Chapter 44
At the same time, in the underground base of Kannabi Bridge.
Uchiha Hikaru quietly walked into the stone door, fine sand fell, and the stone slabs on both sides moved inwards and closed tightly.
As soon as she came in, she heard the heavy breathing coming from the inner room.
Uchiha Madara was pale and lying weakly on the stone chair. His chest was bleeding, and a piece of flesh that obviously did not belong to him was neatly sutured in the middle of the wound.
This scene was hideous and terrifying. The piece of flesh was like a bright red heart, beating with his breathing.
Hearing the movement, he slowly raised his eyes, like a brown bear waking up from hibernation, and his red and white eyes turned to the door faintly.
“What’s going on outside?”
Guang ignored his question and walked in without saying a word. She picked up the towel beside the sink, soaked it skillfully, and wrung it out. The clean water flowed down her white jade hands. She came to Ban’s side and wiped the blood from his wound for him.
Ban groaned. Even though Guang’s movements were very gentle, he twitched in pain just by touching the wound. The piece of meat was like some kind of strong acid, corroding his whole body along the blood vessels. The wet towel was quickly stained red with blood.
This burning pain in the tarsal bones tortured his nerves all the time.
Guang Xiu frowned slightly, “It’s been two days, why is there no sign of healing? Isn’t it said that Senju Hashirama’s chakra contains vitality?”
Ban panted, forced himself to smile miserably, “This is the only way to peace. If it goes smoothly, I will doubt its authenticity!”
Guang frowned, washed and wrung the blood-stained towel, put it up again, and then whispered: “Before we started the transplant, Senju Hashirama woke up.”
“Really?” Ban sat up slightly and motioned for her to continue.
“According to the information I got from torture, Hashirama left the village as soon as he woke up. In less than three days, he captured all the tailed beasts in the ninja world except the one-tail and the nine-tail. At the same time, Konoha Village sent a message to the other four major ninja villages, gathering the leaders of the five major ninja villages to hold something…” Guang tried to recall the word, “Five Kage Talks?”
Banara let out a long breath and snorted coldly, “That guy must want to divide the tailed beasts equally among these ants to maintain that ridiculous balance.”
“Equally divided?” Guang tilted her head, not quite understanding, “With that kind of power, why not just unify the ninja world, wouldn’t that be more peaceful?”
She had seen the power of the Nine-tail before, and she couldn’t understand why she had to lower her posture to the weak for a ruthless man who could subdue seven in such a short time.
“So that’s why I can’t get along with him.” Madara was a little depressed, “The real balance is never the tailed beasts, but him and me. His wooden head just can’t figure this out!”
“He is making a mistake. Once peace collapses, the tailed beasts will definitely become a disaster for ordinary people!”
At this time, Madara noticed Guang’s hesitant expression, and his tone gradually slowed down, “Is there any news about Shenyu?”
“Ah!” Guang’s eyes trembled, and he quickly said: “According to the information we got, he was entangled by the Thousand Hands Tobirama at that time, and a huge red barrier rose at the place of battle. When the barrier dissipated, Shenyu also disappeared, as if he had evaporated from the earth.”
Madara pondered for a moment, “He was transferred away by the Flying Thunder God’s guided lightning. Hum, Tobirama, that guy, still uses these tricks to fight with a child.”
“Little… child?” Guang raised his head slightly, looked at Madara with a strange look, and thought to himself, is your understanding of this disciple a bit one-sided?
“Well, then don’t worry about it. Don’t count on Shenyu for the time being.” Ban smiled as a matter of course: “He can’t tell the directions. It must be very difficult for him to find his way back. Give him some time.”
“I know.” Guang nodded, then curled her lips and clenched her little pink fists, “He actually made us worry. When he comes back, I must make him look good.”
“Haha, I’m not worried at all.” Ban suddenly laughed out loud.
Guang didn’t dare to face Ban’s teasing eyes and deliberately ignored him.
Fortunately, at this time, Ban ordered: “Okay, if there is nothing else, go back and rest. You have worked hard these days. This should be Shenyu’s job.”
“But… Lord Ban, you…” Guang looked at his bloody chest with some concern.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Okay.” She took a step and left the stone room.
The moment she left, Ban’s originally peaceful face suddenly became ferocious, with blue veins exposed and his facial features twisted together!
The flesh on his chest was throbbing, and blood was gushing out with every struggle. The pain was almost eating away everything in him!
It was as if he was the master of his body and wanted to destroy the invader, Madara!
His palms dug deep into the stoneIn his head, his knuckles turned white. He easily tore the stone chair made of rock.
In his mind, a life-threatening thought invaded his spirit crazily, forcing him to dig out the flesh from his chest countless times, the flesh that did not belong to him!
But he was overwhelmed by his almost inhuman willpower!
“Is this the price of everything in the world? Come on, I, Uchiha Madara, can bear it!”
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Konoha Village, the land of the Uchiha clan.
After a day of training, Uchiha Jing returned to the room. Looking at the empty bedroom and the clean and tidy tatami, his eyes trembled and he sat down against the wall dejectedly.
“Nissan…”
In his mind, he unconsciously recalled the familiar yet unfamiliar face. The scenes from a few days ago played like a slide show, and finally stopped at the pair of exquisite and beautiful pupils that were even evil and enchanting.
“Those eyes… are really strong.”
When he thought of those eyes, a bone-chilling coldness spread from his fingertips to his brain. He hugged himself tightly and couldn’t help shivering.
“My brother’s chakra has completely changed. It’s cold, fierce, and full of murderous intent, but he didn’t kill me…”
He lowered his head and inserted his ten fingers into his messy hair. “I’m the only one in the team who was injured the least…”
“If you hate me so much? Why… don’t you kill me?” He stepped his head deeply into his arched legs, his cheeks wet, “I… have made up my mind to die…”
“Brother, Lord Tobirama said that your life and death are unknown, but I still hope you are alive…”
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
“Jing, are you home?”
Uchiha Jing was refreshed, stood up immediately, wiped his face, and adjusted his expression in front of the mirror before he went to open the door.
“Captain Huohe?”
Uchiha Huohe leaned against the door with his arms folded, “I need to trouble you for something.”
“What is it?” Jing walked out of the room. Fortunately, he did not take off his equipment and was ready to go at any time.
Although this young man in tight clothes was young, he was recognized as the strongest person in the clan since Madara and Kamiya left Konoha, and he had a high appeal.
Jing looked at this candidate for the clan leader and wondered what could have troubled him to come to find him.
Huo He explained, “There are a group of children in the tribe who are about your age and have reached the age to sign a summoning contract. We need at least two jonin and several chunins to escort them to the cat house. Originally, I was responsible for this task, but the Five Kage Summit is imminent, and Lord Tobirama personally ordered me to lead people to maintain order at the venue. I am too busy to leave…”
He showed a look of embarrassment, “I thought about it, and you are the only trustworthy jonin in the tribe. Although you are still young, your strength and reputation are very suitable. I wonder if you…”
“I’ll go.” Jing nodded immediately, “There’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”
“Really! That’s great, Jing, you are such a good person!” Huo He was very happy. He patted Jing’s shoulder, and his eyes suddenly “I heard about your brother’s story… He was also a partner who fought side by side with me… To be honest, I feel bad too…”
“It’s okay.” Jing pretended to be relieved and said, “Everyone has to pay the price for their actions.”
“By the way, there is one more thing.” Huohe suddenly approached, with a vigilant tone, “Your other partner is Uchiha Setsuna. I don’t know what happened to that guy recently. He has a lot of complaints about Lord Tobirama and may be hostile to you. Be careful…”
Jing came to the main gate of the clan as agreed. What came into view were more than 20 boys and girls, noisy, and about 20 Chunins standing outside. At the front of the team was a young man wearing half-face protective gear and a sinister look.
He crossed his arms and his eyes were like a cold and venomous snake. He swept over Jing without hesitation, full of aggression.
“Hello, Uchiha… Jing.”
