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Chapter 163 Obito, are you going to help Uehara? (Please subscribe!)

Flames shot into the sky.

Uehara Naraku stood atop the flames, casually pulling out a ring and putting it on his finger. After channeling chakra into the ring, he murmured, "My mission here is complete. From now on, there will be no more Kusagakure."

"Then come back!"

Nagato's voice sounded somewhat relaxed as he whispered, "When you come back, Konan and I have a surprise for you."

"Hehe...surprise..."

Uehara Naraku chuckled coldly and whispered into the ring, "I discovered they're colluding with Orochimaru in Kusagakure. I want to see if I can find any trace of Orochimaru again. My chakra is almost depleted; let's talk again when we get back!"

What is a surprise?

Do Nagato and Konan even know what a surprise is?

Based on his understanding of Nagato and Konan, he might not only succeed as the leader of Amegakure but also as the leader of Akatsuki after returning.

Now that he's finally come out, he's actually busy plotting between Orochimaru, Black Zetsu, and Obito Uchiha. Isn't that fun?

Chakra Energy: 27585 (Not within the standard range in normal state)

Natural Energy: 27585 (Normal state, not within the standard range)

Life energy recovery: 9/second (normal state)

Chakra recovery: 6/second (normal state)

Natural energy regeneration: 6/second (normal state)

Skill cooldown: 60%

Remaining Gold Coins: 4830

Although his strength and chakra have become stronger, his basic recovery seems to be somewhat inadequate. At the current rate, it would take Uehara Naraku at least an hour to slowly recover his chakra.

"My ultimate technique! Mist Formation!"

A mist instantly enveloped Uehara's surroundings, allowing Uehara Naraku's chakra to recover rapidly.

Uehara Naraku quietly activated his Destiny skill, watching Orochimaru's movements on it, a smirk playing on his lips: "Orochimaru's speed is really fast. Well then, get ready to receive the good news I have for you!"

Inside the Hidden Sound Village.

After Orochimaru returned, he immediately announced some good news to Kabuto: "Kabuto, I've reached an agreement with Kusagakure. We can manufacture some weapons in exchange for the resources and money we need."

"..."

Kabuto Yakushi's expression was not very good.

If Kabuto Yakushi's time calculations were accurate, Uehara Naraku would probably have already arrived at Kusagakure, and that ninja village would likely be gone by then.

Orochimaru-sama is truly pitiful!

He had just finalized a big deal, but before the transaction could even be completed, his client was completely destroyed by Uehara Naraku.

Kabuto sighed inwardly, not directly answering Orochimaru's question. Instead, he led Orochimaru to the lab table, changing the subject of Kusagakure: "Lord Orochimaru, come and see what this is..."

"This is?

"White Zetsu".

Kabuto slowly raised his head, looked directly at Orochimaru, and said in a deep voice, "A person named Black Zetsu suddenly sent me a White Zetsu and asked me to use this live White Zetsu to conduct a Hashirama cell transplantation experiment."

I fought it once, but I couldn't do anything to it.

That Black Zetsu seemed to know what kind of experiment we were conducting. It invited us to come here to kill Obito Uchiha and gave me a map, telling me that many White Zetsu were hidden here for our use.

Kabuto pointed to the White Zetsu corpse on the lab table and said in a low voice, "So I could only conduct a Hashirama cell transplantation experiment ahead of schedule at its invitation..."

"And the result?"

Orochimaru looked somewhat anxious, but when he saw the wooden splinter on the lab table, a cold, ruthless smile suddenly appeared in his snake-like eyes: "It seems the experiment was a success, right?"

"That's right."

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, unbuttoned his sleeve revealing a sharp wooden splinter, and muttered, "Wood Release's regenerative abilities are incredibly powerful, and its ninjutsu is also extremely bizarre and terrifying..."

"Hehehehehe..."

Orochimaru's smile was unusually wide: "Having just awakened Wood Release, you already possess combat power comparable to yours? It seems our research was correct... It's a pity we lost a living White Zetsu."

"That Black Zetsu has already given us information."

Kabuto slowly pulled out a rough map and a detailed map. The former was left to him by Uehara Naraku, and the latter was a map that Kabuto had redrawn. This was probably the rigor of a scientist.

Kabuto placed two maps on the table and whispered, "This is the location where Black Zetsu invited Lord Orochimaru to assassinate Obito Uchiha. If we can deal with Obito Uchiha, we should be able to get information about White Zetsu."

After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi added, "However, I can't tell if there's some kind of conspiracy involved. After all, we don't know who Black Zetsu is, whether he wants to cooperate or take the opportunity to ambush you... After all, the location here is somewhat hidden."

Orochimaru immediately laughed and said, "Kabuto, how many people in the entire ninja world can still defeat me?"

"Nobody's here."

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses and chimed in, "Ever since the Konoha Crush ended, every powerful ninja in the ninja world should know that Lord Orochimaru perfected the Impure World Reincarnation technique. The existence of the First and Second Hokage alone is enough to place Orochimaru's combat power at the pinnacle of the ninja world."

"Right now, I could even attack the Land of Rain, kill Pain of Akatsuki, and steal his Rinnegan! We'll see what happens when we go to this location!"

Orochimaru licked his lips and chuckled, "Even if someone wants to cooperate with me to kill Obito Uchiha, I also want to ambush him and steal his Mangekyou Sharingan! Plus, they have White Zetsu there, something we absolutely need..."

"clear."

Kabuto nodded solemnly: "However, Obito Uchiha's abilities are too bizarre. Perhaps we could reveal this to Black Zetsu, on one hand trying to obtain information about Black Zetsu from Obito, and on the other hand finding an opportunity to assassinate him!"

"Heh, maybe I've guessed who Black Zetsu is."

Orochimaru touched his arm, thinking of Zetsu from the Akatsuki, and chuckled softly, "But this suggestion is good. Only space-time ninjutsu can effectively counter space-time ninjutsu."

The allure of White Zetsu was immense for Orochimaru, as both the Impure World Reincarnation and the Undead Reincarnation required the use of White Zetsu.

After learning the location of White Zetsu, Orochimaru could no longer contain himself and planned to go to the marked location on the map with Kabuto Yakushi.

Although Obito Uchiha's abilities were strange, Orochimaru had some forbidden techniques at his disposal, and with the First and Second Hokage by his side, he wasn't intimidated at all.

White Zetsu are creatures related to immortality and science, and Orochimaru would risk his life to obtain them!

Anyway, he has many lives.

Orochimaru and Kabuto didn't need to make many preparations. They only brought two coffins that sealed the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, and went directly to the marked location on the map.

The White Zetsu's base.

Obito Uchiha still lives in seclusion here.

Aside from occasionally visiting Rin Nohara on the anniversary of her death, Obito Uchiha didn't bother with those troubles; all he had to do was wait.

Simply wait.

Obito Uchiha will leave this place when the Eye of the Moon Project begins capturing the Tailed Beasts, and will try to cooperate with Black Zetsu to help the Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts.

Obito Uchiha was flipping through a scroll in his hand. Beside him was a flowerpot with a thorn planted inside, and atop the thorn was a blooming white flower.

How could there be white flowers in a base buried deep underground?

This was something Obito Uchiha casually raised while training in Wood Release ninjutsu. It has to be said that his years of seclusion were not without benefits, as it made Obito Uchiha even stronger.

"Obito, there's a problem."

A white zeolite darted into Obito Uchiha's room and whispered, "We just sensed two streams of chakra approaching, one of them is Orochimaru!"

"Um?"

Obito Uchiha slowly raised his head and asked curiously, "How did he find this place? Are you sure he didn't just pass through here?"

"No, because his direction is our base."

White Zetsu immediately shook his head, because there were still many White Zetsu sleeping below and had not been awakened. The only combat force visible in this base was Uchiha Obito.

Obito Uchiha raised an eyebrow and slowly put down the scroll: "It's alright, I'll take care of him, but you guys go and find out why Orochimaru discovered our base."

Just as Obito Uchiha was about to get up and leave the base to fight, another White Zetsu darted in: "Wait, someone else just brought in intelligence. It seems like Orochimaru is being followed by someone, it looks like that brat Uehara Naraku!"

"Uehara Naraku?"

A complex expression suddenly appeared on Obito Uchiha's face.

Back then, because he wanted to kill Uehara Naraku, he was expelled from the Akatsuki organization by Nagato and Konan, and even Black Zetsu couldn't tolerate his brainlessness.

Later, I heard that Uehara Naraku often praised him and repeatedly said that he had forgiven Obito for murdering him back then, for the sake of the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Judging from Uehara Naraku's various actions, this kid seems to be easily persuaded, and judging from his performance, he doesn't seem to have any opinions of his own.

Therefore, Obito Uchiha didn't harbor any hatred towards Naraku Uehara.

Of course, Obito Uchiha also disliked Naraku Uehara because he thought Naraku Uehara was just a brainless, incredibly lucky idiot.

Okay, even if he has a little bit of cleverness and ninjutsu talent.

After all, even Black Zetsu had praised Uehara Naraku's talent many times. You know, a little guy with no bloodline limit or secret techniques actually had the strength to kill a village's Kage!

Moreover, when he killed the Fourth Kazekage that year, Uehara Naraku was only twelve years old; now he is sixteen years old, yet he dares to brazenly assassinate the Third Hokage, and he even succeeded!

These things didn't matter to Obito Uchiha.

He can do it if he's willing to.

After all, the Fourth Kazekage was always a useless piece of trash, and the Third Hokage was already old. Moreover, it is said that after Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fought fiercely, Uehara Naraku got the short end of the stick.

Obito Uchiha suddenly turned his head and said, "That brat Uehara Naraku is one of ours, right? Why is he tracking Orochimaru?"

"He is indeed one of ours."

One of the White Zetsu thought for a moment and replied seriously, "Could it be an Akatsuki mission? After all, Orochimaru is a traitor to Akatsuki!"

"That's certainly possible."

The other White Zetsu nodded and chimed in, "It must have been after the Chunin Exams in Konoha that Uehara Naraku discovered Orochimaru's whereabouts and began secretly tracking him."

"Orochimaru is not easy to deal with now."

The first White Zetsu shook its head and said in a deep voice, "I heard that Orochimaru has completed the Impure World Reincarnation technique and resurrected the First and Second Hokage. I guess that's why Uehara didn't dare to make a move?"

"That…"

The two White Zetsu turned to look at Obito Uchiha: "Obito, will you go help him?"

"They just happen to be in this area."

Obito Uchiha sighed softly and slowly put on a light black coat.

Obito Uchiha straightened his clothes, sighed, and said, "Then I'll help him this once! After all, he's been explaining things to Nagato and Konan for me, and I haven't seen this lucky brat in a long time..."

Above ground.

Uehara Naraku did not hide his whereabouts.

Uehara Naraku not only deliberately let the White Zetsu discover him, but even greeted one of the White Zetsu that appeared in the room in a friendly manner, as if they were old friends.

"Where is this place?"

Uehara Naraku, looking completely lost, asked softly, "Why did Orochimaru come to this place?"

After pondering for a moment, the white zealot decided to foolishly speak up: "This is our secret base! Obito Uchiha is here too. Do you want to see him? He almost killed you before, do you still hate him?"

"At first, I was scared and I hated him."

Uehara Naraku smiled and shook his head, continuing, "But Senior Zetsu mentioned that we are now working together for the Eye of the Moon Peace Plan. Even if he kills me, it doesn't matter, as long as the Eye of the Moon can succeed."

"..."

The white Zetsu paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "You're such a good person, unlike Obito, who's so petty."

Actually, this White Zetsu wanted to say that Uehara Naraku was really stupid.

Obito Uchiha only wanted to kill Naraku Uehara for his own selfish desires. What does it matter if his identity is exposed? As long as the Rinnegan is still there, the Eye of the Moon Plan will not have any problems.

Just then, another White Zetsu darted up and patted Uehara Naraku on the shoulder, saying, "Obito wants to see you. He seems to want to help you..."

"Yeah?"

Uehara Naraku's eyes lit up with surprise. He looked at the White Zetsu from before and chuckled, "Actually, Obito-senpai isn't like that at all. He's still a very kind person, just like when he was codenamed Tobi in Akatsuki!"

"..."

The two white Zetsu were at a loss for words.

Is this Uehara Naraku in front of me an idiot?

Oh well, as long as they're happy.

Humans are indeed far too foolish.

Inside the underground base.

When Uehara Naraku entered, Uchiha Obito was picking through his weapons on the wall. He hadn't fought in a long time, so he planned to take this opportunity to test his strength.

Uehara Naraku greeted him with a smile: "Obito-senpai, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to have been living here all this time."

"Are you here?"

Obito Uchiha frowned, then took down a fan from the wall and shouted, "You're chasing Orochimaru, aren't you? He just happened to come to my territory, so I'll go out and kill him for you!"

"Thank you very much, senior."

Uehara Naraku nodded hastily, letting out a weak sigh of relief: "Orochimaru resurrected the First and Second Hokage using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and I really can't do anything about it."

"rest assured."

Obito Uchiha's lips curled into a confident smile: "In this world, no one can defeat the power of the Sharingan."

"..."

Looking at the confident Uchiha Obito, Uehara Naraku was at a loss for words. "Isn't the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, whom Orochimaru resurrected with Edo Tensei, the one who once utterly crushed your Uchiha clan?"

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