Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 168 What's the point of talking about romance? Isn't it better to be the mastermind behind the scenes? (Third update delivered! Please subscribe!)

They've been found out.

Orochimaru's first thought was this.

This is a bit unreasonable. After all, these forbidden techniques have always been sealed in the forbidden technique room of Konoha, and no one has ever seen them. Uehara Naraku is just a small ninja from the Land of Rain. How did he manage to see through them?

Just as Orochimaru began to suspect Kabuto, Kabuto suddenly spoke up, "Lord Naraku, Lord Orochimaru has already taught you the forbidden technique. If you doubt us, you shouldn't have made this deal..."

"I had no doubts!"

Uehara Naraku looked at Orochimaru and chuckled, "I'm just having Mr. Orochimaru do some experiments for me, is there a problem?"

"never mind."

Orochimaru's pupils flashed with a ferocious glint before he slowly raised his head to look at Uehara Naraku: "However, there is a problem with the Impure World Reincarnation. Some powerful ninjas will exhibit even greater combat strength after being reincarnated, and my chakra cannot control them."

Uehara Naraku's expression froze for a moment, then he suddenly laughed and said, "It's alright, I can kill Kabuto right now and let you use the Impure World Reincarnation technique on him. You're still being stubborn, so show me!"

"I can do it myself!"

Kabuto glanced at Naraku Uehara, adjusted his glasses, and gripped his chakra scalpel, ready to slit his own throat at any moment.

"Stop, Kabuto!"

Orochimaru, his face extremely grim, stopped Kabuto Yakushi.

Since the scroll itself is fake, if he actually uses the hand seals of the Reaper Death Seal to perform the Impure World Reincarnation, he will eventually be exposed.

If Orochimaru chooses to turn against him at the last moment, he will have wasted Kabuto's life and lost a very talented medical ninja.

"Keep acting! Keep acting!"

Uehara Naraku chuckled and glanced at Orochimaru, continuing, "Didn't you tell me this was Impure World Reincarnation?"

As he spoke, Uehara Naraku's smile vanished instantly, and he slammed his fist into the ground beside Orochimaru, shattering it to pieces!

Uehara Naraku's face was as cold as ice, and he said in a chilling voice, "Orochimaru, the most important thing for a person is integrity! How can you stand in the ninja world without a sense of contract? You even lied to a young man like me, are you even human?!"

"..."

Orochimaru glanced at Uehara Naraku speechlessly.

How dare that little bastard say such a thing?

It was clearly that bastard Uehara Naraku who was trying to drive this old man to his death!

Orochimaru coldly looked at Uehara Naraku and said, "If you hadn't forcibly demanded my research results, I wouldn't have chosen to lie to you."

Uehara Naraku's expression froze for a second before he said in a deep voice, "I can kill you and stop your resurrection at any time!"

This sentence completely shut Orochimaru up.

After a moment, Orochimaru shook his head and said with some sadness, "Naraku-kun, a masterful ninjutsu is more important to a ninja than his life..."

Orochimaru's voice even trembled slightly at the end.

At this moment, Orochimaru seemed to feel a sense of helplessness, like an old man nearing the end of his life.

Uehara Naraku even wondered if he had been pushing Orochimaru too hard all along, and if he had gone a bit too far...

After a long while.

Uehara Naraku stretched out his hand, pulled Orochimaru to his feet, and brushed the dirt off him: "Alright, alright, it's just three forbidden techniques and two summoning scrolls, isn't it? Whether you're willing to hand them over to me or not, I can kill you anytime."

Orochimaru: "..."

Can't this guy even speak like a normal person?

But it sounds like things might still be turning around…

Just as Orochimaru was feeling a little relieved that he had spoken his mind and that it had softened Uehara Naraku's heart, Uehara Naraku continued, "However, if you give me the scroll now and behave well in the future, you can live and continue your research; if you don't give me the ninjutsu scroll, you will die now, and die a terrible death."

"..."

Orochimaru was completely speechless. Was Uehara Naraku, that little bastard, heartless?

It seems there's no point in talking anymore.

If a fight breaks out, there will be risks involved.

After all, Uehara Naraku had plenty of cards to play, and he could even summon Pain to fight alongside him, as well as a summoning beast that could kill Manda with a single punch.

Orochimaru sighed softly, looked at Kabuto Yakushi, and whispered, "Kabuto, prepare three more scrolls for me!"

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

The pharmacist looked helpless.

Orochimaru suddenly exerted force with his fingertip, cutting his finger again. One day, he would definitely avenge the humiliation he suffered today!

An hour later.

The three scrolls fell into the hands of Uehara Naraku.

Side Quest: Obtain the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique (1/1), quest completed, reward 100 gold coins.

Side Quest: Obtain the Reincarnation Technique (1/1), quest completed, reward 100 gold coins.

Side Quest: Obtain the Impure World Reincarnation Technique (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Child of Death.

Child of Death: Applies a death mark to the target, slowly harvesting the target's life energy until the target dies; after the target dies, enslaves the target's soul and body to continue fighting for 45 seconds. The skill consumes 100 chakra points and has a 60-second cooldown.

Orochimaru's own ninjutsu seems to be really unpopular, as the system only gave him the bare minimum reward.

As for Death Child, this skill seems a bit useless.

However, if the target's body and soul are enslaved, it may force the target to fight with all their might!

However, since Uehara Naraku already possesses the Impure World Reincarnation technique, this skill really seems to be useless!

Uehara Naraku casually drew out a White Zetsu, channeled his chakra into it, and awakened the White Zetsu.

Immediately afterwards, Uehara Naraku extracted Obito Uchiha's body and removed the Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan from Obito's body.

Clearly, what he's going to do is self-evident.

Orochimaru's eyes revealed a hint of envy. He liked to collect any powerful ninjas. Although Obito Uchiha didn't perform very well, no one could deny that he was an Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Oh, right."

Uehara Naraku turned to Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru-san, could you possibly provide me with a coffin? And perhaps a single pillar cell as well?"

"..."

Orochimaru's expression immediately turned even more unpleasant. What did Uehara Naraku take him for, always treating him like this, taking whatever he wanted from him?

Half a minute later.

After Orochimaru injected Hashirama's cells into the White Zetsu that Uehara Naraku revived, it immediately awakened Wood Release, a scene that filled Orochimaru with ecstasy!

Unfortunately, this White Zetsu who awakened Wood Release won't live much longer.

Orochimaru knew that Uehara Naraku intended to use this White Zetsu as a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation technique. He said with a hint of regret, "Isn't it a waste to use a Wood Release ninja as a sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation?"

"Only in this way can the power of the Edo Tensei be maximized!"

Uehara Naraku shook his head, slowly closed his palms, and continued softly, "If the power of an Edo Tensei user is too strong, it's easy to lose control. I don't care, of course, but Orochimaru-san, your strength..."

Orochimaru: "..."

This is indeed a problem that needs attention.

However, Uehara Naraku was clearly verbally attacking him personally. He gave him whatever he wanted, so why did he have to humiliate him like this?

"Ninja Art: Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"

Uehara Naraku's palm suddenly slammed down on the ground, and a string of incantations quickly formed and appeared on the ground. Uchiha Obito's body quickly turned into a cloud of ashes, which enveloped the body of the White Zetsu!

In the pure land of the underworld.

While Obito Uchiha's soul was still apologizing to the short girl Rin Nohara, his soul suddenly floated away and returned to the mortal world!

Moments later, Obito Uchiha was revived with the help of this White Zetsu!

However, his face still bore several cracks, which was somewhat different from the First and Second Hokage that Orochimaru had previously resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique…

Kabuto Yakushi softly voiced his question: "Is it that White Zetsu, as a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation, is still not qualified enough?"

"No, it's good enough."

A glint of fanaticism flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

Because the previous offerings were not up to standard, the First and Second Hokage could not unleash their full power; their strength was limited by the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

However, White Zetsu allows them to unleash enough power; if the power they can wield becomes too immense, cracks will appear on their faces.

These cracks demonstrate that their power was so immense that even the finest materials could not restore them to their peak condition!

Clearly, Obito Uchiha was no weakling.

After being resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, Obito Uchiha's expression was noticeably irritable, perhaps because he had never possessed the dual Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan; he still only had one Kamui Sharingan and one ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan.

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Obito Uchiha coldly surveyed everyone present, then clenched his fist tightly: "Bastards, how dare you use the Impure World Reincarnation to disrupt my reunion with Rin! You promised me!"

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow. This guy Obito Uchiha's will is so amazing that he has almost broken free from the shackles of the Impure World Reincarnation!

As expected of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki in history!

It's unbelievable that just by having a crush on a little girl, he could make his will so strong!

Uehara Naraku suddenly raised his finger, focusing on using his powerful chakra to control Uchiha Obito as he walked into the coffin, completely ignoring Obito's angry expression.

For an impure being to break free from control, they either need to be strong enough to break free of the restraints, or have a strong enough will to break free of the control.

However, all of these are predicated on the fact that the caster does not compete with the impure for control of the body.

If it were Orochimaru now, Obito Uchiha might have a great chance of breaking free of his restraints with his own will and strength, but unfortunately, it was Uehara Naraku who controlled him.

Uehara Naraku closed the coffin lid, plunging Uchiha Obito into a deep sleep. He patted the coffin and sighed, "Why are we even talking about romance? Wouldn't it be better to focus on being the mastermind behind the ninja world?"

(End of this chapter)