Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 692 From the very beginning, you knew everything I did…

The Palace of the Spirit King.

At the end of the passage was a bright light.

Yamamoto Shigekuni led the Gotei 13 to the end of the passage and slowly stopped. The old man gestured for the entire Gotei 13 to stop.

Yamamoto Shigekuni looked up at the somewhat empty Spirit King Palace. His pupils suddenly contracted, and his brows furrowed tightly: "Hmm? What... what's going on?"

The entire Spirit King Palace looked exactly the same as he remembered.

Because the Spirit King Palace has now become a wide plaza, there are no buildings in sight as far as Yamamoto Shigekuni can see. The palaces where the members of the Zero Division lived and the palace where the Spirit King's crystal coffin was stored have all disappeared without a trace!

The entire spacious area is laid out before you.

Only five tall stone pillars and a large stone tablet stand in the center of the square, making this prestigious and enclosed space feel somewhat desolate...

"That is..."

Yamamoto Shigekuni's gaze lingered on the stone pillars and the stone tablet.

When the old man saw the five stone pillars and the stone tablet clearly, his expression suddenly became solemn, and he gripped his Zanpakuto tightly!

On the five stone pillars…

Each of the five members of the Zero Division is bound to a separate spot!

Hyosube Ichibei, Hikifune Kiryu, Kirinji Tenjiro, Nimaiya Oetsu, and Shutara Tentemaru—these five members of the Zero Division who once rewrote the history of Soul Society—looked particularly disheveled at this moment!

Each member of the Zero Division was covered in black sealing runes, their bodies tightly bound to the top of the stone pillars, their heads bowed as if they had lost their breath.

How could such a thing happen?

The combined combat power of just these five members of the Zero Division is greater than that of the entire Gotei 13!

Now, they are tied to pillars like prisoners!

Who on earth possesses the power to capture these seemingly immortal members of the Zero Division, and even humiliate them in this way...?

Yamamoto Shigekuni's gaze slowly settled on the stone tablet in front of the five pillars, and he finally saw clearly what the stone tablet was...

That's not a stone tablet!

It was not a tall throne!

A throne occupying the central position of the Spirit King Palace!

Around that awe-inspiring throne stood four figures of varying heights, guarding it like attendants.

Or rather...

They are guarding the person on the throne.

Yamamoto Shigekuni's face visibly turned ugly, and the captains of the Gotei 13 beside him also saw what was happening, and a look of surprise flashed across each of their faces!

"How did the Spirit King's Palace become like this?"

"How is this possible? The members of Squad Zero have all been... defeated?"

"What exactly happened here?"

"Why were the Zero Division members arrested...?"

"Those people under the throne... are... Mr. Madara..."

"The four chief officials of the Uehara clan... what exactly is this...?"

The captains of the Gotei 13 looked increasingly grim until they finally saw the young man sitting calmly on the throne—a man as unfathomable as an abyss!

this moment…

The spiritual pressure emanating from the man sitting on the throne felt as deep and terrifying as an abyss of hell, making people afraid to look directly at him for long!

However, at this moment, the captains of the Death Gods and the Death Gods under their command couldn't help but look at the man on the throne!

"Captain Uehara?"

The entire Gotei 13 was in an uproar.

The captains of the Gotei 13 had different expressions, each with a fascinating face and a look of disbelief and complexity in their eyes.

"Uehara... how did he end up in the Spirit King's Palace?"

"And there are the four Grand Secretaries... What exactly is going on?"

"Are you kidding me? The members of Squad Zero have been captured?"

"What on earth happened? It couldn't possibly be that Captain Uehara Naraku led the four Grand Seats to defeat the Zero Division and destroy this Soul King Palace, could it?"

Although the captain of the 13th Division, Jushiro Ukitake, proposed a certain truth in his speculation, he himself could hardly believe it was true after he said it.

On the throne.

Uehara Naraku slowly raised his head, looked at the chaotic Gotei 13, and curled the corners of his mouth. A gentle voice echoed in the space.

"Has it finally arrived, everyone..."

Uehara Naraku's voice remained gentle and approachable, smiling politely as if he were a host to guests: "However, I'm a little sorry, we still have a few guests who haven't arrived yet... In the meantime, would you like... a glass of juice?"

Uehara Naraku's attitude is exactly the same as before...

However, in this state, no one would think that Uehara Naraku in front of them was still the cowardly and gentle Fifth Division Captain they knew!

The eyes of each Shinigami captain turned cold. They seemed to see the shadow of the previous Fifth Division Captain, Aizen Sousuke, in Uehara Naraku, the Fifth Division Captain, making him even more dangerous than Aizen Sousuke who was chasing them outside!

Now that things have come to this, no one would believe that the capture and tying of the Zero Division members to the stone pillars was unrelated to Uehara Naraku!

Every Shinigami captain believed that the Soul King Palace would be a safe place, but they never expected such a change to happen inside the Soul King Palace!

No one would have thought...

The most secure place, the Spirit King's Palace, is actually hiding an even bigger conspiracy!

"Hehehehe..."

Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of the 11th Division, wore a slightly neurotic smile, a glint of fighting spirit in his eyes. He looked at the other Shinigami captains and said, "Hey, does any of you still think Uehara Naraku is a good person?"

Even Kenpachi could tell something was wrong…

Eleventh Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusashi tightly gripped Kenpachi Zaraki's clothes, her face filled with worry and fear: "How could the others not see the problem... I also think Naraku seems to have a problem..."

"..."

Kenpachi Zaraki's expression became even uglier.

Although Kenpachi Zaraki knew that Yachiru Kusajishi was speaking from the heart, it was precisely because the little girl was speaking from the heart that he felt even sadder!

asshole!

That makes it sound like he has a low IQ!

There's no need to use your brain when a problem can be solved with a knife!

Even slow-witted Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusashi could sense the problem, let alone the other Shinigami captains, who quickly understood everything.

Perhaps the Uehara clan never withdrew from this war.

The only thing they didn't expect was...

Uehara Naraku, who always appeared harmless, was actually the mastermind behind the plot to break into the Zero Division. No matter how you look at it, Uehara Naraku doesn't seem like that kind of person. Perhaps his subordinate, Senju Tobirama, is more like the schemer...

Do not…

It should be said that...

Uehara is actually quite similar to this kind of person!

Because there's a cautionary tale like Aizen Sousuke!

Isn't there something wrong with the position of captain of the 5th Division of the Gotei 13? Both captains of the 5th Division were schemers…

"The weather is nice today..."

Uehara Naraku looked up at the clear sky, then at the many grim-faced Shinigami, and continued slowly, "It's truly a beautiful day. The sun shines down, and everyone's eyes are filled with light..."

Even though Uehara Naraku still had a gentle smile on his face...

However, his smile was unlike the warm and reassuring smiles of the past; instead, it chilled the hearts of all the Grim Reapers present.

Each Grim Reaper captain's feelings became especially complex.

Even if they had a rough idea that Uehara Naraku was behind all of this, they were unwilling to associate the Uehara Naraku sitting on the throne with the Uehara Naraku in their memories!

Just a day earlier, during the meeting, Uehara Naraku stubbornly insisted that he wanted to fight, even if it was as a medical or logistical unit, appearing as if he were easily persuaded...

however…

just now…

The current Uehara Naraku...

Like a king high above!

Whether it was the towering throne backrest, the four chief ministers standing beside him, or the five Zero Division members bound around him…

All of this shocked these Death God captains!

Even in their dreams, these Shinigami captains would never have imagined that Uehara Naraku would appear before them in this form...

tread…

Tap tap tap tap…

The sound of wooden clogs stepping on the stone slabs was particularly loud.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni gripped the hilt of his Zanpakuto tightly and took the lead in walking towards the throne. With each step he took, his spiritual pressure grew stronger!

Yamamoto Shigekuni stopped in his tracks when he reached the throne. A look of regret and embarrassment flashed in his eyes. His regret was because he had gone the wrong way when facing Uehara Naraku, and his embarrassment was because he had been manipulated by another mastermind behind the scenes.

"Is all of this... a conspiracy by the Uehara clan?"

Yamamoto Shigekuni didn't bother asking Uehara Naraku any stupid questions, like whether he had sided with Aizen Sousuke, because he knew that Uehara Naraku, sitting on the throne, would obviously not submit to anyone!

"Cough...cough cough...Quick...run away..."

Before Uehara Naraku could answer, a painful groan came from the stone pillar, and Hyoninchi Ichibei, who was bound to the pillar, struggled to raise his head.

When had Ichibei Hyosube, the captain of the Zero Division, ever been in such a predicament? He even had two wounds on his forehead, and blood was slowly dripping down his cheeks...

Simply uttering a word of reminder to Yamamoto Shigekuni caused Hyosube Ichibei to cough up blood. However, the captain of the Zero Division was still suppressing the pain caused by his serious injuries and struggling to continue reminding his old friend.

"...Quick...run away..."

"...You are not...their...opponent..."

"...Run...get away...get out of here..."

"...cough...cough..."

"Ichibei..."

Yamamoto Shigekuni looked up at his old friend, a complex expression on his face. He slowly shook his head, his voice gradually lowering: "By the time we entered the Spirit King's Palace, no one could escape..."

Yes.

No one can escape.

Because the entrance to the Soul King Palace's spatial barrier is where Tobirama Senju and the Edo Tensei army, abandoned by the Gotei 13, are stationed, this enclosed space is not a safe house for the Gotei 13 at all, but rather their graveyard!

"Yakushi Kabuto!"

Yamamoto Shigekuni turned around abruptly and looked at Yakushi Kabuto, who had come with him. The old man's eyes revealed a murderous glint!

"You are... a member of the Uehara clan?"

At that moment, Yamamoto Shigekuni understood everything!

The captain of the Gotei 13 felt an unprecedented sadness and heaviness in his heart, his gaze fixed on Kabuto Yakushi!

"After discovering the Hogyoku, it was you who, in the name of the Zero Division, issued the order to retrieve it... Before the war began, it was you who offered the Zero Division support... When we retreated to the Soul King Palace, it was you who took the opportunity to have the Edo Tensei army stop at the entrance..."

All of this happened…

It all looks like they're being manipulated!

If Kabuto Yakushi, a member of the Zero Division, is a spy, then they have become mere pawns, unable to even see through the fog of Soul Society!

Yamamoto Shigekuni's voice gradually lowered, and he seemed to have aged completely: "No one would have imagined... that Yakushi Kabuto, whom the Uehara clan hated so much he wanted to kill, would actually be a spy for the Uehara clan..."

"yes…"

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, a playful smile playing on his lips. "If I didn't act like I was being forced into a corner by the Uehara clan, how could I possibly have any hope of joining the Zero Division?"

"You've been disguising yourselves within Seireitei all along..."

The veins on Yamamoto Shigekuni's palms bulged, revealing the uncontrollable rage welling up within the old man. His icy gaze fell upon Naraku on the throne: "Is this... the purpose you've been waiting for? To wipe everyone out..."

"Yes."

Uehara Naraku nodded slightly.

Even at this moment, Uehara Naraku still had a faint smile on his face. His gaze swept past Yamamoto Shigekuni and landed at the end of the passage.

"Our other guest has arrived."

Uehara Naraku sat upright on his throne, calmly spreading his palms: "Captain Aizen, there's no need to hide anymore. Weren't you coveting this Heavenly Throne?... Now, it's right here."

"..."

At the end of the passage, the army of death was thrown into chaos.

Thousands of Shinigami from the Gotei 13 were thrown in by a massive impact, and Aizen Sousuke and Orochimaru led the Arrancar army slowly into the empty Soul King Palace.

this moment…

It's truly a case of being caught between a rock and a hard place!

At this moment, Aizen Sousuke seemed to have no intention of arguing with the Gotei 13, because he had heard what Yakushi Kabuto said!

"That's really unexpected..."

Aizen Sousuke's figure slowly rose into the air, his gaze fixed on the center of the plaza, the smile on his lips gradually turning cold: "I always thought Kabuto-san would be my loyal ally, but I never expected him to be a member of the Uehara clan..."

Yes.

Even Aizen Sousuke didn't expect this.

Aizen once believed that Kabuto Yakushi was the person who truly respected him!

However, now is not the time to get entangled with Kabuto.

Aizen Sousuke's gaze slowly shifted, landing on Uehara Naraku, the one who had secretly instructed Yakushi Kabuto. His eyes turned icy cold: "So... you knew from the very beginning... everything I was going to do..."

The next moment, Aizen Sousuke seemed to have thought of something. He turned his head slightly to look at Ichimaru Gin, who had flown to Yakushi Kabuto's side, and his gaze became even colder.

If Kabuto Yakushi is a member of the Uehara clan...

So, it seems there's no need to even think about who Yakushi Kabuto's disciple, Gin Ichimaru, is loyal to.

"It wasn't just at the beginning..."

Aizen Sousuke's fingers curled slightly, gradually clenching into a fist. His gaze shifted from Ichimaru Gin to Uehara Naraku: "But...always."

Fortunately...

Aizen himself never trusted anyone.

Therefore, Aizen Sousuke never told Ichimaru Gin about some top-secret matters, because he already knew that Ichimaru Gin was not trustworthy, and naturally he would not place any absolute trust in him.

Gin Ichimaru would betray someone like that…

Aizen Sousuke was already mentally prepared.

Unfortunately…

Suddenly, a person fell from the sky and stood next to Uehara Naraku, causing Aizen Sousuke's expression to change again.

Even though Aizen Sousuke had very little trust in this person, even less than he did in Ichimaru Gin and Yakushi Kabuto, he still couldn't tolerate this person siding with Uehara Naraku!

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips and greeted his subordinates who had returned to his side with great enthusiasm: "Welcome back, Gin, Orochimaru-san."

A new world opens on May 1st…

Marvel?

(End of this chapter)