Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 218 We can unite and demand that Onoki hand over the Akatsuki list!

What Uehara Naraku said was a bit scary.

Uehara Naraku, who once defeated Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake together, and who broke through Jiraiya's Sage Mode, actually said that he was no match for Sasuke...

What does this mean?

The Akatsuki member wearing a hood who just beat up Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki in his Tailed Beast form was only barely able to put up a fight against Uehara Naraku. Now Uehara Naraku thinks he is no match for Sasuke.

Kakashi Hatake covered his eyes, seemingly realizing something, and whispered, "Sasuke... he's awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Unless Sasuke Uchiha obtains the Mangekyou Sharingan, it's impossible for his strength to have increased to the level that even Naraku Uehara fears.

Of course…

Because Kakashi Hatake never imagined that Uehara would lie.

Perhaps Kakashi Hatake thought Uehara wouldn't lie to them about Sasuke...

Uehara Naraku slowly lowered his head and whispered, "Sasuke's eyes are terrifying, just like when I encountered Obito and Itachi Uchiha..."

"Hey, it's okay."

Naruto clenched his fist tightly, his face full of confidence, and said, "No matter what Sasuke becomes, I will bring him back!"

"Ha, they're really motivated!"

Uehara Naraku patted Naruto Uzumaki on the shoulder, then sighed and softly advised, "Naruto, I'm just worried that Sasuke might not be willing to acknowledge you. I also tried to win back Kimimaro and Haku, but they attacked me without any mercy..."

"Sasuke wouldn't do that!"

After Naruto Uzumaki finished speaking with great confidence, he suddenly felt that it was not appropriate to say those words now, as it sounded a bit like criticizing Naraku Uehara's former teammate.

However, Uehara Naraku didn't seem to mind, and sighed softly, "I hope so! Naruto, perhaps you are different..."

"Hahaha..."

Naruto Uzumaki scratched the back of his head awkwardly, then promised earnestly, "If I run into Kimimaro and Haku, I'll help you persuade them. I'll tell them that you've been waiting for them, Uehara!"

Suppressing his impulse, Uehara Naraku slowly lowered his head, his voice sounding somewhat sad: "It's alright, don't worry about it, we actually parted ways a long time ago..."

If Naruto were to see Kimimaro and Haku and ask them to turn around, those two kids would probably be completely bewildered!

Uehara Naraku's status in Akatsuki and Amegakure was not low; he even dared to contradict Pain, and apart from Konan, almost no one dared to provoke him.

After the topic of their teammates' defection came up, the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat somber, and everyone seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Uehara, do you have any more detailed information about Akatsuki? Information about Sasuke would be best."

Naruto Uzumaki said with a serious expression, "We might come back to the Land of Birds again soon. Next time, we must wipe out this evil organization!"

"Um…"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but lower his head and said in a deep voice, "Recently, we've had a hard time finding any trace of Akatsuki, but the only thing we know is that if Uchiha Sasuke makes a move, his brother Uchiha Itachi will definitely join him. The power of two Uchiha is terrifying!"

"Is that so?"

Naruto Uzumaki lowered his head and began to think.

The members of Team 7 all lowered their heads to think. After all, the Uchiha Sasuke they knew almost wanted to cut Uchiha Itachi into seven or eight pieces. How could their relationship with Uchiha Itachi have improved after so many years?

Don't overthink it.

Uehara Naraku patted Naruto on the shoulder and said softly, "If our people find any information about Sasuke or Itachi Uchiha, I will pass it on to you immediately!"

"Okay, thank you!"

"Thank you, Uehara-senpai!"

Thank you.

After the members of Team 7 expressed their gratitude, Gaara, the Kazekage of Sunagakure, also spoke up and made a similar promise, saying that he also wanted to help.

Thus, the battle to reclaim the Kazekage came to an end.

Together, they buried Granny Chiyo in the Sand Heroes' Cemetery. Because they had reclaimed the Fifth Kazekage, they received a grand welcome from the Sand Village ninja.

To be honest, Uehara Naraku's feelings were somewhat complicated.

I really want to see what kind of expressions these Sand Ninja will make when they find out that he is the culprit who destroyed Sunagakure!

There's no doubt that the expression must have been quite amusing.

However, they are still very grateful to Uehara Naraku.

The murderer who killed the Fourth Kazekage helped bring back the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure. At this moment, it can be said that the grudges between them have been wiped away.

Some Sand Ninja even thought that Uehara Naraku was very noble, after all, it was the Fourth Kazekage who led the invasion of the Land of Rain.

Kankuro, holding his bandaged arm, bowed deeply to Naraku Uehara in gratitude: "Thank you. If it weren't for your selfless assistance in retrieving Gaara, it would have been an unimaginable loss for Sunagakure, which had already lost its Kazekage."

He learned what had happened from Temari.

If Uehara Naraku hadn't provided them with information about Akatsuki, they would never have been able to find the Akatsuki members' hideout.

If Uehara Naraku hadn't sacrificed himself to entangle Akatsuki's strongest enemy, they wouldn't have been able to retrieve Gaara's body from Deidara, nor would Chiyo have had the opportunity to use the Reincarnation Technique.

Strictly speaking, Uehara Naraku was truly a great benefactor of Sunagakure.

Maki also stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "We apologize for our past hostility towards you... Thank you for saving Lord Kazekage."

"It's alright."

Uehara Naraku shook his head and said solemnly, "After all, we were wrong to trust Uchiha Obito, which led him to create such an evil monster organization as Akatsuki."

The Akatsuki organization has now become a cancer in the entire ninja world. Every time they make a move, they cause great harm to the peace of the ninja world. After lying low for only a few years, they have started to stir up trouble everywhere in the ninja world. I never expected that they would threaten the Kazekage this time.

"We've been fighting the Akatsuki for years to atone for the mistakes our Amegakure made. We underestimated Obito Uchiha's ambition."

After speaking, Uehara Naraku turned to look at Hatake Kakashi and the Konoha ninjas who looked embarrassed, and continued softly, "Mr. Kakashi, we believe that Uchiha Obito will not give up easily. He will definitely continue to send Akatsuki members to stir up even bigger waves in the ninja world."

Saying that is just a way of shirking responsibility.

Kakashi Hatake felt somewhat ashamed. After hearing Uehara Naraku's words, he not only did not think that Amegakure had made any major mistakes, but also thought that Konoha bore a greater responsibility.

Who made Obito Uchiha a rogue ninja of Konoha?

Moreover, she was Kakashi Hatake's former teammate, and even Obito Uchiha became the most dangerous person in the ninja world because Kakashi failed to protect Rin...

Kakashi Hatake felt a pang of guilt.

Of course, on the surface, Kakashi still had to maintain Konoha's image, and said softly, "The Fifth Hokage has also been sending people to investigate Obito and Akatsuki, but unfortunately, our Anbu are mostly active in our own country and dare not venture into the area of ​​Iwagakure in the north, lest we cause a conflict between the two countries..."

The blame was directly placed on Ohnoki.

After all, during the Kusagakure incident, Onoki did hire members of Akatsuki to give Iwagakure an advantage, and the amount of money he paid must have been considerable.

In the battle for the Land of Grass, more than a dozen S-rank rogue ninjas were mobilized together. It wouldn't make sense to have less money!

Following Kakashi Hatake's lead, Uehara Naraku directly shifted the blame onto Onoki: "We also speculated that after Obito Uchiha was expelled by us, he might have received the support of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki..."

"Um."

Kakashi Hatake continued, "Konoha also has similar speculations, or rather, sufficient evidence. During the Grass Country incident, Onoki almost openly used Akatsuki to achieve his goals."

During the Grass Country Incident back then.

The Akatsuki swept through and drove out the Konoha ninja forces, and the Iwagakure ninja followed closely behind, occupying the entire Land of Grass. Konoha could only fight back against the Iwagakure ninja to reclaim the land.

This back-and-forth continued.

If Konoha hadn't ceded most of the Land of Grass to the Land of Rain in exchange for the ninja demigod Hanzo of the Salamander's intimidation of the Akatsuki, Konoha might still be mired in the quagmire of the Land of Grass.

Gaara crossed his arms, looked around, and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps the three ninja villages can join forces to put pressure on the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and demand that he hand over the list of Akatsuki members and all his information."

That's pure wishful thinking.

How could the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, possibly submit so easily? Wouldn't that greatly diminish his authority?

Gaara is such a young Kazekage!

Even if Onoki were willing to concede and hand over the Akatsuki list for the sake of Iwagakure's interests, where would he get the list from? In the end, wouldn't he still have to stubbornly insist that he had no collusion with the Akatsuki?

Kakashi Hatake's expression was somewhat complicated. He said softly, "I still need to report this matter to the Hokage. After all, it is of great importance, and if we really join forces to besiege Akatsuki, Kirigakure can also help."

That's for sure.

The Hidden Mist Village makes almost no attempt to conceal its hatred for Akatsuki.

After all, the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Obito Uchiha, who implemented the inhumane Blood Mist policy, severely damaging Kirigakure.

"Um."

Uehara Naraku nodded solemnly, then looked at Hatake Kakashi and Gaara and said, "Me too, I must go back and report this to Lord Hanzo before making a decision..."

After finishing his sentence, Uehara Naraku sighed and said, "After all, we will be facing the threat from Iwagakure directly. If we anger the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, even if Lord Hanzo is strong, he won't be able to defeat the tens of thousands of ninja troops from Iwagakure!"

(End of this chapter)