69novels Chapter 158 Obito: "My disguise has been exposed!", Izumi and Konan
Chapter 158 Obito: "My disguise has been exposed!", Izumi and Konan
Chapter 159 Obito: "My disguise has been exposed!", Izumi and Konan (7,000 words)
Mitarashi Anko and Uchiha Izumi parted ways temporarily. As Anko walked home alone, she suddenly felt that the surroundings were too quiet; she didn't even hear a cat meow or a dog bark.
Her eyes narrowed immediately; she was very familiar with this kind of atmosphere.
This was the quiet atmosphere around him when the Third Hokage sent several ANBU ninjas to follow and investigate him.
Hongdou stopped in her tracks, standing in an empty alley, her body bathed in the shadows of the night.
She asked the air, "Wasn't the investigation into me already over? It was clearly confirmed that Orochimaru and I have no further contact, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking...
Six figures emerged from the shadows, each wearing a strange mask.
When she saw the other person's mask and attire, Hongdou suddenly paused for a moment.
"...root?"
She discovered that these six people were not actually ANBU ninjas.
They were ninjas from the Konoha Root organization!
Anko realized something was wrong. When the Third Hokage sent people to watch her, they were only ANBU ninjas. Why was it different this time?
Why were members of Root suddenly mobilized? If I remember correctly, Root has been taken over by Koharu Utatane, right?
"Mitarashi Anko." A mature woman's voice rang out from a Root ninja, clearly a female ninja: "As a Konoha ninja, you shouldn't be hiding important information from the village. Lady Koharu is giving you a chance; I hope you can seize it."
Before Anko could say anything, the Root ninja continued to question, "Where exactly is Orochimaru, the rogue ninja from Miyabi?"
Mitarashi Anko: "!!!"
How did Root find out about Orochimaru? Did some Root ninja overhear their conversation with Izumi Uchiha?
After a two-second silence, Mitarashi Anko replied simply, "No comment."
She firmly believed that Uchiha Ikezumi would definitely kill Orochimaru.
On the contrary, it would be better to hand Orochimaru over to the Third Hokage or to Konoha's higher-ups like Koharu Utatane.
They might think Orochimaru has some use, and then spare his life.
this--
This was clearly something that Mitarashi Anko could not accept.
"Anko Mitarashi! Do you know what you're saying?" A Root ninja stepped forward and sternly shouted at Anko, "How much resources and effort has Konoha expended to cultivate such an outstanding new generation ninja as you?"
"Lord Koharu, how much do the Hokage and the others value a new generation of ninja like you? Don't you know how to be grateful? Don't you care about their kindness at all?"
"Have you forgotten all the Will of Fire you learned at the Ninja Academy?"
Anko frowned and said, "Of course I will not forget the kindness Konoha showed me in raising me, so I am doing my own way to make Konoha better. Moreover, I am not an extreme person like Itachi Uchiha. I will not slaughter the entire clan. I will only punish the evildoers in the village in the name of absolute justice."
She paused, then continued, "You don't need to expect to get any information about Orochimaru from me. If you really want information, you can ask Izumi directly."
"If Chi Quan wants to tell you the information, he naturally won't hide it. If he's too lazy to tell you, it means you shouldn't know it."
"But what if I were to ask you myself?" A slightly aged voice sounded softly from behind Mitarashi Anko.
Hongdou's pupils contracted slightly. When she turned around, she saw Koharu Utatane walking slowly towards them, protected by two Root Guards.
Xiaochun, who had just switched dorm rooms, stopped about ten meters away from Hongdou.
That sense of alienation and wariness is obvious to anyone with eyes to see.
Koharu Utatane, with a deep wrinkle on her face, said to Anko Mitarashi, "Anko, it was I who persuaded Hiruzen to stop investigating you. You should be grateful and should have informed me of Orochimaru's information."
"call-"
Hongdou suddenly smiled: "What a grand scene. The ninja way I once believed in is to act decisively and keep one's word. Since I have already said I have no comment, then naturally I cannot reveal anything."
Koharu Utatane sighed, "The new generation of elites in Konoha have all been brainwashed beyond recognition by Uchiha Ikezumi."
She looked directly at Mitarashi Anko and said, "If you were facing Danzo, you might be dead by now, and he would have used your body to steal information. But you are facing me, and I am not as vicious and sinister as him. I will not cause you much harm."
As soon as these words were spoken, black snakes slowly emerged from Hongdou's sleeves.
A cruel, amused smile flickered across her face, but the wariness in her eyes didn't lessen: "I'm not so easily taken down."
Although Orochimaru altered some of my memories, I haven't forgotten the skills I learned from him.
"Go. Try not to hurt her, capture her alive, and use illusion magic to interrogate her." Koharu Utatane stopped talking nonsense.
She felt that she shouldn't say anything more to people who had been brainwashed by "absolute justice".
Anyway, if we don't see eye to eye, a word is too much.
They wouldn't listen to anything I said, and I didn't want to listen to anything they said.
As Xiaochun finished speaking, she turned to her new room.
Six Root ninjas swiftly surrounded and attacked Mitarashi Anko. They all drew their ninja swords, but instead of pointing the blades at her, they turned the blades and slashed at her with the back of the blade.
Red Bean immediately made her move, and black snakes that emerged from her sleeve shot towards the Root ninjas like arrows released from a bow.
While the Root ninjas were cutting the black snake with their ninja swords...
Hongdou bit her thumb and slammed her hand heavily on the ground.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!!!"
Inside Ichiraku Ramen, located in another part of Konoha.
The Hyuga main family and others remained absolutely silent, and Hinata even put down her ramen bowl, adopting a prim and proper posture.
Her small face showed obvious signs of nervousness.
Every customer who came in or came out attracted their attention.
This made many customers who frequented Ichiraku Ramen feel uneasy.
Logically speaking...
The actions of the Hyuga main family will definitely affect the business of Ichiraku Ramen, and Ayame, as the manager's daughter, should definitely step in to persuade them.
But they gave so much! The girl who was called "Hinata-sama" ate more than a dozen large bowls of ramen with extra toppings, almost twenty bowls in total.
suddenly.
Hinata's eyes widened slightly, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Hanabi's hand, causing Hanabi's delicate face to contort in pain. However, remembering her older sister's instructions not to speak carelessly, she could only cover her mouth and hold back.
coming! ! !
Having suffered a significant financial loss, Hyuga Keizuka took a deep breath. His gaze fell on the newcomer, but he dared not meet the other's eyes, instead looking down. He then stood up and said, "...Lord Ikezumi, the entire Hyuga main family is here."
It was clearly Uchiha Ikezumi who imprisoned most of the Hyuga main family in Konoha prison, which led to their current predicament.
Yet they still had to address the other party as "Your Excellency," which was a complete disgrace to the Hyuga main family.
If only I could be a little more assertive...
"If Lord Ikezumi has any instructions, the Hyuga main family will do its utmost to assist you!" What Hyuga Yoshiie thought in his heart was completely different from what he said. He was afraid that if he was not careful, he would become a great sinner of the Hyuga main family and be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the Hyuga clan.
"The main branch of the family is temporarily staying at an inn in Konoha's Fourth Street." Uchiha Izumi didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point: "The inn rooms have been booked for a whole year, funded by the Konoha Uchiha Police Department. Don't go back to the Hyuga clan's territory for the time being."
Uchiha Ikezumi paused for a moment, then continued, "Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, is currently staying at that inn. I've already spoken with her, and she'll look after you."
The Hyuga main family and others were taken aback.
"Meow, the so-called care doesn't mean doing anything for you, nor does it mean treating you like babies, nor will it give you any special privileges. Don't misunderstand."
Jiro Tachibana added, "It's purely because Lady Ikezumi thinks that some members of the Hyuga branch family are not very honest, and some of the more extreme members might target you women and children from the main family."
"Lord Ikezumi arranged this place for you to avoid such an unnecessary tragedy, and also assigned Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, to deter those villains."
Hyuga Keie's eyes widened slightly.
this.
Is this the reason why the entire Hyuga main family was summoned here?
to be frank.
Hyuga Keizuka also felt that the Hyuga clan's current base wasn't particularly safe. Especially these past two days, he felt that some branch family ninjas were looking at him strangely, making even this main family Jonin feel a chill down his spine.
If two families are living under the same roof and one wants to harm the main family, but the main family dares not use the Caged Bird Seal, then...
That couldn't be easier!
With just a little poison added to their food, the remaining members of the Hyuga main family could be completely wiped out!
hiss!
In other words, Uchiha Ikezumi's actions this time were actually for the sake of the Hyuga main family.
The Hyuga main family and others suddenly felt as if they were in a dream. Just the day before, the other party had "wiped out" the Hyuga main family; wasn't it a bit too contradictory to show such concern for them the very next day?
"Meow." As if he could read their minds, Tachibana Jiro spoke in a strange tone, "Lord Ikezumi doesn't judge others based on power, but on good and evil. You've heard so many rumors about Lord Ikezumi in Konoha, don't you understand this?"
Hyuga Keizuka suddenly realized his mistake.
In other words, we are among the few good people in the main family.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Hesitated for a long time.
Hyuga Keizuka bowed his head.
Thank you!
This also means that the Hyuga main family agrees to Uchiha Ikezumi's arrangement, because it will indeed make them safer.
The land of rain.
Behind Xiao Nan, sheets of pristine white paper transformed into a pair of angelic white wings, lifting her up completely.
Under the watchful gaze of Juzo Biwa, Konan flew directly across the cliff canyon and arrived at the side of Juzo Biwa and his wooden clone.
Her wings suddenly unfurled, and she landed on the ground expressionlessly. Several sheets of paper appeared beneath her feet, supporting her weight.
This also prevented the muddy ground from getting on her body.
Seeing her fly over so openly and without any hesitation...
Pipa Juzo realized that Uchiha Ikezumi's wood clone was right; the woman in front of him was definitely a clone! If it were the real body, she wouldn't dare to stand alone in front of the "Molten Release Beast," unless she also knew that it was just a wood clone.
The thought that flashed through Biwa Juzo's mind...
I was almost confused by the word "clone".
"My mission for you is to obtain specific intelligence, not to betray Akatsuki and bring him to the Land of Rain." Konan's amber eyes warily fixed on Juzo Biwa: "I warned you when you joined Akatsuki. Betraying Akatsuki will come at a price you can't even imagine. In that situation, 'death' might be a luxury."
"Feed, feed, feed!"
Juzo Biwa vehemently denied it: "Don't presume to assume your malice and project it onto me. Did you ever tell me I couldn't bring Uchiha Izumi along?"
He paused, then, seeing the chill in Xiao Nan's eyes, continued, "Moreover—"
"Wouldn't it be better for you to have the man who truly knows Madara Uchiha's secrets come right up to you? Wouldn't that allow you to understand Madara Uchiha better? Isn't that what you want?"
Pipa Juzo let out a sigh of relief. Since things had come to this, he had no choice but to stand up for himself.
He looked directly at Konan and continued, "Or is it that this Lava Release beast from Konoha frightens you? Strictly speaking..."
"I've exceeded the expectations you gave me. Surely our Akatsuki wouldn't treat a newcomer like that, discarding them after they've served their purpose?"
Xiao Nan took a deep look at the dried loquat.
Then, without changing his expression, he looked at Uchiha Ikezumi's wood clone.
She said, "Even here in the Land of Rain, we've heard of your great name. Uchiha Ikezumi, the Uchiha genius who was active in the Third Shinobi World War; the founder of the [Absolute Justice] ninja way; the man who dared to kill the Daimyo of the Land of Fire single-handedly and still managed to escape unscathed from the capital of the Land of Fire."
"You may not know this, but your deeds have already spread throughout the entire ninja world. There are quite a few busybodies who confuse you with your clan's ancestor, Uchiha Madara, and believe that you, Uchiha Izumi, will be the second Uchiha Madara."
At this point, Xiao Nan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"As far as I know, Madara Uchiha seems quite interested in you; he's secretly investigating everything about you. This makes me realize that you seem to know some secrets about him."
"How about we make a deal? The Akatsuki can kill someone for you, anyone at all, as long as it's within their capabilities."
"What you need to give to the Akatsuki is Madara Uchiha's secret."
The air suddenly quieted down, and a light drizzle began to fall again. Xiao Nan didn't bother to cover herself with the paper, letting the rain soak her body, causing her black robe with red clouds to cling to her skin, and a few strands of hair to stick to her fair face.
Feeling the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Pipa Juzo felt inexplicably nervous, which he found a bit absurd.
How could I, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, feel nervous in this situation?
If this gets out, it will be incredibly embarrassing.
Uchiha Izumi's wood clone finally spoke, looking directly at Konan and meeting her amber eyes. He said, "I don't need the Akatsuki to kill anyone for me. If you really want to trade information for conditions, then all the core members of your Akatsuki should be ready to be slaughtered. That would probably be the best deal."
Xiao Nan's certificate.
A hint of annoyance flashed across his aloof and cold face.
Before it could even speak, Uchiha Izumi's wood clone continued expressionlessly, "However—if making that guy's information public could trip him up and make his life less comfortable, I would be quite willing to do so."
"If that brain-dead sycophant could die because of this, that would be even better, even if he didn't die at my hands, but rather in the infighting between villains."
"Moreover, Obito Uchiha's secrets are not secrets to me at all, they are not even considered intelligence."
Uchiha Izumi's wood clone was so surprising that it left Konan completely stunned.
There wasn't even time to dwell on the other person's veiled insult that they were a "villain."
Konan frowned deeply: "Uchiha—Obito?!"
"You speak." The wooden clone glanced at Pipa Juzo.
"Huh? Me?" Pipa Juzo was sweating profusely when he noticed that Minami was also looking at him.
Oops! This guy dragged himself into this mess. Doesn't that mean he also knows the secret of "Uchiha Madara" but didn't report it to that woman?
At this moment, all that could be done was to take a deep breath.
After calming down, I put on a serious face and briefly recounted everything I knew.
Xiao Nan fell into a deathly silence.
She suddenly felt something was absurd... a brat from the Uchiha clan, who was even younger than her, had actually fooled her and Nagato.
The other party turned out to be just a Konoha genin named Uchiha Obito. The so-called "Uchiha Madara" was just a lie.
But Xiao Nan didn't think the information was fake.
Only in this way can we explain why Madara Uchiha cared so much about Izumi Uchiha.
All doubts were answered at this moment.
I don't know how long I remained silent, or how much time it took to digest such an astonishing amount of information.
A slight change finally appeared in Xiao Nan's eyes.
She gave Uchiha Ikezumi a deep look: "You traveled all the way from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain, revealing all these secrets to me without offering any deal in return. Are you simply trying to make things difficult for Uchiha Obito? To be honest, I don't believe it. My subconscious tells me that your purpose in coming to the Land of Rain is definitely not that simple."
Yi-Yi is definitely not simple! You think this guy is targeting just Obito Uchiha? He's targeting the entire Akatsuki organization!
Pipa Juzo silently grumbled a few words in his heart.
"But a man like you, unless you say it, probably no one in the world can guess what you're thinking." Before the wooden clone could speak, Xiao Nan continued, "Whatever your purpose, I'll just give you one piece of advice."
"Don't be naive enough to think that you can fight against the entire Akatsuki organization with your so-called absolute righteous ninja way. Stay away from the world you shouldn't be in, and you'll live longer—this is a reminder for you in consideration of your selfless sharing of information."
Then, she looked at Juzo Biwa: "I still doubt your loyalty to Akatsuki. This mission doesn't count because you caused trouble and did some unnecessary things."
Pipa Juzo: "???"
I almost died in Konoha, and this suspicious woman still wants to exploit a newcomer like me?
but.
This statement from the other party also implies that he has not been expelled from the Akatsuki organization.
Juzo Biwa felt that this woman was only doing this because of Uchiha Ikezumi. She wanted to keep him around so that she could establish a channel of communication with Uchiha Ikezumi through him, turning him from a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into a tool and a mouthpiece!
Pipa Juzo suddenly realized Konan's true intentions.
While he was lost in thought, Kizo saw right before his eyes that Minami's wings had grown back.
But at this moment...
A kunai whizzed past Pipa Juzo's ear and, with lightning speed, struck Konan's throat.
"It is still very unpleasant to let a villain like you, who puts on a superior attitude and treats the lives of innocent people as a joke, leave so easily, even if you are just a paper clone."
The wooden clone said indifferently.
Xiao Nan squinted her eyes, and her body instantly disintegrated into a large number of paper pieces.
she--.
It is indeed a clone.
"They're really vigilant." Juzo Biwa looked at the falling talismans and spit out a "tsk": "If she were in her true form, she might have fallen into our hands."
As soon as he finished speaking, even Juzo Biwa was stunned for a moment.
Something is wrong!
Why do you say you were defeated by us? When did you instinctively think that you would cooperate with Uchiha Izumi to wipe out the Akatsuki?
Oh no! Have I been brainwashed by his "absolute justice"?
Is it a Sharingan genjutsu?
When was it contracted?
"Whoosh—he instantly destroyed my paper clone, leaving it no time to react. He's definitely very powerful."
In the Akatsuki base within the Land of Rain, Konan slowly exhaled.
The memory of the paper clone instantly flooded her brain, causing her to slightly furrow her brow.
It took quite a while for him to recover.
She finally calmed down.
"Him?" Nagato's brows furrowed as well. "Wasn't it that newcomer, Juzo Biwa, who encountered your clone? Did he attack your clone?"
"no."
Konan shook her head: "Although Juzo Biwa doesn't seem very honest and appears to be disloyal to Akatsuki, he doesn't yet have the guts to attack Akatsuki's core members. The one who destroyed my paper clone was Uchiha Ikezumi from Konoha."
Nagato's expression shifted slightly: "He's come to the Land of Rain?"
"Um."
Xiao Nan nodded and said, "It's exactly the same as the rough information we initially gathered. He's a difficult person to communicate with and has just started using his own methods. I don't even quite understand what he's trying to do."
She recounted what had just happened, and Nagato pondered for a moment, saying, "You just gave me the information so simply?"
"Nagato".
Konan interrupted Nagato's thoughts: "The information that Uchiha Ikezumi has about 'Uchiha Madara' is indeed astonishing."
The truth is—Madara Uchiha was already dead. The person cooperating with us was a Konoha resident named Obito Uchiha.
"call!"
Konan's eyes flashed with gloom: "In other words, a Konoha genin once stood in front of you and me, arrogantly telling us what to do."
He's just a cowardly junior from Konoha!
"Juzo Biwa told me that Obito Uchiha was a grand-disciple of Jiraiya, whose teacher was Minato Namikaze. Strictly speaking, he was a junior to us and Yahiko."
Xiao Nan's voice still echoed slightly in the dark cave.
Regardless of Obito Uchiha's motives or whether he was truly aligned with the Akatsuki organization.
In Konan's eyes, deception was intolerable. When she realized that he had deceived her, and that it was a colossal lie, Konan completely lost trust in Obito Uchiha.
Nagato fell into a long silence.
"Nagato," Konan continued, "and Juzo Biwa—he also spoke on behalf of Izumi Uchiha, revealing Obito Uchiha's abilities and specifically pointing out his weaknesses."
"He is before you and me—"
"There are no more secrets!"
Meanwhile, whether by coincidence or not, Obito Uchiha returned somewhat uneasy to the Akatsuki's secret base in the Land of Rain.
Because he felt that if he didn't come back, he would be seen as "guilty" in the eyes of that suspicious old woman.
That woman was secretly investigating the secrets held by Uchiha Ikezumi.
This means that the other party has already begun to doubt you.
Obito Uchiha believed that at this moment, he needed to show an attitude of "disdain." After all, the real "Madara Uchiha" wouldn't care much about someone like Izumi Uchiha, who was like an ant.
"Phew—I was indeed too hasty before, and a moment of carelessness led to a series of consequences. This is why Black Zetsu hasn't recovered yet."
That caused Itachi Uchiha to lose his life—"
Obito deeply reflected on himself for a full five seconds.
Then, wearing a mask to conceal his face, he slightly pinched his throat to make sure he could speak like Madara Uchiha later, and then calmly found Konan and Nagato.
however.
When he met these two, for some reason, Obito felt that they were a bit strange.
Or rather, the atmosphere at the scene was very strange.
Obito frowned slightly beneath his mask, but didn't seem to care much. His voice was hoarse as he said, "I went to Konoha earlier to investigate the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. While I was away, did Akatsuki recruit any qualified new members? Our future plans require quite a few talented individuals."
Nagato was looking at him.
Xiao Nan was looking at him.
"We've recruited him." Konan said expressionlessly, "He's a ninja from the Uchiha clan; you might even know him."
One piece of evidence with soil.
"Who is it?" His tone was calm and composed on the surface.
"Uchiha Obito".
Xiao Nan said.