Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 39 Both Sides Want to Hide Their Secrets

"But this guy wants more."

Kisame's expression gradually turned serious, then suddenly relaxed as he said, "Unless Mangetsu Hozuki wants to defect, he definitely wants to silence the two of us who know the truth!"

"One person can't do two things at the same time...tsk, you need a helper."

Uehara Naraku nodded, a card appeared at his fingertips, and his body rose into the air using the Flying Technique, hovering and observing the surrounding situation.

"Looks like you guessed it!"

Hozuki Mangetsu cleaved the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, in two with a single slash, revealing his sharp teeth as he laughed, "No one, no matter who they are, can escape!"

The Hozuki clan has always been bloodthirsty by nature. If Hozuki Mangetsu were a gentle ninja, how could he be worthy of those sharp teeth!

Since Uehara Naraku and Kisame Hoshigaki had guessed it, Hozuki Mangetsu didn't bother to hide it. He simply called out loudly, "Come out, Zabuza-senpai!"

"..."

A moment of silence fell over the air.

Uehara Naraku's expression was slightly strange, and he even seemed to want to laugh.

If he hadn't misheard, the name Hozuki Mangetsu called out sounded somewhat familiar!

Uehara Naraku stiffly twisted his neck and looked at Hoshigaki Kisame: "Are all the ninjas from Kirigakure this careless? Why did he think that Momochi Zabuza could stop the two of us?"

"..."

Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head, indicating that he was also unaware of the matter, but he would not underestimate Zabuza Momochi.

Kisame said in a low voice, "Zabuza is proficient in the Hidden Mist Technique and does have the ability to stop me, but I don't think he can defeat Lord Uehara."

"I can't understand it."

Uehara Naraku frowned as he looked at Hozuki Mangetsu, who was still suppressing the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and asked, "Before you look for help, don't you at least find out how strong your help is? That Momochi Zabuza guy..."

"Hey kid, don't look down on me!"

Suddenly, a figure darted out, cursed, and leaped into the air, brandishing his large sword as he slashed at Uehara Naraku. It was none other than Zabuza, whom he had looked down upon.

Uehara remained calm. He was far more agile in the air than Zabuza. He simply lowered his head slightly to avoid the Executioner's Blade, and then suddenly exerted force by placing his wrist across Zabuza's chest!

boom!

Zabuza Momochi fell to the ground in a sorry state!

Uehara Naraku looked at Zabuza, shook his head, and sighed, "Zabuza, it's only been three days, and you're getting weaker and weaker!"

"Pooh!"

Zabuza spat out a mouthful of blood. Although it was partly due to the serious injuries he sustained while assassinating Yagura, Zabuza clearly sensed that Uehara Naraku's power had increased again.

It has only been a short time since they met again, and Uehara Naraku's strength seems to have increased exponentially. What is going on?

Hozuki Mangetsu couldn't help but turn to look at Momochi Zabuza, and whispered, "Zabuza-senpai, do you know him?"

"..."

Zabuza Momochi remained silent.

His previous defeat at the hands of Uehara Naraku was not something to be proud of.

Uehara Naraku slowly landed beside Zabuza, seemingly understanding Zabuza's thoughts, and chuckled, "Mr. Zabuza, there's no need to be shy about our relationship... After all, many people have been defeated by me, but very few have I been able to spare."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Hozuki Mangetsu couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face. The situation seemed to be slipping out of his control!

Six hours ago.

Zabuza Momochi believed the time was ripe to assassinate Yagura, and quietly went to Yagura's residence to kill the Fourth Mizukage.

Unexpectedly, his strength was far from enough to match Yagura's, and he was utterly defeated and forced to flee, and the news of his defeat was leaked out.

Hozuki Mangetsu, who was in charge of the village's defense, was the first to receive news that the Mizukage had been assassinated by Zabuza. Instead of sending reinforcements directly, he killed the Mizukage's guards who had returned to the village to ask for help and immediately blocked the news.

Hozuki Mangetsu found Momochi Zabuza and obtained information about Yagura from him, so he planned to come here to look for an opportunity.

If Yagura were still in good condition, Hozuki Mangetsu would still be the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who were loyal to the Mizukage; if Yagura were seriously injured, Hozuki Mangetsu wouldn't mind sending him on his way, as the Hozuki clan has never had any pacifist ideas!

However, when Hozuki Mangetsu arrived, he did not know that if Uehara Naraku were given just a little time, he could kill Yagura directly.

Hozuki Mangetsu only noticed the seriously injured Yagura.

Therefore, the current young head of the Hozuki clan immediately decided to take action and planned to kill both Yagura and Uehara Naraku.

However, the current situation is clearly out of control.

"Alright, let's clarify the current situation!"

Uehara Naraku clapped his hands, pointed to the heavily injured Yagura in the distance, and said softly, "It seems our goals overlap. We all want to kill this Fourth Mizukage directly. You shouldn't have any objections to that, right?"

"..."

The three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist exchanged glances. Zabuza Momochi snorted coldly, Mangetsu Hozuki nodded, and Kisame Hoshigaki smiled.

What a tragedy of our times…

The strongest ninja squad in Kirigakure, the Second Generation Seven Ninja Swordsmen, now has only three members, and they all want to kill their superior.

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, shifted his gaze, surveying the crowd before offering a wistful smile: "I didn't expect you lot..."

"Excuse me, I almost forgot, Lord Mizukage is still alive!"

Uehara Naraku didn't even turn his head, still staring at Momochi Zabuza and Hozuki Mangetsu. He simply snapped his fingers in Yagura's direction!

While everyone was still somewhat surprised, a strangely shaped shark suddenly sprang out from the ground beneath Yagura's feet and swallowed him whole!

A moment later, the shark plunged into the ground again, leaving only the lonely corpse of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, lying on the ground...

The strange skill "Giant Shark Assault" is surprisingly powerful if a successful sneak attack is achieved!

Uehara Naraku simply snapped his fingers, summoning a strange shark that killed the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura. This scene caused both Momochi Zabuza and Hozuki Mangetsu to show a look of horror on their faces!

Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled and said, "As expected, Lord Uehara's forte is still the unskilled ninjutsu, isn't it?"

Whenever Kisame Hoshigaki saw Naraku Uehara making hand seals, he always felt something was off, because Naraku would occasionally make small mistakes.

Looking back now, wasn't that just Uehara Naraku's disguise to show weakness?

As an excellent hand seal ninja and a loyal subordinate, Kisame Hoshigaki also kindly suggested, "If Lord Uehara is willing, I can help you put together some beautiful hand seals."

Kisame Hoshigaki is very skilled at hand seals.

Uehara Naraku nodded somewhat in agreement, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, we can talk about learning hand seals later... Let's deal with what's at hand first! I don't want anyone to know that Kisame was involved in killing the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura!"

"Our idea was quite clever."

Hozuki Mangetsu slowly grasped the scroll on his body and said softly, "Besides Zabuza-senpai, I don't want any more people to know that I want to kill Yagura."

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