This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 21 About Hanzo

Rain-Hidden Village.

"There is no perception barrier."

At a hidden drainpipe opening, Nishikawa Tetsu retracted his sensory ninja tool used for probing.

"Although Hanzo is suspicious at the moment, he relies on traditional sentries and patrols, and does not have a super-wide sensory ninjutsu that can cover the entire village, which is good news for us."

"Don't be careless." Fugaku Uchiha lowered his voice, his eyes, which seemed particularly sharp in the darkness, scanning the surroundings warily. "According to intelligence, his armory is located in the center of the lower district."

"clear."

Minato Namikaze nodded, his expression solemn.

Like ghosts, the three of them, wrapped in cloaks specially made by Nishikawa Tetsu, used the sound of rain to cover their footsteps and silently sneaked into Amegakure.

Amegakure has a strict hierarchical structure, and in order to avoid the dense patrols at the top, Team 5 chose to infiltrate from the lower levels.

The scene that unfolded here shocked Minato Namikaze, who was venturing deep into enemy territory for the first time.

On both sides of the street were shacks built with scrap metal and wooden planks.

In the alleyway overflowing with sewage, countless people in tattered clothes huddled together.

They were emaciated and pale, with numb and empty eyes. Whenever patrolling Rain Ninja passed by, these men trembled like frightened mice.

"Wow--"

A faint cry broke the deathly silence of the rainy night.

Under a leaky roof, a gaunt mother was holding an infant, trying to feed her child, but clearly, prolonged hunger had left her with no milk.

The baby's cries grew weaker and weaker, eventually turning into a choking sob, like a kitten struggling to breathe.

Not far away, two children, only five or six years old, were fighting over a piece of moldy bread.

For this food, one of the children even bit the other's arm hard, and blood mixed with rainwater flowed down.

Minato Namikaze abruptly stopped in his tracks.

He looked at the dying baby, then at the two children fighting like wild beasts, and the light in his deep blue eyes trembled violently.

As a child raised in Konoha, although he came from an ordinary background, the sunshine and prosperity of Konoha made him realize that he had never seen such a naked and desperate hell.

"That's terrible."

Minato's voice was a little hoarse. He subconsciously reached for his ninja tool pouch, where there were several high-calorie soldier rations.

He wanted to save people, even if it was just the few in front of him.

"Don't move."

A hand pressed down on Minato's wrist.

It was Uchiha Fugaku.

The young Uchiha clan leader's face was icy, his gaze fixed straight ahead: "Stop your useless sympathy, Minato Namikaze. If you give them food now, the ensuing scramble will kill even more people. Moreover, once our location is exposed, the mission will fail."

"But isn't the root of all this Hanzo, the one who started the war?" Minato gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with rage towards the man the world called a demigod. "If he hadn't declared war on the three great nations, would these people be in this state?"

"Was it really Hanzo's fault?"

A calm voice broke in.

Nishikawa Tetsu stepped forward and stood between the water gate and the refugees.

He didn't look at the refugees, but instead looked up at the oppressive village, his eyes showing not anger, but rather a hint of appreciation.

"Minato, do you think Hanzo is an absolutely bad person?" Nishikawa Tetsu asked.

"Isn't that so?" Minato retorted. "He is militaristic and aggressive, even willing to make enemies of all the great powers."

You're wrong.

Nishikawa Tetsu shook his head, his voice sounding exceptionally clear and calm amidst the sound of rain.

"What kind of place is Amegakure? It is the only point where the three great nations of Fire, Earth, and Wind meet, making it a natural strategic buffer zone."

Nishikawa Tetsu pointed to the mud at his feet.

"What is a strategic buffer zone? In times of peace, you are a buffer; in times of war, you become the battlefield!"

"The three great powers went to war for their own interests, but did not want to fight on their own soil, so they tacitly spread the war to Amegakure."

"If you were the leader here, watching a powerful nation wreak havoc in your home, watching the villagers trampled like weeds, what could you do? Could you tolerate it?"

Minato Namikaze was stunned; he had never thought about the problem from this perspective before.

"When Hanzo declared war on the three great powers, I saw it as a desperate move."

"Look at these people, Minato."

Nishikawa Tetsu pointed at the trembling refugees.

"Their homes were destroyed not because Hanzo started the war, but because we fought on their land. In their eyes, and even in our eyes, the ninjas of the three great nations are the invaders."

Minato Namikaze was stunned; he had never thought about the problem from this perspective before.

He had always been taught to "fight to protect Konoha," but he never imagined that this protection would be built on the suffering of other countries.

"The three major powers have turned this place into a battlefield, while the smaller countries have to bear the disaster."

Nishikawa Tetsu continued, "He attempted to unify this chaotic situation by force, trying to gain sovereignty by flexing his muscles against major powers. This was not madness, but rather the courage and responsibility of a leader; he was fighting for survival."

Memories of Hanzo from his past life flashed through Nishikawa Tetsu's mind.

Although he became suspicious and mediocre in his later years, at this moment, at the peak of the Ninja World War, Hanzo of the Salamander was indeed the guardian deity of the Land of Rain, a hero who dared to draw his sword against the world for the sake of his country.

"Therefore, it is too naive to define war simply in terms of good and evil, right and wrong."

Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the completely silent Minato, his tone becoming serious:

"Hanzo has his own sense of justice, and we have our own stance. We admire his integrity and understand his predicament, but that does not change the fact that we are enemies."

"War is a clash of positions; there is no right or wrong, only victory or defeat."

Fugaku Uchiha listened from the side and nodded slightly.

As the young patriarch of a powerful family, he understood this kind of politics based on power and interests better than Minato.

A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes as he looked at Nishikawa Che. This commoner's knowledge was actually more profound than that of many family elders.

"Well said," Fugaku said in a deep voice. "Hanzo is a respectable opponent. But he stood in Konoha's way, so he had to lose."

Nishikawa Tetsu patted Minato on the shoulder, his tone softening:

"Minato, I'm telling you this not to make you doubt yourself, but to help you see reality clearly."

"We cannot change the will of a great power, nor can we save this country immediately, but we can do one thing—"

"End this war as soon as possible."

"As long as the war continues, the crying here will not stop. Destroying that armory and weakening Hanzo's war potential will force him to return to the negotiating table sooner."

"This is the quickest and most merciful relief for this war and for these refugees."

Minato Namikaze took a deep breath, closed his eyes, as if digesting these mind-blowing remarks.

A moment later, when he opened his eyes again, there was no longer any confusion or cheap sympathy in his deep blue eyes, but instead a clarity that came from bearing a heavy realization.

"I see."

Minato said in a low voice, "Since we are the invaders, let's be the terminators. For Konoha, and to make this rain stop sooner."