The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 42 The Deal with Black Zetsu

After everyone had left, Danzo said to the Third Hokage with a smug look on his face:

"Hiruzen, you've finally realized the importance of Root. Tell me, what do you need me to do for you?"

The third generation picked up his pipe again, puffing out smoke as he said:

"Please contact Itachi Uchiha privately and see what information you can use from him."

"What?!" Danzo immediately exploded again. "Contact that evil Uchiha?"

"He has betrayed the village and is completely untrustworthy; he must be eliminated!"

"His intelligence must be completely false!"

The third generation tapped his pipe on the table, without even looking up, and replied:

"Minato said before that he saw two Itachi Uchiha, so one of them must be an imposter."

"That must be a shadow clone!" Danzo retorted without hesitation.

"Why isn't it a transformation technique?"

"Susanoo cannot be created!"

"The Anbu ninjas reported before that the Uchiha Henen family had disappeared. Maybe he's not dead, and he might have even awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"Then they both deserve to die! The evil Uchiha clan must not be spared!"

The two of them took turns talking, their pace quickening and their voices rising until they were practically shouting at the top of their lungs.

In the end, the third generation had no choice but to resort to their trump card once again.

He slammed his hand on the table and shouted:

"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

Danzo stormed out of the Hokage Building in a huff once again, but after returning to Root, he pondered for a moment and still summoned a ninja, instructing him to secretly contact Itachi Uchiha.

After all, Itachi Uchiha knew better than anyone whether he was a rogue ninja or not.

When it comes to intelligence, finding Itachi, an inside spy, is definitely the most useful tool.

As for whether to throw it away after use, that depends on whether this piece of toilet paper has any value for recycling!

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Amegakure Village.

Uchiha An woke up comfortably, got out of bed, washed up quickly, and went out to have breakfast.

He descended the tower, put on the black robe with red clouds that Xiao Nan had prepared for him, and strolled leisurely down the street.

Upon seeing his clothes, the villagers and merchants of the Rain Kingdom greeted him with warm smiles.

Clearly, the Akatsuki's attire wasn't a secret to the locals. However, the Akatsuki had a strong grassroots foundation, and no one had leaked information to outsiders.

He randomly picked a noodle shop and ate a bowl of noodles. Although it wasn't as delicious as the handmade Ichiraku Ramen, it was still pretty good.

After finishing his meal, he strolled leisurely along the street.

The Land of Rain was governed very well by the Akatsuki organization. The people were far removed from the threat of war, and smiles appeared on their faces more often.

If we were to name a country without bandits, the answer would undoubtedly be the Land of Rain.

Even the five major powers cannot do this.

Ninjas only go to suppress bandits when they receive a mission; they never take the initiative to maintain order.

Because that would be overstepping one's authority.

Maintaining order is the prerogative of nobles, not something the ninja village can interfere with.

Otherwise, relying solely on the military strength of each village, sending a few Jonin to lead a sweep, what kind of bandits could possibly remain within the country?

Only in a place like the Land of Rain, even the daimyo probably suffered first, being wiped out by the Akatsuki.

Another factor contributing to the disorderly situation, the bounty office, is completely non-existent in the Land of Rain.

Kakuzu hasn't arrived yet, so the bounty agency can still exist. But once Kakuzu arrives, the people in the bounty agency will starve to death!

Despite experiencing a governance model completely different from that of Konoha Village, Uchiha An remained unperturbed.

This is something only Nagato cares about; he doesn't care at all.

As they were wandering around aimlessly, they turned into a secluded alley when suddenly the ground in front of them began to undulate, and Jue emerged from there once again.

"Tsk, what do you want now?" An asked impatiently.

Black Zetsu's face was serious as he said very earnestly:

"After talking with you before, I realized a serious problem."

"That's Hagoromo Otsutsuki. He won't let me rescue my mother so easily."

"Therefore, I now have to revise the plan and take those two brothers into account as well."

"Hey, Ann, tell me, where are they hiding now?"

"Hmph!" Uchiha An sneered. "Why should I tell you? What benefit would I get?"

"I promise you, I will help you destroy Konoha!"

"Tch!" Uchiha An curled his lip and sneered, "That's the price you paid for keeping your plan a secret. You can't sell the same thing twice!"

"...So what do you want?"

"What do I want?" Uchiha An looked up at the sky, gazing at the gloomy clouds that seemed to be weeping, just like his own heart at that moment.

His eyes were vacant, and his voice was filled with confusion.

What do I want?

"I don't even know what I want!"

After a long silence, he slowly said:

"I want revenge!"

"But I can't leave the matter of revenge to others. I can do it myself, and I don't need you."

"But revenge also requires strength. I can provide you with all kinds of forbidden techniques and secret techniques..." Black Zetsu only said half of his sentence before remembering Uchiha An's Mangekyou Sharingan and stopped talking.

"Ah, that's right!" An suddenly clenched his fists and palms, realizing with a start, "I want to resurrect my parents! I want to resurrect the entire Uchiha clan!"

"Hey, this is an absolute heretical practice. The technique of reincarnation can resurrect people."

"Since you're going to revive Madara Uchiha anyway, reviving a few more while you're at it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"It's not as easy as you say!" Black Zetsu's dark face almost turned white with anger. "The Samsara technique requires first using Yin Release to summon the soul of the dead back from the underworld, and then using Yang Release to replenish a large amount of life force, thereby reviving them."

"Using this technique consumes the user's life force!"

"If the resurrected people have just died and their bodies are not yet cold, then naturally a large number of them can be resurrected."

"But if a person has been dead for a long time and their life force has been exhausted, then a lot of life force needs to be replenished."

"You want to revive the entire Uchiha clan? Even if you drain Nagato dry, you still won't achieve your goal!"

"Even if Nagato is gone, we still have Obito, right?" An glared and said viciously, "If we squeeze him a little more, we'll have everything, won't we?"

"They're all just tools to you, don't tell me you can't bear to part with them!"

"Even with Obito, it's not enough!" Black Zetsu retorted angrily. "Do you think resurrecting people is like cabbage? Something you can just do whenever you want?"

"Hmph!" An knew in her heart that this was unreliable, and after humming twice, she lowered her demands, "Then just revive my parents and younger brother, is that enough?"

"I've brought out the remains of my family members, so there's no need to waste time finding a vessel for their resurrection!"

"Hmm... Your parents and younger brother are ordinary people, so their energy expenditure is indeed not high." Black Zetsu lowered his head, frowned, and thought carefully. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, he finally nodded in agreement.

"Alright, deal. After the Ten-Tails is resurrected, when you resurrect Madara, you'll also resurrect your parents and brother."

"It's been too long. Right after the destruction of Konoha, I want to see them resurrected!"

"That's impossible! Nagato and Obito are still useful!"

"What does that have to do with me? Don't think I don't know that as soon as Madara is resurrected, you'll launch your plan and release Kaguya Otsutsuki!"

"I've changed my plans! I won't begin the rescue operation until I've dealt with those two beasts, Hagoromo and Hamura!"

"Hmph, you better not try anything funny! Otherwise, I'll ruin your plans!"

"As long as you know the location where Hagoromo and the others are hiding, I won't break my promise!"

"That would be best."

After arguing for a while, the two finally reached an agreement.

After the destruction of Konoha, they first worked together to "persuade" Nagato's younger brother, Uchiha Yuki, to be resurrected.

An ordinary child, with little expenditure, lost his life force, which was replenished by An's eye power.

In return, An told Black Zetsu the location of Hamura Otsutsuki so that Black Zetsu could silence him.

When Madara Uchiha is resurrected, he should also resurrect An's parents.