Chapter 1265 - 131: Infiltration_4

With the Pain Six Paths in this state, it might be difficult to deal with Aburame Ryuma.

"The Wandering Witch from the Land of Demons is currently hiding in the Hidden Rain Village. She seems confident in handling Aburame Ryuma. If it doesn't work out, I'll personally take action myself."

Nagato shook his head, at this moment, unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to return to the Hidden Rain Village.

If the Wandering Witch from the Land of Demons fails, it won't be too late for him to act then.

No matter what, Aburame Ryuma, who has infiltrated the Hidden Rain Village to gather intelligence, cannot be allowed to leave alive.

Konan hesitated a bit but said nothing.

Since Nagato had made a judgment, she had no choice but to trust him.

...

Hidden Rain.

Raindrops fell on the black hooded coat, soaking the outer surface of the clothing.

Rainwater also stained the sunglasses, but it did not affect Aburame Ryuma's vision in the slightest.

Half of his body emerged from the water surface, his sharp gaze behind the sunglasses scanning the Hidden Rain Village, full of towering buildings, without any trace of emotion.

Then, his body submerged in the water, blending with the breath of the water, slowly swimming towards the Hidden Rain Village, effortlessly bypassing the guard lines set by the Hidden Rain Ninja.

As an elite Jonin of the Root, Aburame Ryuma possesses infiltration and assassination skills far surpassing most Root Ninja. When he first joined the Root, he was not yet Danzo's assistant; he was one of the top assassins in the Anbu. Concealing his presence and hiding his figure can be considered his specialty.

Coupled with the severely lacking personnel of the Hidden Rain Ninja stationed in the village, infiltrating became even easier for Aburame Ryuma.

He somewhat doubted Danzo's judgment; such a loosely organized village that couldn't even set up proper guard lines, is it really worth investigating for intelligence?

The so-called 'Pain' is probably just an obscure ninja, and the reason he could become the new leader of the Hidden Rain Village is entirely because the elite ninjas of the Hidden Rain perished in the Third Ninja Realm War.

During the period of Hanzo of the Salamander ruling the Hidden Rain, it was reputed to be a fortress of existence, even he found it difficult to infiltrate at that time.

Aburame Ryuma couldn't help but sigh; the Hidden Rain, after many tribulations, has completely declined, unable to find even a decent ninja.

However, after all, this is just a very easy intelligence-gathering mission, so Aburame Ryuma doesn't want to do unnecessary things.

Complete the mission that Danzo entrusted to him, gather intelligence on the new leader Pain of the Hidden Rain Village, and investigate the cause of Kanzo's death; that's the entirety of the mission.

Entering the Hidden Rain Village didn't take much effort for Aburame Ryuma.

He appeared in an empty alleyway, holding a map of Hidden Rain Village's layout obtained from Kanzo in the past, which was no different from before.

The tallest tower in the center of the village is the residence of the leaders of Hidden Rain Village throughout the ages.

Hanzo used to be in that tower, commanding the Hidden Rain Ninja. Now, Pain presumably occupies that tower, ruling over the Hidden Rain Village.

The problem is, he doesn't know how many forces are deployed in that tower. Before infiltrating, he still needs to find some prey to gather basic intelligence.

Although he doesn't think there is a ninja in Hidden Rain Village capable of causing him trouble, better safe than sorry.

This investigation mission concerns the next actions of the Root and does not allow for any unexpected incidents.

In the dark corner of the alley, Aburame Ryuma's black clothing merged with the surrounding darkness, making it impossible for anyone to detect his presence.

Pale fingers extended from the sleeve, exposed to the cold rain.

Bugs with pale purple shells, only the size of grains, densely spread across his arm, rushing to the exposed fingers in the rain.

"Go, find me suitable prey."

Using that finger as a launch pad, the pale purple bugs spread gray-white and transparent wings, gently flapping, the pale purple shells suddenly changing to a dull color like a rainy day, like chameleons, protecting their existence, flying into the high sky.