Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 112 Four Years Later (Fourth Update! Please Subscribe!)

Rain-Hidden Village.

Uehara Naraku was unaware of what had happened in Konoha.

As a qualified mastermind, Uehara Naraku's task is to check his results, and it seems that the results are not bad.

A manhunt against Obito Uchiha, orchestrated behind the scenes by him, directly caused his main quest progress to jump to 12%.

Unfortunately, that's where it has to go.

This is Uehara Naraku's last attack on Uchiha Obito this year.

Moreover, the five great ninja villages of the ninja world launched a massive denunciation against Obito Uchiha, but ultimately failed to find any trace of him. This storm gradually dissipated as time went by.

Time is moving forward little by little.

Uehara Naraku also gained two teammates, Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku, and the Amegakure team formed by the three of them gradually became active in the ninja world.

Uehara Naraku is growing up day by day, becoming an innocent and kind young ninja; Kaguya Kimimaro's health is also improving day by day; only Haku in their team is growing more and more delicate and cute.

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

For four years, the ninja world was like a stagnant pool.

It's not surprising that the ninja world is so peaceful, after all, even the mastermind behind it all, Uehara Naraku, is trapped in Amegakure by his own teacher.

Apart from Uehara Naraku, whether the ninja world is in chaos or not is entirely up to the Uchiha clan.

Unfortunately, both Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha seemed to stay quietly in some corner, without causing any big commotion.

However, a new Uchiha will become a ninja this year.

It was Uchiha Sasuke from Konoha Village.

Aside from Itachi Uchiha, perhaps only Naraku Uehara would pay attention to Sasuke and Team 7, since Team 7 would replace the others as his first harvest of韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting others).

Everything unfolded exactly as Uehara Naraku had predicted.

When Kakashi Hatake's Team 7 was on a mission to the Land of Waves, the ninjas they encountered were still Zabuza Momochi's team.

Unfortunately, Zabuza Momochi's partner has changed.

This time, Zabuza's partner is Hozuki Mangetsu.

Zabuza Momochi and Mangetsu Hozuki, two official members of Akatsuki, make for a combination that could put Team 7 in despair.

Because Amegakure had few missions, Uehara Naraku couldn't find a suitable excuse to go out. As he grew older, Konan gradually began to strictly forbid him from contacting Akatsuki members, because she was worried that he would be corrupted by those rogue ninjas.

Fortunately, there's still Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku.

Xiao Nan didn't seem to care that the two of them were in contact with members of Akatsuki.

Uehara Naraku sat on a concrete pipe in Amegakure, took a glass of iced juice from Haku's hand, and asked curiously, "Have Hozuki Mangetsu and Momochi Zabuza returned? How is their mission in the Land of Waves going?"

"Judging from the results, it's not bad."

Kaguya Kimimaro nodded and said in a deep voice, "They killed Gato and transported all of Gato's wealth to Akatsuki's base, but a small problem arose. The two seniors encountered Kakashi Hatake of Konoha and both were severely injured."

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but shake his head and click his tongue in amazement: "Tsk, that guy really is a 50/50 matchup!"

Kakashi Hatake's Way of Balance is truly outrageous.

He defeated two official Akatsuki members. Could it be that Kakashi Hatake has become stronger again because of Obito Uchiha?

The events in the Land of Waves have passed, and Haku has survived his near-death experience.

Uehara Naraku completed a side quest while lying down.

Side Quest: Keep White Alive (1/1), quest complete, reward: Ice Barrier skill.

Ice Barrier: Creates a massive ice wall by freezing the air, lasting for 5 seconds. Minimum chakra cost: 75 points. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Uehara no longer cares much about this skill.

After four years of dedicated training in Amegakure, Uehara finally paid off and became stronger through his own training and the accumulation of time.

Well, it's mainly because I've grown up.

After all, Uehara Naraku is already sixteen years old this year, and his height and physique have changed a lot. With the addition of rewards from several side quests, his strength has increased slightly.

Life Energy: 8321 (Standard Movie Level 3000~10000)

Chakra Energy: 10045 (not within the standard range)

Life recovery: 9/second

Chakra recovery: 6/second

Skill cooldown reduction: 50%

Remaining Gold Coins: 2730

Just as Uehara Naraku finished listening to Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku's reports and was about to leave, a girl climbed up the concrete pipe they were in.

Her name is Ajisai, and she is a genin who just graduated from Amegakure this year.

Hydrangea walked step by step to Uehara Naraku and said softly, "Lord Uehara, the angel has asked you to be in charge of receiving the Konoha envoy."

"A messenger from Konoha?"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Amegakure has always been in a closed state, claiming to the outside world that they are still engaged in a civil war. Neighboring countries have long since stopped bothering with Amegakure's affairs.

However, the arrival of the Konoha envoy this time was indeed for an important matter.

Their goal was to invite the Amegakure ninja to participate in the joint Chunin Exams, which, according to ninja theory, were equivalent to an arms race in the ninja world.

If Amegakure is willing to participate, they can directly send a Jonin to lead the team and a Genin to participate in the exam to the border of the Land of Fire.

After registering with Konoha ninja at the border, temporary passes to Konoha Village will be issued to everyone to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

After the Konoha envoy left, origami butterflies appeared around Uehara Naraku and gathered together to form the shape of Konan.

Four years have passed.

Xiao Nan hasn't changed much, except that she's gained a touch of mature charm.

Konan looked up at her now-tall disciple, a slight frown furrowing her brow, and asked softly, "Is there some kind of conspiracy behind the Chunin Exams held by Konoha?"

"Shall we showcase the abundance of talent in this great ninja village?"

Uehara Naraku smiled and continued softly, "Konan-sensei, please prepare three genin registration certificates for me. Haku and the others will also participate in this Chunin Exam."

Hearing Uehara Naraku's words, Konan's eyes were full of confusion: "Naraku, why would you want to participate in the Chunin Exams?"

Is this disciple having a mental breakdown?

Uehara is the future leader of Amegakure!

"I want to go and gather information about Shimura Danzo."

Looking at Konan's worried eyes, Uehara Naraku shook his head and whispered, "Teacher, there's no need to worry about safety."

The Chunin Exams are a big deal, and Uehara actually planned to take the opportunity to sneak out and have some fun, while also harvesting the leeks he had cultivated years ago and the newly grown leeks.

if you can…

Uehara Naraku's eyes gleamed with a dark light. He really wanted to try and see if he could use this opportunity to lure Uzumaki Naruto into turning evil, or even guide him to join the Akatsuki organization.

There are quite a few side quests that involve Naruto's dark side!

For example, a side quest that lets Pain and Naruto sit side by side in the ruins of Konoha and smoke has a reward that is much higher than you can imagine!

However, it is also extremely difficult to complete.

After all, minors in the ninja world are prohibited from smoking and drinking, and Nagato couldn't possibly have manipulated Pain into smoking, right?

This is really a headache.

While Uehara was still racking his brains, Konan was also considering the feasibility of her disciple participating in the Chunin Exams. It seemed reasonable for a sixteen-year-old to participate in the Chunin Exams.

If we disregard the claim that Uehara Naraku was gathering information on Shimura Danzo, it seems more like Uehara Naraku was bullying a group of children.

As for safety issues, there's no need to worry.

Under Konan's careful tutelage, her disciples' strength is comparable to that of the official members of Akatsuki, and they can even summon Pain.

This disciple has grown up; perhaps it's time to let him go out and fly around?

After pondering for a moment, Konan asked a question: "You need a Jonin to lead the team, but it's not convenient for me to step in..."

"That's easy."

A smile appeared on Uehara Naraku's face: "Why don't we let Hattori Hirakawa-senpai come with us? He's an old friend of ours anyway."

(End of this chapter)