Chapter 274 Beat up 1 rake
Chapter 274: Beat it up with a rake
In the dim underground cave, Lu Li’s illusory figure appeared on the finger of the heretic golem.
As soon as the connection was made, he felt Tiandao's questioning gaze.
So, before Lu Li could even wait for Tian Dao to attack, he turned the tables and said, "Chief, I think I need an explanation."
Tiandao kept his words in his stomach. He originally wanted to question Lu Li why he rashly attacked Konoha, even though he had clearly told Lu Li to keep a low profile not long ago.
"Scourge, what do you have to say?"
Tiandao temporarily suppressed his unhappiness and prepared to listen to what Lu Li had to say.
"I went to the Land of Fire based on intelligence, put aside my personal feelings for the sake of the organization's mission, and went to trade with Danzo, but what was the result?"
Lu Li said in a low voice with an angry expression on his face, "The so-called deal doesn't exist at all. It's simply a trap set to kill me!"
Nagato was stunned after hearing Lu Li's words, "A trap?"
As he said that, he looked at Jue again, thinking that this was not what Jue had reported to him.
"Danzo had no intention of trading with us. When I went to the trading location, I found that there was a forbidden technique formation that he had set up in advance, which could suppress my chakra. If it weren't for my strong physical skills and my immediate judgment, I would have definitely died there."
Lu Li pretended to be hurt after being betrayed, "I would like to ask, after I joined the organization, how have I let the organization down? Which mission did I not do my best? Why did you team up with Danzo to harm me?"
After hearing what Lu Li said, Nagato fell silent. If what Lu Li said was true, then there would be a big problem.
Thinking back to how he was also harmed by Danzo and turned into a half-human, half-ghost, and how his best friend Yahiko died as a result, he could now understand Lu Li's feelings a little.
Facing his old enemy Danzo, it was already commendable that Tianzai was able to carry out the mission, but in the end he discovered that Danzo's deal was a trap for him. How could Tianzai not be disappointed?
"But... why did you attack Konoha later? Why did Orochimaru go too? I didn't give the order for him to come along."
Nagato's tone had weakened a lot, changing from a question to an inquiry.
"Chief, are you serious?"
Lu Li said speechlessly, "I was besieged by Konoha ninjas. The battle was huge, and the Hokage led strong men to attack. Running away all the time is not my style. I was furious, so of course I just fought to the end."
As he said this, he glanced at Orochimaru, who had a subtle smile on his face the whole time, "As for Orochimaru-senpai, he came here after receiving my distress signal. Without Orochimaru-senpai's help, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back alive."
After hearing this, Nagato thought for a moment and felt that what Lu Li said made some sense. He couldn't just ask Tianzai to take a beating without fighting back. With new and old grudges added together and a battle breaking out at the doorstep of Konoha, it would be difficult to resist launching a full-scale war.
but……
The Tiandao controlled by Nagato looked at Jue's figure with some suspicion, "Jue, this is not what you told me before."
Jue was a little embarrassed now, he didn't expect Lu Li to be so strong and eloquent, and to directly turn the tables and make a preemptive statement, looking like he had a well-founded argument, which made his previous "testimony" seem less credible.
"Danzo may have set up a large formation just for insurance. After all, the organization's powerful statement is out there. It should be that the natural disaster couldn't hold back when facing his old enemy, and the war broke out after the quarrel, right?"
Jue was not very confident when he spoke, "I investigated the battlefield afterwards, and there was indeed a large formation, but it should not be a threat to Tianzai's life."
After hearing this, Lu Li sneered, "Jue, I won't pursue the matter since you have been following me. What you said is all just speculation, and it is completely baseless. Take that forbidden formation for example, do you think it is not a threat? Then go in and let me chop you up. Do you think you will die?"
Jue was speechless for a moment after being scolded by Lu Li. He was not a talkative person to begin with and usually only did small things in secret. Now that he was in court with Lu Li, he really couldn't win the argument.
Seeing that Jue couldn't respond, Lu Li looked at Tian Dao again, "Chief, I was ready to cut ties with the organization because I thought you wanted to get rid of me, but I sensed the call of the ring and realized that something was wrong. If you wanted to kill me, you don't have to confront me now."
Tiandao was also in a daze now, and nodded subconsciously, "Of course I don't mean to kill you. Your contribution to the organization is obvious to everyone. I just want to find out the truth of the matter."
He had already sensed that something was amiss. If Tianzai had been framed, all he had to do now was to calm this capable general down and find out the truth.
"Yes, so the moment I received the summons, I knew that there was someone else who framed me."
Lu Li looked directly into the pair of Samsara Eyes and asked, "Chief, who commissioned this mission?"
Nagato was speechless for a moment, he was not a fool and it was clear to him that this mission was given by the masked man through his mouth, which was the masked man's will.
After all, it was actually the masked man who sold out Lu Li. Nagato couldn't understand why the other party did this. After all, Lu Li was the second most powerful fighter in the Akatsuki organization.
Rather than being confused about the masked man betraying Lu Li, Nagato is now more concerned about another thing, that is, the masked man may have had a deal with Danzo a long time ago, and it may be a long-term cooperative relationship!
Thinking back to the time when their Akatsuki organization was surrounded and attacked by Danzo and Hanzo, and ended up with a miserable end, just when he was confused and angry, the masked man found him and wanted to establish a new Akatsuki organization...
In that battle that year, he still doesn't know who leaked the information, nor who led Danzo to cooperate with Hanzo of the Salamander.
Putting all these things together, Nagato had reason to suspect that there was a mastermind behind the incident back then, and that mastermind was most likely the masked man!
Because the subsequent situation was favorable to the masked man, he got help from this strong man with the Rinnegan, established a new Akatsuki organization and implemented his plan.
As soon as he thought of this, a surge of anger surged in Nagato's heart. If his guess was true, he would never let the masked man go, even if the other party was Uchiha Madara!
"Oh, Chief, I have something else to report. During the battle in Konoha, at a critical moment, a masked man appeared and attacked me. He had the Mangekyō Sharingan. I have disappeared from the ninja world for many years and have never heard of such a strong man. But I don't think he is from Konoha because he killed even the ninjas of Konoha." Seeing Nagato thinking silently, Lu Li reminded him, "Do you know who he is?"
"Oh? Another pair of kaleidoscopes?"
Orochimaru also looked interested.
Hearing Lu Li's words, Nagato felt heavy in his heart. Now there was no need to guess. It was the masked man and Danzo who planned this incident, but in the end Lu Li was not killed. In order to prevent Lu Li from coming to him to complain, the masked man even tried to silence him.
However, Tianzai's strength was stronger than he expected, so he was unable to successfully silence him, leading to the current situation.
But now as the leader, Nagato feels that this matter is really difficult to handle. If it is not handled properly, the Akatsuki organization may fall apart.
No one will follow a leader who betrays his subordinates, especially since rebel ninjas lack a sense of security. Even if he is powerful, he cannot control people's hearts.
When Nagato was struggling internally and thinking about how to appease the natural disaster, Konan, who was standing below him, spoke first.
"Mr. Lu, this time the organization is sorry for you. We know the masked man you mentioned. He is a hidden member of the Akatsuki organization. This mission was issued by Pain at his request."
Konan explained that she had been annoyed with the masked man for a long time, and now that his true identity had been exposed, she felt that this was a good opportunity for Nagato to make up his mind and cut ties with the masked man.
Even without the masked man, their Akatsuki's plan could be carried out as usual. Anyway, she didn't think that sneaky guy had played any role in Akatsuki's plan over the years.
And with her woman's sixth sense, she always felt that the masked man was plotting other conspiracies. He was not trying to achieve world nuclear peace, but wanted to use the tailed beasts to do other things.
"Oh? The organization has such inside information? Why did he hide underwater and let us go out to fight for our lives? Not only did he enjoy the money we earned from our work and never contributed, but he also betrayed us at the critical moment?"
Lu Li directly raised the matter to the level of the group, and glanced at Kakuzu across from him, "Kakuzu, can you accept that the money you earn will be spent by a gutter rat like that?"
Kakuzu also had a gloomy expression at this time, "Chief, I want an explanation as well."
Facts have proved that the rebel ninjas of the Akatsuki organization all have tempers. Even if you, Pain, are extremely powerful and can defeat all the others, you cannot win over the people's hearts.
Jiaodu felt terrible after finding out that the money he worked hard to earn was being spent by someone he didn't know.
He is not stupid. The person who can make the leader conceal his identity and "command" the leader to issue tasks must have a very high status and can even be regarded as the leader's "partner".
But as a financial officer, he works hard, how can he spend the money he earns on someone he doesn't know?
Besides, that guy would betray members of the organization. Even if he didn't like Natural Disaster, he would never tolerate such betrayal within the organization.
"We were not aware of this matter. We were only in a cooperative relationship with him before. Now that he has betrayed members of the organization, he has naturally become a traitor to the organization."
Konan said, glancing at Pein, "We should put a hunt order on him."
Seeing that Konan had already said this, Nagato knew that this was the only way to deal with the matter now in order to stabilize the morale of the troops, so he said, "That man is very mysterious, wearing a mask, calling himself Uchiha Madara, and is elusive. Since he has already betrayed me, I will be responsible for handling this matter myself."
As he said that, he looked at Lu Li and said, "Tian Zai, when you finish your work, come to the Rain Country and I will give you an explanation."
Lu Li could feel Nagato's determination, which meant that he would kill the masked man himself and show him the body. This way of handling the matter was full of sincerity.
Nagato had already said this, so he couldn't be ungrateful and continue to make a scene, otherwise it would be too late. So his expression softened a lot, "Chief, you are too polite. I will go to the Rain Country after I have settled the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Kyuubi Jinchuuriki?"
Tiandao's voice was filled with surprise, and then he looked at Jue, wondering why you didn't report such a big thing.
Jue was a little embarrassed. He was busy trying to find a way to prove Lu Li's betrayal, and since Akatsuki was not going to collect the tailed beasts for the time being, he just passed this matter over.
"I was thinking, since we've already destroyed Konoha, it would be a waste if we don't capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so we might as well just take him away."
Lu Li looked innocent, "Chief, I won't cause you any trouble, will I?"
Nagato was really confused at this moment. He knew that Lu Li was a capable member of the organization, but he didn't expect Lu Li to be so capable.
Good man, he was originally planning to catch Jiuwei himself, but Lu Li caught him directly.
"It's alright, Scourge. You did a great job. Keep him safe. He'll be useful when the plan restarts in a few years."
Tiandao said in an encouraging tone.
At this moment, he was also very relieved in his heart. He felt that Tianzai was really broad-minded and extraordinary. Even if he was betrayed, he did not forget to contribute to the organization. Under such circumstances, he also captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. He can be regarded as a model member of the organization.
For a moment, he felt that he was wrong to have wanted to question the natural disaster before.
If there were more people like Lu Li in the Akatsuki organization whose strength, character, vision and mind he admired, there would be no need to worry about not achieving great things.
(End of this chapter)