Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 278 Don't be rude to Senior Uehara (Fourth update!)

The base of the Akatsuki organization.

While Konoha was making all the necessary preparations for battle, the Akatsuki organization completed its preparations, with all members fully armed and full of energy.

Because this time they are determined to achieve their goal in one decisive battle.

Only the last Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki remain in the entire ninja world. These two Jinchuriki are the most difficult to obtain, and therefore their defenses are the most stringent.

"We should have launched the plan sooner."

Black Zetsu's voice grew more somber. It raised its head to look at Pain, the Deva Path Ninja, standing atop the Gedo Mazo, and said in a deep voice, "Many ninja from Sunagakure and Kirigakure have gathered in Konoha. It's said that the Fifth Kazekage and the Fifth Mizukage have also arrived..."

"It doesn't matter."

Pain looked down at the group of members clad in black robes draped in auspicious clouds, slowly reaching out to stroke the Rinnegan in his eye sockets, and said softly, "This is precisely my purpose, to deliver a devastating blow to them when they think they are at their strongest."

This was also due to the stimulation from Uehara Naraku.

Because Uehara Naraku had destroyed three major ninja villages in succession, Nagato was somewhat unwilling to be inferior to his juniors. Therefore, when he learned that the ninjas of Kirigakure and Sunagakure had been mobilized, he was even slightly excited.

After all, this is the first official appearance of the Rinnegan.

Faced with the world's most powerful ninja village, the Rinnegan's power will be unleashed in full force, allowing them to experience the terror of the Rinnegan and to feel true pain and despair.

Nagato has plenty of confidence.

Against the power of Pain's Six Paths, numerical superiority is of little significance; even with more ninjas, they are merely decorative figures used to showcase power.

Leaving aside the strongest of them, Pain, even the final explosion of the Asura Path alone could destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

"Is the leader finally going to take action personally?"

Deidara chuckled and said, "If the elite forces of Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha were to unite, even we wouldn't be able to break through head-on!"

"Hehehehe..."

Hidan chuckled as he looked at Pain, stroking the scythe in his hand: "So, this time we'll finally get to see the boss make a move? If so, I'm really looking forward to seeing the boss's results!"

After Hidan finished speaking, the smile on his face suddenly turned sinister: "If a leader's strength is too weak, I might just take their life and offer it to Lord Jashin to wash away the shame of my joining Akatsuki!"

Click!

pat!

Hidan's head suddenly fell to the ground!

With a swift and decisive strike, Ringo Ayuri severed Hidan's head. She sheathed her lightning sword and calmly took a bite of her apple.

"It's noisy."

"Hey, you damn woman!"

Hidan's head lolled up from the ground, staring at Ringo Ameyuri, as he cursed, "If you're so capable, don't try to sneak up on me! I'll offer you, you bastard woman, to the Jashin-sama one day!"

"Shut up!"

Kakuzu frowned, then suddenly stretched out his arm, grabbed Hidan's head, and sewed it back onto his body.

As Kakuzu stitched up Hidan's neck, he turned to Ringo Ameyuri and said, "Next time, if you can kill him, you'd better do it on the spot. I'm already tired of stitching up this bastard's wounds!"

"Hey, Kakuzu!"

Upon hearing his teammate's words, Hidan glared at Kakuzu with displeasure: "What do you mean by that! We're teammates!"

"What I want are teammates who can help me make money."

As Kakuzu finished speaking, he glanced at Uehara Naraku, then turned to look at Hidan with disdain, saying, "Not a teammate who constantly brings me trouble!"

Damn it, Hidan is such an idiot!

Is Payne someone you can just insult at will?

Many people in the Akatsuki organization are somewhat lawless, but Kakuzu is a shrewd old man who has lived for over ninety years. He knows who he can mess with and who he can't.

Hozuki Suigetsu glanced at Ringo Ameyuri with a grin and praised, "Ameyuri, your sword is getting faster and faster!"

"After all, it's a Thunder Blade!"

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, revealing his mouthful of shark teeth.

"Not fast enough."

Ringo Ameyuri, like a rodent, slowly gnawed away at the apple in her hand, then bit off the core and swallowed it before turning to look at Hozuki Mangetsu: "If it were Mangetsu-senpai, the Raito should be able to finish even faster!"

"Hmm..."

Hozuki Mangetsu glanced at his younger brother, shook his head, and said, "Drawing a sword is just a basic skill in swordsmanship; there's nothing to brag about."

"cut…"

Sasuke Uchiha glanced disdainfully at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist exchanging sword techniques; apart from Kisame Hoshigaki, he didn't take the others seriously.

After all, Sasuke himself was very skilled in swordsmanship, and his Uchiha-style swordsmanship was far superior to that of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Kabuto glanced at Sasuke Uchiha, but didn't say anything. He simply pushed up his glasses and lowered his head.

Karin also donned a black robe adorned with auspicious clouds and stood beside Kabuto Yakushi, mimicking Kabuto's manner by pushing up her glasses with a cold expression.

Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku were practically invisible, only turning their heads to look at Pain, waiting for his instructions.

Pain looked at the members below and said coldly, "Let me explain the next plan. Konan and I will go to Konoha to seize the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki; everyone else will follow Uehara to Kumogakure to seize the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

"ha?"

The area below immediately erupted in chaos.

Everyone stared in disbelief at Pain in the sky, thinking their leader might choose an ordinary squad to attack Konoha.

Unexpectedly, Payne only brought his teammates.

That's incredibly audacious!

In any case, that was the strongest ninja village in the ninja world!

Moreover, Konoha now boasts the Fifth Hokage, the Fifth Mizukage, and the Fifth Kazekage, as well as top-tier combat power from the three major ninja villages!

Was the leader really not just going to his death?

The combined might of the three great ninja villages was a formidable force, and even with Deidara's exceptional skills and daring, even with him controlling Uehara Naraku's ancient dragon, he wouldn't have much confidence...

"Lord Payne."

Uehara Naraku raised his head to look at Pain, and said in a deep voice, "I still suggest that we go and capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki first, or I can go to Konoha with you..."

During this period, Uehara Naraku had tried to persuade him many times.

After all, he really wanted to collect the two ultimate chakra nature transformations, lightning and fire, so that he would only be missing yin and yang.

At that time, we could have used Naruto Uzumaki and Hashirama Senju as test subjects to find out how to obtain them.

Ugh…

If Nagato insists on going to Konoha himself, wouldn't that mean Uehara Naraku would destroy Konoha himself in the future?

Uehara Naraku himself didn't care...

I just don't know how strong the mental fortitude of the Konoha ninjas is.

"Uehara."

Pain's gaze fell on Uehara, and he retorted softly, "Don't worry, I'm absolutely confident. Perhaps by the time you return from capturing the Eight-Tails, we'll already be back with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Pain interrupted Naraku Uehara before he could finish his persuasion, saying in a deep voice, "If there's nothing else, you can prepare to depart!"

After saying that, Pain turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared.

Uehara Naraku frowned and turned to Konan beside him: "Sensei, isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

"I've already tried to persuade them."

Xiao Nan's face showed a hint of worry, and she said softly, "But he insisted on doing this, perhaps because he had been waiting for too long and could no longer suppress his emotions!"

"I thought he would at least go with the other members."

"There's no need for that."

Konan shook her head and whispered to Uehara Naraku, "Pain doesn't trust anyone else except you; if he takes you, someone will have to personally supervise the capture of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and Pain is worried that there are Obito Uchiha spies in the organization..."

"I see."

Uehara Naraku nodded and slowly closed his palms, saying, "I'll set off now to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and reunite with you as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Xiao Nan nodded seriously.

After saying that, Konan left Akatsuki's base to meet up with Nagato, because the chakra sensor signal was too weak for long-range combat.

Therefore, Nagato had to set off with the Six Paths of Pain.

This time, however, the two of them probably don't need to disguise themselves much, since Nagato's legs are intact and he has considerable fighting power.

After Xiao Nan left.

Black Zetsu stood beside Uehara Naraku and said in a sinister tone, "Don't worry about them. The power of the Rinnegan is far greater than you imagine... Besides, even if any problems arise, the Eye of the Moon Project can transform this world into the way we want it to be."

"..."

Uehara Naraku was somewhat speechless.

Black Zetsu is telling the truth, but only half of it.

Although he inwardly despised Black Zetsu, Uehara Naraku managed to soften his expression somewhat: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Zetsu-senpai, to gather intelligence for the master and the others. I'll go with the others to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!"

"rest assured."

Hei Jue nodded with a sinister smile.

This mission to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki wasn't too troublesome, and Uehara Naraku didn't bring all his men with him like Nagato did.

Uehara Naraku surveyed everyone present and said in a deep voice, "For this capture of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, I think I'll only bring Uchiha Sasuke. We need to quickly eliminate the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to avoid any unforeseen circumstances. The rest of you can stay at the base for now!"

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha's face immediately broke into a satisfied smile.

"What?"

Deidara immediately pouted in dissatisfaction, holding a giant dragon clay figure in his hands, and loudly retorted, "I painstakingly sculpted a huge dragon, isn't this just a waste of my art!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Deidara speechlessly, then rubbed his forehead and said, "Then let's add you and Sasori-senpai to the list..."

Okay, they're old friends too.

Furthermore, Uehara Naraku got along quite well with Deidara and Sasori.

"Hey, Uehara!"

Hidan, brandishing his scythe, stood before Uehara Naraku: "If I can't offer a sacrifice to the Jashin-sama, what's the point of me staying in this organization?"

Click!

Hidan's head was chopped off once again!

Sasuke Uchiha coldly twirled his sword, then gracefully sheathed it, saying calmly, "If you dare to be disrespectful to Uehara-senpai again, I will burn your body to ashes with Amaterasu..."

Even though Sasuke Uchiha was talking about the strongest fire-style ninjutsu in the ninja world, his voice was as cold as ice and snow, making people involuntarily feel a chill.

As Ringo Ameyuri watched Sasuke sheathe his ninja sword, a glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she softly praised, "Tsk, that was really cool!"

"..."

Uehara Naraku patted his forehead.

Why does it feel like Sasuke has been led astray by him?

Two more chapters to come.

Both are bonus chapters from yesterday's 100,000 reward from the generous Mr. Qianji…

(End of this chapter)