novelzi Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Itachi: You All Leave, I'll Stay Behind!
Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Itachi: You All Leave, I'll Stay Behind!
Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Itachi: You All Leave, I'll Stay Behind!
"You tell me, originally our Akatsuki's goal was to maintain peace. We wanted to reach an agreement with Hanzō the Salamander!"
"But we were ambushed in the end, and my closest friend lost his life because of it!"
"You tell me that people can understand each other? Do you really think you can understand?"
"And when I was young, my parents were killed by the Leaf's shinobi, and they were just ordinary civilians!"
"Tell me, how am I supposed to understand that?"
Inside the cave, the argument between Nagato and Naruto continued, with Nagato raising his voice and demanding answers from Naruto.
Was he genuinely willing to talk with Naruto? Not really. Nagato was simply stalling for time.
The real reason was to ensure his chakra could remain focused on controlling the Six Paths of Pain to fight Akira.
Naruto, unaware of Nagato's true intentions, listened to his story, and silently questioned himself.
If he were truly in Nagato's position, could he manage to understand his enemies? "What? You can't do it either, can you?" Seeing Naruto remain silent without a response, Nagato asked, as if he already knew the answer.
Understanding each other? Forgiving one's enemies?
What a joke, how could anyone really do that?
This guy, after all, was just a fifteen-year-old boy!
"No, I think I can do it!" However, after seriously putting himself in Nagato's shoes for a moment, Naruto replied earnestly.
"Uh..." Naruto's response left Nagato stunned, and he looked at Naruto in disbelief.
"I believe I can do it. I can let go of the hatred and understand the other side!" Naruto's eyes were resolute, staring at Nagato.
That determined gaze caused Nagato's heart to tremble slightly, but soon after, Nagato scoffed internally.
"Why are you laughing?" Seeing Nagato's scoffing expression, Naruto asked, clearly annoyed.
That smile, no matter how one looked at it, was deeply uncomfortable.
"That's why I say you're just a flower that has been nurtured in a greenhouse.
"You've never faced true adversity, never experienced real pain, which is why you can speak such naive words!"
"If you had experienced genuine suffering, you wouldn't be able to say these things!" Nagato shook his head as he spoke.
Unlike in the original story, where Nagato had already destroyed the Leaf Village and Naruto had defeated the Six Paths of Pain, and they could calmly discuss peace, now Nagato was only stalling.
Back then, Nagato had to take Naruto's words seriously, since Naruto had already gained the upper hand.
But now, Naruto merely showed up while the Six Paths of Pain were fighting Akira, and Nagato was merely buying time.
Because of this, Naruto's words lacked weight.
In the original story, Naruto truly forgave Nagato, who had destroyed the Leaf. That was genuine.
But now, Naruto was just making an empty promise, saying he could forgive. Without actual proof, why would Nagato believe him?
Without the necessary conditions, Naruto's Talk no Jutsu failed, leaving Nagato unconvinced.
Meanwhile, after over ten minutes of battle, the clash between the Akatsuki and the Leaf Village had reached a critical point.
"Just six Susano'o? Sigh, compared to Madara who effortlessly summoned twenty-five
Susano'o, it's still far behind."
Though everyone around was shocked by the six massive Susano'o, Akira quietly shook his
head, feeling unsatisfied with his power.
"This is Akira's power?"
Looking at Akira's Susano'o, with their legs and fully-formed bodies, Itachi then looked at
his own, which was merely a partial Susano'o, standing only a few meters tall.
Not only was it incomplete in form, but it was also significantly smaller. Itachi shook his head
silently.
So, compared to Akira, there really was a big gap in power.
With the six Susano'o now out, Akira's strength clearly had a crushing advantage.
On the Leaf side, with Jiraiya and Tsunade leading the charge, they quickly gained the upper
hand, pushing the Akatsuki back.
Under their relentless attacks, Kakuzu, Deidara, and Kisame were forced to retreat!
"Retreat..." Seeing the Six Paths of Pain being overwhelmed, and the situation on the battlefield becoming irreversible, Deva Path Pain shouted loudly.
With that, all the chakra from the Six Paths concentrated into Deva Path, unleashing a powerful Shinra Tensei, a Super Almighty Push, affecting everyone.
Everyone from the Leaf Village, except for Akira, was blown away by the powerful blast, each
suffering injuries of varying severity.
"You all go ahead. I'll stay behind and cover our retreat!" At this critical moment, Itachi seemed to have made up his mind and spoke to Pain, resolutely staying behind.
"Itachi!" Hearing that Itachi would stay behind, Sasuke couldn't help but shout out in
disbelief!
He was a member of the Uchiha clan, a native of the Leaf Village!
And yet, years ago, he had wiped out their clan, killing his own kin.
But today? He was willing to risk his life to protect the Akatsuki?
So, was the Akatsuki more important to him than the Leaf Village or even the Uchiha Clan?
Sasuke's heart was filled with fury!
It was a typical case of being kinder to outsiders while being harsh to one's own family.
"Itachi, he..." Hearing Itachi's words, the other members of the Akatsuki were stunned as
well, dumbfounded, barely able to believe their ears!
He was really willing to stay behind to cover their retreat?
POWER STONE!!!
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