Ninja World: I Have a Life Simulator

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Itachi: You All Leave, I'll Stay Behind!



"You tell me, originally our Akatsuki's goal was to maintain peace. We wanted to reach an agreement with Hanzō the Salamander!"

"But we were ambushed in the end, and my closest friend lost his life because of it!"

"You tell me that people can understand each other? Do you really think you can understand?"

"And when I was young, my parents were killed by the Leaf's shinobi, and they were just ordinary civilians!"

"Tell me, how am I supposed to understand that?"

Inside the cave, the argument between Nagato and Naruto continued, with Nagato raising his voice and demanding answers from Naruto.

Was he genuinely willing to talk with Naruto? Not really. Nagato was simply stalling for time.

The real reason was to ensure his chakra could remain focused on controlling the Six Paths of Pain to fight Akira.

Naruto, unaware of Nagato's true intentions, listened to his story, and silently questioned himself.

If he were truly in Nagato's position, could he manage to understand his enemies? "What? You can't do it either, can you?" Seeing Naruto remain silent without a response, Nagato asked, as if he already knew the answer.

Understanding each other? Forgiving one's enemies?

What a joke, how could anyone really do that?

This guy, after all, was just a fifteen-year-old boy!

"No, I think I can do it!" However, after seriously putting himself in Nagato's shoes for a moment, Naruto replied earnestly.

"Uh..." Naruto's response left Nagato stunned, and he looked at Naruto in disbelief.

"I believe I can do it. I can let go of the hatred and understand the other side!" Naruto's eyes were resolute, staring at Nagato.

That determined gaze caused Nagato's heart to tremble slightly, but soon after, Nagato scoffed internally.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Why are you laughing?" Seeing Nagato's scoffing expression, Naruto asked, clearly annoyed.

That smile, no matter how one looked at it, was deeply uncomfortable.

"That's why I say you're just a flower that has been nurtured in a greenhouse.

"You've never faced true adversity, never experienced real pain, which is why you can speak such naive words!"

"If you had experienced genuine suffering, you wouldn't be able to say these things!" Nagato shook his head as he spoke.

Unlike in the original story, where Nagato had already destroyed the Leaf Village and Naruto had defeated the Six Paths of Pain, and they could calmly discuss peace, now Nagato was only stalling.

Back then, Nagato had to take Naruto's words seriously, since Naruto had already gained the upper hand.

But now, Naruto merely showed up while the Six Paths of Pain were fighting Akira, and Nagato was merely buying time.

Because of this, Naruto's words lacked weight.

In the original story, Naruto truly forgave Nagato, who had destroyed the Leaf. That was genuine.

But now, Naruto was just making an empty promise, saying he could forgive. Without actual proof, why would Nagato believe him?

Without the necessary conditions, Naruto's Talk no Jutsu failed, leaving Nagato unconvinced.

Meanwhile, after over ten minutes of battle, the clash between the Akatsuki and the Leaf Village had reached a critical point.

The first to be overwhelmed was Sasuke.

Though both wielded Mangekyou Sharingan, Itachi's control of his Mangekyou was clearly more refined, and he even activated Susano'o!

With the Yata Mirror in one hand and the Totsuka Blade in the other, Itachi completely dominated Sasuke.

Seeing Itachi's Totsuka Blade, Akira couldn't help but feel envious.

The Kusanagi Sword was a famed blade in the shinobi world, but it wasn't a specific sword. There were actually several Kusanagi Swords.

In the original story, Black Zetsu mentioned that Itachi's Totsuka Blade was one of these legendary blades!

Orochimaru had even said himself that he had been searching for that particular Kusanagi Sword, never expecting it to end up with Itachi.

Every Susano'o had its own unique weapon.

For example, Madara wielded dual blades, Shisui had his spiraling spear, and Akira possessed the Yasakani Magatama.

Itachi's sacred relic was actually the Yata Mirror in his left hand.

So, the Totsuka Blade wasn't inherently a part of Susano'o but rather a weapon Itachi had obtained that could conveniently be used with Susano'o.

Today, Itachi seemed to have resolved himself to die, and Akira thought that maybe he could take over the Totsuka Blade?

After all, his Susano'o lacked a suitable weapon.

With Itachi holding back, he was only pressuring Sasuke without truly harming him.

On the other side, however, the battle between Kakashi and Obito was brutal.

At this point, Kakashi was being completely overpowered by Obito.

After fighting for so long, Kakashi was running out of chakra-a significant disadvantage- while Obito, with Hashirama's cells, showed no such weakness.

So, now Kakashi was being thoroughly beaten by Obito!

If it weren't for the old bonds from childhood, Obito would have done more than just beat him; Kakashi would likely have been killed outright.

"Alright, the battle has reached this stage, it's about time to wrap things up." Observing the battlefield, Akira realized that if they continued, Itachi and Obito wouldn't be able to keep

acting.

Moreover, Kakuzu wasn't in a great spot either, and Akira didn't want to see Kakuzu really die at the hands of the Leaf.

Taking a deep breath, Akira leaped into the air and began forming seals with both hands.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Six wood clones appeared, standing beside Akira, and of course, they also positioned themselves in front of the Six Paths of Pain!

"This guy... Could he be trying..." Seeing Akira create six shadow clones, the Six Paths of Pain immediately guessed his intentions.

Sure enough, as the six wood clones materialized, their Mangekyou Sharingan lit up brilliantly.

The next moment, six towering golden Susano'o appeared, each about a hundred meters tall.

These six Susano'o moved forward, completely overwhelming the Six Paths of Pain! Seeing the six giant Susano'o standing tall, everyone present was momentarily speechless.

This is Akira's power? He can summon six fully formed Susano'o?

It seemed even stronger than what he had shown in the Leaf Village!

Back then, he had only used four wood clones to create Susano'o.

"Just six Susano'o? Sigh, compared to Madara who effortlessly summoned twenty-five

Susano'o, it's still far behind."

Though everyone around was shocked by the six massive Susano'o, Akira quietly shook his

head, feeling unsatisfied with his power.

"This is Akira's power?"

Looking at Akira's Susano'o, with their legs and fully-formed bodies, Itachi then looked at

his own, which was merely a partial Susano'o, standing only a few meters tall.

Not only was it incomplete in form, but it was also significantly smaller. Itachi shook his head

silently.

So, compared to Akira, there really was a big gap in power.

With the six Susano'o now out, Akira's strength clearly had a crushing advantage.

On the Leaf side, with Jiraiya and Tsunade leading the charge, they quickly gained the upper

hand, pushing the Akatsuki back.

Under their relentless attacks, Kakuzu, Deidara, and Kisame were forced to retreat!

"Retreat..." Seeing the Six Paths of Pain being overwhelmed, and the situation on the battlefield becoming irreversible, Deva Path Pain shouted loudly.

With that, all the chakra from the Six Paths concentrated into Deva Path, unleashing a powerful Shinra Tensei, a Super Almighty Push, affecting everyone.

Everyone from the Leaf Village, except for Akira, was blown away by the powerful blast, each

suffering injuries of varying severity.

"You all go ahead. I'll stay behind and cover our retreat!" At this critical moment, Itachi seemed to have made up his mind and spoke to Pain, resolutely staying behind.

"Itachi!" Hearing that Itachi would stay behind, Sasuke couldn't help but shout out in

disbelief!

He was a member of the Uchiha clan, a native of the Leaf Village!

And yet, years ago, he had wiped out their clan, killing his own kin.

But today? He was willing to risk his life to protect the Akatsuki?

So, was the Akatsuki more important to him than the Leaf Village or even the Uchiha Clan?

Sasuke's heart was filled with fury!

It was a typical case of being kinder to outsiders while being harsh to one's own family.

"Itachi, he..." Hearing Itachi's words, the other members of the Akatsuki were stunned as

well, dumbfounded, barely able to believe their ears!

He was really willing to stay behind to cover their retreat?

POWER STONE!!!

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