Before long, the Rain Ninja returned, bringing three Hidden Rock Ninjas into Hanzo's office.
Hanzo observed the three Hidden Rock Ninjas approaching without any change in expression.
The leading Hidden Rock Ninja wore a red tight-fitting combat outfit with brown Jonin armor on the outside. He looked very sturdy, his facial features were ordinary, but he had a particularly large nose.
"To have sent Kitsuchi, it seems the Hidden Rock Village attaches great importance to this incident," Hanzo recognized the leading Hidden Rock Ninja as Kitsuchi, the son of the Third Tsuchikage Onoki.
As a fellow son of a Kage, Kitsuchi's strength and reputation were not as prominent as the Fourth Raikage A, but in the current Ninja World, he was considered a renowned young talent.
"Recently, we've discovered ninjas wearing the forehead protector of the Land of Rain who have killed our Hidden Rock ninjas. Our Hidden Rock Village demands a reasonable explanation," Kitsuchi stated bluntly.
Although Hanzo was reputed as a pinnacle ninja of the Ninja World, Kitsuchi had the entire Hidden Rock Village behind him, so he displayed no fear.
The Second Ninja World War had already proven a fact: not even a top-tier ninja could determine the outcome of a war alone.
Of course, this did not mean an individual could not change the course of war; it was just that Hanzo wasn't strong enough. Senju Hashirama had already demonstrated the limits of individual power to the Ninja World.
"We, the Rain Village, deeply sympathize with this matter, but it was not the work of our Rain Village ninjas. It was committed by a group of ninjas from the Land of Rain called the Ninja Sect," Hanzo began to explain.
Hanzo told Kitsuchi the whole story, but due to the war between Konoha and Hidden Rock, Hanzo replaced the Root Ninja's discovery with a patrol discovery by a Rain Ninja.
"Although they are not ninjas from our Rain Village, they are still ninjas of the Land of Rain. I am deeply pained by this affair, and I will kill all those ninjas who attempt to provoke a war between Rain and Rock," Hanzo stated his solution.
"They are all our Hidden Rock warriors, executing important tasks for Hidden Rock. Lord Hanzo, you are a top-tier ninja renowned in the Ninja World and a reasonable man. Do you think life for a life will settle this?" Kitsuchi did not accept Hanzo's proposal.
Based on information from the Land of Rain, Kitsuchi knew there was an eighty percent chance Hanzo was telling the truth. After all, with the current state of the Rain Village, how could they have the guts to provoke the Five Great Ninja Villages?
But this did not prevent Kitsuchi from striving for more benefits for the Hidden Rock Village.
Hanzo understood Kitsuchi's point, which in layman's terms, meant additional compensation was needed.
"Such an unexpected incident is indeed a dereliction on our part, and we are willing to offer compensation for the sacrifice of the Hidden Rock," Hanzo said expressionlessly.
Hanzo felt very upset and uncomfortable at this moment, but he could only compensate the Hidden Rock Village because the Rain Ninja did not have the strength to go to war with a Great Ninja Village.
Hanzo hated the Ninja Sect even more, as all of this was caused by them.
Hanzo quickly settled on a time for the agreement and dispatched an envoy to notify the Ninja Sect, then gathered the elite ninjas of the Rain Village to assign them a task.
The incident happened suddenly, and at that moment, many Rain Village ninjas weren't even aware Hanzo was preparing to eliminate the Ninja Sect.
Over a hundred elite Rain Ninjas were gathered by Hanzo in a conference room, where Hanzo's deputy first explained the nefarious actions of the Ninja Sect.
The deeds of Ninja Master Sosuke and the Ninja Sect had recently spread widely in the Land of Rain. Hanzo was concerned that some Rain Ninjas might be swayed by Sosuke, so he first wanted them to see the true face of the Ninja Sect.
"On the surface, the Ninja Sect shouts slogans of peace, yet they murder Hidden Rock Ninjas and provoke discord between the Lands of Rain and Earth. Their intentions are truly despicable..." Hanzo's deputy said with indignation.
Hearing that the Ninja Sect ninjas had actually committed such acts, the Rain Ninjas below were very surprised since the sect had gained an excellent reputation in the Land of Rain, well-received by both ninjas and the public alike.
"I never thought Master Sosuke would be so rebellious. I once believed he could bring positive changes to the Land of Rain," remarked a Rain Village Jonin, who had once been tasked to investigate Mokgetsu.
Mokgetsu had shown great prowess and a peaceful aspiration during lectures, which gave the Rain Jonin the impression that Mokgetsu might change the Land of Rain.
"Ichigo, you must feel quite dissatisfied, being defeated by such a person," the Rain Jonin said to Kurosaki Ichigo, who sat beside him.
Considering the time Kurosaki Ichigo had spent in the Rain Village, he shouldn't have been able to undertake missions of this level, but Hanzo had recognized Kurosaki Ichigo's strength and experience in having previously battled Mokgetsu, granting him special consideration.
"Yes, next time, I'll definitely win back," Mokgetsu's Shadow Clone smiled and nodded.
To be honest, sitting in a conference room listening to others plan against him was rather amusing.
After the meeting, Mokgetsu's Shadow Clone returned to his temporary residence in the Rain Village, dispelled the Shadow Clone, and let the memories flow back to the original.
At this time, it was already night, and Mokgetsu was alone in his room studying Fuinjutsu.
After organizing the Shadow Clone's memories, Mokgetsu quietly headed for the Rain Village. Once within sensing range, he used the Flying Thunder God to instantly relocate to his temporary residence within the Rain Village, split off a Shadow Clone, and then used the Flying Thunder God to leave.
Even Mokgetsu was surprised by the Shadow Clone's effectiveness.
He initially just wanted the Shadow Clone to play along, but unexpectedly, the Rain Village appreciated the Shadow Clone's strength and pulled it into the Hidden Rain.
Due to being newly joined, the tasks the Shadow Clone could undertake were few and of low rank, thus avoiding excessive Chakra consumption and injury.