Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 422 Fear from the Unknown

Obito, the instigator of the Nine-Tails' rampage, seemed unaware that the Fourth Hokage, before his death, had split the Nine-Tails in two, sealing it into himself and the infant Naruto.

Furthermore, because the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails with the Reaper Death Seal, his own soul returned to the Shinigami, and the Impure World Reincarnation technique alone could not summon the Fourth Hokage's soul.

This time, if Orochimaru hadn't taken the Fourth Hokage's soul from the Uzumaki clan's Namendo more than a year ago while trying to reclaim his hands, no one would have known that the Nine-Tails had been split up.

The Eight-Tails has been captured, but Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is proving troublesome because of Sasuke, who has already obtained the Eternal Eye.

Furthermore, although that person did not appear this time as expected, Obito speculated that the main reason might be that the other party had just taken Black Zetsu away, and Sasuke had indeed grown up.

Faced with an enemy who could render him utterly helpless, he had no choice but to be cautious.

"Nine-Tails chakra..."

Masked Obito took the scroll, which contained the chakra that Nine-Tails had released during the battle in Konoha.

Not many, but enough to use.

Masked Obito looked at Orochimaru: "I can give you some of the White Zetsu clones. After this battle, you will also be an enemy of the Five Great Shinobi Villages."

Orochimaru licked his lips: "So trust has been initially established... but you still seem unwilling to tell me your purpose, but it's clear that you have a certain degree of confidence in facing that person."

Orochimaru remained silent for a moment after speaking.

"Let me think about it..."

According to historical records, the nine tailed beasts originated from the Sage of Six Paths. The Akatsuki's stated purpose was to use the Gedo Mazo behind Pain to absorb the tailed beasts' chakra, and this absorption had to be done in sequence.

"The power of the Tailed Beasts is immense, but as individual entities, they are still subject to being countered. That is why Jinchuriki exist."

"And the Gedo Mazo... perhaps you want to become the sole Jinchūriki? To gather the power of all nine tailed beasts?"

"The nine tailed beasts each have different attributes. When they combine, they can create incredible power, right? Like that person... evolving at a life level?"

The words fell silent, but the dark underground remained still.

Obito frowned beneath the mask. In fact, he knew that Orochimaru, who had defected from Akatsuki, had a high probability of guessing something after combining all the information and intelligence.

After a long silence, Obito spoke up: "You've guessed part of the truth about this world. It's the information about the future of this world left by the Sage of Six Paths on the stone tablet beneath the Naka Shrine in the Uchiha clan's territory."

"By dividing Yin and Yang into two poles, their opposing forces interact and produce the myriad phenomena of the universe. When these two opposing forces complement each other, true peace can be achieved."

"The power of all things in the universe can summon the Gedo Mazo. After capturing and absorbing all the tailed beasts, it can become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and bring true peace to this world..."

As soon as Obito finished speaking, the two people opposite him showed strange expressions.

Orochimaru spoke up: "Infinite Tsukuyomi... I've received information about this term in Konoha. It's a giant genjutsu that can cover the entire world, activated using the moon as a medium."

"Don't you find this kind of peace, dragging everyone into a genjutsu, a bit ridiculous? Under the Infinite Tsukuyomi, how long can ninjas and ordinary people dragged into a genjutsu survive?"

"Furthermore... everyone is doing whatever they want in their own illusions, indulging their desires without restraint. Can such peace truly be considered peace?"

Kabuto, standing nearby, then spoke up: "Even if such a record were left by the Sage of Six Paths, no one would believe it, right?"

"The idea of ​​maintaining peace through illusion is as absurd as the notion that killing all of humanity would make war disappear."

The two, master and servant, nearly broke Obito's defenses as they sang in unison.

Suddenly, the question from before resurfaced.

Why couldn't he see such a simple truth? And before Black Zetsu was taken away by that person, he was still aiming to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi?

Illusion equals falsehood.

This simple logic seems to have been avoiding its own thinking all along.

"You instigated the Nine-Tails' attack, brought Pain to the forefront, and manipulated the Akatsuki organization from behind the scenes. You shouldn't be a fool."

Orochimaru's voice rang out, and after a moment's thought, he continued, "So... besides that location in your body, perhaps even your brain has been tampered with..."

Obito, who had been frowning, was stunned.

Madara Uchiha had left a contingency plan on his body, but in his mind...

Is it Black Zetsu?

That bastard is definitely not Madara Uchiha's will, Kaguya... Mother...

But why did I suddenly understand after that person took Black Zetsu away?

wrong!

That person mentioned it, mentioned their understanding of Infinite Tsukuyomi, and it was exactly the same as Sasuke's question before!

"It seems you also know that this account of peace is a false lie..."

Orochimaru shrugged: "So you're trying to lie to me? The trust we just built has already cracked because of this."

Masked Obito spoke up, "Perhaps... my memories really are faulty. No! It should be said that my understanding and logic of events are flawed..."

Before he could finish speaking, a white Zetsu emerged from the dark underground.

"Huh... Everyone's here? Are you guys going to poop together? Can I join you?"

In the empty underground space, White Zetsu's words seemed to echo.

Orochimaru looked over, licked his lips, and said, "I think... this clone is pretty good."

Masked Obito's hands were clenched tightly. Although he desperately wanted to kick this guy to death, he still had to ask, "What is it?"

White Zetsu was completely oblivious to the awkward atmosphere, instead looking at Orochimaru with a smug expression.

"You think I'm pretty good too? How about I join you guys? Even though I can't poop, I really want to know what the urge to poop feels like. And I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Masked Obito became angry: "What is it?!"

White Zetsu then turned around: "Things aren't looking good with Nagato..."

As soon as he finished speaking, ripples appeared in the space behind Obito, forming a vortex.

"I'm leaving this guy to you. I'll send you some more later. No matter what the final outcome is, for now, you and I are on the same side."

As soon as it disappeared, a glint flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

The space-time eye technique, the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, it's truly unforgettable...

Then, Orochimaru looked at White Zetsu, who had a strange, hopeful expression on his face.

"You...can't feel the urge to defecate, right?"

"Dou, perhaps we can let it experience that feeling, what do you think?"

The man behind him adjusted his glasses: "Cloning a body, transplanting organs, and so on, is no problem."

Orochimaru smiled: "Then, welcome to the team."

……

The outer edge of the leaf.

Teams of ninjas surrounded a large area of ​​the forest. At this moment, Jiraiya had already reported Nagato's information to Shikaku through Inoichi's connection.

Soon, targeted tactics were devised.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio led the charge, followed by taijutsu ninjas, but they were quickly repelled by Konan's self-destructing clones, who repeatedly probed their defenses.

Although things didn't go smoothly, Shikaku's intentions were clear.

The power that destroyed Konoha before must have consumed a large amount of the opponent's chakra.

Coupled with its own physical defects, being unable to move and losing its mobility, dragging things out would allow it to achieve victory at minimal cost.

"boom!!"

With his right hand absorbing a large amount of Fire Release ninjutsu, he used Shinra Tensei with his left hand to send Jiraiya flying.

Even with Nagato's chakra reserves, he was still panting at this moment.

He proclaimed himself a god, yet his power still had its limits.

"Nagato!"

Paper scraps flew about, sweeping across a large area.

"Back off! Those are explosive tags!"

Just as Shikaku's voice rang out, an explosion engulfed the entire forest.

The quantitative change led to a qualitative change at this time; the entire forest was destroyed, and not a single tree was left intact.

One after another, figures were injured by the explosion. Jiraiya's white encirclement, under the protection of Sage Chakra, managed to shield the Anbu members beside him.

That last round consumed at least tens of thousands of explosive tags.

How could there be so many? Even if it's multiplied explosive tags, how could there be so many in such a short time...?

Shikaku frowned deeply; with so many casualties, they had no choice but to continue.

However, at that moment, the space around Nagato rippled, and a masked figure appeared, grabbing Nagato with one hand and preparing to drag him in.

"Stop him!"

The blazing flames rushed in, and the raging wind amplified the fire jutsu, but it pierced straight through the masked man's body.

That round of detonating tags just now gave the enemy enough time.

At that moment, Jiraiya had just finished gathering his white hair and was too late to stop it.

And in such a swirling space, no one would want to rush in and be locked up by the other side.

If it's this difficult for a group of people to gang up on two people, then if one person goes in and gets ganged up on by three people, there's basically no chance of winning.

Shikaku let out a breath.

He knew it was impossible to keep the other party here now; even space-time ninjutsu was difficult to deal with, something he knew all too well from his past missions with the Fourth Hokage.

In the previous battle against the First Hokage resurrected by Orochimaru, Naruto was severely injured, and Sasuke's eye power and chakra were greatly depleted...

The Hokage saved most of the people using slugs, but this consumed an even greater amount of chakra.

The same applies to Kakashi and Guy.

While the remaining Anbu and Jonin teams still have strength, none possess the decisive combat power to deliver the final blow.

Konan, whose back formed paper wings, was also pulled into the alternate dimension by Obito. At this moment, only the masked Obito remained outside.

His ability to manipulate space and time allows him to remain calm even when surrounded.

"Everyone, you might not be so lucky next time."

Obito's voice rang out: "My junior chose Konoha, and you also survived by relying on the power of the Uchiha, but my goal has been achieved."

"Therefore... please inform the other four great ninja villages that the Akatsuki will join forces with your five great ninja villages to... declare war!"

These words surprised everyone.

Shikaku spoke first: "Who... exactly are you?"

Masked Obito slightly raised his head, and the Mangekyou Sharingan in his single eye came into everyone's view: "In this world, only that junior and I can use the Mangekyou Sharingan without restraint."

"Konoha betrayed me, and my clan chose Konoha in return. Today, time has proven their choice foolish; the Uchiha clan was wiped out by Konoha..."

"Tell Uchiha Sasuke: Next time... I will take back his eyes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Masked Obito also disappeared into the vortex.

The enemy left, and all the wounded began to be treated and taken away.

Jiraiya's Sage Mode was also deactivated, and after thanking the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima, they returned to Mount Myōboku.

"Uchiha Madara...?"

Shikaku looked at Jiraiya: "According to the records, the Second Hokage brought back Madara Uchiha's body after the battle at the Valley of the End."

"The records clearly state that the other party is dead. However, there are no records regarding the whereabouts of Madara Uchiha's body after that."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya fell silent.

As a disciple of the Third Hokage, I should know more about the Second Hokage.

There is no record of this in the literature, which may be partly because the Second Hokage's experiments are not necessarily true.

"call……"

After letting out a breath, Jiraiya looked at Shikaku: "How's it going over to the village? That terrifying chakra, and the Wood Release..."

Shikaku shook his head: "The so-called Six Paths of Pain were all preserved, but all the buildings within a radius of the village center were destroyed."

"Furthermore... after Pain was defeated, Orochimaru appeared and used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon the First Hokage and the Second Hokage."

"In short... in the end, Sasuke and Naruto together finally managed to defeat them. However... we didn't leave anything of value behind."

Jiraiya was taken aback: "Valuable?"

Shikaku replied, "The Second Hokage's Impure World Reincarnation was sealed, but Orochimaru took it afterward. The First Hokage's Impure World Reincarnation was shattered by the Tailed Beast Ball, but Orochimaru released the technique when it was restored."

Jiraiya pondered, "So... that bastard will be able to summon the First and Second Hokage again next time? That's not good news."

Shikaku had no way to refute it...

Having learned about Pain's abilities in advance, he did indeed develop corresponding tactical responses.

However, the First Hokage, resurrected by Orochimaru after this, was vastly different in strength compared to the one he had been resurrected nearly four years prior.

If it weren't for Sasuke Uchiha's purple giant and Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra, the Wood Release: Wood Release might have actually destroyed the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

"Oh right, Naruto..."

Naruto's image flashed through Jiraiya's mind, and then he remembered Shikaku saying that Naruto and Sasuke were cooperating...

"Naruto released the Nine-Tails?"

Shikaku replied: "Eight tails..."

……

(End of this chapter)