Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 364 I'm sorry, Orochimaru, this is the only brutal method I know.

Uehara Naraku is so petty.

Orochimaru couldn't help but grind his teeth. Why did he still remember such a trivial matter?

It's been almost eight years since that incident. After all these years, Uehara has bullied him so many times. Can't that make up for that habitual remark he made?

Who would have thought that this bastard still remembers it to this day…

Uehara Naraku's lips curled into a smile as he looked at Orochimaru's unpredictable expression. Suddenly, he said, "Alright, I was just joking. How could I possibly target Mr. Orochimaru because of a joke I made years ago?"

"..."

Orochimaru remained silent.

Aren't you the kind of petty person?

You've remembered that casual remark you made eight years ago!

Seeing that Orochimaru remained silent, Uehara rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "Alright, Mr. Orochimaru, shall I give you a reason that will make you feel better?"

"..."

Orochimaru looked over with a puzzled expression.

Uehara Naraku met his gaze, his eyes gradually becoming serious: "I'm sorry, Orochimaru-san, actually I tricked you on purpose."

"asshole!"

This sentence instantly enraged Orochimaru again!

This is even worse than the first reason for holding a grudge!

How could there be such a wicked person as Uehara Naraku in the ninja world!

When Nagato and Konan took him in, didn't they realize the wicked nature within Uehara Naraku? He's an absolute bastard!

Every word Uehara Naraku uttered could directly provoke Orochimaru's nerves, instantly enraging him; such linguistic skill was something few could match…

Those who survived on the battlefield soon saw Orochimaru attacking Uehara Naraku like a madman again, only to be quickly pinned to the ground by Uehara Naraku once more…

Black Zetsu's eyes flickered slightly, and its voice held a hint of surprise: "Even Orochimaru, as the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, couldn't defeat Uehara Yo? Is that brat truly the chosen one to execute the Eye of the Moon?"

This doesn't make sense.

It's clearly controlling everything from the shadows!

There can't really be any Child of Destiny. In this ninja world, there is only one true protagonist, and that is its mother, the Goddess of the Rabbit, Kaguya Otsutsuki!

White Zetsu's voice was somewhat hoarse as he replied, "There are indeed many secrets in this world that we cannot uncover, and many things can easily slip out of our control... Could it be that Uehara was deceived too thoroughly by you, and became overconfident?"

"That's not possible."

Black Zetsu rejected this possibility, and continued in a low voice, "No matter what we do, the human body still has its limits. Perhaps there are other possibilities..."

Hashirama Senju once possessed power almost comparable to Ashura, and Madara Uchiha surpassed Indra's limits, but those two were reincarnations with powerful chakra.

But what lies within Uehara Naraku? It's something we can't understand and know, and it doesn't seem to be some kind of bloodline limit or racial inheritance. Aside from Sage Mode, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it... Is it one of the three sacred lands that we've always been unable to touch?

At this point, Black Zetsu suddenly realized a possibility and exclaimed, "Wait, this brat...could he be a reincarnation of Hagoromo or Hamura's chakra?"

A hint of gloom crept into Black Zetsu's voice.

To be honest, the probability of that happening is not nonexistent.

In this ninja world, what is impossible?

Who knows if Hagoromo and Hamura, the two earliest humans to possess chakra, left behind anything after they died!

Black Zetsu's voice gradually became hoarse, as if it felt it had guessed correctly: "Hagoromo's chakra is the source of chakra in this ninja world, and every ninja has the potential to become his chakra reincarnation..."

It seems that Uehara's chakra isn't as powerful as that traitor Hagoromo's. Perhaps it's because he hasn't fully developed it yet?

White Zetsu's thoughts were rather scattered, its gaze lingering on Naruto Uzumaki on the other side: "Could it be because the Ten-Tails' chakra wasn't fully collected... that it lost to the most talented ninja in history?"

"..."

Black Zetsu's thoughts gradually went blank; what White Zetsu said was a bit off-topic, directly leading it astray.

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

After all, when the Ten-Tails appeared, there were only three people in the ninja world who possessed chakra. Now, chakra is everywhere in the ninja world, so the Ten-Tails' power is not actually that strong.

Not only was Black Zetsu lost in thought.

Even Madara Uchiha was somewhat confused, because Orochimaru in his current state was definitely capable of surpassing him and Hashirama Senju at their peak.

But Orochimaru was being overwhelmed...

At the beginning, Orochimaru seemed to be able to fight Uehara Naraku to a standstill, but now he is being completely suppressed by Uehara Naraku.

"Black Zetsu, what on earth is going on?"

Madara Uchiha's voice appeared in Black Zetsu's mind, asking, "According to the stone tablet left behind by the Sage of Six Paths, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's power should be invincible. Is Orochimaru being suppressed by Uehara Naraku because the chakra of the ninja world hasn't been fully collected?"

"..."

Black Zetsu fell silent.

After a while, Black Zetsu, in a somber voice, posed a very crucial question to Uchiha Madara. He wanted to indirectly verify with Uchiha Madara whether Uehara Naraku was too strong or Orochimaru was too weak.

"Lord Madara, are you confident you can defeat Orochimaru in his current state?"

"snort…"

Madara Uchiha sneered and said contemptuously, "Orochimaru is quite intelligent, but his fighting style is too foolish. It would only take a little effort to deal with him."

If it were before, Madara Uchiha would definitely have praised Orochimaru to the skies, even describing Orochimaru as extremely troublesome, someone who would take a lot of brainpower and time to deal with!

But Orochimaru is currently being overwhelmed by Uehara Naraku!

If Madara Uchiha were to say at this point that Orochimaru was actually quite powerful, wouldn't that make him seem much weaker than Naraku Uehara?

"..."

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu fell silent once again.

It seems Orochimaru really is too weak?

After a while, Black Zetsu immediately proposed his plan: "Once Uehara Naraku has dealt with the Ten-Tails inside Orochimaru, I will immediately possess Orochimaru and control him to use the Rinne Rebirth Technique to revive Lord Madara, in case anything unexpected happens..."

"Once I get my own eyes back, I will reabsorb the Ten-Tails!"

Madara Uchiha gave a casual grin, a hint of confidence in his voice: "The Rinnegan is my eye. No one but me can unleash its strongest eye technique!"

A pupil technique called Limbo: Border Prison!

There is a pupil technique in this world that can never be cracked!

Only the true master of the Rinnegan can unleash its true power!

Just as the duo were plotting their schemes, Orochimaru on the battlefield could no longer suppress his emotions; he had had enough of this feeling of being unable to fight back!

We can't let this ten-tailed fox go to waste after we get it!

"Uehara-kun!"

Orochimaru's hands suddenly clenched, his eyes snapped back to life, and a grotesque, terrifying monster erupted from his body: "Perhaps you were too confident! Your biggest mistake was underestimating the power of the Ten-Tails..."

That hideous monster actually had a single blood-red eye!

That blood-red eye combined the features of the Sharingan and the Rinnegan, making it look extremely terrifying and impossible for anyone to look directly at!

Orochimaru slowly manipulated the enormous thing behind him to gradually shrink down, suddenly taking root in the ground and turning into a towering tree that pierced the clouds!

That is…

The legendary sacred tree!

Suddenly, vines and roots sprouted from the roots of the divine tree and spread towards Uehara Naraku, trying to pierce through Uehara in one strike!

Orochimaru's Wood Release ninjutsu, which he used with the help of the Divine Tree, was incredibly powerful. No, or rather, the Divine Tree itself was the strongest Wood Release user!

The sacred tree has always been alive!

Orochimaru looked at Uehara Naraku and said in a somewhat sinister voice, "Uehara-kun, you'll never believe that you truly understand all the power of the Ten-Tails!"

Orochimaru!

Uehara Naraku opened his palm, and a series of wind blades formed by wind-style ninjutsu instantly severed all the attacking vines and tree roots!

As countless vines fell to the ground, obscuring his view, Uehara Naruto's figure suddenly flashed and appeared behind Orochimaru!

Uehara Naraku placed a hand on Orochimaru's back and whispered, "Orochimaru, this power was bestowed upon you by Yakushi Kabuto at my behest... Would I really put myself in danger? Is there anything about this power that I don't understand?"

"What?"

Orochimaru was startled and tried to turn around to defend himself!

Unfortunately, he was completely unable to shake off Uehara's grasp!

Clusters of chakra appeared between Uehara Naraku's fingers as he calmly uttered the name of a technique: "Six Paths: Tail Release Seal!"

"..."

When Orochimaru heard the name of this technique, his eyes narrowed slightly!

When the tailed beasts were extracted from the bodies of each of the five great nations' Jinchuriki, the technique of releasing the tailed beasts was used. Orochimaru was very familiar with the name and effects of this technique!

I never expected this…

He never imagined he would fall to such a state!

He had already become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he had already become the strongest ninja in the entire ninja world, and he had already become the second Sage of Six Paths in the ninja world!

Could it be that, like those Jinchūriki, this power would be extracted from them?

Just as Orochimaru was filled with resentment but could only wait for Uehara Naraku to extract the Ten-Tails from his body, he heard Uehara Naraku's soft laughter.

"Mr. Orochimaru, I was just kidding you. There's no such thing as the Six Paths Technique in the ninja world, and extracting the Ten-Tails isn't done this way..."

"..."

Orochimaru fell silent once again.

Anger slowly spread upwards from his chest. That bastard Uehara Naraku was lying to him again. That bastard didn't even know how to extract the Ten-Tails!

Just as Orochimaru suddenly turned around and grabbed Uehara Naraku, a fist suddenly slammed into his abdomen, almost knocking out his internal organs!

Uehara Naraku's fist landed on Orochimaru's lower abdomen. He looked at the twisted and painful expression on Orochimaru's face and saw the bulge gradually appearing on Orochimaru's back!

That's the tailed beast chakra that's about to burst forth!

Uehara slowly lowered his head, shook his head and sighed, then threw another punch: "I'm sorry, Orochimaru-san, this is the only way I can try to extract the Ten-Tails so roughly..."

First update...

There will be six or seven more chapters...

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