Yiji glanced around and saw that the nearest forest was several hundred meters away.

The potholes on one side sunk downwards in a progressive manner, making it a deserted area.

"That guy with the samsara eye has already escaped."

Not seeing his figure, Yiji knew that the enemy had already evacuated.

If I catch up at this time, it's already too late.

So, Yi Ji pondered for a moment, then left here to find the remaining members of the Thorn Team to join up.

In any case, this mission finally ended successfully.

The Scorpion of Red Sand, Hidan, Orochimaru, Deidara, Itachi Uchiha... So far, the Akatsuki organization has lost five people.

This time, even the puppets of the Samsara Eye were dispatched, which showed that Akatsuki's manpower was seriously insufficient.

…

In a cave more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield.

Black rods were inserted upside down into the ground to form a formation, and the candlelight on the candlestick on the rock wall flickered.

A figure stood up from the surrounding black sticks, wearing a coat with red clouds on a black background. Its half-black and half-white body was wrapped in a pitcher plant covered with thorns.

"It failed."

The one who spoke was Bai Jue.

"Ah, I didn't expect that even Heavenly Dao couldn't deal with her. Although we controlled the Six Paths Pain and couldn't exert its full power, we still had 70% of the original power. As a result, after the opponent cracked the Earth Explosion Sky Star, it was almost undamaged...

Even if Nagato-sama personally leads the Six Paths, I'm afraid..."

Hei Jue didn't say anything further, but the meaning was already clear.

Even with a complete Six Paths Payne, it may not be able to defeat the opponent, and at most it will result in a lose-lose situation for both sides.

Even if all six paths of Pain are wiped out, the opponent will only be seriously injured.

Payne of the Six Paths is already Akatsuki's highest-ranking combatant besides their leader Nagato.

If even Six Paths Pain cannot defeat the opponent, then the leader Nagato can only do it himself to ensure that everything is foolproof.

"Her chakra and body are already at the level of a tailed beast. From now on, there is no point in investing more chess pieces, as they will be hunted down one by one."

Bai Jue sighed helplessly.

Hei Jue pulled out the black rods on the ground and then controlled his body to leave.

"Their purpose is to force Nagato-sama to come to the stage in advance to replace the Kingdom of Demons and attract the firepower of the five major nations. They can be the last oriole... In the battle of intelligence, we have already lost.

"

This operation is said to be a competition of combat power, but in essence it is also an intelligence war.

The Kingdom of Lin has long been controlled by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and even the most elite Thorn Team set up an ambush here in advance, but they knew nothing.

If the Sixth Path of Payne had not been dispatched in time to help, I am afraid that all members of the organization here would have been wiped out.

"Let's wait until Nagato-sama completes the preparations. Don't act rashly during this period. Otherwise, you will be sniped by the Kingdom of Demons, or he will

They revealed the information, causing both the five major countries and us to suffer losses..."

With an absolute advantage in intelligence, Black Zetsu has no doubt that the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot do this.

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The rain was heavy.

The sky and the earth were stained red with blood.

Everywhere is filled with smoke and fire, which is the prelude to war.

In the shock wave caused by the explosion, in the black rainstorm formed by kunai and shuriken, in the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere, countless ninjas rushed forward one after another, holding kunai and ninja swords, using ninja swords.

With a ferocious and cruel face, he uses the most violent means to tear apart the enemy in front of him.

The ninja who killed the enemy a moment ago was about to smile triumphantly, but was immediately overwhelmed by kunai and fell into a pool of blood.

The ninjas roared past, leaving behind puddles of flesh and mud formed by trampling on them.

Everywhere you look, there are mountains of corpses.

None of the corpses looked peaceful, their faces were numb, twisted, and filled with pain.

Not only the ninjas, but also the destroyed villages, the ravaged cities, and the wanderers who were displaced everywhere by the ninja force. They were wailing, falling on the way to escape, wailing in the rain of blood.

Countless lives are passing away.

At the edge of the battlefield, the boy's immature face was full of shock and fear, and he wanted to escape.

But a big hand held his shoulder and held him in place. A being named "Father" said to him in a penetrating voice:

"You have to remember, Itachi, this is war! Peace will never come. When the old war ends, a new war will be born. Sooner or later, you will have to step into such a battle."

Immediately afterwards, there is a peaceful and quiet forest.

The young men of the same race extended a friendly hand to him.

"Hello, I am Uchiha Shisui. You must be Uchiha Itachi. I have heard of you, the genius of Uchiha. Do you want to practice with me?"

The girl standing in front of the door had her hands behind her back and her eyes narrowed into beautiful crescent moons.

"Itachi-kun, thank you for taking me home. Do you have time tomorrow? I want to be with you..."

Carrying shyness and apprehension, the girl's eyes were full of love and tenderness.

"Brother, I came first in today's exam again. As expected, my brother is stronger than my father."

His younger brother, who was still in school, followed his footsteps firmly and without hesitation, his eyes full of longing.

"Sorry, Itachi, please buy a little more time. I will definitely find a way to resolve the dispute between the village and Uchiha as soon as possible, at least not..."

The wrinkled old man was smoking a cigarette in a depressed manner. His face was full of decadence and sadness, and he begged the young man in a solemn tone.

"Itachi, the top management no longer trusts the family. I'm tired. Nothing can be changed. Kill me and use my life to open your eyes... Even if I am alone in the end..."

His only true friend, his instructions before his death, his eyes were filled with despair and struggle.

"If the Uchiha clan makes a coup, the Sandaime will be the first to eliminate the Uchiha. That's the kind of person he is. Should he wipe out the clan and leave his younger brother behind, or should you and your younger brother be buried with everyone... How do you go about this path?

Choose yourself."

In the darkness, the gloomy old man's voice cut through ice and snow, extremely cold.

"I feel sorry for you, Itachi. I will take good care of Sasuke in the village. Don't worry about Danzo, I will keep him under surveillance. But the organization's affairs will trouble you. Alas..."

Under the light, the kind old man assured the young man in the shadow.

"This is Itachi who is new to the organization. From today on, he is a member of the organization. Please get along well with him."

In the pitch-black cave, the red-haired young man began to introduce himself to the people wearing red cloud coats with black background.

The emotionless Samsara Eye stared at the newcomer boy with an inexplicable meaning.

"Itachi-kun, I heard that your brother seemed to have been taken away by Orochimaru. You look worried now, right?"

The shark monster looked at the young man who was looking at the full moon in the sky, a little lost.

, hehehe laughed.

"Mr. Itachi, I think you'd better not fight with others in the future, otherwise no matter how good the medicine is, it won't be able to make you recover. Or do you have a mission that you have to do?"

The compassionate doctor sighed to the young man who came to seek medicine.

In the darkness, the young man with shining scarlet eyes sat silently on the stone chair and began to rest with his eyes closed, waiting for his fate to come.

…

When he opened his eyes, the first thing Sasuke saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

It's not a hospital or a cave, but a secluded wooden house.

At the same time, Sasuke also heard the sound of waves lapping on the shore. Is it the beach of which country?

The Kingdom of Lin is not close to the sea. It seems that he was transferred away from the Kingdom of Lin while he was in coma.

I felt severe pain in my body, as if all the muscles and bones in my body had been torn apart. My forehead, chest, and arms were tightly wrapped with medical bandages, and a faint smell of medicine entered my nostrils.

It seemed that his injuries had been treated.

He slowly sat up, glanced at the room blankly, and then looked out the window.

It is an endless calm sea with seagulls flying in the sky, and the scene is natural and peaceful.

Thinking back to his previous dream, Sasuke knew that it was not a dream.

The content of dreams cannot be so detailed and regular.

That was Itachi's past.

It was everything Itachi had ever experienced.

From the time he entered the battlefield at the age of four until he was twenty-one, his whole life was engraved in this dream.
To be continued...