Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

Chapter 528: Atonement and Fear of Sin

Uchiha Itachi.

One who is definitely at the top of the "perverted character rankings" in all Japanese comics.

The pervert here.

It refers to issues related to personality and ideas.

Although you cannot expect a child around 12 years old to have mature thoughts, it can also be said that at this age, he or she is able to make such a decision.

It is also really outrageous.

No matter whether it is in the past life or this life.

Menma is indeed very curious about this man who is, to some extent, a filial son in reverse, comparable to Black Zetsu.

If possible, he really wanted to ask Itachi in person whether he made that judgment on impulse or was he simply possessed by some strange and dirty thing?

Otherwise, any normal person, no matter what the situation, would not make the same judgment as Uchiha Itachi.

I can only say that this may also be an excellent matching mechanism?

When Itachi heard Menma's words, his expression changed slightly subconsciously, but Itachi was Itachi after all, and he quickly adjusted his mentality.

He directly avoided Menma's culture, and caught a glimpse of the light ninjas that were still surging out from the position below.

"It seems that you have no intention of negotiating, Uzumaki Menma. Are you going to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village all at once? Just because of the unfair treatment you received from the village back then?"

Itachi asked, looking directly at Menma and taking a deep breath.

"Haha, it has come to this point. Does the reason still matter? Itachi-san, you should take care of yourself first. How to deal with the relationship between you brothers should be your primary concern. Konoha? You should save yourself from thinking about it. That is not something you can consider."

Menma smiled faintly and spoke slowly.

"As a friend of Sasuke, I want to remind you, or it would be more appropriate to say advice. Don't think you can control everything. The loser should behave like a loser. It is the truth to obey the decision of the winner. And don't think that as long as you die, you can redeem all your sins. Committing suicide out of fear of sin and sincerely redeeming sins are two different concepts. The former is evading one's own responsibility and is a cowardly behavior. The latter is what a guilty person should do, Uchiha Itachi."

Menma looked at Uchiha Itachi indifferently, and spoke with a somewhat warning tone.

Menma actually dislikes Uchiha Itachi very much.

No.

It should even be said that people hate such people very much, because even compared with Danzo, people like Uchiha Itachi are even more terrifying.

His consciousness, his thinking, his cognition.

They are completely different from ordinary people.

Danzo is cruel, evil, and bad, but he is also evil in a very standard way, cruel with common sense, and bad in a very reasonable way!

It's a standard villain BOSS image.

Excluding some unexpected situations, generally speaking, common sense can be used to measure and infer Danzo's actions and thoughts.

But people like Uchiha Itachi can't do that.

It's like an indirect mental patient who may explode at any time.

It happens every now and then, who can stand it?

It should be said that Uchiha Itachi's thinking was completely damaged from the time he was three or four years old to the age of twelve.

But Sasuke still values ​​and cares about his brother.

For Sasuke's sake.

Menma still hopes that Uchiha Itachi can be a little more normal in the future, at least not cause trouble for himself.

This is relatively important.

Itachi was also stunned at that moment.

'Atonement and remorse?'

Itachi's face showed a complicated expression as he muttered to himself.

Even though Uchiha Itachi always firmly believed that the path he chose back then was the most correct and appropriate one, and was the only choice in desperation, and that it was his most helpless judgment in order to maintain the peace of the village and to protect his younger brother, Uchiha Itachi also believed that he was guilty.

There is no contradiction between the two.

Especially when it comes to killing one's own parents.

It is a knot in Uchiha Itachi's heart that he will never be able to get over.

Although it may seem a little ridiculous to say this, Uchiha Itachi does seem to have a little humanity left in him.

This is also why he feels that he is a person who deserves to die.

It seemed as if only death could bring him relief.

However, Menma's words now seemed to have completely shattered his fantasy. He did not regard his death as atonement, but as a cowardly act of evading responsibility.

This made Uchiha Itachi clench his hands involuntarily, and the expression on his face became uncertain and changed back and forth.

"Yes, Itachi, death is not the only option for atonement, nor is it the best approach. Having the courage to face your own responsibilities and shouldering the heavy past is the most correct behavior for a person."

Almost as soon as Menma finished speaking, without waiting for Uchiha Itachi to say anything.

In the void behind.

A golden figure flashed over.

The moment I saw the visitor's face.

Itachi's pupils shrank slightly subconsciously.

"Fourth-generation sama..."

As a being five or six years older than Menma, Naruto, Sasuke and others, Itachi had naturally met Namikaze Minato several times in his childhood, especially when he learned from his mother that the wife of the Fourth Hokage of his own village, Aunt Kushina, was his mother's best friend.

Itachi just has a natural affinity for Minato.

At one point Itachi felt, no, it should be said that the majority of the Uchiha clan felt that with the Fourth Hokage around, the situation of their Uchiha clan in the ninja village could be improved 100%.

Kushina and Mikoto are best friends.

Minato himself also has a corresponding favorable impression of the Uchiha clan.

The most important thing is that Uchiha Obito is a member of the team led by Minato himself. Under the ninja village system, he has the closest relationship with others, except for master and apprentice.

People like Genma Shiranui who are behind them, even if they are direct bodyguards, are far inferior to Kakashi, Obito, and Rin.

After all, not everyone can call Minato 'teacher'.

It’s just a pity about the Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion.

Destroy everything.

Minato's death in battle and the Sharingan in the Nine-Tailed Fox's huge fox pupils pushed the Uchiha clan, which was already in a bad situation, into a desperate situation.

As Uchiha Itachi grew up, he truly regretted Minato's death.

Otherwise, everything might be different.

"Itachi, responsibilities may be big or small, but they all have one thing in common, which is that you need to bear them yourself. Seeking death is the weakest choice. I believe you should understand this."

Minato said as he looked at Itachi with a gentle look.

Back then, Minato also admired Itachi very much. He showed extraordinary ninja talent since he was a child. The most important thing was that Itachi was good at thinking, discovering and learning.

He is also Fugaku's eldest son.

Talent + resources + willingness to work hard = a future strong ninja.

Facts have proved that Itachi did live up to the expectations of his "talent", but unfortunately he had completely fallen into misunderstandings in terms of consciousness and thinking. The demise of the Uchiha clan was largely the responsibility of the top leaders of the Hidden Leaf Village, namely Sarutobi Hiruzen and others, but Itachi's own misjudgment was also the main cause.

After all, that is the child of his wife’s best friend.

Minato didn't want Itachi to make the same mistake again.

"Yes, Lord Yondaime..."

After a long silence, Itachi nodded silently and responded in a low voice.

It is indeed just as Minato and Menma said.

After all, I am a loser and a sinner, so I cannot decide what my punishment is. It depends on Sasuke.

"Sasuke, no matter what the punishment is, I am willing to accept it. Do whatever you want. The only thing I hope you can accept is this pair of eyes!"

Itachi turned his head to look at Sasuke and took a deep breath.

Then he suddenly inserted his hands into his eye sockets.

"!?"

Before Sasuke could even react.

He forcibly dug out his own eyes.

"Pfft!"

The two bloody eyeballs placed on the palms faced the eye sockets that had turned pitch black.

A large amount of blood flowed from the corners of the eyes on both sides.

Shikaku, Toneri and Minato, who were sitting next to them, couldn't help but change their expressions slightly when they saw this scene.

"You!? Uchiha Itachi!"

Sasuke looked at those eyes and his expression suddenly became extremely sharp.

Do you want to use those eyes?

Sasuke himself hasn't made up his mind yet.

To be honest, Sasuke was actually a little resistant in his heart. Even though he was well aware of the side effects of the ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan and the power of the Eternal Eye, he still felt uncomfortable when he thought about transplanting Itachi's eyes.

There is no special reason, it's just a simple inner emotion.

Menma did not expect Itachi to dig out his eyes so decisively. Just at the moment of close contact, Menma could detect Itachi's extremely poor physical condition.

Now, without any medical treatment, he forcibly dug out his own eyes.

It also obviously made Itachi's breath even weaker.

His face was horribly pale, as if he was sick.

Looking at Itachi, he looked like he might fall down at any moment.

Menma frowned slightly, took a step forward, and then he stretched out his right hand, and a ball of gentle green light was attached to the palm of Menma.

"Om!!"

The green light that spread out covered the void towards Itachi, and instantly stopped the bleeding in Itachi's eyes.

Itachi's face turned a little redder at that moment.

"Are you still looking for death? Uchiha Itachi? I tell you, your life or death is decided by me alone! I also have the final say on whether you use your eyes or not. Don't think you can control me as you did when we were kids!"

Seeing that Itachi was stabilized under Menma's treatment, his life was not really in danger.

Sasuke's worry immediately eased, but on the surface he still looked very cold, and he looked at Itachi and spoke sternly.

At that moment just now.

Sasuke actually thought Itachi was going to commit suicide in front of him.

If that's the case.

Sasuke could never accept this. He couldn't bring himself to kill Itachi, and there was no way he would allow Itachi to commit suicide.

"Don't worry, Sasuke, I won't commit suicide. Just like I said just now, my life already belongs to you, you can do whatever you want with it. I believe you know better than me how important these eyes are if you really want to achieve what you want to do."

Itachi finally figured it out.

Anyway, Sasuke is already such a grown-up. Didn’t I also make the decision by myself when I was 12 years old?

There's no reason to be so hypocritical and demand that Sasuke must listen to you.

Moreover, after coming into close contact with Menma, Itachi suddenly had a premonition in his heart that Menma's strength seemed to be stronger than he expected.

It is very likely that neither Hashirama Senju nor Madara Uchiha will be a match for Menma.

That being the case.

Why should I say those meaningless words and do those useless things?