Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 671 With Uehara around, someone still wants to be the mastermind? Are they crazy!

six years ago.

The seaside in Karakura Town.

Nine-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki encounters a Hollow disguised as a Hollow at the beach.

The young and naive Ichigo Kurosaki mistook the Hollow for a little girl trying to jump into the sea and rushed over to save her, only to stumble right into the Hollow's hunting net.

In an attempt to save her son, Masaki Kurosaki, attempted to reveal her Quincy powers to kill the Hollow. However, her power inexplicably vanished in an instant, leaving this powerful pure-blooded Quincy without any strength.

When the Hollow tried to kill Masaki Kurosaki, a strange red glow appeared in its eye sockets. The Hollow bit Masaki's shoulder, dragged her into the sea, and disappeared without a trace.

At that time, Masaki Kurosaki disappeared.

The once happy family is now reduced to just the father, Isshin Kurosaki, raising his son, Ichigo Kurosaki, and two daughters, Shirley Kurosaki and Yuuko Kurosaki.

Kurosaki Isshin is actually the captain of the 10th Division, whose original name was Shiba Isshin.

As a former squad leader, Kurosaki Isshin contacted the Gotei 13 and discovered the name of the Hollow skilled in disguise. This Hollow, named Grand Fisher, was still active in the real world after Kurosaki Masaki disappeared...

The virtual one is still alive.

Masaki Kurosaki disappeared.

Having obtained information about the Hollow, Kurosaki Isshin finally put on his Shinigami armor again and picked up his Zanpakuto.

For revenge.

For the only hope.

However, when Kurosaki Isshin came into contact with the Hollow named Grand Fisher, almost all his hopes were shattered, because this Hollow was not as simple as he seemed!

According to the Seireitei's intelligence, this should be a Hollow with some unique abilities. However, when Isshin Kurosaki actually engaged in battle, he discovered that the Hollow's power was beyond his imagination. It had grown into an Adjuchas-level Arrancar Hollow at some point!

"Hehehehehe...you mean that Quincy woman?"

"That woman's resistance before she died was quite fierce!"

"But consuming her spiritual power allowed me to successfully evolve!"

"If I hadn't used her son to blackmail her, I might actually have been killed by her, hehehehe... Shiba Isshin, former captain of the 10th Division of the Gotei 13, are you her comrade?"

"If it's just for revenge for my comrades, I should at least have brought a whole squad! I'm getting more and more eager to devour those delicious Shinigami!"

"..."

Kurosaki Isshin fell into a long silence.

Kurosaki Isshin has long lost his former passion. Besides being a husband, he is also the father of three children, and he must shoulder his responsibilities.

finally…

Kurosaki Isshin was determined to kill that Hollow.

Sadly, his wife could never come back.

After spending the night standing in the torrential rain, Kurosaki Isshin rubbed his cheeks, took off his Shinigami uniform, put on his Gikai, and returned to his home in reality.

He is no longer the Grim Reaper.

He is a father who needs to raise three children.

This was rather cruel for the three young children. Kurosaki Isshin could only influence them little by little with his cheerfulness, which helped his son Kurosaki Ichigo and his sister Kurosaki Yuuko gradually emerge from the shadows over the past few years.

Unfortunately…

Kurosaki Isshin was unaware that his wife was still alive, as she was now under house arrest in the most heavily guarded place in the world.

Uehara Inner Castle.

A blonde woman cautiously peered at the guards, even walking barefoot on the floor to avoid attracting attention.

Just as the blonde woman was calculating the intervals between the guards' patrols and trying to sneak away again, a golden chain bound her body!

The golden chain instantly stripped the blonde woman of her power!

"Masaki..."

A red-haired woman slowly landed in front of the blonde woman, and said with a helpless expression, "Didn't I already tell you not to think about escaping from here anymore? At least think about your family!"

"I have to go back for their sake."

Masaki Kurosaki looked at the red-haired woman before her, a pleading look flashing across her face: "Kushina, you're a mother too...can you really bear to be separated from your child forever?"

"..."

The red-haired woman fell silent.

Because the red-haired woman in front of them was none other than Kushina Uzumaki. Thousands of years ago, when Uehara Naraku brought people to this world, he brought many souls from the underworld of the Naruto world with him.

Kushina Uzumaki is one of them.

A strange look flashed across Kushina's face, and she couldn't help but say, "There are some things we can't control... I miss Naruto too..."

This is a question that Kushina Uzumaki would find difficult to answer.

Compared to Kurosaki Masaki's son, Kurosaki Ichigo, Uzumaki Kushina's son, Uzumaki Naruto, actually had a more difficult life. At least Kurosaki Ichigo had a happy childhood.

"Believe me."

Kushina Uzumaki looked at Masaki Kurosaki in front of her and said in a deep voice, "If you run away, the outcome will be unpredictable; if you stay, the process might be a little unpleasant for you and your family..."

As Kushina Uzumaki finished speaking, she made a metaphorical gesture with her thumb and forefinger, a slightly embarrassed smile on her face: "It's just a little bit ugly, but the ending will definitely be safe."

should…

Just a little bit, right?

Now Uehara Naraku doesn't do bad things anymore!

From Kushina Uzumaki's perspective, who had not yet experienced the fear of being dominated by Uehara Naraku, her family had actually received a favor from Uehara Naraku.

At least their family is doing well now.

As a mother herself, Kushina Uzumaki and Masaki Kurosaki have a good relationship. She doesn't want her new friends from the past few years to fall into the abyss because of their ignorance.

"Just bear with it!"

Kushina Uzumaki stepped forward and hugged Masaki Kurosaki, whispering in her ear, "Trust your son, he will be fine... You must learn to trust your son. I have always believed in Naruto, and I believe that little Ichigo will take care of his sister."

Kushina Uzumaki put her arm around Masaki Kurosaki's shoulder and whispered, "Don't worry... Minato told me that it won't be long before everything here ends."

"and…"

Kushina Uzumaki took a deep breath and continued softly, "Madara-senpai and the First Hokage are still searching for unknown enemies... Without the protection of this city, you would encounter even more terrifying enemies, unimaginable enemies."

Only this city can protect Masaki Kurosaki.

Only this city, backed by Uehara Naraku, is the safest place in the world.

"Does this woman still want to escape?"

Just then, a voice reached their ears, a voice that sounded cold and ruthless: "If she tries to escape again, just kill her. Use her flesh and blood to test the location of Yhwach..."

Click click click…

Click click click…

Four figures walked into Shangyuan City step by step.

Leading the way were two men in red plate armor, none other than Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, the first two members of the Thirteen Dead Servants.

Walking behind them was a bearded man in a brown coat, and a six-meter-tall white-bearded giant, Gol D. Roger and Edward Newgate, the third of the Thirteen Deadpool.

They have been tracking down Yhwach recently.

A powerful enemy who invaded Soul Society a thousand years ago, the ancestor of all Quincy in the world, and the son of the Soul Society's god, Rei-oh.

In a sense, Yhwach should be the strongest being besides Soul King. His omniscience and omnipotence make him almost a new god.

Omniscient means able to see through everything, even the future.

Omnipotent, he can nullify all abilities he knows, even the ability to kill Yhwach will be nullified once he becomes aware of it.

Yhwach could even see all the futures and, to some extent, set and modify futures that were unfavorable to him.

Even if he is already dead, he can use this ability to set the future to resurrect himself after death.

This kind of enemy…

It's impossible to know how to defeat him.

However, for people like Madara Uchiha, they didn't care about Yhwach's abilities, because some things can't be changed just by knowing them.

Perhaps Yhwach knew his fate was not good, which is why he has been secretly hiding ever since he awoke?

After all, Yhwach had been defeated a thousand years ago.

A thousand years ago, Edward Newgate the Whitebeard and Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, assisted Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni in a great battle against Yhwach, which caused Yhwach to fall into a deep sleep.

This probably left Yhwach feeling lost...

Because when he sees through the enemy's abilities, the enemy seems to be able to see through his actions and thoughts as well, and even directly confront him with their fists.

Yhwach possessed the all-seeing eye…

Gol D. Roger possessed Observation Haki, which allowed him to hear the hearts of all things.

The two were evenly matched, leaving Yhwach somewhat bewildered. Where did Roger and Newgate, these two reckless bearded men, come from?

A thousand years ago, Yhwach was defeated and, before falling into a deep sleep, he remembered Roger and Whitebeard, those two brutes.

now…

Yhwach woke up, but he was missing.

Six years ago, Yhwach awakened and activated the power of Sanctuary. While extracting the power and souls of the Quincy, he also noticed that many of the Quincy were pawns planted by a man named Tobirama Senju.

therefore…

Yhwach knew he was being watched.

Someone has been plotting to capture him for a thousand years.

Yhwach was quite keen to confront the mastermind behind it all, but his subordinates unexpectedly encountered four pursuers led by Madara Uchiha…

There's nothing we can do about it...

Tobirama Senju had no way to send spies to Yhwach's side, since Yhwach only trusted the souls he could control.

Uehara Naraku was not bothered by his temporary setback.

Now, Uehara Naraku's attention is more focused on Kurosaki Ichigo and Aizen Sousuke. He sent Uchiha Madara and others to continue hunting Yhwach, just to avoid the guy causing any trouble for his plans.

There's no rush for this.

Once he completes the main quest and takes control of this world, Uehara Naraku can easily solve Yhwach's problem.

Uehara Naraku isn't in a hurry...

Madara Uchiha was getting a little impatient.

Madara Uchiha also disapproved of Uehara's leniency towards Masaki Kurosaki and often wanted to try to use this pure-blooded Quincy for forbidden jutsu experiments, using her flesh and blood to search for the location of her ancestor Yhwach.

Madara Uchiha's gaze fell on Masaki Kurosaki, and he continued coldly, "If this woman's flesh and blood aren't enough... I heard she has three children... they should all be usable, right?"

"..."

A look of fear instantly appeared on Masaki Kurosaki's face.

"Don't scare the children, Madara..."

Hashirama Senju patted Madara Uchiha on the shoulder and chuckled at Kushina Uzumaki and Masaki Kurosaki, saying, "Hey, you little Uzumaki, hurry up and take your friend back to your lodgings!"

"Yes... Lord Hashirama."

Kushina Uzumaki hurriedly grabbed Masaki Kurosaki and left.

"snort!"

Madara Uchiha turned his head away with disdain, glancing at Edward Newgate and Gol D. Roger: "If you two hadn't shown mercy back then, how could that guy have possibly escaped?"

"Gurala la la la..."

The white-bearded man completely disregarded Madara Uchiha's attitude, grinning and shaking his head, saying, "There's nothing I can do about it. That guy isn't easy to deal with. It's rare to see someone who can withstand a punch from me..."

"snort…"

Hearing the white-bearded man's words, Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a sneer, and he continued coldly, "Don't Yhwach and his bunch of little bugs like to hide in the shadows? Let Uehara Naraku bring over that bunch of Nara clan trash!"

"Let's look again..."

Hashirama Senju shook his head, somewhat disagreeing.

The rules of this world are different, and the living may not adapt so easily.

The high-ranking officials of the Uehara clan quickly left and returned to their residences; their only remaining task was to track down Yhwach.

Uehara Naraku's hands...

It seems far too wealthy.

Of course, Uehara Naraku had many people at his disposal, but that didn't mean he would lend a hand for no reason. Ever since Yhwach appeared, the Uehara clan had handed the information over to Yamamoto Shigekuni.

Shigekuni Yamamoto…

But he was Yhwach's old rival!

Yamamoto Shigekuni is particularly concerned about the potential threat posed by Yhabach!

Therefore, Captain-Commander Shigekuni Yamamoto has become increasingly active recently, and he has also joined the ranks of those tracking Yhwach.

This is where Uehara Naraku's shrewdness lies.

If someone wants to hide and act as the mastermind behind the scenes, then first expose the true face of the mastermind, and then prepare a nemesis for him so that he can experience the control of fate.

How can I cause trouble for this kind of competitor...?

Uehara Naraku was very skilled at using this method.

and also…

(End of this chapter)