Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 170 Digging Up the Corner with Soil (2/2) Sorry, I fell asleep last night, so I'll add this later.

The fact that Uzumaki Sora joined Akatsuki might make Nagato regret his decision each time, given his personality.

But when he thought of his combat prowess, and the name of Uchiha Kumo, which was gradually becoming known among ninjas in Konoha, he had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

Nagato was not initially prepared to accept the mission issued by Iwagakure.

Onoki was wary of Konoha's growing power, and Nagato was equally worried.

However, if it was Uzumaki Sora who carried out the mission, then that would be a different story.

Nagato wanted to know the extent of his power, which included Wood Release, his special Sharingan, and the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique.

Therefore, it was most appropriate to use Uzumaki Sora to test Uchiha Kumo.

But Nagato was clearly worried about letting Konan go with him.

Of the entire Akatsuki organization, perhaps only Konan was truly Nagato's ally.

"Don't fight with Uchiha Kumo during his test. If Uzumaki Sora is defeated, ignore him. I'll have Tobi follow behind you."

"In case of danger, prioritize your own safety."

Konan was taken aback: "Tobi? That guy who calls himself Uchiha Madara... he's never been on the same page as us."

Nagato nodded: "Yes, but he's paying even more attention to Uzumaki Sora than either of us. This mission isn't just about testing Konoha's Uchiha Kumo, it's also about testing Uzumaki Sora's power..."

"Uchiha Madara... or Tobi... he wouldn't refuse."

"Besides, with the power of his Mangekyou Sharingan, it would be easy for him to take you away if there's any danger. He still needs us, and that alone guarantees your safety."

After she finished speaking, Xiao Nan finally nodded.

So, is it still for your own safety?

It still feels the same as it did back then...

It is this feeling that makes Nagato's will become his own, right?

Regardless of right or wrong!

……

Pain, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke up, saying, "Konan can team up with you."

"But her strength is insufficient to test Uchiha Kumo, and I believe you understand that."

These words made Uzumaki Sora smile indifferently: "No problem, I'll take care of the testing mission. After all, Juzo's power is just so-so."

Juzo, who was standing nearby, looked over with a resentful expression in his eyes.

After a pause, Payne asked, "Since the combat strength is roughly the same and neither side is of much use, you can complete the mission alone, right?"

Uzumaki Sora chuckled and shook his head: "It's not the same at all. Having a beautiful woman by your side is a completely different experience from having a bandaged guy like Juzo, okay?"

Payne paused, then looked straight into the sky: "God's gaze is always on you. There are some things you should not touch."

"Wait at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain. Konan will go there to meet you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the illusionary body technique ended.

Meanwhile, Kong, who had just opened his eyes, stretched and loosened his muscles before thinking about Payne's last look.

Heh... It seems this guy misunderstood.

Nagato's only useful powers were the Rinnegan and the Uzumaki bloodline.

And now...

Once Ashura's chakra is obtained, the Rinnegan will naturally begin to develop. As for the Uzumaki bloodline, it was already obtained through Kushina's transaction.

For Nagato now, the benefits of trading are actually not that great anymore.

As for asking Xiao Nan to join the team, the main reason was to undermine her completely, while the secondary reason was a bit of a wicked joke about Xiao Nan.

After all, as Konan was known as the richest woman in Naruto in my memory, I still wanted to see if I could change her fate.

As Sora was pondering something, she suddenly felt a cold gaze coming from beside her.

Looking closer, I discovered it was Loquat Juzo.

"Why are you staring at me like that?"

Juzo Biwa shook his head and spoke through his bandages, "Do you really think my power is weak?"

After thinking for a moment, he nodded straightforwardly: "Although I hate to say it, your strength is indeed insufficient to come to Konoha with me. As the strongest of the five great ninja villages, Konoha's strength is perhaps beyond your comprehension."

"As a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, you should know the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, right?"

Lian Juzang nodded, and Sora continued, "If I told you that the power of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki could be easily controlled by the current Uchiha Yun, would you believe me?"

The word "control" instantly reminded Juzo of Tobi.

After pledging allegiance, Uzumaki Sora had previously told him about the information regarding Kirigakure.

And that Tobi used Sharingan genjutsu to control the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, who was a Jinchuriki.

"Is it that strong?"

After sighing, Juzo Biwa picked up the guillotine that had been leaning against the ground: "So, are you confident you can beat him?"

Uzumaki Sora also stood up, smiled, and replied, "Testing his strength and the price for killing Uchiha Kumo are two completely different things. The missions issued by the Iwagakure organization are all for that old, immortal Onoki; he won't ask for more money."

Juzo Biwa nodded. He had heard of the reputation of the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure when he was on a mission in Kirigakure. Indeed... cunning and treacherous.

The two then left the dense forest and headed towards the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain...

……

Three days later, outside Konoha Village.

Returning here once again, Sora was filled with emotion.

At this moment, both he and Konan had taken off their Akatsuki uniforms and were wearing ordinary clothes.

"Should we go straight into Konoha? If a fight breaks out in here, we might not even have a chance to escape, right?"

Hearing this, Kong looked at Xiao Nan beside him and said, "Sometimes... missions don't necessarily require a head-on confrontation. For example, a friendly exchange match can accomplish the mission."

As he spoke, Sora looked behind him and said, "My intelligence is enough to allow us to infiltrate Konoha, but I wonder if those guys from Iwagakure were able to enter the barrier silently."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Nan also looked in a certain direction behind her.

In their perception, that location had been following them for a day. Although it was well hidden, it was discovered by Sora and Fei, who was hanging behind them, when it first appeared.

Sora smiled and said, "The Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Onoki, has always been a cautious person. He would rather pay us to carry out missions than risk the lives of his village's ninjas."

"The mission he issued this time... it seems that his fear of the Uchiha clan has clearly deepened with age. After all, Madara Uchiha left a certain shadow on him when he was a child."

Konan looked at Sora. Although she already knew that he looked exactly like Yahiko, she couldn't help but think of the previous Akatsuki during this conversation.

Turning her head, Konan asked in a low voice, "At your age, you weren't even born when Madara Uchiha traumatized Onoki, were you?"

Sora looked at Konan: "During the two years that Jiraiya taught the three of you ninjutsu, I was also not in the Land of Rain. For me, information is something to be traded."

"Speaking of which, what else do you want to know about this time you agreed to team up with me?"

As he spoke, Uzumaki Sora began to form hand seals, and soon bypassed the barrier and entered the village using the methods of Konoha's Anbu.

Xiao Nan was stunned for a moment. Although she had paid special attention, she couldn't remember the hand seals and movements of this guy just now.

Sharingan?

Emerging from the alley, Kong smiled and said, "Don't worry too much about it. Some things, especially in this unguarded hidden passage in Konoha, still have some value."

"By the way, that intern? Tobi, with his abilities, getting in here is a piece of cake. After all, it's his hometown... Uchiha..."

???

Konan suddenly looked up at Sora. Unlike the guys from Iwagakure, Tobi was far behind them because he knew Sora's perception and intelligence abilities.

Because of Xiao Nan's presence, he wouldn't lose track of her, but could he even detect her at this distance?

Sora smiled and said, "Since Yahiko's death, you and Nagato are the only two left from the previous Akatsuki, right? Given that kind of relationship, I'm afraid Nagato would never trust you with a mission like testing Uchiha Kumo."

"Tobi's Mangekyou Sharingan possesses the power of space-time ninjutsu. This power can indeed take you away at any time... right?"

Xiao Nan replied in a deep voice, "Sometimes I really want to crack open your brain and see all the information inside. Someone like you is truly a walking secret."

At this moment, Xuanwu Kong, who had already walked out of the alley, looked at the dumpling shop outside the street and then called Xiaonan to follow.

Xiao Nan, who was standing to the side, thought she had met her target. Her heart tightened and she fell behind for a while before catching up.

However, the next moment...

"Aren't you going to eat?"

After hesitating for a while, Konan finally took the three-colored dumplings from Uzumaki's empty hand. She looked around and asked, "So, your only goal just now was these two skewers of dumplings?"

She took a bite of a three-colored dumpling, frowned, and replied, "Actually, I don't really like sweets. I thought you did. The food in Konoha is actually quite good."

Xiao Nan, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a moment, but still ate one of the three-colored dumplings in her hand.

Then, perhaps because he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, he quickly devoured two more meatballs.

He raised his hand and ordered two cups of tea.

The two ate breakfast with tea.

The shop was bustling with people coming and going, suggesting that quite a few people eat meatballs for breakfast.

"Buzz..."

Just after they finished breakfast, a vibration emanated from their rings.

"Heh... Nagato's getting anxious? Considering how worried he is about you, it's understandable."

Xiao Nan ignored Kong's words and immediately left the dumpling shop, casually walking towards an alley.

Sora followed behind, and then their chakra transformed into a wave of longing, appearing on the fingers of the Gedo Mazo.

"Uzumaki Sora, did you do this on purpose?!"

As usual, he was immediately met with a barrage of criticism upon entering, but Sora simply shrugged and replied, "What can I do if Uchiha Kumo stays in Konoha and refuses to come out? I heard that guy has been teaching students recently. If he's teaching for a year or two, won't I be eating dirt outside Konoha for more than a year?"

Pain ignored this excuse and said directly, "The Iwagakure people are currently trying to get in. Your operations are suspended. Until the Iwagakure forces infiltrate Konoha, the mission to probe Uchiha Kumo is suspended!"

He chuckled indifferently, "I'm not taking the mission bounty, so it's up to you. A few days' delay is fine too; it gives me time to show Konan around Konoha properly."

"As the only woman in the organization, I'm practically moldy from staying in this rainy country every day. I think if Nagato's leg were healed, you could come out for a walk. It would be good for your physical and mental health, instead of always acting like a god or a demon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pain remained silent for a long time, his right thumb resting on the Gedo Mazo.

Konan, who was familiar with the situation, sighed. She guessed that Nagato on the tower was probably angry again.

As for Nagato's condition, it's not surprising that when Uzumaki Sora first infiltrated Amegakure and broke into the tower, he had already seen Nagato's condition at that time.

"Do not take any action for the next two days. Wait for Iwagakure's observers to infiltrate. That's all!"

Payne hastily left a message and dispelled the illusionary body technique.

Sora glanced at Konan beside him and asked, "Did I anger you again? Pain's true form, Nagato, seems to be quite petty."

Xiao Nan, who was standing to the side, opened her eyes and stared at Kong, her gaze gradually becoming serious: "What exactly is your purpose in joining Zhi?"

Kong, who was about to leave, stopped and turned around, saying, "Purpose? Although our ultimate goal is the same as yours—to help this distorted world get back on track—the process may be somewhat different."

A distorted world?

The sudden comment caught Xiao Nan off guard.

Sora, meeting his gaze, then said, "No matter how powerful an individual is, after unifying the entire world, all that remains is fear, and ultimately, they will be overthrown. But when an organization's power fills the dark side of this world, the original darkness will gradually be forced back."

Sora smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere. Perhaps you and Nagato have gradually gained power, but you don't know much about the past of this world."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong led the way out of the alley. Xiao Nan frowned behind him, but then followed.

……

On the Hokage Rock, Konan, standing behind Ku, asked in a low voice, "Is this the place you're talking about? This is just a landmark building in Konoha; there's no past here."

Uzumaki Sora smiled and said, "There are the rock forms of the four Hokage of Konoha here, but the only one whose power truly surpasses the peak of humanity is Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage."

"Do you know why, from the Warring States period to now, in my opinion, only Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha have truly surpassed the pinnacle of human power?"

"Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, is not included in this category. Although his power, after extracting the chakra of the Six Paths of Pain, was enough to destroy Konoha in one strike, it was still nothing compared to those two."

Without refuting Kong's words, Xiao Nan simply asked, "Why?"

Sora smiled and replied, "Because the two of them inherited the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths. To be precise, the chakra of the two sons of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo, is reincarnated in them."

"Do you remember what I mentioned about the Sage's Eye? Madara Uchiha, who inherited Indra's chakra, obtained the power of the Sage's Eye, namely the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."

After she finished speaking, Konan paused, stunned: "Isn't it the Rinnegan?"

Sora shook his head slightly: "The Rinnegan is the eye of the Sage of Six Paths, but Indra's bloodline is not enough. When these two completely opposite powers interact, all things in the universe can be created."

"This means that when Indra's chakra and Ashura's chakra come together and interact, they can obtain the power of the Sage of Six Paths."

"So now... whose eyes do you think Nagato has?"

!!!

In an instant, Xiao Nan's face turned extremely ugly.

Did Nagato's eyes belong to Madara Uchiha?

but……

"Tobi can't possibly be the real Uchiha Madara."

Uzumaki Sora smiled and nodded: "Indeed, Uchiha Madara is already in the Pure Land. That so-called intern was nothing more than a pawn."

As he spoke, Kong smiled, his senses becoming increasingly powerful due to the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

At that moment, Obito should have gone to the memorial tablet immediately, right?

"As I just mentioned, Konoha is Tobi's hometown. So, how about we try to guess who he really is?"

……

I'm so sorry, I fell asleep while I was writing last night!

I'm so grateful!

(End of this chapter)