Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 426 Mr. Doflamingo, are you surprised?

"Before you inform him, let me meet with him privately first!"

Uehara Naraku casually continued, "It would be rather impolite to go see him abruptly; at least he should get to know me first!"

"Is it another one of those silly pranks?"

Kakuzu looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand that had been disconnected.

Based on Uehara Naraku's past behavior, he will likely disguise himself as an insignificant person to meet Doflamingo and experience firsthand Doflamingo's arrogant attitude...

Then he reveals his true identity and beats up Doflamingo for not respecting him enough. Is that really that interesting?

Isn't this bullying?

Kakuzu knew a bit about the leader of Akatsuki, and if Uehara Naraku said he wasn't happy, it meant he was very unhappy.

Because I'm unhappy...

How about randomly selecting one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea for a game?

In Kakuzu's opinion, Doflamingo's luck wasn't very good today.

Dressrosa.

Doflamingo, however, believed he was lucky.

Perhaps because his luck had hit rock bottom after being taught a lesson by Sasuke Uchiha, it rebounded and his business gradually started to improve again.

They're doing quite well in the arms business.

Dressrosa is also undergoing a solid rebuild.

As Doflamingo sat by the pool, watching the news from the sea, especially the Baroque Works which had been making waves recently, he couldn't help but feel a surge of interest.

Just then, someone came to report that an employee of Baroque Works wanted to see him, a pirate with a bounty of 60 million Berries.

"You think even a nobody like me wants to see me?"

Doflamingo couldn't help but chuckle, then dismissed him: "This insignificant character can't make decisions on his own. At the very least, we should have Nico Robin, the vice president of Baroque Works, speak with me!"

Doflamingo subconsciously thought it was another business deal.

After all, Baroque Works has been making such a big splash, it can't be just a small operation; it must still be involved in arms dealing.

This kind of business naturally requires negotiating with someone of equal standing.

"But…"

When the person who came to report got to this point, his expression immediately turned somewhat displeased: "That guy is swindling money from Baby5. That idiot Baby5 has fallen for it again and is borrowing money from her family everywhere!"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Doflamingo slowly raised his head and said, "Where is that person? Bring him to me before he dies!"

After we meet...

He killed the guy who deceived Baby5!

Baby5 is a maid and assassin in the Don Quixote family.

Because this woman suffered psychological trauma from being abandoned by her family when she was young, she became someone who longed to be useful and needed by others.

Even after being adopted by the Don Quixote family, her psychological trauma was not healed; instead, it worsened. As a result, she would not refuse anyone's marriage proposal or loan request.

therefore…

Over the years, Baby5 has been frequently deceived and has accumulated debts of tens of millions of Berries. She has also been proposed to by many scumbags and has several fiancés. Of course, all of these fiancés were killed by Doflamingo for her.

to be honest…

The work Baby5 has done over the years is nothing compared to the troubles Doflamingo has helped her with. Doflamingo can only treat himself as a heartbroken old father and raise Baby5 as an idiot daughter.

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been torn to pieces long ago.

However, Baby5 has been with the Donquixote Family since childhood and is a core member of the Donquixote Family. Doflamingo also treats her as his own family.

Fortunately, Doflamingo is strong enough and can make money enough to keep supporting Baby 5, this spendthrift...

In front of the Royal Palace of Dressrosa.

Uehara Naraku arrived here via the infinite teleportation of fate and immediately asked to see Doflamingo as a member of Baroque Works, wanting to see Doflamingo's arrogant attitude so that he could find a suitable reason to beat him up later.

However, upon arriving here, he happened to encounter Baby5, an oddball from the Don Quixote family, and Uehara Naraku simply borrowed some pocket money from her.

"Feel sorry…"

After borrowing money from the Donquixote Family, Baby5, dressed in a red maid outfit, presented the money in her hand to Uehara Naraku: "Only Buffalo Ken lent me money, but he only has a few hundred thousand Berries left in his allowance..."

Because Buffalo is Baby5's childhood friend.

Everyone else knew Baby5's nature and was probably afraid of being lent money by her, except for Buffalo, her foolish and penniless friend, who was still willing to lend him money.

"Sigh, I feel a little guilty!"

Uehara Naraku shook his head and sighed, then reached into Baby5's hand, grabbed the coins (some small, some large) and stuffed them into his pocket. He said softly, "I need someone to take me to see Doflamingo. Can you take me to him?"

"Is it okay? Do you really need me?"

Baby5 nodded with delight, grabbed Uehara Naraku's hand, and walked into the Dressrosa Palace. When they encountered guards who tried to stop them, her legs instantly transformed into machine guns, blasting the guards away.

That's incredibly violent!

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but think of Pain, the Asura Path.

To be honest, even Uehara Naraku couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Doflamingo, after all, Baby 5, his ally who couldn't distinguish friend from foe, was really too unreliable.

Perhaps only in a few cases is Baby5 actually quite reliable, but unfortunately, its power is not strong enough.

Dressrosa Royal Palace.

Beside a luxurious swimming pool, this was the first place completed during the reconstruction of Dressrosa Palace, because Doflamingo liked it here.

As a Devil Fruit user, Doflamingo can't actually go into the water; he just enjoys sitting by the pool sunbathing and watching a group of beautiful women playing in the pool…

This life is truly sinful.

When Uehara Naraku walked in, he felt that something had gone wrong in his life. Theoretically, everyone was the mastermind behind the scenes, so why was there such a big difference between his life and Doflamingo's?

Look at the life Doflamingo, the head of the underworld, lives. He's surrounded by princesses, young girls, and lolis. Even if Doflamingo does nothing, his subordinates will bring him endless money every day!

Uehara Naraku reflected on his life, surrounded by a group of very individualistic men, and the money he had was obtained by robbing Nami and deceiving Makino and others…

It looks much less classy...

Damn it, it's infuriating just thinking about it!

Uehara Naraku's fingers twitched involuntarily. How could Doflamingo live a more carefree life than him?

"Fufufufufu..."

When Doflamingo saw Uehara Naraku enter, he couldn't help but grin, revealing a sinister smile.

Because Doflamingo paid close attention to news on the high seas, he naturally recognized Uehara Naraku, whose bounty had recently reached 60 million. A small-time pirate who had always been running errands for Nico Robin, the vice-president of Baroque Works, he could easily kill him...

"Baroque Works has always been active in the first half of the Grand Line."

Doflamingo grinned, casually crossing his legs: "We've never really had any contact, have we?"

"Perhaps it will happen in the future."

Uehara Naraku opened his palms and calmly explained, "I'm here on behalf of the president of Baroque Works to invite Mr. Doflamingo to participate in the siege of Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, on Fish-Man Island!"

"Um?"

Doflamingo's brow twitched slightly, but his smile returned: "Fufufufu... Well, you've come to the wrong place. Jinbe, also a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is my colleague and friend!"

"You can pay more."

Uehara Naraku's words were rather blunt.

"How much more..."

Doflamingo interrupted himself.

The celestial demon on the sea couldn't help but twitch its brow again; it had inexplicably felt like it had been tricked!

Why charge extra!

Add my ass!

Is this pirate named Uehara Naraku being unreasonable? Can the matter of becoming a Shichibukai be resolved by simply paying more money?

Moreover, Doflamingo received news that the Fleet Admiral wanted to use his defeat to Sasuke as an opportunity to strip him of his title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Fortunately, this proposal was rejected by the World Government…

This is really not a good time to cause trouble.

But Uehara Naraku glanced at Doflamingo and said something that almost made Doflamingo lose his composure: "A traitor to the Donquixote Family... is that enough?"

"..."

Doflamingo gripped his wine glass tightly.

Uehara Naraku spoke slowly and deliberately, his mouth brimming with lies: "We recently tracked down a user with the Op-Op Fruit ability, and we originally wanted to recruit him into Baroque Works..."

However, we later discovered he was a traitor to the Donquixote Family. If Mr. Doflamingo agrees to the alliance, we will deliver that traitor to you!

"make a deal!"

Doflamingo slammed his fist into the glass, slowly nodded, and said in a deep voice, "If you're willing to send over that traitor, I'll grant your request!"

Baroque Works seems like a decent ally; they could certainly collude in private, but it definitely couldn't be done openly…

Most importantly, it's that traitor!

No, or rather, it's the Op-Op Fruit ability possessed by that traitor!

That's a fruit that can grant immortality! I never expected the Baroque Work Society to find out about this. This work society is really something else!

"Fufufufufu..."

Doflamingo's smile returned instantly. He beckoned to the woman beside him to hand him another drink, and looking at Uehara Naraku, continued, "Since you brought me good news, I'll spare your life this time..."

Doflamingo then raised his glass with great interest, took a slow sip, and said with a smile, "Then I wish our two families a pleasant cooperation..."

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Uehara Naraku smiled, his eyes narrowed.

After their discussion ended, Uehara Naraku left Dressrosa Palace, while Doflamingo's smile remained.

because…

Immortality was beckoning him!

As long as Baroque Works sends over the traitor who took the Op-Op Fruit, he will gain unprecedented immortality!

Just then, the sound of the Den Den Mushi interrupted Doflamingo's reverie, making his expression slightly unhappy.

Because the person who called was Kakuzu.

"Doflamingo, that person wants to see you... Pick a suitable place!"

"Fufufufufu..."

Perhaps emboldened by the possibility of immortality, Doflamingo's laughter was somewhat arrogant. He chuckled and said, "That big shot actually came to see me? I thought he'd send a nobody like me to pay him a visit!"

That sounds somewhat ironic.

"He won't care too much about these silly formalities."

Kakuzu ignored Doflamingo's arrogance and coldly said, "Choose a time and a secluded place today."

"Fufufufufu..."

Doflamingo's laughter remained somewhat arrogant: "You want to see me today? But I'm in a good mood today, and it seems I don't have much time."

Doflamingo was quite happy because he had met with members of Baroque Works today, just completed a deal that had worked out perfectly, and even gained a powerful ally.

"It's best not to go against his will."

Kakuzu's voice remained cold, but now carried a hint of warning: "Even an arrogant brat like Uchiha Sasuke wouldn't dare disobey his will..."

After mentioning Sasuke Uchiha's name, Doflamingo fell silent for a while, clearly the lesson had been profound.

Doflamingo pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Let's set the time in an hour, on that small island west of Dressrosa. I'm really looking forward to meeting that important person!"

An hour later.

A deserted island dozens of nautical miles off Dressrosa.

Doflamingo used his String-String Fruit ability to pull the clouds in the sky and fly towards the small island, a hint of unease creeping into his heart.

On one hand, I'm somewhat looking forward to it...

On the one hand, I was a little nervous…

Moreover, this person suddenly wanted to see him right after he obtained information about the user of the Op-Op Fruit. Could it be that he wanted to steal his chance to live forever?

A person who can make even a monster like Uchiha Sasuke wary, who doesn't even have the will to resist, a person who manipulates all of this from behind the scenes... can he have a chance to defy his will?

"526,800 Berries..."

"526,900 Berries..."

As Doflamingo was searching for a meeting place on the island after he had just set foot on it, he suddenly heard the sound of money being counted.

This voice sounds familiar…

He seems to have just seen this person before?

That little pirate from Baroque Works!

Is that pirate named Uehara Naraku an idiot? He comes to this deserted island to count a mere few hundred thousand Berries. Won't this anger that important figure?

"Hey, Doflamingo..."

Just as Doflamingo was still having doubts, he heard Uehara Naraku's voice: "You're being way too harsh on your own family members!"

"I only managed to swindle 526,900 Berries from your subordinates? That's less than what a tavern owner in a small village in the East Blue would make!"

First update...

and also…

Damn, another four thousand...

(End of this chapter)