This Naruto is a player

Also in Konoha.

Sasuke and Sakura sat side by side on a bench outside the sweet chestnut shop.

Sasuke clutched the newly delivered copy of the *Daily Ninja World*, his gaze fixed on the crimson headline on the front page: "Shocking! The Uchiha Demon Rules the World! The Two-Tails Goes Berserk, Tearing Apart the Raikage!"

Upon seeing the headline, Sasuke involuntarily clenched the newspaper in his right hand, his knuckles turning white from the force, and hatred welled up in his dark eyes.

That demon, Uchiha Obito!

His power and his evil have not diminished in the slightest; on the contrary, they have become even more unfathomable!

Raikage, the shadow of the village!

Slaughtering like chickens and dogs?

Sasuke's heart sank, a chilling anxiety gnawing at him.

How far do I have to go before I can personally slay this demon?

"Is there still no news from Naruto?"

Sasuke turned his head and asked Sakura, who was reading the same newspaper as him, his voice dry and cold.

"what?"

Sakura's cheeks, which had been slightly flushed from being so close to Sasuke and smelling his cool scent, trembled at the sudden question.

She quickly composed herself: "I asked Kakashi-sensei, and he said Naruto went on vacation? Apparently, he won't be back until the day after tomorrow."

She tried hard to recall, "Kakashi-sensei mentioned it...maybe in the Land of Hot Springs?"

"A vacation?" Sasuke frowned, his lips unconsciously tightening.

Flying Thunder God?

He'd be dead without Naruto-brand power banks!

A week of grueling training is not even as effective as spending a few hours in Naruto's magical space!

Forcibly suppressing his inner turmoil, Sasuke continued to turn the page.

Upon seeing the photo, Sasuke was stunned for a moment, followed by boundless rage!

His gaze was fixed on that incredibly jarring photograph in the second edition:

Beneath that aged and sinister face was an arm—a shocking sight, covered with countless Sharingan eyes!

Ten scarlet magatama from his people, like an unending curse, were embedded in that filthy flesh!

Rebellious Ninja Shimura Danzo!

With so many Sharingan eyes, it must have been from the night the Uchiha clan was massacred!

Itachi Uchiha! Obito Uchiha! And of course, Danzo Shimura right before us!

It's unbelievable that anyone would dare to gnaw on the flesh and blood of the Uchiha's corpses!

Upon seeing this arm, Sasuke, who was always proud of the Uchiha clan, turned red in the eyes!

You old scoundrel Shimura! I will kill you!

He slammed the newspaper down, got up, and left!

"Sassy!"

Startled by the sudden outburst of anger and action, Sakura stood up. "What are you going to do?"

Sasuke's steps didn't falter, his voice cold and resolute, "Train!"

Streets of the Land of Hot Water.

Amidst the mingled aromas of hot spring sulfur and snack spices, Kakuzu walked out of the inconspicuous back door of the "Gold Exchange" carrying a light cloth bag.

He weighed the weight in his hand, his turquoise eyes showing not a ripple of emotion.

"Tsk, two million taels."

He muttered something under his breath, his withered lips moving slightly.

This new "companion" was indeed as light as a feather.

However, it's always good to be able to exchange waste for money.

"Hopefully the next one will be a bit heavier." He stopped worrying and steadily stepped towards the next intelligence point.

Kakuzu stopped in front of a newsstand propped up by an old wooden plank, his voice flat and even: "A copy of the Bounty Hunter's Report, please."

These have been his "necessities" for the past few months, just as a merchant looks at market prices and a fisherman looks at the tides.

Kakuzu's gaze habitually swept across the front page, and then his eyes froze instantly!

The bounty is enormous: 320,000,000 taels!

The accompanying image shows a familiar yet ferocious tiger-skin mask with a single, scarlet eye.

"call"

Kakuzu let out a soft breath, and something ignited deep within his dark green pupils.

He did not hesitate for a moment.

Snap! He deftly rolled up the newspaper and tucked it precisely under his arm.

Next second,

whoosh-

The figure in the red cloud and black robe had already turned back like a ghost!

Target: Gold Exchange!

They couldn't catch the entire Obito Uchiha, but they still had the arm they had obtained before!

Konoha had already released some of the information about Obito Uchiha to the ninja world.

From half a body to a complete person.

This arm holds a secret!

Kakuzu licked his dry lips, and a specific and tempting number almost instantly jumped into his mind.

"This hand is worth at least four hundred million taels!"

Chapter 132 Obito: It seems I must come out of seclusion

In the Land of Grass, deep within a dark and secluded underground cave.

As soon as Jue saw the newspaper, he rushed back from outside in a hurry.

There's no other reason; the news in the newspapers was simply too shocking!

Unlike others, Zetsu's focus was not on the Raikage.

Whether Raikage A lives or dies is none of his business; he doesn't care at all. All he cares about are the tailed beasts!

Where did Two-Tail go?

Is he dead?

still?

We must find out immediately, right now!

Otherwise, if all nine tailed beasts cannot be gathered, wouldn't the Eye of the Moon Plan be dead before it even begins?

but,

Before we get to that, we need to figure out whether Obito Uchiha was involved!

If so, that would be best; even if Obito did something behind my back, I could forgive him.

If not, then that's troublesome!

Enter the cave.

In the dimly lit space, only a small screen emitted light, illuminating a small, round face.

Obito Uchiha was sprawled among a pile of comics, cola bottles, and potato chip bags, his hands deftly rubbing the buttons on his handheld console, occasionally emitting battle sound effects like "Kuyu-kun!"

"KO!"

The battle ended with the sound of battle over.

He grabbed a large bottle of Coke from the side, tilted his head back, and gulped it down in one big gulp!

This routine was so practiced it was as if it had been repeated thousands of times, leaving the viewer speechless.

It's confirmed, it wasn't him.

Compared to the imposter, the real Uchiha Obito never left his cave and only knew how to play games, read comics, and drink cola.

Damn it!

Is this the world-destroying partner that Lao Tzu chose back then?

The mastermind behind the ninja world's chaos, who stirred up the Blood Mist Village, manipulated the Nine-Tails to attack the village, and turned the ninja world upside down.

How did it become such a mess?

"He's been staying here the whole time? He's never gone out?"

Since we're already here, I'll just ask the White Zetsu who's doing housework next to me in the usual way.

This White Zetsu is a regular White Zetsu besides Tobi. Its mission is to take care of the two of them and, most importantly, to monitor them.

at this time,

It was squatting in the corner, trying to flatten and neatly stack a bunch of Lay's potato chip bags.

Next to it were neatly stacked empty Coke bottles, empty Lao Gan Ma (a popular chili sauce brand) buckets, and various comic books.

It's clear that there's a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder involved.

Upon hearing the question from the big boss, it immediately answered.

"Lord Obito is in a stable mood today and has been staying at home. His record today is: he controlled Naruto Uzumaki to win against Kakashi Hatake 114 times."