Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 344 What Did You Say? I Didn't Hear You (Sixth Update! Thanks to Dog!)

Ninja Alliance Command Center.

When Uehara Naraku walked in, the leaders of the five great nations were all there, as were the commanders of various military units, and they were still discussing intelligence issues.

The scene looks relatively harmonious and friendly, except for Black Zetsu.

However, their expressions seemed rather unpleasant, including Black Zetsu's.

Now, can anyone tell Uehara Naraku why Black Zetsu blended in so perfectly, and why he even has an Allied Shinobi Forces headband?

Isn't this going a bit too far?

"Uehara, you've finally arrived."

When Black Zetsu met Uehara Naraku, his voice even carried a hint of anxiety: "The sensory unit hasn't found any trace of Orochimaru yet, but we've discovered a location that's not quite right; a major battle that altered the terrain took place here..."

"I know."

Uehara Naraku glanced at the problem Black Zetsu had pointed out, then at the five Kage and numerous commanders present, his expression turning serious: "I met Uchiha Obito outside Akatsuki's base, and he led me to this place..."

"What?"

"What happened?"

Why did he lead you there?

"Judging solely from the traces on the scene, it seems you've engaged in an unprecedented battle, not much different from the Valley of the End..."

"..."

After hearing the group of people asking questions, Uehara Naraku waved his hand to stop them and replied, "I encountered the people who ambushed me there... the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama. I fought a fierce battle with that god of ninjas and barely managed to force them to retreat."

"..."

Everyone in the room involuntarily widened their eyes.

Tsunade looked at Uehara Naraku in disbelief, her face even showing some incredulity: "You met Grandpa and won?"

"Hey, hey, hey, can you stop looking at me like that?"

Uehara Naraku casually found a seat and began softly, "Furthermore, I obtained both bad and good news from my battle with the First Hokage. While they may not be of great importance to you, they are still useful nonetheless. Which would you like to hear first?"

"Let's hear the good news first!"

Tsunade glanced at everyone present, sighed, and said, "If it's good news, at least it will give us a little more confidence in the war, right?"

"Um."

Uehara Naraku shrugged and said, "Because Kabuto Yakushi or Orochimaru need to control the First Hokage, they don't dare to let the First Hokage unleash his full power. In fact, if he were even slightly stronger, the First Hokage might break free from their control."

After saying that, Uehara Naraku added, "It was precisely because of this that Obito Uchiha was forced to retreat with the First Hokage... so I guess I can only say that I won by using this method!"

"Is that so?"

Tsunade loosely clenched her fist, covered her lips, and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps we can use this... Let me think about it..."

"Then let's hear the bad news first!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Tsunade and said, "Our previously speculated list of reanimated characters may need to be expanded to include one more person... Uchiha Itachi."

After finishing speaking, Uehara Naraku, worried that the crowd wouldn't understand, added, "Uchiha Itachi, who could use Susanoo and didn't need to worry about consuming his ocular power, had his body stolen by that guy Yakushi Kabuto..."

"..."

Everyone present fell silent.

After taking a deep breath, Tsunade said in a deep voice, "At least compared to the good news you brought, this news isn't too bad. In fact, Shikaku had already calculated that Itachi might be in the Edo Tensei squad."

"That's good."

Uehara Naraku nodded, then looked at Nara Shikaku sitting to the side and sighed softly, "Fortunately, we have Lord Shikaku to help us..."

"alright."

The Fourth Raikage, A, surveyed the people around him and announced loudly, "All ninja units are now present. How much longer until the reorganization is complete?"

"Isn't that fast?"

The beautiful secretary, Mabui, replied softly, "All the ninjas already know their assigned teams, and the ninja headbands have been distributed..."

"That's quite a scene."

Uehara Naraku sighed, recalling the densely packed ninjas he had encountered on his way here, and remarked, "Even I feel a surge of excitement upon seeing so many ninjas. How many of us are there now?"

"Seventy-eight thousand four hundred and fifty-three people..."

Nara Shikaku proposed an accurate figure.

The Fifth Kazekage Gaara and the Third Tsuchikage Onoki glanced at Uehara Naraku, then kept their thoughts to themselves.

They were afraid of affecting unity.

The Fourth Raikage probably knew this too, and he just sighed and said, "Our village still has many wounded who can't participate, otherwise the number might be more than two thousand higher, especially since they are all elites..."

As for why there were injured people.

This question should be asked of Uehara Naraku.

However, everyone present tacitly avoided the topic, because they were very clear about what it meant for Uehara Naraku to defeat the First Hokage.

Even if the First Hokage was subject to restrictions, this at least proves that Uehara Naraku could handle a legendary figure.

Let's not talk about this anymore.

Tsunade tapped the table, interrupting the Fourth Raikage's speech, and continued, "Now let's talk about how to find Orochimaru's location. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. Mr. Zetsu, do you have any suggestions?"

"I've thought about it a bit."

After thinking for a while, Black Zetsu actually came up with a fairly reliable suggestion: "We will send out ninjas with strong sensory abilities to search some well-hidden areas, while the remaining sensory ninjas will sweep around the ninja world, and the combat troops will also set off to help patrol..."

This is one possible solution.

Black Zetsu has truly integrated perfectly into the Allied Shinobi Forces. At least his suggestions have always been quite reliable, and Black Zetsu himself has also been very hardworking.

For example, its new colleague, hope, admires Black Zetsu immensely.

"Okay, let's do it that way!"

The Fourth Raikage looked at the numerous captains present and said in a deep voice, "Now, let the captains of each unit take command of their respective units and be ready to depart at any time..."

"Raikage-sama!"

Just then, a figure rushed in, interrupting the Fourth Raikage: "Raikage-sama, Killer Bee-sama is back!"

"You're back?"

The Fourth Raikage was taken aback.

Everyone in the room showed a look of surprise. They still believed that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki had died long ago after Orochimaru extracted the Eight-Tails!

After all, when Kabuto Yakushi disrupted the Five Kage Summit, he mentioned the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. At that time, they all thought Killer Bee had died.

I can't believe this guy actually came back!

Now that Killer Bee is back, they definitely need to find out why he escaped and what exactly happened!

To be honest, Killer Bee was still confused.

Because he still didn't understand what had happened in this world... After taking a long nap, something incredible happened in the ninja world that Killer Bee found unbelievable.

The outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War is understandable...

After all, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi control so many tailed beasts, which will definitely attract the siege of the major ninja villages.

but…

How did Uehara Naraku become one of us?!

Killer Bee hadn't yet realized that the Akatsuki organization, which had once conquered Kumogakure and destroyed other ninja villages, had joined their Allied Shinobi Forces...

Killer Bee felt that something was wrong with the world.

Under the threat of the Fourth Raikage's fist, Killer Bee could only suppress his urge to rap and explain his situation: "Because of Gyuki! Because of Minato! That's why I ran away!"

Killer Bee briefly explained, using gestures and words, how he came back to life after the Eight-Tails was extracted from the Gyūki. He also briefly mentioned the conversation between Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha, as well as Orochimaru's location.

Most importantly, Orochimaru's hiding place!

Having located Orochimaru's hiding place means that the Allied Shinobi Forces are no longer blind in this war, and they can now launch an offensive against Orochimaru.

After pointing out the location, Killer Bee turned to look at Uehara Naraku and spontaneously launched into a somber rap: "Gyuki is dead, Minato said to protect Uehara Naraku, but who would have thought! Protect Uzumaki Naruto, what is that?!"

"Speak like a human being!"

The Fourth Raikage punched him in the head.

Killer Bee covered his head and repeated Minato Namikaze's last words, only telling Uehara Naraku and Uzumaki Naruto to be careful.

After a moment of silent contemplation, Tsunade suddenly said, "Orochimaru and his group wanting to capture Naruto and obtain the Nine-Tails' chakra within him is understandable..."

After saying that, Tsunade suddenly looked at Uehara Naraku: "Why does Orochimaru still want to assassinate you?"

"Maybe it's because I bullied him?"

Uehara Naraku sighed softly, looking at Tsunade and saying, "If you keep bullying Orochimaru, he'll definitely want to assassinate you..." Perhaps it's because he discovered my...

"..."

Tsunade paused for a second, then whispered, "Really? But why didn't Orochimaru send anyone to assassinate me?"

After all, Tsunade was someone who had bullied Orochimaru in the past!

Of course, that doesn't count as bullying; it's just a way of getting along between companions, which is why Orochimaru didn't make a move!

Compared to Uehara Naraku's humiliation of Orochimaru, or even his killing of Orochimaru, this was a trivial matter!

"Alright, at least we've found Orochimaru's base."

Uehara Naraku clapped his hands and said in a deep voice, "In that case, we have information about Orochimaru. Let's surround him immediately and quickly send out sensory ninja units to scout and confirm. Once we've reorganized our forces, we'll set off immediately!"

"etc…"

The Fourth Raikage looked at Uehara Naraku and said in a deep voice, "If the information they brought back is more reliable than what we've already gathered, they'll definitely send more people to cause trouble for you and Naruto... We must protect you!"

"..."

Everyone couldn't help but look back and forth at the Fourth Raikage.

Is this guy really alright? The war hasn't even officially started yet, and he's already hiding Uehara Naraku, the strongest fighter?

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(End of this chapter)