Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 141 Don't forget to take the blame even after you're dead!

Danzo Shimura is dead.

He died a very humiliating death.

He could have died a glorious death, but amidst the taunts of two obscure and liar men, Uehara Naraku and Yakushi Kabuto, Shimura Danzo's mental state completely collapsed.

Uehara Naraku and Yakushi Kabuto are such infuriating guys.

Forget it, the ninja world isn't worth it. I'll give my life to them.

Even though Danzo Shimura wanted to activate the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to destroy his own body before he died, he was too weak to do so.

Uehara Naraku unfurled a sealing scroll, sealing away Shimura Danzo's corpse: "It's a bit difficult to bring back a living Danzo, so I can only bring back his body. I hope Konan-sensei won't mind that!"

"..."

Kabuto watched Naraku Uehara's actions in silence, then after a moment's thought, suggested, "Lord Naraku, why don't you give Lady Konan another bouquet of flowers on your way back?"

What woman would like a corpse!

Uehara Naraku thought for a moment, shook his head, and sighed, "Ordinary women, like Sakura Haruno or Ino Yamanaka from Konoha, might like flowers, but Konan-sensei is different; she doesn't like these things."

How could Xiao Nan, who can fold paper flowers using secret techniques, possibly like flowers?

For the past four years, whenever Konan helped Uehara Naraku tidy up his room, she would always leave behind a paper flower that she had folded herself, in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

Uehara himself was getting tired of seeing flowers.

Kabuto could only watch helplessly as Uehara Naraku contentedly packed away his scroll, wondering if his new boss was already fantasizing about how happy Konan would be when she received Danzo's corpse...

What else is there for Yakushi Kabuto to say?

As long as the new boss is happy!

Uehara Naraku was naturally very happy. He hadn't expected the main quest progress to increase. Was this because he had killed Shimura Danzo, or was it a reward for replacing him as the mastermind behind the Konoha Crush plan?

Main quest: Fulfill the bookseller's wish to become the biggest boss in the ninja world. Progress 17%.

It is estimated that this progress will increase further after the Konoha Crush plan is completed.

In addition to this, there is another reward.

Side Quest: Defeat Shimura Danzo (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Time Rift skill.

Space-Time Fracture: Uses space-time techniques to break the body's timeline, entering a state where it cannot be harmed by anyone, returning to the position and state 4 seconds ago, giving itself a greater advantage in battle. Upon returning to the designated position, it will cause the space around the location to explode, damaging enemies. The skill consumes a minimum of 100 chakra points and has a 55-second cooldown.

This skill can be considered a life-saving skill.

Strictly speaking, this is also a skill that can kill enemies instantly, as long as you calculate the timing and your position well.

We can even develop some unconventional techniques.

Imagine using a Fate skill to teleport to a distant place to fight, and then instantly returning to your original position after a time-space break—it sounds incredibly cool.

This skill is much better than Izanagi.

Side Quest: Kill Shimura Danzo completely (1/1). Quest completed. Reward: Passive skill Dark Harvest.

Dark Harvest: Passive skill. After defeating a ninja, you will gain a portion of power from the enemy, increasing your health by 10 points, chakra by 10 points, and natural energy by 10 points each time.

Uehara Naraku suddenly felt that Shimura Danzo was a good person.

Now that he has Dark Harvest, what other skills does he need?

As long as he defeats enough people, his power will grow rapidly. Who in the entire ninja world will be his match? The opportunity to become stronger has arrived!

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but turn to his most intelligent subordinate: "Kabuto, do you think it's reliable for me to launch a Fourth Shinobi World War and declare war on the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"

"...Why would Lord Naraku think that way?"

Kabuto's expression changed instantly. He subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained softly, "Even if you can mobilize Akatsuki's power, conquering a small country would be a piece of cake. But destroying a large country is not as simple as you imagine, let alone five large ninja villages..."

After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi added, "However, I will continue to work with Lord Orochimaru to improve and research the Impure World Reincarnation technique as soon as possible. As long as we have a large enough army of Impure World Reincarnated, we will have the power to contend with the Five Great Nations!"

"..."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Yakushi Kabuto speechlessly.

He really just said it casually, how did Kabuto take it seriously?

Wait, it seems that Kabuto Yakushi was one of the main culprits in the Fourth Shinobi World War!

Uehara Naraku shook his head, sighed, and said, "Alright, I'll be patient for a while longer, but you'll have to work even harder!"

"Yes, sir."

Kabuto Yakushi respectfully agreed, but then asked, "I'd like to know why you want to start a ninja world war, sir?"

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow, intending to come up with an excuse: "Wait a minute, let me think of a reason... Never mind, I'll tell you when I've thought of one!"

Kabuto Yakushi: "..."

Damn it, my new boss is a complete lunatic!

However, as a responsible subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi couldn't embarrass his superior, so he chuckled and said, "Lord Naraku's aim is to destroy the old order and take the opportunity to resolve all the repressed conflicts and wars in the ninja world, is that right?"

This statement is correct.

To establish a new order, the five great ninja villages must be defeated.

"Yes, yes, that's fine."

Uehara Naraku nodded hastily, gave Yakushi Kabuto an approving look, and continued, "Alright, let's clean up this scene first. Use Fire Release ninjutsu to destroy this place, so that people will think that it was done by Uchiha Itachi or Uchiha Obito."

"Yes."

Kabuto Yakushi looked at Naraku Uehara with a look of agreement.

How could such a serious matter as killing Shimura Danzo not be properly handled?

Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha were undoubtedly the most motivated candidates.

If Sasuke Uchiha weren't so young, Kabuto Yakushi would have even thought it would have been more appropriate to make Sasuke take the blame, thus forcing him to defect.

Because of his inherent prejudice, Kabuto Yakushi believed that a genius ninja like Sasuke Uchiha was the most suitable candidate to join Akatsuki.

After Uehara Naraku and Yakushi Kabuto left the base, a huge ball of flame shot out from Uehara Naraku's hand, instantly detonating the Root organization's base!

There are very few ninjas in the entire ninja world who are proficient in fire-style ninjutsu.

Since Madara Uchiha's death, the Sarutobi clan and the Uchiha clan have been competing for the title of the strongest Fire Release ninja.

It's impossible for anyone from the Sarutobi clan to have killed Shimura Danzo, so it could only have been a member of the Uchiha clan.

Uehara Naraku waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's leave here first. Someone will be investigating soon. Hopefully, it won't affect tomorrow's plans."

"Definitely not."

Kabuto Yakushi was very confident about this. He explained in a low voice, "If it were the Third Hokage who died tonight, the Chunin Exams might be postponed; but since it's Danzo Shimura who died, not many people in Konoha know about the leader of the Root organization."

This is another downside of hiding one's identity.

Danzo Shimura is hardly remembered by anyone. No one in Konoha knows what achievements he has made, so how could he possibly become Hokage?

"While you're at it, please prepare a copy of the covenant for me and hand it in during tomorrow's exam."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Yakushi Kabuto and continued softly, "The content of the alliance treaty is the alliance treaty between Konoha and Amegakure, including Konoha's support for Hanzo of the Salamander to become the Rainkage, and support for the Land of Rain to annex the Land of Grass..."

After speaking for a while, Uehara Naraku patted his forehead in annoyance and said, "Just write whatever you think is best. Write something that benefits the Land of Rain, but don't go too far... For the signature, just write Shimura Danzo!"

"I understand what you mean."

Kabuto nodded seriously. This was to make Danzo Shimura take the blame again. Wouldn't that mean that Naraku Tomorrow would also personally participate in the Konoha Crush plan?

"Alright, that's enough for tonight!"

Uehara Naraku quietly activated his Destiny skill and was about to return to his inn room when he saw Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno's images wandering around Konoha. His expression changed drastically!

Damn it, is there something wrong with Sakura Haruno?

How many times has this happened?

Why do I always ruin his plans?

Will this little girl ruin his plans again?

Uehara Naraku returned to his residence with a gloomy face. Even if it was just to get revenge on Haruno Sakura, he was going to take Uchiha Sasuke away after the Chunin Exams!

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