Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 250 Sasuke: Uehara-senpai, please don't send me away!

Leave a way out for others; give them a choice.

Uehara Naraku understood this principle well, so when Uehara chatted with Uchiha Sasuke, he would always give Sasuke the choice, so Sasuke would listen to him without question.

Of course, most importantly, we must use kindness to win Sasuke's heart.

And they're doing it all under the name of Itachi Uchiha.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Sitting on the back of the ancient dragon, Uehara Naraku said softly, "Itachi-san heard that Uzumaki Naruto had obtained the summoning contracts of the three great holy lands, so he specially entrusted me to obtain the summoning contract of Ryuchi Cave, one of the three great holy lands, for you."

"Ryuji Cave?"

Uchiha Sasuke frowned.

He had clearly never heard of this place before.

But it didn't matter, because someone soon introduced him to someone.

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, looked at Sasuke Uchiha, and smiled, saying, "The summoning beasts of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha come from the Three Great Sacred Lands. These three sacred lands have a history of at least a thousand years in the ninja world, and under the nourishment of natural energy, they have many powerful ninja beasts."

"The Legendary Sannin of Konoha?"

Sasuke Uchiha's expression immediately showed some surprise.

After all, the reputation of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha was still well-known in this era, and Sasuke, having been in the Akatsuki organization for so many years, was very clear about their reputation.

And it seems that one of Naruto's teachers was one of them...

"That's right."

Kabuto nodded and continued softly, "Among them, Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, had a summoning contract with the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest, Jiraiya had a summoning contract with the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, and Orochimaru had a summoning contract with the White Snake Sage from Ryūchi Cave."

"Um."

Following up on what Kabuto Yakushi said, Uehara Naraku continued, "Although Orochimaru is no match for Itachi, his summoning beasts are still quite powerful."

Mr. Itachi was probably worried that you would see Naruto with his powerful summoning beast and feel wronged, so he asked us to help you find a summoning contract with a sacred place.

"...Who's wronged!"

Sasuke Uchiha immediately turned his head and said, "Hmph, I don't care about that! My strength doesn't require any summoning beasts!"

"Alright, alright, that's enough."

Uehara Naraku patted Sasuke on the shoulder, comforting the young man, and said with some sadness on his face, "I just wanted to tell you that he always wanted to give you the best. He just didn't want to see his younger brother suffer even the slightest grievance."

Anyway, given Uchiha Sasuke's current strength after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, it doesn't really matter whether he needs a summoning beast or not; it's just a good opportunity to use it to do someone a favor.

Since Uchiha Sasuke didn't want it, Uehara Naraku naturally waved his hand, and Yakushi Kabuto put away the summoning scroll again.

"I see."

Sasuke Uchiha shook his head and slowly closed his eyes. After a while, Sasuke comforted Naraku Uehara: "It's alright. Thank you for your help, seniors. I have received my most precious gift."

Sasuke Uchiha turned his head to look at the scenery in the distance and whispered, "Uehara-senpai, I hope to inherit Itachi's will, live in this world in his place, and watch this world become the way he dreamed of."

"OK!"

Uehara Naraku patted Uchiha Sasuke on the shoulder and chuckled, saying, "Then let's wait two more years, until you turn eighteen, and then get ready to get married! Itachi has been wanting to see you get married and become an adult for a long time!"

"senior!"

Sasuke Uchiha's face immediately darkened.

This joke is not funny at all.

Although Sasuke Uchiha believed that his brother Itachi Uchiha must have mentioned this to Naraku Uehara, otherwise a ninja would never have thought of marriage.

Let me tell you our story first!

Uehara Naraku gazed into the distance and began to recount his past: "Back then, Itachi and I joined Akatsuki together. I was a year younger than him! At that time, I wasn't strong enough and was defeated by his Sharingan..."

The image of a young man who was unconvinced by Itachi Uchiha emerges, gradually transforming into a junior who sincerely admires Itachi Uchiha, and eventually becoming Itachi's friend.

They began to work hard for their dreams, but Uehara Naraku's progress was getting faster and faster, while Uchiha Itachi hesitated because he was worried about his younger brother who was far away. Therefore, Uchiha Itachi finally decided to entrust their dreams to Uehara Naraku to realize alone.

After Itachi's younger brother joined the Akatsuki organization, the two completely severed ties. Itachi focused on taking care of his brother and no longer contacted Uehara.

Uehara Naraku, worried that Uchiha Itachi might be secretly assassinated by his younger brother, specially entrusted another friend of theirs, Hoshigaki Kisame, to take care of Uchiha Itachi.

However, on the eve of the duel.

Itachi Uchiha finally decided to open his heart and explain all his plans to his best friend, Naraku Uehara, and entrusted his affairs to Uehara.

This story is truly touching.

Kisame Hoshigaki was starting to question his existence.

If I remember correctly, Kisame Hoshigaki was Itachi Uchiha's teammate for eight years. How come he didn't know that Itachi could make friends?

Could it be that Itachi Uchiha didn't trust him?

Even Kisame Hoshigaki had trouble distinguishing the truth from the falsehood of this story.

Uehara Naraku slowly extended his palm, as if grasping a gentle breeze: "Sasuke, Itachi and I once dreamed of completely overthrowing this corrupt and decadent ninja world and killing all those jealous and envious bastards..."

After saying that, Uehara Naraku suddenly turned his head and said coldly, "My teacher Konan was once nearly killed by Hanzo of the Salamander because Hanzo was worried that Lord Pain and Teacher Konan's talents would surpass his!"

Your older brother, Itachi Uchiha, was forced by the Konoha leadership to slaughter the entire Uchiha clan, sparing only you, his younger brother. This was because the Konoha leadership feared that the Uchiha clan would grow stronger and eventually produce an Uchiha Hokage.

Why has the ninja world become like this?

Because the highest echelons of this ninja world have become corrupt and decadent, they cannot tolerate the emergence of any genius, even if that genius only wants to protect their family!

Several members of the Uchiha clan possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan. Madara Uchiha was forced to leave because his strength was too great. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, believed that the Uchiha clan was inherently evil and used political means to humiliate and expel Madara!

Obito Uchiha was an idiot. In order to survive, he joined forces with Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha. He first murdered his teacher and his teacher's family, and later he and Itachi killed all of his clansmen.

Mr. Uchiha Shisui was somewhat rational. In order to prevent the Uchiha from being targeted, Mr. Shisui chose to become a double agent for Konoha and the Uchiha. In the end, he was discovered by the Konoha higher-ups, and his Mangekyou Sharingan was even dug out!

"Your father was Fugaku Uchiha, and he also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but he never dared to show it in public. If it weren't for the night of the clan massacre, even Itachi wouldn't have discovered this secret!"

These words are simply too shocking.

Some of them are true, and some are false.

Uehara Naraku estimated that even Uchiha Sasuke wouldn't be able to uncover the truth based on this information, and even if he happened to know just a little bit, it would just happen to fit with these events.

Damn it, everyone who knows the truth is dead!

Even the dead are mostly in Uehara Naraku's hands!

After Uehara Naraku finished recounting Fugaku's story, Sasuke stared at him in disbelief: "Father... he also had the Mangekyou Sharingan? Then why did he die? He was the head of the Uchiha clan..."

"Yes, this is also what causes Itachi the most pain!"

Uehara Naraku stroked his forehead, suppressing his emotions, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Fugaku believed that Itachi could protect his younger brother, so he chose to offer his neck for execution. Otherwise, do you think Itachi could have defeated Lord Fugaku?"

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke shook his head subconsciously.

Fugaku Uchiha was the head of the Uchiha clan. In Sasuke's mind, his father was the most powerful person in the entire Uchiha clan!

This seems quite normal.

With both sons capable of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, how could Fugaku Uchiha, as their father, possibly be a weakling?

"Because Lord Fugaku and Mr. Itachi, and your mother, Lady Mikoto, have likely staked their will and even the future of their entire clan on you!"

Uehara Naraku looked at Uchiha Sasuke, then patted his shoulder sadly and said, "These things about the Uchiha's past were told to me by Itachi-sensei during his most painful time. I don't know if I should tell you, because they are all too dark..."

"No, you should definitely tell me."

Sasuke Uchiha shook his head, clenched his fist, and said in a deep voice, "If Uehara-senpai hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known... just how much hatred I should be carrying!"

I will inherit Itachi's will!

No, I will do it even more thoroughly than him!

I carry on my father's regrets, the lamentations of all Uchiha before their deaths. Let Konoha experience true suffering!

Sasuke Uchiha's eye sockets gradually transformed into a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan. His eye power grew stronger and stronger, and even before he had mastered his own eye techniques, a pair of purple skeletons were faintly visible on his body.

Suddenly, a black flame appeared in front of Sasuke Uchiha, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face: "Is that Itachi's Amaterasu? Then let me use his eye technique to burn down that rotten and decadent Konoha!"

"It should be a transcription seal, right?"

Uehara Naraku, standing beside him, interrupted Sasuke's maniacal laughter: "I remember Itachi telling me the night before the duel that even if you didn't awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, he would seal Amaterasu's power in your eye sockets so that you could protect yourself."

Sasuke Uchiha's smile vanished instantly. He gritted his teeth, his face filled with pain and regret: "That guy... did he arrange all of this for me again?"

"yes…"

Uehara Naraku patted his shoulder, a hint of regret on his face, and said, "That's why I hope you won't let him down, won't let his sacrifice go to waste. Find a quiet place to live a peaceful life, where there will be no more fighting and suffering..."

"Uehara-senpai."

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Naraku Uehara, his expression filled with unprecedented determination. He bowed deeply and said, "From now on, please don't send me away again! I have made up my mind!"

"well…"

Uehara Naraku sighed softly, turned to look at Kisame Hoshigaki and Kabuto Yakushi beside him, and said in a low voice, "We are all working hard, why do you have to get involved in this mess?"

Actually, all I want is for you to understand Itachi's good intentions and the hardships he's endured, and then return to your hometown of Konoha or find somewhere else to quietly get married and have children. That must be what Itachi wants to see most right now...

"senior."

Sasuke Uchiha touched his eye sockets and whispered, "Even if I had the three-tomoe Sharingan, I wouldn't give up, let alone now that I've awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan... So I don't want to miss out on anything you and Itachi did!"

"Let's go back to the organization's base first!"

Uehara Naraku shook his head, avoiding the question, and instead brought up another matter: "You can consider your teammates now, whether it's Kisame, me, or Kabuto. Kabuto is someone I recruited, and Kisame and I are both Itachi's friends..."

"Um."

Sasuke Uchiha nodded, then fell into a dilemma again.

First of all, Kabuto Yakushi definitely needs to be eliminated.

Kisame Hoshigaki was Itachi Uchiha's teammate for many years, and Sasuke Uchiha had witnessed their relationship firsthand, which he genuinely envied.

Uehara Naraku was Itachi Uchiha's long-time hidden friend, and Sasuke Uchiha was able to roughly analyze their relationship, which makes it even more enviable!

It seems like either of these two is a good choice?

There's no rush for this; we can decide when we go on the next mission.

Anyway, Uehara Naraku and Pain had a very good relationship, and Sasuke suddenly realized a problem.

He's actually more comfortable in the Akatsuki now, because his brother's friends are here, and he's surrounded by powerful teammates.

After returning to Akatsuki's base.

Uehara Naraku arranged for Sasuke to go back to his room to rest first, reasoning that Sasuke had suffered too much shock and was in a very sad mood that day, and definitely needed to rest.

Uchiha Sasuke naturally chose to follow his arrangements.

Kisame Hoshigaki finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Lord Uehara, why did Sasuke choose to join us? Could it be that Itachi and you...?"

"The person is dead, who knows if it's true or not!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki, shook his head, and said, "Sasuke joined us, of course, because of love! With his personality, how could he possibly give up his brother's dream after learning of Itachi's sacrifice?"

After Uehara Naraku finished speaking, he handed a scroll to Yakushi Kabuto: "This is the Byakugan I obtained from Ao of Kirigakure. You can decide what to do with it!"

"That lost, white eye?"

Kabuto Yakushi looked slightly surprised, and after a moment he nodded respectfully and said, "I will certainly not let Naraku down."

"alright."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand dismissively, then turned and flew towards Amegakure: "You two, don't reveal any weaknesses in front of Sasuke."

After Uehara Naraku finished speaking, he looked at Kisame Hoshigaki: "Especially Kisame, remember to put on that act of hating him for killing Itachi Uchiha, but also showing that you had to take care of him because he was Itachi's younger brother, so your feelings towards him were very complicated, do you understand?"

"..."

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded silently.

After seeing Uehara Naraku leave, Kisame Hoshigaki revealed an ugly smile: "Ha, really... Itachi-san, neither you nor your brother have escaped the false reality in the end!"

5:30 PM, same time as always, one more update to come.

(End of this chapter)