Justice Lies in the Hearts of the People

Isn't this clearly a death sentence?

The black flames abruptly disappeared just before they were about to reach Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Madara frowned.

This young man seems genuinely foolish.

"Why don't you do as I say?" he asked. "Are you expressing your dissatisfaction with me?"

"Clan leader, you are too strong. I am no match for you." Uchiha Itachi lowered his head.

But this submissive demeanor did not make Uchiha Madara feel comfortable; his brows furrowed even deeper.

"You actually just give up and wait to die because the enemy is stronger than you?" Uchiha Madara knew he shouldn't, but a surge of anger still welled up inside him.

In fact, based on his life, he wouldn't have been angry even if the Uchiha Clan members were useless, because at that time, he believed that the spirit of the Uchiha Clan had already died in Leaf Village.

He will protect the honor of the Uchiha Clan alone.

Even after Impure World Reincarnation Uchiha Madara admitted that the Uchiha Clan spirit had been somewhat revived, although some strange things had been mixed in with it.

How could Uchiha Itachi, who grew up in such an environment, be so lacking in fighting spirit?

Even the Uchiha Clan has such useless people!

"Useless!" Uchiha Madara looked at the worthless person before him, his tone icy. "You don't deserve to have these eyes."

"Clan head, you can say whatever you want, but I can't actually act with the intention of killing you." Uchiha Itachi looked frustrated. "Although I'm young, I know what I can and cannot do."

Uchiha Madara paused, his anger barely contained.

Then he heard Uchiha Itachi's tone become more intense.

"Brother Shingen said that as Uchiha Clan, you can do what you want to do, and even your elders can't force you to do what you don't want to do."

Uchiha Madara: "..."

Tsk! What a stubborn junior!

Why are kids these days so polite? They used to be so unruly and loved to annoy the older folks.

How could such old-fashioned, rigid thinking appear in the Uchiha Clan of this age? They have absolutely no passion!

However, this sentence is really good; even without mentioning the content, its meaning is still very authentic.

It reminded Uchiha Madara of his unruly youth, when he was just like that, and he hated being told what to do.

Although to others it seemed like he... no, he had never even entered puberty, Uchiha Madara didn't believe that was the case. Didn't he later agree to Hashirama's request?

Well, he's got nothing better to do anyway, so he can fix up this overly rigid junior. It's been a while since he's mentored anyone; he misses it a bit.

They're all from the Uchiha Clan, so they can't possibly be as stupid as Nagato.

"Kid, let me teach you something." Uchiha Madara's expression was incredibly aloof. "In the face of absolute power, pride is useless. You don't need to leave for now; just stay with me."

Uchiha Itachi was taken aback.

What's going on?

Was the "smooth-feathering strategy for encountering the spotted old man" taught by Brother Shingen flawed in his execution?

This isn't going right. Shouldn't they have released him next? Why did they arrest him instead?

No, his execution is absolutely flawless; it's definitely the strategy that's completely unreliable!

But this definitely isn't Shingen's problem. Shingen is the Hokage; how could the Hokage have a problem?

Uchiha Itachi believed in one principle: whoever thought the Fifth Hokage had a problem was the one with the problem.

Others may not know, but he is unaware that Brother Shingen has devoted himself tirelessly to the village and the clan. If anyone dares to disrespect such a good brother as Brother Shingen, does he even deserve to be called a human being?

Looking at Uchiha Madara before him, Uchiha Itachi forced himself to force a smile.

"Chieftain, I have a mission..."

"It's gone now." Uchiha Madara said casually, "Didn't your Fifth Hokage just want to make Takigakure his dog? From today onwards, it's a dog. Your mission is complete."

"Chieftain, how can you say it's our family...?"

"Shut up! Don't call me Clan Head!" Uchiha Madara waved his hand impatiently. "I won't make things difficult for you. You've met my requirements, so I'll let you go."

Hmph, this junior actually thinks he can argue with him just because he called him "Great Clan Chief" twice.

How naive.

Yes, this naive personality needs to be corrected.

Regardless, this is a junior with the Mangekyō Sharingan, so his rarity goes without saying.

Uchiha Madara believed that with his personal charisma, talented members of the Uchiha Clan could also become his talents.

He refused to believe that he could meet another Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Itachi's lips moved, but in the end he kept his mouth tightly shut.

He truly lacked the ability to resist Uchiha Madara.

The only option is to find an opportunity to slip away.

Seeing that he didn't continue arguing, Uchiha Madara was quite satisfied, so he said, "Follow me."

Left with no other choice, Uchiha Itachi had to leave with Uchiha Madara.

However, he soon realized that the direction he was heading seemed to be towards Takigakure.

This rekindled his previously dormant sense of mission.

Moreover, regardless of whether his ANBU was eliminated or not, since he did not return on time, given enough time, Brother Shingen would naturally find out what was going on.

As an important member of the ANBU, he possesses Shingen's Flying Thunder God Seal, so it's not impossible for him to coordinate an attack from within and without.

His mood improved again, and suddenly Uchiha Itachi didn't feel so bad about the reality of being defeated.

Uchiha Itachi could naturally sense Uchiha Madara Uchiha's emotional changes without even looking at him.

Anything can be a ninja's weapon, and other people's emotions are no exception. As a seasoned veteran of the battlefield, Uchiha Madara was very perceptive to changes in other people's emotions.

But he didn't mind.

He's done things like infiltrating the enemy's ranks before; he's far more experienced than Uchiha Itachi.

As the two approached the location of Takigakure, they began to detect signs of a battle.

What reassured Uchiha Itachi was that, judging from the evidence, his ANBU were not involved.

That does match the target's Ninjutsu effect quite well.

On the second day of their journey, when Uchiha Itachi followed Uchiha Madara to the vicinity of a large waterfall, the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Justice Resides in the Hearts of the People

What kind of living creatures are most abundant in Takigakure?

That's Taki Shinobu, of course.

So the living creatures are now scrambling for cover.

To be honest, the discipline of the Takigakure army is the best among those below the Five Great Villages, but unfortunately, they've run into Erikawa.

But Nagato was all too familiar with this.

Back then, the three of them started out and created Akatsuki. From the very beginning, they were chased by Rain Village, the little tyrant. Nagato didn't like killing, and neither did Yahiko and Konan. So they were all aiming to disrupt each other's organizational power.

So this is Nagato's forte.

He knew exactly how to precisely dismantle the opponent's command system, apply extreme pressure, and cause their organizational capabilities to collapse.

Back then, he also slipped and defeated Hanzo in the same way.

When Hanzo was killed by him, Rain Village didn't even have time to organize a proper rescue.

Now, Nagato stands in Takigakure, with purple and black stones lying across his feet.

The renowned Iwagakure Lava Release, Steam Ninja nothing special in the face of the Rinnegan Ninja World.

After receiving training in Genjutsu and Sealing Jutsu from Uchiha Madara, Nagato became even more adept at capturing Jinchūriki.

The already chaotic Takigakure ninja were outside his killing range, unless someone stubbornly insisted on charging at him.

Nagato felt that he was different from Uchiha Madara, that hypocrite and lunatic. He didn't kill indiscriminately. Although he carried out terrorist attacks, he valued life. Besides, he had no hatred towards the Takigakure.

Therefore, he did not damage the structure of Takigakure; he withdrew his power.

The underground Takigakure was poorly lit. He was in an underground plaza. Many of the fleeing Takigakure had already entered the passages carved into the rock walls. If Nagato had been even slightly more bloodthirsty, Takigakure would have been wiped out of the Ninja World today.

The Jonin are a group that fights to the death.

Takigakure was quite lucky, because Nagato inherently abhorred killing and would avoid killing if he could.

"Lava Release ninjas, Steam Ninja, don't move!" Nagato suddenly said. "Don't hurt yourselves anymore."

He said this because Murasaki and Han were still trying to break free of the seal that Nagato had placed on them.

The two men kept wriggling on the ground, which looked comical.

However, most people would definitely stop laughing once they saw the Chakra that was forcibly surging from their bodies from time to time.

When Jinchūriki use Tailed Beast Chakra, they don't adhere to fundamental principles. As long as the difference in Chakra between the two parties is sufficient, theoretically no Sealing Jutsu can seal them.

However, Nagato's Chakra reserves were exactly what one would call a humanoid Tailed Beasts, so the extent to which Murasaki and Han could achieve this was their limit.

"Although you are able to use some of the power of the Tailed Beasts through your efforts, the gap between us is too great. Your struggles are meaningless in front of me."

Nagato looked at the two of them.

In his eyes, these were not enemies, but "victims".

Since turning to the dark side, Nagato has committed countless evil deeds, proving that the dragon slayer has ultimately become the dragon himself.

But to Nagato, Nagato is actually not bad among the villains in the original timeline. At least he is not hypocritical or crazy enough, so he understands very well that his role is that of a great villain.

As long as you don't have a direct grudge against him and don't provoke him, he will try to restrain himself when he acts. Although he talks about killing all the time, he will still be careful when he actually does it.

For the average person, his overall safety level is very high.

Of course, if someone feels their mouth is bland and insists on telling him, "The people of our great nation have also suffered a lot," he will humbly accept the advice, and then tear down whatever he sees, resulting in a bloodbath.

He actually has a rather impulsive personality, but most people can't get him worked up.

At least the two lying on the ground are not.

Nagato was quite gracious towards people who didn't get carried away with him.

Not only was his tone gentle, but he even had the leisure to compare himself to Uchiha Madara.

Judging from their current performance, if these two were in front of Uchiha Madara, they'd be beaten to a pulp.

"You two should face reality, otherwise, once you fall into the hands of Leaf Village Asura, he won't be as easy to talk to as I am."

After Nagato finished speaking, Murasaki and Han stopped moving.

This is the true value of the legendary Leaf Village from Konoha; even after being retired for many years, he remains incredibly powerful and intimidating.

Nagato bent down, picked up the two of them, and began to return the way he came.

He was in a good mood.

That can't be bad, after all, Uchiha Madara isn't human; he's always hitting and scolding people.

After being beaten and scolded for so long, Nagato began to doubt whether he was really just a weakling.

Although he was only gone for a short while, Nagato once again felt the long-lost sense that he was the "god" of Amegakure, a master of masters!

This tastes just right!

However, Nagato's good mood vanished after he emerged from the waterfall, because he saw two Uchiha Clan.

What a coincidence, we know each other.

Uchiha Madara, who was utterly inhuman, goes without saying, but the one next to him...

"No need to be nervous," Uchiha Madara said. "I have already subdued this person."

Uchiha Madara usually doesn't explain things to people, but Nagato is a special case. He's Nagato's eyes are his safe haven, and he's also so stupid. To avoid this guy doing Uchiha Madara felt he could condescend to show some kindness.

Upon hearing Uchiha Madara's "explanation," Nagato and Uchiha Itachi locked eyes.