My Life as Itachi's Crow

Chapter 121: The Origami That Came Tracking

Uchiha Itachi fed Kitahara a biscuit, stroking its wings, and lowered his head to meekly accept the crow's lecture. He was also bargaining, demanding the crow not be allowed to drink alcohol.

Tsunade turned her head away with a look of annoyance. Seeing Shizune treating the Fourth Raikage with the Hidden Cloud Village's medical ninja, she pouted, "After you get back to the Hidden Cloud Village, remember to send over the medical fees..."

"But Lord Raikage was injured by you..."

Tsunade clenched her fist and shook it threateningly in front of the Cloud ninja, "Do you have a problem with that?"

"N... No..."

The strongest person in their village is still lying on the ground!

"Alright, alright, speak up. What's your purpose for coming here?" Tsunade propped her head up, looking at these clearly young and inexperienced Cloud ninjas.

Several Cloud ninjas looked at each other. Finally, one spoke up, "Because Darui... is about to die."

Tsunade changed her posture, supporting her body and chuckling lightly, "Although I don't know how important this Darui you speak of is, for the Fourth Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village to come here, he must be quite a character... He's dying, isn't that a good thing?"

A Cloud ninja said anxiously, "He's only sixteen!"

Darui was indeed only sixteen this year, yet he was already serving as an ANBU captain in the Hidden Cloud Village. His promotion speed was even faster than Konoha's Kakashi Hatake.

Not only did he possess the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai, but he had also mastered the Third Raikage's secret Lightning Release techniques. The entire Land of Lightning held high hopes for him.

And this high hope, of course, was not that they expected him to one day inherit the name of the A-B combination. That possibility was not very high, as the current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was only in his twenties.

At the very least, before the next generation A-B combination was formed, Darui was needed to support the Hidden Cloud Village. If this young man were a bit more diligent, he would be very much like the strongest Raikage in their history.

The Fourth Raikage, currently lying on the ground, also highly recognized Darui's talent.

However, Darui's current physical condition was no better than the Raikage's.

A few days ago, he led an ANBU squad deep into the Land of Bears, attempting to track the fleeing Orochimaru. As a result, he was poisoned in Hell's Valley and barely escaped with half his life.

Darui was being supported by his subordinates at the border of the Land of Frost. The medical ninjas in their squad were completely unable to deal with the toxins in his body. If this continued, this genius who could compete with the next generation of other ninja villages was likely to be done for.

Most importantly, Darui was the leading figure of their Hidden Cloud Village's younger generation. Unless, in future struggles, the Hidden Cloud Village sent out the Fourth Raikage or Yugito Nii right from the start, they would definitely be heavily suppressed by other ninja villages.

Logically, Darui should have been prepared for death when he became a ninja. He himself didn't mind it, feeling that this death was a kind of release for his life.

As a result, someone found out that the old woman Tsunade... no, it should be the strongest medical ninja in the world, Lady Tsunade, was still wandering around the Land of Hot Water, which was near the Land of Frost…

"Konoha and the Hidden Cloud just signed a treaty. Why would you think I would go save him?" Princess Tsunade of the Land of Fire's high-and-mighty aura leaked out in the next moment, "I'm not running a charity..."

Her words, both inside and out, were just short of explicitly asking for money.

"...Lady Tsunade!"

Uchiha Itachi and Shizune hurriedly stopped her. They were probably the ones who currently understood Tsunade's nature the best.

Although Tsunade didn't gamble much anymore, the money she spent on drinking was just as substantial.

The Cloud ninja deliberated, unsure of what to say, "Lord Raikage coming personally is already proof of our sincerity..."

"Oh, a useless piece of goods that can't even beat my subordinate..." The old woman glanced contemptuously at the still-sleeping Fourth Raikage. She had seen countless great figures; the status of the big boss of the Hidden Cloud Village really wasn't much to look at.

The Cloud ninja suppressed his anger and said calmly, "How about we wait for Lord Raikage to wake up and have him speak with you personally?"

The roles had reversed so quickly…

On the edge of the forest.

Sheets of origami butterflies flew over one after another, slowly landing on the ground and overlapping to form a human figure. A woman with light blue hair revealed her true face.

Purple eyeshadow, light orange pupils, a lip piercing below her mouth, made her whole person look somewhat cold and not like a living being. Only a bouquet of paper flowers pinned in her hair, though a lifeless decoration, instead gave her more of a living presence.

The origami continuously overlapped and combined... In the end, these papers did not form a complete human body, but instead added a pair of white wings to her back.

The woman indifferently raised her head, looked at the giant tree in front of her, and spoke to herself, "Have you found Kakuzu's tracks?"

"That guy has already been killed. The culprit is Konoha's Uchiha Itachi." A gloomy voice came from within the giant tree. The bark then rippled like the surface of a lake, and Zetsu's body swam out. Black Zetsu laughed, "I heard he's also a disciple of one of Konoha's Sannin, Jiraiya..."

That messy business between the woman and the organization's leader had long been thoroughly investigated by Zetsu. It was also very interested to see how the woman would handle her own teacher's disciple.

Sure enough, the woman's cold face showed some emotion, her eyes narrowing slightly, "Uchiha Itachi, where is he?"

"Right in this forest." Zetsu extended a hand and pointed in a direction, then added, "But his sensory ninjutsu is very strong. Even I don't dare to get too close."

"I understand."

The woman nodded and looked at the ring on her hand.

There wasn't much intelligence on Uchiha Itachi. Due to his young age, the Akatsuki's intelligence network was not yet complete. And the few in the organization who knew of Uchiha Itachi's strength were, coincidentally, unwilling to speak.

"Magic Lantern Body Technique!"

The woman's mind sank into it. Her consciousness was transmitted by the ring to a seal in a certain room, forming a virtual human figure.

At the same time, one after another, human figures lit up on the various seals in the room. Although most were blurry, their identities could be vaguely discerned.

The person at the head turned their head and glanced in the woman's direction, "Konan, what's Kakuzu's situation now? Has he defected?"

"Although Kakuzu's whereabouts have not yet been found, according to Zetsu's intelligence, Kakuzu has already been killed." Konan paused for a moment and continued, "A definite piece of news was obtained at the bounty station. The person who delivered Kakuzu's partner's body to the bounty station was a Konoha ninja."

"A Konoha ninja? Then kill him."

"Pain, the culprit is Jiraiya's... disciple, named Uchiha Itachi." Konan finally revealed this piece of intelligence. It was unknown whether it was because she didn't want to hide it from Pain or if she wanted to find another answer for herself.

Another man with snake-like pupils stood with his hands in his sleeves and snorted coldly, "Tch! It's that little brat again!"

"Orochimaru, do you have any intelligence?" Pain turned his head, his pair of bizarre eyes making people involuntarily sink their minds into them.

Before Orochimaru could respond, his short partner beside him said in a booming voice, "It sounds like you've fallen at this little brat's hands before..."

"Hmph! No special intelligence..." The snake-like eyes scanned everyone in the organization, finally landing on the phantom of the organization's leader, and smiled creepily, "However, I wouldn't be surprised if anyone in this organization died at that little brat's hands."

"If you have any definite intelligence, it would be best to provide it."

"That little brat is only about seven this year..." Orochimaru closed his eyes and explained softly, "No matter what I say, it doesn't have much credibility."

"Sev... seven years old? Orochimaru, you're too timid!"

"If you guys are brave enough, it's best to capture him alive when you encounter him, because I need his body very much right now." Orochimaru licked his tongue and laughed, "As a reward, I can give you a chance to see your families..."

"...My parents died when I was six!"

"Hehehe... my younger brother died when I was thirteen... Can I understand this as, you want to kill me and let me reunite with him in the Pure Land..."

Just as it was about to turn into a roast session, the organization's leader interrupted them, "There's no need to speak more of desecrating the dead..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Konan glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally…

The others in the organization didn't understand, but Pain knew that Orochimaru possessed the Edo Tensei jutsu. Currently, the organization's intelligence expert, Zetsu, was also exploring the graves of some powerful individuals, even including some battle ruins from the Warring States period.

And Pain would never hide anything from her. They had also once thought about destroying a powerful fighting force in exchange for a chance to see an old friend again... but this was shattered by stark reality. They didn't dare to let their old friend become a puppet in Orochimaru's hands.

"Konan, if you can capture him alive, then do so... If it's not possible, then kill him!"

Pain issued his order and gave a slight nod to the phantom of the woman beside him.

The gesture was a bit redundant.

(End of this chapter)

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