Chapter 285: Nohara Rin: Who’s the Villain?
It's clear that the blood Itachi gave Obito was secretly replaced by him.
The small half-tube of blood actually belonged to Nagato!
It was also secretly collected by Itachi using a summoning creature after Nagato's original body was cut in half by the Raikage.
As for sealing Edo Tensei Rin and stabbing Orochimaru, it was all done for Obito so he could release Hidan and activate Hidan's evil god curse.
Originally, Itachi planned to capture Hidan himself and use an illusion to control him so he could cast the curse.
Unfortunately, he had searched all over Iwagakure before, but found no trace of Hidan.
There's only one possibility, the other party is hidden by Nagato or Obito.
The only thing he can do is to deceive Obito and let him control Hidan to kill people.
"The plan worked. Hidan's curse is truly magical! Unfortunately, it seems there was a small accident."
"Obito only cut off Nagato's arm, but didn't kill him!"
Orochimaru looked at Nagato in the distance and sighed with a little regret.
"They're afraid of your Edo Tensei. They want to cut off your arm first to stop your ninjutsu."
Itachi's eyesight is not good and he can't see what's happening over there.
But once Orochimaru said it, he basically guessed the truth.
"They're right. Even if they kill me, they won't be able to stop Edo Tensei and I won't die that easily."
"But it was my strength that saved the life of that brat Nagato, wasn't it?"
"This is truly interesting!"
Orochimaru sighed with a smile.
Although it's a little regrettable, it's not a big deal.
At least one of Nagato's arms is severed, making him seriously injured once again.
Now, Nagato, besides the part possessed by the White Zetsu, has been torn apart into a pig-human.
How pitiful!
"It's okay if it doesn't work. Since I've been exposed, let's just end this fight directly!"
Itachi's expression is still as stiff as usual, maybe it will only change when he sees his little brother.
As for the unexpected failure of the "counterattack on Nagato", it's nothing.
It's just a gimmick, if it works, it's good; if not, it's not a loss either.
At worst, we can kill him.
Itachi might be a little wary of Nagato in his prime.
But what is there to fear when Nagato is seriously injured, has lost all his limbs, and has only a little chakra left?
What's more, don't count Kisame out.
Akatsuki now only has three main combat forces left.
As for our own side, the overall combat ability has hardly changed, and it has even been strengthened.
How can we lose this game?
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At this moment, Terumi Mei jumped to Orochimaru's side, looked at Itachi and couldn't help but smack her lips and say:
"Uchiha Itachi? Is this guy also a secret agent sent by Konoha to Akatsuki?"
"I think so."
"Didn't he kill his whole clan? Is that the price to pay for an undercover mission? Is Konoha always this depraved?"
Terumi was speechless.
Where has she ever seen such a depraved village?
Killing the whole clan just for an undercover mission?
She really can't understand the essence of Konoha.
Itachi glared at Terumi. Although her words were harsh, he couldn't refute them.
After all, everything he's doing now is to atone for his sins.
Let's focus on this fight first.
"There's no time for nonsense. I'm going to kill Nagato and end this battle."
"Oh? Do you have an idea, Itachi?"
"Let others help me absorb Nagato's ability, and give me just one chance."
"His ability to absorb all ninjutsu should not be able to absorb Totsuka no Tsurugi. I can try to destroy him with Totsuka no Tsurugi!"
Orochimaru's eyes lit up, this is indeed a solution. But he still stopped Itachi first.
"Wait a minute. Don't rush to fight,"
"Let's release Nohara Rin. We can continue what we just did. I'm the one who will finish what I started!"
Orochimaru smiled evilly.
Itachi frowned slightly, "Are you going to continue this cursed threat?"
"Why not use it if it's useful?"
If it were someone like Hashirama and Minato, they would definitely not use it. But Orochimaru has no moral burden at all, he only cares about whether it's useful or not.
"It might not work. Obito has been in a crazy state for too long."
"At least it can divert some of his attention, so you can wait for a chance to kill Nagato, right?"
"Alright."
Itachi nodded in agreement and drew Totsuka no Tsurugi once again, breaking its seal and releasing Rin.
After seeing Rin, Orochimaru smiled evilly again, stretched out his snake arm and grabbed her.
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On the other side, on top of Gedo Mazo.
Nagato's situation is indeed not optimistic.
His right arm was severed by Hidan's curse counterattack, causing him to become weak again and his injuries worsened.
He's almost dead on the spot.
Besides, he also needs to constantly use abilities like Almighty Push to withstand the various ninjutsu attacks around him.
The burden he bears is too heavy.
Fortunately, the White Zetsu exerted its power again and extended its white right hand, temporarily repairing Nagato's right hand and injury.
Now, except for the head and body, all of Nagato's limbs have become the property of the White Zetsu.
It even feels a little like "White Zetsu Armor Fusion" in a physical sense. But considering Nagato's current condition, this will further drain his vitality.
Nagato's red hair has now mostly turned white.
This shows how serious the vitality withdrawal is.
"Itachi!"
"It's really this guy!"
"Why did he betray?"
"Konoha clearly killed his whole clan, why did he betray Akatsuki?!"
"Could it be that Danzo and Fugaku were both abandoned by Konoha? How could they be so depraved?"
Nagato looked at Itachi in the distance, unable to understand Itachi's motives.
"This bastard, he managed to fool us all!"
Obito also gritted his teeth, even angrier than Nagato.
The feeling of being betrayed is always hard to accept.
If he had a choice, he would have bitten that Itachi to death with his own mouth right now!
"Is this the person you cherish? One by one, they betray the organization."
"What right do you have to criticize me? If you hadn't been injured like this by the Raikage."
Obito and Nagato argued with each other, both venting their emotions.
"Oh, I didn't expect Itachi to choose to betray. This world is full of misfortune! But now is not the time for you two to argue, right?"
Kisame, who was fighting fiercely with Hozuki Gengetsu, shouted at Obito and Nagato.
After seeing Kisame, Obito felt a little better.
At least there's an honest person he can trust.
And what Kisame said is right, now is not the time for internal strife.
"At this point, do you still have any abilities you can use?"
"That's the only move I can use!"
"Hm?"
"I'm going to use Catastrophic Planetary Construction to seal the Edo Tensei ninjas; you give me time!"
Nagato clapped his hands, preparing to gather strength to condense the gravitational core so he can perform Catastrophic Planetary Construction.
Like Catastrophic Planetary Construction and Almighty Push, both put a huge burden on Nagato's body and can easily affect his teammates.
He doesn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
"Good!"
Obito jumped in front of Nagato, activated Kamui, and distorted the space in front of him.
Most of the attacks were absorbed into Kamui, giving Nagato time to gather strength.
However, as he was about to move, he saw Itachi in the distance opening Rin's seal and releasing her. Poor Rin fell into Orochimaru's grasp once again.
"Wait!"
Obito had to immediately stop and stop Nagato's accumulation of strength.