This demigod is a bit of a stretch!

Chapter 67 This demigod is a bit of a stretch!

War always leaves some scars.

Back then, Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure used the Land of Rain as their battlefield, and countless innocent people died. Nagato's parents died at the hands of Konoha ninjas.

Even after so many years, and despite Jiraiya's guidance, Nagato still couldn't forget the hatred for his parents, let alone Hattori Hirakawa, an ordinary Amegakure Jonin.

"If Lord Hanzo wanted to destroy the Akatsuki, I would have given my life for his orders; but he chose to unite with the Leaf Village ninja!"

Hattori Hirakawa clenched his fists in anger and continued in a deep voice, "Back when Lord Hanzo and Shimura Danzo of Konoha joined forces to destroy the Akatsuki, I left the village and refused to go with him because I couldn't accept cooperating with the Konoha ninja!"

"Luckily you didn't go then..."

Uehara Naraku let out a slow sigh.

If Hattori Hirakawa had participated in the extermination of the first Akatsuki organization back then, he probably wouldn't have escaped being slaughtered by the enraged Nagato either.

"but…"

Uehara Naraku suddenly looked at the furious Hattori Hirakawa and whispered, "You've said so much, but what evidence do you have?"

"Of course."

Hattori Hirakawa nodded and continued in a deep voice, "The Salamander God, Taru, is known as Lord Hanzo's right-hand man. That bastard will arrive at the eastern canyon tomorrow. He will make contact with the Konoha ninja there. I originally intended to lure you there to take care of them..."

"interesting…"

Uehara Naraku's lips curled into a smile as he patted Hattori Hirakawa on the shoulder and said, "I hope what you're saying is true! If there's some kind of conspiracy... well, it won't do any good."

"I'll go meet them tomorrow."

Hattori Hirakawa shook his head and said in a deep voice, "This matter is not a particularly secret, but only the Jonin squad knows about it because Lord Hanzo asked us to be responsible for protecting that bastard, the Salamander God, during his meeting with the Konoha ninja."

"Um…"

Uehara Naraku nodded and said in a low voice, "Then give me that 'Make-Out Paradise' set after this matter is over."

"...I understand!"

Hattori Hirakawa immediately revealed a lewd smile.

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but curl his lip, "What do you know!"

After Konan learned the news from Uehara Naraku, although she was still somewhat conflicted, she reluctantly agreed to spare Hattori Hirakawa's life after being persuaded by her disciple. After all, he was the first Amegakure ninja they had encountered who was willing to cooperate.

Whether Hattori Hirakawa's words are true or false, there is room for manipulation.

If Hattori Hirakawa's words are true, Konan and Nagato are quite interested in being able to kill both Shimura Danzo and Hanzo the Salamander in one fell swoop.

If Hattori Hirakawa is lying, even if he's hiding some conspiracy, it's useless in the face of absolute power.

Konan and Uehara Naraku finalized their plan.

Since Hattori Hirakawa's men have all died in battle, this squad will impersonate them and attend the meeting.

The only problem is...

Konan looked around at her team members, frowned, and said, "Naraku, what do you think we should do?"

Can these little puddings impersonate adult ninjas?

Uehara Naraku, 12 years old, 165cm tall.

Bai, eleven years old, 150cm tall.

Kaguya Kimimaro, ten years old, 155cm tall.

After all, maintaining the transformation technique for a long time is a skill. Uehara Naraku's physique is okay, but what if Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku were to be exposed?

"Then it'll just be the teacher and me going..."

Uehara Naraku smiled, looked at Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku, and said softly, "Besides, if anything goes wrong, my teacher and I can escape at any time."

Eastern Canyon.

This is where the Amegakure ninja and Konoha ninja meet.

Soon, more and more Rain Village ninjas arrived at the scene, and by noon, more than thirty ninjas had gathered there.

There are seven or eight Jonin alone.

Uehara Naraku and Konan, wearing hoods and gas masks specially made by Amegakure, followed behind Hattori Hirakawa, observing the situation.

Even without obtaining definite information, simply killing all those loyal to Hanzo the Salamander could be considered a successful operation.

As the time drew closer, the Rain Ninja who had gathered here began to make noise, and the Jonin captains who were leading them were clearly getting anxious and impatient.

"Why is that bastard Shinta here again?"

"That good-for-nothing must have only arrived at the last minute!"

"Hmph, if that bastard weren't a member of Lord Hanzo's clan, I would have chopped him into seven or eight pieces!"

"Who made Lord Hanzo trust him?"

Most of the Amegakure Jonin were furious and started cursing, completely disregarding the fact that the person they were protecting was a high-ranking member of Amegakure.

Uehara Naraku, hearing people around him starting to insult the wife of the salamander god, couldn't help but ask, "Hirakawa, isn't the salamander god Hanzo's right-hand man? Why does he seem to have a bad reputation in Amegakure?"

"Not good?"

A dark look flashed across Hattori Hirakawa's face as he said coldly, "They're being far too polite with their insults. That good-for-nothing Shinta wields immense power and readily uses the name of Amegakure to kill innocent ninjas and civilians, framing them as spies. Almost every Jonin captain here has had their close friends and family members die at his hands..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku blinked in confusion. Wasn't this Salamander God just a "Shimura Danzo" type of person from Amegakure?

Hattori Hirakawa continued, "If that bastard really did it for Amegakure, that would be one thing, but everything he did was actually to amass wealth for himself so he could enjoy a life of luxury..."

It turns out this guy is even worse than Shimura Danzo!

Konan, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Is Hanzo just going to sit idly by and watch his own clansmen harm the interests of Amegakure?"

"So what?"

Hattori Hirakawa shook his head and sighed softly, "Because he is the most outstanding ninja among Hanzo's clansmen, Hanzo trusted him the most."

This is perfectly normal.

After all, when the Third Hokage of Konoha in the Land of Fire arranged personnel, he always put his own people in the most critical positions first.

It is said that the leader of Konoha's Anbu is the eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Third Hokage, and the Hokage's assistant and advisor are both old friends of Hiruzen Sarutobi who grew up together...

Hanzo the Salamander probably couldn't find a suitable and trustworthy person to do his secret business, so he had to choose the best among the worst and pick a salamander god from his own clan.

Hattori Hirakawa continued bitterly, "It's said that this renewed alliance with Shimura Danzo of Konoha was suggested by that idiot Jinta... Lord Hanzo is a demigod ninja, why would he need to ally with those bastards from Konoha!"

"…Well…"

Uehara Naraku shrugged, looking helpless, and said, "Maybe you guys are overestimating Hanzo the Salamander. Maybe Hanzo himself knows what's going on..."

To avoid Hattori Hirakawa's rage disrupting the plan, Uehara Naraku left out a single sentence: the claim that Hanzo the Salamander is a demigod is actually questionable!

Because few people in this era had truly witnessed Hashirama Senju's power, everyone believed that Hanzo of the Salamander was the ninja whose power was closest to Hashirama Senju's, and called Hanzo of the Salamander a demigod of ninjas.

Because few people in this era had actually seen Madara Uchiha's Susanoo, the Raikage of that time was also known as the strongest defender and the strongest attacker...

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi could earn the title of the strongest Hokage.

While Uehara Naraku was still lost in thought, Konan suddenly reached out and grasped his fingers, whispering a reminder, "Uehara, they're here!"

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