Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 197 I'm a cheater

Uehara Naraku did it purely for the rewards from the advanced quest.

Uehara Naraku actually disliked fighting at all. He had no interest in fighting, and the battles he had experienced were the ones he hated most in his life.

Uehara Naraku's favorite life was actually sitting in Amegakure, waiting every day to distribute money to the Akatsuki members; although it was all organizational funds, Uehara would still feel a sense of generosity.

"Lord Naraku, we are ready."

Yakushi Kabuto closed his palms and quickly completed the hand seals for the Impure World Reincarnation. A cloud of dust rose and gradually enveloped a White Zetsu that was to be offered as a sacrifice.

The next moment, a figure covered in bandages appeared.

It was none other than the second-generation Tsuchikage.

The resurrected Second Tsuchikage seemed somewhat confused and was still observing his surroundings—a ninja instinct from a time of war.

"Hey, hey, Tsuchikage-sama, stop looking! It's behind us!"

Uehara Naraku patted the Second Tsuchikage on the shoulder, greeting him warmly as if he were an old acquaintance.

However, when the Tsuchikage turned around, Uehara suddenly punched him, smashing his head into pieces!

The scraps of paper gradually drifted up in the wind.

The Second Tsuchikage's head reassembled.

Under the special body of the Impure World Reincarnation, no matter how fatal the injury, it will be fully recovered, unless hit by a Truth-Seeking Ball-level technique.

After the Second Tsuchikage Mu returned to his original form, his gaze towards Uehara Naraku held a hint of wariness and hostility. He suddenly clenched his hands, and a white light appeared in them: "Dust Release: Particle Style!"

Just as the Second Tsuchikage Mu's technique was condensed, Uehara Naraku's body disappeared from the spot, causing the Second Tsuchikage's attack to miss its target!

The white light from the Dust Escape technique pierced through the ground, instantly creating a large hole. The soil inside the hole was directly broken down into atoms!

"This is terrifying..."

After giving a soft sigh of praise, Uehara Naraku silently appeared behind Mu and stabbed Mu in the chest with his palm!

His speed was too fast, far exceeding Wu's reaction speed!

"When...?"

The Second Tsuchikage stared in disbelief at the fist protruding from his chest, muttering, "So, it's the same as that Second Hokage of Konoha—a space-time level Body Flicker Technique?"

"Wow, quite knowledgeable indeed!"

Uehara Naraku slowly withdrew his fist, and while the Second Tsuchikage was recovering, he kicked him to the ground!

The next moment, Wu's body had just recovered completely when he was knocked to the ground by Uehara Naraku's punch. He didn't even have a chance to react!

As a powerful ninja who developed the Bloodline Limit, he was completely powerless against a young ninja, unable to even defend himself once!

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, watching the one-sided battle between Uehara Naraku and Mu, and couldn't help but murmur in admiration, "As expected of Lord Naraku!"

"Indeed, the gap is just too big."

Karin pushed up her glasses like Kabuto Yakushi and said in a low voice, "In my perception, the two of them are completely outmatched in terms of chakra aura. In every aspect, Lord Naraku has an absolute advantage."

In terms of pure physical combat, this Second Tsuchikage seems far too weak; he's practically no match for Lord Naraku, not even able to touch the hem of his robes!

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

A smile appeared on Kabuto Yakushi's lips as he continued, "I personally witnessed Lord Naraku defeat the Second Hokage with a single hand! The Second Hokage of Konoha was second only to the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha in his generation."

After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi changed the subject and added, "But the Second Tsuchikage isn't entirely useless; he hasn't even unleashed his Dust Release Kekkei Tota yet!"

It wasn't that the Second Tsuchikage didn't want to use his Dust Release Kekkei.

The problem is that Uehara Naraku is too fast, and Dust Release simply cannot keep up with his speed. The only thing the Second Tsuchikage can do now is to find an opportunity to counterattack Uehara from his disadvantageous position!

Born in a time of war, the Second Tsuchikage Mu had considerable experience in how to turn the tide in such a disadvantageous battle. Instead of looking for an opportunity to use Dust Release, he instantly split his body after his Impure World Reincarnation body recovered!

"The Art of Splitting!"

Wu's body instantly split in two!

This is his unique clone technique. He can release clones without forming hand seals. Most importantly, each clone is a physical entity and can unleash his power!

Its only weakness is that it cannot use Dust Release attacks.

However, this is not a big deal. Since he couldn't use Dust Release to counterattack anyway, he might as well temporarily give up Dust Release and exchange it for an opportunity to fight.

One of the entities was kicked to pieces by Uehara Naraku and then disappeared without a trace. Clearly, this entity was only there to block Uehara's attack!

That one second is enough time for another entity to dodge.

The other, seemingly nonexistent entity turned transparent and vanished silently from Uehara Naraku's sight: "Dustless Mystery!"

The Dustless Concealment is considered one of the strongest invisibility abilities in the ninja world; even Wu's chakra cannot be detected!

Therefore, nothingness is also called "no one".

It's precisely because his invisibility ability is so terrifying!

"Um?"

Uehara Naraku glanced around, slowly activating his hunting rhythm. A golden glint flashed in his eyes, and he chuckled, saying, "Got you!"

However, that little bit of time is enough for them to launch an attack!

"Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique!"

A cube-shaped beam of white light from the Dust Release technique shot out from Mu's hand, completely covering Uehara Naraku's body, clearly intending to directly disintegrate Uehara!

"Lifeform Disintegration Ray!"

Uehara Naraku suddenly turned his head, and a purple energy shot out from his eye socket, meeting the ball of white light from the Dust Release technique!

At this moment, two spells that could both disintegrate the enemy collided!

The purple ray and the white light of Dust Release were neither willing to give in, and they were locked in a stalemate in mid-air, unable to advance or retreat!

"How is that possible..."

The Second Tsuchikage frowned, staring intently at Uehara Naraku below: "So there's actually a technique capable of countering Dust Release?"

No, it's not about confrontation!

It was not a complete collapse!

The white light of Dust Release was constantly being disintegrated by the purple ray. Once the purple ray had completely understood the essence of Dust Release, it instantly pierced through the white light of Dust Release.

Without any surprise, he leaped into the air and avoided the purple ray!

Click!

Uehara Naraku instantly appeared in front of Mu using the ability to move through the void, grabbed him by the neck, and chuckled, "Second Tsuchikage, it seems you're not worth fighting anymore!"

"Who exactly are you?"

The Second Tsuchikage looked grim, instinctively gripping Uehara Naraku's wrist tightly, trying to break free from his hold.

However, Uehara Naraku's power was so great that Mu had no way to deal with it!

"I am the future leader of the Land of Rain, the neighbor of the Land of Earth."

Uehara Naraku chuckled, then suddenly exerted his strength, slamming the Second Tsuchikage from the sky to the ground. A Void Blade appeared in Uehara Naraku's hand, pinning the Second Tsuchikage to the ground, rendering him immobile!

The Void Blade can absorb the enemy's chakra.

Even though the Impure World Reincarnation grants unlimited chakra, the total amount of chakra they can use at any given time is still limited, which is due to the limitations of their talent.

Uehara Naraku bent down and pressed the Void Blade, which was stuck in the Second Tsuchikage's body, even deeper. This was a tool that was far more suitable for binding enemies than the Yin-Yang Release Black Rod!

"Alright, the experiment is almost a success."

Uehara Naraku clapped his hands and looked in the direction of Yakushi Kabuto and Karin: "I didn't expect that even my ninjutsu couldn't withstand the Dust Release bloodline. This Second Tsuchikage isn't as strong as we thought. Prepare the next one for me!"

"Dust Release: Bloodline Limit is currently the highest bloodline limit in the ninja world, yet it was directly defeated by Lord Naraku's technique?"

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, a smile spreading across his face. "It seems that when it comes to ninjutsu, Lord Naraku truly has no rivals!"

Kabuto glanced at Uehara Naraku in the air and raised his finger: "But the next enemy is the Third Raikage, known for both his strongest defense and offense, someone who can fight tens of thousands of Iwa ninja single-handedly!"

"Tens of thousands?"

"That's right."

Kabuto Yakushi's face turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "This one is known as the strongest Raikage! It's said that he can withstand the Eight-Tails' attack with his bare hands!"

"Hurry up!"

Uehara Naraku glanced down at the reward he had received after defeating Mu, then saw Yakushi Kabuto and Karin whispering to each other, and couldn't help but urge them on.

Side Quest: Defeat the Second Tsuchikage Mu (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Ki Blast.

Ki Blast: Consumes chakra and life energy to launch a powerful attack on the target area, instantly destroying everything within the area. Minimum consumption of 1000 points of life and chakra energy. No skill cooldown.

"..."

Uehara Naraku scratched his head a little.

This is the first time I've encountered such a magical skill, one that consumes both life energy and chakra energy; it seems quite powerful.

But why would you reward this skill?

Is it because the Second Tsuchikage Mu's Dust Release activation gesture is similar to the Tri-Blast gesture? Unfortunately, the limited-time skill exchange is no longer available, so we'll just have to make do with this skill!

Compared to those, the most important thing is still the advanced missions.

Advanced Quest: Kill the Five Shadows (4/5), quest incomplete, reward unknown.

This advanced quest was completed after Uehara Naraku punched Mu's head, so it's clear that Edo Tensei will also be included in the advanced quests.

After all, not just anyone can easily get close to the Second Tsuchikage and kill him with a single punch; it requires many conditions to be met…

The first condition is...

I'm a cheater.

Today is my dad's birthday, so I'm posting the first update now. I'll make up for the second update at 5:30 PM...

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