Chapter 65: New Order of Shinobi World Peace
Itachi charged toward Sasori like a madman, while Sasori leaped continuously, his hands' chakra threads coiling toward Konoha's many ninja. Once touched by him, they immediately lost control ability, being manipulated like puppets to fight Itachi.
Toward these village comrades, Itachi maintained a stony face, saying nothing, only using Susanoo to hammer them one by one like whack-a-mole.
All ninja controlled by Sasori were pummeled into meat patties by his fists, beaten into pulp.
"No, Itachi! If you're a village comrade, quickly save them!"
"How can you attack village comrades?"
Facing everyone's pleas for help, Itachi remained silent, only attacking with full force, allowing village comrades' flesh and blood to slowly drip down Susanoo's fists.
"Itachi, you fundamentally don't possess the Will of Fire!"
"You truly are a rogue ninja!"
After seeking help from Itachi proved fruitless, Kotetsu Hagane and others decisively treated Itachi as an enemy too, dividing their team—one squad attacking Sasori, the other obstructing Itachi's killing.
But in Itachi and Sasori's eyes, these ordinary ninja fundamentally didn't exist. All defenses only watched each other.
One borrowed puppet ninja manipulation, wanting to reconnect the Kazekage human puppet. The other ruthlessly continued, fully preventing Sasori's plan.
The two—one controlling, one killing—within moments had slaughtered a group of Konoha ninja clean.
Finally, those confronting on scene were still only the two of them.
"This time let's see where you run!"
Itachi's eyes blazed. His Mangekyo Sharingan spun madly, launching another attack on Sasori.
"Amaterasu!"
Without a puppet for protection, Sasori this time finally couldn't avoid, being completely surrounded by fiercely burning black flames.
"Ultimately still cannot be eternal?"
"Puppetry fundamentally has its limits!"
Sasori sighed flatly before being thoroughly burned to ash in the black flames.
Itachi withdrew Susanoo, gasped a few rough breaths, wiped away the bloody tears beneath his eyes, and body-flickered away, charging toward the Hokage Building's direction—just in time to catch the Third planning to use Reaper Death Seal on Pain.
Itachi timely spoke a warning, saving the Third.
He body-flickered to the Third's side, relating all known intelligence completely and thoroughly.
After listening to this intelligence, the Third immediately broke out in cold sweat, hurriedly summoning Nara Shikasumi over to instruct:
"Shikasumi, immediately share all intelligence downward. Tell everyone."
After giving instructions, the Third looked at Itachi with a beaming smile, eyes full of gratification, praising:
"Itachi, I indeed didn't misjudge you. You possess the true Will of Fire!"
"Truly a ninja who could think like a Hokage from a young age!"
"Will of Fire?" Itachi woodenly lowered his head but showed no happy expression whatsoever.
After losing humanity's anchor, Itachi's heart contained only obsession. Whatever Will of Fire or other bullshit—he completely didn't care anymore.
"Finished speaking?"
Pain above, seeing the bait plan failed, wasn't anxious either. He only said coldly:
"Before absolute power, all efforts are utterly meaningless!"
"This has already been proven by you great nations."
"Even if you know our intelligence, so what?"
"Illusory hope will only bring you more despair."
"The shinobi world order established by Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara has long been proven a failure."
"Your attempt to use tailed beasts' power to achieve balanced power between villages fundamentally cannot be realized!"
"Now the Five Great Nations conquer each other, countless casualties. But because their powers don't differ greatly, they can never determine true victory, only launching war after war."
"Small nations caught between great nations can only be involuntarily dragged into wars, becoming cannon fodder in great nations' hands, desperately seeking peace but unable to obtain it."
"The fundamental cause of everything lies in this erroneous shinobi world order!"
"What we now want to establish is a true, lasting peaceful order!"
"A peaceful order that all shinobi world nations and ninja villages must obey!"
"This isn't false peace exclusively enjoyed by Five Great Nations' citizens but a universal peaceful order from which all shinobi world people can benefit!"
"If you truly love peace, then simply follow our order. Naturally Konoha Village can remain safe and sound!"
"But if you insist on stubbornly clinging to your hypocritical peaceful order that towers over small nations, what you'll face is punishment from the divine!"
As though validating Pain's words, in one corner of the village, a fire-red giant fox suddenly appeared from nowhere, raising its head in a long howl.
"Terrible! Something happened to Naruto!"
The Third's expression changed dramatically. He hurriedly said to Itachi:
"Itachi, your Sharingan is most effective against tailed beasts. The village now needs your power. Quickly go awaken Naruto—don't let the tailed beast harm the village."
"Okay."
Itachi agreed, turning to leave. Who knew Pain above suddenly raised his hand.
"Universal Pull!"
Massive suction immediately manifested from nothing, restraining Itachi. He floated up in place, flying toward Pain's direction.
Itachi mid-air—the Mangekyo in his eyes turned. He activated Susanoo, swinging massive fists and hammering toward Pain.
Pain's wrist flipped, pressing downward.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Suction immediately transformed into repulsion. Like bouncing a ball, it heavily slammed Susanoo's massive body downward.
Boom!
Like an earthquake, the earth split. Dust rushed skyward. Shockwaves swept hundreds of meters. Susanoo's energy body was completely embedded into the ground.
The massive tremor made Itachi spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. But he only casually wiped once before controlling Susanoo to rise again, wielding the long sword in hand and pointing at Pain.
Under chakra's urging, the long sword in Susanoo's hand suddenly lengthened—like an infinitely extending laser sword—fiercely stabbing over.
Pain's body pulled upward, letting the long sword pass. But Susanoo's wrist rotated. The long sword chased Pain's body relentlessly, continuously slashing.
But without space constraints, Pain was very flexible, floating around in the sky. Susanoo's long sword fundamentally couldn't touch him.
After five seconds passed, Pain again raised his palm and slapped.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Facing this powerful repulsive force, Susanoo had not half a bit of resistance capability before being overturned, rolling far on the ground, toppling who knows how many pavilions and towers, crushing who knows how many unlucky ninja before finally stopping.
Itachi lightly wiped away the bloody tears beneath his eyes, controlling Susanoo to rise, preparing to challenge Pain again.
But at the horizon's edge, black light flashed. A Tailed Beast Ball crossed through the air, precisely falling into various clans' territories.
Under everyone's horrified gazes, a mushroom cloud rose there from nothing, directly entering the clouds. The massive explosion's shockwave—even the Hokage Building's side felt fierce wind hitting faces. That blinding white light nearly dazzled eyes blind.
The scene immediately fell silent. Everyone stared dumbly at that mushroom cloud.
But after recovering their senses, Konoha's people nearly went mad.
"Look what you've all done!" The Third's eyes split with rage. His entire body trembled. "Those were all ordinary villagers—fundamentally not even ninja. How could you bear..."
"Those who haven't experienced pain cannot understand peace's value!" Pain stood suspended with backlight above everyone's heads, speaking flatly.
"Do you understand pain now?"
"Are you willing to follow the new peaceful order we've established?"
"Silence!" The Third's eyes filled with blood. His right hand tightly gripped the Adamantine Staff, raising it high toward Pain. "You're all a group of murderous demons!"
"What peaceful order?"
"Are you even qualified?"
"Relying solely on force cannot bring peace to the shinobi world!"
"Wherever the leaves dance, fire burns eternal!"
"Konoha's spirit never perishes! No force can make Konoha submit!"
He turned to look at Itachi beside him, instructing:
"Itachi, leave this guy to us to deal with. You quickly go stop the tailed beast!"
"Absolutely cannot let it fire a second Tailed Beast Ball!"
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