At this moment—
The Hidden Rain Village!
With Orochimaru's powerful arrival, the Hidden Rain Village—once lacking in technological and research capabilities—had its biggest weakness significantly filled.
Soon after, Ning Feng had Nagato select several locations to serve as Orochimaru's laboratories. At the same time, he deliberately instructed Nagato to leak the news of Orochimaru joining the Hidden Rain Village.
The other major nations had already grown wary of the rapidly rising Hidden Rain Village. Now, with even one of the legendary Sannin—Orochimaru—joining them voluntarily…
This was nothing short of adding wings to a tiger.
Figures like the Raikage, A, could only sigh helplessly upon hearing the news, not daring to take any action.
At least… for now, they didn't dare to act recklessly.
…
In the days that followed, with Orochimaru's addition, the Hidden Rain Village improved at an astonishing pace.
One day, Uchiha Feng specifically summoned Konan and Nagato.
"Nagato, I have a task for you—go excavate the graves of powerful shinobi."
The moment they met, Ning Feng assigned him a difficult mission.
Nagato was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing that he was to dig up graves, completely confused.
Even Konan looked puzzled. The Hidden Rain Village was developing rapidly—why resort to grave robbing? Could it be for treasure?
In truth, Ning Feng had his own plans.
Orochimaru, ever perceptive, had only been in the Hidden Rain Village for a few days before voluntarily handing over the techniques of immortality and the Impure World Reincarnation.
The immortality technique could allow one to live indefinitely—indeed powerful—but it had its drawbacks.
For now, Ning Feng decided to shelve it and refine it later before practicing it.
However, the Impure World Reincarnation was invaluable. The only troublesome part was that it required high-value human specimens to function.
Which meant… grave robbing.
Naturally, Ning Feng wouldn't do such things personally—but Nagato could carry out the task for him.
Ning Feng quickly explained the basics of the Impure World Reincarnation to Nagato. After listening, Nagato nodded repeatedly, finally understanding.
After all, since the end of the Third Great Ninja War, although many famous powerhouses had fallen, their remains were still relatively easy to locate.
If they were to conquer the world in the future, this technique would be extremely useful.
Once he understood the situation, Nagato set out that very day with Konan and the others.
Ning Feng also gave them a list—names of powerful individuals who had died recently or in the past.
For example: the First Kazekage, the First Mizukage, and even talented members of the Uchiha clan from the early days of Konoha's founding, such as Uchiha Izuna.
Finding the remains of these individuals would be far easier than it had been for Yakushi Kabuto in the original timeline.
Moreover, compared to the original story, this was more than a decade—nearly two decades—earlier, meaning the corpses were still relatively recent.
Of course, Ning Feng specifically emphasized one thing: if they found Uchiha Madara's grave, they were to notify him immediately.
…
Unknowingly, several days passed.
Amekage's Office!
Ning Feng sat upright behind the Amekage's desk, quietly reviewing the overall population statistics of the Hidden Rain Village.
Suddenly, a figure flashed into view—Uchiha Itachi appeared not far away.
"Itachi-gege!?"
Ning Feng immediately sensed his presence and was delighted by his arrival.
"In just a few days, your strength has increased again."
Uchiha Itachi was secretly shocked by how rapidly Ning Feng's power had grown.
But he quickly regained his composure and said calmly:
"The Fourth Hokage has agreed to let me join the Hidden Rain Village, in case of unforeseen circumstances."
"He's concerned that as your village continues to expand, you may lack sufficient manpower—so he sent me here to assist you."
Itachi explained. This was also Namikaze Minato's primary reason for sending him.
"That's great!"
Ning Feng felt a surge of warmth upon hearing this.
Indeed, as the Hidden Rain Village continued to grow, the workload had increased significantly.
Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko all had their own responsibilities.
The village truly needed more personnel—and trustworthy ones at that.
And someone like Uchiha Itachi was the perfect candidate.
That said, the current Hidden Rain Village had already surpassed 70,000 shinobi—exceeding even the Hidden Sand Village, and officially becoming the sixth great ninja village.
However, Ning Feng had another plan in mind.
That was—to annex nearby smaller villages and bring them under his domain.
With the rapid population growth, the Hidden Rain Village was beginning to feel cramped. It was time to expand and incorporate surrounding settlements into its territory.
Of course, this would require more manpower—and capable individuals.
Uchiha Itachi was undoubtedly the ideal choice.
Over the next two to three months, Ning Feng had Itachi lead more than 30,000 Hidden Rain shinobi to send invitations to nearby smaller villages.
If they were willing to join the Hidden Rain Village, not only would they be spared from warfare, but they would also receive ninjutsu support to enhance their strength.
Those who made outstanding contributions could even be rewarded with S-rank ninjutsu.
As soon as this announcement was made, the entire ninja world was shaken.
Even a major village like Konoha had never made such a grand offer.
Within just half a month, many smaller villages surrounding the Land of Rain rushed to join the Hidden Rain Village, eager to become its affiliates.
After all, many small villages lacked access to proper ninjutsu. Some talented rogue shinobi were desperate for legitimate training opportunities.
Moreover, the Hidden Rain Village was now at its peak, and the young Ning Feng had already become a force that shook the world.
His future achievements seemed limitless.
The benefits of pledging allegiance early were obvious to all.
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