Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 316 Proving to the world that no one can defy Akatsuki's will! (Sixth update)

These Akatsuki members are all complete idiots.

If you call them all villains, then these guys also have their pitiable aspects; if you call them good people, then most of them aren't exactly human either.

Of course, Uehara Naraku had no right to criticize them.

Now that the news of Pain's death has only just reached their ears, these guys are probably completely bewildered. They may have just learned that Uehara Naraku and Konan have returned to Amegakure and rushed over overnight.

Uehara Naraku had just calmed Konan down to sleep and didn't want them to disturb her, so he instantly left Konan's room and headed towards the direction of the many auspicious cloud-patterned black robes.

"Uehara!"

"Uehara!"

"Naraku!"

"Uehara Naraku!"

"Uehara-sama!"

"Lord Naraku!"

Upon seeing Uehara Naraku, a group of people dressed in black robes adorned with auspicious clouds seemed to have found their pillar of support, and they began chattering excitedly, eager to inquire about the situation.

"Alright, alright."

Uehara Naraku hurriedly waved to them and said softly, "Konan-sensei just fell asleep. Let's find a quiet place to chat!"

The group arrived at the office of Amegakure.

On the way, Uehara Naraku also encountered Hydrangea, who was patrolling the village in the rain again. This little girl seemed to be patrolling in the rain all the time.

This girl's ninja career is truly outrageous.

Uehara Naraku didn't have time to deal with her this time, he just waved her away and told her to leave with her team immediately and not to let anyone approach the office.

Inside the office.

After finding a place to sit, the group of S-rank rogue ninjas dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns immediately began asking questions all at once.

Will our organization disband?

"Did Pain really die in Konoha?"

"Kabuto Yakushi betrayed Akatsuki and stole the Gedo Mazo from the base..."

"Uehara, are we really going to abandon our plan to collect the Tailed Beasts?"

Is the Akatsuki organization about to disband?

"..."

These guys each had their own focus, but their biggest concern was undoubtedly the future of Akatsuki, even taking Pain's death to a back seat.

They really can't be blamed for this.

Because over the years, Payne has always been in a high position.

The Akatsuki members' relationship with Pain wasn't exactly close; in fact, some even harbored more hatred towards him. To be honest, they were closer to Uehara Naraku.

After all, Uehara Naraku had taken them on missions many times, sometimes helped them, and even rescued them when they were in danger.

When they met, Uehara Naraku never expressed his incomprehension or disdain for their strange hobbies. In fact, they could even chat occasionally. These Akatsuki members must have a high level of affection for Uehara.

"Stop for a second!"

Uehara Naraku tapped his forehead, interrupting their incoherent and rambling questions, before continuing in a deep voice, "Take your questions one at a time! Don't worry, we can talk all night long!"

"I'll go first!"

Deidara was particularly enthusiastic in this regard, raising his hand first and asking, "Uehara, we..."

"Why should you go first!"

Hidan raised his scythe and shouted, "Let me ask first, Uehara Naraku, does this mean Akatsuki can no longer...?"

"asshole!"

Deidara angrily interrupted Hidan.

Just as these guys were about to start arguing again, Uehara Naraku slammed his hand on the table and said with a displeased expression, "Let Kakuzu-senpai or Sasori-senpai go first, according to the order in which they joined Akatsuki!"

"..."

The group finally quieted down.

Kakuzu glanced subtly at the still-silent Seven Ninja Swordsmen, slowly stood up, and asked his first question in a deep voice: "Was Pain killed in the battle of Konoha?"

"Yes, but not killed in battle."

Uehara Naraku nodded and continued softly, "Lord Pain is actually Lord Nagato. After a fierce battle with many Konoha ninja, he was besieged by Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi leading the Edo Tensei ninja forces. Lord Nagato and the Konoha ninjas repelled them."

After the war, Lord Nagato worried that the future ninja world would be controlled by despicable individuals like Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi. As his life was drawing to a close, he decided to use the power of his Rinnegan to revive all the fallen Konoha ninja.

After saying this, Uehara Naraku continued, "Uchiha Obito and Yakushi Kabuto are not the masterminds. Orochimaru, who is hiding behind Yakushi Kabuto, is the real mastermind. Orochimaru has been faking his death to lower our guard."

These words were meant to give them an explanation.

After all, Nagato had indeed died in battle. We couldn't keep them in the dark, not knowing who their leader was or how he died, could we?

This can be considered a step towards honesty.

Now that Uehara Naraku has been honest, Kakuzu will not hide anything either.

"I see."

Kakuzu glanced at Uehara Naraku, his expression gradually turning serious, and asked in a deep voice, "Uehara, in that case, if I stay with Akatsuki in the future, will I still have the opportunity to earn more money?"

"..."

The Akatsuki members glanced at Kakuzu speechlessly.

What kind of time is this? Why is that old man Kakuzu still talking about money all the time? Damn it, is this the time to talk about money?

"There will definitely be many opportunities."

Uehara Naraku looked at Kakuzu and nodded just as seriously, then said with a sincere expression, "Whether the future of the ninja world is war or peace, money will always be indispensable, and we will have many more opportunities to discuss making money in the future."

"Well said."

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu nodded seriously and sat back down in his oddly shaped seat: "Uehara Naraku, I approve of you succeeding as the leader of Akatsuki. Whatever you do in the future, as long as it makes me money, that's all that matters!"

Naraku Uehara: "..."

Kakuzu is really straightforward!

Kakuzu's attitude was very clear: whatever the Akatsuki organization does in the future, as long as it doesn't interfere with his making money, that's fine with him. That's really his personality.

Sasori of the Red Sand raised his head and looked at Uehara Naraku, speaking softly, "Uehara, have you reached a peace agreement with Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure? Will Akatsuki be forced to disband?"

"There was no peace agreement."

Uehara Naraku slowly lowered his head. He seemed to understand Sasori's concerns. If the Akatsuki organization became a vassal of a major ninja village, it would mean that they, as S-rank rogue ninja, would no longer have a place to stay.

Uehara Naraku raised his head again, snorted coldly, and said, "Scorpion-senpai, what right do those ninjas whose village we destroyed so easily have to ask us to disband? If it weren't for Lord Nagato's last wish, I wouldn't mind destroying Konoha again!"

Sasori of the Red Sand slowly nodded, a chilling smile appearing on his face: "You're right. Those cowardly and corrupt bastards have no right to interfere in our lives. Only we ourselves can decide what to do."

After saying that, Sasori of the Red Sand said softly, "When Pain mentioned that you would become the next leader of Akatsuki, I didn't have any objections at that time."

"..."

Everyone began to look at each other.

Eventually, their gazes settled on Kisame Hoshigaki, who had clearly become a senior member of the Akatsuki organization.

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, revealing his mouthful of shark teeth: "We guys have never had any objections... as long as our leader can give us homeless folks a place to stay."

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are basically all on their own.

After Kisame Hoshigaki finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement. Kakuzu's gaze remained unwavering; he simply said coldly, "Since Pain's death, you lot have been completely silent. Could you be spies sent by someone?"

Naraku Uehara: "..."

Kakuzu was right after all!

However, these Seven Ninja Swordsmen are all spies of him, the new leader of Akatsuki, so how could they possibly make any moves?

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and chuckled, "Did Kakuzu-senpai ever see four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist working together as spies? Just what kind of idiot... no, what kind of powerful person could possibly mistake the four of us for spies?"

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at the people around him and said softly, "Mitsue and I both left our hometown because of the pain caused by the Blood Mist Policy..."

As for that brat Suigetsu Hozuki, you should understand why he joined us; and as for Yuri Amegakure, you've probably figured out why she joined us by now, right?

"Hmm, I'll accept your explanation for now."

Kakuzu slowly nodded. These Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were so impressed that they joined the Akatsuki organization one after another.

It's a bit outrageous.

But it seems acceptable?

Deidara hurriedly raised his hand, grinning as he said, "My turn! My turn! Hey, Uehara, what are we going to do next? Are we going to start a ninja world war or something?"

"don't want."

Uehara Naraku's words made Deidara's face fall.

Uehara Naraku glanced at Deidara, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Anyway, next we need to figure out how to deal with Orochimaru, Obito Uchiha, and Kabuto Yakushi. Konoha will agree to help us gather intelligence."

"Yes, yes!"

Deidara nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "By the way, Sasuke Uchiha betrayed Akatsuki just like Kabuto Yakushi. That means we can kill the two remaining Uchiha in the ninja world!"

After saying this, Deidara glanced at Sasori beside him and continued with a grin, "It just so happens that Sasori also really hates Orochimaru and Kabuto, so we can take care of them together!"

"Um."

Uehara Naraku nodded and continued, "After we take care of them, Akatsuki will probably become an organization that mediates wars..."

"what?"

Everyone involuntarily looked at Uehara Naraku.

Are you kidding me? Aren't the members of Akatsuki supposed to be dedicated to instigating wars? Why would they suddenly start mediating a war?

"Don't be so surprised."

Looking at everyone present, Uehara Naraku continued softly, "I will inherit Lord Nagato's will. Although we no longer have the Tailed Beasts and the Gedo Mazo, we can find ways to become stronger, either by recruiting members or by creating stronger weapons of war, so that this world cannot resist our will!"

If war breaks out between any two places in the future, with our strength, we can directly wipe out all the ninjas fighting there. That would be considered eliminating the war, right?

"Whenever war breaks out in the ninja world in the future, even if the Five Great Nations want to launch a Ninja World War, they must obtain our permission. Any war without our permission will absolutely not be allowed!"

"..."

Everyone present was stunned. At first glance, what Uehara Naraku said seemed quite plausible, and it even seemed to suit their wishes.

Only Kisame Hoshigaki had a strange expression.

Kisame Hoshigaki felt that these words might be half true and half false. Perhaps his boss really wanted to do that in the future, or perhaps he was just trying to appease these guys.

Regardless, at least all the Akatsuki members present had accepted Uehara Naraku, and even Hidan, whose IQ was below average, no longer objected.

"Now, everyone, let's go and rest!"

Uehara Naraku's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "In a while, I will be attending the Five Kage Summit to obtain information about Orochimaru and the others from them..."

Kisame Hoshigaki: "..."

As expected of you, Lord Uehara!

I always manage to sneak into some weird and wonderful meetings!

The expressions on the faces of everyone in the Akatsuki organization gradually became strange. This guy who was just clamoring for the Five Great Nations to be under their surveillance had infiltrated the meeting of the Five Great Nations again?

It still tastes familiar...

Uehara is still that familiar guy after all…

Don't look at me like that!

Uehara Naraku slowly turned to look at everyone, and continued in a deep voice, "When we destroy Orochimaru and those guys in the future, we will prove to the world that no one can defy the will of Akatsuki, and no traitor can escape Akatsuki's punishment!"

Phew, one more chapter to go...

(End of this chapter)