Naruto: The rise of Uzumaki Kingdom

Chapter 166: Is It Too Much to Borrow a Few of Your People?

My name is Black Zetsu. I am the third son of the Mother of Chakra, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths. But I do not acknowledge Hagoromo and Hamura as Mother's children at all. Back when I had not even been born, Mother loved those two so much!

She took care of them alone, shared her chakra with them, and taught them how to use it. At the same time, she warned them not to reveal chakra to ordinary people. But…

Those two unfilial sons actually disobeyed Mother's words. They secretly taught ordinary people how to use chakra and, worse, listened to a toad's words and turned against Mother. Mother loved them so much, yet they didn't trust her and instead chose to believe that strange toad?

I heard that toad has now become the Great Toad Sage.

Mother never intended to harm this world. She told Hamura and Hagoromo not to let others learn chakra so that she could reclaim it more easily. But they refused to listen and recklessly spread chakra to others. Even then, Mother did not blame them.

However…

After ordinary people learned chakra, Mother had no choice but to extract their chakra to feed the Ten-Tails. All of this was to protect this world, to resist invaders from beyond. Yet, in the end, she was sealed away by the two children she loved most.

That day, I was born. I watched helplessly as Mother, so vulnerable and heartbroken, was sealed away by her own sons.

That day, Mother wept.

Now…

Black Zetsu feels like he is about to cry too. All I wanted was to divert this brat's attention so I could investigate what he was really up to. But once again, I've been forced to act for the sake of the "organization."

Black Zetsu feels a faint sorrow in his heart. Why did I recruit this brat back then?

Was it because the darkness hidden in this brat's heart was even greater than mine?

Otherwise, how could I have been so blind as to bring him in?

He reached Kage-level in just a few months. A few more months, and he was almost as strong as Lord Madara. Now…

Who the hell knows how strong he is?

Why did Hagoromo's descendants produce such a monster?

"What do you want now?" Zetsu asked warily, staring at the little brat Uzumaki Jun. "Why are there always missions?"

I…

I want to rest too!

Do weapons, as tools of will, not deserve breaks? Do they not deserve wages?

Now, for this brat's sake, I can only work for free.

"Don't worry," Uzumaki Jun said with a smile. "Trust me, our dream will come true. All of this is for the sake of peace."

"…"

Stop talking about peace!

Zetsu's liver ached as he looked at Jun. That was just something I used to trick you all! Not for you to use against me!

Who the hell wants peace?

I just want to save Mother.

But…

Uzumaki Jun ignored Zetsu's grim expression. Instead, with a fanatical look in his eyes, he raised his head at a 45-degree angle and declared passionately, "We will definitely change this sick world. We will bring true peace to this world."

"…"

Zetsu shut his mouth, deciding not to talk to this brat anymore. It was always like this—he could never extract any useful information.

Sigh…

Lord Madara, what should we do about our plan?

Now… he didn't even know what to do anymore. In this organization, he was just an errand boy.

This brat never listened to him…

"Village Chief! Village Chief! Konoha is about to attack!" A Sky-nin rushed into the office in a panic, shouting urgently. "Konoha's main force is almost here!"

That's the strongest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages!

What should their Sky Ninja Village do?

"Shut up!" the Sky Village Chief roared. "We are Sky-nin! Why should we fear Konoha?"

But…

The Village Chief's heart was also panicking.

All he did was demand that Konoha return their weapons. Was that too much to ask?

Was it?

Konoha stole their weapons, and now they even want to kill people?

Where is the dignity of the strongest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages?

Do they deserve the title of "Peace Ambassadors of the Shinobi World"?

If they didn't want to return them, they could have just said so. The Sky Ninja Village would have let it go, treating it as a gift to Konoha. But now…

They've actually sent a large army to the Sky Ninja Village. What are they trying to do?

They want my life!

"Village Chief, what should we do?" The Sky-nin, seeing that the chief wasn't nervous, relaxed a little. It seemed the chief had a plan. After all, it was just Konoha. Their Sky Ninja Village was…

Actually, they really couldn't win.

Their village only had decent technology. They had no manpower, no elite shinobi. They could only rely on their technology to maintain confidence in the shinobi world. But…

Their technology still couldn't match Konoha's!

"Konoha is almost here," the Sky-nin said cautiously. "Should we negotiate for peace? Konoha probably won't attack then."

Everyone in the shinobi world knew Konoha was a naive… cough… peace-loving village. If they surrendered, Konoha would withdraw its troops. They might even get some benefits…

"Withdraw?" The Village Chief glared coldly at the Sky-nin. "The Sky-nin have no cowards! It's just Konoha!"

He wanted to surrender too!

But remembering how brutally the Hidden Grass Village was crushed, if he surrendered, would Konoha ever forgive them?

So…

They absolutely could not surrender!

"Village Chief, you mean…" The Sky-nin looked at the chief with admiration. It seemed the chief had some secret technique to resist Konoha. Maybe…

The Sky Ninja Village had already developed some secret weapon?

"Ahem!" The Village Chief coughed lightly and nodded with a smile. "For now, take all the scientists to the underground cave in the forest."

As long as the mountain remains, there will always be firewood.

He had long anticipated that the Sky Ninja Village would face jealousy and had prepared for everything!

Once they sacrificed some Sky-nin to make Konoha believe their village was destroyed, then…

Hehe!

In a few years, their secret weapon would be complete. By then, it wouldn't be too late for revenge. He had to preserve his life to continue serving the Sky Ninja Village. He absolutely could not die here!

But…

The Sky-nin stared blankly at his chief. What…

What did that mean?

"Village Chief, what are you saying?"

Uzumaki Jun paid no attention to Zetsu's regret. Whether he regretted it or not had nothing to do with him.

Kaguya's White Zetsu didn't need wages, didn't need rest, didn't need food, and had excellent disguise skills. Why not use them?

Besides, he would eventually help this filial son save his mother. Borrowing a few of his tools wasn't too much to ask, right?

Moreover, this operation really needed White Zetsu's cooperation—not just for filming, but also to play a role.

The cunning Sky-nin hadn't all been wiped out by Konoha. Some were hiding in the underground forest. To prevent future threats to Uzushiogakure, these Sky-nin could not be left alive. He only needed their technicians and technical documents.

As for the rest…

Leave them to Konoha.

He was sure Konoha would be happy to eliminate them completely. Since that was the case, as Konoha's ally, he had an obligation to help. And…

He had to add fuel to Konoha's battlefield!

"Shadow Clone Jutsu." Uzumaki Jun formed a hand seal.

Then, under Zetsu's puzzled gaze, three figures appeared…

Each different!

"From now on, call me…" x3

"Pain, the Deva Path!"

"Uchiha Shin!"

"Uzumaki Jun!"