From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 247 Prelude
The duck that was about to be eaten flew away, which greatly angered Mr. A.

The Hanged Man's pathway sequence 5, 'Shepherd,' has its core ability called 'herding.'

It can devour souls, vengeful spirits, and evil spirits into its body and drive these souls in a unique way, just like shepherding lambs for the gods.

The number of extraordinary abilities a 'shepherd' possesses depends on how many extraordinary souls he has devoured. Currently, his limit is seven, and he can choose any soul he 'shepherds' and use its three extraordinary abilities.

Therefore, the shepherd in the middle sequence pathway is a rather troublesome entity.

The more extraordinary souls they devour, the more bizarre and complex their methods become, making them impossible to guard against.

However, there's always a "but".

Mr. A may be the 'shepherd,' but the question is, where is he going to find the 'sheep'?

He didn't even bother to look down on the souls of ordinary ninjas, nor did he bother to tend them. But for extraordinary individuals, looking across the entire ninja world, there were only those cowardly fellows who were impossible to find.

Left with no other choice, he sought out some creatures, extracted their extraordinary characteristics, and crafted them into special tools to carry with him, barely managing to make do with what he had.

For example, the badge from the 'Sun' pathway was peeled off a giant toad.

This caused him to incur the wrath of those toads, and he was chased around by a white-haired man. To be fair, the toads' methods were somewhat effective against him. Whether it was a ghost, a vengeful spirit, or some other random thing they controlled, they could hit it with ease, and if they got close, they would be turned into toads.

As for the other extraordinary trait, it was obtained from a slug. Although the slug didn't bother him much, the annoying thing was that no matter where he went, he could always see the shadow of that slug.

Then, in no time at all, a white-haired man with two toads perched on his shoulders appeared, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Now that he has finally met an extraordinary person who is quite satisfactory in every way, he never expected that at the last moment, the person would be rescued by him. How could he not be furious?

"Gentlemen, now that the threat is gone, are you going to regret it?"

Although Mr. A is usually eccentric, he is not a fool, much less stupid.

Just from the reluctant looks in their eyes, he could roughly guess that the two of them probably regretted it. So he gritted his white teeth and stared at them with hostile eyes, as if he would kill the two of them immediately if they dared to say they regretted it, and then extract their souls to graze.

Looking at Mr. A's threatening gaze, Kakashi and Shisui dared not utter the words "I refuse" no matter what.

Shisui gave Kakashi a look that seemed to say: Is this your strategy of using one wolf to devour another?

Kakashi gave him a look: Enough talk, you come up with your own ideas!
Originally, I thought that based on Obito's performance just now, even if he was no match for Mr. A, it shouldn't be a problem for the two of them to fight to the death and both be seriously injured.

But the problem is, who would have thought that Obito, that good-for-nothing, would be so useless?

He attacks them fiercely, but he's all thumbs and subservient to Mr. A. It's so damn shameful!
Kakashi cursed Obito a thousand times in his mind before reluctantly forcing a genuine smile and saying, "Don't mention it. We sincerely want to join the Aurora Society!"

Upon hearing this, Shisui's eyes widened immediately, giving him a look that said, "You little brat, you've betrayed Konoha too!"

Kakashi rolled his eyes upwards, revealing the whites, as if to say: Can't we just not join? Didn't you see the look in his eyes? If either of us refused, he'd immediately turn on us and kill us.

Actually, while Obito was partly to blame for pushing him to this point, he wasn't entirely without brains.

Since there's no way to escape, we might as well seize this opportunity and join the 'Aurora Society' as a mole planted within. Konoha has actually been searching for the 'Aurora Society' for a long time. The First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and Minato Namikaze have been away from the village for three years. During this time, the First Hokage and the Second Hokage have disappeared without a trace, while Minato Namikaze often returns, partly to visit his wife Kushina Uzumaki and partly to report on his investigation results.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki got married a year ago.

The two finally ended their long courtship and officially entered into marriage, which was the only major happy event in Konoha since the Third Shinobi World War. Even Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, returned to the village to celebrate the occasion.

Speaking of which, Master's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, is ten months pregnant and should be close to giving birth, right?
Kakashi, his thoughts wandering, couldn't help but feel a bitter smile. He had been looking forward to returning to celebrate when his master's wife gave birth, but now it seemed too late.

“Great, I like smart people.”

Mr. A rubbed his chin, revealing an appreciative look, and slowly squatted down.

Those deathly pale pupils, filled with dense, blood-red lines, made the two of them shudder with fear, and they nervously swallowed their saliva.

“You are from Konoha. I happen to have something to do.” Mr. A stared intently at them and grinned. “How about I trouble you two to lead the way for me? If you can accomplish this, I can guarantee that you will be allowed to have the same ‘codename’ as me.”

However, his words sent chills down Kakashi and Shisui's spines, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

The Aurora Society plans to secretly infiltrate Konoha. What exactly are they planning to do?!

Three years ago, the Aurora Society dispatched a 'saint' and 'Mr. A' to forcibly abduct the remains of the Fourth Hokage.

Now, Mr. A is about to infiltrate Konoha again. What is their purpose?
In an instant, a jumble of thoughts flooded their minds, making Kakashi and Shisui feel flustered and unsure of what to do.

"Why, you don't want to?"

One second ago, Mr. A was smiling, but in an instant, his face turned gloomy and his eyes revealed a hint of ferocity.

The temperature in the forest seemed to have dropped considerably, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench.

Kakashi immediately tensed up, feeling as if he were being watched by some terrifying being. He trembled all over, his teeth chattering, and said, "No, it's not."

"That's good."

Mr. A was quite satisfied. He patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Once this matter is settled, I will apply to the 'Saint' to bestow blessings upon you. Then, you two will be able to live like the rest of us."

Like 'them' and other people?
Kakashi keenly grasped the key point in Mr. A's words and was immediately startled. Could it be that the source of these people's power was not chakra?
But now was not the time to think about those things; he had a more important question: "May I ask what business you plan to have in Konoha this time?"

Mr. A grinned and said casually, "Uchiha."

Uchiha?
Another Uchiha?
Upon hearing this, Shisui's pupils contracted slightly. He couldn't understand why the Aurora Society and the Uchiha were always entangled.
"What does this have to do with the Uchiha?" he couldn't help but ask. After all, the appearance of the Aurora Society always meant that something big was going to happen. The Uchiha were, after all, his clan, so how could he not care?

"hehe."

Mr. A smiled and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)