redvbooks #355 - Rain Village
#355 - Rain Village
The Land of Rain is a small country in the Naruto world, named for its constant rainfall.
This country isn't far from Konoha, located directly west of the Land of Fire, bordering it, and situated in the gap between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
The ninja force within the country is called the Rain Ninja. The former leader of this ninja village was Hanzo of the Salamander, known as the 'Demigod of the Ninja World.' However, after listening to Danzo's incitement, he adopted a hostile attitude towards the Akatsuki organization within his territory.
In the end, Hanzo ended up getting himself caught in it too.
Of course, in the original storyline, the Land of Rain's presence in the ninja world was never very high.
Coupled with the lack of abundant resources within its borders and the presence of the powerful 'Demigod of the Ninja World,' other countries generally wouldn't provoke the Land of Rain.
The Rain Ninja Village was mostly isolated from the world, with very little information circulating.
Therefore, until Jiraiya personally went to the Rain Ninja Village, the news of Hanzo of the Salamander's death and Pain's control of the Rain Ninja Village remained a secret.
Few in the ninja world knew about it, except for the members of Akatsuki and Orochimaru, who had defected from Akatsuki.
However, things are different now. Liang Yue's arrival has subtly influenced many people. After Orochimaru returned to Konoha, information about Akatsuki was naturally presented to the Hokage.
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"This rain seems a bit abnormal."
In the fine rain, on the shore of the lake outside the Rain Ninja Village.
Jiraiya, who had just crawled out of a toad's mouth, stood on the water, looking up at the drizzling rain, shielding his eyes with his hand, and said thoughtfully.
"This rain should be considered a special, large-scale ninjutsu. It doesn't have much power, but with the help of the Rain Ninja Village's special climate, it shouldn't consume much chakra.
Also, in these raindrops, I vaguely sense a feeling of being watched."
Liang Yue also followed closely behind, crawling out of the mouth of the green toad, about the size of a palm, and said, looking at the strange spire-like village buildings not far away.
Knowing the entire Naruto storyline, he naturally understood that after the two of them showed up, they had already been exposed to Konan and Nagato.
As for Jiraiya next to him, since breaking through the innate realm, besides his body being strengthened and the chakra in his body completely transformed into Sage Chakra,
after becoming closely connected with the nature of the world, his mental perception naturally took a big step forward.
Liang Yue wasn't surprised that he could sense the abnormality of this rain.
"Hmm... it seems we've been noticed by them. Then next, tsk~ we can only take it one step at a time."
Jiraiya bared his teeth, scratched his face, and felt that the matter seemed a bit tricky.
According to his original plan, he naturally wanted to sneak into the Rain Ninja Village quietly, and it would be best to live comfortably in the village for a few days.
From ordinary people to ninjas of all levels, he would slowly try to get information through conversations and interrogations. In between, he could also take the time to soak in hot springs, write articles, and drink sake.
As for Liang Yue, he was just an accompaniment to him~
When the time came, he would just let this kid stay at home and wait for news, and come out to assist when necessary.
If they really encountered a fierce battle concerning life and death, then he would let him run over to save the day.
It wasn't that Jiraiya was underestimating Liang Yue, it was just because, as a member of the Hyuga clan, the Byakugan in his eye sockets was too conspicuous and easily exposed him~
But now, the ideal is full, but the reality is exceptionally skeletal.
He never expected that just after showing up, before even entering the Rain Ninja Village, the two of them had already been exposed...
"Actually, with the information that Orochimaru provided earlier, our understanding of Akatsuki isn't small. What we lack is information about their leader, Pain.
Luring them out here for a fight would probably give us a good understanding."
Looking up at the heavy clouds in the sky, where lightning was flashing, Liang Yue suggested.
"No, this time I've come to the Rain Ninja Village not only to investigate the power of the Rinnegan, but also to find my three disciples."
Hearing this, Jiraiya shook his head without hesitation, then took out a pre-prepared raincoat from the sealing scroll, wrapped himself in it, and walked towards the village on his own.
Seeing this, Liang Yue shrugged helplessly, also put on a raincoat, and after wearing a pair of sunglasses, followed closely behind.
...
Of course, this scene couldn't compare to Konoha, but the Rain Ninja Village in front of him could be described as a place where people lived and worked in peace.
After entering the village, Liang Yue quickly entered a nightclub under Jiraiya's lead.
After casually ordering a table of Rain Ninja's specialties, Jiraiya also ordered a girl to accompany him for drinks. This little girl's name was very special, actually called Tegotae~
The scale of those big assets was also quite substantial, comparable to Tsunade...
After that, Jiraiya, accompanied by this girl, drank and tried to get information, while Liang Yue simply became invisible, only responsible for eating the dishes beside him.
By the time the meal was finished, about an hour had passed, and it was already dark outside.
Jiraiya, who hadn't asked for much useful information, looked a little dignified at this time. Unwilling to give up, he summoned a magical toad.
Then, he directed the watermelon-sized toad to rapidly expand, turning it into a room with an area of forty to fifty square meters.
He himself used a transformation technique to become a bartender wearing a vest.
Liang Yue, who witnessed the whole process, was also very surprised by this.
Although he knew the plot and already knew that there were many types of toads on Mount Myoboku, and each of them had magical abilities, the feeling in his heart was still a bit indescribable when he actually observed it.
"This is the magic of the myriad worlds, right? There should be many things like this in the future..."
Looking at Jiraiya, who was standing behind the bar, wiping the glasses in a decent manner, but not preparing drinks, Liang Yue simply cast an invisibility jutsu on himself and leaned against the corner of the wall.
With his back against the wall, he could clearly feel a very soft but resilient touch behind him.
"Hmm~ It seems that this should be a relatively unique transformation technique, combining the characteristics of space-time ninjutsu, but without reaching the point of changing the inner texture."