As the month entered June, most of the countries in the Shinobi World entered summer, and the temperature in the Land of Rain was also rising, but rain was still the eternal weather theme in the Land of Rain.
Rain can reduce the temperature in the air, but it can't extinguish the chaos of war in the Land of Rain.
After the battle between Kato Mitsukaze and Onoki, the reputation of the Wood Leaf Shinobi spread throughout the battlefield, and this gave the Wood Leaf Shinobi in the northern defense line a lot of confidence.
Of course, the furious Onoki wasn't willing to be a stepping stone for the reputation of the younger generation, so he didn't care whether the Sand Shinobi would attack the Land of Fire first or not, he commanded the Rock Shinobi to attack the northern defense line of the Wood Leaf Shinobi.
Under the leadership of Kato Mitsukaze, the Wood Leaf Shinobi in the northern defense line broke out an unimaginable resilience. Although the defense line seemed to be in danger, it was firmly nailed on the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, so the Rock Shinobi couldn't take a step forward.
After that, during the confrontation between the Rock Shinobi and the Wood Leaf Shinobi, Kato Mitsukaze and Onoki fought several times in front of the armies of both sides. Kato Mitsukaze sometimes used his real body, and sometimes used his salted fish clone, and both sides had their wins and losses.
At least in the eyes of ordinary Shinobi, Kato Mitsukaze's strength was comparable to Onoki's.
In addition to Kato Mitsukaze's reputation, his old classmate, Hatsuki Shigeru, relied on the Hatake family's Kenjutsu and the White Fang in his hand to make a name for himself.
Kato Mitsukaze had to deal with the onslaught of the Sandaime, so the Shinobu Kiba Special Operations Team couldn't help him, so Kato Mitsukaze promoted Hatsuki Shigeru to be the captain of the Special Operations Team.
And Hatsuki Shigeru didn't fail Kato Mitsukaze's trust, Hatsuki Shigeru was authorized to lead the Shinobu Kiba Special Operations Team to mess up the supply line of the Rock Shinobi's army.
The growth of the frontline has already put a lot of pressure on the Rock Army's logistics line. Now that they couldn't attack from the front and the enemy cut off their supply line, Onoki obviously had the advantage in numbers, but he was in a dilemma.
The Sandaime, Yuanfei RIzhan, who was sitting in the Wood Leaf Village, also provided support to Kato Mitsukaze in a timely manner.
Sarutobi wasn't willing to give them to the students who haven't graduated from the Ninja Academy, but he still transferred some of the elite ninjas from the major clans of Konoha to help Kato completely stabilize the entire northern defense line.
The confrontation between the Wood Leaf Village and the Rock Shinobi in the north didn't last long, and the Rock Shinobi's army couldn't bear the increasing logistical pressure. Even if Onoki had a bad temper, he had to be responsible for the hunger of the Rock Shinobi, so he was the first to retreat to the Rain Village.
Kato Mitsukaze wasn't greedy for credit, he commanded the majority of the troops to firmly defend the defensive line, he only increased the size of the Shinobu Kiba Special Operations Team by two times, and they were closely following behind the Rock Shinobi's army, they carried out the essence of guerrilla warfare, and vowed to not let the Rock Shinobi's army have any peace.
In the Rain Village, in a house near the Rain Village.
"Boom!"
A small wooden door frame was slammed open, followed by an ear-piercing sound.
This was an ordinary family of three in the Rain Country. The young parents were protecting their young son as they hid in a cellar in the house, shivering. The family of three carefully observed the situation outside through a small observation hole.
After the small wooden door was slammed open, three ninjas wearing tight red combat suits and brown waistcoats appeared, this was a three-man team sent by the Rock Shinobi to search for food supplies.
The food supply was cut off, and the Rock Shinobi were starving, so they didn't care about the Rain Village's civilians, after the three ninjas came in, they began to search the place.
"Hurry up, this place is close to the Rain Village, we will withdraw as soon as we find food."
The leader of the Rock Village's squad kicked over an empty rice jar and said to his companions.
The other two ninjas didn't answer, but their hands moved faster, it's not that they were afraid of the Rain Village, but they knew that there was a team of Wood Leaf Ninjas behind them.
Compared to the Rain Village, the Wood Leaf Ninjas behind them were much more dangerous.
"Captain, there is a situation here!"
How could an ordinary cellar escape the detection of these Rock Shinobi?
"Who is it?"
"Come out!"
The Rock Shinobi who was setting fire to the house heard the sound and came over, two of his subordinates had already dragged the family of three out of the cellar and were moving the precious food out of the cellar.
"Ninja Sama, please leave some rations."
The young father knelt in front of his wife and child and begged, these rations were the rations saved by their family, in this chaotic world, food represents the hope of survival, without these rations, it's impossible for the family of three to survive.
"Get out of here!"
The Rock Shinobi impatiently kicked the young father's face in order to get the food and leave as soon as possible. His kick wasn't heavy for a ninja, but for an ordinary civilian, it was fatal.
The young father was kicked away, rolled on the ground, and fell in front of his wife and child, his nose was broken, and he spat out blood, it was obvious that he wouldn't survive.
"Ah!"
A woman's ear-piercing scream sounded. The Rock Village's squad leader didn't like the young mother's voice, so he sent her to meet the Sage of the Six Paths. Scarlet blood gushed out from the wound on the young mother's neck, dyeing her bright red hair even redder.
Nagato, who was only five years old, stared blankly at this hellish scene, one minute his parents were with him, and the next minute they died in front of him.
The young Nagato had lost the ability to think, and his two bright eyes lost their innocence. Nagato stumbled to his mother's side, trying to wake her up, but his hand was covered in blood.
The scarlet color was the color of Nagato's and his mother's hair. Nagato wanted to stop the blood, but how could he stop it? More and more blood flowed out, and soon, Nagato was covered in blood.
The Rock Shinobi didn't completely lose his humanity in front of Nagato, and while he was hesitating, he heard a shout nearby, and he knew that it was either the Rain Shinobi or the Wood Leaf Shinobi chasing after him.
The Rock Shinobi took two of his men and hurriedly retreated with the food and supplies they looted, looking for the next unlucky civilian.
The retreating Rock Shinobi didn't know that his last shred of humanity saved his life.
Under the ground of the small courtyard, Zetsu's body and two clones of Bai Jue were firmly guarding Nagato. These Rock Shinobi were originally attracted by Zetsu's people.
No matter who it was, whether it was the Rock Shinobi, the Rain Shinobi, or even the Wood Leaf Shinobi, they could kill Nagato's parents, but if someone wanted to kill Nagato, Zetsu would definitely let them know that plants can also kill people.
Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan transplant ceremony was almost ready. Not long ago, Zetsu's mission to the Water Country failed, and Uchiha Madara used the power of the Rinnegan again to achieve the mission goal.
The 3rd Mizukage lost himself in the Rinnegan, and Uchiha Madara also paid a price. His body had completely reached its limit, and he could no longer support the high consumption burden of the Rinnegan.
In order to save the hard-won Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara must transplant the Rinnegan. Nagato, who had been secretly cultivating and protecting him for several years, was about to usher in his mission.
In this case, there was no need for Nagato's parents to exist.
The lives of Nagato's parents were used by Zetsu to make the young Nagato understand the true meaning of this dirty ninja world.
Of course, Zetsu didn't have any psychological burden. He didn't kill them, and Nagato wouldn't hate him in the future. He just didn't save them at the right time.
Nagato, who was in a daze, stopped doing useless things. He just sat there holding the dead bodies of his parents in a daze. He didn't know why he became like this.
The rain kept pouring from the sky, extinguishing the fire set by the Rock Shinobi. After the Rock Shinobi left, a team of Wood Leaf Shinobi came, followed by the Rain Shinobi, and finally a team of Sand Shinobi.
The Shinobi walked past Nagato, they were busy chasing the enemy, or being chased by the enemy. No one cared about the red-haired boy who was guarding his parents' bodies in the corner.
The young Nagato didn't know what war was. He only knew that the war destroyed his family and took away his parents' lives. He would be an orphan without parents.
The sound of fire, the sound of rain, screams, killing, laughter, all kinds of sounds poured into Nagato's ears. After suffering such a big blow, Nagato finally couldn't bear the mental pressure and fainted.
A pale hand stretched out from the ground, and Bai Jue's clone carried the fainted Nagato and disappeared without a trace. In the dilapidated house, only Nagato's parents were still lying there.
The young Nagato felt like he had a long dream. In the dream, there were no raindrops in the sky. There were only concentric circles, like two strange eyes.
Those eyes were staring at Nagato indifferently. In those circles, Nagato saw the death of his parents over and over again. Rock Village, Wood Leaf, Sand Village, Rain Village, these people who appeared in the scene of his parents' death also appeared in front of Nagato's eyes over and over again.
For a while, Nagato saw that the Rock killed his parents, and then he saw that it was Konoha, and then he saw that it was the Rain or the Sand. He couldn't tell whether he was in reality or in a dream. He felt as if he had fallen into an endless cycle of reincarnation, and he was completely swallowed by the darkness.
Not knowing how long it took, Nagato, who had fainted, was awakened by a nightmare. The rain was still falling from the sky. He was lying in a pool of rainwater, surrounded by his family's courtyard, and the bodies of his parents were still lying there.
After being stunned for a moment, the young Nagato accepted the fact that his parents were dead. Dragging his exhausted body, he stood up shakily to collect his parents' corpses.
Nagato had seen his parents collect the bodies of their neighbors before. He felt that he should also collect the bodies of his parents so that they could enter the cycle of reincarnation and be reincarnated as soon as possible.
Reincarnation, the young Nagato didn't know how he came to know the word 'reincarnation'. It was as if the word was rooted in his mind.
The Fire Country's Northwest Stronghold Camp. The Rain Country was a vast expanse of water, but it was sunny here.
After the Rock Village's army retreated and Kato Mitsukaze completely stabilized the Northern Wood Leaf Village's defensive line, he finally had some free time. He had just returned to Wood Leaf Village to report to the Third Hokage, Yuanfei RIzhan, and now he came to the Northwest Stronghold Camp.
"That's it, Akimichi Takeshi, I've brought back your people …"
In front of Akimichi Takeshi's office, Kato Mitsukaze and Hatsuki Shigeru, who had just returned from the front line, were saying goodbye to Akimichi Takeshi.
At that time, the situation in the Northern Front was urgent, and a group of elite Jonin led by Hatsuki Shigeru was transferred from the Western Front to support the Northern Front. Now that the situation in the Northern Front was stable, it was time to return those people.
"Let's go, Hatake."
Kato Mitsukaze walked in front, and Hatsuki Shigeru followed behind. They came to Kato Mitsukaze's office together. The two of them still had some work to do for the Jonin Special Operations Team.
"This time, I went back to Wood Leaf Village to visit your family. Your wife is very good. She can eat and sleep well, and the child in her belly is also very healthy."
After the handover, Kato Mitsukaze looked at his old classmate and said.
When he heard Kato Mitsukaze mention his family, Hatsuki Shigeru's eyes flashed with a rare gentleness. The front line was tight, and he hadn't returned to Wood Leaf Village to visit his family for a long time.
"I have asked Sandaime-sama for half a month's leave for you to visit your family, and it's just the due date of your unborn child."
"Kato …"
"Don't thank me, your first child is born, how can you not be around as a father? There are still three months left, don't die in the hands of the Sand Village."
Kato Mitsukaze interrupted Hatsuki Shigeru's words of gratitude and waved his hand. Then a light blue light flashed, and Hatsuki Shigeru disappeared in front of him.
"… Thank you."
Hatsuki Shigeru didn't say thank you. He glanced at the empty office, picked up the White Tooth Sword, and left. Before he could see his unborn child, he still needed to resist the attack of the Sand Village.
Kato Mitsukaze said goodbye to Hatsuki Shigeru and went straight to the hospital in the camp to find his girlfriend Tsunade. When he returned to Wood Leaf Village from the northern defense line, unfortunately, Tsunade went to the western front line, and the two didn't meet.
This time, when he returned from Wood Leaf Village, Kato Mitsukaze said that he wanted to see Tsunade.
Kato Mitsukaze saw that Hatsuki Shigeru, who was the same age as him, had a child. If there was no accident, Hatsuki Shigeru's child would be the future Hatake Kakashi.
Experiencing the cruelty of war, seeing people die every day, Kato Mitsukaze had a better understanding of life.
It seemed that having a child of his own was a very good thing.
However, Kato Mitsukaze didn't have the final say in this matter. No matter how capable he was, he couldn't make a child by himself. Tsunade's opinion was the most important.
Originally, Kato Mitsukaze was going to wait until the end of the war to propose to Tsunade, but now that he saw that Hatsuki Shigeru, who was the same age as him, was about to have a son, Kato Mitsukaze changed his mind.
It seemed that a wedding in the middle of a war was quite romantic.
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