Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 425 I'm not happy, I want to see him (Third update!)

Wherever Uehara appears, the world will surely become magical.

On the way to Alabasta, Kabuto Yakushi had a pretty good grasp of the nature of the SWORD secret special forces, a spy unit intended to infiltrate the pirate ranks.

This is really interesting.

A naval unit used as spies.

As a result, they recruited two actual spies.

On his way to Alabasta, Kabuto Yakushi reported the matter to Naraku Uehara, intending for Naraku Uehara and Major General Drake to meet at a suitable location.

"It doesn't matter."

Uehara Naraku's voice sounded exceptionally kind through the Den Den Mushi: "Mr. Drake, this is a Rear Admiral! I should go see him in person! Tell me your location when he docks!"

Uehara Naraku's voice suddenly turned somber: "At that time, I will let him see... a pirate who dwells in darkness but yearns for the light!"

On the other side of the Den Den Mushi.

Kabuto couldn't help but push up his glasses and grin, "So, it was all secretly orchestrated by Lord Naraku after all?"

"yes."

Uehara Naraku's voice also carried a hint of realization: "I was wondering why the Navy would give up on someone like me, a member who was easy to lure into betraying Baroque Works. Turns out they had already planned to recruit me. As expected..."

Everything was originally planned out.

As a result, the Navy changed the "capture alive only" on his bounty poster to "life or death" in just half a month. Now it seems that they were worried about arousing suspicion from Baroque Works?

On the one hand, the Navy made it clear that all Baroque Works members would be treated equally, and all members' bounties would be life or death.

Meanwhile, in a clandestine move, the naval high command sent Rear Admiral Drake to persuade Uehara Naraku to surrender and join the special forces.

"What a terrible show."

As Kabuto Yakushi finished speaking, a smile crept onto his face: "How could they know that even gods are nothing more than playthings in Lord Naraku's hands, a corrupt navy, how could they possibly escape Lord Naraku's control..."

"Passed..."

Uehara Naraku humbly praised with a light laugh, "Kabuto, you did a good job. You infiltrated such an important unit so quickly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have received such important information. I thought you would have to linger at that naval base for a while longer..."

"Because Lord Naraku made Baroque Works an enemy of the sea."

Kabuto adjusted his glasses and said in a low voice, "I just happened to be there and caught a Baroque Works agent..."

"it is good."

Uehara Naraku chuckled and instructed, "Then let's do it our old way, so that Major General Drake has no one else to rely on but us..."

"Yes."

Yakushi Kabuto respectfully agreed.

"alright."

Uehara Naraku's voice held a hint of wistfulness: "We're about to take a boat to climb Upside Down Mountain. Let's talk again when we meet!"

Red Earth Continent, Upside-Down Mountain.

This is the entrance to the Grand Line.

The warship carrying orange trees beneath Uehara Naraku crossed the entrance to the Grand Line and was slowly pushed towards the mountaintop by the upstream current. Surrounded by Kisame Hoshigaki's sharks, the warship encountered no major setbacks along the way.

"That's incredible!"

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and said, "I never imagined there were ocean currents that flowed upstream..."

"Um."

Side Quest: Crossing the Reverse Mountain at the Entrance of the Grand Line (1/1), Quest Completed, Rewards: 10000 Life Energy, 10000 Armament Haki, 10000 Observation Haki.

Uehara Naraku nodded, glanced at his system panel, and said softly, "Alright, let's hurry and cross Reverse Mountain. Let's prepare to greet a Marine Rear Admiral!"

"Um?"

Nico Robin emerged from the cabin, handing each of Uehara Naraku and Kisame a glass of juice. A look of surprise crossed her face: "Welcoming a Rear Admiral? Kabuto-san's report... does that mean the Navy is coming to hunt us down?"

"No."

Uehara Naraku took the juice, took a sip, and chuckled, saying, "That rear admiral must be here to invite me to join the Navy, to make me a Navy spy planted in Baroque Works!"

"..."

Nicole Robin shook her head speechlessly.

What were the Navy thinking that they would want Uehara Naraku to be their spy? All their admirals are Uehara Naraku's spies!

The journey was very smooth.

Except when leaving Reverse Mountain, when they encountered a giant whale blocking the entrance to the Grand Line, Uehara Naraku simply kicked it away!

Crocus, the guard at the entrance to the Grand Line, dared not utter a word of anger and could only watch helplessly as the warship swam past him.

If it were twenty years ago... this guard would never have let Uehara Naraku, that guy who bullied the whale, leave like that!

Alabasta.

When Uehara Naraku returned, King Cobra of Alabasta was almost completely disgraced, and the country had fallen into revolution and rebellion.

Crocodile's plan has clearly begun.

"Crocodile is so short-sighted..."

Kisame Hoshigaki, glancing at the recent news about Alabasta, couldn't help but grin and sneer, "They only know how to focus on this desert kingdom..."

"Um…"

Nico Robin nodded and said softly, "Crocodile knows we've returned to Alabasta, and he wants to see us now, apparently to talk to us."

"Then let's go meet them!"

Uehara Naraku toyed with the orange in his hand, somewhat bored, and said, "How interesting, he actually wants to reveal his identity to us?"

"No."

A hint of embarrassment flashed in Nico Robin's eyes as she looked at Uehara Naraku and softly corrected him, "Crocodile simply wants to meet with Kisame-san, probably to discuss replacing Jinbe as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea..."

This is a bit awkward.

Crocodile doesn't seem to take Uehara Naraku seriously.

"And me?"

Uehara Naraku put down the orange he was holding, narrowed his eyes, and gave a friendly smile: "Didn't Mr. Crocodile mention me?"

"..."

Nicole Robin fell silent.

After a long silence, Nico Robin spoke softly, "Crocodile doesn't seem to want to see you, but he promoted Mr. Uehara's codename to Senior Agent Mr. 4, which can be considered a promotion..."

"I see."

Uehara Naraku crushed the orange in his hand with a single squeeze, then waved dismissively at Kisame and Robin, saying, "Alright, go ahead then!"

"…yes."

Nicole Robin nodded hastily.

Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't help but grin, revealing his mouthful of shark teeth: "Lord Uehara, if things aren't going well, could I ask Mr. Crocodile to behave a little?"

"Whatever, whatever..."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand dismissively: "It's good to teach him a lesson, so he won't always treat you like a little brother. You're going to replace Jinbe as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the future..."

You go see him! I'm going to find a place to rest.

I'm really eager to see Rear Admiral Drake as soon as possible and tell the Navy everything about Crocodile and Baroque Works!

After saying that, Uehara Naraku left with an unhappy expression.

Why is he so angry?

Nico Robin shook her head helplessly and said in a low voice, "If Mr. Uehara had shown even a little bit of his power, Crocodile would definitely not have dared to ignore him... Besides, wasn't Mr. Uehara's original intention to hide his true strength?"

"No."

Kisame Hoshigaki interrupted Nico Robin, grinning, "Miss Robin, if a god stood before you and, because you didn't recognize him, you arbitrarily insulted him, do you think the god should be angry?"

"should…"

Nico Robin watched Uehara Naraku's retreating figure and slowly nodded, because she saw Uehara Naraku's figure disappear from her sight in an instant.

This scene made her eyes freeze slightly.

"What... ability is that?"

"Knowing too much will make you live a very short life."

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and said softly, "Let's go see this Mr. Crocodile, and while we're at it, let me teach him a lesson..."

Kisame Hoshigaki solemnly tightened his Samehada.

Nico Robin frowned, muttering to herself, "I remember Kisame's strengths are related to water abilities! But in the desert..."

"It doesn't matter."

Kisame Hoshigaki's smile remained unchanged.

For Kisame Hoshigaki, any battlefield is acceptable, as long as he's not facing someone like Aokiji who specifically uses the Ice-Ice Fruit's power to counter him.

While they were on their way to see Crocodile, Naraku Uehara was lying in Nico Robin's coffee shop, flipping through a book, when he received a Den Den Mushi call from Kakuzu.

"Uehara, is this convenient?"

Kakuzu's deep voice boomed through the room: "Uehara, Doflamingo has offered 2 million Berries for your information. Can I sell it to him?"

"..."

This guy is always trying to make money!

After a moment of silence, Uehara Naraku suddenly spoke up: "Let Doflamingo choose a place himself. I'm a little unhappy and want to see him..."

Third update

I'm so sleepy writing this...

I kept writing and deleting, but I was never quite satisfied...

Maybe, maybe not.

(End of this chapter)