Chapter 565 Ling: Ban, please forgive your brother for a short while, okay?

Listening to Madara's cold words, Ling did not flinch or get angry. He just used the hand that was not held to touch Madara's cheek, gently stroking his eyes. His tone could not hide his worry but also contained a hint of relief. "Sorry... Did my brother make Madara so uneasy?"

Ban curled his fingers slightly, his expression relaxed a little, but finally calmed down, "Brother Ling, don't try to change the subject."

"Then Madara should do what Madara wants?" Ling chuckled and rubbed Madara's hair again. "Since Madara is ready to take the responsibility, no matter what it is, brother will support him."

"You are still trying to fool me with such vague statements even now!" Madara's voice rose again, "What do you mean by doing it according to my ideas? Don't you know what I want to do? If you really understand, you should give me a clearer answer!"

At this time, Uchiha Hikaru and others also arrived, but they just stood aside and did not step forward, allowing the silence to spread.

As the silence spread, the stagnant Mangekyō Sharingan in Madara's eyes began to rotate again, "I see, Brother Ling, you never thought about changing at all - I understand, although it is difficult, but I still don't want to hurt Brother Ling."

Ling felt the gradually agitated pupil power of Madara and frowned slightly, "Madara, what are you going to do? You are different from me. The pupil power of the Mangekyo is very precious to you. Don't waste it."

"No, it won't be wasted—" Ban turned to the direction of Uzumaki Yi with an expressionless face, "After all, I want to use it to get rid of the person who has been bewitching Ling Ge."

The moment Madara turned his gaze towards himself, Uzumaki Yi realized that something was wrong. The Diamond Blockade suddenly spread out from behind and surrounded him. At the same time, the Diamond Blockade hit the invisible existence.

Uzumaki Yi carefully distinguished the information sent back by the Diamond Seal, and crouched slightly, "Something that can be felt but not perceived... It really awakened a troublesome pupil technique."

After the attack missed, Madara's eyes darkened slightly, but he immediately gave an order to Uchiha Guang on the side, "Guang, kill him."

Before Madara could finish his words, the diamond seal surrounding Uzumaki Yi's body was covered with a layer of blazing black flames, and the chakra on Uchiha Hikaru's body also rose violently. A tall red skeleton appeared out of thin air and enveloped her. However, when the red skeleton raised its arm and was about to smash down, it turned into slightly red chakra and dissipated due to a voice -

"Xiao Guang, stop."

Uchiha Hikaru looked at Uzumaki Yi, who was not panicked even though he was enveloped by the black flames. Instead, he looked at Amaterasu's black flames with a little interest. After a short silence, he turned to Ling and said, "Master, why did you want to stop me? I think what Madara said is right. This guy will only use all kinds of excuses to seduce Master. It would be more reassuring to get rid of him, right?"

"You can't kill him, so don't waste your pupil power." Ling frowned, lowered his head slightly and said calmly, "And you, Madara, stop your pupil technique."

"So Brother Ling, you are simply——"

"Ban, I'll say it again, end your eye technique."

Those words without any emotion made Ban stunned on the spot, but his rising momentum unconsciously fell because of Ling's cold words. The scarlet in his pupils slowly faded away, and he just silently tightened his grip on Ling's wrist.

Feeling the decline of Ban's pupil power, Ling turned his head and said, "Yi, can you handle it yourself?"

“Although it will take a little time, it can undoubtedly be done—” Uzumaki Yi’s still relaxed voice came from the diamond blockade that was wrapped in black flames and burned to the point where not a trace of gold could be seen. “After all, when I identified Ling, I was already prepared to deal with the unstable and doomed hostile emotions and fatal attacks from those tribesmen who valued you! But next time, I hope it won’t be a kaleidoscope! I’d better deal with two at the same time!”

"Well, sorry, I owe you a favor this time."

After saying that, Ling stopped paying attention to the situation on Uzumaki Yi's side and turned back to Madara's direction. He gently but unresistingly pried open Madara's hand, then stepped back on one leg and squatted, facing Madara and looking up, "Listen, Madara, I'm sorry that my behavior has made you so upset, I apologize for it.

But this is just what I did. Yi was just helping me as I said, and he was even willing to swear an oath with his clan to gain my trust. He is a friend I recognize and cherish. I know you hate him very much, so I don't ask you to accept him, but I hope you at least don't vent your anger on him because of me."

Ban lowered his head and looked at Ling who was squatting in front of him, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"And this is something I promised someone else. From planning to implementation, I have always been the mastermind, and I must do it, so no matter what happens, I will not stop..." Ling raised his hand and grabbed Ban's hand, leading him to touch the side of his neck, "Can you feel it?"

"……what?"

“There is life flowing here.”

Ban paused, not understanding what Ling wanted to say.

"I... once promised someone that I would take her home and save her from having to become a ninja because of her extraordinary talent - but Madara, home is a very fragile existence, and so is life.

They are so fragile that the wars that are everywhere in this era can easily tear them apart, so in order to fulfill this promise, I must at least prevent the war from being ignited so easily, let the newborn children understand that war will only destroy their happiness, and find a way for everyone to need each other. "

Ling's expression was calm. "As for me, after achieving all this, I don't insist on being the one standing in front of everyone. For me, it's even okay for me to be the cornerstone..."

Ban's fingers on Ling's neck trembled slightly, as if he wanted to tighten them, but in the end he just pinched Ling's shoulders in the direction, and said in a low voice, "So... in order to achieve this dream, Ling can do anything, right?"

"If Madara insists on asking me for a clear answer... then my answer is [yes]."

"...Then even if I beg you, brother, it won't work?" Ban lowered his head and looked at Ling who was squatting in front of him. The anger on his face was gradually replaced by sadness. "Brother, are you going to completely disregard the feelings of our family for this dream that you don't know whether it can be realized? It's not that I can't understand you, brother, nor do I not want to support you. I have also witnessed the death of my peers, and I also want peace to come!

But I hate the feeling of being helpless and unable to help! I hate myself for being so weak that I can only be protected by my brother! I hate myself for being so powerless when I heard the bad news! I just... I just worry about my brother, really, really worry!

I am going crazy after hearing bad news about my loved ones again and again! But my brother always hides everything in the name of protection! I don’t even know how to help you! When will my brother face me?! I am no longer the child who has no power to protect myself! "

Ling was slightly startled, then stood up with a sigh, raised his hand and hugged his brother, "I see... After we go back, let's find a time to talk? At that time, I will tell Madara everything he wants to know, so now, Madara, please forgive your brother for a short time, okay?"

After a brief silence, Madara raised his hands and hugged Ling back. After tightening his arms, he uttered a muffled syllable, "... Yeah."