Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 318 Is this what it feels like when misfortunes never come singly?

Uehara Naraku was right.

Some things we only learn to cherish after we lose them.

Uehara Naraku has always shown too much trust in Black Zetsu, to the point that Black Zetsu doesn't care about him enough. Simply put, Black Zetsu has received too much trust in the past...

From now on, their way of getting along needs to change. They need to find a way to get Black Zetsu to come and do everything possible to gain Uehara's trust, so that he can no longer take things from Uehara Naraku at will.

If Black Zetsu wants to return to the way things were before, where he controlled Uehara Naraku, then he needs to work even harder! He needs to regain Uehara Naraku's trust and make him accept his Eye of the Moon Plan again…

of course.

This method also carries certain risks.

What if Black Zetsu turns around and shamelessly tries to cooperate with others?

This danger wasn't much of a problem for Uehara Naraku, since he had already controlled everyone in the ninja world who could cooperate with Black Zetsu.

Uehara Naraku slowly leaned back in his chair, gazing at the raindrops falling outside the window. He simply sat there calmly, but his aura gradually changed: "Treat people's hearts as a game of chess, and the player will feel a greater sense of accomplishment."

While others in the ninja world were using harsh methods to control others, Uehara Naraku used people's emotions to gradually bring this world under control.

Until now, he has successfully brought Black Zetsu under his control.

"As expected of... an adult!"

Kisame Hoshigaki watched as Naraku Uehara grinned, revealing a mouthful of shark teeth, and a hint of admiration appeared in his small eyes.

This was the time when Uehara Naraku felt the greatest sense of accomplishment.

As a responsible subordinate, Kisame Hoshigaki naturally didn't want to lose face.

"Alright, go ahead!"

Uehara Naraku gave Kisame an approving look and nodded, saying, "Report the details of your meeting to me after you and Black Zetsu have finished your discussion!"

"Yes, sir."

Kisame Hoshigaki lowered his head respectfully.

Kisame Hoshigaki lowered his head and slowly left the office.

All the Akatsuki members got the answers they wanted from Uehara Naraku and returned to Akatsuki's base from Amegakure. Uehara Naraku had thus brought these powerful and eccentric individuals back together.

Although these Akatsuki members can no longer be as unrestrained and arrogant as they were during the Pain era, they seem to be able to live a safer life than they were during the Pain era.

At the very least, there should be no more living a precarious existence.

After all the Akatsuki members had left Amegakure, Uehara Naraku was about to leave his office to go back and continue watching over Konan as she slept when a little girl quietly pushed open the office door and tiptoed in.

"Uehara Naraku."

Hydrangea walked up to Uehara Naraku, looking at him earnestly, and asked, "Has something happened in the village? Is there any danger?"

"Won't."

Uehara Naraku tapped her forehead with his finger and whispered, "Don't worry! With me here, nothing will happen to this village."

"I saw it."

Hydrangea covered her forehead, her face still serious: "I saw it all before, the angel was crying..."

"Oh, you must have misread it."

Uehara Naraku gave a perfunctory reply.

He really didn't expect that Ziyanghua, this girl, was quite perceptive.

Uehara Naraku's perfunctory attitude did not satisfy Hydrangea. She stubbornly raised her head and asked in a deep voice, "I'm sure I didn't see wrong, Uehara Naraku. Tell me, what exactly happened in the village?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Uehara Naraku reached out and ruffled her hair, whispering, "Our leader... Lord Pain has sacrificed himself."

"..."

The hydrangea froze in place.

For Amegakure, Pain held extraordinary significance.

It was because of Pain's existence that the war in the Land of Rain ended, and the country gradually became free of orphans, wandering ninjas, riots, and killings.

The Akatsuki members weren't particularly concerned about their cold-blooded leader; they cared about the entire Akatsuki organization. The Amegakure ninjas, however, were very concerned about Pain, who ruled them, because they knew what Pain's existence meant.

Pain hasn't shown his face much these past few years, but Uehara Naraku and Konan, who acted according to his will, have done a lot for Amegakure!

Payne is now dead...

The hydrangea slowly raised its head and gazed at Uehara Naraku.

The girl was very calm. In just a moment, the panic on Ziyanghua's face faded, replaced by a resolute expression: "Uehara Naraku, you will surely succeed as the village chief, won't you?"

"I don't know...maybe..."

Looking at the heavy rain outside the window, Uehara Naraku murmured, "Perhaps... Anyway, I will stay in this village. I will protect you in Pain's place."

At this moment, Uehara Naraku also felt Konan's pain.

Before Nagato's sacrifice, it seemed that there was no need to worry about either the Akatsuki or Amegakure, because Uehara Naraku knew that Nagato was the one who was holding things together.

Nagato has now sacrificed himself.

Whether it was Amegakure or Akatsuki, all the burdens seemed to fall on Uehara Naraku's shoulders overnight, and he finally understood what it felt like to lose Nagato.

However, Uehara Naraku and Konan have slightly different personalities...

Konan would feel sad and shed tears when she thought of Nagato.

When Uehara Naraku thought of Nagato, all he could think about was urging Yakushi Kabuto to hurry up and create a body that could be adapted to the power of the Rinnegan, so that Orochimaru could be resurrected and then Orochimaru could immediately use Rinne Tensei to completely revive Nagato!

Uehara Naraku lowered his head, patted the hydrangea's head, and said softly, "Alright, if you're tired from patrolling now, go and rest! This heavy rain will continue until dawn and will find the intruders instead of you."

"Uehara."

Hydrangea ignored what Uehara was saying, and simply grasped Uehara Naraku's hand, pleading with each word, "You must become the village leader!"

"I see."

Uehara Naraku glanced helplessly at the hydrangea and said in a low voice, "Haven't you always disliked me? Why would you want me to become the leader?"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Hydrangea calmly shook her head and said in a low voice, "If news of Lord Pain's death spreads, the Land of Rain may fall into internal strife, and some people will definitely want to seize power in the village. Rather than letting those guys take power, it would be better to make you, who has always followed Lord Pain and Lord Angel, the leader."

"You really do love to overthink things!"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but tap Hydrangea's forehead again, smiling as he reassured her, "Don't worry, Minami-sensei and I won't let that happen!"

Uehara Naraku suddenly realized that the little girl, Ziyanghua, actually represented the current ninjas of Amegakure. In addition to appeasing the members of Akatsuki, he seemed to also have to appease the ninjas of Amegakure.

This is getting more and more troublesome!

After Nagato's sacrifice, a bunch of troublesome things suddenly appeared that Uehara Naraku needed to deal with, and these were all trivial matters!

The most important thing right now is to revive Nagato!

Hydrangea.

Uehara Naraku's gaze was fixed on the hydrangea's eyes, and he said softly, "Let's keep the news of Lord Pain's death a secret for now! Lord Pain may return soon."

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips and reached out to ruffle Hydrangea's hair: "This is the ninja world, after all! The dead aren't necessarily irredeemable!"

Xiao's base.

Kisame Hoshigaki has returned with Naraku Uehara's mission. If nothing unexpected happens, Black Zetsu should be hiding in his room waiting for his return.

Kisame Hoshigaki was still on his way, pondering Uehara Naraku's instructions and guidance. He slowly pushed open his door and saw Black Zetsu sitting in his room. Kisame couldn't help but sigh softly.

Over the past few years, the information that Uehara Naraku gave them has been almost always accurate; Black Zetsu was indeed hiding in his room.

Kisame Hoshigaki looked at Black Zetsu and smiled: "Hehe... I thought that after Lord Zetsu died in battle, he would go to find Naraku Uehara first!"

After all, he just became the leader of Akatsuki, much more useful than some nobody in my Eye of the Moon project!

This approach aligns with Uehara Naraku's guidance: one shouldn't trust Black Zetsu without limits, but rather let Black Zetsu find ways to gain their trust...

Kisame Hoshigaki uttered this line with great familiarity, clearly indicating that he had spent a long time with the Uchiha brothers Itachi and Sasuke, making him a seasoned master of emotional manipulation…

as predicted.

As Kisame Hoshigaki uttered his slightly disdainful words, a sinister smile immediately appeared on Black Zetsu's face: "Hehehehe... Kisame, compared to that brat Uehara Naraku, I've always trusted you more!"

"Um?"

Kisame's expression changed instantly, and he looked at Black Zetsu with surprise, saying, "Does Lord Zetsu already know that Uehara Naraku, like that traitor Kabuto Yakushi... is planning to betray the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

"What?"

Black Zetsu's sinister smile froze on its face. Staring at Kisame Hoshigaki, it hurriedly asked, "Where did you learn about this? Uehara Naraku... is he also going to betray us?"

Black Zetsu rushed over to Kisame Hoshigaki to appease the honest man and also to get Kisame to test Uehara Naraku.

After all, only Kisame and Uehara Naraku remained by its side.

Especially after Kabuto Yakushi's betrayal and the theft of the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo, the Eye of the Moon Plan is now at its most dangerous point, and Black Zetsu is extremely anxious. Then he hears the news that Uehara Naraku might betray him...

Is this what it feels like when misfortunes never come singly?

Today should be the seventh update...

But it depends on my mental state...

After all, I was exhausted from working until dawn the day before yesterday and until dusk yesterday.

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