One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

Suddenly, Cao Zhi sensed a murderous aura and instinctively leaned back. He saw a scythe with a chain graz his chest.

Cao Zhi quickly used a substitution technique to leave the spot, his forehead covered in cold sweat; he had almost been cleaved in two.

Hanzo the Salamander remained in his downward chopping stance, one hand casually supporting Nagato, and asked with concern.

"Nagato, are you alright?!"

"Master Hanzo, I'm fine. I suspect the Konoha ninjas on the other side are trying to harm Amegakure!"

Cao Zhi's eyes widened.

"Good heavens, I never thought that Nagato, who used to have thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also learn to play the victim and accuse others first. He was the one who started it!"

Kusaji stuffed a soldier's ration into his mouth. After all, he had been using his card's ultimate move to teleport and search for Nagato's whereabouts, and he was already a little out of breath.

Cao Zhi initially tried to stall for time by laughing it off.

As a result, Hanzo, who was supporting Nagato, suddenly turned into a puddle of water.

A sharp shout came from behind Cao Zhi.

"You Konoha bastards, die here!"

Cao Zhi didn't have time to think, so he subconsciously used the Lee Sin ultimate.

"The ultimate martial arts technique, Dragon Tail Swing!"

The blade of Hanzo's salamander made a horizontal slash, which came into perfect contact with Kusashi's slender legs.

"You bastard, you caught my iaido slash with your foot! I don't know whether to praise your courage or..."

With a "bang," an irresistible force came from the scythe, instantly kicking Hanzo the Salamander, who was showing off behind him, to the collapsed ground.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

A huge fireball was spewed from the mouth of the grass mushroom and shot towards the spot where Hanzo the Salamander had stood up.

"Earth escape, Earth flow wall!"

Nagato instantly appeared in front of Hanzo the Salamander, slammed his hands on the ground, and a five-meter-long and five-meter-wide earthen wall rose up, blocking Kusashi's Fireball.

Hanzo the Salamander quickly got up, grabbed Nagato, and teleported away in another direction. Where he had been standing, a deep pit had appeared.

Cao Zhi patted her slightly numb thighs and turned her head with a smile.

"Quick reaction, old man Hanzo!"

Hanzo of the Salamander handed the chakra-depleted Nagato to his subordinate. Looking at Nagato's weak and pale face, a hint of heartache flashed in his eyes, but he still scolded him.

"Nagato, have you forgotten what I taught you? Conserve your chakra!"

"The Land of Rain has abundant water resources; you should use the Water Array Wall!"

"I'm sorry, Hanzo-sensei, I won't do it again!"

After instructing Nagato, and seeing Kusashi trapped in an attack, Hanzo of the Salamander issued an order.

"All Rain Ninja, listen up! Spread out! I'll handle the intruders!"

Kusaji kicked a so-called Amegakure Jonin unconscious, who looked on with curiosity.

"You still want to fight me one-on-one? Old man Hanzo, haven't you realized the difference in skill between us yet?"

Hanzo the Salamander carried his sickle on his shoulder.

"I will protect my village. I am known as a demigod of the ninja world. Why would I be afraid of a cowardly fellow hiding his head and tail!"

Seeing Hanzo the Salamander suddenly burst into flames, Kusashi decisively retreated a distance. Now that he had found out Nagato's whereabouts, and it was impossible to kidnap him back to Kusagakure, he also prepared to leave.

Having probably sensed Kusaji's intention to retreat, Sanshoku Hanzo formed hand seals.

"Do you really think Amegakure is a place you can come and go as you please, you despicable Konoha ninja!"

Cao Zhi revealed a mysterious smile, then immediately threw out several smoke bombs. Under the cover of the smoke bombs, he transformed into a card and disappeared from the spot.

By the time the Rain Ninja used Wind Release to disperse the smoke, Kusa had already disappeared.

Hanzo the Salamander silently walked to the spot where the other person had disappeared, picked up the headband that was still warm, and muttered to himself.

"Konoha ninjas, huh? I'll remember this humiliation!"

Without stopping, Kusaji found a secluded corner and hid inside. He then spent half a day recovering most of his chakra before teleporting back to the village.

The first thing he did was take a bath and change his clothes. He took a hot bath, as the humid weather in the Land of Rain really took its toll on him!

They then arrived at the territory of the Uzumaki clan, where the other side was currently reinforcing the underground barrier.

Kusaji smiled and nodded to each of the Uzumaki clan members who came forward to greet him, before walking up to Uzumaki Toshihiko, whose face was full of concern.

"The clansmen you mentioned who might be alive have not been found within the Land of Rain. I will have the Night Watch keep an eye out, and they will send back any news as soon as possible!"

With a relieved expression, Toshihiko Uzumaki bowed deeply.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Grass Shadow. As for news of our clansmen, we can discuss it another time. There's no need to search for them deliberately. We've already completed most of the village's protective barrier and will resolve it as soon as possible..."

"Please rest assured, Lord Kusakage, the Uzumaki clan will always be your supporters in the village!"

Cao Zhi gently patted the other person's shoulder, smiled and nodded, then vanished in an instant.

After several days of exploration and a battle, he was quite tired.

The next day, holding the intelligence in her hand, Cao Zhi leaned lazily against the bench.

"We are currently in a period of peace following the end of the Second Shinobi World War, with approximately 10 years of peace remaining. The Land of Grass also needs to develop its own pillar industries!"

"It's not a long-term solution for me to always rely on myself to make money as a bounty hunter and sell books that are not suitable for children!"

Qian respectfully handed over the remaining intelligence scrolls.

"Among the five great nations, Sunagakure suffered the greatest losses. I heard that the casualty rate of its ninjas was as high as 7%. Moreover, Konoha, as the victorious nation, took all of the mission quotas from the other villages!"

"The Sand Village is currently the weakest of the major powers. Do you think we should do anything?"

Cao Zhi quickly shook her head and sighed softly.

"The Land of Iron changed its foreign policy to permanent neutrality, the Land of Rain was also severely damaged, and the Land of Grass was fortunate to escape the war. The most important thing is to develop ourselves!"

Although the five great nations have ceased openly waging war, their covert espionage has never stopped, but none of this has affected the Land of Grass!

Because the Land of Grass has begun a new chapter, Kusashi personally took the lead in improving ninjutsu and creating a series of life-oriented ninjutsu.

It is mainly aimed at irrigating farmland and improving the living environment of ordinary people, since food is the most important thing for people!

An improved earth-escape technique can easily irrigate dozens of acres of farmland in a day, while a simple water-escape technique, if used properly, can also easily irrigate dozens of people.

The large amount of manpower saved was then invested in infrastructure projects!

Kusashi has always felt that the development of the ninja world is very uncoordinated, and the tools for daily life are extremely backward. It is time to speed up the scientific development of this world, after all, science is the primary productive force!