Chapter 227 Excited Uchiha Fugaku

Chapter 227 Excited Uchiha Fugaku

Chapter 227 Excited Uchiha Fugaku

After hearing what Tian Dao said, before Lu Li could even speak, Jiao Du was already unwilling, "I think our personalities are not compatible, it's better for us to act separately."

Tiandao was silent for a moment after hearing this, and realized that Kakuzu's process of getting Lu Li to join the group was not pleasant. After thinking for a while, he looked at Orochimaru again, "In that case, Orochimaru, you should partner with Tianzai first. Scorpion, you should cooperate with Kakuzu to carry out the mission."

When Scorpion heard the distribution of the Heavenly Dao, he did not express any objection, but just glanced at Du from the corner of his eyes, "If you dare to waste my time because of the bounty, I will kill you."

"Oh, if you have the guts, try it."

Kakuzu became arrogant again. He couldn't beat Lu Li, but he was definitely not a soft persimmon in the organization.

Scorpion's puppetry was nothing compared to his abilities, and Lu Li's abilities were all used to restrain him.

"Don't argue."

Tiandao's voice was deep, interrupting their quarrel.

Kakuzu and Sasori looked dissatisfied, but they stopped verbally attacking, which showed how much authority Tendo had in their hearts.

Lu Li looked at it and sighed in his heart. This was the difference in strength between ordinary ninjas and ninjas with the Sage Eyes. From the perspective of regular ninjas, Kakuzu and Sasori were top-notch masters.

But in front of the super-shadow-level Nagato, a pair of Samsara eyes can easily defeat them. That is absolute power, and there is no need for any fancy tricks.

Obviously, Kakuzu and Sasori were willing to obey because they had seen the strength of Tanabe, and in front of the eyes that only the legendary Six Paths Sage had, their arrogance was restrained a little.

At this time, Orochimaru looked at Lu Li, licked his lips, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Mr. Lu, we are both from Konoha, please give me your guidance in the future."

"I have heard of the name of the Three Ninjas since I was a child. I am also very happy to meet people from the same village here."

Lu Li asked politely, "Senior Orochimaru, where should I go to find you?"

Tiandao was relieved when he saw that Lu Li and Orochimaru were having a harmonious conversation, thinking that there shouldn't be any problems with this pair of partners.

Scorpion and Kakuzu are a bit dangerous, but fortunately both of them are very strong. One has the "eternal art" and the other has an immortal body. Even if a conflict occurs between them, they should not be able to kill anyone.

Thinking of this, Nagato of the Rain Country felt a little tired. He missed the original Akatsuki organization. Back then, they were revolutionary compatriots who had a common dream and fought together, but now they were all problem children and rebel ninjas with ulterior motives.

I just hope that the new natural disaster is not a troublemaker and doesn't start a war in the organization.

"I'm in the Sound Village in the Land of Rice. I'll send someone to pick you up after Lu Jun enters the country."

Orochimaru said with a smile, but that smile was naturally cold and made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Zetu is not here today. He is still gathering intelligence. Once the intelligence is confirmed, we will launch the first wave of hunting tailed beasts. You should all meet up and prepare for the next few days."

Tendo instructed that the reason why he had to collect the tailed beasts ahead of time was because something that happened a few years ago had accelerated the progress of restoring the Outer Path Demon Statue.

With the prerequisite of collecting the tailed beasts, he naturally would not delay and strive to unify the ninja world as soon as possible before his body collapsed, using pain to warn the world and create permanent peace.

After Tiandao finished speaking, he lifted the illusion body technique, indicating that today's meeting was over.

The others also regained consciousness in their bodies. After Lu Li woke up, he glanced at Kakuzu and said, "Kakuzu, you are in charge of money in the organization, right?"

Jiaozu looked at Lu Li warily, "What do you want to do?"

He loves money very much and is a miser. He almost never allocates funds to other members in the organization.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just asking first. If I need it later, I'll ask you for it."

Lu Li smiled and said that he would go find Orochimaru later and wanted to work with him to do something, so it would require a lot of funds.

Asking him to run around the ninja world to make money would be a bit embarrassing, so it would be better to just ask Kakudo directly.

"If you want to apply for activity funds, you need to tell Payne first. If he approves, I will give you the money."

Kakuzu spoke like a professional accountant who had no understanding of human nature at all.

Lu Li put his hand on the hilt of the knife, thinking to himself, "Is it possible that I didn't chop hard enough today? We are all good colleagues, so what's wrong with you giving me some money privately?"
Instead of giving the money to Konan to make detonating talismans, it would be better to give it to me and Orochimaru.

"…If it makes sense…"

Seeing Lu Li's hand on the hilt of the knife, Jiaodu hesitated for a moment and said, "You don't need to apply for a small amount of funds."

Lu Li smiled and walked up to Kakuzu and patted him on the shoulder. "That's right, Senior, you are a living fossil in the ninja world, a man who fought the first Hokage and survived. You are a legend among legends. Why do you need to report every little thing to your superiors?"

Kakuzu's face twitched under the black cloth, and he thought to himself, this is not what you said when you chopped me today!

However, after being praised by Lu Li, he was still a little bit proud. The anger he got from being chopped down today has subsided a lot. "Don't underestimate Pain. You should know that he has the legendary Sage's Eye. Even if the five Kage join forces, they will not be his opponent."

This sentence can be regarded as a kind reminder. After all, Jiaodu felt that Lu Li was quite arrogant. He was a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger. It was nothing to defeat him. In front of a real master of pupil techniques, Lu Li's Lightning Release Bloodline Limit would not have such a big advantage.

"I know. I went to Tianzhiguo."

Lu Li waved his hand and left the cave.

…………

While Lu Li was holding a meeting in the Akatsuki organization, on the other side, in the Land of Fire, Konoha Village, in the Uchiha clan's territory.

In the spacious and empty Japanese-style room, the father and son sat cross-legged on the tatami, facing each other.

"Itachi, it seems that you are not trusted either." Uchiha Fugaku said expressionlessly as he looked at his eldest son who had always made him proud.

"Father, this is not what I came home to talk about."

Itachi also had a blank expression on his face. Maybe it was due to genetics, but both he and his father rarely showed emotions. He reserved all his smiles for Sasuke.

Just yesterday, he returned to the village to report.

However, because the mission failed, three Anbu were killed and he was the only one who came back alive, the advisory elders expressed strong dissatisfaction with him.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen could not hide his suspicion towards him, because the Third Hokage knew that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, which was why he agreed to his plan to exterminate the clan, believing that Itachi had the ability to do so.

But a master as powerful as Itachi, who took three elite Anbu to hunt down Natural Disaster, ended up with three deaths and one injury. This made the Third Generation suspect that Itachi did not do his best.

However, he had no clear evidence, and Itachi was very powerful and was currently on the side of the Hokage, so he couldn't punish Itachi too severely. So he punished Itachi by removing him from his work in the Anbu and confining him to his home for a week.

To put it bluntly, Itachi has been dismissed from his post and is under house arrest. He knows very well that there must be spies monitoring him outside the family.

The Third Hokage was a deep-minded person and must have suspected that he was colluding with the natural disaster. After all, the natural disaster moved very fast. If he was really defeated and was hunted down, it would be difficult to escape.

The reason he gave at the time was that he had controlled the natural disaster with his eye technique, but it also exhausted his chakra. He was not sure he could complete the task further, so he retreated.

Obviously, the third generation was not very satisfied with this answer, and his trust in him dropped several levels again.

"Then what do you want to talk about?"

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes fluctuated slightly. He was thinking, could it be that because of the Hokage's punishment this time, his eldest son finally came to his senses? Was he going to rebel with them?
"Father, my mission this time is to hunt down the natural disaster Lu Li."

Itachi spoke up, saying that the missions of the Anbu were confidential, and not even his father knew what he was doing out there.

"Tianzai Luli? I remember him as a very powerful ninja."

Uchiha Fugaku commented that he had fought side by side with Lu Li on the battlefield in the past, so he knew his strength well. Thinking of this, he also felt worried for his son.

After all, the ability of Natural Disaster is very troublesome. If there is no time to control Natural Disaster with illusion, even a genius like Uchiha can easily fail.

Fortunately, Itachi came back alive, and the Uchiha's powerful fighting force was not lost at the critical moment.

"There is another hidden reason behind Senior Natural Disaster's defection, but that is not the point. Through his story with Brother Shisui, I have thoroughly understood the darkness of Konoha."

Itachi's voice was heavy with sorrow, he still hadn't gotten over Shisui's death.

"Then let's go together..."

Uchiha Fugaku was interrupted by his son before he could finish his words.

"No, father, I have figured out the real way out for our family, but it is definitely not a rebellion."

Itachi did not involve Lu Li in this matter, and was ready to say that these plans were all his own ideas. "To be honest, father, I have already opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but even so, I don't think it is wise to go to war with the village head-on. Most likely, the end result will be annihilation of the whole army, and our internal strife will only be taken advantage of by the outside village."

Uchiha Fugaku was surprised when he heard Itachi say that he had opened the Mangekyō. But when he heard his son's next words, he frowned slightly, "So pessimistic?"

Itachi nodded, "I don't know if you have opened the Mangekyō, but even if we combine our strengths, it will be difficult to do it. I heard that Master Jiraiya has returned to the village, and Master Tsunade is also being called back."

Uchiha Fugaku felt heavy-hearted when he heard his son's words. He was not a fool either, he had led a team in battles before, so he naturally knew how to analyze combat power.

The tribesmen were constantly clamoring, which actually gave him a headache. After all, he didn't think he would win in a head-on fight with the village.

Hence, he could only try to smooth things over in every meeting and keep delaying the rebellion, but recently with Shisui's death, the emotions within the clan could no longer be suppressed.

"Itachi, do you have any good solution?"

Uchiha Fugaku asked, a son does not have to be inferior to his father, he has always admired his eldest son's wisdom, this is the first time they have communicated their opinions calmly since the family and the village began to confront each other.

"Yes, I finally figured it out these days. Father, please listen to me..."

Itachi recounted to his father what he had heard from Lu Li, and Uchiha Fugaku's eyes became brighter and brighter as Itachi spoke, and in the end his excited Sharingan spun rapidly, revealing faint traces of the Mangekyo.

When Itachi saw the changes in the details of his father's eyes, he secretly sighed in his heart that his senior was indeed a genius and his father was also enlightened. He thought that his previous thoughts were too arrogant.

If he really wanted to wipe out the clan alone, he might not win if his father fought against him.

However, the situation is different now. With new ideas, the father and son are on the same front. The Uchiha clan with two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan can definitely expect great things.

"Itachi, your idea is really feasible. I will call a meeting of the core tribe members and discuss it with everyone."

Uchiha Fugaku said happily; the dark cloud that had covered his face for years disappeared, and he smiled for the first time in a rare moment.

When he stood up, he walked to Itachi and touched Itachi's head, "You have really grown up. After me, you will definitely lead our clan to the pinnacle of the ninja world."

…………

Lu Li was still unaware of the changes within the Uchiha clan.

After separating from Kakuzu, he only took a nap for a few hours on his bed in a safe place, and then rushed to the Otogakure Ninja Village in the Land of Rice.

And Orochimaru seemed to have calculated the time of his arrival and had arranged for a man who looked familiar to Lu Li to wait at the entrance of the village.

(End of this chapter)