Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 613 Uehara Castle

The residential area of ​​the Uehara clan.

Strictly speaking, this should be considered more than just a residential area.

The Shinigami within Seireitei like to refer to the Uehara clan's residential area as "Uehara Castle," because it is a castle that occupies a radius of hundreds of spirit li even in the central location of Seireitei.

The city is divided into an inner city and an outer city.

Whether it's the inner or outer city, the walls are all made using Killing Stones, a specialty of the Soul Society. This material can completely isolate spiritual particles and spiritual pressure, forming a double barrier.

If a soul from Rukongai wants to infiltrate the Uehara clan's castle, they must first break through the Seireitei's killing intent stone barrier, then the killing intent stone barriers of the outer and inner castles of Uehara Castle, before they can have a chance to directly confront the current head of the Uehara clan...

Whether it's the inner or outer city, the Death Squad patrols the city walls every day, their duty being to protect Uehara City from invasion.

In fact…

They were just ordinary guards.

Behind the outer city wall lies the most prosperous outer district of Shangyuan City.

The entire outer city area encompasses numerous facilities such as training grounds, production areas, residential areas, commercial streets, spiritual arts academies, and hospitals, and has essentially become a miniature Seireitei.

The entire outer city is inhabited by all the Shinigami who have pledged allegiance to the Uehara clan over the thousands of years of Soul Society, along with their families. Even though some Shinigami have exhausted their spiritual power and perished, their descendants and families are still allowed to live here.

and…

Most of these descendants would enter the Spiritual Arts Academy established by the Uehara clan to study. In terms of time, the Uehara clan's Spiritual Arts Academy actually existed longer than the Seireitei Spiritual Arts Academy.

The teachers at the Spirit Arts Academy will judge whether these subordinates can take up a job in Uehara City or become the Grim Reaper of the family based on their grades, expertise, talents, and interests.

This is equivalent to raising a child from infancy to adulthood.

This is also a place that many souls in Rukongai envy.

Because once you join the Uehara clan, it means you will never have to worry about the future again; all you need to do is focus on cultivation or study.

Even those unfamiliar with the Uehara clan could glean snippets from the words of the Shinigami affiliated with them: the Uehara clan patriarchs were known for their generosity towards their own people.

therefore…

This also made many of the Shinigami subordinates of the Uehara clan fearless in the face of death, even though they were actually controlled by the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Because of the large number of spirits and death gods residing in the outer city, the outer city of Uehara Castle is much more prosperous than any other place in Seireitei.

Sometimes, when some of the Shinigami from the Gotei 13 are allowed to enter Uehara Castle, they like to wander around the outer city and buy rare and unusual items.

to this end…

Many nobles also hoped that the outer city area could be opened.

However, this is not realistic at all, because the real purpose of the outer city is to protect the inner city of Shangyuan City, which is also the core area of ​​the entire Shangyuan City.

The inner city walls were more heavily fortified.

There are at least ten squads of ten men each on the city wall, with hundreds of Deaths patrolling back and forth to ensure that the inner city will never be invaded by anyone.

Even the Shinigami subordinates of the Uehara clan must obtain the consent of one of the Thirteen Death Servants to enter the inner city.

As the core of Uehara Castle, the inner city has few buildings, only Uehara Naraku's mansion, council chamber, research institute, Amegakure Tower, secret arts academy, Edo Tensei Mansion, and the residences of the thirteen dead servants.

Compared to the bustling outer city area…

The inner city couldn't be simpler.

The tallest building in the entire inner city is the Rain Hidden Tower, which is also located in the very center of Shangyuan City. It is situated within the residence of the head of the Shangyuan clan, but it has been deserted for many years and appears to be nothing more than a symbolic building.

Near the residence of the head of the Uehara clan, there were the residences of the thirteen Death Servants, which were also their training areas.

Thirteen Deadpool.

These Deadpools represent the pinnacle of the Uehara clan's fighting strength!

Almost every Deadpool possesses the power of a Captain-level Shinigami, and the strongest of them may even possess power surpassing that of a Captain-level Shinigami!

First seat: Uchiha Madara.

Second seat, Hashirama Senju.

Third seat: Gol D. Roger.

Fourth seat: Edward Newgate.

The fifth seat, Tobirama Senju.

The sixth seat is held by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The seventh seat is held by Minato Namikaze.

The eighth seat is occupied by Obito Uchiha.

Ninth seat, Uchiha Itachi.

The tenth seat, the Third Raikage, A.

Eleventh seat, the Second Tsuchikage.

The twelfth seat, the second-generation Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu.

The thirteenth seat, the fourth generation Kazekage, Rasa.

These former souls were all part of Uehara Naraku's collection.

Each of them had already died in their original world, and their souls were absorbing spiritual energy in Soul Society, recovering their peak power and even advancing further.

The top four seats are undoubtedly the strongest.

These people were originally not ranked in any particular order, but Uchiha Madara might have a problem. Whenever he encountered Senju Hashirama, he had to argue about who was better... Senju Hashirama, Edward Newgate, and Gol D. Roger were more laid-back.

Under normal circumstances, the top four seats are never moved.

The four of them spent almost every day cultivating in their own residences, and their existence represented the pinnacle of combat power that the Shangyuan clan was currently displaying to the outside world.

The remaining nine seats are responsible for handling all matters, large and small, in Uehara Castle.

As the former Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju naturally took charge of all the miscellaneous tasks without any hesitation, and in fact, there seemed to be no more suitable candidate than him.

It must be said that…

Under Tobirama Senju's rule, Uehara Castle gradually slid into the same awkward position the Uchiha clan once held in Konoha, with everyone becoming the very thing they hated most...

Besides outwardly managing everything in Uehara Castle, Tobirama Senju also secretly selected batches of Shinigami and manipulated them through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, arranging for them to infiltrate various divisions of the Seireitei!

Even the slightest disturbance...

There's no way they could hide it from Tobirama Senju!

same…

Tobirama Senju also headed the Secret Arts Institute and the Research Institute, primarily responsible for researching the application of spiritual power, including techniques like Hado, Kido, and Binding Spells. There was practically nothing Tobirama Senju didn't study...

and…

It seems there's nothing that Tobirama Senju can't figure out.

Thousands of years ago, when the Uehara clan was first established, they did not have a secretariat. It was only as time went on that they had to build a secret arts academy in order to store the various forbidden techniques created by Tobirama Senju.

This former Second Hokage…

Their talent in these unorthodox and unorthodox methods is simply outrageous.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, managed the Spirit Arts Academy, primarily responsible for teaching. Aside from the Will of Fire, he was quite skilled in education.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, commanded all the Shinigami (death gods) of Uehara Castle, while the other Kage, who were merely there to make up the numbers, assisted him and were responsible for decorating the surface of Uehara Castle.

Besides them...

Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha were primarily responsible for protecting Naraku Uehara, or rather, for demonstrating the presence of the Thirteen Dead Men to the outside world...

Thirteen Deadpools.

Everyone is used to their fullest potential.

If the Thirteen Deadpools represent the pinnacle of the Uehara clan…

So, the one who supports them to stand at the top is Uehara Naraku, who has been slowly rewriting the history of the entire Soul Society for thousands of years!

This enormous force…

They are absolutely not something that the Gotei 13 of Seireitei can shake!

Uehara Castle, inner city.

When Uehara Naraku returned to his residence, the four former Death Servants were already there waiting for his return, each with a different expression on their face.

While Uehara Naraku was taking the exam in the human world, they were in Hueco Mundo, which was located between the human world and Soul Society, intercepting the Hollows who wanted to attack Uehara Naraku.

to be honest…

There's absolutely no need for this.

After all, the Hollows that Aizen Sousuke secretly sent to attack Uehara Naraku were almost all Gillian-level Hollows, which even Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha could easily deal with.

"Hmph, going to take those kids' exams again..."

Madara Uchiha snorted coldly, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his lips: "I really can't understand why you always like to pretend to be so weak..."

"If we display too much power, won't it cause too many people to despair?"

Uehara Naraku chuckled and shook his head, casually explaining, "It would be too cruel for those powerful individuals with ambition and cunning to suppress their desire to rule the world out of fear..."

"Ha, that's what kindness is..."

Madara Uchiha, of course, disagreed, sneering as he retorted, "Hmph, with one hand we lured out their ambitions, and with the other we pushed them to a high position..."

As Madara Uchiha spoke, his expression gradually darkened: "When they stood at the pinnacle of this world, believing they had achieved their dream of controlling it, they were then pushed from the sky into the mire..."

"Isn't this great?"

Uehara Naraku slowly began, "They stood at the top of the world, seeing scenery they could never have seen in their previous lives, while I upheld justice and peace in the world. In that sense, everyone got what they wanted..."

"..."

Madara Uchiha fell silent.

After a long while, Madara Uchiha looked at Naraku Uehara with a complicated expression: "You're always so serious when you're spouting nonsense..."

"Alright, Madara."

Hashirama Senju walked to Madara Uchiha's side, patted his friend on the shoulder, turned to Naraku Uehara, and asked softly, "Speaking of which, we've captured the mastermind behind the attack on you this time, a Hollow of Adjuchas level..."

At this point, Edward Newgate and Gol D. Roger stepped aside, revealing a grotesque Hollow sprawled on the floor.

Adjuchas-level Hollowfications…

Even within Hueco Mundo, such beings are rare. This level of Menos Grande ranks second in the entire Hueco Mundo hierarchy, capable of manipulating the actions of the lowest-ranking Gillian Menos Grande.

This Hollow doesn't seem to have evolved much. It's currently bound by Hashirama Senju's Myojinmon and unable to move, still maintaining its original ferocious appearance...

"It doesn't look very good..."

Uehara Naraku's face immediately showed a hint of disdain. He slowly shook his head, sighed, and said, "Sending just an ordinary Adjuchas Hollow to attack me, Captain Aizen is really being a bit petty..."

"Hmph, it's not entirely useless..."

Madara Uchiha walked up to Naraku Uehara, crossed his arms, and slowly began to speak: "That bastard Tobirama Senju suggested that we hand it over to the Gotei 13 and secretly guide them to find the person behind it..."

"it's useless."

Uehara Naraku shook his head and said softly, "If we hand it over to the Gotei 13, they should be able to get Kabuto's name from this Hollow... Perhaps Aizen had already considered the consequences of its capture before it attacked me?"

"..."

The Hollow on the ground trembled slightly.

The Adjuchas-level Hollow struggled to raise its head, looking at the young Shinigami standing among a group of powerful figures, which made it seem as if he held a special status.

That was the target it was sent to attack…

This young Shinigami is truly remarkable; he actually guessed Lord Aizen's plan. No wonder Lord Aizen wasn't very confident about this plan...

Before it was sent by its master, Aizen Sousuke, to attack Uehara Naraku, it received orders that if captured, it should try to mislead its interrogators and shift the blame for the attack on Yakushi Kabuto…

This kind of thing...

He was very skilled at indigo dyeing.

If Aizen could incite the Gotei 13, Kabuto Yakushi, and the Uehara clan to continue their conflict, he could remain hidden beneath the surface of their infighting and continue with his own plans.

The Great Hollow struggled to break free from the Ming Shen Sect's restraints, but ultimately could only give up helplessly. It raised its head and looked at the group of creatures, laughing eerily, "What do you guys want to do with me...?"

"What should we do?"

Uehara Naraku rubbed his temples with his fingers, then turned to look at the people around him: "Speaking of which, I remember the research institute doesn't need Adjuchas-level Hollows anymore, right?"

Madara Uchiha grinned, his face full of disdain as he sneered, "Hmph, what's so great about this kind of trash? If even trash like this needs to be studied, then the guy in charge of the research institute must be trash himself!"

"..."

The expressions on everyone's faces gradually became subtle.

Because everyone knows who is in charge of the research institute.

Hashirama Senju looked at Madara Uchiha, a hint of melancholy in his eyes: "Madara... Tobirama has always been in charge of the research institute..."

"That's why I said he was..."

"alright."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand, stopping Uchiha Madara from uttering any further arguments or slanders, and slowly stretched out his palm toward the void.

A Zanpakuto materialized in his hand!

The next moment, Uehara Naraku swung his Zanpakuto and slashed at the masked head of the Hollow!

In an instant, the body of this Hollow was split in two and annihilated. At this moment, Uehara Naraku was completely different from the gentle demeanor he displayed to the outside world!

"snort…"

Madara Uchiha watched this scene, seemingly realizing something, and couldn't help but sneer: "He really doesn't hold back... Should we prepare a soul burial ceremony for this guy?"

Regarding some of Uehara Naraku's actions...

Madara Uchiha is really not someone I'm used to looking at.

As the former head of the Uchiha clan, Madara Uchiha simply could not tolerate the behavior of Uehara Naraku, the clan leader.

"Of course, we should perform a soul burial."

Uehara Naraku narrowed his eyes, and a piece of origami appeared in his palm, swirling in his hand and transforming into a bunch of paper flowers.

Uehara Naraku held the bouquet of paper flowers, slowly lowered his head, and revealed a kind smile: "Only by maintaining good habits can you avoid revealing your flaws in front of others."

Let's make a deal first. I need to set aside one chapter of 4,000 words for visiting relatives when I want to maintain my perfect attendance record. Tomorrow and the second day of the Lunar New Year will be a little busier...

(End of this chapter)