Kakuzu said nothing. Mingye clearly wanted someone to vent to, someone who would listen to him pour his heart out. All Kakuzu needed to do now was listen carefully. Besides, he had always been immensely curious about who could have shattered the once-powerful, invincible Konoha Ninja Village of the Uchiha Clan.
"Beside a cluster of trees whose location I've long forgotten, I was waiting for death! In that fleeting moment before death, I sincerely wished for a family photograph. My second brother came. He used his own chakra to prolong my life, and then a mad plan formed in my mind—the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan! I deceived my second brother into returning to the clan to fetch my eyes. At the same time, I summoned the White Snake Sage and told her my plan. It was a cold-blooded plan. My second brother loved me. Ever since we were children, he had truly, truly loved me. He came, trusted me completely, and helped me without hesitation. Then I stabbed him through the heart!"
As he spoke, Mingye raised his left hand and waved it before Kakuzu as though showing it off. Then he sat back down on the sofa and spread his hands. "Do you know why I built the secret base here? It wasn't because it was close to Konoha. It was because this was the very place where I killed my second brother with my own hands!"
Closing his eyes, Mingye slightly raised one hand and pointed at Kakuzu. He did not continue speaking of the bitterness in his heart, instead ordering, "From now on, don't leave their sight. This time, I made a dangerous move, so they should be wary of you as well. From this moment on, all information from you is completely cut off from me. Unless