Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 230 The Monster That Destroyed Kirigakure and the God Who Saved Kirigakure

Uehara is a bit arrogant.

Okay, maybe more than a little.

Sasori and Deidara couldn't help but look at Uehara Naraku. How could someone like him say something like "I almost hurt my finger"?

To be honest, Uehara Naraku really has the right to say that.

When Mei Terumi detonated the acid with flames, Naraku Uehara simply set up another layer of defensive light shield, which blocked the explosive attack.

This kind of battle is truly despair-inducing.

Despite being the one who launched the attack, Mei Terumi was thrown back by the shockwave from the explosion, sustaining numerous internal injuries; in contrast, Uehara and the others at the epicenter of the explosion were completely unharmed.

Mei Terumi's long brown hair trembled slightly, and her emerald green eyes flashed with horror and unease. Even her surprise attack ninjutsu couldn't hurt them, so what could she do to stop these Akatsuki guys!

If even she is defeated, then no one in Kirigakure will be able to stop them!

Mei Terumi struggled to her feet, leaning against the wall, and nervously examined the three people dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns, slowly extracting chakra from her body.

"Don't make that face, Lady Terumi!"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but chuckle, slowly walking towards Terumi Mei, and said gently, "Ninjas aren't just about fighting and killing; they also need to learn about human relationships. You're far superior to others in this regard..."

Uehara Naraku tilted his head, spread his hands, and gave an example: "For instance, if Akatsuki wants to capture the Three-Tails Isobu, I just heard you mention that you proactively recalled the ninja forces stationed near Isobu from Kirigakure. Isn't that quite sensible?"

"asshole!"

Mei Terumi gritted her teeth, and a stream of water gushed from her mouth, forming a water whip within her: "Water Release: Water Whip!"

The water whip suddenly attacked Uehara Naraku!

Uehara Naraku casually reached out and grabbed the water whip, and with a sudden burst of strength, he used the water whip to drag Terumi Mei to his side!

Uehara Naraku suddenly unleashed his whip, grabbed Terumi Mei's chin with one hand, and gently brushed aside her long hair with his other hand, revealing her full face.

Uehara Naraku chuckled and gently rubbed her cheek: "Really... you don't look like a thirty-year-old woman at all!"

"asshole!"

Mei Terumi was furious!

Mei Terumi suddenly shook her head and broke free from Naraku Uehara's restraints, seemingly about to spew a stream of corrosive acid at Naraku Uehara!

Bang!

Uehara Naraku flipped over and kicked Terumi Mei in the neck, sending her flying. The strongest ninja in Kirigakure flew backward and crashed into a pile of ruins, where she fainted.

Sasori of the Red Sand closed his eyes speechlessly, shook his head, and sighed, "You're really awful!"

"I've already been very lenient."

Uehara Naraku glanced at the unconscious Terumi Mei and chuckled, "Back then, this woman thought I was a homeless child from the Land of Water and gave me a bag of cookies. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let her go so easily."

"What else do you want?"

Deidara couldn't help but rub his forehead, looking at Uehara Naraku speechlessly: "Your way of showing mercy is really unique... Your arrogant attitude just now was clearly more cruel than killing her!"

"Alright, let's go!"

Uehara Naraku waved to the sky, and an ancient dragon soaring through the air descended from the sky and landed in front of them.

Uehara Naraku jumped onto the head of the ancient dragon first, stroking its scales: "Let's go, Sasori-senpai, Deidara, let's go check on Sasuke!"

Sasori leaped onto the dragon's back, glancing at Uehara Naraku with a puzzled look: "What, aren't you going to do something before you leave?"

"Of course we should do it."

Uehara Naraku nodded, then slowly extended his palm, his chakra gradually gathering within him: "Wind Release: Sky Bullet!"

The power of wind is so strong that it allows Uehara Naraku to use any wind-style ninjutsu, including the wind-style ninjutsu of the One-Tailed Shukaku, without any problem.

Sasori looked at the wind ball that Uehara Naraku had gathered in his hand with slight surprise: "He can even use the wind-style ninjutsu of the One-Tailed Shukaku?"

"Yeah, I'm a genius at Wind Release ninjutsu!"

Uehara Naraku tossed the wind ball in his hand toward the center of Kirigakure, chuckling, "Then let the gale destroy this place!"

The typhoon ball suddenly landed on the ground!

The next moment, the gale gathered in the wind orb instantly swept away everything around it, and even expanded the sea of ​​fire created by the pillar of flames!

"It's even more powerful than Shukaku's Sky Bullet..."

Sasori of the Red Sand stared intently at the raging wind that swept outwards from the center of Kirigakure. He couldn't help but glance at Uehara Naraku: "You destroy a ninja village every time. Are you spreading the terror of Akatsuki?"

Deidara chuckled, "Last time it was Sunagakure, this time it's Kirigakure, what village will it be next? I'm really looking forward to it..."

"idiot!"

Sasori couldn't help but rub his forehead, and said coldly, "We've captured the Three-Tails, and the Four-Tails' Jinchuriki is at the organization's base. Which village do you think will be next to be destroyed?"

"..."

Deidara's expression changed, and he looked sharply at Uehara Naraku, muttering, "Next up, we'll have to face that old man Onoki. That old guy is no pushover! The mission to capture the Five-Tails Jinchuriki might not be enough with just the few of us."

As a former disciple of Onoki, the Libra, Deidara knew all too well how terrifying Onoki's Dust Release was. If he were to be honest, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki might be the strongest of the current Five Kage.

"We'll see when the time comes!"

Uehara Naraku sat atop the ancient dragon, looking down at the village ravaged by the raging winds and flames, and gently patted the dragon's scales: "Alright, there's nothing more to see. Let's go!"

The reward for this raid on Kirigakure has been obtained.

Unfortunately, the number of ninjas in Kirigakure who were defeated or injured by his final move this time was not large, only about three or four thousand.

The situation in Sunagakure is something that can only be encountered by chance.

After all, at that time, Sunagakure was still reorganizing and expanding its ninja forces, so most of the ninjas were gathered in the village.

The ninjas in Kirigakure are divided into many groups, and many of them are on missions outside, because Kirigakure basically dominates the ninja world.

Uehara Naraku glanced at the profits from Dark Harvest. If all else fails, he'll just have to wait until the Fourth Shinobi World War to do it again!

Dark Harvest: After defeating each ninja, you will gain a portion of their power, increasing your Life Energy, Chakra Energy, and Natural Energy by 10 points each time. Currently, you have accumulated 189750 Life Energy, 189750 Chakra Energy, and 189750 Natural Energy.

This battle also increased Uehara Naraku's three-dimensional attributes by about a quarter, directly increasing them to 250,000 points.

In addition, there were several other gains.

Side Quest: Defeat Qing (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Skill Keen Perception.

Keen Perception: When you activate Keen Perception, everything within 1 kilometer will appear in your field of vision. There is no skill cooldown or skill cost.

This skill is alright.

Although Uehara Naraku can use Fate to spy at any time, this skill does not require any chakra consumption and can be activated permanently. The only uncomfortable thing is that it might make your eyes a little dizzy.

Side Quest: Defeat Mei Terumi (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: 100 gold coins.

It happened again.

Is this woman completely without any flaws?

Does nobody want to defeat her?

Fortunately, there was also the reward that Uehara Naraku wanted most.

Side Quest: Successfully conquered Kirigakure (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Passive Talent Skill - Water Power.

Water Power: Allows free manipulation of water-attribute chakra, enabling the creation of water-style ninjutsu at will; it is a component of Truth-Seeking Balls.

Well, from today onwards, Uehara can say that he is the strongest Water Release ninja!

Even if Tobirama Senju were alive, he couldn't possibly be stronger than his Water Release ninjutsu, as the power of water is the ultimate water-style chakra nature transformation.

Most importantly, as long as Uehara Naraku can figure out how to obtain Yin and Yang powers, he should be able to obtain the Truth-Seeking Balls!

Unexpectedly, a new talent skill appeared on the system panel the next moment.

Ice Power (Activated): Allows free manipulation of Ice Release chakra, composed of wind and water power, and the ability to create Ice Release ninjutsu at will.

"..."

Uehara Naraku began to touch his chin.

If he could freely create and use ice-style ninjutsu, he inexplicably thought of a whole bunch of random moves, which seemed kind of interesting!

"Thank you for the reward. Now, let's send some snow to put out the fire!"

Uehara Naraku snapped his fingers, riding the ancient dragon and carrying Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand, soaring away towards the location of the Three-Tailed Isobu.

After they left, the air temperature in Kirigakure dropped rapidly, and the once clear sky gradually began to have more clouds.

The temperature then dropped rapidly, and soon it started to rain, followed by snow, and finally hail.

It's clear that Uehara Naraku isn't used to using it yet.

The severe weather, which could have caused enormous damage, has now become a lifesaver for Kirigakure.

When Mei Terumi, lying in the ruins, was awakened by the cold, she stared in astonishment at the hailstones falling from the sky and walked back to the widest part of the village.

A group of civilians were kneeling on one knee, praying for the blessings of the gods. It was the gods' power that extinguished the fire and allowed them to be reborn from the hands of Xiao and his gang.

This is the miracle that has occurred.

The gods did not want to see Kirigakure burned to the ground, so they sent down heavy rain and snow to save their village; even when hail fell from the sky, it did not stop the people from kneeling on the ground to thank the gods for their blessings.

This was, of course, because the gods did not want to see the destruction of the Hidden Mist Village, so they hastily unleashed excessive power, turning the rain into snow and then into hail.

"What are you doing?"

Mei Terumi coughed lightly and looked at the several Anbu members who had surrounded her, including a young man she had always admired, Chojuro.

"Terumi Mei-sama!"

Chojuro looked at Mei Terumi with surprise and said softly, "Everyone is saying that it was the gods in heaven who protected our village and saved us from this fire..."

"..."

After a long silence, Mei Terumi did not respond to Chojuro's words, but instead dragged her injured body away from there.

Is it really true that there are gods protecting us?

Mei Terumi was deeply troubled. If the village's ninjas were stronger, how could they possibly be forced to worship gods under such circumstances?

Mei Terumi slowly walked to a place to shelter from the hail, squatted down and hugged herself tightly, just like an ordinary woman, trying to get some warmth from her body.

At this moment, she completely abandoned her usual image.

The woman who had always supported Kirigakure felt exhausted today. She had tried her best, but she had failed to protect her village.

In the end, it was the weather that saved the ninja village.

After a while, Mei Terumi suddenly turned to look at the several ANBU members surrounding her and whispered, "You guys go and direct the reconstruction of the village. Chojuro stays here; I have something to tell him."

"Yes, Terumi Mei-sama."

Several secret agents leaped away from the area.

Mei Terumi glanced at the only remaining Kirigakure ANBU member, then lowered her head again and said, "Chojuro, go to Konoha immediately and tell our allies about our situation..."

"Yes."

Chojuro nodded slightly, then suddenly asked, "Lady Terumi Mei, the troops stationed near the Three-Tails have returned. Shall we send them back to continue monitoring the Three-Tails?"

Mei Terumi looked up at Chojuro as if she were looking at a child who didn't know any better, and a slight smile appeared on her face.

But at this moment, the smile on her face was somewhat desolate: "There is no Three-Tails anymore. Akatsuki attacked us just to let us know how terrifying they are... They didn't hide their purpose at all; they just wanted to capture the Three-Tails, Isobu."

After Mei Terumi finished speaking, she seemed to remember something. She slowly clenched her fist, stood up again, and transformed back into the dignified and solemn woman she once was.

Mei Terumi looked at Chojuro and whispered, "Also, go to the Anbu and get information on Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Invite Konoha to ambush Akatsuki at Utakata's hiding place!"

Since the Akatsuki's goal is to capture the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki, there is a high probability that Yutaka, the Six-Tails, will also meet a tragic end.

Let's take this opportunity to ambush Akatsuki!

"Oh, and tell Konoha while you're at it."

Mei Terumi regained her powerful aura, looked at Chojuro beside her, and ordered in a deep voice, "This time, if we're going to ambush Akatsuki, we can bring the people of Amegakure along. Aren't they the village that knows Akatsuki best?"

the most important is…

Mei Terumi desperately wants to see Naraku Uehara again.

Because only Uehara Naraku has a chance of contacting Hozuki Mangetsu.

(End of this chapter)