Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future-Chapter 513: He Lost to His Own Little Brother?

Ever since being influenced by Naruto's lecture, Nagato seemed to have begun to realize the power of 'lecturing'. And the more often it was used, the more its benefits were felt.

Although his conviction and lectures were unlikely to conquer Itachi, the combination of words and power was still enough to shake Itachi's resolve.

After all, wasn't he an extremely overprotective older brother?

"You're threatening me with Sasuke?" Itachi's gaze sharpened.

"This is just giving you a choice. Compared to the pressure Konoha put on you before, I'm already being very considerate," Nagato replied calmly.

This world didn't belong to the Uchiha clan. If Itachi could infiltrate Akatsuki, why couldn't Nagato 'remind' him a little?

"Huh? Want to kill Sasuke? No, no! He's mine, I'm the one who has to kill him!"

Deidara immediately panicked. The life-and-death battle between him and Sasuke wasn't over yet.

He had to defeat that cool poser!

"Deidara, could you repeat that?"

Itachi stared at Deidara, his tone growing colder. How dare he threaten his little brother in front of his eyes?

If the Leader could still be understood, but you, Deidara, don't overestimate yourself too much!

Deidara, who usually avoided eye contact with Itachi, now dared to look him directly in the eye. This was the advantage of the Edo Tensei body—he was no longer afraid of the Uchiha's deadly genjutsu.

"That precious little brother of yours killed me, shouldn't I get revenge?"

Itachi was silent for a moment, finding it difficult to refute this.

Deidara wasn't actually evil, just too incompatible with Sasuke. An ordinary match could turn into a life-and-death battle.

And Itachi knew that Deidara's hatred for Sasuke was mostly due to his defeat against himself. So the root of the problem was actually Itachi.

"Ah... that was just an accident. Losing to Sasuke wasn't your fault..."

Itachi sighed, able to only explain it this way.

"What? I didn't lose! I just wanted to show my greatest art! Besides, how could he not have died? How?!"

Deidara became more emotional, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

He didn't understand, that was his greatest explosion, a 10-kilometer radius, stronger than a Bijūdama!

Without Susano'o, how could Sasuke have survived?

"He escaped with a Summoning Technique..."

"What?! Summoning Technique?!"

#@%&!...

Deidara cursed angrily. He didn't expect there to be such a way...

Space-time ninjutsu was indeed the destroyer of all area attacks!

"Don't be sad. Your explosion was indeed magnificent. They say Sasuke's summoning snake died. Without Manda's sacrifice, he wouldn't have survived."

Nagato comforted him, also truly admiring the power of Deidara's explosion.

Manda was the symbol of Ryūchi Cave, having fought two Gamabunta frogs at once without losing—his strength was Kage-level.

Unfortunately, he died because Sasuke sacrificed him; and even then, he didn't take the full brunt of the explosion, only the initial impact was enough to send him back to Ryūchi Cave in a dying state. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Without Manda, even with Susano'o, Sasuke might not have been able to survive.

Indeed, summoning creatures that cooperate with the Uchiha always end up tragically.

"Hmph! That means it was a draw! I didn't lose!"

"By the way, Itachi, how did you die? You who always looked down on everyone, how could you die too?"

Deidara curiously asked about Itachi's fate.

"He lost to his own Little brother, Sasuke, and died from exhaustion in the middle of the fight..."

"Huh? Lies? That must be a lie!"

Deidara was shocked, not believing it!

This must be a lie!

Definitely!

Or maybe Itachi deliberately lost...

"Hmph! Looks like someone deliberately lost to his little brother? Makes sense, he is a Konoha spy after all!"

Sasori sneered, providing an explanation for Deidara.

Itachi didn't refute, remaining silent.

"Aaaah! You two are so annoying!"

"I'm so pissed! Leader, let me fight Itachi, I'll beat him up!"

"Now I'm not afraid of genjutsu anymore! Wait! If my body can't die, can't I use C0 multiple times?"

Suddenly realizing, Deidara became excited.

The Edo Tensei body could continuously regenerate, meaning he could self-destruct over and over again?

That spectacular explosion art could be used repeatedly?

Who could match him now?

Deidara was trembling with excitement, eager to explode.

"What's so exciting? Do you have clay?"

Sasori interjected, immediately dampening Deidara's spirits.

"Eh? Oh yeah... my clay..."

Having just been revived, he didn't bring any clay at all. Without clay, Deidara wasn't much stronger than an ordinary ninja...

Just like Sasori who didn't have any puppets, or Kakuzu who lost his hearts—the three of them were in their weakest condition.

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"Wait! I'll make new clay, but it'll take time..." Deidara fussed.

Seeing Deidara's childish behavior, Nagato shook his head. Then he stopped their bickering.

"Enough!"

If they actually fought here, one C0 explosion from Deidara could wipe out half of Amegakure.

That was something Nagato couldn't allow.

That was why he deliberately used Sasuke to pressure Itachi—to avoid a major battle within the village.

"Back to the topic. Itachi, your choice?"

Nagato brought the conversation back, asking Itachi once more.

Itachi paused for a moment, asking in return: "If I surrender, can the Leader guarantee not to harm Sasuke?"

Actually, Itachi had no choice.

No one knew better than Itachi how much he held back when fighting Sasuke. Sasuke was strong now, but still far from enough.

If Sasuke recklessly attacked the Five Kage Summit alone, he would almost certainly die. Especially if combined with an attack from Nagato and the others—there would be no hope!

Unless Itachi wanted to see his beloved Little brother die, he had to surrender...

"Of course, Sasuke is not my target."

"Alright! I surrender, willing to continue working for Akatsuki!"

"A wise choice..."

Nagato nodded in satisfaction.

"But I have a few conditions."

"Say them."

"I want to send my summoning animal to Konoha, to confirm the village's condition."

"Allowed."

"For the next mission, I will not attack Konoha or harm Konoha ninjas."

"Allowed."

"If Sasuke is in danger, if Akatsuki tries to harm him, I will stop everything!"

These were Itachi's boundaries.

As long as it didn't endanger Konoha and his brother, he was willing to do anything else...

Just like the previous years in Akatsuki.

"Not harming Konoha and Sasuke? Yes, I agree!"

Nagato agreed.

His main target now was to reunite Akatsuki, defeat Obito's faction.

As for Sasuke and Konoha? They could be postponed.

"Alright, thank you, Leader!"

Itachi was relieved. Although he wasn't sure how long this agreement would last, at least for now he didn't have to fight to the death.

Nagato understood Itachi, and Itachi also understood Nagato.

They both knew that their opponent wasn't the type to easily break promises. Once an agreement was reached, cooperation was certain.

But Deidara protested: "Leader, no way! I have to fight Sasuke again! I won't let him go..."

Nagato glanced at him: "Sasuke can wait. You have to defeat Itachi first. Sasuke alone could defeat him."

"Ah? That's different!"

"What's the difference? You're both Edo Tensei bodies, you can fight anytime without fear of injury. I'm sure Itachi doesn't mind either?"

Nagato looked at Itachi, Itachi looked at Deidara, and smiled faintly: "Of course, I'm always ready to accept your challenge, Deidara."

"Before you defeat me, don't even dream of challenging my little brother!"