"Lord Featherfire."

The ninja cats respectfully gathered around the giant orange cat and found the backbone.

Itachi stared at the giant ninja cat intercepting in front of the road, and his face was no longer as relaxed as before.

Ninja Cat Feather Fire, he knows.

Most ninja cats in the ninja cat clan are not good at fighting, but are good at intelligence gathering, but Yuhuo is a very rare combat ninja cat.

Even in the history of the ninja cat family, there has never been a combat ninja cat that has surpassed it in strength.

Its contractor, who is also a well-known ninja in the ninja world, is Ruri Uchiha.

As far as Itachi knows, Featherfire's current status in the ninja cat clan is second only to the leader cat mother-in-law.

"Leave, Uchiha Itachi, there is no place for you here, and we ninja cats will no longer provide you with information and weapons."

Standing in front of all the ninja cats, Feather Fire used the advantage of his body to condescendingly open his mouth to Itachi.

There was also a hint of hostility in the cat's pupils.

This is also a matter of course, there are many ninja cats in the ninja clan who have a good relationship with the ninjas of the Uchiha clan, and Itachi's extermination behavior also means that he wants to break off from the ninja cat clan.

Even the ninja cats, who are relatively mild-tempered in the ninja cat clan, remain neutral and do not express opinions when dealing with Uchiha Itachi, but neither of them openly supports the other party's actions.

Most of the ninja cats are very consistent in dissolving Itachi's contract, and all ninja cat strongholds are no longer open to Itachi, whether it is information or supplies, and they no longer share it with Itachi and work for him.

"I'm here to pick up some things, right at Granny Cat's, and I'll leave when I'm done."

Itachi looked at Feather Fire calmly with the three-hooked jade writing wheel eyes, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

Itachi's stubborn behavior made the feather fire very angry, and he was a little annoyed by the Uchiha Itachi's ignorance.

Didn't you see that the people and cats here didn't welcome him?

Or do you want to break into the stronghold of the ninja cat clan? Such an act is tantamount to provocation.

"Humph! If you don't leave, you'll never leave here! ”

Feather Fire took a step forward, and the cat's paw stepped on the ground, causing a slight vibration, and its body, as large as a small mountain, blocked out the sunlight and landed a large shadow.

The outer layer of his body was shrouded in a tangible chakra visible to the naked eye, and the ghost shark felt this powerful chakra, and felt that his breath became a little suffocated.

This cat seems to be more than just big. The ghost shark said secretly in his heart.

He looked at the scene in front of him with interest, and he didn't mean to come forward to help at all.

Itachi sighed slightly, not knowing whether it was pity or what, his hand stretched out from his sleeve, and several shurikens were caught between his fingers, ready to fight at any time.

Suddenly, a black shadow flew from a distance, it was a ninja cat that looked like a fox and had a word engraved on its forehead.

"Feather Fire."

The ninja cat shouted the name of the feather fire.

"What, electric fire? You can eat the dried fish yourself, and I still have a 'guest' to entertain here. ”

Hahoe looked at the ninja cat, which was not as big as his palm, and called out the other party's name.

Especially when the word 'guest' is spoken, the tone is accentuated.

"It has nothing to do with dried fish, Granny Cat knows about what is going on here and has already agreed to his request."

The ninja cat named Denki also glanced at Itachi.

"What's so good about this kind of guy? Just let me burn him in one go. ”

Yuhuo's attitude was very dissatisfied.

"However, you are fighting too violently, and you will destroy the entire stronghold. Granny Cat doesn't want to move so soon. ”

Denki said.

"Really, wouldn't it be okay to just drive this kind of traitor away? There is no need to indulge at all. Granny Cat is really ......"

Yuhuo snorted coldly, although he was dissatisfied with the decision of the cat mother-in-law, he still had to give this face.

Ignoring Featherfire's complaints, Denki walked up to Itachi and said, "Come with me." ”

As he spoke, he reluctantly led the way ahead.

Under the hostile gaze of many ninja cats, Itachi calmly followed the electric fire into the stronghold of the ninja cat clan.

The ghost shark shrugged helplessly, and waited outside very interestingly, accepting the surveillance of the ninja cat clan.

Itachi-like underground corridors, even if Itachi has been here many times in the past, he still feels dizzy and has no idea which way to which way.

This underground labyrinth is like countless tentacles rooted in the ground, protecting the safety of the ninja cat clan.

Entering the innermost room, the electric fire did not go inside, but let Itachi enter alone.

At the front of the room, an old woman curled up beside her with a large number of non-ninja cats sat very quietly cross-legged, gray hair, wearing cat ear hair ornaments on her head, and holding a pipe in her hand.

Although he is already old, the whole person is still very spiritual.

Cat mother-in-law.

Although she claims to be a cat mother-in-law, the identity of the other party is actually a human.

It's just that the other party's family, like the Uchiha clan, also has a symbiotic contractual relationship with the ninja cat clan.

Granny Cat's family is the leading business family in the ninja world, mainly dealing in arms, selling them underground, and secretly providing weapons and supplies to the Uchiha clan.

This kind of thing, even Konoha knows very little.

Therefore, the relationship between the three parties is obvious.

The Cat family provides a business platform to sell arms and earn development funds.

The ninja cat clan is responsible for carrying the work, saving manpower, and at the same time, they are all over the ninja world and are responsible for intelligence gathering.

The Uchiha clan provided armed support and protection.

"Is it a ferret?"

The cat mother-in-law who was sitting there spoke, and after taking a puff of cigarette, her cloudy gaze swept towards Itachi.

"Yes, Granny Cat."

"It's changed a lot, you weren't like this before."

Granny Cat looked at Itachi's familiar face, although the face still hadn't changed much from before, but it lacked vitality, lacked a smile, and was only cold, so that Granny Cat couldn't compare him with the past.

It's so strange that the cat doesn't know it.

Itachi didn't say anything about it, and stood there in silence.

"Alas...... Forget it, since you made that decision, I guess you also know that the ninja cat clan, including the family behind me, is very dissatisfied with your behavior. ”

"I'm just testing my own devices, that's all."

Itachi replied calmly.

In order to erect an image of cold-blooded and ruthless rebellion for the sake of strength for outsiders.

"Itachi, I grew up watching you, you're not that kind of person. To be satisfied with paranoid justice is just self-moving. Nothing but pain and failure. ”

Granny Cat said earnestly.

"You're overthinking, Granny Cat."

"Perhaps, but now that you've made your choice, I can't control you. After all, you've done such a thing, and the ninja cat clan can't tolerate your existence. Officially erase your name, and this is the end of your contract with the ninja cats. ”

After Granny Cat finished speaking, a three-colored ninja cat came out of the shadows, pushed a huge scroll, and placed it at Itachi's feet.

The ninja cat who signed a contract with Itachi in the past, although the contract has been terminated, but Itachi's own name has not been crossed out from the scroll of the ninja cat family.

This is also a ceremony to break the contract.

"Yes."

Itachi didn't object, spread out the scroll, found his name, sealed his hands, and after performing the spell, the 'Uchiha Itachi' on the scroll disappeared and turned into a blank, which meant the end of his contract with the ninja cat clan.

Although Itachi felt a sense of loss in his heart, his eyes became firm when he thought of something.

Maybe he betrayed the family, but he didn't regret destroying the Uchiha clan.

Only in this way can the conflict between the family and the village be avoided, the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the fall of Konoha into a land of no return.

From this point of view, it was worth sacrificing the Uchiha clan in order to save more lives.

"The supplies you commissioned me to buy before, blank scrolls, kunai, detonation charms and other things are ready, this is the last time, remember not to come back next time."

Granny Cat pointed to a package not far away that contained the ninja gear Itachi needed.

"I'm in trouble."

Itachi took out a stack of money from the ninja bag and put it in front of Granny Cat, not wanting to owe Granny Cat too much favor.

Seeing Itachi's behavior, the cat mother-in-law didn't say anything, whether Itachi wanted it or not, he couldn't use the power of the ninja cat clan from now on.

"I'll take care of one or two over there on Sasuke's side."

When Itachi walked to the door with the package, the voice of the cat mother came from behind.

Itachi paused.

"Thank you."

Taking a deep breath, Itachi left without saying a word and disappeared from the sight of Granny Cat.

Granny Cat looked in the direction of Weasel's departure and sighed again.

"There's no need for this kind of person to give him a good look, right?"

The big orange cat appeared next to Granny Cat, and compared to her previous huge form, Feather Fire shrank her size to the point where the room could fit it.

"After all, he has the blood of the Uchiha clan in his body."

"But he has broken the contract, and he is a traitor to the Uchiha clan and an enemy of Ruri-sama."

Yuhuo doesn't agree with Granny Cat's statement.

"Don't worry, this is also the last time I will help him, and in the future, the weasel will only be able to survive in the cruel world on its own."

"I know, next time he comes back, I'll kill him directly."

"Itachi is not a simple child, maybe he is a little lacking in experience, but as a ninja, his talent is exceptional. His strength at the moment, maybe even you can't deal with it. ”

Granny Cat reminds Feather Fire.

"I can use the Reverse Psychic Technique to summon Ruri-sama."

"Ruri...... That's the way to go. However, on the side of the Oni Country, is it really not going to pick Sasuke away? ”

Granny Cat asked with a frown.

"Uchiha Sasuke?"

Yuhuo tilted his head.

"Sasuke is left alone in Konoha alone, and he needs the recognition and companionship of his clan. Although I don't know what secrets are hidden behind the Uchiha extermination, Sasuke's life in Konoha is definitely not as free as he imagined. ”

Granny Cat's cloudy gaze revealed a fine light.

"Mother-in-law, don't worry about this matter, Konoha won't let people go easily now. But when the time is right, Ruri-sama will take Sasuke Uchiha away. After all, it is the blood of the Uchiha, and he is not a traitor like the Uchiha Itachi, so naturally he will not be left out all the time. ”

"That's good. Although my old man is old, his eyes are not blind. ”

"Then I'll go first, there will be a big move in the country of ghosts recently, mother-in-law, you should also pay attention, this is a good opportunity to make a fortune by selling arms." Don't forget to buy me more fresh dried fish. ”

Yuhuo left this sentence, wagged his tail, and walked slowly towards the door.

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The civil war in the Land of Rain is intensifying, and there are many unidentified ninjas raging across the land of Rainland, making it possible for the flames of war to spiral out of control.

At this time, both the big powers involved in the civil war of the rain and the ninjas of the rain hidden village are seeking a way to break the situation.

Xiao Nan has always been patient and didn't make a move, but she just sat in the rear to command, and her ninjutsu was too marked.

If she makes a move, it will make many people realize her identity.

Especially her mentor, one of the three ninjas, Jiraiya.

At that time, Nagato's reincarnation eye may also be exposed to the vision of the five major powers and become the target of public criticism.

However, in this way, it is bound to make the battle situation of Yuyin fall into a certain decline, but fortunately, a large number of arms and weapons have been purchased in advance from the country of ghosts, and tens of thousands of militia teams have been raised, and with the ninjas of Yuyin Village who have also joined the battle, it is no problem to hold on for a while.

As she and Nagato had guessed, the Fire Country and the Earth Country did not want to expand the scale of the war and cause more turmoil.

Because the Land of Rain is a land of four wars, it is not suitable for garrisoning at all, at least not any of the great powers have expressed their intention to encroach on the Land of Rain.

As long as the country is chaotic and cowardly, it is the best result for the surrounding powers.

What they want to destroy is the courage of the Rain Nation to resist, not to destroy the country and encroach on their territory.

It's not just a war, it's a political game.

It's just that the form of war is now revealed.

At the beginning of November, the weather became colder and colder, and Nagato left the Land of Rain for half a month before finally returning from the Land of Demons.

"How about it, Nagato, did Chiba Shiraishi agree to your conditions?"

When Nagato returned, Xiao Nan immediately went over to greet him and asked him how the secret talks with the Oni no Kuni had turned out.

In a tent at the camp, the two talked.

"Overall, it's going well, Chiba Shiraishi agreed to my conditions, and he will also give some help to the Land of Rain to help us win this war."

Nagato said.

There was some tiredness on his face, and it was obvious that the negotiations in the country of ghosts were not all smooth sailing, but had several twists and turns.

The country of ghosts is not a charity, and if you want to ask for help, you naturally have to come up with something that the other party is interested in, and explain what the country of ghosts can gain from this war.

Seeing such a long door, Xiao Nan was a little distressed, but he also knew that now was not the time to be sentimental, so he could only suppress this emotion.

"What is the country of ghosts going to do?"

"Provide stable logistical support, and the follow-up will attract the firepower of the Fire Nation elsewhere and pull the Fire Nation back. The strategic plan is going to be a bit long, and I'll talk to you about it later, what's going on here? ”

Nagato asked.

"It's a bit less optimistic, because there is a lack of sufficient high-end combat power, and a head-on conflict will appear disadvantaged."

Xiao Nan told the truth.

Most of the elites of Yuyin Village sacrificed on the battlefield of the Third Ninja World War, and now the number of Shangninja in Yuyin Village is very small, and their strength is a little flashy.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Nan, just replace me next."

Nagato also knows the current difficulties of the Land of Rain, and now he must make a move, and he can't wait any longer.

"You're going to do it yourself?"

Xiao Nan looked at Nagato in surprise.

In this way, his identity will be revealed.

"Don't worry, it's only showing a part of your strength, and you won't use the ability of the reincarnation eye, so as not to attract the attention of those who have a heart. After all, the other party has already used ninjas, and now I, as the leader of Rain Hide, can't sit idly by. Although we are at a disadvantage now, we should let the big powers know our attitude when necessary, and we will not let them take advantage of it. ”

A united front with the country of demons has been temporarily reached, and the pressure on Nagato's body has suddenly decreased, and in this war, there is more room for maneuver.

He also knew that his current identity could not be exposed to the five major powers.

The stakes are high, and showing up now will lead to countless assassinations, which is not conducive to the development of the Land of Rain.

He had to think at the national level, not just his own situation.

Just because he's strong alone doesn't mean that the Land of Rain is just as strong.

The real reason why Chiba Shiraishi has no fear, and the five major countries dare not move, is because the power of the country of ghosts is not simply concentrated on a certain person. Economic, military, political, these are all decisive factors.

The country of rain is now politically corrupt, economically collapsed, and militarily crippled, if the problem of reincarnation is exposed again, although it can be prestige for a while, but after the big powers launch a blockade of the country of rain, it can make it difficult for the country of rain to move an inch internationally.

"But ......"

"I'll appear as 'Payne', and I can also try to see how powerful the secret art of the Rain Hidden Village is that I have recently cultivated. With those secret techniques, it is enough to deal with the current situation. ”

Although most of the secret techniques of Yuyin Village were looted by the roots of Konoha in the past, some of them were inherited.

Many of them are secret ninjutsu handed down from Hanzo, and these secret techniques are equally powerful, making them suitable for battlefield fighting.

"Okay, be careful, then."

Xiao Nan saw that Nagato had made up his mind, so he had to pray silently.

Only then did she remember that Nagato's ninjutsu was not only related to the eye of reincarnation, but also proficient in all nature attribute change ninjutsu, which was also one of Nagato's strongest strengths.

Proficient in the three attributes of the retreat technique, he is a first-class master in the upper ninja.

Nagato, on the other hand, is proficient in all attribute escape techniques, and even if he doesn't use the power of the reincarnation eye, his strength cannot be underestimated.

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Bugs gnaw on corpses.

The oil maiden Ryoma stood silently in the ruined village, and in front of him, two people who were shouting 'Lord Payne' before they died, were eaten by the insects he unleashed.

Unlike the parasites commonly used by the oil girl, he can not only use parasites, but also iron-eating insects, which are more destructive than parasites.

The gray-black does not have a shiny shell, and its size and volume are not much different from those of parasites, but the small mouthparts have a very strong bite force, and even steel can bite through.

Ninjas covered in iron-eating insects will be bitten to death by the insects' extremely strong mouthparts, and their deaths will be horrific and terrifying.

At this moment, the oil girl Ryoma's body stiffened.

A spiritual thought passed into his mind.

- Is the mind of a group in the mountains a technique of transmitting the body?

The oil girl Ryoma sensed that the abnormal spiritual power had invaded her mind, and she realized that this was a secret technique of a group in the Konoha Mountains.

- Yes, Ryoma-sama.

An unfamiliar voice rang out.

- What's the matter?

- Payne, the current leader of Yuyin Village, has very little information about him, and most of it is incomplete, so Lord Danzo asks Lord Ryoma to pay more attention to this information. If necessary, you can sneak into Yuyin Village to investigate.

- I see. But is this kind of guy who only acts in the shadows really the savior in the mouth of the rain ninja? I doubt that.

The oil girl Ryoma sneered secretly.

A group of Yamanaka ninjas who conveyed the information did not make an evaluation, but silently cut off contact with the oil girl Ryoma.

The oil girl Ryoma has been given a new mission, so naturally she will not stay in this kind of place anymore.

However, instead of leaving immediately, he grabbed a kunai and shot at the broken wall on one side.

Kunai was fiercely rooted in the broken wall, making a sound.

"If you don't want to die, come out to me."

The cold voice of the oil girl Ryoma penetrated the air and conveyed the past.

A slightly thin figure stepped out of the broken wall.

She is dressed in a rain-proof robe and a hat, but the oil girl Ryoma's eyes are sharp, and she can see at a glance that the fabric under the lily robe is similar to the traditional shrine maiden costume, and is mainly red and white.

"Shrine maiden? This isn't the land of ghosts. ”

Ryoma, the oil girl, frowned.

"I just happened to be passing by here."

Ryoma, the oil girl, sneered.

"Passing by? You're here to gather intelligence, aren't you? And I hate the term "Wandering Shrine Maiden" because it reminds me of a woman who is dead and makes me feel very unhappy. You leave me here. ”

Now that they have met, the oil girl Ryoma does not intend to let go of the other party.

The wandering shrine maidens scattered throughout the ninja world in the country of ghosts are not just as simple as hanging pots to help the world, increasing the prestige of the people and collecting intelligence are the real jobs of these wandering shrine maidens.

And those debt collectors who are all over the world, the same thing.

In the name of official, they all went to various countries, stole intelligence from various countries, and engaged in some shady underground activities.

A large number of silver-gray iron-eating insects made a cacophony of rattles, turning into silver-gray clouds and quickly pounced on the wandering witch.

The wandering witch's face remained unchanged, her eyes flickered, and she didn't dodge, allowing a large number of iron-eating insects to pounce on her body and gnaw on her body.

Airplanes!

The air shook slightly.

The oil maiden's face changed, and only a strange black gas remained in place, and the wandering witch suddenly disappeared.

The iron-eating insects fell downwards one by one, flickering their wings weakly, and soon became motionless and lost their breath of life.

"It's ......"

Ryoma, the oil girl, walked up to the dead iron-eating worm, crouched down, and saw the iron-eating insect's silver-gray body, which had been dyed pitch black, and its body was covered with pinhole-sized signs of corrosion.

A poison that has never been seen before.

"The wandering shrine maiden in the land of demons is really interesting...... And, this strange familiarity, where have I seen it before? How is that possible, delusional. ”

The oil girl Ryoma narrowed her eyes, and there was a hint of doubt in her eyes.