Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 306: Tsunade, who reinstated Uehara Naraku.

As Uehara Naraku rushed toward Yakushi Kabuto, two whooshing sounds rang out!

Two Yin-Yang Release black rods instantly landed on Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju, temporarily immobilizing them!

"Hey kid, I'm here to help you!"

Tsunade stood beside Uehara Naraku and said in a deep voice, "Those two black rods were created by Nagato using Yin-Yang Release chakra; they should be able to temporarily restrain them..."

"..."

This woman truly lives up to her reputation as Sakura Haruno's teacher!

Whenever Uehara Naraku has a thought in mind, they'll kindly come and sabotage it...

Uehara Naraku was just about to have a proper fight and show his subordinate, Yakushi Kabuto, his power when Tsunade came to challenge him to a contest of acting skills.

Unfortunately, we can't dwell on it now.

Uehara Naraku glanced at Tsunade, then at Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju, who were temporarily imprisoned, and sighed, "Lord Nagato can only condense two Yin-Yang Release black rods?"

"Um…"

Tsunade nodded, her expression complex, and said, "His aura is getting weaker and weaker... This is his last bit of strength."

Although Nagato harmed Konoha too much, he was ultimately a victim of Konoha's rogue ninja, and he was still trying to atone for his mistakes.

When Nagato is mentioned, Tsunade's feelings are truly complicated.

Of course, Tsunade's feelings were even more complicated when facing Uehara Naraku.

"Understood."

After Uehara Naraku nodded to Tsunade, he said in a deep voice, "Then I beg the Hokage to leave here and protect Lord Nagato for me! Leave this place to me!"

Uehara Naraku paused after saying this, then continued in a low voice, "If you are here, I will have to be distracted to protect you, and they will use you as a breakthrough point!"

"It seems I have the upper hand right now, but that's because they're relying on their immortality from the Impure World Reincarnation, which inevitably makes them more impulsive in battle..."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju, who were temporarily restrained by the black rods, and said in a deep voice, "Moreover, it's very difficult to control them with only two Yin-Yang Release black rods..."

"What?"

Tsunade suddenly turned her head away!

As expected, Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju, having regained their Edo Tensei forms, broke through the barrier of the black rods. The number of black rods was far from enough to imprison them!

To control Minato Namikaze in his perfect Jinchuriki mode and Tobirama Senju with his immense chakra, at least seven or eight black rods would be needed to bind all their chakra flow points!

Sure enough, the next moment, Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze appeared beside Tsunade, each holding a kunai ready to slash her body!

"Be careful!"

Uehara Naraku leaped forward, grabbed Tsunade's arm, and pulled her away from danger. Then, he kicked Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato away!

Fortunately, Uehara Naraku intervened in time and saved Tsunade.

After the Fifth Hokage averted the crisis, he let out a weak sigh of relief, lowered his head, and said, "Kid, thank you."

There's no need to say all this.

Uehara Naraku's expression immediately turned serious, and he urged Tsunade in a low voice, "Hokage, let's leave here quickly..."

"Then what should you do?"

Tsunade frowned and asked, "Although you can still defeat them now, Edo Tensei users don't die... If this continues..."

"I have no idea."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Konan and Nagato in the distance, then turned to look at Yakushi Kabuto and whispered, "Perhaps once I deal with this troublesome Yakushi Kabuto, I might be able to free these people from the control of the Impure World Reincarnation..."

"Won't."

Tsunade shook her head, looked at all the Edo Tensei ninja present, and said softly, "Kabuto Yakushi is just a pawn put forward on the surface; Orochimaru is the one who's controlling everything behind the scenes!"

"Someone has to give it a try!"

After saying this, Uehara Naraku smiled again: "This is trouble we caused, let us handle it! Whether it's Orochimaru or Kabuto, we should give them a try first!"

"..."

Tsunade's expression immediately became incredibly complicated.

On such a vast battlefield, there were hardly any people who could help.

These people had actually been fighting for far too long, and it was already quite an achievement that they could barely hold off a few reanimated beings.

Especially Naruto Uzumaki, Gaara, and Mei Terumi, who fought against Pain, Konan, and Nagato, and are now facing off against the reanimated ninjas.

While they were fighting on the other side of the battlefield, Minato Namikaze, Obito Uchiha, Kabuto Yakushi, and the others could only rely on Naraku Uehara to delay them.

Tsunade's feelings were incredibly complicated.

These Akatsuki members are both despicable and pathetic!

These guys were manipulated and deceived behind the scenes, making huge mistakes, and now they have to start all over again, paying for those mistakes with their own lives.

Nagato was like this, and so was Uehara Naraku.

Under Uehara Naraku's repeated urging, Tsunade had no choice but to leave this area to avoid delaying Uehara Naraku's battle, as she also needed to help provide medical support everywhere.

"By the way, Lady Tsunade."

While fighting against Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju, Uehara Naraku, after defeating the two again, called out to Tsunade, "In a moment, I'll launch a fierce attack on Kabuto Yakushi to lure him into sending out Edo Tensei ninjas to protect me..."

Uehara Naraku looked at Tsunade and continued, "If the Hokage still has the strength, heal the Mizukage, the Kazekage, and Naruto as soon as possible, so they can rest a bit... At least that way we can rotate them, so that everyone won't be completely helpless in the end."

"..."

Tsunade fell silent once again.

This means that Uehara Naraku has shouldered all the pressure himself.

After a moment, Tsunade nodded.

Because what Uehara Naraku said was also a problem that Tsunade had always been worried about.

Once they lose all their fighting capacity, they will be at the mercy of others.

Now that Uehara Naraku has proposed this plan, it is undoubtedly very advantageous to the overall battle situation, but it is very dangerous for him.

Faced with attacks from so many Kage-level figures, Uehara Naraku could perish if he were to be even slightly careless.

Unfortunately, this was the only option available. At least compared to the others, Uehara Naraku's stamina and combat strength were still the most intact. The only thing Tsunade could do was to help the others recover and replace Uehara in battle as soon as possible.

"Okay, I understand."

After saying this, Tsunade fixed her gaze on Uehara Naraku and said in a deep voice, "Hey, brat, don't die here so easily... After this battle is over, we'll settle accounts with you for all the lies you told me!"

"..."

Uehara Naraku smiled at just the right moment.

Sure enough, his plan was progressing as scheduled.

Although Tsunade was still talking about how she was holding Uehara Naraku accountable for what he had concealed, it was clear from her desire for Uehara Naraku to live that she had already accepted him back.

"it is good."

Uehara Naraku gave Tsunade a deep look and nodded seriously.

Uehara Naraku and Tsunade looked at each other, and on this battlefield, they completely erased all past grudges.

At least, that's what Tsunade thought.

Therefore, when Tsunade returned, her attitude towards Nagato softened considerably, since the Akatsuki's successors were all fighting desperately there...

A green chakra emanated from Tsunade's palm and landed on Nagato's shoulder, healing him and trying to restore his strength.

"Lady Tsunade."

As Nagato watched Tsunade treat him, he coughed a few times, then shook his head vigorously, saying, "Don't waste your chakra on me. The burden of the Rinnegan is too great. My life has reached its limit. I can only slowly recover my own chakra... Please save the medical techniques for someone more precious!"

"…I see."

Tsunade was silent for a moment, then removed her hand from Nagato's shoulder and continued in a low voice, "By the way, that little brat Uehara is planning a fierce attack to draw attention away from the Mizukage and the others, allowing them to take turns fighting these reanimated enemies..."

"Uehara will have to shoulder our responsibilities again...?"

Nagato lowered his head, coughed a few times, and said, "Do we still have no way to deal with these reanimated ninjas?"

There is no better solution at the moment.

After a sigh, Tsunade continued softly, "The sealing team of ninjas in the village has been wiped out by Second Grandfather and the Fourth Hokage. Your Yin-Yang Release black rods are effective, but they can only control them for a few seconds..."

"I see..."

Nagato slowly lowered her head.

Uehara Naraku's arrival alleviated their crisis, but it did not truly solve the problem of the Edo Tensei (reanimation) users, which meant that the war would continue.

The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, was completely suppressed by the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki. Even though Mei Terumi had two bloodline limits, she was not at all on the winning side in the Mizukage civil war.

The Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, had the upper hand. Facing his father, Rasa, Gaara was even able to suppress him to some extent!

However, Gaara's chakra was running out, while Rasa had unlimited chakra, so Gaara could only barely hold on.

Naruto Uzumaki is still fighting the Second Tsuchikage, Mu;

Rock Lee is still entangled with Might Guy, who has been resurrected using Edo Tensei;

Konan was still on guard against the elusive Uchiha Obito;

Looking across the entire battlefield, he was at a disadvantage almost everywhere. Perhaps because Uehara Naraku had just joined the battle, he still had plenty of stamina and chakra, and he was still maintaining his dominance!

Uehara Naraku once again annihilated Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato, then walked step by step towards Yakushi Kabuto: "Our battle can begin... Kabuto!"

"..."

Kabuto's expression changed slightly.

The next moment, Kabuto Yakushi's expression returned to calm. He slowly pushed up his glasses, glanced at Uehara Naraku's actions, and subtly moved his lips.

"Yes, sir."

(End of this chapter)