Chapter 119 Cooperation

"This may be the reason why the Uchiha clan was exterminated."

After Kong Ming finished speaking, he noticed the expression on Itachi's face and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you so serious? It's just that the Uchiha clan was exterminated by others, but you were about to do it yourself."

Itachi's eyes glared at him.

Kong Ming curled his lips, ignored the warning, and continued to chase and beat him:

"Why, only you are allowed to exterminate the Uchiha clan, and no one else is allowed to exterminate the Uchiha clan?"

"This is a different time, that is a different time."

After speaking, Itachi began to shake his head.

Why did he have to explain so much to this guy?

Ning Qi knew that the situation was different from before, but he was just playing tricks here to laugh at him.

Although the Uchiha clan, under the leadership of Uchiha Setsuna, is still making small moves, they are not strong enough to share Konoha with other ninja villages. Now that Konoha has survived the crisis through the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, the two enemies are busy with their own affairs and are doing well. The conflict between them is not as life-and-death as when the Konoha rebellion broke out.

Although Itachi still leans towards Konoha, and is willing to lurk in the Akatsuki organization as a Konoha spy even though there are only a few Uchiha clan members left in Konoha, he still hopes that the Uchiha clan where his younger brother Sasuke is can live in peace and do not mind providing help to his wandering clan in the dark.

This is the specific meaning of what Kong Ming said before, that Itachi stood on both the Konoha and Uchiha sides.

Even though this clan has committed unforgivable crimes in Itachi's eyes.

But Itachi is such a person.

Since he was able to make up his mind to take on all the sins of killing his own clan.

Then he could now tolerate this clan, which he considered to be extremely narrow-minded, to shoulder a more painful sin.

"One time, another time."

Kong Ming repeated Itachi's words, with a slight smile on his face.

At the beginning, Itachi wanted to kill the entire Uchiha clan for the stability of the village.

Now, after the stability of the village was destroyed, he took the initiative to protect the Uchiha clan.

"You live a very tiring life." Kong Ming commented.

"Aren't you just counting on me to live a little harder?" Itachi retorted.

Since Ning Qi told him about the crisis that the Uchiha clan was about to face, it was obvious that he wanted to use his position to protect the Uchiha clan to do something.

So if Itachi didn't have the intention to protect the Uchiha clan and didn't live so hard, then Ning Qi's expectations would be dashed.

"You think too bad of me, tuberculosis ghost," Kong Ming said sincerely, "I still hope you can live longer."

Itachi shook his head and asked, "Just tell me, what do you want to do?"

"I just want to help you protect your Uchiha clan." Kong Ming said with a smile.

Under the cold gaze of Itachi's Sharingan, his smile gradually subsided, and when he spoke again, it was already very calm:

"That guy originally had bad intentions towards the Uchiha clan. Now that he has a legitimate reason, your clan will not be able to escape his clutches."

"Who is 'that guy'?" Itachi asked.

Kong Ming looked at him with an expression of "How can you even ask such a question?"

"Have you ever seen another ninja with the Sharingan wandering around, besides that person?"

"If I hadn't stopped you, wouldn't you have invited him to help deal with the Uchiha clan ninjas in Konoha's security battle that night?"

"Or do you think you have an agreement with him that he won't attack the Uchiha clan?"

Itachi was struck by a series of questions from Kong Ming and remained silent for a long time. Fortunately, even if three days passed in this Tsukuyomi space, it was only a moment in the outside world. They had plenty of time to negotiate and think.

When Itachi raised his head again, his eyes were full of colorful light. He looked at Kong Ming as if he was looking at something strange. He caught some words in Kong Ming's words just now, and his voice trembled:

"Ning Qi... why do you know so much?"

"Why do you know that I would invite him to deal with the Uchiha clan members in the guard station?"

"Why do you know that I know him?"

"And you can block my way to find him?"

He exhaled slowly:

"Ning Qi... who are you?"

All the doubts Itachi had about the incident that night were aroused by Kong Ming's casual tone.

That night, after being seriously injured by Ning Qi, he was rescued by the guy who called himself "Ban", but even such a powerful and mysterious guy knew nothing about Ning Qi's strange behavior that night and his reliance behind him.

They could only compare their own intelligence and discuss Ning Qi's peculiarity, but in the end, no conclusion could be made. That night, many suspicious places could only be considered coincidences. It was the natural craftsmanship that inadvertently showed the artificial axe-cutting form that was enough to mislead them. It was incredible evidence that could only be identified as accidental.

Itachi could not get an answer, so he could only bury these suspicious evidences in his heart and never mention them again.

Until just now, Kong Ming's words finally made Itachi recall his original conjecture.

What was once thought to be just an accident now seems to have been arranged in advance.

What was once thought to be impossible is inevitable in some cases.

The secret that was once thought to never be known was just said to his face.

The guy in front of him seemed to have traveled through time. He witnessed everything and calculated everything. He knew all the past, but he had no fear. In the name of getting rid of the shackles, he played with the world and brazenly started the Fourth Ninja World War. Many people lost their lives and more people were displaced.

Itachi couldn't help but feel horrified.

Kongming didn't know that Itachi had so many questions. He tilted his head: "Is this more important than the upcoming crisis of the Uchiha clan?"

Of course not.

But since Kongming can threaten himself with the Uchiha clan.

Then he can obviously threaten him in turn.

Itachi pursed his lips: "You are right. I didn't realize until now that I really don't understand you... So, I can't cooperate with such a dangerous person who I don't understand-you must answer my question first!"

"Don't you care about Sasuke at all?" Kongming frowned.

"He won't hurt Sasuke." This is the only thing that Itachi can be sure of after learning from Kongming that "Ban" might attack the Uchiha clan.

"What about the lives of so many clan members?"

"Answer the question."

"What a cold-blooded guy... You must be in a headache too. If that guy kills all the Uchiha clan members, how are you going to deal with Sasuke?"

"Answer the question."

"Is that all you know?"

"Answer the question."

The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time, but because the time flow in this illusion space was very slow, there was not much meaning in such a stalemate, so the pragmatic Kong Ming finally admitted defeat and sighed:

"Didn't that guy tell you?"

Itachi didn't know that the masked man had got the answer somewhere else, and he shook his head.

"It's not a secret... Senju Hashirama," Kong Ming read out the name and smiled bitterly, "He is the instigator of everything, and I am just a tool in his hands."

Although there was an extremely suspicious performance, anyway, this was the first time Itachi saw such a frustrated expression on his face. Even when he was bullied by the young masters and young ladies of the Hyuga clan with the caged bird curse seal when he was a child, he never showed such a powerless expression.

"Senju... Hashirama?" Itachi repeated his words, and for a moment he was a little unsure whether he had heard it wrong.

The ninja god who founded Konoha?

This kind of thing is easy to verify, he believes that Kongming will not lie to him.

But... why?

"Why do you think I joined the Akatsuki organization?" Kongming sighed, his tone somewhat desperate.

It was as if a bird that had been tossing and turning finally escaped from the iron cage of humans, and after flying to the outside world, it found that the whole world was a huge cage.

"Is he not dead yet?" Itachi couldn't help asking.

"I don't know."

"Why did he attack Konoha?"

"I don't know."

"Why did he choose you?"

"I don't know."

Itachi stared at the slightly rising arc on Kongming's face. Until this moment, he came back to his senses. This guy was not ignorant of everything. He just retaliated against his own questioning just now and deliberately didn't say it.

"I will find the answer to the question myself." As if declaring something, Itachi said to Kongming seriously.

Kongming on the cross gave him an encouraging look.

"Let's get back to the point." Itachi returned to the topic.

"Let's get back to the point," Kong Ming nodded. After a verbal battle, he finally gained some trust from Itachi, so that this time the two of them spoke more directly, "'Madara' needs a lot of Uchiha clan's Sharingan."

"When will we start?" Itachi asked.

"That depends on when he gets the method of absorbing the bloodline limit of the same clan from me."

Itachi looked at Kong Ming for a while.

"Madara" hadn't asked him for it yet, but he had already guessed that the other party would ask him for it. It's hard to say whether this was Kong Ming's accurate prediction or a trap he deliberately left for "Madara".

"Is this method effective for Sharingan?"

"With his ability, ineffectiveness can also become effective." Bloodline limits, especially eye-based bloodline limits, have similar characteristics. So for some things, the Byakugan can do it, but if the method is changed and the adaptability is done, most other things can also do it.

"What if I let the Uchiha clan move?"

"It's just delaying death." Kong Ming snorted disdainfully.

Itachi pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "What do you think?"

"Kill him," Kong Ming said without hesitation, "It's better to strike first."

Itachi looked at Kong Ming, as if he saw the dagger in the puzzling picture.

"Can you do it?" Itachi asked softly.

He didn't think about why, just asked if it was possible.

Kong Ming looked down at Itachi on the cross, and said firmly: "As long as you cooperate, killing him will not be a problem."

Itachi exhaled, pondered for a moment, and finally waved his hand: "Tell me about your plan to open the window."

Killing people when Pein is still there is definitely not a wise choice, the risk is too great, Itachi is sure that Kong Ming has two plans: lifting the roof and opening the window.

Kong Ming was not surprised to have his thoughts seen through. Itachi had always been a sharp-minded person, so it was not surprising that he could see this. He chuckled:

"It's very simple."

"As long as..."

When he finished speaking, Itachi's eyebrows frowned even deeper. He looked at Kong Ming in surprise. This guy...just said that he joined the Akatsuki organization because he wanted to get rid of Hashirama, how come he still looked like his mind was controlled by Hashirama?

"Are you sure?" he asked.

"It's just planting a chess piece for Hashirama to use while sowing discord. What's the fuss?" Kong Ming gave him a disdainful look.

It was indeed a familiar smell.

It was indeed the style of Ning Qi's layout when he was in Konoha.

But...

Itachi closed his eyes.

Using my clansmen as chess pieces for you is really smart!

He didn't say anything. After all, if Kong Ming really had a method that could allow people to absorb the blood limit of the same clan, then as long as the masked man "Ban" spoke, Kong Ming would definitely hand it over. It was not a matter of whether he was willing or not, but he could not bear this extra risk for the fleeing Uchiha clan from the beginning.

And if it weren't for the huge benefits that the layout for the Uchiha clan could bring him, the Uchiha clan today would probably only be able to wait for death in ignorance, instead of having room for choice like today.

"Thank you." Itachi said for his clansmen.

Kong Ming didn't respond, but had a mysterious smile on his face.

It's too early to say "thank you" now...

...

The initiation ceremony for new members of the Akatsuki organization ended quickly.

After the shadows cast by the Phantom Body Technique were extinguished one by one, Pein turned around and looked at Kong Ming and said, "What did you talk about?"

Kong Ming paused and asked, "Is it obvious?"

Pein said lightly, "Although the Tsukuyomi only lasted for a moment, the movement was not small. The chakra fluctuations caused could not escape the observation of my pair of Samsara eyes, especially... he still used my Phantom Body Technique as the basis for the spell."

Kong Ming pursed his lips.

Itachi, this guy, doesn't seem to intend to avoid him at all.

"It doesn't matter, I know his identity, so I know very well that you two can't get together...I'm just curious, one of you is a loyal minister of Konoha, and the other is a rebel of Konoha, what can you talk about in private?" Pein asked with interest.

"We are considering how to kill Uchiha Madara." The rain stopped, and Kong Ming walked out of the cave.

While listening to Kong Ming's nonsense, Pein also walked out of the cave, dew dripping on his shoulders, he nodded gently: "So, do you have any clues?"

"Yes, his ability to become a hollow is very troublesome, so it's best to use illusions." Kong Ming said casually.

"What kind of illusion can make him fall for it? This is his only weakness, he knows it himself, so he is also very wary of Itachi," Pein shook his head and pushed away the branches blocking the way in front of him, "and... I'm afraid that only Tsukuyomi won't work."

"No?" Kong Ming asked.

"No." Pein nodded.

"Then what if I add my Shenlong Miracle Illusion Heaven Overlord Shadow Flash·Here Naraku Jutsu?" Kong Ming said proudly.

"Is that the name of the illusion you used to destroy the Hyuga clan?" Pein nodded slightly, "If you add this technique, as long as he doesn't notice it, maybe it will really work..."

The two of them stopped and walked like this, exchanging their experiences on how to take down "Uchiha Madara".

"Where are we going?" At a certain moment, Kong Ming suddenly raised his head and asked.

"I heard that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has come out of Konoha, let's go see him on the way..."

Koumei stopped and looked at the back of Pein in front of him.

This...

Could Itachi have guessed it right, and their Akatsuki organization is really so arrogant that they don't even bother to wait for this little time, and are going to turn against Konoha directly?