Lei Luo did not lie about this matter, but he slightly distorted the nature of the banquet hosted by the Whirlpool Clan leader in an attempt to increase the persuasiveness of his words.
Although Uzumaki Zhishu didn't know the secret behind this, he looked calm when he saw Lei Luo's statement. Besides, just ask a random Uzumaki tribesman to find out about this kind of thing. There is no point in lying.
Therefore, he couldn't help but fell into a tangle in his heart, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Uzumaki Zhishu stopped talking, Lei Luo retracted his gaze from him, turned his head to look at the others, and said seemingly casually:
"Uzushio Village is our ally of Konoha after all. Since there is a situation within their village, I think we Konoha have the responsibility and obligation to help them solve the problem."
"In this matter, I tend to support my friend and help him obtain the position of the leader of the Whirlpool clan for the sake of a better tomorrow for the Whirlpool clan."
"And you..." Slowly scanning the faces around him, Lei Luo raised his hand slightly, pointed his palm straight ahead, made a "Follow me" gesture in the direction of everyone, and slowly uttered the last
In one sentence:
"Do you want to be like me and support my friend together and participate in this just action?"
The reason why he used euphemistic words to pave the way before was because Lei Luo wanted to create a feeling for his teammates that "we are righteous" and that we are saving countless people from the Whirlpool tribe, and "beautify" the process of usurping the throne.
, even "legalized".
Putting it this way, doing this seems meaningless. After all, no one present is a fool, but there is still a difference between "teaching with a name" and "teaching with no name".
After all, human beings are such hypocritical creatures. No matter how barbaric or cruel the things they do, they still like to put a beautiful coat on it to cover up the various sins.
This point is the same whether it's Lei Luo, Aburame Shiguro, Hyuga Tamaki, or Namikaze Minato. Orochimaru is the guy who pursues the truth in everything and doesn't bother to make such twists and turns.
Therefore, Orochimaru is more like a beast in the eyes of others, more like a cold-blooded snake, which seems a bit ironic.
Although Lei Luo is no different from Orochimaru in essence, he has always been good at disguise, and he has never used any means to achieve his goals.
For Lei Luo, these teammates in front of him are precious combat power. In order to get them to support him, Lei Luo doesn't mind putting on a little pretense, so that he looks good and everyone can look good.
Otherwise, if Lei Luo said directly and nakedly: "I just want to kill the leader of the Whirlpool clan, I want to obtain all the sealing information of the Whirlpool clan, and I even want to control this clan to fight for myself."
So……
Among the people present, there may be some who don't buy it, such as Uzumaki Tomoki, who is originally from the Uzumaki clan, or Namikaze Minato, who still has some sense of justice in his heart.
And with the first and second person taking the lead, the resistance of others will also increase, eventually leading to the result that no one is willing to work with him.
Oh... Orochimaru may not care, but Lei Luo's focus is not limited to Orochimaru. What he values more is the attitude of Aburame Shiguro and Hinata Tamaki.
That’s why I’m going to say so much as a test.
The result of this trial will also determine what kind of attitude Lei Luo will have towards the two of them in the future.
To be a confidant, or...
"I support." Without any hesitation, Hinata Tamaki was the first to raise his hand. His expression remained calm, as if what he was about to do was just an ordinary D-level mission.
After saying these three short words, he shut his mouth directly, obviously not having the slightest interest in explaining the reasons for his support.
The second person to express his stance was Orochimaru. He still did not hesitate and did not make any nonsense. After briefly uttering the three words "I support", he also closed his mouth.
After Hinata Tamaki and Orochimaru expressed their opinions one after another, no one continued to speak for a while, and the atmosphere was quite cold.
Namikaze Minato looked back and forth at the faces of his companions, but didn't notice anything, so he thought for a while, then turned his gaze to Lei Luo, and said with a somewhat reluctant smile: "That...I also support it."
Lei Luo nodded, indicating that he felt the emotion conveyed in Namikaze Minato's eyes, and expressed with his eyes that he understood the meaning.
Now, the number of supporters is three, and three others have not expressed their stance.
Aburame Shiguro pondered for a long time and did not express support or disapproval for a while. It was not until a few minutes later that he looked at Lei Luo and asked:
"What's your friend's name?"
Hearing this, Lei Luo was slightly startled, as if he didn't expect Aburame Shiguro to ask such a question, but there was nothing to hide, so he simply answered:
"His name is Uzumaki Makoto."
"Uzumaki Makoto? This name..." smiled, Aburame Shiguro paused for a moment, and then said to himself: "I don't know if this name is a true portrayal of him."
Just relying on Lei Luo's words, Aburame Shiguro couldn't judge how the Uzumaki clan was doing now, and whether the Uzumaki clan leader and the elders were as miserable as Lei Luo described.
For Aburame Shiguro, this matter can be complicated or simple, it is nothing more than a matter of stance.
Choosing to support Uzumaki Cheng was choosing to support Lei Luo, which he soon understood.
So, should he choose to support Lei Luo?
Uzushio Village is an ally of Konoha, and it interferes wantonly in the internal affairs of allied countries. If you think about it, you will know that this kind of thing is definitely not a trivial matter.
They had done such a thing privately here. What would the higher-ups in Konoha think? Would they give them a cold shoulder or even... directly kill their gang of rebellious officials and traitors who were complicit in usurping the throne?
The first time Lei Luo revealed his own purpose, Aburame Shiguro had anticipated this possibility, and he also believed that Lei Luo would not fail to consider this.
In other words, if you don't want to take any risk to complete this matter without being known by the top management of Konoha, then all the insiders and all the insiders who don't cooperate with him, Lei Luo, may not end well.
If the assassination of the Mizukage was to support his allies, it would be excusable. Danzo's power and Uzumaki Mito's reputation could suppress the matter.
So, wantonly manipulating the internal affairs of Uzumaki Village, and even... using force against the current Uzumaki clan leader and elders, this is something Danzo and Uzumaki Mito cannot suppress.
What's more, would Danzo and Uzumaki Mito allow them to do this?
Obviously impossible.
In Aburame Shiguro's view, although the Uzumaki clan's affairs are the current main conflict, he has vaguely seen something deeper behind it:
Lei Luo seems to be forcing them to take sides...
If you choose to support Lei Luo, if you take this step, you may not be able to look back...
"Lei Luo, I want to ask you a question."
Seeing Aburame Shihei's serious expression, Lei Luo also straightened his expression: