（…… What is this, not an illusion, not a chakra, not an entity? Looking at the five or six sword-shaped objects that glowed white on his body, Itachi, who urgently launched the "Instantaneous Technique" to block Sasuke's attack by consuming a large amount of chakra, was still analyzing the nature of the enemy's attack - naturally, it would not be fruitful. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The sword qi shattered, and the place pierced by the 'sword' was bleeding profusely.

"Hmm!" Itachi suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

（…… In addition to physical damage, there is some kind of direct damage to the body? Itachi coughing up blood is not uncommon, he himself is seriously ill, and he has been relying on medicine for years, but this time he can feel that it is not due to illness.

Itachi's prediction of the enemy's strength in his heart, which was fruitless, increased several notches, and speaking of which, the oni shark's side, which was separated by a high wall from the beginning, seemed to be in a rare bitter battle, and even the monstrous waves created through ninjutsu were frozen by people.

However, Itachi, who had no time to pay attention to his teammates, first sealed and used the "Shadow Clone Technique" to transform into two shadow clones. One of the shadow clones took the seal scroll from his body and walked over to Sasuke, who was pale, gritted his teeth, and tried to prop up his body with his remaining right arm.

"Uchiha Itachi...... Why! Why save me!? Sasuke didn't look at the shadow clone, but at the body of the Uchiha Itachi that bleed no less than his own.

（…… Because you're my beloved brother, Sasuke. The shadow clone wanted to answer like this, but it was already here, he could only pull out the sealing scroll bitterly, and took out a complete set of medical tools with a 'bang', "Things shouldn't be like this......"

“…… What do you mean?! Answer me! Sasuke thirsted for the truth.

The shadow clone of "......" reached out his finger and tapped Sasuke's forehead.

“！！！” It's like a memory backtrack.

That's right, it's a-!

"Don't worry, Sasuke, I'll fix your body back...... Certain! ”

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“…… Let me ask you again, who are you? "Shadow Clone One gave emergency treatment to Sasuke who was bleeding profusely, and Shadow Clone Number Two saw the opportunity to collect Sasuke's limbs that fell everywhere, and the main body met the enemy.

"The answer is the same as before, the mercenaries who were entrusted ...... It's no different from you ninjas," Liz tilted her head and smiled fiercely, "It's just that the client is not 'Sasuke Uchiha', it's 'Shimura Danzo'. ”

“…… Tuan Zang, sure enough, have you broken your promise? Itachi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, both of his eyes were in the state of the three-hooked jade writing wheel, "Could it be that Orochimaru's "Konoha Collapse Plan" ......?" ”

"Who knows, I'm not his confidant...... It's just that the third generation Hokage has decided to abdicate to make way for Xian, and the fifth generation of Hokage's popular candidate Jiraiya left Konoha with the Nine-Tails Pillar Force, and he is likely to succeed him. "From a beneficiary's point of view, I think it's very likely." ”

"Let that kind of person be the Hokage, and Konoha will be destroyed."

"No, no, a few more people like you, any kind of ninja village can continue~" Liz picked up Sasuke's left arm from the ground, "I have a question, isn't it cool to kill your own relatives in order to stop the rebellion of the Uchiha clan, and the feeling of breaking his arm with your own hands to protect your brother?" ”

“…………”

"Huh, are you angry?" Liz shrugged, "I have one last word to say-"

“？”

“――CUT！”

―――――――――――――――― a few days ago――――――――――――――――

"It's risky for me to pretend to be a 'hired killer from Danzo', and of course, it's not a problem with my acting skills," Liz looked at Jiraiya, "How far this voyeur's guess is from the truth determines whether or not Uchiha Itachi can see the flaw. ”

"Well, I guessed purely by looking at the answer in your mirror, and there is no evidence at all...... Can you not put the blame on me? Zilai replied helplessly.

"It doesn't matter who is responsible," Sasuke had already nodded in agreement anyway, and he was the one who made the decision, "Because there is a risk that the cliché will be seen through, I suggest forcing Uchiha Itachi to take a stand from the beginning." ”

"Statement?" Naruto wondered.

"Who is the person Uchiha Itachi wants to protect?" Everyone looked at Sasuke, "Even if he deliberately hurts Sasuke in order to play the role of 'mad brother', there will be room for all his attacks, but ...... What if someone was going to kill Sasuke in front of his eyes? ”

“…… Rescue? Sun Shangxiang replied.

"Cut out the questioning tone, thank you." Liz released his script in its entirety, "So I'm going to attack Sasuke in the back of the water before I actually fight the Uchiha Itachi - to kill Sasuke's momentum." ”

“！？” Sasuke's face changed.

"Don't think that a little skin and a little blood can shake a man with such a firm heart, if you don't throw down some arms, thighs or something, this play can't go on." Liz looked down at Sasuke who was staring at him with mocking eyes, "It's up to Sasuke to dare, oh, by the way, at that time, you were going to deliberately be stupid * to force me to cut you." ”

“……！”

"Slowly, slowly!" Naruto jumped out and asked, "How can this be!?" Wouldn't Sasuke be crippled like that!? ”

“…… Ah, I have a solution for this," Liz, who originally wanted to see what answer Sasuke would give in this situation, could only complain that Naruto was not cooperative, "By teaming up with me, you can eliminate all the "crippled" states by having a casual meal and a pill. ”

"I remember that these two little lovers of yours did help Kai's disciple who was diagnosed by the medical class as 'unable to continue to be a ninja'." Jiraiya nodded, revealing this information to the two little ghosts who didn't know yet.

"No, it's a little different from that...... However, after forming a team, I know that you can just conduct an experiment, first cut your own skin and flesh with a small knife to see the effect, and then cut off a toe to see the effect, you will understand. Of course, if you are still cowardly, you can have a lot of medical ninjas next to you when you chop off your toes~~ "As for demonstrating your own body? I'm sorry, he's afraid of pain.

“…… How do I form a team? As long as it's not a permanent disability, Sasuke can accept it, it's just pain, and the torment he's been suffering in his heart all these years is not limited to that.

"Ahem," Liz coughed dryly, "my makeshift teaming up is done through kisses." ”

“！！！” Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Naruto each took a step back, and even in such a serious occasion, a man's instinct still prevailed.

"I mean, find me a cute girl at speed!"

PS: On that day, a big toad kidnapped Shinobi "Haruno Sakura" outside the village, and his whereabouts are unknown.