Chapter 17: killing the Rain Ninja in 17 seconds!

"Still too weak..."

Chiba Seishi said softly.

It has been eleven years since he came to this world, and he has only barely entered the strength of a Jōnin, escaping the fate of a cannon fodder.

Compared to other transmigrators, he was really weak.

You know, the average age of transmigrators is three years old to fight Hokage, five years old to fight Madara, seven years old to hang Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, and ten years old to be invincible in the ninja world.

But at this moment, he was still far from this level of strength.

Not to mention the distant future, in the present Konoha, there are already many people who are stronger than him.

Just at this moment, his ears moved slightly.

He just noticed that someone seemed to be nearby.

"The little brat from Konoha, you actually found me. Should this young master say that your luck is bad, or should I praise your strength..."

The man who spoke walked out of the bushes on the side.

He didn't expect that he, a Chūnin, would be discovered by such a little brat.

Looking at the forehead protector with a water droplet pattern on the man's forehead.

A ninja from the Hidden Rain Village!...

Chiba Seishi's face became cold. Is the Second Ninja War about to break out soon?

The Hidden Rain Village is located at the junction of the three areas of Earth, Leaf, and Sand, on the west side of Konoha.

Although Chiba Seishi has forgotten many plot details now, he still remembers the general direction of the plot.

In his memory, the Second Ninja War seems to have been launched by the Hidden Rain Village.

Seeing Chiba Seishi's face, the Rain Village nin thought he had been frightened by his sudden appearance.

A hint of disdain flashed across his face.

This is the so-called number one ninja in the ninja world, the ninja of the Konoha Village.

Lord Hanzo really overestimates them and has been warning them to be careful when dealing with Konoha ninja.

"Which part of your body do you want me to attack first? Your ears, throat, eyes...or heart?"

"I love the sound of your brats wailing before they die..."

"Last time, there was a brat from the Sand Village who was even younger than you. I cut his flesh off piece by piece while he was still alive, and he only took his last breath after that..."

As The Rain Village nin talked, he became more and more excited, and a hint of abnormal flush appeared on his face.

It was as if he could already see the despairing look of Chiba Seishi under his blade.

Just as he was about to say something more, he saw a strange purple light flash by...

And what appeared before his eyes was his own lower body...

"Isn't this my body?..."

This was his last thought.

Looking at The Rain Village nin, who had been cut in half by his own blade, Chiba Seishi's face showed no expression.

To him killing The Rain Village nin was as easy as killing an ant.

Even without the ability of the Time Fruit, The Rain Village nin was no match for him.

Moreover, Chiba Seishi was currently using the Eight Gates Release in combination with the Two-times speed multiplier.

With just a little more use of the Time Fruit, The Rain Village nin didn't even see his movements clearly and was completely dismembered.

Shaking off the bloodstains on his blade, Chiba Seishi shook his head.

He wasn't very satisfied with his own strike just now.

If his blade was faster and more powerful, The Rain Village nin's blood would not even stick to "Muramasa."

Picking up the two scrolls on the ground, Chiba Seishi didn't even look at The Rain Village nin's body on the ground from start to finish.

...

After walking for half an hour, two people dressed in black with masks appeared beside the corpse of The Rain Village nin.

One of them wore a fox mask, while the other wore a mask of a wolf or dog.

The fox squatted down and said, "These are people from the Rain Village. It seems that they sent a scout..."

The wolf crossed his arms and said, "It looks like he just died recently. I don't know who did it... We should inform the Third Hokage as soon as possible."

Both of them noticed the knife wounds on The Rain Village nin's body.

Besides that, there were no signs of him fighting with anyone, indicating that he was killed by a single blow.

As someone who could be sent out to gather intelligence, this person should have had a strength of at least a chuunin or higher.

Yet, someone had silently killed him with a single move.

...

"Okay, you guys can go back first and call Hatake Sakumo over for me..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and a hint of anger appeared in his gaze.

The Rain Village had a lot of nerve, actually extending their hands into Konoha.

If they hadn't been focusing on Kumogakure recently, they would have already been unable to resist going to war with Rain Village.

But this was just his own idea, he knew it was unrealistic.

After the deaths of the First and Second Hokage, the deterrent power of Konohagakure was far weaker than before, and their strength had also declined significantly.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards the First Hokage.

If Hashirama Senju hadn't split up the other Tailed Beasts, Konohagakure would have long been the undisputed number one village.