Chapter 680: My Money, My Money!

"Lian Ye, what were you just doing?"

Xiao Nan remembered Tuan Cang's instructions and stood at the doorway waiting all afternoon.

Finally, someone woke up and walked out of the room.

"I took care of Uchiha Obito for you," Lian Ye yawned, then as if recalling something added, "Remember to give me one hundred billion Explosive Talismans."

He helped deal with Obito, but not without conditions.

"Did you win?" Xiao Nan asked skeptically.

Mask Man's Kaleidoscope Sharingan ability is unique; even Zhang Men couldn't be sure of defeating him.

She really didn't think Lian Ye could easily defeat the opponent.

Moreover, seeing Lian Ye's body show no battle marks, her doubt grew even heavier.

This guy can't be toying with himself, can he…

"What are you trying to trick me with?" Lian Ye, in front of Xiao Nan, swapped in Obito's eyes, "He seems to have fallen asleep inside Kamui Space, and I'm going to release him now."

Xiao Nan stared blankly at Lian Ye's right eye; weren't those eyes Mask Man's?

Could it be that he really defeated the opponent!

With a ripple of spatial distortion, Uchiha Obito appeared in the room, still lying on the floor.

Only his injuries had healed considerably compared to before.

One must admit the power of Zhuan Cells; such severe wounds recovered more than half within a few hours.

"So you're Madara Uchiha?"

Xiao Nan looked at the unmasked Uchiha Obito before her, a flash of shock in her eyes.

It was her first time seeing Obito's true face.

Although she and Zhang Men both knew Mask Man wasn't Madara Uchiha, they had never seen each other's faces.

At this moment, his age seemed comparable to theirs.

Uchiha Obito gave no reply, staring blankly at Lian Ye—specifically at his right eye!

That Kaleidoscope Sharingan, wasn't it his own eyes?!

He finally understood why Lian Ye could enter Kamui Space and bag him.

Lian Ye snapped his eyes shut, swapped back to his own eyes, and glared irritably at the stunned Obito.

"What are you looking at, never seen eye swapping before!"

Uchiha Obito: "…"

Was he shocked by the eye swap?

Obviously he was shocked why the other had his own eyes!

"Xiao Nan, he's Uchiha Obito, the guy who calls himself Madara Uchiha."

Lian Ye ignored Obito's complicated gaze and reached out his hand to Xiao Nan.

"You promised me one hundred billion Explosive Talismans; shouldn't you fulfill that now?"

Perhaps altering history gave him an ominous foreboding.

He always felt staying in Akatsuki wouldn't bring good things.

So he was eager to eliminate Obito, aiming to get the Explosive Talismans from Xiao Nan, then knock out Jiaodu and abscond with all the organization's money!

Hearing this, Xiao Nan snapped out of shock, looked at Lian Ye's outstretched hand and nodded.

"Fine, I'll hand the Explosive Talismans to you right away!"

Since Lian Ye helped eliminate Uchiha Obito, the Explosive Talismans she had saved over the years were now useless.

Handing over a portion to him posed no problem.

Xiao Nan glanced at the severely wounded Obito on the ground and turned away without hesitation.

On the surface she was going back for the Explosive Talismans, but in reality she was heading to inform Zhang Men.

"Who exactly are you?"

Uchiha Obito asked in a low voice.

Earlier they thought Lian Ye's Kaleidoscope could foresee the future, but now it seems not…

Especially that eye that belongs to him…

"I'm just a passing strongman," Lian Ye said, looking down at him, "Seeing you being duped, I truly find it sad."

Uchiha Obito's pupils narrowed slightly, asking with some shock.

"What are you talking about?!"

"How could I possibly be duped? The fake is definitely fake!"

Although he didn't know exactly what Lian Ye meant, he simply couldn't believe he was being duped.

In fact, he vaguely guessed what Lian Ye was referring to, but just wouldn't admit it.

"Are you curious where I got these eyes?"

Lian Ye produced a petri dish containing Obito's eyes and waved it before him.

Uchiha Obito remained silent, instinctively clenching his fists.

"These eyes were given to me by another you," Lian Ye whispered while crouching, "You and Madara Uchiha are both pawns; the 'Moon's Eye' plan is merely someone's trick to deceive you."

"If you don't want the tragedy to repeat, stop carrying out the plan."

Having said enough, he said no more.

Anyway, Uchiha Obito, like Madara Uchiha, belongs to the type who doesn't shed a tear until seeing a coffin.

Even if he spouts grandiose words, the other side finds it hard to believe.

But compared to Madara Uchiha, Obito's will is weaker; otherwise he wouldn't have fallen victim to Naruto Uzumaki's Mouth Ninjutsu.

"Come back, what exactly are you saying!"

Uchiha Obito watched Lian Ye leave the room, wanting to stop him, but his injuries were too severe to move, so he could only watch helplessly as he departed.

Both I and Ban are pawns… the "Moon's Eye" plan was a fake?!

He felt Lian Ye was deceiving him, yet a vague intuition told him that everything Lian Ye said was true!

Just after leaving the room, Lian Ye saw Xiao Nan returning, along with the heavenly Pain beside him.

He immediately knew that Xiao Nan had left to find Zhang Men.

But that was fine; with Xiao Nan and Zhang Men both here, no one could stop them from cashing out and making a run.

"Lian Ye, this is the Explosive Talisman I promised you."

Xiao Nan handed the prepared Explosive Talisman to Lian Ye, then entered the room with Pain.

Lian Ye tucked away the Explosive Talisman, exchanged a glance with Tuan Cang across from him, and then found Jiaodu counting money.

"Jiaodu, I have so much money I can't even spend it all; it's a bit of a dilemma…"

Lian Ye sat beside Jiaodu, speaking with a hint of melancholy.

Jiaodu: "…"

What kind of nonsense is this guy! Does having money give him the right to flaunt it!

Just as Jiaodu was about to tell him to get lost, Lian Ye's next words made him overjoyed.

"How about you help me spend some money?"

Jiaodu: "!!!"

A windfall like a pie falling from the sky, and it happened to me today.

"Come on, come on, Boss Lian Ye!" Jiaodu led the way, exclaiming enthusiastically: "Let's discuss it in my room!"

He didn't want his conversation with Lian Ye to be overheard by those penniless members of the organization.

Otherwise they'd surely try to get a share.

He decided not to involve them in this good fortune.

The Akatsuki members watched Jiaodu eagerly usher Lian Ye into the room, and were momentarily baffled.

"Isn't Jiaodu only interested in money?"

Di Da La, fiddling with a clay bomb in his hand, couldn't understand why he was so enthusiastic toward Lian Ye.

Itachi Uchiha, eyes closed in meditation, slowly opened them and stared at the departing trio's backs, his thoughts unreadable.

……

After an unknown amount of time, a gut‑wrenching scream from Jiaodu echoed through the base.

"No!!!"

"My money, my money!"

Everyone, hearing that, rushed to Jiaodu's room, unsure what had happened.

They only saw Jiaodu kneeling on the floor, weeping and sobbing, repeatedly pounding the ground with his fists.

Lian Ye and Tuan Cang had already vanished without a trace.