Chapter 145: I Fought Against the God of Shinobi!

"This..." Hanzo the Salamander looked at the pair of eyes revealed behind the spiral mask, his pupils contracting instantly as he spoke in disbelief, "The Rinnegan!"

A pair of eyes that existed only in legends.

"Here already?" Uzumaki Jun calmly observed Hanzo the Salamander, who wore a breathing mask. At this moment, Hanzo was at the peak of his strength, yet also on the verge of entering old age.

After the Second Shinobi World War, he would lose his willpower due to aging, betray his allies, and eventually die at the hands of Nagato.

But right now, he was still...

The Demigod of the Shinobi World!!

Hanzo was not surprised that these mysterious individuals knew his title, as his reputation had long spread throughout the shinobi world.

Especially within the Land of Rain, Hanzo the Salamander feared no one—not even the legendary Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha. He was confident he could fight them on equal footing.

In the Land of Rain, Hanzo the Salamander had his own buffs!!

"What are you doing here?" Hanzo frowned and said coldly, "The Land of Rain does not welcome those who hide their faces."

"Tch!" Kakuzu scoffed disdainfully at Hanzo's words. "And you dare call yourself the Demigod of Shinobi?"

"I forgot, back in the day, I fought a young man who was called..." Kakuzu furrowed his brow as if trying to recall something, then said indifferently, "Ah, right. I think he was called the God of Shinobi!"

"..."

Hearing the words of the toad-eyed masked man, Hanzo's pupils shrank instantly as he stared at Kakuzu in disbelief. This man had...

Fought against Hashirama Senju and lived to this day??

If what he said was true...

Hanzo quickly suppressed his inner contempt. Perhaps the Land of Rain was in danger this time.

Beside them, Uzumaki Jun did not interrupt Kakuzu's boastful words. Those who knew him understood...

Kakuzu wasn't lying!

He really had fought Hashirama Senju and survived. As for how the fight went...

Was that the point?

Just like back when Jun only had the strength of a jonin, hadn't he also claimed he was evenly matched with Hashirama Senju?

This was just a form of professional hype, perfectly normal!!

And the effect was clearly great—Hanzo was completely stunned.

"What exactly do you want in the Land of Rain?" Hanzo stared coldly at the two masked figures. "The Land of Rain has no legendary tools you'd want to collect!"

"Tools?" Uzumaki Jun was momentarily stunned before realizing. "We're not here to collect tools this time."

He had almost forgotten...

The shinobi world believed they were collecting the Six Paths Tools. How this rumor had spread, Jun had no idea. He remembered that whenever he and Zetsu went on missions, they never took anything extra.

So how did the story about them stealing legendary tools come about?

"We're here to make a deal with the Land of Rain."

A deal?

Hearing the words of the masked man with the Rinnegan, Hanzo frowned. "The Land of Rain has no interest in making deals with those who hide their faces."

"If you want to negotiate..."

"Then take off your masks first!"

However...

Uzumaki Jun wasn't intimidated at all. His country was already being used as a battlefield by others, yet he still pretended to be tough. If that was the case, he might as well just keep hiding inside the Land of Rain forever.

So...

"In that case," Uzumaki Jun said indifferently to Kakuzu, "Let's go talk to Konoha. I'm sure they'll be very interested."

"After all, it's a tool that could change the shinobi world!"

"Hmph." Kakuzu nodded faintly.

Seeing the two ignore him and turn to leave, Hanzo panicked internally and quickly spoke up. "What do you take the Land of Rain for? You think you can come and go as you please?"

Especially after hearing about some tool that could change the shinobi world—had they discovered something from the legendary tools?

If that were true, and if Konoha got their hands on it...

Konoha was already strong enough. If they grew even stronger, then...

Wouldn't they just unify the shinobi world?

So, before things became clear, he had to stop them here!

But...

"Do you wish to test the power of a god?" Uzumaki Jun hovered in mid-air, looking down at Hanzo with an expressionless face. "You will suffer divine punishment."

Though he didn't possess the true gravitational powers of the Deva Path, he could still fly!!

Light-Weight Rock Technique—the ultimate tool for showing off!!

Hanzo was stunned for a moment before quickly snapping back to reality and summoning his salamander. He stared coldly at Uzumaki Jun. "This is the Land of Rain!"

As the leader of Amegakure, Hanzo the Salamander feared no one.

Not the God of Shinobi, nor those who had fought the God of Shinobi.

"Tsk tsk!" Kakuzu felt the timing was about right and said to Uzumaki Jun in the air, "Deva, we're here to discuss business, not fight."

"Come down already!"

"Looks like the Demigod of Shinobi wants to have a chat with me!"

And...

Hanzo didn't speak again, merely retracting his salamander and coldly observing the two.

It was best if they didn't fight.

With the current unstable situation in the Land of Rain, he didn't want any more complications.

Besides, he wanted to see what kind of tool these two had that could change the shinobi world. Especially the one with the Rinnegan—he actually called himself a god. Even someone as bold as Hanzo the Salamander wouldn't dare call himself that!!

Deva?

Hah!

How ridiculous...

Though for some reason, seeing the Rinnegan made him uneasy...

"Hmph!" Uzumaki Jun landed and snorted, saying nothing more. At this moment, he was a god, the Deva Path. The best course of action was to remain silent and maintain his imposing presence.

So...

"What we're offering is this!" Kakuzu pulled out a glove and said indifferently, "A tool that will change the shinobi world!"

As long as there was money to be made, morals meant nothing!!

After living so many years, he had long since discarded them.

As for this glove in front of him, even he didn't know how to promote it. Was this thing even useful?

One fire-style jutsu and it'd be destroyed!!

If it were the unaltered version, it might have some use, but this downgraded version...

Not only was it weaker and of poorer quality, but...

It was a waste of money!

Did Kakuzu seem like the kind of person who would spend money on such a thing?

So it was better to sell it to someone else!!

As for its flaws...

Sorry, but Akatsuki's goods are non-refundable.

And...

Hanzo stared at the glove with a look that said, "Are you kidding me? This piece of junk can change the shinobi world?"

Did they think Hanzo the Salamander only knew how to poison people??

So...

Kakuzu reluctantly pulled out a card, thankful his mask hid his pained expression. "Just insert this jutsu card, and you can..."

"Water Style: Water Wave!"

Instantly, a stream of water shot out from the center of the glove.

"Instant jutsu activation, no hand seals needed," Kakuzu said flatly.

However...

"Are you mocking me?" Hanzo raised an eyebrow, annoyed. "This doesn't even have the power of a normal C-rank jutsu."

What was the point?

A water fight??

And this thing was supposed to change the shinobi world? If that were the case, the shinobi world would be too easy to change.

But...

Kakuzu inserted another card and said indifferently, "Anyone can use this—ordinary people or shinobi."