Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 26 White

Mei Terumi gave Uehara a bag of cookies, which made Uehara feel depressed but he couldn't say much; however, when the bag of cookies in his hand was snatched away, Uehara's mood worsened.

Uehara Naraku walked over to the homeless boy who had stolen the biscuit. Perhaps because he was so hungry, he swallowed it hastily after only a few bites.

"Feed..."

Uehara Naraku frowned, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start. After all, he wasn't short of cookies; he was a wealthy man with a net worth of 100 million explosive tags.

"I've finished eating."

The homeless child hurriedly stuffed the biscuit crumbs into his mouth, curled up into a ball, and cautiously raised his head to look at Uehara: "Sorry, I haven't eaten for three days, and I'm out of biscuits. If you want to hit me or kill me, do as you please!"

"you…"

Uehara Naraku saw the delicate and beautiful features that were hard to hide on that dirty face, and the words "a beauty in the making" subconsciously came to Uehara's mind.

Are all the ninjas this good-looking?

Even a homeless child on the street is so cute?

Seeing the homeless child lower her head again, Uehara Naraku decided to forgive her. He stood beside her and asked softly, "Hey, what's your name? Are you still hungry?"

My name is Bai.

The homeless child shrank back and shook his head, hugging his knees tightly. Perhaps this little guy was really afraid of being beaten?

"..."

Uehara Naraku looked up at the sky.

What incredible luck today!

He searched diligently in the Land of Water for three days without finding any trace of Haku. Just then, Mei Terumi gave him a bag of biscuits, which led out the hungry Haku.

In fact, Haku had been hiding here all along, but he was afraid that the ninjas would find him. He only dared to show his face after he saw Mei Terumi and the two ninjas leave.

Uehara Naraku looked at the homeless child squatting in front of him, still wanting to confirm one more time: "Hmm, do you have an Ice Release bloodline limit? You mean, the one that lets you turn into ice or something..."

"..."

Bai's body trembled, and he scrambled to his feet, staggering a few steps before quickly darting into the town's alleyways.

Because he knew that in this country, those who possessed bloodlines were evil, Uehara Naraku might have been someone who advocated for the elimination of bloodlines.

"Hey, don't run away!"

Uehara Naraku, already certain of Haku's identity, hurriedly chased after him, grabbed Haku's collar, and frowned, whispering, "Are you only thinking about running away?"

Bai hesitated for a moment with his head down, then said softly, "Then... if I can find food tomorrow, can I return it to you? I might not be able to find food until the day after tomorrow or the day after that. It might take me about three days to find food..."

"I don't want to eat!"

Uehara Naraku's expression was not very good.

Bai glanced at him cautiously and whispered, "But I secretly saw you searching for food near the garbage dump all day..."

"I didn't come to the garbage dump looking for food."

Uehara Naraku looked somewhat helpless at the dirty white figure in front of him and said in a deep voice, "I'm here to find you. I need your Ice Release ninjutsu... the kind of ability you have to condense ice and snow."

Bai tilted his head back curiously, frowning slightly, and asked softly, "But I don't know what I can do?"

"Let me think about it."

Uehara Naraku stroked his chin and thought for a while before offering his suggestion: "Hmm, you can make me chilled juice in the summer."

"Why?"

A glint flashed in Bai's eyes, and she grabbed Uehara's sleeve, whispering, "So, shall we scavenge for food together in the junkyard from now on?"

Naraku Uehara: "..."

Damn it, are they obsessed with garbage dump food?

Suppressing his helplessness, Uehara Naraku patted Shiro's shoulder and sighed, "We're not going to the junkyard to find food... no, we don't need to go to the junkyard to find food. You'll come with me from now on, and I'll make sure you eat and drink the finest food!"

"Um."

Shiro nodded seriously, then tugged at Uehara's clothes and whispered, "So...where are we going to find food now?"

Uehara Naraku rubbed his cheeks, putting on a gentle expression: "Anyway... just come with me, and less talk!"

"what?"

Bai subconsciously covered her lips.

Although they were the same age, Uehara Naraku still felt that there was something amiss in his interactions with Haku. It might be because Haku had accepted the cookies that Terumi Mei had given him, which led Haku to believe that Uehara was like him.

When Haku saw Uehara Naraku sitting on a rock by the sea, leisurely fishing with his homemade fishing rod, a hint of surprise flashed in Haku's eyes, and he exclaimed in admiration, "You can fish? That's amazing!"

"...Basic skills, no need to praise them."

Uehara Naraku's expression was blank, but he felt a little strange. It was odd that he had brought the current Haku to meet Momochi Zabuza.

The fishing line suddenly started shaking violently!

Looking at the unmoving Uehara, Shiro gently nudged Uehara's shoulder and urged repeatedly, "Uehara, the fish has taken the bait!"

"Slow down, wait a little longer."

Uehara Naraku smiled and shook his head. Just as he was about to talk about the pitiful fishing knowledge he had learned from Konan, a cold glint caught his eye!

Clang!

A shuriken suddenly pierced the fishing line, and with its remaining force, it embedded itself deeply in the nearby rock!

The appearance of the shuriken threw Haku into disarray. He nervously tried to retreat, but out of concern for his companion, he tightly gripped Uehara's sleeve and whispered, "Uehara, it's a Kirigakure ninja! We have to go!"

"No need, he's looking for me."

Uehara Naraku patted Haku's arm to quiet him down, then looked at the broken fishing line with regret and muttered, "Zabuza, letting the fish I was trying to catch get away will have consequences!"

"snort!"

From behind a rock, someone let out a muffled groan and threw a scroll toward Uehara Naraku's location!

Uehara Naraku took it, opened it, and glanced at it. It contained a map of the Land of Water, with a red line hastily drawn on it, which was a route. At the end of the route was a red circle, which should be the final destination of this route.

Zabuza Momochi emerged from behind a rock, looked at Naraku Uehara, and said coldly, "This is the information you requested... Tomorrow morning, the person you are looking for will lead a group of pursuing ninja to the northern outpost of the Land of Water."

Uehara Naraku nodded and raised his question: "Is this their route? Can you be sure?"

Zabuza Momochi explained with a disdainful look, "This is our Land of Water territory, so the pursuing ninja force will definitely choose the fastest route."

This is basic common sense in the ninja world.

If a ninja from one's own country has to choose the safest route even in his own country, then that ninja village must be utterly useless.

Seeing that Uehara Naraku had put away his scroll, Momochi Zabuza looked at Haku beside him and coldly rebuked Uehara: "Kid, this is the place we agreed upon and our secret deal. Aren't you worried she'll leak it?"

(End of this chapter)