Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 96 Convergence

Deidara is a bit immature.

Uehara Naraku could hear this guy looking down on him from afar, and subconsciously frowned: "Don't be too lively, it's easy for someone to die."

"Is this how an intern treats a full-time member?"

Deidara arrogantly stepped onto the giant white clay bird and slowly flew to Uehara's side, crossing his arms as he said, "If you'd be so kind as to beg me, maybe I'd help you catch those two on the ground, trainee!"

"..."

Uehara Naraku tilted his head.

Is this Deidara still half asleep?

Last time they were next to Hanzo's corpse, Deidara offended him and Konan with his words. To be honest, if Deidara wasn't a new member, his grave would probably be overgrown with weeds by now.

How dare someone who will be killed by Sasuke Uchiha in the future provoke him?

"Shut up, Deidara!"

Sasori loudly stopped their conflict. He knew about the relationship between Uehara Naraku and Konan, and he knew just how much that woman doted on her little disciple…

He didn't want his new teammates to offend people unnecessarily.

Although Deidara is a bit of a flirt, he is a very competent teammate.

Sasori looked up at the two people in the air and asked softly, "Uehara, how could Konan bear to let you go on this adventure?"

"...Hey, hey, hey, I'm a ninja!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Sasori with a black line on his forehead, his gaze slowly moving and settling on Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, as if he had seen a rare treasure.

There was despair in Maki's eyes as he lay on the ground.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the enemy again while fleeing.

Along the way, Uehara Naraku was like a cat chasing a mouse, relentlessly pursuing them. Maki could only rush forward with Gaara, always ready for a desperate battle.

When Maki saw people fighting in the desert, he thought they might have encountered village ninjas and immediately rushed over hoping to get help.

As it turns out, the ninjas here are also enemies.

Is there anything more desperate than this?

However, when Maki saw the reanimated form standing next to Orochimaru, his face immediately showed a mixture of surprise and delight: "That's the Third Kazekage!"

Although he didn't know why the Third Kazekage, who had been missing for many years, would appear here, Maki at least had a glimmer of hope to escape. The Third Kazekage was very likely one of their own!

Moreover, if the Third Kazekage could really return, it would be a very fortunate thing for both them to escape back and for Sunagakure!

With the Fourth Kazekage having just died in battle, Sunagakure will soon face an awkward situation where there is no suitable candidate to succeed him as Kazekage.

Unexpectedly, the Third Kazekage has appeared.

This is the ninja known as the strongest Kazekage. Perhaps the revival of Sunagakure is on the horizon?

After the Fourth Hokage of Konoha died in battle, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, temporarily took over. Their Sunagakure village can certainly do the same.

"Are they ninjas from the village?"

The Third Kazekage heard Maki's voice, looked up and saw the ninja headband on Maki's head, then saw the red-haired boy next to Maki, his ashen face showing a strange expression.

On one side is Sasori, the rogue ninja from the village.

On one side is Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

Although he didn't know why they were fighting, the Third Kazekage understood the principle that when the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer.

Orochimaru and Sasori might not be able to determine a clear winner in the short term, but they could easily take care of a passing Sand Ninja.

Orochimaru.

The Third Kazekage's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Orochimaru and said, "Let's make a deal! I can temporarily remain under your control, but you must help cover this Sand Ninja and his child's escape..."

The Third Kazekage originally had no intention of getting involved.

Now that he's encountered Maki and the village children being chased, he can't just stand by and do nothing.

"This is quite difficult."

Orochimaru looked at the Third Kazekage and said reservedly, "But you must cover me and Kabuto and lead them out of here."

When Orochimaru saw Uehara Naraku, he didn't want to stay there at all. The Impure World Reincarnation experiment still had the flaw of going out of control. What if they encountered Pain?

However, if the Third Kazekage chooses to cooperate, then it's possible to manipulate things.

Orochimaru also wanted to see what kind of powerful fighting force the Third Kazekage, resurrected through Edo Tensei, could unleash. What if he had a chance to fight Pain by relying on his immortality?

The Third Kazekage was a little more stable.

The Third Kazekage's gaze shifted to Gaara beside Maki, and he said in a deep voice, "Hey, why are you carrying a child on this mission? Once the fighting starts, take the child and leave immediately. I'll cover you!"

"The Third Kazekage-sama!"

Maki, carrying Gaara, rushed over. Hesitating before answering Gaara's question about his identity, he instead asked, "Isn't the Third Kazekage coming back with us?"

"I'm already dead."

The Third Kazekage shook his head, his voice low and somber. He continued, "Now I am a dead person resurrected by Orochimaru, and I may be under his control. This time I can help you, but next time I might be your enemy."

Upon hearing the Third Kazekage's explanation, Maki felt a sense of despair.

The Third Kazekage, unaware of Maki's thoughts, continued, "What's the situation in the village now? Who is the Fourth Kazekage?"

"The situation in the village is alright right now..."

Maki's expression was somewhat somber. Sunagakure could probably hold on for a while longer, but with the death of the Fourth Kazekage, the future would certainly not be easy.

However, when the topic of the Fourth Kazekage came up, Maki finally gritted his teeth and said, "The Fourth Kazekage was Lord Rasa... He died in battle in the Land of Rain two days ago while covering our deaths."

The Third Kazekage: "..."

Orochimaru: "..."

Kabuto Yakushi: "..."

This is huge news.

This could very well trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War!

"Hey, hey, don't look so bitter and resentful."

Uehara Naraku landed beside Sasori, looking at the group opposite him with barely concealed amusement in his eyes: "I have Rasa's corpse in my hands. Why don't you take it out and reminisce a little more?"

How many side quests can these people complete!

Even Maki has a side quest!

Not to mention important figures like Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, each of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha had many more tasks to perform.

Maki pointed at Uehara Naraku and explained in a deep voice, "The Third Kazekage, this is the guy who killed Lord Rasa..."

"No way, this intern could kill the Kazekage?"

Deidara descended from the sky, his face showing unusual surprise. After a moment, a smile appeared on his lips: "Ha, you really shouldn't underestimate anyone. It seems everyone in Akatsuki is a monster! One day I'll have to try it myself..."

Is Deidara a dog?

How come your face changed so quickly?

Uehara Naraku glanced meaningfully at Gaara and said softly, "Killing the Kazekage is relatively simple; you'll have your chance sooner or later."

"Uehara, did you really kill Rasa?"

Sasori of the Red Sand was somewhat surprised. He slowly manipulated Hiruko and looked at Uehara, saying in a deep voice, "Give me Rasa's corpse after the battle is over."

Uehara Naraku shook his head and said, "Give me a reason."

Sasori snorted, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, but then he thought about the two people behind Uehara, neither of whom he could defeat.

Sasori paused for a moment, then explained, "His Magnet Release: Gold Sand can provide us with a lot of money, and Konan will agree."

"Tsk..."

Uehara Naraku clicked his tongue and tossed the sealing scroll to Sasori.

Sasori's reasoning was quite compelling, and even he found it difficult to refute it. After all, apart from the Impure World Reincarnation, only Sasori's human puppets could be used to their fullest potential.

Most importantly, Sasori took what he gave him, so how could he possibly turn his back and stop him from hunting down Orochimaru?

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