Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 9 If you want to escape, you should at least ask me first, right?

Uehara Naraku was forced to train in physical skills for a week, and his life energy increased by 3 points. This efficiency was so low that it was heartbreaking.

Fortunately, this training will soon be discontinued.

The civil war in Amegakure is about to begin. No one would have thought that the combination of Pain, Konan, and Uehara Naraku would overthrow Hanzo's rule.

For the time being, the main forces in the war are only Konan and Uehara Naraku.

Because Nagato is physically disabled, Pain cannot fight for long periods of time. Therefore, Konan and Uehara will be tasked with eliminating Amegakure's ninja outposts in the Land of Rain and Amegakure ninjas outside the village, forcing Hanzo of the Salamander to gather all his power.

As long as Hanzo of the Salamander gathers all the Amegakure ninja back to Amegakure to protect him, the Six Paths of Pain will mobilize as a whole to eliminate those ninja who have gathered to resist them.

Those naive and innocent boys who were tricked by Hanzo the Salamander and Danzo Shimura back then eventually grew up and developed their brains.

Uehara Naraku received a mission to clear out a ninja stronghold, along with some related intelligence. Two ninja squads, totaling eight ninjas, were stationed at the stronghold, including two Chunin captains.

His mission was to kill seven of them and deliberately let one go, so that the Amegakure ninja could send the message that the war had begun to Amegakure.

Ideally, it should cause panic in Amegakure.

This requires some acting skills.

However, since Uehara Naraku considers himself one of the four great actors of the Akatsuki organization, and wants to compete with Black Zetsu, Obito, and Itachi Uchiha for the title of Best Actor, he naturally has no shortage of acting skills.

Eastern part of the Land of Rain.

A stronghold hidden at the foot of a cliff.

The cliffside outpost is manned by two Chunin and six Genin. Their usual task is to monitor whether a large-scale army is entering the country, whether wandering ninjas are appearing, and whether anyone dares to defy Lord Hanzo.

Kamakura, a Chunin from Amegakure, strolled leisurely to the entrance of the base. Gazing at the torrential rain outside, he murmured in a daze, "Every day is awful weather. I wonder when this awful weather will finally stop..."

boom…

bang bang bang...

A strange sound came in.

The sound didn't resemble the torrential rain.

The Amegakure ninja stopped talking and listened carefully to the sounds outside. People who grew up in the Land of Rain could easily distinguish that it was the sound of rain hitting a bamboo umbrella.

Kamakura quickly turned to look at his teammates, subtly signaling to them with his finger: enemies are coming!

After all, with such terrible weather like torrential rain, someone inexplicably came to the Rain Fortress. He must not be here for sightseeing, right?

"Um... are you guys ready?"

Amidst the torrential rain, a tender and shy voice rang out.

Just as the Rain Ninja were somewhat speechless, a purple energy ray sliced ​​the entire cliff in two, and a torrential downpour began...

Ignoring the rain streaming down their faces, the Rain Village ninjas stared at the cliffs slowly collapsing to either side, the shocking scene resonating deep within them…

"...What...what kind of spell is this?"

"With a single strike, it sliced ​​the entire cliff in two in an instant..."

As the situation became urgent, only Chunin Kamakura retained some rationality. He leaped behind a nearby rock and shouted a warning: "The enemy is strong! Everyone, stay alert and take cover!"

Kamakura, while reminding his subordinates, cautiously raised his head to observe the enemy who had destroyed their base…

It was a young ninja holding a bamboo umbrella.

Kamakura subconsciously wanted to deny what he was seeing. How could such a powerful enemy appear so young?

However, that is the truth.

Uehara Naraku walked in step by step, smiling as he looked at the many Rain Village ninja, and said softly, "So, may we begin?"

"Kid, what brings you here!"

Kamakura gripped the kunai tightly in his hand, his nerves taut with tension. He could no longer even tell whether the sweat on his forehead was rain or sweat.

"What meaningless nonsense are you spouting?"

Uehara Naraku raised his umbrella, revealing his smiling face, but said, "I came here... of course, to kill you all!"

Despite the smiling, innocent face, the words he spoke were bloody, as if Kamakura had seen a demon.

This brat must be an absolute evil person!

"Damn it, kill him!"

Kamakura charged forward, brandishing his kunai, and rallied his men to swarm forward. Under their captain's command, a group of Amegakure ninjas, each wielding a ninja sword, chain blade, or shuriken, charged forward!

Uehara Naraku gripped his bamboo umbrella, lowered his head, and sighed, "Life is so short, why do you all still like to take shortcuts?"

A golden light flashed and appeared on his body!

It was a golden dome that enveloped him completely, shielding him from the attacks of numerous ninja tools!

Golden virtual lightsabers appeared around the protective shield. As Uehara Naraku waved his hand, the lightsabers fell instantly, piercing through the bodies of the Amegakure ninjas who approached him!

"..."

Kamakura was utterly horrified!

In his vision, neither shuriken, kunai, nor ninja chain blades could pierce that seemingly thin layer of golden light shield, which was simply despairing.

With a mere flick of his wrist, that boy killed most of the ninjas in the entire stronghold, leaving only him and another Chunin!

Fortunately, the other Chunin hadn't lost his mind. He quickly formed hand seals, and a stream of water shot out: "Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!"

Clearly, this C-rank water-style ninjutsu posed no problem for the enemy; Uehara Naraku simply twisted his body to avoid the turbulent water.

A splash of water suddenly transformed into a water whip, binding Shangyuan's body!

"Water Release: Water Whip!"

Kamakura, his mind now calm, tightly gripped the other end of the Water Whip. He whispered to his companion, "Go back to the village and report what's going on here. I'll hold him off..."

"..."

Another Amegakure Chunin nodded without hesitation and quickly ran off into the distance, not believing that Kamakura could defeat the boy.

But... at least we have to get the information out of here.

If Kamakura Chunin can hold off the boy for a while, he can use the torrential rain to blend into the environment and escape the battlefield!

"Ha, isn't it a bit much to just abandon your companions and run away like this?"

A card appeared at Uehara Naraku's fingertip, twirling deftly before he tossed it at the fleeing Amegakure Chunin!

It's just a card, yet it's sharper than a shuriken.

The card flew swiftly through the torrential rain, embedding itself in the body of the Rain Village Chunin, followed immediately by a muffled explosion…

The body of the escaped Amegakure chunin was never found.

Uehara Naraku broke free from the Water Whip Technique, raised his bamboo umbrella, and looked up at the last remaining Kamakura Chunin: "Even if you want to escape back to report to Hanzo of the Salamander, shouldn't I be the one to choose who leaves alive?"

(End of this chapter)