Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 200 Wait, why is Hozuki Suigetsu here?!

Kabuto the Pharmacist's experiment was a great success.

His strength increased dramatically simply because of his Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release bloodline ability, and he could even control the reanimated bodies of several Kage-level powerhouses.

From then on, Kabuto Yakushi would take on multiple roles, upholding the will of Uehara Naraku, and serving in the ninja world as the successor to Uchiha Obito and Orochimaru.

"Let's begin!"

Uehara Naraku retrieved a map of the ninja world from Orochimaru's base, tapped his fingers, and placed it on Konoha: "I'll go to Konoha from time to time in the future, and put a few bouquets of flowers at the tombstone of Nohara Rin, a female ninja, to remind Obito Uchiha of his presence."

Kabuto Yakushi: "..."

What kind of crazy mission is this?!

Is there something wrong with this boss?

If he wanted to make his presence felt, shouldn't he have just attacked Konoha or something? Why did he only put a few bouquets of flowers at Rin Nohara's grave?

However, as a competent subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi instantly activated his brain and recalled the relationship between Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara.

A Konoha squad consisting of two men and one woman.

This kind of squad is the basic configuration in Konoha, and a common problem always arises: a love triangle is already quite prevalent.

Kabuto nodded, adjusted his glasses, and chuckled, "Yes, Lord Naraku, I've got it. I'll choose a suitable time, such as when Kakashi Hatake might visit the memorial stone."

"Tsk..."

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but scrutinize Yakushi Kabuto. He truly deserved to be his most satisfactory subordinate, as he could think things through so thoroughly.

Whenever Kabuto Yakushi places a few flowers at Rin Nohara's grave, and Kakashi Hatake happens to discover this, Kakashi will focus his attention on Obito Uchiha, and he will definitely think of his old friend if anything bad happens in the future.

"The second thing."

Uehara Naraku tapped the map Orochimaru had drawn, randomly picked a base, and continued to instruct, "Let the entire ninja world know that Orochimaru is dead, let them know that Kabuto Yakushi is Orochimaru's successor, and that you are even stronger than him."

"clear."

Kabuto Yakushi smiled and said in a low voice, "Lord Naraku, is this all for the purpose of some people in the ninja world trying to recruit me for the power left behind by Orochimaru? It seems that only Akatsuki is worthy of Lord Naraku's attention!"

"That's right."

Uehara Naraku nodded, giving Yakushi Kabuto an approving look: "But it's not the Akatsuki organization, but some treacherous villain within Akatsuki. It has its eye on the power of the Impure World Reincarnation, and you must be the only one in the entire ninja world to possess this power."

This is mainly to target Black Zetsu.

If the opportunity arises, they might even be able to bring Kabuto Yakushi into the Akatsuki organization, and further into Black Zetsu's Eye of the Moon Project inner circle.

By that time…

Hehehehehe…

When Uehara Naraku thought about how everyone around Black Zetsu was an undercover agent, and how Black Zetsu would find out about it in the future, he couldn't help but feel a little happy.

"A treacherous villain?"

Kabuto glanced at Naraku Uehara almost instinctively.

Oh my, is there anyone in the entire ninja world more cunning than Lord Naraku?

To be honest, Kabuto Yakushi really couldn't understand why a super strong person like Uehara Naraku would keep targeting Orochimaru and Uchiha Obito.

Does that mean the stronger one is, the darker one's heart becomes?

Uehara Naraku looked at Yakushi Kabuto, tapped the table, and asked, "Kabuto, what are you thinking about? Your gaze is a bit rude!"

Kabuto quickly lowered his head, trying to hide the rude look Uehara Naraku had given him, and hurriedly changed the subject: "Lord Naraku, are there any other missions?"

"It's nothing."

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead and said softly, "When you have nothing to do in the future, just use Obito Uchiha's identity to do more bad things!"

"…good."

Kabuto blinked and nodded.

Seeing that the matter here was resolved, Karin tugged at Uehara Naraku's sleeve and whispered, "Lord Naraku, I'm worried that Lord Kabuto will be deceived by Orochimaru..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku immediately fell into deep thought.

He couldn't be happier with his subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi. His only worry was that Kabuto was too lenient with Orochimaru.

After all, the idioms about snakes that Uehara Naraku knew weren't exactly positive; those idioms all had historical allusions!

What if another version of the farmer and the snake, Kabuto Yakushi, happens in the ninja world?

Karin's concerns are not unfounded.

Kabuto Yakushi is a good person in every way, except that his personality is very similar to Karin's. If someone gives him a little bit of sunshine-like warmth, he would want to create a sun for him.

The problem is Orochimaru...

If someone goes to great lengths to create a sun for him, he might even try to steal their abilities and create his own solar system or even the Milky Way.

This person cannot be kept.

However, we must consider Kabuto's feelings.

"I've got it!"

After pondering for a moment, Uehara Naraku suddenly slammed his fist down, looked at the somewhat puzzled Yakushi Kabuto, and said softly, "I understand your feelings for Orochimaru, but at this crucial moment, it's best to entrust him to someone else's care!"

"I can…"

"No, this person is more suitable than you."

Uehara Naraku pressed his right index finger against his left palm and made a small cut with slight force, from which a drop of blood seeped out.

Uehara Naraku quickly clasped his hands together in a hand seal and explained in a low voice, "This is a good opportunity for you to meet your next teacher ahead of time... Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu: White Snake Sage!"

A giant summoning seal appeared beneath Uehara Naraku and the others!

As the smoke from the spirit communication array rose, a massive white phosphorescent serpent appeared before everyone's eyes—it was none other than the White Serpent Immortal of Ryuchi Cave.

However, it is now smaller than it was in Ryuchi Cave, and it seems that it can change its body at any time according to the environment.

The White Snake Sage glanced around at his surroundings, then leaned forward slightly, bowing to Uehara Naraku and flicking his tongue: "Lord Naraku, is there anything you need from me that you summoned me here?"

"Please keep Orochimaru locked up in Ryuchi Cave for the time being."

Uehara Naraku pointed to a spot, which was where Yakushi Kabuto kept Orochimaru's original form, the white snake.

After the White Snake Sage nodded its enormous head, its tail slowly turned to that position and coiled up Orochimaru's true form, the little white snake.

Even though the little white snake resisted fiercely, trying to transform into the Yamata no Orochi, it was still easily strangled by the White Snake Sage and quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

As a sage of snakes, the White Snake Sage is virtually invincible against snakes.

A short while later, the little white snake slowly lost its ability to resist.

"There's one more thing."

After seeing that the White Snake Sage had dealt with the situation, Uehara Naraku pointed at Yakushi Kabuto and said, "If he has time, he'll go to Ryuchi Cave to learn Sage Mode. Is that alright?"

"Sage Mode isn't easy..."

The White Serpent Sage shook his enormous head and explained, "Sage Mode is different from regular techniques. It demands a lot from the learner, and it's very dangerous..."

"It's alright, you just teach him, don't let him get into any trouble."

Uehara Naraku opened his palm, looked at the white snake sage before him, and chuckled, "I'm more than ten times stronger than I used to be. If Kabuto gets into any trouble and is assimilated into a snake, I'll tear down Ryuchi Cave! This is my most capable subordinate!"

"Lord Naraku..."

Kabuto seemed to think that speaking like that was inappropriate.

Clearly, he didn't know that threatening the White Snake Immortal was the best option when facing such a powerful and extremely cowardly creature.

really.

After a moment of silence, the White Snake Sage nodded and said, "I will use a safer method to teach him Sage Mode, but the progress may not be too fast..."

"What if I want both speed and safety?"

Uehara Naraku closed his fingers, smiled, and continued, "Of course, I'm a reasonable person too. If I can get him to learn Sage Mode within two years, that... won't be too difficult for you, will it?"

As Uehara Naraku finished speaking, he slowly released the chakra within his body, and a faint golden light appeared in his eyes!

The White Snake Immortal slowly bent down; this brat's strength had really increased a lot!

There are even humans in this ninja world who are more like monsters than them!

How exactly did Uehara Naraku train?

"Won't."

The White Snake Sage nodded slowly, then continued softly, "But if his aptitude is truly dull, there's nothing I can do. Lord Naraku is also a sage, so you should understand how rigorous the requirements for Sage Mode training are..."

"Hehe, of course I know."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand and continued with a smile, "It's precisely because I know the difficulties that I gave you a two-year deadline..."

"Do your best."

The White Snake Sage opened his mouth and spat out the contract scroll of Ryuchi Cave towards Kabuto Yakushi's location, his voice gradually gaining a touch of authority: "Sign your name on the Summoning Blood Pact! For Naraku's sake, I will teach you a good lesson."

"Yes, Lady White Snake!"

Kabuto clenched his fist, opened the summoning contract scroll of Ryuchi Cave, bit his fingertip, and wrote his name.

From then on, Kabuto Yakushi was able to summon other summoned beasts besides the White Snake Sage, and could even use snakes to transmit information.

The spirit beasts of the three holy lands have a wider range of uses than one can imagine.

Kabuto Yakushi never imagined that after signing the summoning contract, his main summoning beast for battle would be an Yamata no Orochi.

Now that Kabuto's matter has been resolved, there's no need for Uehara Naraku and Karin to stay here; they still have a mission to find the descendants of the Uzumaki clan.

When Uehara Naraku asked this question, Yakushi Kabuto bluntly mentioned a well-known name: "Aside from Karin, there are very few descendants of the Uzumaki clan. It seems that the only one I know of is Uzumaki Naruto from Konoha..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku gave him a speechless look.

Do you need to tell me the name of the protagonist of the ninja world?

Karin frowned and said softly, "Lord Kabuto, I've met Naruto Uzumaki before, and he doesn't have the red hair characteristic of our clan..."

"It's probably because his father, Minato Namikaze, has such strong genes. Is there anyone else?"

Uehara Naraku steered the conversation away from the topic. He did want to bring Uzumaki Naruto back, but that was clearly unrealistic, especially given his loose tongue…

Uehara Naraku dared not take the risk.

"There was indeed another one."

Kabuto adjusted his glasses and explained, "In the Land of the Sea, there is a Summoning Island. When Lord Orochimaru established his base there, he did indeed meet a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, but she was already dead, and only her soul remained..."

There is no need to disturb the peace of the deceased.

Uehara Naraku frowned, then said in a low voice, "So, are we supposed to leave empty-handed?"

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

Kabuto shook his head and sighed.

Payne's mission was not accomplished.

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead, a slight headache forming: "What's the plan for Konan-sensei's gift too?!"

Karin, well aware of the close relationship between Uehara Naraku and Konan, immediately suggested, "We could buy a beautiful piece of jewelry..."

"Teacher Xiao Nan only likes paper flowers."

Uehara Naraku immediately interrupted Karin: "Forget it, let's see!"

"..."

Kabuto and Karin exchanged a glance and fell silent.

To be honest, Kabuto Yakushi really didn't understand why Uehara Naraku always carefully selected some random gifts when he returned from going out.

Honestly, if Uehara Naraku had just picked a few flowers from the roadside, Minami would probably have liked them more than any carefully prepared gift he had given her.

Uehara Naraku tapped the table, stroked the ring on his finger, and said softly, "Never mind, let's go home! Kabuto, show me around here, and let me pick out a couple of gifts!"

"Yes, Lord Naraku."

Kabuto nodded respectfully.

What no one expected was that Uehara Naraku's visit to the Northern Base also revealed a small problem.

In the petri dish at the northern base.

Uehara Naraku pointed in surprise at the person in the petri dish, then slowly turned to look at Yakushi Kabuto, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is this guy here?"

Can anyone tell him?

Why is Hozuki Suigetsu still appearing at the Northern Base?!

He and Hozuki Mangetsu had already arranged for Mei Terumi to take care of Hozuki Suigetsu, so why was this guy still captured and taken to Orochimaru's base?!

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