Chapter 528: Atonement and Fear of Sin

Uchiha Itachi.

Among all Japanese comics, he is definitely at the top of the list of perverted characters.

Perversion here.

It refers to issues of personality and philosophy.

Although you can't expect a child around 12 years old to have such mature thoughts, it can also be said conversely that a 12-year-old child can make such a decision.

It’s also really outrageous.

No matter if it is the past life or this life.

Menma was indeed very curious about this reverse filial son who was, to some extent, comparable to Black Zetsu.

If possible, he really wanted to ask Itachi face to face. When he made that judgment at that time, was it really not just a flash of his mind, or was he simply possessed by some strange dirty thing?

Otherwise, no matter what kind of situation a normal person would make, his judgment would not be Uchiha Itachi's.

It can only be said 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.

Directly avoiding Menma's culture, from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the light ninjas who were still surging out from the position below.

"It seems that you have no intention of peace talks, Uzumaki Menma, are you going to destroy Konoha Hidden Village all at once? Just because of the unfair treatment of you in the village?"

Itachi looked directly at Menma and took a deep breath and asked.

"Haha, at this point, does the reason still matter? Itachi-san, you should take care of yourself first. How to deal with the relationship between your brothers is your first consideration, Konoha? You still Save it, it’s not something you can think about.”

Menma smiled lightly and said slowly.

"Just as a friend of Sasuke, I want to give you a reminder, or perhaps a piece of advice is more appropriate. Stop thinking that you can control everything. The loser should act like a loser and obey the winner's decision. It's the truth, and don't think that as long as you die, you can atone for all your sins. Suicide out of fear of sin and sincere atonement are two different concepts. The former is evading one's own responsibilities and is a sign of cowardice, while the latter is This is what a guilty person should do, Uchiha Itachi."

Menma looked at Uchiha Itachi indifferently, and said it with a hint of warning.

Menma actually disliked Uchiha Itachi.

No.

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

His consciousness, his thinking, his cognitive outlook.

They are all completely different from ordinary people.

Danzo is ruthless, black, and bad, but he is also black in a standard way, ruthless with common sense, and bad in a reasonable way!

It’s just a standard villain BOSS image.

Excluding some unexpected situations, generally speaking, one can use common sense to measure and speculate on Danzo's actions and thoughts.

But not people like Itachi Uchiha.

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

Who can bear it if it happens every now and then?

It should be said that Uchiha Itachi's thinking started from when he was three or four years old, and by the time he was twelve years old, he was completely disabled.

It's just that Sasuke still values ​​and cares about his brother.

For Sasuke's sake.

Menma also hoped that the next Uchiha Itachi could be a little more normal, or at least not cause trouble for him.

This point is still relatively important.

Itachi was also stunned at that moment.

‘Atonement and fear of sin? ’

Itachi had a complex expression on his face and muttered to himself.

Even though Uchiha Itachi has always firmly felt that the path he chose back then was the most correct and suitable one, and the only choice in desperate situations. In order to maintain the peace of the village and protect his younger brother, it was his most helpless judgment. , but similarly, Uchiha Itachi also believed that he was guilty.

There is no contradiction between the two.

Especially when it comes to killing his parents himself.

It was a knot that Uchiha Itachi could never get over.

Although it may seem a little ridiculous to say this, Uchiha Itachi really seems to have a little bit of humanity.

That's why he feels like he's the one who deserves to die.

It was as if death could free him.

However, Menma's words now seemed to have completely shattered his illusions. He did not regard his death as atonement, but as a cowardly move to evade responsibility.

This made Uchiha Itachi's hands clenched tightly, and the expression on his face became uncertain, changing back and forth.

"Yes, Itachi, death is not the only option to atone for one's sins, nor is it the best way to do it. Having the courage to face one's own responsibilities and shoulder the heavy past is the most correct behavior for a person."

Almost as soon as Menma finished speaking, Uchiha Itachi didn't wait for what to say.

In the void behind.

A golden figure flashed over.

At the moment when you see the person’s face.

Itachi's pupils shrank slightly subconsciously.

"Fourth Generation Sir..."

As a being who is five or six years older than Menma, Naruto, Sasuke and others, Itachi naturally met Namikaze Minato several times in his childhood, especially when he learned about this member of his family from his mother. The wife of the Fourth Hokage of Ninja Village, Aunt Kushina was still her mother's best friend.

Itachi just had a natural affinity for Minato.

Itachi once felt that, no, it should be said that most people in the entire Uchiha clan felt that with the presence of the Fourth Hokage, their Uchiha clan's situation in the Ninja Village could be 100% improved.

Kushina and Mikoto are best friends.

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

The most important thing is that Uchiha Obito is also a member of the team led by Minato himself. He is the one with the closest relationship besides master and apprentice under the Ninja Village system.

The people behind Shiranui Genma, even if they are direct guards, are far behind compared to Kakashi, Obito, and Lin.

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

It's just a pity that the Kyuubi Rebellion happened.

Ruined everything.

Minato's death in battle and the Sharingan in Kyuubi's huge fox pupils completely pushed the Uchiha clan, which was already in a bad situation, to a desperate situation.

Itachi Uchiha, who grew up later, also 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, that is, they need to be borne by oneself. Seeking death is the weakest choice. I believe you should be able to understand this."

Minato looked at Itachi with a gentle expression and said.

Minato also admired Itachi very much back then. He had shown extraordinary ninja talents 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 man in the ninja world.

Facts have proved that Itachi did not live up to the expectations of his 'talent'. Unfortunately, his consciousness and thinking were completely misunderstood. With the destruction of the Uchiha clan, the top management of Konoha Hidden Village, namely Sarutobi Hiruzen and others. The responsibility was considerable, but Itachi's own wrong judgment was also the main reason.

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

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

"Yes, Yondaime-sama..."

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

It was exactly what Minato and Menma said.

After all, he is a loser and a sinner, so what his punishment will be cannot be decided by him, but must be left to Sasuke to judge.

"Sasuke, no matter what the punishment is, I am willing to accept it. Whatever you want to do, do it. The only thing is, I hope you can accept these eyes!"

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

Then his hands suddenly thrust towards his eye sockets.

"!?"

Before Sasuke could even react.

He forcefully dug out his own eyes.

"Pfft!"

The two bloody eyeballs placed on the palms faced the dark eye sockets.

A large amount of blood flowed down 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 eyeballs, and his expression suddenly became extremely fierce.

Do you want to use those eyes?

Sasuke himself hasn't decided yet.

To be honest, Sasuke is still somewhat resistant in his heart. Even though he is well aware of the side effects of the ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan and the power of the Eternal Eye, the thought of needing to transplant Itachi's eyes makes Sasuke feel uncomfortable.

There is no particular reason, just a simple inner emotion.

Menma didn't expect Itachi to dig out his own eyes so decisively. At the moment of close contact, Menma was able to detect Itachi's extremely bad physical condition.

Now they even gouge out their own eyes without any medical measures.

It obviously also made Itachi's aura weaker.

Their faces were pale and frightening, as if they were sick.

Looking at Itachi, he looked like he might collapse at any moment.

Menma frowned slightly, stepped forward, and then stretched out his right hand, a ball of gentle dark green light attached to Menma's palm.

"Buzz!!"

The green light that spread down towards Itachi's void cover instantly stopped the bleeding in Itachi's eyes.

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

"Are you still seeking death!? Uchiha Itachi!? Let me tell you, only I can decide your life or death! It's me who has the final say whether you want to use your eyes or not. Don't think you can still be as casual as you were when you were a child. Control me!"

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

Sasuke's heart was relieved immediately after he just mentioned it, but he still looked very cold on the surface, looking at Itachi and said sternly.

At that moment just now.

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

If that's the case.

Sasuke absolutely couldn't accept it. He couldn't kill Itachi himself, let alone 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 also figured it out.

Anyway, Sasuke is already such a big man, didn't he make the decision alone when he was 12 years old?

There is no reason to double standards and ask Sasuke to listen to him now.

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

Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara are likely not to be Menma's opponents.

In this case.

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

Choose to believe in Sasuke.

This is also a way.

And Itachi now has a very strong premonition that it is right to believe in Sasuke. This Uzumaki Menma does look extraordinary.

Just that little treatment just now.

Itachi actually felt that his body was revitalized, not as heavy as before.

You know, since he opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he felt that his body was getting worse day by day, especially when he used the Mangekyō Sharingan at a high intensity, he always felt that his body was overwhelmed.

Eight years have passed.

Only today did he feel a little bit relaxed.

This has never happened before.

A glimpse of the leopard.

From this point, although it cannot fully explain anything, it can also be seen that Menma is really good.

'It seems that it is really the same as some Naruto fans in the previous life guessed, this is the side effect of the body not being able to bear the huge spiritual energy. '

Through the close contact at the first time.

Menma can accurately grasp Itachi's physical condition.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with saying it is a blood disease, but in essence, Uchiha Itachi's physical fitness is too weak.

The Uchiha clan did not pay much attention to the development and strengthening of physical fitness.

It is completely focused on tapping the potential of its own eyes.

For a ninja, physical energy and mental energy are equally important. It is not appropriate to have one side stronger, but in general, it is not a big problem to have one side stronger.

But once the difference between the two is too great.

It will bring a certain degree of harm to the ninja itself.

Here, it specifically refers to the situation where mental energy is greater than physical energy.

Uchiha Itachi was only 12 years old when he opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and his body was not fully developed, let alone further strengthening his body.

In that case.

Once the Mangekyō Sharingan is overused.

Uchiha Itachi's body can't bear it at all.

Day after day, year after year, he didn't realize it before, and it was too late to realize it later.

This also led to Uchiha Itachi's body getting worse and worse.

In the original work, he was not fatally injured, but died on the spot, because Uchiha Itachi completely overloaded his Mangekyō Sharingan in that battle, and he could only die there when he was exhausted.