Hidden Rain Village.
On a hundred-meter-tall tower.
The girl had light blue-purple hair styled in a bun, with a light blue paper flower on the right side of her head. Her eyes were light orange-yellow, and her features were delicate. She wore light purple eyeshadow and had a lip piercing below her lower lip.
She wore a black trench coat embroidered with white-edged red clouds, light purple tight long pants, and a zippered backless top underneath, with a ring piercing her navel. An Amegakure forehead protector was tied to the right side of her waist.
She stood on the edge of the tall tower, overlooking a part of Hidden Rain Village, appearing especially serene amidst the rain mist drifting in the sky.
Suddenly.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
She turned and walked towards the interior of the tower's summit. A thin figure appeared, with black rods inserted into his body and concentric ripple patterns in his eyes.
"Nagato, someone has infiltrated the Village," Konan said.
Just now, she had sensed a presence that did not belong to Hidden Rain Village. It seemed there were always those who weren't afraid of death.
Upon hearing this, Nagato focused his senses on the Rain Tiger at Will Technique. After a moment, he said, "It seems my Rain Tiger at Will Technique has been deciphered by someone capable. Are they those ninjas who don't know what pain is again?"
"Konan, give the order. Find those people."
"Mm." Konan nodded, leaving a paper clone to look after Nagato. She exited the space, slowly spread her wings in the rain, and flew towards Hidden Rain Village's command centre.
Meanwhile, in four directions around Hidden Rain Village, four figures with black rods inserted into their bodies slowly opened their eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
They began patrolling within Hidden Rain Village.
...
"Foreign Ninja have infiltrated. Lead your teams to find them. If you discover the enemy, immediately send a signal."
Satoru was resting, practising Hayakawa's Ninjutsu and physical combat habits, when he suddenly received orders from his superior.
This made his hand pause. Had he been discovered?
That makes no sense!
He had been infiltrated for so long. If he could be discovered, he would have been discovered long ago. Moreover, he had perfectly imitated everything about Hayakawa. As long as he didn't directly face Nagato and the others, he was confident he wouldn't be discovered.
"Could it be that Ibara and them were discovered?"
Satoru frowned. Could it be that those two guys from Danzo's side caused some trouble?
Recalling the situation Ibara had reported to him earlier, he felt extremely annoyed. Danzo was truly a terrible teammate.
It must be the good deed of Danzo's two subordinates. As for his disciples, putting everything else aside, they would not disobey his orders.
Picking up his Ninja tools, Satoru notified Hayakawa's squad in Hidden Rain Village and quickly rushed to the meeting point.
He was now a Chunin of Hidden Rain Village, and he could use this opportunity to train in searching and see what was going on.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Passing through the streets of Hidden Rain Village, he could see many ninjas in action, and even ordinary people helping with the patrols.
From Satoru's perception, this cohesion was extraordinarily strong.
Whoosh!
Just then, he saw a giant bird flying in the sky, its eyes having ripple patterns, soaring above Hidden Rain Village.
Its eyes constantly scanned everything below.
"Is this an all-out deployment?"
Seeing the Animal Path's Summoning Beast, Satoru thought to himself.
Advancing a bit further, he even discovered many dogs with wings patrolling—the Animal Path's Hellhounds.
Satoru was already prepared to quickly escape if he was discovered.
What if he were the one discovered?
He was just a little worried about Ibara. He hoped he wouldn't be discovered, or they would have to retreat early, declaring the mission a failure.
...
Underground, Satoru's squad.
On the scroll in front of Tomako, one by one, mice returned from outside and walked onto the blank scroll.
"How is it?" Toriko asked.
Tomako said, "Hidden Rain Village has suddenly launched a large-scale search operation. It might be due to enemy infiltration, or it might be..."
He didn't finish, but he implied that Satoru might have been discovered conducting espionage activities and was now hiding.
Ibara Keisen stared at the two, finding that they didn't seem to be lying, and analysed his mind.
The captain might have been discovered. Could it be that the captain had obtained some important intelligence?
"However, if the captain was discovered, he should have brought the intelligence back. Since there's no movement now, it means the captain is in a critical moment. We should still go look for him," Tomako suggested.
Satoru's intelligence was very important. If it led to a Village-wide search, it must be extremely important. Reporting this intelligence to Lord Danzo was the right thing to do.
"Wait, if the captain isn't in danger, our actions will only cause him inconvenience. I think we should wait," Ibara Keisen said.
He recalled his teacher's methods. He couldn't be discovered so easily, and even if he was discovered, it would be impossible to catch him.
As a Chunin, he was already a qualified captain, and the judgment he made at this moment was also reasonable and logical.
If he were the captain, he would also hope his teammates would stay put rather than go searching for him and increase the risk of exposure.
Toriko and Tomako exchanged glances. They also thought of another possibility.
The intelligence had been sent back to Lord Danzo for so long, perhaps he had already deciphered Hidden Rain Village's Perception Ninjutsu. The people now might just be those sent by Lord Danzo.
...
Bang!
Puff!
A Kunai flew, and a Ninja wearing a Hidden Rain Village rain cloak was pierced through the chest.
Konan's figure slowly descended from the sky.
She pulled open his cloak, revealing an unfamiliar figure inside, without a forehead protector, and nothing but Ninja tools.
His brain had also been self-destructed.
This familiar method made Konan's face fill with anger.
Konoha, Ninja.
This method was not new; it couldn't deceive her. Moreover, Yahiko back then was deceived by these people, which led to his death.
"Lord Angel." At this moment, several Hidden Rain Village Ninjas landed around her, looking at Konan with reverence.
So amazing.
She found the spy so quickly.
Truly worthy of being the messenger of God.
Konan: "This is just one of them. Others have infiltrated. Don't let go of any suspicious person."
After speaking, she flew away under the gaze of the crowd.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Satoru, with his squad members, arrived here at this time, looking at the corpse lying on the ground, and frowned.
"Captain Hayakawa, truly worthy of being Lord Angel. You've eliminated another enemy coveting our Hidden Rain Village." A twelve-year-old boy behind him showed reverence in his eyes.
His tone was full of adoration.
The other two were also the same.
Satoru also pretended to nod: "Of course. Lord Angel is the messenger of God. It's not surprising to be able to do such a thing."
In his heart, however, he was cursing profusely.
In his perception, although there were no visible clues on the corpse, based on the residual Chakra and the method of suicide, and considering his situation and the people connected to the mission, he could infer that this guy was Danzo's subordinate.
He was a terrible teammate. Although he contributed to Konoha, his destruction of Konoha was even more severe. He was called a guy who couldn't be whitewashed, and it wasn't unfair at all.
More importantly, he disrupted his plan.
Even though he had anticipated it, he was still disgusted.