Hanzō shook his head helplessly.
“Why do I feel like you're mocking me?”
“No way.”
Shimizu said sincerely.
“The younger generation is to be feared…”
Hanzō looked at Shimizu, then at Yekura and Maki, and finally glanced at a certain position in the Rain Village crowd.
Perhaps the era belonging to their generation is coming to an end.
Young geniuses are emerging one after another, and there must be some who can surpass him.
He is almost sixty years old now, and he has already declined slightly compared to his peak, although it is not obvious.
But it is foreseeable that in the next few years, he will decline faster and faster.
And Shimizu, Yekura, and the others are like the rising sun. When they are in their prime, it will be the time when he is completely old.
Fortunately, Rain Country is not without successors. God has blessed him by sending three fine talents to him at once, one of whom even has the Rinnegan of the Sage of the Six Paths.
Give him some time to cultivate the younger generation, and he believes that the future Rain Country will be better than it is now.
Withdrawing from this valley, Team Shimizu followed Hanzō's group to Rain Hidden Village.
As one of the top ninja villages below the five great ninja villages, Rain Hidden Village is naturally not small in area, but the buildings are compact and narrow, mostly tower-shaped, and mostly made of stone and metal, with many thick water pipes connecting them.
This is the architectural style born under the unique climatic conditions of Rain Country.
Although the cost is higher, stone and metal are less prone to rot in humid and watery environments than wood and bamboo. Tower-shaped buildings are also less likely to be submerged when heavy rain causes flooding because of their height.
After arriving at Rain Hidden Village, Hanzō handed Team Shimizu over to a Rain Hidden Jōnin, and he couldn't wait to take his three new disciples to train.
“Shimizu-kun, this is it. Except for the top two floors, you can browse the three floors below at will today. We have already classified the sources of the information.”
A middle-aged Rain Hidden Jōnin wearing a mask and with medium-length hair led Shimizu and the others to a five-story tower.
“Thank you, Jōnin Amasugi.”
Shimizu nodded slightly to the Rain Hidden Jōnin.
This should be one of the information reserve centers of Rain Hidden Village.
The top two floors may contain some key information that is more important to Rain Hidden Village and will not be easily leaked.
Hanzō also said before that he would open up non-confidential information for them to read.
Furthermore, Shimizu can't get in just by helping Hanzō with a small favor.
But Shimizu and the others don't need to see those things.
But some precautions still need to be taken.
“When you are browsing later, remember to restore the original placement of the files so that they cannot find out which files we have checked.
Focus on investigating the domestic power situation and distribution of Grass Country and Hot Water Country, as well as the arrangements of Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure in these countries. Secondly, record the surrounding neighboring Waterfall Country, Frost Country, and Iron Country. In addition, record the terrain and landforms to facilitate the planning of alternative action routes and retreat routes, and cross-reference the summarized information with the village's intelligence team…”
While Shimizu was instructing his teammates, Hanzō also took his three disciples to the training ground.
“How do you feel? Are you feeling the pressure?”
Hanzō asked his disciples.
“There is some pressure, but I believe that with Hanzō-sensei's guidance, we will not be worse than them in the future. But Hanzō-sensei, are the top geniuses of the other great ninja villages all like this?”
Hanzō slowly shook his head.
“Not necessarily. Generally speaking, people like Maki and Yekura are normal. When I was their age, my strength was about the same as theirs. As for Shimizu… I can't see through him. He is growing very fast. I have carefully investigated his information.
He first stepped onto the battlefield four years ago. He was also born as a commoner. His strength at that time was not necessarily much stronger than yours, but relying on his outstanding puppet technique talent, he quickly entered the sights of the Suna high-level and received the full cultivation of Chiyo and others, and rapidly grew to his current state.”
While Hanzō was speaking, he looked at Nagato.
“I have never seen a genius of this level. He will definitely be stronger than me in the future.
But I have also never seen the Rinnegan, even in the past thousand years, this pair of eyes has only appeared on the Sage of the Six Paths.
Nagato, in the past, people praised the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, as the second Sage of the Six Paths, so he was called the God of Shinobi. I hope you will be the third, like the former Sage of the Six Paths and the First Hokage, to end the war and bring peace to the world, so that the exploitation of small countries by big countries will no longer happen on the land of the ninja world.”
“Hanzō-sensei, I…”
Nagato lowered his head.
Nagato, who has not yet experienced pain, has such a cowardly personality.
“If it's Nagato, I believe he can do it!”
Yahiko's face was filled with a cheerful smile as he held Nagato's shoulder.
“Konan, Hanzō-sensei, and I will all help you.”
“That's right, Nagato!”
Hanzō couldn't help but smile easily as he looked at the harmonious scene of his three disciples getting along.
In fact, the personalities of the three disciples all have some flaws. Nagato has the highest talent but lacks confidence, Yahiko is decisive and firm but has an impulsive personality, and Konan is cautious and careful but too kind.
However, the three of them are still young, and the shortcomings in their personalities can still be corrected.
“Alright, after that little brat Shimizu leaves, I will take you to the intelligence tower to see who the geniuses of your age in each village are. They will all be your future competitors, such as Minato Namikaze of Konoha and Fugaku Uchiha, the young patriarch of the Uchiha clan, and also Kōtsuchi of Iwagakure…”
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Marvel World.
In Shimizu's private manor's underground laboratory.
One by one, Arc Reactors, shining with beautiful blue brilliance, were placed on the table, and not far from them were two Arc Reactors that had already been disassembled.
Shimizu carefully used tweezers to pull out a piece of palladium metal rod from the core of the Arc Reactor.
The shining blue light instantly went out.
“Incredibly stable.”
Shimizu turned his head and looked at the data on the scanner next to him.
Even a battery has the risk of exploding during use, but the stability and safety of the Arc Reactor, as a product of cold fusion, are ridiculously high.
