Just as they were about to charge up and fight Rain to the death, Hiruzen and the others stopped them in time. "The Hidden Leaf Village and the Land of Whirlpools are allies. Leave this to us."
When the princes saw this, they were all taken aback. 'Good heavens, so you're all in on this together?' They then looked at each other.
"Did you all also ask the Hidden Leaf for help?"
The princes all nodded.
"Alright, this is not the time to talk about this. We must kill this Rain person. Only then can the Land of Whirlpools have a future!"
Torifu and his companions stood in a line, protecting the princes behind them. Since they had accepted the mission, it was their duty as ninja to protect their employers.
"Be extremely careful. Don't look him in the eyes. His ability is very strange, and I have no idea how he controls people."
Naori, upon hearing this, activated her Sharingan and discovered that the chakra inside Rain was incredibly vast. It was at least as much as Torifu's, if not more. This was the first time Naori had ever seen such a powerful ninja!
"He's very strong. Everyone, please be careful."
Besides Naori, Kagami was the one who could most directly feel Rain's strength. To be honest, he had never seen such a monstrous person. Torifu's strength was already formidable, but this person could even rival Hashirama.
In a corner that was not easily noticed, the Second Prince quietly retreated. A momentary crimson glint flickered in the eyes of the iron-masked guard behind him. The people present did not notice the Second Prince at this time, as they were all in a tense standoff with Rain, and no one dared to act rashly.
"So scary. What are you all trying to do! Are you going to kill me!" Rain looked terrified and hid behind the First Prince.
When Torifu saw this, he immediately spoke up. "Tell us your purpose! What benefit do you gain from throwing the Land of Whirlpools into such chaos!"
Rain poked his head out from behind the First Prince. "Does 'it's fun' count?"
As soon as he said that, all the princes' faces turned crimson! They had lost a brother! And their father was nowhere to be found! All of this was for fun! Unforgivable!
The six princes simultaneously released their Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains! Countless golden chains shot out toward Rain! But Rain stood up, waved his right hand, and a light-blue shockwave, like a wave, flew out and shattered all the chains. For a moment, the entire main hall was showered in a golden rain.
He walked out from behind the First Prince, his gaze focused solely on Torifu. "Kumotsuru Torifu, the soon-to-be Third Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. You certainly do look like a man of great talent."
This sudden mention of Torifu's affairs confused everyone present. And the princes were even more concerned about this 'soon-to-be Third Hokage'! The Hidden Leaf Village had sent their future Third Hokage here? They weren't surprised, but rather confused. How could such an important person leave their village for a mission when they were about to take office?
"You know about me?"
Rain smiled. "Of course I know you. It took me a lot of effort just to see you. The Second Hokage in your village has a very strong mind as well."
"You've been to the Hidden Leaf Village! What did you do to Tobirama-sama!"
As soon as he said that, the Hidden Leaf ninja all began forming hand signs, ready to kill this presumptuous person. But Rain waved his hand, and all of their movements suddenly froze. They seemed to have forgotten the hand sign sequence for their jutsus.
"Nothing much. I just subtly changed his mind, which is why we are meeting here today."
When Torifu heard Rain's words, he suddenly understood. No wonder Tobirama insisted that he take this mission. So that was why.
"Torifu! Stop wasting time with him! This person is too strange. Let's go and kill him together!"
Now that the truth was out, Torifu also had no intention of letting Rain live. He immediately nodded, forming hand signs with both hands to prepare to kill him.
When Rain saw this, he immediately covered his chest with his hands. "I told you the whole story, and you're still so heartless? And here I was, so proud that I was the first to find you. My plan was very peaceful. Only one person has died from the beginning until now." Then, his standard smile returned to his face. "Since you've decided to play rough with me, then don't blame me for ganging up on you."
"Guards! Take him down!"
With Rain's command, a blue wave spread out from him, covering the entire area! It was incredibly fast, and it was filled with hushed whispers, like the temptation of a demon, making people want to fall into hell.
[Warning! Warning! Unknown energy is invading the host's brain.]
[Warning! Warning! Unknown energy is invading the host's brain.]
Torifu completely ignored the system's warning! His head felt like it was about to explode from the pain! There were constant whispers and murmurs in his ears, making him want to go insane!
At that moment, a hand firmly grabbed Torifu's shoulder. Torifu endured the severe pain in his head and turned to look. He was surprised to see it was Naori! Naori's eyes had been replaced by a light blue, and her face was emotionless.
Torifu was a little flustered when he saw this. He immediately took her hand and gently placed it down. Ignoring the pain, he cast several healing jutsus on Naori, but they had no effect.
"What a touching scene. I can't believe that even at a time like this, you can still care for your little girlfriend. But she is my loyal guard now. You can't save her."
Torifu looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were blue. They had no consciousness. Naori, Hiruzen, Kagami, Danzō, Koharu, and Homura were all being controlled. Even some of the princes were now without a single shred of consciousness.
"Guards! Take him down! But make sure to leave him with one breath!"
After receiving the command, the 'guards' immediately used their jutsus! Kagami, Hiruzen, and Danzō all activated their Tailed Beast Mode! Naori quickly formed hand signs and a massive Great Fireball shot out of her mouth! Torifu tried to dodge, but he saw Homura waiting there, so he immediately turned into a cloud of mist and went around them, arriving in front of Rain! He then struck out at him with his palm!
But Rain showed no fear. A brilliant blue light appeared in his hands! Two swordfish made of water flew out of his hands and knocked Torifu away.
After Torifu regained his balance, Hiruzen and Kagami lunged at him. One was hot magma, and the other was a scorching flame. It would have been easy for Torifu to kill them. But they were his companions, and he could not bring himself to harm them.
The hall was too small for him to fight, so Torifu ran into the courtyard, only to find that all the maids and guards were being controlled, and even more people were constantly pouring into the Daimyō's mansion. He tried to fly into the sky to see what was going on, but a sword strike instantly knocked him down. Torifu, who was caught off guard, got a shallow cut on his arm, and blood slowly dripped from it. He looked at the person and saw that it was the iron-masked guard from beside the Second Prince, but his eyes were not blue! He was not being controlled!
The guard said nothing and struck at him with his sword again! Torifu was about to dodge! A pillar of crimson light from the sky shone on Torifu.
In the next second, he vanished without a trace.