Deidara laughed loudly.
"Should have done this from the start, right?"
Talking things out was really not their strong suit.
Konan was honest, always doing what Nagato told her to do over the years.
Deidara was completely focused on art. Negotiations? Go talk to my art!
Uchiha Itachi was even worse. If he was good at negotiating, he wouldn't have been so stubborn, killing his whole clan on someone's order.
The tense mood among the three of them immediately relaxed when the fighting started.
Deidara immediately flew into the sky on his clay bird, throwing down all sorts of clay bombs that he had prepared.
Konan used her signature paper dance, turning her whole body into sheets of paper, fluttering in the air, then gathering into spears and butterflies to attack Linto.
Uchiha Itachi stayed a little away from the center of the battle, watching Linto's response coldly, but he was planning something else in his mind.
Itachi's original plan was to capture Orochimaru and use illusions to force him to reveal how to save Sasuke.
But Orochimaru was dead, so the plan had to change.
Itachi thought Linto was looking for Orochimaru for revenge. He didn't know what the disc taken from Orochimaru's body was for, but he couldn't use it to heal Sasuke.
Uchiha Itachi found out that Sasuke was receiving treatment in Konoha village.
"If Linto goes back alive, even if Sasuke is healed, he will leave Konoha with Linto again. So, from the perspective of Konoha's leaders, they definitely won't waste resources to treat him fully. Sasuke will die."
"On the other hand, if Linto dies, Sasuke is just a child. Considering he is the last of the Uchiha bloodline, the village will likely try their best to protect him."
"If Linto goes back, Sasuke will die."
"If Linto dies, Sasuke can live."
Uchiha Itachi stared at Linto fighting Konan and Deidara, and slowly closed his right eye.
"So, Linto, I am very grateful for everything you have done for Sasuke, but..."
"You must die!"
Black blood flowed from his closed right eye, then Uchiha Itachi suddenly opened it, his three-tomoe sharingan turned into Mangekyou, and his gaze locked onto Linto in the center of the battlefield.
"Amaterasu!"
A ball of black flames appeared without warning.
The moment the Amaterasu flames appeared, Linto instinctively sensed the danger and moved half a step, but he still couldn't completely avoid the flames.
A patch of black flame suddenly appeared on his right arm.
Deidara shouted in surprise, "Itachi! What are you doing? We're supposed to bring him back, as a teammate, not kill him!"
Uchiha Itachi acted like he didn't hear, his gaze continued to chase Linto, acting like there was no way to stop.
The burning pain tormented Linto's nerves.
The never-ending black fire, Amaterasu, was a Hokage world ability that Linto knew about, based on the "Amaterasu" meme.
Once it sticks to something, it will keep burning until the target is completely burned to ashes.
The black flame on his arm was spreading towards his neck. Linto didn't hesitate at all, and put his left hand on his right arm at the shoulder. Ripple power acted like a knife, cutting off his right arm.
Blood spurted from the severed limb, and under the control of the Ripple power, the blood formed a wall that blocked Uchiha Itachi's view. The Amaterasu flame burned on the blood-red wall, unable to reach Linto hidden behind it.
Uchiha Itachi closed his right eye and gasped for breath.
Amaterasu consumed too much Chakra, but he couldn't stop. This time, he poured Chakra into his left eye.
"Illusion Technique: Tsukuyomi!"
With White Snake's interference, Itachi knew that Tsukuyomi couldn't be activated normally, but he didn't need to use Tsukuyomi to kill Linto.
"Konan, Linto can only summon one spirit at a time. To resist my illusion, he must maintain the summoning of that weak spirit. Take action now!"
Konan's eyes were suspicious.
Since Uchiha Itachi joined the Akatsuki organization, he had been very calm, without any desires. This was the first time she had seen Itachi act so resolutely.
Konan made up her mind that after returning, she would tell Nagato everything that happened today. As for now...
Since they had already started and forced Linto to cut off an arm,
this matter could not end well.
Konan, who had fought and killed for many years, knew that even if there were ten thousand questions in a battle, they had to wait until the battle was over to think about them.
She created tens of thousands of dense paper spears. Konan held the sharpest one in her hand, and snow-white paper wings opened behind her, charging towards Linto like a descending battle angel.
On one side was Uchiha Itachi, maintaining Tsukuyomi.
On the other side was Konan, charging to kill.
In the sky above, a giant clay dragon had just been created, and it roared and swooped down, pouncing towards Linto.
The spies hiding in the corners forgot to breathe.
The pace of the battle was too fast.
Only a few seconds had passed since the fighting started. This amount of time might not even be enough for most ninja to complete the hand signs for a jutsu, but the four people in front of them had already exchanged several rounds of attacks.
Linto, who had just killed Orochimaru in a violent manner, had now lost an arm and was in a desperate situation.
"Is this 'Akatsuki'? It's too terrifying!"
Pain had been thinking for several years about how to increase the Akatsuki organization's reputation. This battle had achieved that. It was expected that after today, the number of Akatsuki's commissions would greatly increase.
Countless gazes, both open and hidden, all fell on Linto.
This guy who ignored the rules and fought his way to the present, some called him a madman, some regarded him as a savior...
Will he die?
Konan stared at Linto, waiting for his response. But... nothing?!
Linto closed his eyes.
It was as if he had resigned himself to his fate.
"Is the so-called 'Linto' just a man who loses the courage to resist when faced with a desperate situation?"
The moment the thought flashed through Konan's mind, suddenly, a gust of wind blew.
The wind rose, and the clouds surged.
Dark clouds covered the earth, and the world suddenly became dim.
Linto opened his arms to welcome this gust of wind.
Wait... arms?!
His severed right arm had grown back in an instant!
This is...
Konan then noticed Linto's chest. A disc was spinning rapidly, and she could vaguely see Orochimaru's face on the disc.
"Orochimaru's power! You're using Orochimaru's healing ability?!"
Hearing her words, Linto slowly opened his eyes. Konan, who was attacking, froze when she met his gaze.
She had never seen such dazzling eyes.
Under the dim light of the dark clouds, a round of golden light shone from the depths of Linto's eyes.
Linto took a deep breath.
A surging, boundless natural power flowed into his body with each breath.
Orochimaru's power?
No, Linto was not using Orochimaru's power.
He was using Orochimaru's knowledge.
The fusion of Ripple and natural power could deeply stimulate the body and achieve transformations beyond the limit.
The only problem was that the previous Linto couldn't accurately control the direction of gene upgrade. He couldn't be sure which changes were correct and which had hidden dangers.
But now, Linto had filled in the last missing piece of the puzzle.
Ripple, natural power, the Dragon Snake Jewel, and Orochimaru's knowledge of the human body.
The four complimented each other, paving the way for Linto to walk a path beyond human limits.
Rumble—
The sounds of wind and thunder came from Linto's body. A layer of golden lightning flashed on his skin, and the rolling clouds hung above, constantly spinning, like the end of the world.
Deidara, sitting on the bird, had his mouth half open: "Wait, what the hell... is this?!"
Limb regeneration, levitation, calling wind and rain.
The scenes in front of them were clearly a god in the world!
"I don't believe in any gods!"
Konan shouted.
She only had one god in her heart, and that was "Pain."
Konan thrust out her spear.
Linto caught it with one hand.
Boom!
The explosive tags inside the spear detonated, and cracks appeared on Linto's palm, but they healed in an instant in Konan's sight.
She couldn't fight him at close range!
Konan made a judgment.
"Art of Divine Paper Person!"
Her body burst open, turning into countless paper butterflies flying in all directions. Even with Linto's speed, it was impossible to find her real body in an instant.
After creating some distance, she would then assist Deidara in a ranged attack.
Star Platinum appeared in front of Konan.
All the paper butterflies that had just scattered were grabbed back, and Star Platinum rubbed them in his palm, forcing Konan to show herself again.
Konan was not only not afraid, but also secretly happy.
The appearance of Star Platinum meant that White Snake, who was responsible for resisting illusions, had disappeared.
"Itachi! Take action!"
Konan shouted.
But until Star Platinum's fist hit Konan's face, Itachi's illusion never appeared.
The sound of wind came to her ears. Konan turned her head and saw that White Snake had arrived in front of her.
Two of them?!
"Didn't you say that Linto could only summon one spirit? Itachi! You tricked me!"
Uchiha Itachi was also stunned.
Linto had never summoned two stands at the same time... What was going on...
He saw Linto's dazzling eyes and felt a spirit and will that surpassed mortals and was unmatched.
Linto had crossed over a life level. With his current spiritual power, he could summon two Stands to act at the same time for a very short time, only 2-3 seconds.
But it was enough.
Star Platinum choked Konan's neck, she couldn't turn her head at all, she could only hear White Snake's voice coming from behind her.
"Hehe, your DISC..."
"I'll take it."
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