Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 359 Establishing Cooperation

"boom……"

A slight tremor was felt at the Hokage Building in Konoha.

Minato stared at the trembling crystal ball in front of him, his eye twitching as he asked, "From this distance... is it an earthquake?"

Shikaku, standing to the side, replied in a deep voice, "What are the chances of such a coincidence? Their life forms are completely different from ordinary people. Look at the sea."

Upon hearing this, Minato looked at the crystal ball and saw that the sea, which had just been severed by a golden light, was still not closed up by the two sides.

The riverbed at the bottom of the sea was even cleaved into a bottomless abyss by this attack.

Shikaku then spoke up, "Kumo possesses the ability to instantly recover, and Uzumaki Sora can even revive. Akatsuki's goals for the entire ninja world require Konoha's cooperation, and even more so, Kumo's. Therefore, I'm not actually worried about their confrontation."

Upon hearing this, Minato looked over, clearly waiting for his response.

Shikaku continued, "Do you remember that guess I made that time?"

"What guess?"

Minato paused for a moment before replying, "At this point, there are some things that can't be said. Shikaku... you should understand what I mean."

Shaking his head slightly, Shikaku said, "It's not what you think. It's something I've been wondering about before: what would someone like Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Goddess of the Rabbit, need 100,000 White Zetsu to guard against? And who would she be guarding against?"

With a sigh, Shikaku stretched out his hands and formed a hand seal, a black shadow flashing across the ground.

"After learning about the information Obito obtained from Uzumaki Sora, I consulted a lot of materials. Thanks to Konoha's current status in the ninja world, it's much easier to access many ancient documents."

"Long ago... chakra and ninjutsu did not exist in this world. It was only after the Sage of Six Paths founded Ninshu that chakra was able to spread throughout the world, and as for ninjutsu..."

"It was only after the Ninjutsu sect that records of it appeared in historical documents."

Shikaku looked at Minato: "The Goddess of the Rabbit... a goddess who descended from the sky, with an appearance unlike that of ordinary people."

Minato's gaze turned serious as he asked, "What...are you trying to say?"

Shikaku replied, "The description of the Sage of Six Paths' appearance is very similar to that of the Goddess of the Rabbit, and also very similar to the current Uchiha Uzumaki Sora. The legend of the Goddess of the Rabbit is that she gave birth to her offspring after receiving the blessing of a mortal, which is absurd, but it is enough to show that she did not give birth to her offspring through a union with a human."

"Therefore, there are no humans in the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, but the descendants after him... the Senju, Uchiha, Uzumaki, and Hyuga clans, these families are more human in appearance."

"Then... could it be that the one who brought chakra into this world was none other than Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Goddess of the Rabbit?"

"It is known that activating Infinite Tsukuyomi will trap everyone in the world in a genjutsu, eventually turning them into biological weapons like White Zetsu while they are immersed in a dream world."

"Then... could the person Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who brought chakra into this world, be wary of being an extraterrestrial being like herself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato's body trembled slightly.

Before this, Kaguya Otsutsuki's power was just a concept to everyone, and even the Sage of Six Paths, who created Ninja Cult, was just a legend.

But what the crystal ball is showing now are two powers that are already close to being legendary.

"We... need to have a talk with the vortex."

Minato exhaled: "After this, we must have a talk with him, not about his connection with Yun, but about the future of this world."

Shikamaru nodded slightly: "The information is still too little. Everything seems to be connected to the goddess of the rabbit from thousands of years ago. Now... perhaps we should hope that Uzumaki Sora really is omniscient."

……

Border of the Land of Fire.

The duel between Uchiha Kumo and Uzumaki Sora had lasted for a day and a night, and the power they unleashed caused the earth here to collapse and sink.

The sea, however, could only be repelled time and time again as the water surged back and formed a tsunami.

Fortunately, there were many frogs prepared at the Watergate, so even though they drifted intermittently in the tsunami, some scenes could still be seen.

On the sea surface, Vortex Sora, floating in mid-air, looked across at the other side: "To have reverted your bloodline to this extent, your power is probably already close to the legendary Six Paths."

Uchiha Yun smiled and said, "You're not bad at all, using a series of pieces of information to deceive a child and taking advantage of Hinata's Byakugan to this extent."

Uzumaki Sora's eye twitched: "That sounds like an insult. You have the ability to recover, and I have the ability to resurrect."

"You might be able to unleash the Death Gate of the Eight Inner Gates and kill me, but you have the bond of Konoha, while I have no such concerns."

"You don't dare to fight to the death because you care about too many things. And... you agree with Akatsuki's goals, don't you?"

Yun waved his hand: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I've never agreed with Akatsuki. Your goals have nothing to do with me. I stopped you, the strongest member of Akatsuki, just to stop you. That's the reason."

Just then, a toad on the sea surface, unable to bear the seawater any longer, leaped onto the cloud's shoulder.

Then a scroll protruded from its mouth.

(If it's over, I'd like to talk to him.)

Yun was somewhat puzzled, but he immediately took out Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai.

After glancing at Uzumaki Sora, Yun's figure disappeared from the spot, and Uzumaki Sora followed.

……

In a forest thirty kilometers from the coastline, Yun took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai and placed it around him, immediately raising a barrier that shielded his senses.

"Whoosh."

A golden light flashed, and two figures appeared beside Uchiha Yun.

Looking at the two people who came over, Yun said with some trouble, "Bring Lu Jiu along too. If a fight breaks out, he won't be able to escape easily. The aftershocks could kill him."

Shikaku glanced at the surrounding barrier and replied, "A tacit understanding has been formed, and the Akatsuki can't find a better partner than Konoha. In most cases... nothing will happen."

Minato, standing to the side, said helplessly, "Because Shikaku has to consider many things better, if it were just me, I might not be able to think of some key issues thoroughly."

After saying that, Minato looked at Sora Uzumaki: "We meet again."

Uzumaki Sora nodded and replied, "Isn't the Hokage in Konoha on guard against the Akatsuki right now? Even if you've reached an agreement, you should be more worried about the village."

"Perhaps... witnessing my duel with Uchiha Kumo has instilled a new fear in you and your advisors?"

A new fear...

That description is absolutely accurate.

Shikaku looked at Uzumaki Sora and asked, "We want to know, what exactly was Kaguya Otsutsuki guarding against when she created 100,000 White Zetsu?"

"Oh?"

Uzumaki Sora chuckled: "Why are you on guard? Perhaps that woman is just lonely? Why not build an army and unify the world?"

Shikaku shook his head slightly: "Records show that the Goddess of the Rabbit had a huge influence during that period, and her status as a goddess even surpassed that of all the daimyo. Unifying the world is meaningless to the strongest person who is above everyone else."

"Given your and Yun's power, the presence or absence of the 100,000 White Zetsu makes little difference. Actually, I have another question: shouldn't the power of the 100,000 White Zetsu be of little use?"

"Hehehe..."

Uzumaki Sora laughed: "So, as expected of Konoha's brain? Very smart, but sometimes being smart doesn't serve any purpose."

After glancing at the three people in front of him, Uzumaki Sora continued, "You guessed right, Kaguya Otsutsuki is indeed on guard, on guard against her enemies."

!!!

The sudden appearance of this worst-case scenario caused both Minato and Shikaku to frown.

After a long silence, Minato finally spoke, asking, "Who are the enemies? What kind of power do they have? How many of them are there?"

Shikaku went even further, asking, "Do we... have a chance of winning?"

When asked about their questions, Uzumaki Sora simply shook his head.

This scene almost caused both of them to have a heart attack.

But then Uzumaki Sora added, "My shaking my head means I don't want to tell you. Have you forgotten something? I! Uzumaki Sora! A businessman who trades information!"

Seeing the two of them look up at him, Uzumaki Sora continued, "I do have some information, but this information comes at a price."

Upon hearing this, Minato said, "I can make a deal. After all, this can be considered a preliminary cooperation, and besides, our positions should be aligned in this situation."

These words elicited a disdainful laugh from Uzumaki Sora: "The Fourth Hokage is still quite quick-witted... A deal with you? Do you have any bargaining chips left?"

Minato asked with a wry smile, "Then who is your preferred client? If you didn't have one, you wouldn't even offer such a lure, given your personality."

After a moment's thought, Uzumaki Sora replied directly, "Tsunade! You all know when my deal will take place. I'm going to make a deal with her in two months."

Tsunade?

Minato immediately thought of the Thousand Hands bloodline in him, and Shikaku, who was standing next to him, thought of the same thing.

So...

Isn't the Byakugan the ultimate power of the opponent?

The opponent no longer needs the final form of Wood Release, so what use is the Senju bloodline?

At this moment, Shikaku spoke up, "You... are trying to emulate Kaguya Otsutsuki, right? Even the bloodline reversion of the Cloud is all about emulating the legendary Goddess of the Rabbit..."

Uzumaki Sora looked at Shikaku: "Sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing. The more you know in advance, the more desperate you might become."

These words silenced Shikaku.

He understood the meaning behind those words, but it was precisely because of that understanding, coupled with the images of the day and night of battle he had witnessed...

That's why fear can arise from the depths of one's heart.

"Hey hey hey... Can you please stop scaring people out of the blue? No matter what, the world is at least moving in a positive direction, isn't it?"

Uchiha Yun's voice rang out: "If there really is an enemy that even Kaguya Otsutsuki couldn't contend with, and it hasn't appeared after thousands of years, who knows when those guys will finally show up?"

"Who knows, by the time he shows up, I might have already grown to the point where I could crush him with one hand, right?"

The lighthearted and humorous voice put Shikaku at ease, and Minato, standing beside him, also looked at Yun and smiled helplessly.

While it's not a good thing to place your hopes on the unknown, what Yun just said isn't without merit.

For thousands of years, even Kaguya Otsutsuki has been sealed away for millennia, yet the enemy she guarded against has never appeared.

Perhaps when my generation dies, the other party still won't come.

So... should the transaction still be done?

Let's discuss it further.

"Oh, right!"

Uzumaki Sora looked at Minato: "After this, the daimyo prefectures of the five great nations have been basically cleaned up. I have left some people in each daimyo prefecture. They are very obedient and will maintain order before the reforms get on track. I will have them cooperate with Konoha."

"The same goes for Orochimaru. He's one of my men, and he's developed some new technologies recently."

"Konoha needs to take over and implement these technologies stably to achieve a leapfrog increase in resource output."

"How to build a new regime is something you need to discuss. How to build a new regime so that it doesn't gradually decay and become complacent like the past is also something you need to discuss."

"A unified regime needs a certain degree of fairness. In a world after peace, the power of ninjas is not only used for war. The Akatsuki organization doesn't understand the division of professions, and neither do I."

"The reason we need a legitimate entity is also why we chose Konoha. You can discuss the specifics and then implement it steadily."

At this point, Sora Uzumaki paused.

"But please understand one thing: this also includes Uchiha Kumo, who is capable of stopping me."

"If one day the high-ranking officials who hold power become corrupt again, then the sword of Akatsuki will surely fall once more."

"Uchiha Kumo can only kill me once. When I am resurrected, I will avoid him and clean up all the decay."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them, including Minato, all looked grave.

Although I already knew that the changes in the world would not be simple, when all the things piled up, there were just too many complexities involved.

and……

Is it the butcher's blade named Akatsuki?

Just as the other party said, even if Yun kills him, he can be resurrected. Hiding in the shadows naturally gives him an inherent advantage.

but……

No one would want the new leadership to drag the world into a war that tears the world apart! The same applies to Konoha!

"Whoosh!"

A ring was thrown over by Uzumaki Sora, and Minato caught it casually.

"Let me know as soon as possible whether you agree to the deal with Tsunade. You can use this ring to contact her."

Uzumaki Sora then looked at Uchiha Un: "If nothing unexpected happens, this should be our last encounter. After that, if Konoha is smart, you and I might even team up against an enemy sometime."

"I'm off. There are still people waiting for me at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Lightning. They've been waiting for a whole day and night, and they're not tired at all."

The next moment, his figure vanished from the spot.

Meanwhile, Minato and the others were still pondering the information from all the conversations they had just had.

Since the information about Uzumaki Sora has been verified, every word he says will be true.

……

(End of this chapter)