Two seconds later, Itachi's reply finally came.
"Able..."
"Then let's continue."
Bang!
"Ah!"
Kisame closed his eyes.
He suddenly realized that staying in the front hall wasn't a good thing.
Although Itachi was constantly being beaten, at least he didn't have to face a room full of monsters.
Sitting here, I can feel a gaze every now and then.
Indra is wiping glasses behind the bar.
Izuna sat at the backyard gate.
Asura went in and out of the card room.
Zabuza would even come out of the kitchen with a kitchen knife in his hand.
None of these people laid a hand on him.
But Kisame became even more uneasy.
He'd rather fight someone head-on than sit here and wait any longer.
The problem is that Zhang Yu didn't let him leave.
He dared not leave without permission.
The tavern's entrance was just a dozen meters away.
Izuna, however, sat at the back gate, where he could see the entire front hall.
Indra was also guarding the bar.
Kisame actually dared to get up and run away, he doubted he would even be able to touch the door.
Zhang Yu saw through his thoughts, but did not release him.
"Don't rush."
"Once Madara has dealt with the Uchiha family affairs, he will naturally send Itachi out."
Kisame nodded reluctantly.
"I'm not in a hurry."
"Itachi made a mistake, so it's normal for him to receive guidance from the elders of the clan."
Upon hearing this, Izuna turned to look at him.
"You seem to have a good eye."
Kisame immediately said, "It's indeed inappropriate for an outsider like me to interfere in the affairs of the Uchiha Clan."
"So you wanted to save him just now?"
Izuna asked.
I didn't understand the situation just now.
Kisame unfazed.
"Now I understand."
Izuna snorted and didn't press the matter further.
Kisame secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
For the first time, he wished time would pass faster.
Once Madara hands Itachi over, the two of them can leave this tavern.
Even going to catch the Nine-Tails right now is better than sitting here.
Bang!
The commotion in the backyard started again.
Kisame looked at the tavern door and suddenly felt a pang of envy for Itachi.
Being beaten takes time, at least.
Sitting here waiting is the real torture.
It was noon before we knew it.
Izuna came out of the kitchen and took off his apron.
"Boss."
Lunch is ready.
Zhang Yu stood up and glanced at the backyard.
Go call Ban.
"Make him stop."
"Good."
Izuna pushed open the backyard door.
As soon as he stepped inside, he saw Madara dragging Itachi by one leg, walking back from the other side of the yard.
The weasel lay on its back on the ground.
The clothes were not damaged.
There were no visible wounds on his body.
His eyes were unfocused, and he was still muttering something repeatedly.
"Fake."
"They're all fake."
I am not dead.
Ban dragged the person to the center of the yard and threw him on the ground.
"Too weak."
"He couldn't hold on after only killing fifty-odd people."
Izuna stopped in her tracks.
"Brother Ban."
"You've killed him over fifty times?"
It should be fifty-seven times.
Ban flexed his wrist.
"There were two times I didn't count them correctly, so it could be fifty-nine times."
Izuna looked at Itachi.
Itachi's body was indeed intact.
The tavern's rules will heal the bodies of both staff and guests.
As long as Madara didn't truly intend to kill Itachi, Itachi would be able to regenerate after each death.
Physical recovery does not mean the feeling of death will disappear.
His neck was snapped.
Its internal organs were smashed.
He was burned to death by Fire Release.
He was then controlled by the Sharingan and forced to witness his own death.
Every experience is real.
The weasel had already died more than fifty times in one morning.
An ordinary person would have gone completely insane by now.
"Brother Ban."
"The boss asked me to call you for dinner."
Izuna pointed to the front hall.
"Stop it for now."
Madara glanced down at Itachi.
"You're lucky."
The weasel's eyes finally moved.
He braced himself against the ground and slowly sat up.
Madara ignored him and walked towards the front hall with Izuna.
What's available at noon?
I made barbecue and fish.
Is there any more wine?
"The boss prepared a whole case."
Their voices gradually faded into the distance.
Itachi sat in the courtyard, and after confirming that Madara had really left, his body trembled violently.
He looked down and examined his hands.
There are no wounds.
The bones weren't broken.
The Chakra within the body can still function normally.
But the pain before death remains entirely in the mind.
He even remembered how Ban had slowly crushed his neck bones.
And then there's the feeling of not being able to breathe after your heart stops beating.
Itachi braced himself against his knees and staggered to his feet.
They cannot be left behind.
This place is not a tavern at all.
From the moment he walked through the door, nothing was normal.
Madara Uchiha is alive.
Uchiha Izuna is also alive.
There are also four pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan.
He died more than fifty times, yet his body didn't even have a single wound.
Itachi didn't want to find out the reason.
All he wants now is to leave.
The farther the better.
Itachi leaned against the wall and walked out of the backyard.
Once he entered the corridor, his pace quickened.
Finally, they rushed straight into the front hall.
Zhang Yu happened to walk out from behind the bar.
The two bumped into each other.
Itachi saw Zhang Yu's face clearly and stopped abruptly.
He seemed to see those four Mangekyō again, and his body instinctively recoiled backward.
Bang!
The steed slammed its back against the wall.
"Don't come any closer!"
Zhang Yu stopped in his tracks.
"I'm just going to eat."
Itachi wouldn't listen to a word.
He moved two steps close to the wall, made sure Zhang Yu wasn't blocking the door, and then rushed out.
jingle!
The tavern's wind chimes were being struck and rattled loudly.
The gate swayed back and forth.
Itachi's figure had already disappeared at the end of the street.
Zhang Yu looked at the doorway, somewhat surprised.
"Running so fast?"
Kisame was also dumbfounded.
From the moment Itachi rushed out of the backyard to the moment he left the tavern, the entire process took less than ten seconds.
He didn't even glance at the corner.
He didn't call his companions either.
Kisame stared at the empty door for a long time before he reacted.
Itachi ran away.
They left him here alone and ran away.
"Mr. Itachi..."
Kisame's expression changed several times.
The two have been partners for so long.
He has carried out many dangerous missions.
In the past, no matter what the situation, Itachi always remained calm.
Today, he can't even care about his companion.
Kisame both angry and panicked.
What angered him was that Itachi had abandoned him.
What alarmed him was that Itachi had already left, leaving him the only outsider in the tavern.
Zhang Yu turned to look at Kisame.
Your companion is gone.
Kisame immediately sat up even straighter.
He might have something urgent to attend to.
"You're not even bringing you?"
"It must have been too urgent, they didn't have time to notify me."
Kisame forced an excuse for Itachi.
Zhang Yu didn't expose him.
It's time for lunch.
Kisame secretly delighted.
Finally, we can walk.
However, the next sentence made his heart jump again.
"Would you like to stay and have something to eat?"
"Need not!"
Kisame immediately waved his hand.
He realized his voice was too loud after he finished speaking, and quickly lowered his voice.
"Thank Boss Zhang Yu."
"But I still have a mission."
"It's really inconvenient to bother you any further."
Zhang Yu asked, "You really won't eat?"
"I won't eat it."