Remnant bones

"A Fei?" There seemed to be no such member in Akatsuki.But since he knows my identity and name, at least he has something to do with Akatsuki.I wiped off the blood on the corner of my lips casually, although I didn't believe his words, I still moved my fingers and took the knife back by relying on the CKL line connecting the fingertips to the knife handle.

"Sure enough, it's such a big hole..." Looking at the hole in the hem of the windbreaker in his hand, the man in the whirlpool mask who called himself A Fei lowered his head in frustration, and muttered full of entanglement: "It's so hard to get such a hole. What should I do! Do I need someone to help me make it up? No, no, if someone I know sees it, I will reveal my identity!? But, I haven’t got the one for washing... If I just make it up like this, it’s Isn’t it too embarrassing for Akatsuki? If people think that members of Akatsuki are so poor that they don’t even have decent clothes, it’s not good... Sigh... what should I do..."

Listening to the other party's "whispered" self-talk, which is no different from reciting, I can't help but feel dizzy. There is still a trace of dull pain in the head, and it seems to have a tendency to deteriorate in this babbling.

I don't know why, but I always feel that if the "Santai" who took office didn't die, they would get along well with this guy... A vein popped up on the forehead imperceptibly, and I couldn't help interrupting the self-pity of this living thing, no Going down, looking down at the other party, he said in a cold voice: "Do you want me to give you mine?" If you can stop that guy's mouth... I don't mind donating my seldom-used uniform, as long as he can fit well.

Mu Ran's dropping temperature made him involuntarily shiver.Fortunately, the nagging man named A Fei was not as nervous as a golden-haired little fox, so he immediately stopped complaining very tactfully, and said respectfully: "No, no, it's just a small hole, it has no effect. ~"

"In this case, your code name." Talking to this kind of person, the so-called politeness is completely digging one's own grave.I was quite experienced in dealing with all kinds of people, so I asked him directly without giving him a chance to talk nonsense.

Among Akatsuki's members, there are people who don't want to show their faces.Therefore, once they meet on a mission or by chance, the code name is undoubtedly the best way to confirm each other's identities.The ring corresponding to it is not like a decoration such as a cloak, which can be forged.

Although I don't have a ring, my code name is temporarily the same as Orochimaru's. In addition to the special party when I joined, there is no reason why all official members can't recognize me.

And although I haven't seen everyone's faces, I have memorized most of them, and the remaining few have deliberately paid attention to details such as their body shape and voice.As long as you know the code name of the other party, it is not difficult to judge his identity by checking the number.

But Ah Fei's answer was beyond my expectation.

"That~ I'm just an alternate member, so I don't have a code name and I don't have a ring...haha!" Scratching his short black hair, which didn't match the order, Ah Fei laughed dryly, "I'm really Akatsuki's people...really, really..."

The corners of my mouth couldn't help twitching slightly, and I stroked my forehead.

What is the extent of zero's "hungry for food"? !Even accepting such living treasures... Fortunately, he was not directly asked to replace the vacant member, which at least proved that - as the leader of Akatsuki, he still has the most basic IQ.

However, I don't have time to spend time here with him... It doesn't matter if he is a "candidate member", anyway, I am also a special case!The most important thing now is to confirm what the other party is here for?

"Leave the question of the code name aside, what is your purpose?" I seemed to be casually playing with the jade white bone blade in my hand, and I was completely lazy to conceal the threat in my tone.Give me a long story short!

"That's about the 'Suzaku' thing, because it was on the way, Zero asked me to pass the message." Pretentiously clearing his voice, Ah Fei pretended to be calm and imitated the other party's tone, and repeated nondescriptly: "'Recover [Suzaku] Regarding the candidate for the next successor, your recommendation has been passed. Please contact the other party as soon as possible to confirm his wishes. As his partner, 'Nandou' has already received the order to go.'... That's it."

Is that so?Eyebrow raised slightly, I am not surprised by this result.

Although whether it is intuition or the various doubts revealed by this Ah Fei, they all tell me that this seemingly frivolous man is far from being as simple as he appears.And the contact between him and Shisui is obviously not just a simple order to inform... But as long as he doesn't interfere with the idea of ​​disturbing the whole Konoha situation, the deeper secrets in it are not important to me .

"Tell Zero, the order has been received." Nodding, I turned around and prepared to leave: "You can go back."

"Well, senior Kaguya wait for me~ I don't want to leave so early, can you tell me, who is the new 'Suzaku'? I'm very curious~Senior~senior~" The A Feigui on the ground cried, not following Not bad to follow up.

It's annoying!Originally, because I was worried about an accident on Itachi's side, I planned to solve it quickly, but I didn't expect to run into such a troublemaker.In extreme impatience, I took out four thousand copies, aimed at his vitals, and threw in the past, without any intention of holding back.

"Oh my god!" With a scream, Ah Fei stopped and looked at the long silver needle that had sunk into the ground, and said with lingering fear: "I'm scared to death, I'm scared to death ~ Senior is really too much, how can you bully me like this A junior... ah!? Where are you? Don't abandon me~" When he regained his senses, there was no trace of the white figure on the treetops.

But I, who took the opportunity to get rid of his trail, couldn't help but look at my right hand, narrowing my eyes slightly.It clearly aimed at the opponent's vitals, and there was no slight deviation in the place where it landed... Why, it didn't hurt him?

It wasn't being missed, it wasn't being knocked into the air, and it wasn't being dodged...but, "go through".

At that moment, although the intact left eye saw him standing there, the image in the right-eyed snake pupil seemed to disappear strangely for such an undetectable fraction of a second.If it is correct, it is the most difficult space ninjutsu among all kinds of ninjutsu... It really is not a cheap lamp to be attracted by Akatsuki.

However, I didn't spend more thought on this aspect, and after a second thought, I temporarily left it behind.Lightly step on the thick branches next to the feet, and then rebound, speed up the footsteps with the least effort possible, and move towards the target Nanhe Bridge.

Wait for me...Itachi.

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"Boom——" In the distance, the deafening explosion made me startled.

The originally lush and dense jungle was flattened by the violent explosion, and there were pieces of scorched land that had obviously been destroyed by the flames all over the place.The deep scars, holes, pits, and broken walls created by various ninjutsu and hidden weapons filled the entire river bank with a strong smell of gunpowder.

It is not so much a battlefield where two people duel, this is more like the traces that can only be left by "war". It is so tragic that people can't imagine the battles that took place here...how fierce it was.

Subconsciously, he clenched his fist, and sank deep into the nails of his palm, scratching the skin, and the purple-red blood dripped down the cracks of his fingers, deep into the pitch-black soil, leaving no trace of its existence.

The shattered golden snake's eyes flashed with a mercury-like dark red color.Staring at the tall, dusty and blood-stained figure, but still tall and straight, the forbearance of killing intent disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Sitting on the only remaining guardrail of the stone bridge, Zhishui maintained his usual leisurely and hearty smile, swaying his legs for self-amusement, and habitually humming that familiar tune that is no longer familiar.No matter how incompatible it is with my windbreaker with thousands of holes and the surrounding desolate scene like a typhoon passing through.

He was just him, and he would never change himself easily under the influence of other people, but such a man still couldn't get rid of the shackles of the so-called "family".

"Itachi, it's okay."

Obviously perfectly hiding his own existence, Zhishui sensed my aura with that trace of uncontrollable and missed killing intent, and looked down at the shallow water dripping into the river without raising his head. The little red flower said, "But since you're here, come chat with me~"

Even though he knew that the other party's words could not be trusted, it was undeniable that the angina-like tingling in his chest immediately eased when he heard Itachi was fine.

Is it all right... I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, relaxing my tense nerves, and I finally had a little spare energy to observe the details of the scene at this moment.

The Broken Blade that caused my misunderstanding before was indeed Itachi Anbe's saber, but other than that, except for Shisui, there was no anthropomorphic object in sight.The possibility of Itachi's defeat by the opponent was almost immediately ruled out, but this does not mean that I can easily judge the outcome of this battle from these remnants of rocks and broken walls.

I care more about Itachi's safety than the so-called result... Since he is not here, there is no need for me to stay.Glancing at that person coldly, I let go of my clenched hands, turned around and planned to leave.

"Don't be so shameless~" Seemingly noticing my plan, Zhishui turned his head, and the blood left on his forehead had already congealed due to the high-temperature steaming.The black and red blood clots mixed with the contaminated dust made the originally handsome face look extremely ferocious, but it still couldn't hide the pure smile that others couldn't learn: "For the sake of being a 'colleague', the alternate 'Empty Chen'jun~"

Shengsheng stopped his steps. Although I was not surprised, I was also a little curious about how he knew my identity, so I couldn't help but replied: "When did you know?" It's right not to be there.

"Oh, it was a 'newcomer' named A Fei who told me~" When the name was mentioned, a trace of unreadable and complicated expression flashed in the depths of those black eyes. If you are not careful, you will miss the past.In particular, he said this with a hint of ridicule and teasing, obviously trying to confuse the public.

In my heart, my doubts about that weird masked man became more and more intense. However, I was more concerned about the riddle that clearly confuses me, an "outsider", because of another thing... That swirl-faced kangaroo is indeed a talkative guy !

"Also, it's because of this that you were able to find me, right?" He took out the jade-white bone bell and shook it, and the crisp bell rang in his ears.Zhishui patted the place next to him, and greeted him flatteringly: "Anyway, you won't be able to find where Itachi is until night, so just chat with me for a while!"

"..." I frowned.He knows where Itachi is!Just looking at his appearance, it is impossible to force him to speak out.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that the "snapshot" known for his boldness and earnestness would be a fox that hid the city so deeply... After weighing it in my heart, I walked out of the rock where I was hiding and remained silent. He stood still on the bridge not far from his voice.

I really want to know what he wants to say to me.

It's just that I didn't expect it at all, the first sentence he just said choked me hard!

"That, 'Kong Chen'..." Mysteriously, with the eyes that men can understand, he squeezed the corners of his eyes at me, and Zhishui said twice: "Have you taken a fancy to my little weasel~? "