Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 223 Black Zetsu: There are some things you don't need to know.

Kisame Hoshigaki completed his mission.

When Kisame returned to his room, he reported to Uehara Naraku through Obito's reanimated form, conveying in detail his conversation with Itachi Uchiha.

As Kisame finished speaking, a hint of regret flickered across his face: "Itachi-san was truly a great teammate! Uehara-sama, are we just supposed to watch him slowly walk towards his death?"

"Kisame, you did a good job this time."

Uehara Naraku was generous with his praise for his subordinates, and he did not blame Kisame Hoshigaki for helping him recruit Itachi Uchiha.

Uehara looked at Kisame, whose face was somewhat sad, and sighed, "But you don't need to worry too much. Under my control, there is no real boundary between life and death."

Even if Itachi Uchiha dies, you two will still have a chance to meet again. Otherwise, look at Obito Uchiha as an example. Even if he died, I could still pull him back from the underworld…”

Obito Uchiha: "..."

Kisame Hoshigaki: "..."

Uehara-sama, can't you just act like a normal person?

Can a living person and a dead person be the same?

However, Uehara Naraku's intention was to appease him, so Kisame Hoshigaki had no choice but to nod to show that he felt comforted.

Kisame Hoshigaki was a little curious: what would Itachi's feelings be when he was resurrected by Uehara Naraku using the Impure World Reincarnation technique? What would it be like to discover that the mastermind behind it all was Uehara Naraku, the first answer he had ruled out?

It really makes me incredibly curious...

Uehara Nara tilted her head in her room and controlled Uchiha Obito to continue, "However, Uchiha Itachi refused your offer, which is disrespectful to me. His courage is greater than his brain. Shouldn't we teach him a lesson before he dies?"

"Well…"

Kisame Hoshigaki hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly advised, "Lord Uehara, Itachi-san's life has already been quite pitiful..."

Uchiha Itachi was almost driven to his death by you, Uehara-sama. Instead of giving him a way out, can't you at least let him have a proper journey?

Although Itachi Uchiha will likely be resurrected soon after his death and used as a tool by Naraku Uehara…

What a pathetic life!

Kisame Hoshigaki felt a little sentimental.

Even though Itachi possessed the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan, he still couldn't truly see his own destiny.

"I disciplined him for his own good."

Uehara Naraku tilted his head and issued his order to Uchiha Itachi: "After you return from the Land of Fire, either Uchiha Obito or Kisame, go and tell Uchiha Itachi the truth!"

"What's the truth?"

Kisame Hoshigaki asked in surprise, "Could it be that Lord Uehara has finally decided to step into the limelight?"

"Of course not, it's not the right time yet."

Uehara Naraku chuckled and looked at Kisame Hoshigaki, saying, "The truth I want to tell him is, of course, the truth about being manipulated by us, the truth about a dark Konoha!"

I suspect that Itachi Uchiha will definitely try to contact and test the Konoha ninjas during his trip to the Land of Fire. He will probably try to send his younger brother back to Konoha. Once Itachi returns, let him experience despair!

Let Itachi Uchiha know that Sasuke Uchiha only has one path to take: join us and become our pawn in the future!

"ha?"

Kisame Hoshigaki asked with great interest, "Shouldn't we make Sasuke Uchiha our ally?"

How could you have such a thought?

Uehara Naraku's voice held a hint of disdain, and he said with extreme displeasure, "Do you think Uchiha Sasuke would want to be someone's subordinate? He's clearly not that strong, yet he acts like he's something special. Do you think he'd want to be my subordinate?"

"...It seems so."

Kisame Hoshigaki rubbed his forehead, looking troubled.

That brat Sasuke Uchiha is always so arrogant. Even after learning his lesson, the inherent pride of the Uchiha clan still prevents him from ever showing the slightest humility…

"Alright, that's settled then."

Uehara Naraku's will vanished within Uchiha Obito, leaving only his final words: "Kisame, you'll be going to the Land of Fire in a few days to assist Kakuzu-senpai with his mission! Obito, you'll be in charge of secretly monitoring Uchiha Itachi!"

"it is good."

"I see."

Only Kisame Hoshigaki and Obito Uchiha remained in the room, these two former subordinates and superiors meeting again in this way, separated by life and death...

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and chuckled, "Lord Obito, it's been a long time! I never imagined we'd be comrades again!"

"Kisame Hoshigaki, what exactly are you...?"

Obito Uchiha gritted his teeth and glared at Kisame Hoshigaki: "When exactly did you join that brat Naraku Uehara's ranks?!"

"It's very early!"

Kisame Hoshigaki's answer was exactly the same as Naraku Uehara's answer.

However, Kisame Hoshigaki added, "About eight years ago, when Lord Obito was still calling himself Madara Uchiha, he gave me an order to find Lord Uehara and teach him a lesson."

As a result, I saw that Lord Uehara was exceptionally talented, possessing great strength at the young age of twelve, and unlike those cowardly fellows, I decided to pledge my loyalty to Lord Uehara on the spot, and thus became a spy planted by Lord Uehara.”

Obito Uchiha: "..."

You're making it sound so real!

Where is Kisame's ninja integrity? Where is your loyalty to me? After meeting Uehara Naraku, you just threw your loyalty to your former boss to the dogs?

"Those days are long gone, and I don't want to bring them up anymore."

Kisame Hoshigaki smiled at Obito Uchiha and continued slowly, "Now we are all comrades under Lord Uehara, so we must get along well..."

Obito Uchiha was furious. He sullenly transformed into a space-time vortex and disappeared: "I'm going to keep an eye on Itachi Uchiha."

Actually, it's better for him to be angry while he's doing this.

If Obito Uchiha were to appear in Naraku Uehara's room, he would discover that Naraku Uehara is truly not human; it's far too unfair for him to be human.

Because Black Zetsu also happened to approach Uehara Naraku.

Therefore, Uehara, who had just temporarily separated his will from Obito's body, could only start splashing dirty water on Obito again.

"Senior Jue."

Uehara Naraku didn't mince words, immediately throwing mud at Obito: "Although Uchiha Obito didn't show up when we were collecting the One-Tail and Two-Tail, we still need to be extra careful with him..."

"That's right."

Black Zetsu's voice was very solemn.

Black Zetsu had been worried about the elusive Obito Uchiha, so it spoke up directly: "So when you go to the Land of Water to capture the Three-Tails, keep an eye out for Kabuto Yakushi and see if you can bring him back!"

After speaking, Black Zetsu's voice hesitated slightly: "Some time ago, when you went to capture the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, the White Zetsu I placed next to Kabuto to monitor him disappeared. I suspect he might have captured him to use as experimental material, so I haven't been able to find his whereabouts for the time being..."

Naraku Uehara: "..."

Well, his subordinates are all quite capable.

It's likely that Kabuto Yakushi used his controlled White Zetsu cloak to find a White Zetsu monitoring him, and then simply turned that monitoring White Zetsu into experimental material...

Uehara Naraku casually nodded in agreement. As for whether he could find Yakushi Kabuto, it wouldn't be an easy task. After all, Yakushi Kabuto was Orochimaru's successor, and he was slippery and impossible to catch!

After recounting the troubles involving Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi, Black Zetsu looked at Naraku Uehara and continued, "Besides that, there's one more thing, and that concerns the brothers Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha..."

"Huh? What's wrong now?"

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow, looking at Black Zetsu with some curiosity, and said, "Aren't Itachi and Sasuke supposed to start their duel after we seal the Three-Tails?"

"I think you shouldn't let your relationship with them become too strained."

Black Zetsu looked at Uehara Naraku's curious expression and smiled sinisterly: "After all, once the brothers have their life-or-death duel, the victor's strength will increase rapidly, and they can become our pawns..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku was somewhat speechless.

There are quite a few people who have their eyes on Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi!

However, it's not surprising that Black Zetsu is eyeing them. After all, Black Zetsu is well aware of the difference between the Mangekyou Sharingan and the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, so he has always paid close attention to those Uchiha who have brothers.

In history, the Pacific War between the Uchiha brothers was described as absolutely brilliant and full of twists and turns by the two top commentators, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.

Perhaps this time, the battle between the Uchiha brothers will still be narrated by Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, only this time there might be more viewers.

"Senior Jue."

Uehara Naraku looked at Black Zetsu and asked curiously, "Why does the strength of the victor between the Uchiha brothers increase so rapidly?"

"This is a closely guarded secret of the Uchiha clan..."

A sinister smile crept across White Zetsu's face as he coldly said, "Who knows, maybe Itachi or Sasuke will be even stronger than you in the future!"

"It's a long story, so we won't go into it."

Black Zetsu interrupted White Zetsu, saying softly, "Only a few people know about this. Apart from the Uchiha clan, it wouldn't be of much use to anyone else, so you don't really need to know..."

Naraku Uehara: "..."

Damn it, our feelings have faded again!

Given Black Zetsu's attitude towards its own people, who would want to work with it?

No wonder the two remaining members of Project Eye of the Moon were spies who had infiltrated its ranks!

As expected, even after living for a thousand years, Black Zetsu still hadn't learned the art of managing subordinates. It could only ever be an ordinary strategist, forever a subordinate to others.

As Uehara Naraku watched Black Zetsu and White Zetsu merge into pitcher plants and disappear before his eyes, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. Just because he wasn't an Uchiha, he wouldn't tell him the truth.

Does this guy really think he's in control of everything?

During the next few days of rest, the members of Xiao either traveled around in private or stayed home to rest, until the official mission was about to begin.

Capture the Three-Tails Isobu: Uehara Naraku, Deidara, Sasori of the Red Sand, Zabuza Momochi, Sasuke Uchiha.

Earning organization funds: Kakuzu, Hidan, Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi Uchiha, Mangetsu Hozuki, and Ameyuri Ringo.

Intelligence personnel: Absolutely not.

Those remaining at the base: Nagato, Pain, Kaguya Kimimaro, and Haku.

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