"Where were you just now, Itachi?"

A voice called Itachi from behind.

Itachi turned his head and saw an older man with a strong body and a large sword on his back. He had a shark-like face and a strange appearance. He was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the former Kirigakure Village, now the Kirigakure Village.

The S-class defector ninja Kisame Inikaki.

The crime is to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Water, and he is an internationally famous criminal.

"I just went out to find some water to drink."

Itachi stared at Kisame and answered calmly.

"Really? You left without saying a word. I thought you were going to leave the organization."

Kisame said half-jokingly.

"How could it be? If I leave the organization, I will only die."

Itachi answered calmly, making it impossible to see the fluctuations in his heart.

"This is best. We are all people who have betrayed the village and our companions. Only by staying together can we survive in this dark world. I don't want any barriers between us."

Kisame said this, but Itachi didn't know how sincere his words were.

Although Kisame seemed to be a kind-hearted person who cared about his companions, Itachi understood that the ninjas who joined this organization were not a kind group.

If you regard caring as kindness, you will definitely die without any bones left.

Hypocrisy and cunning, everyone hides their true identity and lives in the organization. This is the same as him.

Because of this, no one in this organization is worthy of trust.

I went to this organization as a 'hostage', and trusting others would only make me die faster.

"Okay, let's go to a nearby town to take a rest. I seem to have a cold. I really shouldn't go out to work in this damn weather."

Kisame started to complain.

Normally, the Akatsuki organization does not have any specific tasks. It just allows the team members to move freely, and the superiors will not interfere too much in the team members' affairs. However, in order to prevent betrayal and intelligence leakage, team members are not allowed to act alone. Ghost

The relationship between Sameray and Itachi is that they are both partners who fight side by side, and they are also people who monitor each other.

Members like Itachi who join the Akatsuki organization with special missions receive even more attention from their superiors.

The leader, Nagato, also gave some hints to Kisame in a subtle way. At ordinary times, everyone should pay attention to Itachi's actions and try not to let the other party out of their sight.

"Okay. I have some cold medicine here. You can take it."

Itachi took out a box of cold medicine from his ninja bag and threw it to Kisame.

Kisame quickly caught it and smiled at Itachi.

"Thank you, Itachi, for saving me money on medicine."

The organization's salary is still very good, and if you want to study ninjutsu, it will provide a special location and even provide ninjutsu information.

Even if he is chased by ANBU in Kirigakure Village, Bai Zetsu will send a message in advance to let him avoid them.

If he wasn't tasked with important tasks, Kisame felt that this organization would be a good place to retire.

"Let's go, it's getting dark now, and I don't want to spend the night in a place like this."

Itachi coughed.

"Eh? Do you have a cold too?"

Kisame said in surprise.

Itachi shook his head, his face turned slightly pale, and he didn't say anything. He just took out another box of pills from his ninja bag, Zhang took one pill orally, and left alone.

"Really, if you are not in good health, don't run around. Anyway, there are no further instructions now. You can also relax properly and don't force yourself to work like this."

Kisame showed concern for Itachi's physical condition.

Relax? Itachi felt that such words were too far away from him, and even felt very strange.

From the age of four, he was taken to the battlefield by his father Uchiha Fugaku, where he saw hell on earth.

After that, in order to change this chaotic ninja world, he devoted all his energy to training.

When his teammate died, he had his Sharingan opened, and no one cared about his inner pain. His father was just happy that he had his Sharingan opened.

Pain and confusion temporarily occupied his childhood.

Afterwards, the grievances and grievances between Genbu, Anbu, Uchiha, Konoha, etc. made him mentally and physically exhausted.

Shisui's death was clearly done by Danzo, but for the sake of peace in Konoha, he was unable to avenge his close friend. He had to obey Danzo's orders and try his best to maintain the peace of the village.

Finally, I joined the Akatsuki organization, thinking that it would be a little easier, but the result was that I was still in intrigues and walking on thin ice. The organization was full of dangerous renegade ninja fugitives, and I couldn't afford to be careless for a moment.

Especially ninjas like Orochimaru and Madara are always eyeing Konoha.

There is nothing I can do to change this.

Therefore, Itachi didn't take it to heart when Kisame said 'relax'.

There was only fighting left in his life, and now was not the time to breathe a sigh of relief.

Once he relaxes, Konoha's situation will become very dangerous.

Seeing that Itachi didn't obey his words, Kisame sighed helplessly.

It's really not a good sign to have sick Yangzi as a teammate.

For a kid who is not yet an adult and keeps doing things with such a heavy heart, sooner or later his body will be completely crushed.

Kisame has learned some medical knowledge, so he can expect such a result.

However, who in the organization was he meeting when he went out just now? Kisame followed Itachi, minding his own guess.

So, on the snow, the two of them walked with their own agenda.

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"Invite us to the Country of Rain for talks... These are the original words brought by the envoy from the Country of Ghosts."

After receiving the envoys from the Kingdom of Ghosts, Hiruzen returned to the conference room, gathered with the Fire Country daimyo and others, and explained the intentions of the envoys from the Kingdom of Ghosts to the Country of Fire this time.

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"Talk to the Kingdom of Rain?"

Shikaku frowned, seeming to be considering the intention.

"Yes, the Kingdom of Ghosts made it clear that this matter started with the Kingdom of Rain and ended with the Kingdom of Rain. It also showed that the Kingdom of Ghosts has no intention of starting a war with the Kingdom of Fire, but just wants to take advantage of this incident.

To re-establish the order of the ninja world."

Hiruzen sighed.

The Country of Fire is the leader of the five major countries. Even if the shinobi world wants to re-establish order, it should be proposed by the Country of Fire, not other countries.

Although the people present were angry, there was nothing they could do.

It is an undisputed fact that the strength of the Fire Nation and Konoha has been greatly weakened since the Third Ninja War.

This ninja world speaks with strength. The reason why the Kingdom of Ghosts dares to persecute the Kingdom of Fire is not only because of its own strong power, but also because it binds itself to the Kingdom of Thunder.

As a veteran military power, the ambition of the Kingdom of Thunder is no weaker than that of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and it even has stronger intentions towards the Kingdom of Fire.

It is said that they are talking about the Kingdom of Rain, but the things discussed may have nothing to do with the Kingdom of Rain.

In this turmoil, the Kingdom of Rain is just a chess piece, not the chess player.

What matters is not the attitude of the Kingdom of Rain, but the attitudes of the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder.

It's coming menacingly! It can only be described in these four words.

"So, do you want to agree to go to the Country of Rain to negotiate?"

Xiaochun asked in a low voice when he went to bed.

From the bottom of her heart, she expected to negotiate.

Although Konoha is prepared for a full-scale war, war is best avoided if it can be avoided.

Mito Monoyan remained silent because he really couldn't bear to face it.

The last time I participated in the Five Kage Talks, because the sponsors were the Kazekage and the Wind Country daimyo, it was the Kazekage and the Wind Country daimyo who were most embarrassed. Although the Fire Country and Konoha lost face, it was acceptable.

But this time it was obviously different.

The Rain Country talks, led by the Kingdom of Oni and the Kingdom of Thunder, are obviously aimed at the Country of Fire and Konoha.

Agree to the invitation for talks. The Land of Rain is like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. It's easy to get in but hard to get out.

If the invitation for talks is not accepted, no one will know what the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder will do next.

"Promise them that we will go to the Country of Rain to participate in talks."

The Daimyo of the Fire Country raised his head and said something.

"Your Excellency Daimyo?"
To be continued...