Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 167 Orochimaru, you're wasting your talent by not being an actor!

Orochimaru has lived for over fifty years.

Over the years, he has endured a lot of humiliation.

Orochimaru once considered the most humiliating moment to be when they were given the title of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha by Hanzo of the Salamander. However, compared to that little bastard Uehara Naraku, Hanzo of the Salamander was far too mild.

However, since he had already made his choice, all the humiliation he suffered was insignificant now. Orochimaru would simply consider him a child who was ignorant and needed discipline...

endure.

You must be patient.

Orochimaru slowly extended his palm toward Kabuto Yakushi, allowing Kabuto to tear off a piece of his clothing to use as material for making the scroll.

"You owe me a total of three ninjutsu and two contracts."

Uehara Naraku watched Orochimaru slowly making a blank scroll and said softly, "These five forbidden techniques are clearly the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, the Undead Reincarnation Technique, the Rashomon Summoning Contract, the Orochi Technique, and the Ryuchi Cave Summoning Contract."

"Wait, Naraku-kun."

Orochimaru stopped abruptly, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant: "I remember promising you only the Impure World Reincarnation and the Undying Reincarnation, right?"

"Wow, you remember that really well!"

Uehara Naraku squatted down in front of Orochimaru and chuckled, "Then why didn't you give it to me? Orochimaru, you're Tsunade's friend, didn't you hear from her that you have to pay interest on debts you don't repay?"

Orochimaru slowly began, "Shouldn't our relationship be considered a gift? Besides, I can't possibly make the summoning contract scroll you want..."

These spells and psychic contracts are basically all he has.

If all these techniques were given to Uehara Naraku, wouldn't that mean that all of his combat weaknesses would be controlled by Uehara Naraku?

Is there any chance for him to make a comeback?

Are we supposed to wait another few decades for them to develop new, powerful forbidden techniques?

Even if one could choose to endure it, if that little bastard Uehara Naraku came to blackmail them with this secret every now and then, no one could stand it!

After returning, Orochimaru decided to find a way to place the Heavenly Curse Seal on more people; he absolutely could not accept blackmail like this anymore!

Furthermore, we must continue to research forbidden soul techniques and try every means to prevent Uehara Naraku from using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Orochimaru slowly said, "I can give you the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, the Undead Reincarnation Technique, and the Orochi Technique... As for the Summoning Contract, I am truly powerless to help you; I can only tell you how to obtain it."

Orochimaru agreed with surprising speed, even surprising Uehara Naraku.

These ninjutsu techniques are his signature skills, and he just gave them away so easily?

Surprised as I was, I still wanted the things.

"Can."

Uehara Naraku nodded, appearing very easy to talk to, and said gently, "Of course, I hope the difficulty of obtaining a summoning contract isn't too high, otherwise, I might turn on you at any time..."

"The summoning contract in Ryuchi Cave cannot be without difficulty; the scroll of the summoning contract is right next to the White Snake Sage."

Orochimaru shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Moreover, Ryuchi Cave is one of the three great holy lands of the ninja world. To obtain the Ryuchi Cave summoning contract, one must accept the test of the White Snake Sage."

Uehara Naraku stroked his chin and asked a question: "Do you think it will give me a summoning contract after I defeat the White Snake Sage?"

"..."

Orochimaru was momentarily speechless, then replied irritably, "Back then, if you had asked to be its master, it wouldn't have objected!"

Damn it, that's wishful thinking!

They become so arrogant just because they have a little bit of strength!

Orochimaru, who prided himself on his strength, dared not rashly challenge the authority of the White Snake Sage, for that would mean making an enemy of a holy land!

Does Uehara Naraku even know what a Sage is? Does he know what a Sage means? Has he ever heard of Sage Chakra? Has he ever seen how powerful Sage Mode is?

Uehara Naraku nodded nonchalantly, looking completely naive: "Alright, just tell me the location of Ryuchi Cave. You're welcome to visit Ryuchi Cave sometime; maybe it'll become my place someday."

"OK."

Orochimaru smiled knowingly.

Orochimaru just loves these arrogant brats who think they're above everyone else, and then they challenge unpredictable enemies. He'll add something to the scroll later and send them straight to the underworld.

Orochimaru was unaware that Uehara Naraku actually intended to challenge the authority of Ryuchi Cave.

Of the three great sacred sites of sages in the ninja world, apart from Mount Myōboku, the others have always been a mystery to the ninja world. In fact, several of his side quests involve exploring these sacred sites.

"As for Rashomon's psychic contract..."

Orochimaru frowned immediately and slowly explained, "This contract scroll should be in the Forbidden Technique Room of Konoha. It was left behind by the First Hokage. If you want to get it, you can only go to Konoha."

Uehara Naraku stared at Orochimaru, a slow smile spreading across his face: "I don't care about any of that, I only care about what you want. Since you know the place, then get it back for me."

"..."

Orochimaru looked at Uehara Naraku with some confusion: "With your strength, retrieving the summoning contract scroll from Konoha shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I don't know the way!"

Uehara Naraku shrugged as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Although there are many forbidden techniques in Konoha's forbidden technique room, there is no doubt that all of them have flaws. Even powerful techniques like the Impure World Reincarnation and the Corpse Reincarnation were perfected by Orochimaru little by little.

Uehara Naraku was not curious.

He didn't particularly like those messy forbidden techniques either.

No matter how powerful forbidden techniques are, can they possibly be more powerful than his skills?

"Okay, I'll figure out a way to get it for you!"

Orochimaru gritted his teeth, remembering Tsunade, the newly appointed Fifth Hokage of Konoha, who was an old friend of his.

Since taking power, Tsunade, his old friend, has been targeting him with a specific purpose, sending people to investigate Otogakure and making it seem like she could attack at any moment.

Furthermore, given Tsunade's considerable strength, retrieving the summoning contract scroll from Konoha, which is under her protection, will not be an easy task!

After seeing Orochimaru agree, Uehara Naraku made an even more outrageous request: "By the way, Orochimaru, I heard that Konoha has a Book of Sealing Techniques, in which the Hokage of each generation write their ninjutsu. Would you like to...?"

"Don't go too far."

Orochimaru clenched his fingers and said in a deep voice, "The difficulty of stealing the Book of Seals is roughly equivalent to the difficulty of destroying Konoha. In fact, that book is the foundation of Konoha's strength, not some laughable Will of Fire."

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, developed countless ninjutsu, while the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was known as the Professor of Ninjutsu and the Doctor of Ninjutsu. The contributions, additions, and improvements made by these two Hokage to the Book of Sealing gave Konoha a vast reserve of ninjutsu.

Every ninja who sees the Book of Sealing can find the ninjutsu they are good at, and powerful ninjutsu is the fastest way to change the combat power of an ordinary ninja.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Book of Seals that Konoha has been able to stand firm.

"Alright."

Uehara Naraku blinked and slowly nodded: "When you go to retrieve the summoning contract scroll, I'll go with you and protect you."

"Hmph, go ahead and try to die!"

Orochimaru gave a cold snort, clearly seeing through Uehara Naraku's thoughts.

This brat really doesn't know his place. Konoha is very different when Tsunade is in power compared to when Hiruzen Sarutobi is in power. But it doesn't matter. This impetuous brat won't live much longer!

Uehara Naraku didn't care.

I'll have to steal this sealed book, no doubt.

When Uehara Naruto landed in Konoha before, he couldn't find the location of the Book of Seals. Besides, the Hokage Building was heavily guarded, so it was impossible to do anything tampering with it.

Since Orochimaru is going to steal something from the forbidden jutsu room, we can just sell him out and search carefully for the location of the Book of Seals... Anyway, whether we get it or not, we'll definitely put the blame on Orochimaru!

Orochimaru, of course, had no idea that Uehara Naraku was so shameless. He removed his blood-stained fingers and handed the scrolls to Uehara Naraku one by one: "Alright, these are the three forbidden techniques you requested. I hope you will never appear before me again..."

"Mmm..."

Uehara Naraku nodded perfunctorily as he put away the three reels, waiting for the system's response.

The system did not disappoint him.

After Uehara Naraku obtained the scroll, he immediately gave him a hint.

Side Quest: Obtain the Twin Snakes Mutual Destruction Technique (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: 100 Gold Coins.

Side Quest: Obtain the Inner Four Symbols Sealing Technique (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: 300 Gold Coins.

Side Quest: Obtain the Death Seal Technique (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Soul Lock Warden Thresh (Spirit Contract).

Summoning Contract: Summons Thresh, the Chain Warden, consuming 3000 chakra.

very good.

As expected of Orochimaru.

As expected, there was no counterfeiting on the reel.

These are all genuine forbidden techniques, but without a doubt, none of them are what Uehara Naraku wants.

That alone would have been fine...

What's even more ridiculous is that every single one of them is a suicide skill!

In other words, no matter which forbidden technique Uehara Naraku wanted to experiment with, he could die!

The two snakes fought each other, ultimately perishing together with their opponent.

The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique, Danzo Shimura's signature ninjutsu, involves sealing everything directly with his own body, which is essentially self-destruction.

The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique goes without saying; if you dare to use it, the Grim Reaper will come out to reap your soul.

Aside from Orochimaru, a ninja who can exploit the Shinigami bug, anyone else who dares to use this jutsu is basically beyond saving even with Edo Tensei...

If we want to save them, we still have to rely on Orochimaru.

Damn it, that bastard Orochimaru really wants me dead!

Every forbidden technique is a death sentence!

"Come, come, Mr. Orochimaru."

Uehara Naraku, holding three scrolls, waved to Orochimaru in a friendly manner and said softly, "I don't recognize these. Could you explain them to me...?"

Orochimaru pointed to the first scroll depicting two snakes fighting each other and explained earnestly, "Naraku-kun, this is the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique. It allows one to transform into an eight-headed serpent and become immortal. It is a forbidden technique that I have always been proud of."

Uehara Naraku glanced at the serious Orochimaru and couldn't help but admire him in his heart, "Damn, what a talent! He can even make up something like this!"

"What about this one?"

"This is the technique of resurrection from the dead."

Orochimaru pointed to the second scroll of the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique and continued to explain with a serious expression: "Naraku-kun, the Reanimation Jutsu is also the foundation of my eternity. You need to write a curse mark on your body in advance, and then prepare a suitable container. After activating the curse mark with chakra, your body will disintegrate and your soul will enter the container."

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but glance at Orochimaru again, thinking that calling him a talent was an understatement; he was clearly a genius!

Orochimaru managed to make even such a ridiculous ninjutsu sound incredibly appealing, explaining the incantation of the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique in a very professional manner.

Uehara Naraku's smile deepened, his eyes slowly narrowing: "Looks like the last one is the Impure World Reincarnation?"

"good."

Orochimaru's expression immediately turned serious. Pointing to the Shinigami on the Reaper Death Seal, he explained in a deep voice, "This is the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. The user uses their own chakra to communicate with the Shinigami of the underworld, allowing the Shinigami to guide the dead back to the mortal world, thus reviving the dead."

Looking at Orochimaru's expression, Uehara Naraku couldn't help but applaud him. He never expected that Orochimaru could actually make sense of himself!

Under his explanation, the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique really did seem like the Impure World Reincarnation!

If someone who is uneducated comes along, they might actually believe it, since nobody knows how to use these forbidden techniques.

"Mmm..."

Uehara Naraku nodded with satisfaction, then handed the three scrolls to Yakushi Kabuto, chuckling, "Kabuto, check if anything's missing..."

Upon hearing Uehara Naraku's words, Orochimaru's smile faltered for a moment, but he looked at Yakushi Kabuto with trusting eyes.

Kabuto slowly examined the three scrolls, his expression gradually becoming somewhat surprised, because he had handled some of them before.

At least the two snakes fighting each other and the inner four-symbol seal are certain to kill each other!

After a while, Kabuto Yakushi, looking at Naraku Uehara's smile, slowly adjusted his glasses and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, I haven't been exposed to these forbidden techniques, but I believe Lord Orochimaru would never lie to you!"

Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction.

Uehara Naraku nodded, understanding Kabuto Yakushi's subtext: in this world, you can trust anyone, but you absolutely cannot trust Orochimaru!

What a pity!

In such a small place, three award-winning actors were putting on a spectacular performance.

Orochimaru looked at Uehara Naraku and chuckled, saying, "Naraku-kun, didn't you just kill Uchiha Obito? We happen to have the perfect materials for the Impure World Reincarnation sacrifice here. Why don't you try it out?"

Even now, Orochimaru is still putting on an act!

If Uehara Naraku were truly greedy and used the Reaper Death Seal as a substitute for the Impure World Reincarnation, that would be quite a sight to see…

Uehara Naraku tilted his head and looked at him, saying, "Orochimaru-san, can't you demonstrate?"

"..."

Orochimaru's smile remained unchanged as he continued, "Does Naraku-kun really want me to obtain another powerful Edo Tensei user? You must know that the resurrected dead are all controlled by the caster..."

"You always like to come up with new tricks for me..."

Uehara Naraku sighed, turned to look at the smiling Orochimaru, then at the serious-looking Yakushi Kabuto, and suddenly kicked them both away!

The next moment, Uehara Naraku appeared beside Orochimaru with a Shunpo, grabbed his throat, and waved the scroll with the words "Dead Demon Seal" in front of him!

"Come on, show me how the hell you manage to get the Grim Reaper to guide your soul!"

(End of this chapter)