Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

He moved everyone around him. Even the Mist Ninja, who had been fighting with Handsome Sasori and had lost many friends and companions to him, was moved to tears. The hatred in his eyes when he looked at Hiruko lessened by half and turned into envy, jealousy and hatred.

Is this even human language?

It's not like Sasori did some despicable things in the terrorist organization before, like killing so many of them, but in the eyes of the elders it was just like a naughty child playing around. Is that even reasonable?

Having a powerful elder to protect you is so damn good! Why wasn't I born into the Gong Lie clan? Or even the Hatake clan would be fine...

1098.The truth about Onoki’s hair removal

For the sake of his nephew's future reputation, he still has to put on an act when necessary. There's no other way; his nephew has indeed done a lot of despicable things in the past. Just the origin of the thousands of puppets he has is simply unbelievable.

The Naruto world is a very contradictory world. If it were during a world war, even if the handsome Sasori killed tens of thousands of people, everyone would tacitly exclaim: "He is truly a fierce general!"

They won't care too much about how many people you killed. After all, people die in war, and how many stats you can rack up is all up to your skill.

However, if it's during peacetime and you kill too many people, you'll be branded as a murderous demon and someone who disrupts the peace of the ninja world. Even so, as long as you don't leave any evidence, people will just stand on moral high ground and casually criticize you. They won't do anything to you, and you might just have a bad reputation.

Just like Uncle Ban back then, everyone knows that Uncle Ban is incredibly domineering. As long as you piss him off, no matter when, there's only one word: Damn!

It has always been about winning people over with virtue, but it wasn't really about winning people over with virtue...

This also resulted in Madara's reputation in the ninja world never being positive. These things were not noticeable before Madara left the Uchiha clan, but after Madara left the Uchiha clan, the impact became apparent. Whether it was World War I, World War II, or World War III, the Uchiha clan was always the main target of the enemy in every war.

The situation was particularly severe during World War I and World War III, all of which were the consequences of the excessive number of people killed for no reason by Uncle Ban back then!

On the contrary, Hashirama Senju was much more agile than Madara. Did Hashirama Senju have fewer heads?

As one of the two great bosses of the Warring States period, Hashirama Senju must have had a lot of heads on his hands. In an era where everyone except his own clan was an enemy, even the Senju of Love could not persuade people with reason. At most, he could persuade people with virtue and not go too far to kill them, leaving them a way out. Moreover, after the establishment of the ninja village, Hashirama Senju did not act too arrogantly like Madara. Even now, with only Tsunade and Nawaki left in the Senju clan, they do not have much hatred in the ninja world.

Now, Sasori's actions are comparable to Madara's. It's one thing to kill people, but if you're low-key, people will just go with the flow and say whatever comes to mind. But not only do you kill people, you also turn their corpses into puppets. And the key point is that even if you turn their corpses into puppets, you could at least disguise them. But on these thousands of puppets, you can still find the ninja headbands of those people from their previous lives. These people are from every village in the ninja world. That's just too arrogant.

Perhaps right now, everyone is united in the face of a ninja world crisis, and while these people are still alive, others won't say anything when they're wary of you; they'll just remember it. But once the ninja world crisis is over, or after Golden Lion and Sasori are gone, it will affect Karin or the next generation...

For the sake of the next generation of the Gong Lie clan, they've crafted the character of Handsome Scorpion as a mischievous and disobedient child, using this to garner sympathy and reduce the impact on the Gong Lie clan. He has to film a romance scene somehow, even though he's an action actor and not particularly skilled at romantic roles. But for his nephew's sake, he needs to broaden his acting range...

"Yes, Deidara, if you've had enough, come back with us. Over the years, your father has been so worried about you that he hasn't been able to eat or sleep, and he's lost all his hair..."

Like Shinto, Jiro also had the same idea. Jiro was a little schemer who had been carefully trained by Onoki since childhood. Shinto had thought of this, so how could Jiro not have thought of it? With Deidara's fighting style, who knows how many stats he could rack up in a fight? Those stats would have to be borne by Iwagakure. For the sake of the village's reputation, they would naturally have to film a tearjerker. Moreover, his acting range was obviously much wider than Shinto's. He could deliver emotional scenes on cue and his lines flowed effortlessly.

Ohnoki's last tuft of hair was plucked off by Shinto during the Third Shinobi World War, and the hair follicles were dead. Ohnoki had been wearing wigs all these years, but in Yoto's mouth, it was said that Ohnoki's baldness was caused entirely by longing.

This level of shamelessness has completely surpassed Onoki's, and his crying scene is so realistic that he gets into character in a second, with tears coming out of nowhere and impossible to stop. It's much more real than Masato's stingy way of managing to squeeze out just a couple of tears!

At least Kurotsuchi, who didn't know that her grandfather was actually bald, was moved by her father's acting skills and really thought that her grandfather's baldness started after Deidara left the village. She cried like there was no tomorrow. Even Akatsuchi and Shinto, who knew the truth, were moved to tears by Kurotsuchi's acting skills.

If this year's Best Actor award isn't given to Huang Tu, then Sunagakure won't sponsor him anymore...

Even Masato and Akatsuchi, who knew the truth about Onoki's hair removal, were moved to this extent, let alone a group of people who didn't know the truth.

With tears welling up in their eyes, they shifted their focus from the handsome Sasori to Deidara. Even the Mist Ninja, whose arms and legs had been broken by the clay bomb, were no longer so angry. Instead, they felt sympathy for the Sand Village and the Iwa Village.

You said that Sunagakure and Iwagakure finally produced two super geniuses after Shiki and Onoki, but they are both so naughty that they dared to join a terrorist organization and become enemies of the ninja world. They are really too ignorant!

Alas! The Tsuchikage is truly pitiful. He already had little body hair, and now he can't even save the last bit for this disciple...

"...(⊙_⊙)?"

When Sasori and Deidara saw the reactions of the Mist Ninja around them, and even Kisame had the same look in his eyes as the Mist Ninja, the two were immediately dumbfounded.

So what's going on now? Is it an arrest of the Three-Tails or a damn public denunciation meeting?

"Brother Scorpion, what do we do now?"

Deidara quietly approached Sasori and asked in a low voice.

The gazes of the people around him gave him a chilling feeling, like a fishbone stuck in his throat. Especially since Kisame, who used to be his teammate, seemed to have betrayed him, making him feel uneasy.

"...Damn it, we'll split up and get out of here later!"

Deidara was clueless, so he didn't know what Masato and Yotsuchi were acting out; he only knew that Onoki had lost all his remaining hair for him.

But the handsome Scorpion, with an intelligence score of 95, naturally knew what the two were acting out, and it was precisely because he knew what this old bastard was acting out that he was so angry.

Sasori, the number one handsome ninja in the ninja world, has never been as humiliated as he is now, not even when he was tied to the bed by Shuri!

He's a father, and he still has a naughty child?!

1099. The strongest fire that has never burned anyone to death.

In this situation, going head-to-head might be brave, but it's clearly foolish. Just look at the aura this old guy exuded earlier—you can tell just how powerful he is. No wonder he's been able to live so carefree for so many years despite his terrible personality. I mentally calculated the power levels of both sides: Kisame = Mizukage, Deidara ≈ the three of them (Kisame, Deidara, and Itachi). He plus Itachi might even be weaker than this old guy. There's also a group of Kirigakure soldiers around. If they really fought, they wouldn't have any advantage. Most importantly, this old guy is incredibly tough; he could easily take on four of them. They'd probably just get wiped out in a fight. It's better to split up and run now; the chances of success would be much higher...

Moreover, the chakra fluctuations beneath the lake have ceased, suggesting that Itachi Uchiha has already dealt with the Three-Tails, and their mission is complete; there's no need for them to fight to the death here.

Sasori's inner conflict is real. His girlfriend, Shuri, is a Jinchuriki, and the Akatsuki's goal is the Tailed Beasts. He doesn't want anything to happen to Shuri, so he secretly sends messages to her father. However, he has been with the Akatsuki for so many years without any constraints or this bastard old man. They've also developed a bond after working together for so many years. He really can't bear to leave him like Orochimaru did. Besides, the situation is different now. If this bastard old man takes him back, he might never be able to get out again.

That's what he cares about most...

There are four of them here. The biggest threat from the opposing team is this damn old guy. He can not only fly but also fight. The four of them split up and run, so this old guy can only chase one of them. There is a high probability that he will come after him. Considering how much Pain has taken care of him, he can only "sacrifice" himself to help him this far.

"Amaterasu!"

Just as Handsome Scorpion was ready to "sacrifice" himself to lure away the big boss, a voice came from the lakeside, followed by a black flame that attacked Masato and the others who were still in the air.

The youngest son makes a grand entrance!

"I haven't seen this Uchiha brat for years, and he's getting more and more formidable. Is this what they call the strongest flame? It's just that the flame is a bit small and the temperature is a bit low. It's not even enough to give me a sauna."

In the air, Shinto, along with Huangtu and the other two, floated out of the flames with a disappointed expression. He spoke to Uchiha Itachi by the lake. Wherever they passed, the black flames scattered like mice seeing a cat, not even touching a hair on their heads.

Although it's just for show, Shinto wouldn't be stupid enough to use this so-called strongest flame to test his own toughness. While Amaterasu may never have killed anyone, it's still said to be able to burn everything; if he couldn't withstand it, that would be a disaster...

"What?! What's going on? Uchiha Itachi, your Fire Release technique is fake, isn't it? (｀?Д?′)ゞ"

Seeing Masato so dashing amidst a ball of black flames, his eyes widened in disbelief.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a situation. Fire Release actually dodges attacks? That's too mysterious!

Itachi Uchiha's eye is bleeding, which means he used the Mangekyou Sharingan. There's no need to explain how powerful Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan is. He went to great lengths to create a small pair of glasses just to be immune to the Mangekyou Sharingan's genjutsu, and it's still unknown whether it will be effective. Judging from the color of this black flame, it's clear that it's not an ordinary flame.

"The old man's Magnet Release is the most powerful ever, capable of making all inanimate objects float. Ninjutsu has no effect on him."

Handsome Sasori explained solemnly that although he had never seen the old guy use Magnet Release, he had heard his father and grandmother talk about it when he was a child. Kakuzu had also said that his large-scale ninjutsu combination was turned into a lion's head by this old guy and bounced back, directly killing one of his hearts.

Having spent so much time with Kakuzu, he naturally knew the power of Kakuzu's large-scale ninjutsu.

That's why he said that he and Itachi Uchiha might be less effective than this old guy. Ninjutsu is nothing to him, but in taijutsu and close combat, this old guy is the absolute best...

"Phew... Senior Golden Lion is still so powerful."

Itachi Uchiha exhaled the lingering heat from his mouth, not disappointed that his Fire Release technique hadn't worked. He had personally witnessed the opponent's brutal attack on the Nine-Tails and knew just how powerful he was. Starting with a Fire Release technique was merely a tradition of the Uchiha clan—a simple Fireball Jutsu used when their levels were low, now transformed into the Great Fire Annihilation Jutsu...

"Itachi, are you done yet?"

Kisame instantly teleported to Itachi's side, gripping the still trembling Samehada sword tightly, while nervously watching the golden lion in the air and asking in a low voice.

He was indeed arrogant. Even when facing Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, he thought he could put up a fight. As long as he had Samehada, ninjutsu was ineffective against him. That was the source of his confidence. However, this Golden Lion was simply too unbeatable. The aura he had just unleashed made his scalp tingle, and even Samehada was trembling incessantly, clearly unusable. This left him with no confidence in facing the Golden Lion. Moreover, there was the Mizukage and a group of Kirigakure underlings next to him. This was the strongest lineup he had ever faced since his debut.

"...It's done. The Golden Lion is too strong. Sasori was right. Let's split up and retreat."

Uchiha Itachi nodded and finished speaking in a low voice. He wiped the blood flowing from one of his eyes and glared at the golden lion in the air again!

"Tsukuyomi!"

"Yo! The environment here is not bad. But you weren't even born when I fought your Uchiha Mangekyou Sharingan. Your strength is not bad, but it's still a bit inferior to his. My idol is Uchiha Madara. I might know your Uchiha Mangekyou Sharingan better than anyone else... Huh? What are you doing with that weapon in your hand? You're not planning to stab me to death with this piece of junk, are you?"

Looking at the crimson space around him, and seeing himself bound like Jesus, Masato knew where he was. It was his youngest son's ultimate show-off technique, Tsukuyomi.

He didn't unleash his Conqueror's Haki to break the illusion, but instead wanted to see what this brat was up to. Did he not know that his defense was higher than the Third Raikage's? Shindou chuckled with amusement.

"...I know that reading the space this month won't work. I only brought you in because I wanted to tell you something else. My time may be running out, so please let me finish..."

Itachi Uchiha threw the thing in his hand to the ground with a clatter, and spoke seriously. Seeing that Masato was about to say something, he quickly interrupted the somewhat unreliable old man and said with an even more serious expression.

1100. The youngest son's fearless spirit

He knew, of course, that even within his Tsukuyomi space, he couldn't break through the old man's defenses.

This old guy is someone who can fight the Nine-Tails hand-to-hand; his junk is useless. He really has something to say to this old guy that he dragged him into the Tsukuyomi space.

He originally planned to share the information he had gathered from the Akatsuki over the years with the village's higher-ups, such as Sakumo-sama, Tsunade, and Kakashi—people he considered trustworthy.

Back then, when he destroyed his clan and infiltrated the Akatsuki, his mission was simply to find out the purpose of so many rogue ninjas at the Double Flower Red Stick level. Logically speaking, after finding out the Akatsuki's ultimate goal, his undercover mission would have ended. Even if he couldn't return to the village with honor, he could still continue to work in the Anbu while wearing a mask.

However, the masked man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara and recruited him into the Akatsuki had never been seen by him in all the years he had been in the Akatsuki. In addition, after being in the Akatsuki for a long time, he found that neither Pain nor Namikaze seemed like the kind of people who could devise such a massive plan. This is not to belittle Pain and Namikaze. Although their practical skills were very strong, he found that they were too simple in terms of their thinking. It was impossible for them to come up with such a complicated plan as capturing tailed beasts, making super weapons, and then destroying the world. On the contrary, the masked man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara gave him the feeling that he was more complicated than Pain and Namikaze. Therefore, he always suspected that the Akatsuki was just a terrorist organization before it was launched, and that there was a cunning old fox behind it.

That's why he didn't end his undercover life and wanted to find out who the mastermind was. However, things didn't go as planned. He didn't know if it was because he used the Mangekyou Sharingan too many times, but it not only affected his vision, but his body also deteriorated day by day after capturing the Two-Tails. He even almost fainted during the battle with the Three-Tails just now. So he didn't know how long he could hold on, and he might not even make it to the day when he could tell Konoha the truth.

So there was no other way but to tell Golden Lion about this. After all, no matter who the mastermind was, his ultimate goal should be the same as the Akatsuki's goal: to be an enemy of the ninja world. So it was better to take this opportunity to tell Golden Lion, since the five great ninja villages had already joined forces. Moreover, in his opinion, although Golden Lion was not very upright, his strength might be able to draw out the mastermind and prevent the Akatsuki from being wiped out.

"...You mean...you were an undercover agent infiltrating the Akatsuki from Konoha, and destroying your own clan was just a convenient excuse to become a rogue ninja and infiltrate the Akatsuki. Then you discovered that there was someone behind the Akatsuki, so after learning their purpose, you didn't end your undercover mission but continued to help the Akatsuki...Pah! You did things to lure out the person behind the Akatsuki?"

"Good boy! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I told you back then that your potential was limitless, and when you defected, I thought I'd made a mistake..."

Although he knew all these plot points, in order to give the highest respect to his youngest son who possessed the fearless spirit of sacrificing his family and himself for the village and for the peace of the ninja world, Masato decided to continue acting along with him.

To be honest, if this child had been born a few hundred years ago in another time, Jesus would have been out of the picture.

The spirit of sacrificing oneself for the village is common in this world, but the fearless spirit of sacrificing the entire family for the village, using the entire family as a gamble, is extremely rare in this world. In any case, he could never do it. If one day his Gong Lie clan and the village were to come to a point where they had to fight, he would definitely stand on the side of his family, after all, they were his family.

However, it wasn't surprising that Itachi Uchiha was able to find out that there were people behind the Akatsuki. Although Itachi's acting skills were lacking, he was still the youngest son, and his intelligence was top-notch. It was indeed hard to believe that people like Nagato, who was barely alive, and the rich and powerful Nan could come up with such a complex and ancient plan. Orochimaru could see through it at a glance. Although Itachi's intelligence wasn't as high as that of a scientist, it wasn't low either!

"That's how it is. So we hope that Senior Golden Lion won't stop us this time. Only by collecting all the tailed beasts can we lure out this person hiding in the shadows."

Itachi Uchiha nodded.

"This is difficult... Originally, after learning that the Akatsuki was going to attack the entire ninja world, and that my nephew, Sasori, was still in that terrifying organization, I was thinking of taking him back and locking him up. Now, however, I can't let him stay in such a dangerous organization. Throughout history, no one who goes against the world has ever had a good ending. Just look at your family's Uchiha Madara; he was so glorious back then, but in the end, he still met a tragic end. And now that I'm here, if I don't do something to let you take the Three-Tails away peacefully, the mysterious person behind it won't believe me..."

Masato looked troubled, his eyes darting around before he spoke.

Itachi's plan seems to be similar to Sunagakure's. In that case, they can put on a show, letting the long-suffering Nagato see how bravely his nephew fought for their Akatsuki group. He wouldn't suspect his nephew was also a traitor...

"...So, what do you mean, senior?"

Itachi Uchiha thought Shiki's analysis was correct. On this trip, they not only clashed with the entire Hidden Mist Village, but also encountered Shiki. If they could return so easily, not only would the cunning old fox behind the scenes not believe it, but even the uncultured Pain and the rich Nan wouldn't believe it.

"It's simple. After we leave this space, we'll put on a show, and then you'll split up and run away. I came here for Sasori, and Huang Tu and the others came for Deidara. I'll go after Sasori, and Huang Tu and the others will go after Deidara. With your and that shark-faced guy's abilities, if you want to leave, I don't think the Mizukage and those Kirigakure ninja can stop you, right?"

“After you bring the Three-Tails back to the Akatsuki, I don’t think they will suspect anything.”

After pretending to think for a long time, Masato murmured.

".....Okay! Let's do it this way."