in this country, nor has he found a settlement of more than a hundred people. Some are just refugees holding bamboo hats, hurriedly walking through the water curtain, families hanging on ropes on the treetops, and starving to death on the edge of the rainforest. The young figures and hundreds of corpses lying in pools of blood have become food for flies and insects that are not afraid of wind and rain.

The clouds in the Land of Rain are like many towels stained with dirty water, sewn together impatiently by careless giants, covering the sky dullly over this land. The large raindrops dripping from the sky always exude a musty smell of decay and rancidity, implying that it contains dangerous and harmful substances.

This is a country that has been at war for a long time.

The Ninja World War has ended for many years, but for the Rain Country, the fighting and betrayal are far from the end.

Shisui and Giyuu passed through the levels very quickly. Whether they were rebels, thugs or rain ninjas, they were all under the influence of genjutsu and turned a blind eye to them. In the eyes of those ninjas, the two of them did not exist at all.

Because Shisui Hitomi's power was particularly strong, they passed through the outskirts of the Rain Country many times faster than Itachi, so they simply took the main road without encountering any ninja who could break their illusions.

In less than half a day, they had successfully arrived at the lakeside where Yuyin Village was located from the border.

This lake is located in the lowest basin of the Kingdom of Rain. It is the gathering place for the rain and blood of the entire country. And Yuyin Village is located in the center of this lake.

"The Kingdom of Rain borders the three great kingdoms of Fire, Wind, and Earth at the same time, and the Kingdom of Grass, which is not much weaker, is directly north of it. Therefore, every time the ninja world wars, the Kingdom of Rain inevitably becomes the core battlefield. The various ninjutsu used in the ninja wars have almost irreversible damage to the land."

While planning the route into Amegakure Village, Shisui told Giyuuki: "Later, the ninja world's demigod Sansho Hanzo established Amegakure Village and fought against many countries on his own in an attempt to save the country.

"But because his desire to win was too strong, he used a large amount of poisonous gas in the war. After the poisonous gas evaporated, it mixed with rainwater and returned to the surface, repeatedly eroding the land here. In the end, it became what it is today, and even the soil was destroyed. It has become crystalline, and compared with rocks, there is only a difference between large and small.

"Except for a large amount of wasteland, the Country of Rain only has rainforests that are full of poisonous and dangerous conditions. Today, the factories set up by major powers on the border of the Country of Rain, as well as the assassination hires accepted by the Hidden Rain Village, are almost the source of the entire country's economy. "

"Demi god?"

Yiyong chewed on these two words and frowned slightly. He really couldn't combine the world in front of him with such a loud reputation.

"Did he do anything great?"

"In this world, strength is greatness."

Shisui replied, "Sanshou Hanzo is a person who has used all the skills of ordinary ninjas to the extreme. He is also a water escape expert second only to the Second Hokage, so he has an absolute advantage when fighting in the local area.

"In addition to ninjutsu, he also implanted the poisonous sac of the black pepper fish into his body. With the help of the terrifying poison, he completely defeated an entire legion of Konoha. In the end, only three people were left who could barely fight with him. Fighting, that is, the later famous Sannin of Konoha.

"But success is extremely poisonous, and failure is also extremely poisonous. Hanzo gained a reputation as a rain ninja, but he also ruined the country to the point where it was unable to produce its own products. The only person benefiting from this was the Rain Hidden Village, which received numerous assassination orders because of its reputation. Nowadays, It is only expected that so many ordinary people would resist him if they could not survive.”

"...In order to save this country, instead of turning it into a place of death?"

Yiyong's eyelids drooped slightly.

"Doesn't it matter if the name of the Land of Rain is the same?"

"Well... speaking of this, the old man was very afraid of Hanzo. He moved to the City of Fire a long time ago. His favorite thing to do every day is to play cards."

Shisui sighed, "So the country you see is completely ruled by the rain ninjas themselves. Most of its functions have been destroyed, and only ninjas and a small number of residents who serve them can be run. As for food and various The ninjas here can do whatever they want. No one will make the decision for these ordinary people, so they can only resist on their own.

"In the final analysis, the current situation of this country and Hanzo's reputation are just the result of the game between the great powers. They need this place to become a battlefield, and Hanzo just meets this condition, so what if they give him a nice name? Anyway, big countries need a reason not to annex this country.”

Zhiyong, who once lived in the era of reunification, was a little confused. After thinking for a long time, he realized that the reason why the big powers were unwilling to directly invade this country was because it had to become a buffer zone between the big powers. damage.

"How chilling."

After making a brief comment, his understanding of the world deepened.

"War sounds like a ninja game between big countries. It is the people of small countries who will definitely be harmed."

"That's why I think that the greater the power of a person, the more he should use it to maintain peace rather than create disputes. The order maintained by violence is only an order that is beneficial to the perpetrator, and it will be exposed sooner or later."

Shisui pushed away the water drops on the top of Giyu's raincoat.

"Giyu, you are born with great power and a soft heart. Maybe one day, you can change the world like the first generation Hokage."

He said this half-jokingly, but there was also expectation in it.

"Didn't you say it before? The reason for gaining power is to resist unreasonable "habits". The war of ninjas is one of such habits."

"I... just talking about my own affairs."

Giyu had a blank expression on his face and spoke stiffly, as if he wanted to force himself to do what he said.

He said to himself in his heart that ninjas and ghosts are two completely different things, and have nothing to do with his responsibilities at all. The life of swinging a knife for the safety of strangers has ended with the end of his previous life.

In his life, he is no longer the water pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. He only wants to consider the safety of those around him, protect them with his innate power, and live an ordinary life. Not hurting others and avoiding being hurt by others, that's enough.

But along the way, the faces of those who died unarmed kept appearing in front of him, with faces as cold as his, but the coldness in the dead eyes was hotter than the most turbulent flames.

Suddenly, a question grew in his mind.

[If it was Beimingyu and Rengoku Kyojuro who came back to life first, what would they do? ]

No, I shouldn't think about this.

Giyuu took a deep breath and forced the waves in his heart to disappear. Then, he asked Shisui like asking for help: "Have you found a way to enter the Hidden Rain Village?"

[Find the murderer who killed Wen and bring Uchiha Enhuo back, this is what I have to do now. 】

"Anyway, we can't go across the lake."

Shisui shook his head helplessly, "According to intelligence, there are many salamanders and various aquatic monsters in the lake. Deep-water creatures have a keen sense of taste, but most of them don't have very good eyesight. Once illusions don't work on these guys, the noise they make will inevitably attract the attention of the Rain Ninjas.

"After thinking about it, there is only one way to go across the bridge on the other side of the lake. But at the gate of the Hidden Rain Village, it is too risky to use illusions directly. It is safer to enter by disguising as a Rain Ninja."

"Then what are you waiting for. "

Giyuu took the lead and walked along the lake embankment. Shisui opened his mouth to say something, but still didn't say anything.

Now that Hanzo of the Salamander has reduced his power, the most elite jonin of the Rain Ninja are all inside the Hidden Rain Village, and there are unknown enemies who may be staring at Itachi's Sharingan. Although Shisui is fully confident in his eyes, he still doesn't plan to take the risk of bringing Giyuu in. After all, he is not sure about Itachi's situation.

But if you want to get Giyuu out and let him stay outside, it is absolutely impossible to convince him with the reason of "danger".

[You can only take it one step at a time.]

The two of them have their own thoughts, surrounding After walking along the lakeshore for nearly twenty minutes, about three hundred meters from the entrance of the bridge, we met a small donkey cart with a flag with the word "tea" on it.

At each of the four corners of the donkey cart, a piece of light wood cut from the top was tied. The broad and strong leaves covered and overlapped each other, isolating the rain from the donkey, the old woman and the little girl below.

There were also two large cans with white steam on the donkey cart, and a sweet and fresh smell seeped out of them. It was probably the so-called "tea".

"A tea shop opened on the outskirts of Yuyin Village..."

Shisui muttered, "It's really interesting. Let's go and see if we can find out any information. I just happened to be a little tired and thirsty..."

Giyuu didn't say anything and walked over with Shisui.

"You two are new faces. Are you from outside? "

The old woman covered her mouth and nose with a thick scarf, and the little girl with reddish-brown hair did the same.

But unlike the gentle and calm look of the woman, the little girl had fear in her eyes. Her thin arms were tightly against the tea can, while absorbing warmth and courage from it.

"I am a wandering ninja who came to the Rain Country to make a living. This is my younger brother."

Shisui covered up his identity casually. Anyway, the two of them had changed into the most common clothes in the Rain Country, so there would be no loopholes in saying this.

"Before coming here, I always heard that the Rain Ninjas were moody and never hesitated to kill ordinary people, so I was a little hesitant about whether to join them, but now it seems that it is not so scary."

The implication was that he wanted to know why the grandfather and grandson dared to sell tea here.

But Yiyong's question was much more sharp than his statement: "Aren't you afraid of death? Why don't you hide?"

The little girl shrank back even more, and it was obvious that death was not unfamiliar to her.

"Haha, children still speak more directly. "

The old lady smiled, but what she said next was not worthy of this smile at all.

"We were hiding in secret places, but our two hiding places were taken away by young people who wanted to rebel against Hanzo. They thought that me and this child were a burden, so they drove us out, and then we could only pick mushrooms in the forest for food. "

"But it's not good for the child to only eat these. "

The old lady said this and pointed to the donkey,

"Later, we found it in a mud pit and decided to boil the mushroom into tea and exchange it with the ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village for real food. We usually live in the car. Unconsciously, two months have passed. It is more peaceful than the days of hiding everywhere."

She walked to the tea (mushroom soup?) pot, opened the lid, and the hot steam came out, blurring the faces of the grandparents and grandchildren.

"In this country where people's hearts are cold, who can refuse a bowl of warm tea? No matter who it is, whether they leave or enter here, it may be the last time."

As she said, she poured herself a bowl and drank it in one gulp to prove that there was no poison in it.

"Do you want to try it, both of you? You can pay with food or money."

"In that case, you must have a bowl."

Shisui looked at Giyuu, who shook his head. He was not in the mood.

Shisui reached into his raincoat and took out a snack he bought when he left the Land of Fire from his waist bag, "Is this okay?"

"Oh, thank you."

The old lady looked at the snack eagerly, "Hydrangea, keep it, it looks precious, maybe you can exchange it for more ordinary food in the future."

"Okay..."

The girl named Hydrangea took the thing and was about to put it into the small box on the donkey cart, but she suddenly stopped and stared at the packaging of the snack with surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Shisui narrowed his eyes and asked friendly, "Don't you like it?"

"No..."

Hydrangea raised her head with the snack in her hands, her eyes sparkling, "I want to ask, are you and the angels from the same place?"

"Angel?"

After the demigod, another mysterious word attracted the attention of Shisui and Giyuu.

If there is another ninja with a title in Yuzhiguo, we should pay more attention.

"Who is an angel?"

"Angels are gods that spread their white wings and fly across the sky."

Hydrangea's tone was somewhat pious. Of course, it would be more appropriate to say that she yearned for a fairy tale. "If you shout loudly on the ground, He will give you food."

Then she took out a snack with the same packaging from the box. "This is what the angel gave me when I met him before."

"Haha, the child is talking in her sleep again."

The old lady took the snacks from Hydrangea's hands and put them in the box. "It should be a kind ninja who passed by and gave her this snack. You two don't have to worry about it."

However, Shisui waved his hand slightly, looked into the little girl's eyes and asked: "Little sister, when was the last time you saw an angel? Do you know where He went?"

"Just three or four days ago."

Hydrangea pointed in a direction. "The angel came from the south and flew to the north. Although he looked very small, I still recognized Him."

[The time just matched. 】

【With food from the Land of Fire, coming from the south, and ninjas who can fly, it can barely explain why Uchiha Enka's blood reappeared after such a long distance. Of course, it could also be a coincidence...】

Shisui's eyes became brighter and brighter, and then he looked at Giyu.

【But at least it's a reason not to let him enter the Hidden Rain Village. 】

"It seems that we need to separate for a while."