Uchiha Itachi stepped one foot into Linto's attack range.
He waited a second.
Nothing happened.
He looked back at Konan and Deidara, who were ten meters away, and signaled with his eyes that everything was under control.
When Uchiha Itachi looked back again.
A fist bigger than his head was already smashing towards him.
Bang!
Itachi's body turned into countless crows and disappeared, then reformed a few steps away.
"I knew it."
Itachi pointed at Star Platinum: "I knew you had something else planned!"
Last time, Uchiha Itachi underestimated Linto, didn't use Sharingan or Ninjutsu, and was caught off guard by Linto, almost getting taken out in one combo.
He didn't say anything on the surface, acting calm and collected, as if he had forgotten about it, but secretly, he replayed the event every night before going to bed, wishing he could go back to the night of the massacre.
Uchiha Itachi had prepared the Substitution Jutsu early, waiting for this moment. He would never again—
Something's wrong!
Itachi was suddenly startled.
The three tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly, and he suddenly woke up.
He then realized that there was a candle-like liquid on his body at some point. Looking ahead, there was no Star Platinum, only White Snake smiling sinisterly.
"You noticed… you're really quick to react."
White Snake said in a weird tone.
A genjutsu?!
When did Linto learn genjutsu!
Uchiha Itachi didn't have time to think, because White Snake's fist was already smashing over.
Itachi saw the consequences of being hit by it and quickly raised his kunai to block it.
Huh?
The power is much weaker than he imagined.
Uchiha Itachi realized that not all evil spirits had the terrifying power of Star Platinum. The evil spirit in front of him was better at genjutsu.
He quickly analyzed the situation and suddenly heard a whistling sound.
Linto, wielding the Breaking Blade, had already rushed in front of Uchiha Itachi!
So fast?!
There wasn't time to form seals for Ninjutsu.
Genjutsu... with White Snake, it wouldn't work on Linto.
In desperation, Uchiha Itachi could only kick White Snake away and use the small kunai in his hand to block the nearly two-meter-long Breaking Blade.
Clang!
The sound of the impact made all the spies tremble.
Uchiha Itachi only lasted for less than half a second. His arm was bent unnaturally by the impact, like a baseball, and he was knocked away.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Wasn't Uchiha Itachi using genjutsu to control Linto?
How was it that Itachi was using Substitution Jutsu and being knocked away?
Who was under genjutsu?
Only Uchiha Itachi, who had been knocked away, knew that they had each been caught in the other's genjutsu and had each broken free at the first moment.
The reason for the different outcome was simply that one was prepared and the other was not.
When Uchiha Itachi appeared, Linto was indeed caught in a genjutsu. After breaking free with the help of White Snake's power, he saw the three members of the Akatsuki organization descending from the sky.
Linto had seen the Akatsuki robes in Kambara Hayato's information.
Thinking that they were three troublesome enemies on the same level as Orochimaru, Linto deliberately pretended to be trapped in genjutsu to lure the three into his attack range.
He didn't expect the other two to be so cautious, only the old acquaintance Uchiha Itachi took the initiative to step in.
However, Linto knew that ninjas had the ability to use Substitution Jutsu to save their lives, especially since Uchiha Itachi had taken a punch from Star Platinum head-on, so he might have been careful.
Therefore, Linto first lured the opponent closer, then released White Snake's genjutsu ability.
He knew that Uchiha Itachi was a master of genjutsu, and even White Snake couldn't keep him trapped in genjutsu for long.
Linto didn't need a long time.
A moment was enough.
In that moment, make Itachi think that Star Platinum was punching him, use up his Substitution Jutsu, and ignore Linto who was rushing to attack.
Uchiha Itachi had secretly sworn not to underestimate Linto again, but…
How many hidden abilities does this guy have?!
Konan caught Uchiha Itachi.
His right arm was broken. For a ninja of Itachi's level, this injury could be recovered in a few days.
But in today's battle, his seal-forming speed and taijutsu would be affected.
Konan stepped forward: "Wait, we don't have any bad intentions."
Linto glanced at Uchiha Itachi, who was standing up again, "You brought him in front of me and attacked me without saying a word, and now you're telling me you don't have any bad intentions?"
Konan swallowed.
Linto was right. The original plan was to say "We don't have any bad intentions" after they had subdued Linto, speaking as the victors.
Based on her experience in recruiting people, usually at this point, even the most rebellious ninjas would speak nicely.
But right now, Linto had first defeated Orochimaru and then forced Uchiha Itachi back with one blow, and his momentum was at its peak.
"This is a bit troublesome."
Konan took a deep breath and explained their intentions.
Linto nodded and summarized: "So, you want to pull me into your criminal gang? And you want me to let Orochimaru go?"
"...Yes."
"Why should I join Akatsuki?"
"Because of ideals."
Konan said seriously: "I can see your dissatisfaction with the rules of the ninja world, but your strength is too weak on its own. Only by joining us can you achieve your ideals."
Linto shook his head: "I don't know what your ideals are, but—"
He looked at Orochimaru and then at Uchiha Itachi.
Linto felt that the ideals of an organization that could absorb these two people must be very different from his own.
Deidara bluntly advised: "Joining Akatsuki is awesome, you can kill whoever you want and do whatever you want."
Linto chuckled.
Star Platinum appeared and blasted Orochimaru's head with one punch.
"You—"
Konan didn't expect Linto to act so decisively.
Without the protection of Chakra, without self-activating regeneration methods.
Orochimaru fell to the ground with a thud.
"I'm doing what I want to do right now, killing who I want to kill, why should I join you?"
Konan and the others didn't know how to refute for a moment.
"Lin... to..."
Orochimaru said:
"I... don't want... to die..."
"Please... let me go..."
People whose two discs are taken by White Snake will enter a state of suspended animation, and will only react briefly when they have absolute obsession in their hearts.
In the JOJO series, Jotaro was because of his daughter.
And Orochimaru right now...
It was because of his desire to "live".
Linto looked at Orochimaru. He had never seen such a concentrated obsession in a person's eyes.
"Yes, you don't want to die, but who wants to die?"
Linto squatted down and said softly:
"Relax, it's normal to feel dizzy, you will definitely die, no one can save you today.
You have too many tricks up your sleeve. If you don't die, I'm worried that I'll be screwed over even if I get the discs.
But, don't worry, aren't you pursuing eternal life? You will live on in the hearts of others in the form of a 'disc', forever."
"Eternal life..."
Orochimaru stretched out his hand, wanting to grab his own disc, but his arm finally fell heavily to the ground.
He died.
"Slain Orochimaru, gained 600 soul fragments."
So little?
Linto thought about it and probably understood the reason:
Because he had just defeated Orochimaru once not long ago and obtained the soul fragments from defeating him, so it would be reduced when he actually killed him.
Otherwise, Linto would just have to catch a poor guy who specialized in physical recovery, constantly defeat him, wait for him to heal, then defeat him again... and he would be able to keep farming soul fragments.
This was obviously unreasonable.
Considering that Linto's soul could be used as collateral, he speculated that the number of soul fragments that each opponent could produce within a certain period of time was fixed. Once it was squeezed dry, it would no longer produce any.
Only after the opponent experienced great ups and downs and achieved personal transformation would new soul fragments be produced.
Linto pinched two discs between his fingers. The goal of this trip had been achieved and Orochimaru was dead.
He looked at the three people in front of him again:
"I've killed the person, and I'm not going to go with you. So, what's next?"
Deidara and Itachi's eyes fell on Konan.
Konan took a deep breath:
"Attack!"
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