Chapter 114 Black Chamber
A small white snake quickly crawled out from the darkness, winding up along the legs of the table, and finally appeared in front of Lu Nie.
Seeing Lu Nie looking at it, the little snake blinked, and its mouth suddenly opened in an amazing arc, vomiting out a palm-sized scroll. After doing all this, the little snake coiled its body on the table, staring at Lu Nie without blinking, waiting for his next instruction.
Kakuzu?
Lu Nie looked at the communication snake in front of him that was used to communicate with Kakuzu. He put down the things in his hands, used a special method to unseal the scroll, unfolded it and read it carefully.
Generally, unless something major happened, Kakuzu was not willing to contact him actively.
After carefully reading the information recorded on the scroll, a strange look flashed in Kane's eyes. He seemed to have not expected that the Akatsuki organization and Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village would end their first meeting in this way.
A tentative move?
Lu Nie speculated about the information recorded in the intelligence.
In the conflict between the two sides, Hanzo certainly did not use his full strength, at least not according to the intelligence.
Hanzo's most skilled and most feared means, poison and salamander, did not appear. After all, once taken out, the poison will not distinguish between friend and foe.
Kakuzu complained in the intelligence that he had lost a heart, which made Hanzo stop. Of course, Konan was safe under his protection, but Yahiko and Nagato suffered some damage.
Especially Nagato, who used some kind of explosive power similar to forbidden techniques, which had serious backlash. Finally, he stated on the scroll that he needed to meet with Lu Nie in the near future.
After reading the text on the scroll, Lu Nie put it away, pondered for a moment, and replied to Kakuzu.
Of course, he knew why Kakuzu had proposed the meeting. Losing a heart was like losing a life. With only one heart left, Kakuzu, whose strength had been reduced by losing his heart, sensed danger.
The Earth Grudge, which was forcibly transformed and upgraded by Lunie, now has a very picky appetite. The power of an ordinary ninja would be drained in an instant after its heart was connected to the Earth Grudge, and it would dry up and die due to the mismatch.
Simply put, the ninja heart that could be replaced in the past can only become food for the upgraded Earth Grievance. It can be used to quickly replenish the body's chakra, but it cannot continuously supply chakra, and naturally it cannot add another life for Kakuzu.
As for the bloodline ninja, Kakuzu did try to capture one. After being connected to the Earth's Grudge, the ninja's heart would survive longer than that of an ordinary ninja and supply more chakra.
This forced Kakuzu to face a very embarrassing problem, that is, to replenish his heart. He really couldn't do without Lu Nie for the time being. Only the heart provided by Lu Nie could satisfy Di Yuanyu.
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The land of rain.
Akatsuki organization base.
Inside the cave with many openings and troughs, under the dim firelight, Konan was doing her best to use the medical ninjutsu she had mastered to alleviate Nagato's injuries and pain.
"Don't waste your energy, Konan! I know my body very well. There's no need to waste chakra on me." Nagato grinned and said to Konan who was crying and using the Palm Fairy Technique on him.
"Of course you can! Of course you can! Teacher Shennong said that if you master medical ninjutsu to a certain level, you can reverse aging and life and death!"
"It's my fault!" Yahiko, who was lying on the other side with bandages all over his body, spoke with a hoarse voice, as if he had lost a lot of water, with only half of his face and one eye exposed.
"I was too naive! I shouldn't have brought you with me! Hanzo is right, this world is a cruel world where the strong prey on the weak."
"Yahiko?" Hearing Yahiko's words, Nagato and Konan looked at Yahiko on the other side with worried eyes. As the backbone of the three, Yahiko has always been cheerful and tenacious. The first time he showed such painful and frustrated emotions, the two of them couldn't help but feel a little panic.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Yahiko turned his head and comforted the two of them in a muffled voice, even though he would twitch in pain every time he spoke a word: "It's just that I once again realized the cruelty of this world.
Hanzo taught us a very important lesson.
Peace requires strength!"
Footsteps sounded from the corridor, and Xiaonan and the other two looked towards the source of the sound, with alert expressions. Everything that happened in the Hidden Rain Village made them feel a little wary.
It was not until Kakuzu appeared in the firelight that Konan and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Kakuzu!" Konan's voice was filled with gratitude.
Although Kakuzu had always acted unkind, they all knew that he had received some kind of commission from Konoha, but they were still grateful that he was able to join forces with them to fight against Hanzo under the circumstances at that time, preventing them from being wiped out in the Hidden Rain Village.
"It's not safe here. I'm afraid the Hidden Rain Village won't let you go so easily." Kakuzu said.
"I know." said Yahiko, lying on the stone bed.
"If there is no other way, I will only be responsible for taking Xiaonan away."
Looking at Yahiko lying on the stone bed, Kakuzu was slightly touched. After all, the fact that Yahiko was able to build a team like the Akatsuki organization was not only due to the people of the Rain Country's desire for peace, but also due to his personal charm.
Whether he is naive or not is another matter, but this seemingly young leader has a personality that is at least far superior to most people, including ninjas.
"That's good!" After hearing Kakuzu's words, neither Nagato nor Yahiko showed any anger or disappointment. Instead, they felt a sense of relief.
"I won't leave!" Although Xiaonan's voice was calm, the firmness in his words was still felt by the three people present.
"I have informed Nara Shikane." Kakuzu ignored Konan's words. Just when he was about to say something else, a black square suddenly appeared in front of him.
The blocks began to multiply continuously and spread rapidly around. After a moment, an irregular black cavity appeared.
Konan and the other two were also shocked by the sudden scene. Konan and Nagato immediately stood in front of Yahiko and took a defensive posture.
The sound of footsteps came from the black cavity.
The corners had already formed a seal, but when his eyes fell on the person walking out of the black cavity, he was stunned.
Seeing the person coming, Konan and Nagato both showed expressions of shock and surprise.
"You look so embarrassed, Mr. Kakuzu!" After walking out of the black cavity, Kane raised his hand and waved to the stunned Kakuzu. Then he shifted his gaze to Konan and Nagato standing beside him, and greeted them with a smile.
(End of this chapter)