Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 5 I Want a Uniform Too

Xiao Nan interrupted their fight.

The woman with light blue hair grabbed Uehara Naraku by the collar, placed him beside her, and said coldly, "What are you doing?"

"call…"

Uehara Naraku breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the Akatsuki members emerge, he pointed at the masked man and Uchiha Itachi, and immediately accused them: "Lord Konan, these two tried to kill me..."

"No, no, no, no..."

The masked man stepped forward, waving his hands and exclaiming in an exaggerated voice, "We were just testing the combat strength of the organization's interns, but we didn't expect him to defeat someone who was capable of becoming a full member!"

Although Itachi Uchiha did not use the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques, in his normal state, Itachi Uchiha's strength was not something that ordinary ninjas could defeat.

Unexpectedly, this brat suppressed Uchiha Itachi with his strange techniques, and even had the chance to almost kill him before Uchiha Itachi used his trump cards!

If the masked man believed he wasn't mistaken, the last spell the brat used was likely a spacetime-time technique, as he saw space distorted.

This kid is really something!

He could be considered a powerful force capable of collecting tailed beasts for the Akatsuki. The Akatsuki members were constantly being replaced, and the various groups were always in a state of vacancy. The manpower was never fully gathered, and occasionally members would even exchange their teammates for money.

As for the potential threat that Uehara Naraku might pose, the masked man only considered it for a second before choosing to give up.

This kid doesn't seem to have any bloodline limit, and his chakra only seems to be slightly more than usual. He's hardly a promising individual.

However, his talent was indeed remarkable; he was able to develop a ninjutsu that could be released with just a hand seal, but that was all he could do.

He knew very well that only by possessing a powerful bloodline limit could he go further.

As for Uehara Naraku's method of using space distortion, it still has a certain time delay. As long as you know his information, you can easily avoid it.

Itachi Uchiha was hit by the command shockwave just now because it was too sudden.

If Itachi Uchiha had spared no effort to unleash his Mangekyou Sharingan right from the start, the battle might have ended much earlier!

Fortunately, he didn't do that.

Otherwise, the Akatsuki organization might lose a powerful fighting force in the future, and it might also incur Konan's resentment.

"Um?"

Konan's gaze held a hint of doubt. She looked down at Uehara Naraku standing beside her, patted his hair, and asked, "Is this true?"

I find it hard to believe that a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, who is also a wandering ninja, could possibly have the strength to fight against a full member of Akatsuki.

However, during the meeting just now, Zetsu mentioned some information: Uehara does seem to be a very talented child.

"Some are true, some are false."

Uehara Naraku's expression was unusually serious as he stared intently at Uchiha Itachi, who had stood up. He said softly, "I fought him using a secret technique I developed, but this guy wasn't serious at all. His Sharingan... is very strong!"

Uehara Naraku thought for a moment, then added, "After he used his Sharingan, I was immediately trapped in a genjutsu and couldn't break free at all..."

"I see."

Ordinary ninjas can easily find themselves at a disadvantage when facing bloodline ninjas.

The Uchiha clan, in particular, is rumored to be invincible in one-on-one combat.

Xiao Nan nodded, believing him.

When she first met Uehara Naraku, she had doubts about his identity and which side he was a spy for.

However, at the meeting, Zetsu provided them with information about Uehara Naraku. The little guy's father was indeed a ninja named Uehara Hajime, whose hometown was a small village in the Land of Rain.

Zetsu also discovered information about Uehara Hajime.

That person was an ordinary member of the first Akatsuki organization.

Uehara Naraku had always lived in his father's hometown village, occasionally claiming to be a ninja and taking on missions from the villagers. He only left the village after his mother passed away a little over a month ago.

Since there's no issue with identity, then nothing else matters.

Konan gently patted Uehara Naraku on the shoulder and instructed, "Naraku, go and rest. We still have some things to discuss with Mr. Uchiha Itachi..."

No matter what, twelve years old is far too young.

When they were twelve years old, they had no choice but to raise the next generation of the organization because they had no other option but to survive. Now that the Akatsuki organization has the means, they should raise the next generation of the organization properly.

"etc…"

Jue interrupted Konan, saying with a sinister smile, "Konan, I think this little guy is perfectly capable of becoming a full member of the organization..."

Uehara Naraku's father died while protecting Konan. The culprit was a member of Konoha's Root organization, led by Shimura Danzo, who was assisted by the Hokage of Konoha.

It seems he has good talent now. If he is guided and led into darkness, he will become an excellent fighting force.

"He's too young; his fighting ability must be rather weak, right?"

Konan retorted, saying she had other plans for Uehara.

A woman's emotions are inherently more tender than a man's, and Konan wanted to keep the Akatsuki's dark secrets hidden for a while longer.

"But his combat ability is not bad."

Absolutely disagreeing with her opinion, his smile was somewhat sinister: "And if I remember correctly, the new member we're welcoming today should only be thirteen years old, right?"

Yes, Itachi Uchiha is only thirteen years old this year.

It has to be said that the people in the ninja world are all far too precocious.

What's so special about joining a battle at twelve? Uchiha Itachi watched the Fourth Shinobi World War with his father when he was four years old and took the life of an Iwagakure ninja on the battlefield.

After a moment of contemplation, Pain spoke up: "Konan, let's bring him in! Even with Itachi Uchiha joining, there's still a vacancy in the organization..."

Konan suddenly lowered her head and whispered, "Pain, we're about to attack Amegakure to... avenge them... I want Naraku to get involved too."

"..."

Payne frowned deeply, his Rinnegan eyes showing some hesitation, but he ultimately nodded, accepting his friend's opinion.

For years, he had been secretly developing the Rinnegan eye technique, waiting to take revenge on Hanzo the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure.

Now that the Six Paths of Pain are complete, it's time to head to Amegakure and savor the fruits of revenge.

Originally, there were only two people seeking revenge: him and Xiao Nan. Now there's one more, which is fine too.

"Then, Zetsu will continue to find suitable personnel for Kakuzu!"

Pain glanced at everyone present, his gaze settling on Itachi Uchiha, whom he already knew about.

In Payne's mind, this was a cruel young man, someone who had killed his own kind; his pain and darkness must have been immense.

After a brief exchange with Itachi Uchiha, Pain pulled a ring from his sleeve: "Welcome to Akatsuki. Your codename is Suzaku. From today onward, you are Itachi Uchiha of Akatsuki. From now on... you will act under the name of Akatsuki!"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi slowly nodded, reached out and took the ring, removed his ninja headband, and used a kunai to draw a neat mark on it.

The swirling headband of Konoha was like a mirror, reflecting Itachi Uchiha's somewhat ferocious face. It's unknown what he was thinking as he gazed at that headband.

Uehara Naraku stood beside Konan, watching everything unfold. He suddenly looked up and said, "When you're giving him his uniform later, could you give me one?"

(End of this chapter)