Chapter 67: Uchiha Itachi Backs Down, Byakuya Forcefully Suppresses the Daimyo!
Looking at Byakuya, whose aura was becoming increasingly powerful.
At this moment, Uchiha Itachi had no choice but to back down.
"I am not Hokage-sama's match, nor do I wish to be your enemy!"
Itachi took a deep breath.
Both Amaterasu and Susanoo have limits for Itachi.
But for Byakuya, his Wood Release had no such restrictions.
So Uchiha Itachi was afraid!
He was afraid of dying here for no reason!
"Uchiha Itachi, keep dreaming!"
Sasuke stared wide-eyed at Uchiha Itachi.
But Itachi didn't pay him any attention at all.
Or rather, what Sasuke thought didn't matter.
What mattered was what Byakuya thought.
"I am willing to exchange something for it!"
Seeing that Byakuya's expression hadn't changed at all.
Itachi sighed and compromised again.
"This!"
Sasuke found it hard to imagine that the once omnipotent Uchiha Itachi would have a day where he backed down.
"Yata Mirror!"
Uchiha Itachi took out an incorporeal "Spirit Tool."
Hoping to use this to trade for his life.
Byakuya's expression still didn't change in the slightest.
For Byakuya, at his current level of strength.
So-called divine artifacts no longer had much use.
As an external force, divine artifacts were for those with insufficient strength.
But for Byakuya, it offered no help at all.
"This divine artifact possesses all nature transformations, changing its own attribute according to the attribute of the attack to nullify it. It reflects all physical attacks."
Uchiha Itachi thought Byakuya didn't know the function of this divine artifact.
So he hurriedly explained to him.
"This... so strong!"
Naruto, on the other side, was already dazed.
This divine artifact looks so powerful; wouldn't one be invincible with it?
Even Sasuke, who had always hated Uchiha Itachi, was stunned for a moment.
"Damn it, how can Uchiha Itachi have such a powerful thing!"
This level of divine artifact had completely exceeded Sasuke's understanding.
So he was especially afraid that Byakuya would agree because of it.
But in the next second, Byakuya refused without hesitation.
"It seems that today, perhaps..."
Uchiha Itachi glanced at Sasuke.
Perhaps this might be the last look.
"However, I can let you go!"
Byakuya's next sentence gave the situation a slight turn.
"Do you need me to do something!"
Uchiha Itachi asked slowly.
He knew Byakuya would definitely not let him go for no reason.
There would definitely be conditions.
"Good guess, there are indeed conditions."
Byakuya didn't say it publicly, but merely told him there were conditions.
And Uchiha Itachi was very clear about his current situation.
Byakuya wasn't negotiating with him; it was his only way out.
"Fine!"
Uchiha Itachi agreed to the conditions without thinking further.
Uchiha Itachi had an intuition that it was true that the other party was absolutely familiar with him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have used Sasuke to threaten him.
"Ah, this!"
Throughout the whole thing, the most confused one was Sasuke.
He had followed Byakuya all this way just to seek revenge on Itachi.
But he was beaten down as soon as they met.
Now Byakuya had decided to let Uchiha Itachi go.
It felt like he was the only one getting hurt!
"Very good, I appreciate your attitude!"
Byakuya quite appreciated this about Itachi.
If it were someone else, they would probably be trying to haggle with him right now.
But they wouldn't stop to think if they even had the right to do so.
"Tsukuyomi!"
Uchiha Itachi used Tsukuyomi to send Naruto and Sasuke into the Tsukuyomi space for a while.
"Speak, what are the conditions!"
Itachi, considering Sasuke was nearby, thoughtfully sent him to the Tsukuyomi space.
"It's simple: help me teach some bugs a lesson!"
Byakuya looked at Uchiha Itachi with indifferent eyes, wanting to see his reaction.
"No problem, who is it!"
Itachi agreed without even thinking.
As long as it wasn't teaching Sasuke a lesson, anything else could be discussed.
Actually, even if it were Sasuke, it wouldn't be a problem.
It was just a lesson, not killing Sasuke.
"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire!"
Byakuya said indifferently.
"No problem!"
Itachi likewise agreed to Byakuya's condition without a second thought.
"Good!"
Byakuya said with great appreciation.
As expected, he hadn't misjudged him; for this kind of thing, finding a specialized terrorist organization was perfect.
Byakuya had already received news.
Danzo and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire were colluding.
Byakuya hadn't even gone to deal with them yet, but he didn't expect them to come looking for trouble themselves.
And handing this kind of matter to a Rogue Ninja like Uchiha Itachi was simply perfect.
"Remember, make those bugs understand that without Konoha, they are nothing more than a bunch of walking wallets!"
Byakuya's eyes were filled with indifference.
Given his current status, Byakuya was too lazy to take action personally.
However, that didn't mean Byakuya would allow these vermin to order him around from the sidelines.
"No problem. Do you need me to kill them?"
Uchiha Itachi naturally had no objections; instead, he asked if he should kill them.
After all, he was a notorious S-rank Rogue Ninja, so asking such a question was perfectly normal.
"I have my own plans!"
Byakuya simply said indifferently.
"Understood!"
Uchiha Itachi then released Naruto and Sasuke from the Tsukuyomi.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
"Don't come over here! Don't come over here!!"
As soon as Sasuke left the Tsukuyomi space, his entire face turned pale.
What happened?
Naruto was still looking bewildered. Had he just fallen asleep?
He vaguely remembered the voice of a woman who seemed "incredibly gentle."
However, it was as if some mist was covering everything; Naruto couldn't see the person's full face.
He could only vaguely see that the person had red hair, which was very beautiful!
But just hearing her voice made Naruto feel an inexplicable sense of happiness.
"What's wrong with Sasuke?"
Naruto, who had just had a beautiful dream, couldn't understand why Sasuke had suddenly started screaming.
"You demon!!"
Sasuke looked at Itachi with eyes full of grief and indignation.
But Itachi maintained an indifferent expression.
"Hate me. Only by becoming stronger will you be worthy of being killed by me!"
Even Byakuya had to admit when he saw this scene...
They truly were "loving" brothers.
If one didn't know better, they'd think Naruto was Itachi's brother, while Sasuke was just a bonus prize for practicing the Great Fireball Technique.
Using his penetrating vision, Byakuya saw at a glance what kind of Genjutsu the two of them had encountered.
However, Byakuya didn't intervene much.
Itachi's thinking had become completely paranoid.
Byakuya had no intention of correcting him; he wasn't some great philanthropist.
"Farewell, Fifth Hokage!"
Uchiha Itachi then leaped backward, turning into a flock of crows and disappearing into the sky.
"By the way, have you seen enough?"
"Jiraiya!"
Byakuya's tone became cold.
"Whoa, I didn't expect Lord Byakuya's sensory abilities to be so terrifying. I was discovered as soon as I arrived!"
Jiraiya hadn't expected Byakuya's sensory abilities to have reached such a frightening level.
He had been discovered by Byakuya the moment he approached the area.
"By the way, Jiraiya, is this how you take Naruto out for training?"
Byakuya glanced at Jiraiya, who had just returned from some brothel.
Entrusting Naruto to Jiraiya really puts one's mind at ease, doesn't it?
Do you have any Sannin like this?
Sometimes Byakuya even felt that the most reliable person among the Sannin should be Orochimaru.
Thinking about it, Byakuya suddenly felt a bit of regret for sending Orochimaru away.
But it didn't matter; Byakuya didn't believe that Orochimaru was truly dead anyway.
"Speaking of which, Byakuya's strength has increased again. He scared off Uchiha Itachi without even making a move!"
Jiraiya looked at Byakuya with admiration.
Even Uchiha Itachi couldn't gain any advantage against Byakuya.
---Seeking Flowers--- "Don't change the subject. How is the search for Tsunade going?"
Byakuya didn't want to discuss the previous matter further with Jiraiya.
He just wanted to know the progress of finding Tsunade.
"Ah, that!"
At the mention of this, both Jiraiya and Naruto began looking around awkwardly.
"The thing is, we have no idea where Grandma Tsunade is!"
"Let alone finding her!"
Naruto said with a helpless look, lowering his head.
They had been searching for a few days, but they hadn't seen a single sign of her.
"Do you think you can find Tsunade here?"
Although Byakuya wasn't particularly familiar with Tsunade...
No matter how you looked at it, Tsunade wouldn't show up in a place like a brothel!
Sigh "Jiraiya, are you sure it wasn't just you who wanted to come here?"
Byakuya's words struck Jiraiya's soul.
"Ah, how could that be? How could I, Jiraiya, be that kind of person!"
At this moment, beads of sweat were almost falling off Jiraiya's face.
He hadn't expected Byakuya to see through him instantly.
Jiraiya had his reasons for not being in a hurry to find Tsunade.
He believed that under Byakuya's leadership, Konoha would only become more and more prosperous.
They didn't need Tsunade at all.
Therefore, he wasn't particularly invested in this matter.
"To find Tsunade, ask around more at the casinos, and the taverns too."
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"Hurry up and find Tsunade. If you can't find her, Mr. Jiraiya really won't need to return to Konoha!"
Byakuya said with a firm attitude.
He truly didn't care for the position of Hokage.
Jiraiya was shocked by this humble-bragging statement.
One should know that the line of people in Konoha who wanted to be Hokage stretched from the Hokage Building to the village gates.
Yet, even so, the position of Hokage still held no attraction for Byakuya.
The key was that in all of Konoha, no one was more suited to be Hokage than Byakuya.
"Tsunade only knows how to gamble and drink now. She's probably not fit to be Hokage at all."
Jiraiya still tried to persuade him.
Because he truly felt that Byakuya could surpass all future Hokages.
His gut told him...
Only Byakuya could lead Konoha to true prosperity.
"Yeah, yeah, Big Brother Byakuya, why don't you want to be Hokage?"
One should know that Naruto dreamed of becoming Hokage.
He really wanted to move up in the world.
"To me, the Hokage title is not something unattainable."
"Instead, it is a form of restraint!"
Byakuya explained plainly.
The things he wanted were not something the position of Hokage could contain.
"Is that so? I understand!"
Jiraiya nodded after hearing this.
Byakuya was like a true dragon, destined not to be bound by Konoha.
Given Byakuya's rate of progress, even Minato Namikaze would likely find it hard to compare.
"I will find Tsunade as quickly as possible!"
Jiraiya said seriously this time.
Because he now understood that Byakuya's ambitions did not lie with the Hokage title.
"Mm."
Byakuya nodded slightly.
He could probably still help Konoha for a while longer.
After that period, Byakuya planned to leave Konoha.
If he wanted to become the God of Shinobi, he definitely couldn't stay curled up in Konoha for his entire life.
Mei Terumī of the Hidden Mist, Kurotsuchi of Iwagakure, Samui of Kumogakure...
There were still too many things in the entire Ninja World waiting for Byakuya to pursue.
Therefore, bringing Tsunade back was definitely a necessity.
"In that case, I won't waste any more of your time!"
Byakuya glanced at Sasuke, who was lying on the ground.
It was clear that Uchiha Itachi was truly heartless toward his younger brother.
He wondered if he should find a teacher for Sasuke.
Without Orochimaru's help, Sasuke's improvement wouldn't be able to keep up with Naruto's at all.
Although Jiraiya usually acted out of line...
He really did teach Naruto Ninjutsu.
By the time Naruto learned Sage Mode, Sasuke would likely fall even further behind.
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