Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 263 I'm still better suited to be the mastermind.

Inside Rain Hidden Village.

Uehara Naraku lay in his room, pretending to sleep.

Now that the Gedo Mazo has absorbed all seven tailed beasts, it must find a way to remove Konan and Nagato from its list and clear their names before the Ten-Tails is resurrected.

This is not an easy task to perform.

Because Uehara Naraku still needs to find a way to revive Uchiha Madara, toy with Uchiha Madara's life, and complete his main quest and advancement quest.

"We also need to use the Rinnegan to revive that monster, Uchiha Madara..."

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead: "Lord Nagato has suffered too much in his life, we can't let him be heartbroken again, can we? He'd probably have a mental breakdown!"

Nagato will definitely not give up his Rinnegan.

Uehara Naraku couldn't reveal everything, otherwise it would disrupt his plans, so he could only do what he wanted to do first.

Uehara Naraku tapped his fingers and muttered, "Forget it, let's send him to the underworld first, then revive him! As for who should use the Rinnegan to revive Uchiha Madara, there are many options. Orochimaru should be obedient, right?"

This can also be considered a form of recycling.

Orochimaru has wanted the Rinnegan for a long time.

Uehara Naraku began to think, why not give Orochimaru a body to revive him, and then have Black Zetsu control Orochimaru's consciousness? Then they could see who was stronger between these two guys who liked to control and seize other people's bodies...

"I really am a genius at being a behind-the-scenes manipulator!"

Uehara Naraku clenched his fist tightly, feeling a little excited. He had actually come up with such a plan: to let Orochimaru obtain the Rinnegan and then revive Uchiha Madara.

We can also try to see if Orochimaru can escape the fate of certain death after using the Rinne Rebirth technique.

The only problem is...

Uehara Naraku tricked Orochimaru so many times, and now that Orochimaru has finally had a few years of peace in Ryuchi Cave, he's dragging someone out again as a scapegoat...

To be honest, I feel a little ashamed.

After feeling ashamed, I suddenly felt really good.

Who is the real mastermind behind everything? Every piece has its value, and everyone can be placed on the chessboard and controlled by Uehara Naraku at any time.

Uehara Naraku rolled over and got out of bed, looking at the tallest tower in Amegakure, where Nagato lived.

Uehara Naraku sighed softly, "Then let you vent your pain a little longer! After you've released that pain, you'll have a bright future."

all the time.

Both Nagato and Konan had to arrange a bright future and prospects for him, and now it was Uehara Naraku's turn to make arrangements for them.

The only problem is...

The Six Paths of Pain are now extremely strong.

Especially Pain of the Asura Path, who is not only armed to the teeth, but also possesses an ultimate art technique.

A single self-destruction would likely destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village, making it far more convenient than using Shinra Tensei and requiring less chakra and lifespan.

"call…"

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead and muttered, "If Jiraiya hadn't died in Amegakure, he and Uzumaki Naruto should be able to take down Pain, right?"

Should we send someone ahead of time to deliver intelligence, letting Konoha know that Akatsuki will attack them soon? With that information, they shouldn't lose!

After their battle ends, I'll impersonate the villain and bring back the Rinnegan. But there's a bit of trouble with Konan-sensei. I can only make her heartbroken, in pain, and desperate first, and then find a way to let her know that everything I did was for her and Nagato…”

When Uehara Naraku thought of this, his expression couldn't help but change. Why did this script feel so familiar?

Isn't this Itachi Uchiha's script?!

Could it be that in the end, all members of the Akatsuki were Itachi Uchiha?

Suddenly, Uehara Naraku inexplicably understood Uchiha Itachi's feelings and couldn't help but slap his cheeks to clear his head: "Konan-sensei and Nagato, just like Sasuke... they will definitely understand me."

I thought about it for a while.

Uehara Naraku still planned to talk to Yakushi Kabuto, asking him to help prepare for luring Orochimaru to revive, and also to help him fill in any gaps in the plan.

"destiny!"

Uehara Naraku quietly activated his Destiny Skill, and just as he was about to use Infinite Teleportation to leave Amegakure, he saw the image of an old man with white hair on the Destiny Skill's display panel, and the image was right in front of him.

Uehara Naraku's face instantly darkened. He had just said that Jiraiya hadn't come here to die, and that Konoha's strength would be balanced with Pain's.

He can also sneak in a side quest.

As a result, Jiraiya has now appeared in Amegakure!

"Konoha...doesn't they believe me?"

Uehara Naraku's eyes narrowed slightly, and he leaped out of his room: "All that time I spent praising Lord Hanzo was for nothing! Konoha doesn't believe me?"

This is purely Uehara Naraku overthinking things.

Jiraiya and Tsunade actually still believed in Uehara Naraku; at least they knew that Uehara Naraku had always been very friendly to Konoha.

They simply didn't believe in Hanzo the Salamander.

Night fell.

The torrential rain in Amegakure Village had not yet stopped, and the water on the ground had not yet receded. A frog poked its head out of the water, cautiously observing everything around it.

Raindrops fell lightly on the toad's body.

The toad opened its mouth, and a hand suddenly emerged from it. The owner of that hand also slowly emerged from the toad's mouth.

It is the secret technique of Mount Myōboku, the Toad Concealment Technique.

After Jiraiya emerged from the toad, he waved it back to Mount Myōboku, a resolute look on his face: "At least for now, the infiltration was successful..."

The rain slowly fell from the sky.

The raindrops fell on Jiraiya, but the white-haired ninja was completely unaware as he strolled into the streets of Amegakure.

Rain-Hidden Village.

The highest point.

Pain stood there, sensing the message from the Rain Tiger Free Technique, and quietly summoned Konan and Naraku from the village: "Someone has infiltrated. The enemy is probably Jiraiya-sensei. He is extremely powerful and will not become our ally. He has now hidden in the village. Find him after the rain stops..."

"I've found it!"

Uehara Naraku interrupted Pain, speaking softly, "I'm an old friend of Jiraiya-sama. Konan-sensei's Paper Release technique is too easily countered by Jiraiya-sama's Fire Release and Oil Release. Let me handle it."

"Uehara."

Konan's voice rang out, her tone somewhat low, "This is a matter between us and Jiraiya-sensei, it's not your place to get involved..."

"Is there any difference?"

Uehara Naraku stroked his ring, sitting in a small tea room, and slowly said, "Sensei, dealing with Jiraiya-sama won't be so easy. I've fought him before. With his strange summoning beasts, escaping would be incredibly easy for him. It seems our secret can't be kept from him anymore..."

After finishing speaking, Uehara Naraku slowly turned his head and looked through the glass of the tea room at the suspicious-looking white-haired old man. He sighed softly and said, "I hope the secret of Amegakure won't frighten him too much?"

Probably not.

Uehara Naraku watched as Jiraiya sat down next to a villager selling steamed buns, observing with great interest Jiraiya chatting with the villager.

Jiraiya bought a steamed bun and chatted with great interest for a while. Then, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, he brought up something: "As expected, the legendary demigod Hanzo of Amegakure rules this place, which is why the village seems so peaceful..."

"..."

The footsteps on the street stopped.

All the villagers' eyes were on Jiraiya, making him instantly realize that something was wrong. Jiraiya hurriedly ate his bun to cover it up.

Jiraiya, with a steamed bun stuffed in his mouth, looked up and spotted a brothel. A smile flashed across his face as he turned and walked into the brothel.

This is the most suitable place to gather intelligence.

"Really..."

Uehara Naraku sat in the tea room and slowly shook his head. Although there were several brothels in Amegakure, he had never been to one.

Uehara Naraku sighed, looked up at the paper doll folded by the window, glanced at the origami cranes on his desk, and shook his head with a wry smile.

the other side.

Jiraiya, having entered the brothel, expertly ordered drinks and a hostess, intending to use the alcohol to inquire about Amegakure.

He originally only wanted to sneak into Hanzo's territory to steal some information about the Akatsuki organization, but he didn't expect to find some unexpected gains.

Although…

These gains could be amazing.

Whew, I'm a little excited.

That's enough for today; the real climax will come tomorrow. I'll write the list of donors tomorrow too.

(End of this chapter)