Chapter 257: Danzo: Good things come in pairs?

Chapter 257: Danzo: Good things come in pairs?

Chapter 257: Danzo: Good things come in pairs?
"I know. I just wanted to confirm the details of the operation with you."

Uchiha Fugaku said that he was not dissatisfied with his son's concealment. On the contrary, he was very pleased with his eldest son's caution.

"The Konoha destruction plan will begin in three days..."

Itachi slowly began to tell his father about the plan. Now that it had been exposed, there was nothing left to hide.

My father knew that the plan had its benefits. After all, he was the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, and he would be able to control the overall situation at that time. He was much more powerful than himself as the young patriarch.

Moreover, Itachi was a little relieved that his father's strength was much stronger than he thought. Fortunately, he had told him about it before the plan started. Otherwise, if his father had used all his strength to attack Senior Lu, Senior Lu might have been in danger.

"You said that Danzo was summoning you, and at the same time Lu Li also received a mission from within the Akatsuki organization to meet with Danzo?"

Uchiha Fugaku frowned slightly after hearing Itachi's words, "There is a problem, Danzo probably wants to harm you, but Shisui's eyes are still with him."

As he said this, he wanted to try to use the Mangekyō to predict the future to see what was going on, but was stopped by Itachi.

"Father, it's better not to use the power of the Kaleidoscope indiscriminately. Since it's the same day, I can go with Senior Lu. Then we can take care of each other and nothing will go wrong."

Itachi is confident in his own abilities, as well as Lu Li's strength.

Even if he is on guard, he will not be easily hit by the other gods. Depending on the situation, Senior Lu may take direct action and he only needs to paddling.

If the situation became serious, the most he could do was to personally cooperate with Lu Li to kill Danzo, and then clean up the Root to hide the secret.

"Well, that's fine too. You can go down first. It's good to accompany Sasuke occasionally. He likes you very much, Itachi."

Uchiha Fugaku said with a smile, and stood up to call a meeting of the clan's elites to check on the situation of the masters and think about the response strategy for three days later.

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At this moment, Konoha was like a pile of dead leaves covering flames, with smoke rising and a fire could break out at any time.

On the other side, at the border of the Kingdom of Wind, in the vast desert, behind a rocky mountain bearing the wind and sand, two dishevelled figures sat and rested.

"Lord Orochimaru, this situation is caused by the failure of my subordinates. Please punish me."

Dou said with a guilty look on his face that this was the first time he had failed since he became a spy.

"It's not your fault. I'm just wondering where those strange ninjas came from..."

Orochimaru had a gloomy expression. There was no doubt that his plan to kill the Kazekage and take his place had failed.

Not only because his and Kabuto's plot was discovered in advance, but also because the Kazekage was accompanied by a group of powerful "hired ninjas"

If Lu Li hadn't reminded him in advance this time, he would have been mentally prepared and would have almost been left in the Wind Country unable to return.

But even so, this battle also caused him a lot of losses, and part of the trump card originally used to attack Konoha was consumed.

If it weren't for the last moment, when those mercenary ninjas inexplicably opened a gap for him to break through, he was ready to use the Impure World Reincarnation to summon out the Hokage.

"Lord Orochimaru."

Kabuto reminded.

"I know."

Orochimaru said as he stood up, walked out of the shadow of the rocks, and looked at the group of people around the corner.

He licked the corners of his dry mouth and said, "Everyone, I have chased you to the border. You don't really think I can do nothing to you, do you?"

"Mr. Orochimaru, you misunderstood. We are not from the Sand Village. We are just hired ninjas. As long as you offer a high price, we can act with you."

The leading explorer had sunken eyes and was wearing a black robe. If Lu Li were here, he would recognize him as the Futianmo whom he had seen in the trading market.

"Oh? Interesting. Tell me about your conditions?"

Orochimaru raised the corner of his mouth. He has never been the kind of person who would fight at every turn. Most of the time, he prefers to solve problems through negotiation.

"Our contract with Fengying has expired. As long as your price is high enough, we can do anything for you."

Voldemort said with a smile that he was a senior explorer and had gained enough benefits in Sand Village. Next, he wanted to take advantage of Orochimaru's car to see if he could take on any high-paying hidden missions.

"Haha, this is really interesting. Let's talk about it."

Orochimaru showed a creepy smile. He didn't expect that the journey to Sand Village would be so unexpected. Although he didn't attract the Sand Village as a fighting force, it was not bad to gain a few powerful elite mercenaries.

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On a high electric pole on a street in the center of Konoha, a figure with long white spiky hair landed. He carried a huge scroll on his back and his eyes swept across the Konoha Village, finally stopping on a small figure in the park.

"Wow, is this Minato's son? Why does he look so lonely?"

Jiraiya muttered to himself in confusion. He had received an urgent message from the Third Hokage and rushed back from outside.

The Third Hokage had contacted him many times during this period to ask him to come back, but he was busy collecting materials (spying?) and didn't want to pay any attention to the old man.

But in the letter he received two days ago, the Third Hokage said that Minato's son, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, had become alienated from the village, and asked him, Minato's master, to come back and persuade him to see if there was any way to make Naruto feel the warmth of the village again.

Jiraiya has been traveling outside for many years. He was not in the village when the Fourth Hokage died, and he only came back once to mourn afterwards, so he had never met Naruto.

Seeing this yellow-haired boy sitting on the swing and swinging back and forth by himself, I feel very complicated.

He already knew the general idea of ​​the matter. As a disciple, he certainly couldn't scold the Third Hokage, but he felt that the matter was handled poorly. How could he let his disciple suffer this injustice?
Jiraiya was not good at talking, and for a moment he couldn't think of how to coax little Naruto.

So he turned his head and looked at another figure standing on the top of the opposite telephone pole. She had a slim figure, blonde hair and big breasts, and was very eye-catching.

"Don't look at me. I'm not interested in coaxing a brat. Jinchūriki and the like are not important at all in my opinion."

Tsunade looked cold, she had just lost a big game and was in a bad mood. Saying that Jinchūriki was not important was partly due to emotional factors, but she didn't think the tailed beasts could change the world. After all, these things were just pets for fun to her grandfather.

"We haven't seen each other for so many years, there's no need to be so cold, right? Why don't we go to the pub for a drink tonight?"

Jiraiya said with a smile that he felt that there was no rush regarding Naruto's matter and that he had to think of a plan before making any contact, otherwise if he messed up, there would be no way to appease this kid.

"Let's go see the old man first. He seemed very anxious in the letter. He even said that if you don't come back, the village will be gone."

Tsunade did not accept Jiraiya's invitation, and leaped through the air to go to the Hokage's office.

Jiraiya shook his head helplessly and followed closely behind.

In the crowd on the street below, Lu Li looked at the two strong men flying past and wanted to complain in his heart.

You guys just arrived in Konoha today! ?

You have to know that he gave Konoha enough opportunities to prepare. Today is the day when he and Orochimaru will attack Konoha. Tsunade and Jiraiya also came here to scout the situation.

What if he arrived a day earlier? These two irresponsible Sannin would probably only see the ruins of Konoha.

Lu Li can act, but that doesn't mean Orochimaru won't work hard. Orochimaru is serious about destroying Konoha, and if he can win, he will definitely do it.

He walked on the street, looking at the seemingly prosperous Konoha, and felt sad that such a scene would soon no longer be seen.

According to his plan and his assessment of Konoha's combat power, they would most likely not be able to penetrate the core of Konoha Village, so as long as Konoha responded properly, they could allow civilians to evacuate before the battle intensified.

Of course, in order to put pressure on Konoha, he would have to break into the gate and give the Uchiha a chance to turn the tide.

Even if it was a play for the rise of the Uchiha, most of Konoha's buildings would have been destroyed on a large scale, and the economy would have regressed for more than several years.

Thinking of this, Lu Li came to the Forest of Death and met Itachi who was ready to go.

Just today, Itachi secretly accepted Danzo's invitation, but he made a request. Due to his sensitive Uchiha identity, he did not want his clan members and the Hokage to know that he met Danzo privately, so he would meet with Danzo at midnight.

Danzo didn't expect Itachi to choose this time, which conflicted with the time he wanted to kill Lu Li. After thinking it over, he finally decided to ask Itachi to come to the southeast woods at this time tonight to keep the appointment.

Lu Li could guess what Danzo was thinking. Considering that this mission of Akatsuki was most likely not Nagato's idea but Obito's, this was most likely a plan by Danzo to kill him.

In this situation, from Danzo's perspective, it was beneficial and harmless for him to ask Uchiha Itachi to keep the appointment.

First of all, Uchiha Itachi might not agree to meet in private next time. Secondly, Danzo felt that Itachi, a ninja who could say in front of the Third Hokage that he would kill all his clan members if necessary, was absolutely loyal to Konoha and as easy to control as Shisui.

If he fails in his siege of the natural disaster, Uchiha Itachi, as a ninja of Konoha, can also be counted as his fighting force.

Time passed slowly, and after nightfall, Lu Li and Itachi set out one after another to the meeting place designated by Danzo.

It was not a dark and windy night. On the contrary, the moon was high in the sky and the stars were shining brightly.

After Lu Li arrived at the designated woods, he sensed the Root army hidden in the dark. It can only be said that Danzo underestimated his perception ability.

With his Observation Haki and the electric current ability of the Thunder God Fruit, if he didn't have a special stealth ability like Mandragora's, he could even detect the movements of ants within a kilometer radius.

Judging from the number of people and the amount of chakra, Lu Li estimated that Danzo might have brought all the main forces of the Root here in order to kill him.

Lu Li looked up at the figure standing on the tree trunk. It was an old man with brown hair.

He had neatly cut sideburns and a slender eye with a cunning and deep gaze. His head and right eye were wrapped in bandages, hiding Shisui's Sharingan.

The black and gray kimono fluttered slightly in the night breeze, and the right arm was hidden in the sleeve, as if it was broken and hanging.

With just a glance, Lu Li confirmed the other party's identity. At the same time, with his reconnaissance skills, he also relaxed.

【Shimura Danzo】

Physical fitness: 70 points

Strength: 68 points

Agility: 72 points

Spirit: 76 points

Charisma: 28 points

Because of the transplant of the first generation cells, Danzo's physical attributes are not low, and his mental attributes are also very high, but they have not reached the outrageous level of 80 points, just over points.

If Lu Li were to perform his initial release, he would be completely immune to Danzo's mind control skills, which also included dangerous illusions like Kotoamatsukami.

This is the domineering aspect of the Chengxin bloodline. The space never deceives people in its descriptions. If there are restrictions on rank or attribute differences, it will definitely indicate it for itself.

It is worth mentioning that the panel attributes directly seen by Lu Li’s reconnaissance skills are the results of the opponent’s comprehensive status. In essence, ninjas are basically fragile. Without the support of chakra, their external physical attributes will also drop significantly.

Chakra is the product of an even mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy. Strong chakra will naturally bring physical benefits to the ninja.

Just like Kai's Eight Gates, it doesn't make his physical body stronger directly, but because of the explosive release of chakra, it manifests itself on the surface as a significant improvement in his strength attributes.

The same goes for the Fourth Raikage. When his chakra is abundant, he is of course the fastest in the world, but once he has no chakra, he is just an ordinary person with a strong body.

Therefore, apart from chakra monsters like Jinchūriki, Lu Li's ability to absorb blue with the demon prisoner is very restraining to ninjas. Usually, as long as the battle is long, once his opponent's chakra falls below the critical point, it will become weaker and weaker, while he will always maintain his peak.

Facing Danzo at this time, Lu Li was already thinking, if he sucked Danzo dry, would the opponent still be able to activate Izanagi?
"Natural Disaster, long time no see."

Danzo looked at Lu Li below and said condescendingly, "I didn't expect that Akatsuki would send you to connect with me."

(End of this chapter)