Chapter 80: The Script Was Half-Written, You Won't Let Me Act It Out Like This?
Uehara Naraka didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Held in Konan's embrace, he said somewhat reservedly, "Teacher, please don't do such irrational things in the future."
Konan spoke calmly, her cheek pressed tightly against Uehara Naraka's forehead, "Don't talk, conserve your energy."
"...Okay."
Uehara Naraka's face turned slightly red.
Konan's embrace felt a bit warm.
After a while, Nagato rolled over in his wheelchair. Deva Path Pain stood beside him, extending a palm upon which rested a vial of medicine.
"Konan, this should be the antidote for the Salamander's lethal poison, but there's only one dose."
This antidote came from Salamander Shinda's body.
Even though Deva Path Pain searched all the Ame (Rain) ninja corpses, he couldn't find a second vial that looked like an antidote capable of neutralizing the Salamander toxin.
"Quick, give it to Naraka to take!"
Konan's face lit up with joy, but she couldn't help coughing lightly from the corner of her mouth, her body suddenly weakening.
Clearly, her impulsive action just now had also caused her to be contaminated by the Salamander's lethal poison.
Now two people were poisoned, yet there was only one dose of antidote.
A bright light flashed in Uehara Naraka's eyes. He looked at the antidote vial and shook his head, "Lord Nagato, leave this antidote for Konan-sensei!"
"Naraka, be obedient!"
"Teacher!"
Uehara Naraka looked at the displeased Konan and said seriously, "Teacher, as long as I'm alive, I won't let Konan-sensei suffer hardship... If Konan-sensei met misfortune, I couldn't accept the fate of living on alone!"
"I am your teacher..."
At a life-or-death moment, Konan naturally wouldn't listen to him.
The woman gently held up Uehara's face and persuaded softly, "Naraka, my dream is about to be realized, while you still have a long road ahead of you..."
"Konan-sensei!"
Uehara Naraka interrupted Konan's words, inwardly wanting to put on a major acting performance.
He planned to use the Salamander poisoning incident to fake his death and escape.
This way, he could hide himself better.
Uehara had even thought out the time and method for his return to the Akatsuki organization.
However, a sentence from the Deva Path Pain interrupted all his calculations, "I suggest neither of you use it. Wait and leave it for Sasori of the Red Sand to examine whether this vial is the real antidote. He has a real dose of antidote in his possession."
Uehara Naraka: "..."
Konan: "..."
The Deva Path Pain turned the ring on his hand once and continued softly, "Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Sasori successfully recruited Deidara and are heading back towards the Land of Rain. I have already told them to hurry back."
"That's good then."
Hearing Sasori's name, Konan breathed a sigh of relief, "After Orochimaru left, Sasori is the most skilled at detoxification. He previously researched an antidote to the Salamander's lethal poison within the organization."
"..."
Uehara Naraka felt a little down inside.
If he weren't still lying on Konan's lap, he might not have been able to hide the disappointment in his heart.
Back then, Sunagakure's Elder Chiyo had confronted and fought Hanzō of the Salamander, and had researched an antidote for the Salamander toxin.
Sasori of the Red Sand learned from his grandmother. Whether in puppetry or poisons, the student surpassed the master. Researching an antidote was simply commonplace for him.
Nagato rolled over in his wheelchair and said gravely, "The Deva Path Pain will stay here to guard you. My main body will leave here first. After the poison in your bodies is neutralized, take Hanzō's corpse and go take over Amegakure (Village Hidden in the Rain)."
"Okay."
Konan nodded.
After Nagato finished speaking, apart from the Deva Path Pain, the other Pains had already landed beside Nagato, taking him away from here.
Not long after.
A large white bird landed on the ground.
An arrogant voice reached everyone's ears, "Ahahaha... How come this Akatsuki organization still has newbies who get poisoned! Are they really trash?"
Uehara Naraka and Konan's faces simultaneously darkened somewhat.
Both of them had already guessed that this unfamiliar voice belonged to Akatsuki's newly recruited personnel, Deidara.
"Shut up!"
Sasori of the Red Sand manipulated Hiruko down from the large bird. After reprimanding Deidara in a muffled voice, he moved over step by step.
Sasori threw out a vial of antidote and said coldly, "The antidote for Salamander lethal poison. I happen to have one dose here, prepared as a precaution against encountering that old guy Hanzō of the Salamander..."
As a member of Akatsuki, often moving about in the Land of Rain, Sasori was also quite worried about encountering figures like Hanzō of the Salamander.
The title of Ninja Demigod still held a certain deterrent power.
The Deva Path Pain took the vial, then handed the vial he held [from Shinda] to Sasori for inspection, saying coldly, "There will be no need to prepare this kind of antidote in the future."
"Oh?"
Sasori looked down at Konan and Uehara Naraka huddled together, then looked curiously towards a corpse not far from them, as well as the numerous Ame ninja corpses.
The Deva Path Pain stated expressionlessly, "From today onwards, Amegakure and the Land of Rain are our territory."
"Could it be..."
The eyes of Sasori's Hiruko puppet instantly widened. Looking at Hanzō's corpse, a trace of greed appeared, "Is that the corpse of the Ninja Demigod, Hanzō of the Salamander?"
"Did the leader kill the legendary Ninja Demigod?"
A slightly surprised voice came over. Two more figures landed from the white bird—it was precisely Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, who had gone to assist Sasori.
Uchiha Itachi's eyes turned crimson red. He stared at Hanzō's corpse, a flash of horror crossing his eyes, which he then quietly concealed.
In the entire ninja world, who didn't know the Ninja Demigod, Hanzō of the Salamander?
Unexpectedly, Hanzō's corpse was right here now!
"Do not leak this matter."
The Deva Path Pain coldly surveyed everyone present and ordered gravely, "Although Hanzō of the Salamander was trash, his reputation can still be used to deter and lull the other major hidden villages, buying us enough time to achieve our goal."
"..."
Everyone looked at each other and nodded respectively.
Facing a leader capable of killing the Ninja Demigod, obeying his commands seemed entirely appropriate. Even Deidara briefly reined in his arrogance.
Ninjas living in the Land of Earth, Land of Wind, and Land of Fire—almost none weren't awed by Hanzō of the Salamander's reputation!
Now Hanzō's corpse was lying not far away!
Kisame Hoshigaki's small eyes darted around. Looking at Uehara Naraka taking the antidote with a pained expression, he chuckled lightly, "Ha, looks like our organization's intern also seems to have put in some effort towards killing Hanzō of the Salamander!"
These words sounded somewhat mocking.
Uehara Naraka couldn't help glaring hatefully at his number one spy subordinate.
Ever since Kisame Hoshigaki became his subordinate, how come he felt Kisame was becoming increasingly unrestrained? Didn't he know not to easily offend his superior!
Even if it was acting, there was no need for this!
But Kisame Hoshigaki's fingers moved slightly, giving Uehara Naraka a signal: he had important intelligence to report to Uehara Naraka.
Only then did Uehara Naraka reluctantly suppress the thought of dealing with Kisame.
The Deva Path Pain glanced at Uehara Naraka and said gravely, "Uehara personally formulated the plan to assassinate Hanzō, and personally killed Hanzō of the Salamander."
"Oh?"
A perfectly timed flash of amazement crossed Kisame Hoshigaki's face, "Didn't expect Konan-senpai's disciple to become stronger and stronger!"
Kisame Hoshigaki wasn't surprised at all internally.
He was just curious how much strength Uehara had revealed this time.
"Hmph, if I knew earlier, I would have let Konan's disciple be my partner."
Hearing Pain's words, Sasori glanced somewhat disdainfully at Deidara beside him, "This kid is simply too noisy!"
Deidara protested discontentedly, "Hey hey hey, Sasori-danna, no matter what, those words are too rude! I was very respectful to you on the road!"
"Don't waste useless time arguing here."
The Deva Path Pain coldly stopped them, "Go back and pack up. Tomorrow, move the Akatsuki base near Amegakure."
After speaking, the Deva Path Pain turned his head again, glanced at Konan and Uehara Naraka, "Konan, Uehara, bring Hanzō's corpse. We're going to take over Amegakure."
"Mm..."
Konan: "Hm?"
(End of Chapter)
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