Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 73 The Plan to Ambush Hanzo

Konan removed her chin from Uehara Naraku's shoulder, her gaze filled with a hint of doubt and confusion, not quite understanding her disciple's thought process.

Her eyes seemed to be asking Uehara:

Should we be talking about the umbrella now?

Uehara Naraku stood on tiptoe and placed his hand on Konan's head to shield her from the falling raindrops. "Teacher, the rain is too heavy. Shall we find somewhere to take shelter?"

"…good."

Xiao Nan could only nod.

There's something very peculiar about the ninja world.

If a ninja appears in the wild, the chances of finding a cave are very high, especially in a country like the Land of Rain that often experiences war.

Kaguya Kimimaro, Haku, Hattori Hirakawa, and others hid inside a cave, while Uehara Naraku and Konan sat at the cave entrance grilling fish and chatting about the story of the first Akatsuki organization.

Konan revealed the truth about what happened back then to Uehara Naraku for the first time.

"...At its peak, the Akatsuki had more than a hundred members. At that time, we just wanted to use the power of Akatsuki to end the war in the Land of Rain and even the entire ninja world, so that people could understand the preciousness of peace."

However, this force is too weak for the entire ninja world, and we are all unknown little ninjas, so few people are willing to listen to our advice.

At that time, there was someone who was also working to end the war between the five great ninja nations. In order to spread Akatsuki's beliefs, we decided to join him.

As Xiao Nan spoke, a flame flickered in her eyes, making it impossible to tell whether it was anger or the reflection of a bonfire.

As Konan continued speaking, she tidied up the fire in front of her: "His name was Hanzo of the Salamander, and he was the most famous ninja at the time."

"The title of 'Ninja Demigod' is indeed astonishing."

Uehara Naraku nodded, softly echoing Konan's words: "If I hadn't met Lord Yahiko and Teacher Konan, I probably would have joined Amegakure too, right?"

"We don't want you to be deceived by his facade, which is why we're forcing you to join Xiao."

Konan shook her head and continued to tell the story of the past in a soft voice: "At first, our negotiations with Hanzo the Salamander went very smoothly. The ninja demigod was a strong person who had defeated Jiraiya-sensei, and we trusted him without reservation."

Just before the negotiations, while I was patrolling the border with others, we were ambushed. Everyone else died protecting me…

This includes your father.

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(End of this chapter)