"Completely seen through, huh, haha." Seeing Mokgetsu take out the antidote, Hanzo's advancing steps paused slightly, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
He removed his mask intending to release poison gas through his breath.
"After all, the opponent is a demigod; being careless really could lead to death." Mokgetsu also smiled, responding.
"Hahaha." Hanzo's smile grew even more intense.
Since losing the Second Ninja World War, smiles rarely appeared on his face, but this time, he indeed had reason to smile.
Because he had found an excellent successor for the Rain Village, because the Land of Rain had a ninja who surpassed a demigod in every aspect.
Hanzo really gave his all in this battle; he used almost all his strength in an attempt to kill Sosuke.
With strategic planning and his own abilities, he gave his best.
Yet Sosuke survived, almost unscathed.
Hanzo believed that Sosuke as the leader of the Rain Village would do a better job than he did.
"After my death, Sosuke will be the leader of the Rain Village!" Hanzo retracted his smile, looked around the Rain Ninja, and shouted.
"Yes!"
All the Rain Ninja bowed their heads in agreement.
Before the battle began, Hanzo had already informed them about this, and the high-level leadership and Anbu of the Rain Ninja were mostly aware.
Only the ordinary Rain Ninja were unaware of this matter.
After speaking, Hanzo continued to advance toward Sosuke with his scythe; he was still alive, and the battle was not over.
"By having this secret medicine in your mouth, you could also be the wandering ninja Hattori." As Hanzo approached, Mokgetsu took out a medicine pill.
This was a secret medicine Mokgetsu had drawn from the system long ago, which he had tested with extremely strong effects comparable to a one-time use of the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
Even a dying person could quickly become lively again after taking it.
Though the system awarded the method to make it, all materials for this secret medicine were precious, and Mokgetsu only had ten at present.
However, Hanzo's strength was worthy of Mokgetsu giving him a secret medicine.
"But in this world, there is no Hattori, only Hanzo." Hanzo raised his scythe toward Sosuke.
He had no doubt about the effect of Sosuke's secret medicine, but Hattori was ultimately a false identity; ninja disguises were meant to deceive others, not oneself.
Mokgetsu respected Hanzo's choice, put away the secret medicine, and quickly retreated, starting to form hand seals.
"Fire Dragon Dance!"
A terrifying sea of fire descended, but precisely avoided Hanzo.
Deep crimson flames encircled Hanzo, and the intense scarlet made him particularly dazzling, the bloodstains on him not as apparent.
Then the flames split into several fire dragons, locking Hanzo's position from all directions before rushing towards him simultaneously.
The intense heat coming from all directions made Hanzo exceptionally clear-headed, emphasizing one truth to him—he was going to die.
Facing imminent defeat, Hanzo didn't show an expression of hatred or pain, but instead a smile of liberation.
Because this was a result he chose himself, he had no reason to hate anyone.
Before the battle began, Hanzo had anticipated the outcome.
He did indeed have a chance to defeat Sosuke, but the probability was very small, almost impossible to achieve.
Achieving this much, Hanzo was satisfied. This was much better than his first battle, so it could be considered that he did not waste years of cultivation results.
It wasn't that he was inadequate, only that Sosuke was stronger.
Perhaps nearing death, Hanzo's mind rapidly flashed through memories from his birth till now.
Although since Sosuke's emergence, Hanzo was always the one stepped on, for the majority of Hanzo's life, he was the number one genius of the Land of Rain.
His talent, considered excellent even among the Five Great Ninja Villages, was a crushing force in the Rain Village.
This outstanding talent quickly made Hanzo the strongest in the Rain Village, becoming its leader.
However, Hanzo was a man with a grand ambition and was not satisfied with the status quo.
Due to bordering three major nations, the Land of Rain often suffered from war disturbance.
To change this situation, Hanzo vigorously developed the Rain Ninja's strength, attempting to break the invincible myth of the Great Ninja Villages, making them dare not disturb the Land of Rain anymore.
Thus, Hanzo reached the lowest point in his life.
He underestimated the power of the Five Great Ninja Villages, even though he slaughtered on the battlefield single-handedly, he still couldn't stop the decline of the Rain Village on all fronts; eventually, the Rain Village was beaten to the point where even basic operations became difficult, and Hanzo had no choice but to surrender.
Since then, Hanzo's spirits were mostly scattered.
In truth, Hanzo was grateful to Sosuke because he had thought about what it would be like without him.
To be honest, it was so embarrassing that Hanzo didn't want to think about it.
Without the immense pressure Sosuke brought, it would have been difficult for him to face death so calmly.
With time, he would become increasingly greedy for power, more afraid to die, and would think of every way to eliminate all adverse factors affecting his power.
An esteemed demigod of the Ninja World ending up in such a state, it would be better to die in battle at Sosuke's hands, at least that way he would be killed by the Ninja World's top Fire Release technique.
As Hanzo's mind raced through memories at a rapid pace, the fire dragons arrived in front of him.
Hanzo could clearly see the deep crimson flames dancing on the fire dragons because the nearest one was only eight centimeters away from him, as though he could see himself being reduced to ashes by the flames.
The terror of the Fire Dragon Dance he had witnessed several times; burning him to ash was no exaggeration, but a literal description.