Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 178 I can both do Akatsuki's missions and attend the Alliance talks

Uehara Naraku didn't care about anything else. Under the guidance of Yakushi Kabuto, he searched for a bunch of snake-related ninjutsu researched by Orochimaru and threw them all into the exchange list during the limited-time exchange period.

Besides that, Kabuto the Pharmacist was also busy.

Kabuto also had Uehara Naraku dispose of a batch of experimental instruments that Orochimaru rarely used, which were intended for use in the biological science laboratory he planned to open in Amegakure.

This guy always likes to meddle his personal affairs into his boss's business.

Uehara Naraku didn't care, and even wanted to go further: "Why don't you say I take them all? Anyway, Orochimaru attacked Konoha again, and Tsunade will probably send people to besiege Otogakure soon!"

"..."

Kabuto glanced at Uehara Naraku speechlessly, then pushed up his glasses. He suspected that Uehara Naraku had been eyeing this base for a long time!

First, they plotted to steal the Rashomon summoning contract scroll and attacked Konoha with Orochimaru. Then, they framed Orochimaru during the attack. Now, they are using the pretext that Konoha will soon attack Orochimaru's base to empty it.

After all, Orochimaru has focused most of his energy on this base in recent years.

Some of the scientific experimental instruments here were made by Orochimaru himself. The ninja world couldn't buy suitable ones, and they couldn't even find anyone who could remake them.

"Alright, then I'll take them all."

After taking a large number of sealing scrolls and emptying Orochimaru's experimental base, Uehara Naraku waved goodbye to Yakushi Kabuto.

Before leaving, Uehara Naraku summoned Uchiha Obito and asked him to release the reanimated forms of Orochimaru, the First Hokage, and the Second Hokage.

"asshole!"

Orochimaru gritted his teeth, watching Uehara Naraku's retreating figure, and clenched his fist tightly: "Uehara Naraku, I haven't settled accounts with you yet!"

"Let's settle it all together next time!"

Uehara Naraku turned around, squinted at Orochimaru, gave him a friendly and kind smile, and then instantly disappeared from Orochimaru's sight.

"It's space-time ninjutsu again!"

Orochimaru frowned, his expression grim. "No wonder this guy always appears out of nowhere, coming and going as he pleases!"

"Lord Orochimaru..."

Kabuto helped Orochimaru up, looking somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Lord Naraku has completely emptied this experimental base."

Orochimaru then noticed that the secret base of Otogakure was completely empty, and a surge of anger welled up inside him; he could barely contain his rage again!

Unfortunately, he couldn't take his anger out on Kabuto.

After all, Kabuto Yakushi didn't have the strength to stop Naraku Uehara.

"I... never mind."

Orochimaru clenched his fist and then slowly relaxed it, saying in a deep voice, "This time, my presence in Konoha was exposed again. I reckon Tsunade will soon send people to besiege Otogakure. Since this base is doomed anyway, let's go to the northern base!"

Orochimaru had already foreseen the impending crisis.

In order to gather enough manpower to besiege Orochimaru, Konoha Village has decided to end its standoff with Iwagakure in the Land of Grass at any cost.

To avoid a Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade began to use political and diplomatic means to resolve the issue, and decided to initiate an alliance meeting.

Besides the Land of Wind and the Land of Water, the Land of Rain and the Land of Waterfall, two small countries adjacent to the Land of Earth, also received invitations from Tsunade.

The Fifth Hokage was even more cunning than her teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi. She used both threats and inducements. Tsunade was truly shameless, leaving these countries with no choice but to reluctantly agree to her demands.

Even the leader of Konoha, the strongest nation in the ninja world, has lost all shame. There's really no way to reason with people about this.

Inside Rain Hidden Village.

It was still pouring rain.

When Uehara Naraku returned to the village, Konan was looking through an invitation letter sent by a Konoha envoy, her face showing a mixture of emotions and hesitation.

When Konan heard Uehara's commotion and looked up, the hesitation on her face vanished, her eyebrows curved into a smile, and she chuckled, "Naraku, you've come back just in time."

"teacher?"

Uehara Naraku's expression was slightly puzzled. He was still a little unaccustomed to this, as it was the first time Konan hadn't been angry when he returned to the village.

Shouldn't we strike while the iron is hot?

Uehara Naraku deftly pulled out the Book of Sealing, smiled with narrowed eyes, and handed it to Konan: "Sensei, this is a gift I brought for you this time!"

Xiao Nan's smile gradually faded, leaving only a trace of doubt and confusion: "Whose corpse is this...?"

"no!"

Uehara Naraku patted the Book of Seals and explained softly, "This is the Book of Seals of Konoha. Didn't Orochimaru attack Konoha a few days ago? That guy must have gotten the Book of Seals around that time. I happened to infiltrate his base and found this."

"Hmm? You went to secretly follow Orochimaru again?"

Konan frowned immediately, and just as she was about to say a few words to Uehara Naraku, she subconsciously shut her mouth again.

After a moment, Konan's expression eased slightly, and she sighed softly, "Ever since Orochimaru mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique and attacked Konoha twice unscathed, his strength is different from before. Don't put yourself in danger easily."

"Um."

Uehara Naraku nodded obediently.

Konan slowly tiptoed and reached out her hand to help Uehara Naraku tidy his hair, continuing softly, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to become a full member of Akatsuki? Nagato and I have already agreed. There's a rather busy mission that needs manpower recently, but you must wear a hood when you go out on missions to hide your identity."

"Okay. What's the task?"

"Attack the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu in the Land of Grass."

Konan put down the scroll in her hand, took out another scroll, and said softly, "The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, has made a high-priced request to Akatsuki, asking our Akatsuki members to help them attack Konoha's Anbu and sabotage the alliance talks initiated by the Fifth Hokage."

This was the largest single order the Akatsuki had ever received.

However, this mission requires a lot of manpower. After all, launching a full-scale attack on Konoha's Anbu throughout the Land of Grass and driving all of Konoha's Anbu out of the Land of Grass within a day is not something a small team can easily accomplish.

Moreover, they also need to find ways to disrupt the alliance talks that consist of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, Mei Terumi, the high-ranking official and de facto ruler of Kirigakure, Chiyo, the advisor and elder of Sunagakure, and Shibuki, the leader of Takigakure.

The simplest solution would be for Akatsuki members to disperse to various locations to attack Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Chiyo's teams, killing or repelling them.

The risks are also much higher than in the past.

"Allied talks?"

After Uehara Naraku was finally happy to become a member of Akatsuki, he became a little curious, as he hadn't received any news recently.

"This was initiated by the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade."

Konan picked up the scroll that had been on the table and handed it to Uehara Naraku: "The location is the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Grass, and the time is two weeks from now. Konoha has also invited Amegakure to participate, and they want either you or Hanzo of the Salamander to participate, but you will be carrying out a mission for Akatsuki..."

Konan slowly raised her head to look at Uehara Naraku and said softly, "To be honest, I would be very willing to let you participate in this meeting. It would be a good opportunity for the ninja world to recognize you as the future leader of Amegakure. However, Nagato said that you should make the choice yourself..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku instinctively gripped the reel.

After a while, Uehara Naraku suddenly looked up and chuckled, "I'll attend this alliance meeting, and while I'm at it, I'll also go on a mission!"

"Um?"

"If we only look at the map, it would be very dangerous for us, who are adjacent to the Land of Grass, whether it is Iwagakure or Konoha, to obtain all the land of the Land of Grass. In this way, almost half of our borders would be connected with them."

Uehara Naraku stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and slowly raised his head, saying, "If members of Akatsuki attack Konoha's Anbu first and drive them all out of the Land of Grass, Konoha will definitely not give up, and the Allied Nations talks will certainly continue, right?"

Uehara Naraku cracked his knuckles and chuckled, "Then I'll go to the Allied Congress for talks and see if we can reach some agreements with Konoha, such as obtaining some key defensive locations."

This is equivalent to eating from both ends.

On one hand, they used the missions entrusted by Akatsuki and Iwagakure to put Konoha at a disadvantage in the struggle for the Land of Grass; on the other hand, they used their identities as Amegakure ninja to help Konoha seize the land of the Land of Grass and take the opportunity to retaliate against Iwagakure.

Uehara Naraku knew exactly what was going on.

The Land of Grass is no smaller than the Land of Rain. Amegakure would be lucky to get even a small portion of it; it's impossible for them to get much more.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Konan suddenly took his hand, stroked his cheek with her other hand, and smiled gently, saying, "Nagato was right, Naraku has really grown up!"

"Uh, it's alright!"

Uehara suddenly felt his face getting hot, and gently rubbed Konan's fingers with his fingertips, feeling that Konan's fingers were a little slippery.

The rain outside the window is getting heavier.

A young female ninja with her hair in a bun suddenly called out from outside the window, "My lord, we just patrolled this area and discovered someone has broken in..."

"Hmm? Hydrangeas?"

Konan instinctively withdrew her hand, slowly turned her head to look at the girl who had entered, and explained softly, "No one has intruded; Naraku has returned."

"Has Naraku-senpai returned?"

The hydrangea paused outside the window for a moment, clenched its little fists, bowed to Xiao Nan, and then retreated.

"Hmm, are they still patrolling in this heavy rain?"

Uehara Naraku watched with some curiosity as the hydrangea stepped into the rain: "Wasn't it always the Rain Tiger Free Technique for sensory defense?"

Konan shook her head and said in a low voice, "We always need to cultivate good habits in the village's ninjas. Sooner or later, Amegakure will have to rely on young people like you."

"How could that be?"

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow, chuckled, and shook his head, saying, "Konan-sensei is only thirty-two years old this year! She's still very young!"

This is the truth.

Around thirty years old is the time when a woman is most mature.

Konan's face instantly turned cold, and she said softly, "Alright, now that you're back, go see Nagato. He must miss you a lot too."

"Um."

Uehara Naraku nodded and said softly, "I also brought him a gift, which should be of some help to him."

"etc…"

Just as Uehara Naraku was leaving, Konan's hand suddenly moved slightly, and the folded paper transformed into a paper umbrella, which she handed to Uehara Naraku: "It's raining heavily outside, don't get your clothes wet."

"..."

Uehara Naraku glanced at the paper umbrella with a somewhat indescribable expression. With such heavy rain outside, would a paper umbrella really be of any use?

Besides, given his physique, how could he possibly be afraid of getting wet in the rain!

After leaving Konan's office, Uehara Naraku looked around and glanced at a group of Amegakure genin patrolling in the rain.

Three people were holding two oil-paper umbrellas.

The hydrangea, standing in the middle, looked rather pitiful.

Hmm, has Amegakure's budget become so tight since he left?

Here, take it!

Uehara Naraku handed his paper umbrella to the hydrangea in the middle and said softly, "You guys need to continue patrolling. I'm going to the central tower to see Lord Pain, so I don't really need the umbrella."

"Yes."

Hydrangea tentatively extended her hand and timidly said, "I don't want your things, but I know this umbrella was made by an angel, so I accepted it."

Naraku Uehara: "..."

So you like Xiaonan but not me?

What's wrong with all the girls in the ninja world?!

Just as Hydrangea reached out and took the paper umbrella from Uehara Naraku's hand, the chakra on the simple paper umbrella suddenly dissipated, and the entire paper umbrella fell apart, turning into sheets of white paper that fell into the water.

Hydrangea slowly raised her head, a hint of grief and indignation gradually appearing in her eyes: "Naraku-senpai, did you do this on purpose?"

Everyone in Amegakure knows how much Hydrangea idolizes Konan!

Uehara destroyed the paper umbrella that Minami made!

Uehara Naraku slowly turned his head to look at the window of Konan's office, where a tall figure was standing and watching. There was no one else there but Konan.

Looking at the grief-stricken girl, Uehara Naraku shook his head and sighed, "To be honest, you might not believe me, but I also want to ask my teacher."

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