Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 52 Was Obito a spy sent by Danzo?

The moment Orochimaru saw Pain, the smile on his face froze!

He only meant to make a casual sarcastic remark about Uehara Naraku, so how did he actually summon Pain?

What's going on?

Orochimaru's first thought was why Pain had been summoned—was it due to the power of the Rinnegan, or was Pain no longer truly human?

If ninjas could communicate with each other through spirit communication, how much impact would it have on ninja intelligence transmission and technology?

Orochimaru himself wasn't really confident he could defeat Pain, especially since he had just undergone the Reanimation Jutsu and abandoned his physical body...

"Lord Yahiko."

Uehara Naraku's words interrupted Orochimaru's reverie. The boy raised his hand, pointed at Orochimaru, and said to Pain, "We've encountered a traitor from Akatsuki."

"Orochimaru?"

Pain raised his eyes and extended his palm towards Orochimaru: "Then let's finish this quickly, my time here is limited... Universal Pull!"

A strange gravitational force pulled Orochimaru toward Pain's location!

Orochimaru refused to sit idly by and wait for his death. He spat out another long snake from his mouth, from which emerged a Kusanagi sword, which he thrust towards Pain!

"Shinra Tensei!"

A repulsive force suddenly erupted, sending Orochimaru flying at an even greater speed!

This crushing battle came to an end. Orochimaru was left with no chance to fight back and was severely injured by two techniques from Pain!

Whether it was Hozuki Mangetsu, Kisame Hoshigaki, or Zabuza Momochi, they all stared at Pain's figure with some shock in their expressions.

Orochimaru, whom the three of them couldn't defeat just now, was defeated in seconds by this man in a red cloud and black robe, without even a chance to fight back!

"alright."

Pain calmly withdrew his hand, ignoring the tattered Orochimaru in the distance, then turned to examine Kisame and the others around him, finally looking down at the boy beside him: "Are these enemies too?"

"..."

Hozuki Mangetsu and the others immediately tensed up.

Uehara Naraku shook his head and explained softly, "They are all members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Kirigakure, and they are the people I recruited during my trip to the Land of Water."

"..."

Payne was speechless.

The task given to Uehara was only to recruit Kisame Hoshigaki, so why is he recruiting other people? Are they being used as reserve members after Kisame Hoshigaki dies in battle?

Xiao Nan's disciple is surprisingly capable!

With Akatsuki constantly losing manpower, Uehara's recruitment of so many replacements saved them the trouble of finding new members...

"Besides these..."

Uehara Naraku carefully considered his words before continuing softly, "Does Lord Yahiko know Tobi-senpai's true identity?"

"Uehara, why are you asking these questions?"

Pain's expression changed. He didn't really want to reveal that Tobi was Madara Uchiha, because there were too many implications involved.

After a moment's thought, Payne reassured Uehara, "Konan has returned to base. When you get back, have your teacher tell you!"

"etc…"

This won't do!

If the sole purpose was to deal with Orochimaru, there was no need to summon Pain. Uehara's main objective was to intimidate Obito Uchiha, who was secretly spying on him.

In this way, as long as Uehara informs Pain in advance, Obito will have no need to conceal the information if he wants to assassinate their team.

Uehara Naraku quickly explained, "Lord Yahiko, a few days ago I happened to meet Kakashi Hatake of Konoha. Kakashi had contact with Tobi-senpai, and Kakashi called Tobi-senpai Obito..."

After saying that, seeing that Pain still didn't seem to care, Uehara Naraku added, "After Tobi-senpai heard this name, he wanted to kill me to silence me. Luckily, Konan-sensei gave me a hundred million explosive tags, which allowed me to escape..."

"He's going to kill you?"

Payne frowned involuntarily: "You want to kill you to silence you just because your name was leaked?"

This matter has become complicated.

Scenes from the past flashed through Pain's mind: the mysterious masked man and Zetsu appearing before them, claiming to be Madara Uchiha, the Asura of the Ninja World, and the one who guided the Sage's Eye.

It just so happens that it was during that period.

Danzo Shimura and Hanzo of the Salamander conspired to suppress the growing Akatsuki organization, resulting in the deaths of all, including its leader Yahiko, with only Nagato and Konan surviving.

If the mysterious masked man's real name is Obito, and he is a Konoha ninja, then there must be some conspiracy hidden here!

Danzo Shimura of Konoha joined forces with Hanzo to encircle and annihilate them;

Another Konoha ninja appeared and guided Nagato. If these two things were not related, it would be hard for anyone to believe, right?

Especially since Yahiko had rejected their proposal just before the mysterious masked man and Zetsu appeared, Akatsuki was then besieged by Shimura Danzo and Amegakure!

After standing there pondering for a while, Payne's expression suddenly turned grim. He suddenly spoke, "That guy... could he be a spy sent by Danzo?"

"..."

Uehara Naraku didn't quite understand Pain's thought process, and his face showed some bewilderment: "This is just information I obtained by chance..."

After saying that, Uehara Naraku caught a glimpse of Orochimaru on the ground out of the corner of his eye and suddenly added, "Wait, I remember... Orochimaru mentioned earlier that Obito was a Konoha hero who died in battle. Orochimaru must know information about him!"

"Well done!"

Payne's eyes lit up, and he praised him approvingly. He reached out and stroked Uehara Naraku's hair, saying softly, "Uehara, the Land of Water is too dangerous for you now. Leave immediately!"

"Should I take Orochimaru back with me?"

Uehara Naraku nodded and looked in Orochimaru's direction. Orochimaru, who was originally tattered and battered, seemed to have flattened his body considerably...

Payne shook his head, coldly stopping Uehara's plan: "That guy ran away while we were talking!"

"I'm going after him!"

Uehara Naraku was about to rush out.

Pain grabbed his clothes and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, there's another member of Akatsuki who is also a Konoha ninja. He and Konan have returned to the base, so we can investigate whether he's also a Konoha spy..."

Pain cannot use too much chakra in the Land of Water.

If Pain were at Akatsuki's base, he wouldn't have much to fear. He only needed to control another rogue ninja from Konoha within their organization and obtain information about Obito.

"Mr. Itachi?"

Uehara Naraku's face showed a look of realization.

That guy really is a Konoha spy!

If Itachi Uchiha wanted to clear himself of suspicion as a spy, would he spill all the information about Obito Uchiha?

Once Itachi Uchiha learns that the mysterious masked man's true identity is Obito Uchiha, how will he treat this ninja who helped him kill his own clan?

Uehara Naraku really wanted to see the two movie stars turn on each other!

Madara Uchiha is someone to be feared…

As for Obito Uchiha... if he hadn't died in battle and become a hero of Konoha, he would probably have become a disgrace to the Uchiha clan!

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