Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 379 Senior Jue, I lied to you, you should be used to it by now! (Fifth update, please vote!)

Black Zetsu is such a tasteless person!

Uehara Naraku felt that he had helped Naraku so much, yet Naraku still wanted to attack him. The personal qualities of the ninja world really needed to be improved.

The Otsutsuki family...

This person has absolutely no moral character!

Uchiha Sasuke is like this, now he looks like he wants to devour him alive, forgetting that his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was given to him by Uehara;

Naruto Uzumaki is a bit better, but Naraku Uehara did a lot of things to help this leek grow to where he is today!

Madara Uchiha wasn't very capable either. Uehara had worked hard to make him the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, but after becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, he immediately launched a sneak attack on Uehara...

Black Zetsu is even worse! Even though Uehara Naraku carried out all the plans for it, it acts like it wants to kill Uehara...

Uehara Naraku spread his palms out, gently stroking the surrounding scenery: "Zetsu-senpai, look! The Eye of the Moon Plan has succeeded. The Infinite Tsukuyomi has trapped everyone in an illusion. Your mother, Kaguya-hime, will be resurrected soon..."

At this point, Uehara Naraku even looked a little aggrieved: "If it weren't for me, would your unreliable plan have succeeded? I've helped you so much, you should at least say thank you!"

"..."

The expressions on everyone's faces were complex.

If that's the case, Uehara Naraku did help a lot, but all of this was based on scheming against Black Zetsu... Moreover, in Uehara Naraku's plan, they even became pawns.

but…

To be fair.

Uehara Naraku's scheme was indeed quite brilliant.

Black Zetsu's voice grew even more sinister, barely containing its rage: "Uehara Naraku, I always thought we were the best of partners, but I never imagined you... were the one pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

"That's going too far..."

Uehara Naraku frowned and said in a deep voice, "Senior Zetsu, can you put your hand on your conscience? Do you have a conscience? Aren't you just using me as the most useful pawn in the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

After saying that, Uehara Naraku said with some sadness, "You know how difficult it is to gain your trust as a pawn. I've been completely open and honest with you."

As a result, after Sasuke had the opportunity to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, you wanted to use Sasuke as your pawn!

After Madara was resurrected, you stood by his side wholeheartedly. Did you ever consider my feelings?

"If it weren't for me, would Project Eye of the Moon be where it is today?"

"Uehara Naraku, that's enough."

Sasuke Uchiha, listening nearby, couldn't help but frown and said, "You're talking as if you're just a pawn in Black Zetsu's game, but you're clearly the one using Black Zetsu as a pawn!"

After saying that, Sasuke Uchiha added indignantly, "And you, haven't you always been using me as a pawn?"

"And me..."

Naruto's expression was also somewhat subtle: "If I remember correctly, when Nagato invaded Konoha, you used me as a pawn, didn't you?"

Madara Uchiha was still enduring the pain of chakra being injected into his body, but that didn't stop him from saying a few words: "Uehara Naraku... you bastard, even before I was resurrected, you already treated me like a pawn!"

"..."

The people present suddenly fell silent. Why did it feel like they were all being controlled by Uehara Naraku?

No, this isn't a feeling, this is clearly a fact!

It seems that everyone has always been treated as a puppet by Uehara Naraku, and even those who are shrouded in the Infinite Tsukuyomi are being secretly manipulated by Uehara Naraku!

"Uehara."

Naruto Uzumaki stared at Naraku Uehara and said in a deep voice, "Did you carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan to challenge Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra?"

"One aspect, perhaps!"

Uehara Naraku slowly spread his palms, leaned back on the stone chair, and calmly replied, "The most important purpose is to eliminate the threat that Kaguya Otsutsuki poses to the entire ninja world. Rather than waiting for her to suddenly appear one day in the future, it is better for me to guide her to appear."

That's half true and half false.

If the ninja world is willing to accept this explanation, then we can discuss everything properly; if the ninja world cannot accept this explanation, then we should just flip the table!

However, only Uehara could flip the table.

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha, still brimming with arrogance, twitched his eyelids and said, "Uehara Naraku, so you were saying back then that you wanted to see the Infinite Tsukuyomi because you had bad intentions towards a woman older than you..."

"That's right."

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead and said, "That woman is Kaguya. I told you such important information, but you still didn't appreciate it..."

"..."

No one could have imagined this!

"Hehehehe..."

Black Zetsu's voice took on a sinister hue as it stared at Uehara Naraku and whispered, "So your purpose is to challenge Kaguya!"

"Isn't this normal?"

Uehara Naraku slowly clenched his fist, then chuckled and said, "She's the legendary progenitor of chakra. How can I call myself the strongest ninja in the ninja world if I don't challenge her?"

Uehara Naraku glanced at the people around him and calmly continued, "Senior Zetsu, you've witnessed firsthand how hard I've worked, haven't you? There was a time when you were monitoring me underground while I was training!"

"You can sense my presence..."

Black Zetsu's voice grew increasingly hoarse: "So you've been secretly deceiving me all along, making me believe you were extremely loyal to the Eye of the Moon Project..."

"yes."

Uehara Naraku did not deny it.

However, he didn't use his senses. When he wasn't strong enough, he would occasionally use his destiny to observe his surroundings and see if anyone was watching him.

Therefore, it's quite normal for Black Zetsu to be deceived.

It's all just acting...

Of course, you have to do the whole thing.

Uehara Naraku smiled and looked at Black Zetsu, continuing, "Anything you see with your own eyes or learn from others will be easier for you to believe than if I tell you myself... because a treacherous person like you is inherently suspicious."

"..."

Black Zetsu was somewhat speechless.

Although he was indeed a treacherous person.

But Uehara Naraku, who said such a thing, is clearly more insidious than it! How dare he call others insidious!

"Uehara..."

Naruto Uzumaki frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Why won't you discuss this with us? If Granny Tsunade knew that what you wanted to do was to eliminate Kaguya's threat, she would definitely support you... That way, so many innocent people wouldn't have to sacrifice themselves."

"Naruto..."

Uehara Naraku gently shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No one will believe what I say, and I won't believe you either! You are the real family, while I am just an outsider..."

After Uehara Naraku finished speaking, his eyes dimmed slightly. He continued in a low voice, "The chakra in your body and the chakra in Sasuke's body... aren't they also derived from the legendary progenitor of chakra?"

Uehara Naraku waved to stop Naruto Uzumaki from explaining, and said softly, "Those who have always treated this ninja world as a toy have always been the descendants of Kaguya Otsutsuki, haven't they? Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga, Uzumaki..."

"I didn't expect you could even find out about something like this..."

Black Zetsu's lips curled into a dangerous grin: "Those are just the offspring of traitors. Strictly speaking, they're all bastards. Their chakra will eventually be taken back by their mother!"

"..."

Anger flashed across Sasuke's face; Black Zetsu was directly attacking him personally!

The next moment, Sasuke raised Chidori in his hand and was about to rush forward, but a vine bound Sasuke's body!

After stopping Sasuke's actions, Uehara Naraku said softly, "Sasuke, it's very impolite to interrupt someone before they've finished talking... Itachi wouldn't do that."

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha gave Naraku Uehara a speechless look: "Hey, you, stop pretending to be Itachi's friend in front of me at a time like this!"

"Sigh, I'm used to it."

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but rub his forehead and sigh, saying, "Sometimes I really feel like Itachi-san and I were good friends. He even lent me 100,000 ryo back then!"

Uchiha Sasuke: "..."

Uchiha Itachi lent you so much money, and you still used his name to deceive his younger brother. Are you even human?

"Uehara Naraku."

Black Zetsu slowly raised his head, looked at Uehara Naraku, and said, "I'm curious... who told you all this... what exactly is your identity?"

"Can I tell you the truth?"

Uehara Naraku spread his palms, meeting everyone's curious gazes, before speaking: "Some secrets are not surprising. As long as you work hard and master enough strength, you will discover some hidden secrets of the ninja world."

"impossible!"

Black Zetsu immediately interrupted Uehara Naraku, saying in a deep voice, "These are secrets from a thousand years ago, known only to me!"

"A thousand... a thousand years?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Black Zetsu in surprise.

"Senior Jue must have lived for a thousand years."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Black Zetsu, then looked at everyone present, and calmly said, "This is what I deduced from a stone tablet."

"The stone tablet at Nanka Shrine?"

"good."

Uehara Naraku nodded and continued, "Let me start from the beginning! I was once attracted to the Eye of the Moon Project, and even wanted to make Nagato the controller of the Eye of the Moon."

Later, when I participated in the Chunin Exams in Konoha, I met someone who, to my utter surprise, possessed both Wood Release and the Sharingan—two opposing powers that were perfectly fused together.

"Who?"

There was a hint of tension in Black Zetsu's voice.

At this moment, Black Zetsu was particularly tense.

Because Black Zetsu is Kaguya's will, it knows Kaguya's fears and is terrified of hearing the name of some Otsutsuki from Uehara Naraku's mouth.

"Shimura Danzo."

Uehara Naraku calmly uttered a name.

But the name sounds utterly ridiculous.

"Uehara Naraku!"

Black Zetsu's voice was somewhat sinister as he spoke, "Are you kidding me?"

It was a waste that it thought Uehara Naraku could name some respectable person, but it unexpectedly mentioned Shimura Danzo's name. Wasn't that guy just someone who took the blame for Sarutobi Hiruzen?

No, or rather...

No matter whose fault it was, Danzo Shimura would take the blame!

"Senior Jue, don't you think you're ridiculous?"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Wasn't I just teasing you the whole time? You should be able to accept it if I keep lying to you now, right?"

"..."

Black Zetsu fell silent.

Damn, that sounds familiar... It's like Uehara Naraku said that to everyone...

Tsunade and Madara Uchiha were victims, and now it's finally Naraku's turn to be a victim?

I have a bit of a headache, I'm going to sleep now...

I originally wanted to write about Kaguya's appearance in this chapter, but my neck pain is too bad!

Take a break, I'll continue tomorrow. If nothing's wrong, I should still manage at least six chapters...

The Naruto arc is almost over!

By the way, I won't write Boruto, it's impossible for me to write Boruto, isn't Kaguya-sama great enough!

(End of this chapter)