Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 242 The Uchiha Brothers and Konoha's Team 7 (Third update delivered!)

"Well done, Fourth Hokage!"

After praising Minato in his heart, Uehara Naraku began to concentrate on dealing with the battlefield on their side.

With Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Gaara, and him as an undercover agent, defeating the combination of the Second Hokage and the Second Mizukage would be an impossible task.

What Uehara Naraku wanted to do was very simple: when the Second Hokage or the Second Mizukage released a Water Release ninjutsu, he would use the same Water Release ninjutsu to counter it.

That's all it does.

This made Tsunade and the others relax a lot.

Everyone present was well aware of the power of the Second Hokage and the Second Mizukage's Water Release techniques, and Uehara Naraku certainly put in a lot of effort.

If an undercover agent can slack off, why should they do any work?

Uehara Naraku's thoughts immediately flew to Uchiha Obito, after all, that place was the core area of ​​the entire battlefield and the central stage of this grand drama.

Sasori and Deidara's Elephant Puppet countered the other encircling squads, reducing the pressure on Kisame and his group.

Kakashi Hatake's Team 7 and Might Guy's Team 3 finally encountered members of the Akatsuki organization and met their opponents: Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, Sasuke Uchiha (Elephant Puppet), Haku (Elephant Puppet), and Kimimaro Kaguya (Elephant Puppet).

"Leave that rare beast to me!"

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, hoisted his Samehada sword, and charged forward, coldly ordering, "As for his gang of brats, they're yours, Kimimaro."

"Yes, Kisame-senpai."

Kaguya Kimimaro nodded, and countless bone spikes shot out from her body, rushing towards Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, and the others!

"I'll cover you!"

Standing at the rear of the group, Haku watched the approaching Konoha ninjas, clasped his hands together, and whispered, "Ice Release: Ice Senbon!"

Countless ice needles flew over!

Tian Tian unfurled a scroll, closed his fingers, and said in a deep voice, "Sealing Technique - Activate!"

She released a square stone from its seal, and it stood upright, blocking countless ice needles that came flying in. This clash also marked the beginning of the battle between Class 3 and their destined rivals!

As for Kakashi Hatake and Team 7…

Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha watched them.

Sasuke Uchiha glanced disdainfully at the approaching Team 7, ignoring his brother, and said coldly, "Leave this to me!"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi was silent for a moment before speaking, reminding him, "Your body only contains 30% of your original body's chakra."

"Thirty percent?"

Sasuke Uchiha slowly drew his ninja sword, looking at Kakashi Hatake and the members of Team 7 with disdain: "Thirty percent of your chakra is enough to take them down!"

Uchiha Sasuke charged straight towards Team 7!

Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno were initially pleasantly surprised to see Sasuke Uchiha, but after witnessing his actions, neither of them could manage a smile.

Kakashi Hatake glanced around and whispered, "If I remember correctly, there are still four Akatsuki members missing. Be careful and vigilant!"

"Kakashi-sensei..."

Naruto clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "You all stay here and prepare to face the other enemies. I'm going to bring Sasuke back!"

After saying that, Naruto Uzumaki didn't wait for Kakashi Hatake's objection and flew towards Sasuke Uchiha!

Sakura Haruno watched her two former teammates clash nervously, then hesitated before turning to Kakashi Hatake: "Kakashi-sensei, shouldn't we stop them?"

"Itachi Uchiha hasn't made a move yet..."

Kakashi Hatake shook his head thoughtfully, glancing at Itachi Uchiha who was watching everything from a distance. He then turned to Sai and instructed, "Sai, you're the fastest here. Go check what's going on and why Jiraiya and Tsunade haven't arrived yet!"

"yes!"

Sai has a great sense of the big picture. He values ​​the mission more and immediately drew a bird in the clouds, which took off and flew towards the main combat team's planned route.

Kakashi Hatake was left watching Itachi Uchiha, who hadn't made a move yet, while Sakura Haruno kept her eyes glued to Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, who were locked in combat...

"Still so weak, Naruto!"

Sasuke Uchiha's swordsmanship is incredibly fast. After many years, the ninja sword in his hand is so fast that Naruto Uzumaki can hardly keep up with his movements!

Not long after the exchange, Sasuke Uchiha easily broke through Naruto's kunai defenses and cut several wounds on Naruto's body.

"Come back with me, Sasuke!"

Naruto gritted his teeth, gripped the kunai in his hand, stared straight at his old friend whose face was grim, and said in a deep voice, "Sasuke, I don't want to kill you."

"After all these years, your tongue is still as sharp as ever!"

Sasuke slowly twirled his ninja sword, pointed it at Itachi Uchiha in the distance, and chuckled, "See that? My enemy is right there. I'll kill him soon!"

Once Itachi returns to the Land of Rain, the brothers will engage in a life-or-death duel, allowing Sasuke to openly challenge Itachi.

Sasuke Uchiha grinned, a maniacal smile spreading across his face: "I've worked so hard for so many years, and I'm about to realize my dream, and you're still lecturing me? Naruto Uzumaki, is all you have left with is a mouth?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Naruto calmly shook his head and said, "Sasuke, I don't want to lecture you. I understand everything you're going to do... but no matter what, you shouldn't join Akatsuki. They're a bunch of monsters destroying peace!"

No, you don't understand.

Sasuke Uchiha raised his ninja sword again, a smirk playing on his lips: "Joining Akatsuki is what I wanted. I've had enough of being with you weaklings. Beasts don't walk the same path as sheep."

Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan, with its three tomoe, gradually appeared in his eye sockets. He slowly spoke, "Naruto, Akatsuki isn't a monster. The real monsters aren't guys like you with monsters inside them, are they?"

Sakura Haruno stared at Sasuke Uchiha in disbelief, almost unable to believe his words: "Sasuke-kun, what are you saying! Naruto is our friend!"

I have no friends.

Sasuke frowned, his killing intent radiating as he sized up Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki: "You are just stumbling blocks on my path to growth. Right now, I just want to remove these stones."

"So that's what you've always thought?"

Naruto clenched his fists, his chakra growing increasingly volatile. The next moment, he charged at Sasuke like a lion: "But I don't care about any of that! No matter what you say, I'm going to keep you here this time!"

If we let Sasuke go this time, who knows when we'll be able to bring him back next time? Tsunade and Kakashi have both mentioned the dangers of Akatsuki, and who knows if Sasuke will cause any great trouble in the future!

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha frowned, looked at Naruto Uzumaki charging towards him, kicked him in the chest, and muttered, "Idiot."

To his utter surprise, Naruto Uzumaki held onto his leg tightly and refused to let go, then slammed him onto the ground!

"idiot!"

After cursing again, Sasuke Uchiha unleashed bolts of lightning from his body, knocking Naruto Uzumaki to the ground. He then threw his hand down and knelt on one knee.

Sasuke Uchiha checked the chakra in his puppet's body and frowned. "I can't use ninjutsu recklessly... otherwise, if I don't have enough chakra, this puppet's body won't be able to hold on for long."

Even as a puppet with only 30% chakra, Sasuke didn't want to lose to Naruto Uzumaki; it was his inherent pride.

The problem is...

His opponent is Naruto Uzumaki, who has had abundant chakra since childhood.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Naruto Uzumaki immediately created hundreds of shadow clones, which rushed towards Sasuke's location: "Sasuke, I'm completely different from before!"

"Hmph, there's no difference!"

Sasuke Uchiha brandished his ninja sword and said dismissively, "No matter how many sheep there are, they can't possibly hurt a tiger..."

Sasuke is very confident.

Even relying solely on his swordsmanship, he believed he could completely wipe out Naruto's shadow clones.

However, just as Sasuke charged toward the shadow clones, a Naruto Uzumaki suddenly appeared from behind him, wielding a Rasengan and smashing it into his waist!

With just one strike, Sasuke was knocked to the ground!

Sasuke Uchiha stared grimly as countless shadow clones of Naruto Uzumaki pressed forward, pondering when Naruto had orchestrated the attack from behind.

"Right after you used your Lightning Release ninjutsu, I secretly created a shadow clone, which transformed into a blade of grass and hid..."

Naruto's voice held a hint of smugness: "I told you, I'm different now. I've become stronger than you can imagine!"

"An idiot will always be an idiot!"

On the ground, Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but curse as he listened to Naruto Uzumaki's smug voice. He was waiting for the Rasengan's chakra disruption effect to end. What was Naruto Uzumaki waiting for?

Are we waiting for him to surrender?

Sasuke Uchiha, who was being controlled by a group of shadow clones underground, suddenly transformed into a shadow clone of Naruto Uzumaki. He used Naruto's clone to release a substitution jutsu, instantly escaping his predicament.

The next moment, Sasuke Uchiha raised his ninja sword without hesitation: "Lightning Release: Chidori Senbon!"

Countless bolts of lightning pierced through Naruto's shadow clones, wiping them all out, leaving only Naruto's original body standing alone in place.

Sasuke Uchiha casually raised his ninja sword again towards Naruto Uzumaki: "Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear!"

A long bolt of lightning pierced through Naruto Uzumaki's arm!

Just as Naruto Uzumaki was clutching his arm, Sasuke Uchiha suddenly appeared beside him, swung his ninja sword, and stabbed Naruto in the shoulder, pinning him to the ground!

"Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!"

Sasuke Uchiha completely ignored Naruto Uzumaki, who was involuntarily frowning from the Lightning Release ninjutsu attack on the ground. He simply whispered, "If it weren't for Akatsuki's restrictions, I would have taken your life right now!"

A kunai suddenly landed on Sasuke's neck.

Sakura Haruno gripped the kunai tightly, her voice still trembling slightly as she said, "Sasuke-kun, let go of Naruto!"

"Do you also want to be my enemy?"

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Sakura Haruno, then abruptly drew his ninja sword and said coldly, "Sakura, you've become quite bold!"

Sakura Haruno bit her lip, her face cold as she said, "If it's to save Naruto's life, I wouldn't mind attacking any rogue ninja in the village!"

"Hmph, that's enough for now!"

Sasuke Uchiha smirked, then suddenly kicked Sakura Haruno in the stomach, sending her flying. "You guys got lucky this time. Next time, you won't be so lucky..."

After he finished speaking, Sasuke Uchiha's appearance gradually disappeared.

Because Sasuke's Lightning Release ninjutsu generally consumes a lot of chakra, the puppet's chakra was exhausted so quickly.

A strange-looking corpse fell to the ground.

After Sasuke Uchiha's body disappeared, Itachi Uchiha immediately moved. He did not appear next to Kakashi Hatake, but instead landed next to Naruto Uzumaki.

Just as Kakashi Hatake was about to rush over to provide support, a burst of scorching black flames suddenly erupted around Itachi Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, enveloping them both!

It is Amaterasu from the Kaleidoscope Eye Technique!

Kakashi Hatake stared in astonishment at the scene. He could only watch as Itachi Uchiha reached out and grabbed Naruto Uzumaki by the neck within the circle of black flames. He seemed to have released some kind of genjutsu, because Naruto Uzumaki's eyes almost immediately became vacant.

The black flames of Amaterasu burned rapidly, obscuring Kakashi's vision.

Kakashi Hatake was extremely anxious and could only activate his Mangekyou Sharingan's Kamui to extract Amaterasu's black flames in an attempt to open a passage.

Within the Divine Might Space.

Obito Uchiha was hiding inside, ordered to monitor the actions of Itachi Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki outside. Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in the Kamui dimension.

Clusters of Amaterasu Black Flame descended from the sky and landed within the Divine Might Space.

Obito Uchiha slowly raised his head, staring at a spacetime vortex that had suddenly appeared in the Kamui dimension, from which black flames were falling, causing his face to darken.

Why are they sending all sorts of things into the Divine Might Space?!

Kakashi Hatake, you bastard! Before you use your Kamui Sharingan to launch an attack, can you at least consider whether anyone lives in the Kamui dimension?!

"asshole…"

Obito clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Kakashi, once I find out Itachi's secret... sooner or later... sooner or later... just you wait!"

(End of this chapter)