Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 147 The Way of a Man! (Third update delivered!)

The moment Kakashi Hatake clashed with Naraku Uehara, he immediately spotted Naraku's weakness: "This guy's swordsmanship is terrible... This is an opportunity!"

Kakashi Hatake brandished his kunai, intending to take advantage of the opening in Uehara's sword swing and try to subdue Uehara Naraku in one move.

However, Uehara Naraku suddenly slammed his purple broadsword into the ground, his hands rapidly forming hand seals to release a defensive barrier: "Secret Technique! Soul Protection!"

This barrier directly protected Uehara Naraku.

Even though Kakashi and Might Guy tried desperately to attack, they were blocked outside the barrier and could only helplessly watch Uehara continue to form hand seals inside the barrier.

Two seconds later, the barrier collapsed.

Two seconds later, Uehara Naraku completed the hand seals.

"Thunder Release: Wan Lei Tian Lao Yin!"

With a chilling shout, a storm of thunderclouds formed above Uehara Naraku's head, with streaks of lightning flashing within, attacking Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy!

Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy are even faster!

Compared to the other ninjas Uehara encountered, their fighting instincts allowed them to easily dodge the first lightning strike.

Kakashi Hatake was even a little confused.

What's going on with Uehara Naraku's Lightning Release ninjutsu? He doesn't remember forming hand seals like this for Lightning Release ninjutsu, does he?

As a ninja who had personally witnessed Uehara Naraku's Lightning Release ninjutsu, Kakashi clearly remembered those messy hand seals.

Unfortunately, there was no time to think about that now. Kakashi Hatake hurriedly instructed Might Guy on how to defend against such a rapid-fire Lightning Release attack: "Guy, don't stay in one place for more than 0.5 seconds!"

"clear!"

Matt Kay nodded quickly.

Many ninjas, caught off guard and careless, would dodge the first lightning attack only to be struck by the second. Once hit by one lightning bolt, they would have no chance to escape the countless remaining ones.

Therefore, every lightning strike must be avoided!

Soon, Uehara Naraku's Lightning Release: Heavenly Prison Pull, which he released using only a few hundred points of chakra, came to an end. He had only intended to use it to test Kakashi and Might Guy.

"A prelude to power!"

Taking advantage of his rapid movement, Might Guy smashed a patch of concrete and launched a flying kick at Uehara Naraku!

Uehara Naraku raised his arms in front of him, activating his spiked defense mode, and an orange-yellow mesh-like defensive shield appeared around him.

Clearly, this is the most suitable technique when facing a taijutsu ninja.

However, the next moment, Might Guy suddenly turned around and brushed past Uehara Naraku, forcibly interrupting his own attack.

Might Guy landed on the ground, his voice deep and serious. "I've been watching your fight with Lee the whole time. This move will deflect our physical attacks, right?"

"Um?"

Uehara Naraku's expression changed, and he suddenly turned to look at Hatake Kakashi on the other side. Under the cover of Might Guy's feint attack, Kakashi had already completed the hand seals!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A ball of blazing fire hurtled towards Uehara. Especially since Kakashi was very close to Uehara Naraku, the fireball was almost impossible to dodge, and he didn't even have time to form hand seals to defend himself.

Uehara Naraku gritted his teeth, clenched his fists tightly, and whispered, "Water Release: Roar of the Raging Waves!"

Huge waves surged into the sky!

In the blink of an eye, the Great Fireball Technique was submerged by the waves!

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

The wave had plenty of power to crash down on Kakashi Hatake, but it was blocked by the Earth Flow Wall technique he had prepared in advance.

A layer of sweat slowly seeped from Kakashi Hatake's nose as he couldn't help but feel a little alarmed. "The last time I encountered Uehara, he could unleash a powerful Water Release ninjutsu using only his eyes... Now he can do it with just one hand seal?"

Fortunately, he still had teammates.

After Uehara Naraku and Hatake Kakashi finished their ninjutsu duel, Might Guy's taijutsu attack came!

When Might Guy's taijutsu fails to work, Kakashi Hatake will use Might Guy's cover to unleash ninjutsu.

Their teamwork was seamless.

"Then there's nothing we can do."

Uehara Naraku suddenly raised his palm, quickly formed a hand seal, looked at Might Guy, and whispered, "Distort Space!"

Five strangely shaped pillars rose from the ground!

A spatial cage quickly formed around Might Guy, relying on five pillars, binding him inside and rendering him unable to move!

The time limit for this cage was set to 20 seconds by Uehara Naraku.

This is enough time for him to defeat Kakashi first!

Uehara Naraku then used Shunpo to appear behind Kakashi and was about to punch him!

Click...

A rock was broken into pieces.

Kakashi Hatake even has a Substitution Jutsu ready at any time.

Uehara Naraku's figure flickered and reappeared behind Kakashi. Just as he was about to launch another attack, Hatake Kakashi turned around, grabbed a kunai, and stabbed him!

Uehara Naraku did not want to activate the invincible defense kunai of the Holy Judgment Moment, because he wanted to save his invincible skill to fight against Might Guy in his sixth, seventh, or even eighth gate state.

Blood splattered all over Uehara's body!

However, he has a strong ability to recover, so this injury is nothing to worry about.

Just as Kakashi Hatake thought he had succeeded, Naraku Uehara grabbed his hair and delivered a knee strike to his face!

Stab it!

A bolt of lightning entered Uehara Naraku's body.

At some point, Kakashi Hatake somehow managed to create a lightning clone. These ninja geniuses are always so insidious when using various clones, and this time, Uehara Naraku was caught off guard and suffered a bit of a loss.

"You genius ninjas always have some weird and wonderful tactics."

Uehara Naraku frowned, inexplicably thinking that Uchiha Itachi had tricked Uchiha Obito, but now it was his turn to be tricked by Kakashi.

Can this be tolerated?

Uehara Naraku quickly clasped his hands together and formed a hand seal. A small hurricane appeared beside him, and the hurricane began to expand in an instant, covering the entire platform in a flash!

"Wind Release: Howling Hurricane!"

This is not enough!

Uehara Naraku suddenly spread his hands, and a wave rolled out from beneath his feet, the surging waves flowing into the hurricane.

The hurricane, accompanied by waves, instantly sucked Kakashi Hatake in!

The hurricane wave moved along a straight line across the stadium, instantly destroying a large number of buildings below and completely annihilating everything in its path!

As Uehara Naraku watched Kakashi Hatake's figure drift back and forth in the hurricane waves, seemingly powerless to resist, he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the next moment, Kakashi Hatake removed the Sharingan from under his mask, and the three tomoe on it spun wildly, transforming into a Mangekyou Sharingan. He slowly sucked the hurricane waves into a mysterious space!

"Kakashi, you're really persistent..."

Uehara Naraku sighed. Kakashi Hatake always manages to surprise his enemies when they're on the verge of their limits.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Kakashi Hatake landed on the ground, panting heavily. He had almost exhausted his chakra in order to prevent the hurricane waves from destroying the arena.

He even used the Sharingan's abilities, which is quite rare for him.

This brings us to the point that when Kakashi Hatake encountered the Uehara version of Obito Uchiha, he casually mentioned something about the Sharingan. Kakashi obediently studied it and finally unlocked the ability to absorb Sharingan.

"I'm almost out of chakra..."

Kakashi Hatake knelt on one knee, leaning forward as he looked at Naraku Uehara, who still seemed full of energy.

At times like these, Kakashi would envy the enemy's chakra.

Cards shot towards Kakashi one after another!

"Kamui!"

Kakashi Hatake pushed his chakra to the limit, attempting to absorb the cards that were being shot at him.

"Kakashi, are you ever going to stop?"

However, at that moment, Uehara Naraku appeared with Shunpo and punched Kakashi on the head, knocking him unconscious to the ground.

Side Quest: Defeat Kakashi Hatake (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: One hidden legacy quest.

Hidden Legacy Quest: An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; seizing power is nothing more than this. State a correct name.

Kakashi Hatake truly lives up to his reputation as the teacher of Team 7; his reward is indeed quite generous.

It's this terrible dialogue...

Uehara Naraku frowned and said coldly, "Gusu Murong Fu... never mind, Silas the Liberator."

mission completed.

The legacy of heroes begins.

Energy Chains: A new chakra weapon that consumes 3 chakra points per second while in existence. Whenever Energy Chains are used to connect with or bind an enemy, the user can absorb the enemy's chakra for their own use.

The Way of Man: Extend an energy-filled chain towards an enemy, steal the enemy's ultimate ninjutsu for your own use. Use this ultimate ninjutsu once without consuming any resources. Skill cooldown time: 40 seconds.

I made a profit!

Although the attack method of Hero Inheritance resulted in two fewer skills, these two skills are undoubtedly very powerful.

The Energy Chains can steal an enemy's chakra, the Way of Man can steal an enemy's ultimate ninjutsu, and can even be used once without any cost.

Uehara Naraku's gaze slowly shifted to Might Guy. He waved his hand, dispelling the distorted space cage, and said with some excitement, "Next up is Might Guy!"

"Lord Kitahara Naraku, could you please release Kakashi?"

Might Guy pointed at the unconscious Kakashi Hatake beside Uehara Naraku and said in a deep voice, "In that case, our battle could very well affect him..."

Naraku Uehara: "..."

Is it because his image as a good person is too deeply ingrained?

How come even Matt Kai thinks he's easy to talk to?

Uehara Naraku sighed and kicked Hatake Kakashi towards Might Guy: "Sorry, Guy, I had no choice..."

"Yes, I understand."

Might Guy handed Kakashi Hatake over to an ANBU member before turning to Naraku Uehara and saying, "Ever since hearing Lee, Tenten, and Neji's evaluation of you, I've really wanted to fight you, but I never imagined it would be under these circumstances..."

"I hadn't thought about it either."

Uehara Naraku's face showed some sadness.

Matt Kai clenched his fist tightly and said in a deep voice, "We need to know why we fight, and at least I want to know your intentions..."

"All I want is for Konoha to agree to all the terms in that alliance agreement!"

Uehara Naraku's expression was unusually firm, as if he would do anything for the benefit of Amegakure.

"Then there's nothing we can do..."

Might Guy shook his head, his foot suddenly slamming down and shattering the stone slab. His voice was serious as he said, "Then please instruct me on what to do next. This is my secret technique, the one I intend to use to defeat Kakashi… Eight Inner Gates, Seventh Gate, Gate of Shock – Open!"

Might Guy opened the seventh gate immediately!

The surging blue chakra instantly triggered a wave of energy!

How strong is Might Guy in his seventh gate form? He could easily defeat Kisame Hoshigaki!

Uehara Naraku's lips twitched involuntarily: "That's the technique you used to defeat Hatake Kakashi... Are you trying to kill him?!"

(End of this chapter)