Starting as the Hidden Mastermind from Naruto

Chapter 162: Obito, Are You Going to Help Uehara?

Flames soared into the sky.

Naraku Uehara stood above the flames, casually took out a ring, and put it on his hand. After inputting chakra into the ring, he said in a low voice, "My mission here is complete. From now on, there will be no more Kusagakure."

"Then come back!"

Nagato's voice sounded somewhat relieved. He softly persuaded from the other side, "After you come back, Konan and I have arranged a surprise for you."

"Hehe… a surprise…"

Naraku Uehara laughed coolly and said in a low voice into the ring, "I discovered that they had some collusion with Orochimaru in Kusagakure. I want to see if I can find Orochimaru's tracks again. I'm almost out of chakra here, let's talk when I get back!"

What surprise?

Did Nagato and Konan even know what a surprise was!

Based on his understanding of Nagato and Konan, when he returned, he would probably have to succeed as both the leader of Amegakure and the leader of Akatsuki.

Now that he was finally out, wasn't it more fun to honestly plot against Orochimaru, Black Zetsu, and Obito Uchiha?

Moreover, Kusagakure was now destroyed.

Before long, after Iwagakure and Konoha got the news, they would likely send a large number of ninjas into the Land of Grass. Naraku Uehara could still stir up some trouble here. Doing something was much more interesting than going back to Amegakure and sitting around allocating activity funds all day.

Naraku Uehara retracted the wings on his back and reopened his status panel. Dark Harvest had given him a full ten thousand points increase in basic stats this time, which was far more than what he got during the Konoha Crush plan.

Life Energy: 27,101 (Normal state, not within standard parameters)

Chakra Energy: 27,585 (Normal state, not within standard parameters)

Natural Energy: 27,585 (Normal state, not within standard parameters)

Life Energy Recovery: 9/second (Normal state)

Chakra Recovery: 6/second (Normal state)

Natural Energy Recovery: 6/second (Normal state)

Skill Cooldown: 60%

Remaining Gold Coins: 4,830

Although his strength and chakra had become stronger, the basic recovery rate seemed a bit insufficient. At the current speed, it would take Naraku Uehara at least over an hour to slowly recover his chakra.

"My Style Secret Art! Haze Array!"

A shroud of mist instantly covered Uehara's surroundings, and Naraku Uehara's chakra began to recover quickly.

Naraku Uehara quietly activated his Destiny skill, watched Orochimaru's movements on it, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "That Orochimaru fellow moves really fast. Then get ready to receive the good news I have for you!"

Inside Otogakure.

After Orochimaru rushed back, he immediately announced a piece of good news to Kabuto Yakushi, "Kabuto, I've settled things with Kusagakure. We can manufacture some weapons recently in exchange for the resources and money we need."

"..."

Kabuto Yakushi's expression was a bit unpleasant.

If Kabuto's own time calculation was not mistaken, Naraku Uehara had probably already arrived at Kusagakure, and that ninja village should be gone by now.

Lord Orochimaru was truly pitiful!

He had just sealed a big deal, and before the transaction could even take place, his client was completely and utterly destroyed by Naraku Uehara.

Kabuto Yakushi sighed faintly in his heart. He did not answer Orochimaru's words directly, but instead led him to the experimental table, changing the subject from Kusagakure, "Lord Orochimaru, come and see what this is…"

"This is?"

"White Zetsu."

Kabuto Yakushi slowly raised his head, looked directly at Orochimaru, and said in a deep voice, "A person named Black Zetsu suddenly sent over a White Zetsu and had me use this living White Zetsu to conduct a Hashirama cell transplant experiment.

I fought with it once and was completely unable to do anything to it.

That Black Zetsu seemed to know what experiments we were doing. It invited us to go here to kill Obito Uchiha, and gave me a map, telling me that many White Zetsu were hidden here for our use."

Kabuto Yakushi pointed at the White Zetsu corpse on the experimental table and said in a low voice, "So I could only conduct a Hashirama cell transplant experiment in advance at its invitation…"

"And the result?"

Orochimaru's expression was a bit anxious, but when he saw the wooden spikes on the experimental table, a cold-blooded smile suddenly appeared in his snake-like eyes, "From the looks of it now, the experiment was a success, right?"

"That's right."

Kabuto Yakushi pushed his glasses, unbuttoned his sleeve, revealing a sharp wooden spike on it. He said in a low voice, "Wood Release's recovery ability is very powerful, and its ninjutsu is also very strange and terrifying…"

"Hehehehehe…"

The smile on Orochimaru's face was exceptionally broad, "Just after awakening Wood Release, it already possesses combat power comparable to yours? It seems our research was not wrong… It's just a pity to lose a living White Zetsu."

"That Black Zetsu has already given us intelligence."

Kabuto Yakushi slowly took out a sloppy map and a precise map. The former was left to him by Naraku Uehara, the latter was redrawn by Kabuto himself. This was probably the rigor of a scientist.

Kabuto Yakushi placed the two maps on the table and said in a low voice, "This is the location where Black Zetsu invited Lord Orochimaru to assassinate Obito Uchiha. As long as we get rid of Obito Uchiha, we should be able to get the intelligence on White Zetsu."

After speaking, Kabuto Yakushi added, "However, what I can't determine is whether there is some conspiracy in this. After all, we don't know who Black Zetsu is, whether it wants to cooperate or wants to take the opportunity to ambush you… After all, the location on this is a bit secret."

Orochimaru immediately laughed, "Kabuto, how many people in the entire ninja world can defeat me now?"

"No one."

Kabuto Yakushi pushed his glasses and chimed in, "Ever since the end of the Konoha Crush plan, every powerful ninja in the world should know that Lord Orochimaru has perfected the Edo Tensei technique. The existence of the First and Second Hokage alone places Lord Orochimaru's combat power at the pinnacle of the ninja world."

"Right now, I can even go and attack the Land of Rain, kill Akatsuki's Pain, and seize his Rinnegan! We'll know once we go to this location and see!"

Orochimaru licked his lips and chuckled lightly, "Even if someone wants to cooperate with me to kill Obito Uchiha, it just so happens that I also want to ambush him and seize his Mangekyo Sharingan! Plus, that place has White Zetsu, which is essential for us…"

"Understood."

Kabuto Yakushi nodded with a serious expression, "However, Obito Uchiha's ability is too strange. Perhaps we can reveal Black Zetsu, on one hand, to try and obtain intelligence on Black Zetsu from Obito Uchiha, and on the other hand, to find an opportunity to assassinate him!"

"Hehe, perhaps I've guessed who Black Zetsu is."

Orochimaru touched his arm, thinking of that Zetsu in the Akatsuki organization. He lowered his head and chuckled lightly, "But this proposal is not bad. To counter a space-time ninjutsu, only a space-time ninjutsu will be effective."

The allure of White Zetsu was simply too great for Orochimaru. Whether it was for Edo Tensei or Living Corpse Reincarnation, both required this creature, White Zetsu.

After Orochimaru learned of the location of the White Zetsu, he couldn't hold back any longer and planned to go to the marked location on the map with Kabuto.

Although that Obito Uchiha fellow's ability was strange, Orochimaru had some forbidden techniques up his sleeve, plus the First and Second Hokage. He wasn't afraid at all.

The creature White Zetsu was related to eternal life and science. Orochimaru would dare to risk his life to obtain them!

Anyway, he had many lives.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi didn't need to make many preparations. They just took two coffins containing the sealed First and Second Hokage and went directly to the marked location on the map.

White Zetsu's Base.

Obito Uchiha was still living in seclusion here.

Besides occasionally going to see Rin Nohara on her death anniversary, Obito Uchiha couldn't be bothered with other troubles. All he had to do was wait.

Simply wait.

Only when the Eye of the Moon plan began to capture the Tailed Beasts would Obito Uchiha leave this place and find a way to cooperate with Black Zetsu to let the Akatsuki members capture the Tailed Beasts.

Obito Uchiha was looking through a scroll. Beside him was a flowerpot with a thorn planted in it. On the thorn was a blooming white flower.

How could a white flower exist in a base buried deep underground?

This was something Obito Uchiha had grown while practicing his Wood Release ninjutsu. It had to be said that these few years of secluded life were not without benefits; it had made Obito Uchiha's strength even greater.

"Obito, there's a problem."

A White Zetsu drilled into Obito Uchiha's room and said in a low voice, "We just sensed two chakras approaching here. One of them is Orochimaru!"

"Hmm?"

Obito Uchiha slowly raised his head and asked curiously, "How did he find this place? Are you sure he isn't just passing by?"

"No, because his direction is our base."

The White Zetsu immediately shook his head. Because there were still many White Zetsu sleeping underground who had not been awakened, the only combat power on the surface of this base was Obito Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha raised an eyebrow and slowly put down the scroll, "It's fine, I'll go and deal with him. But you guys go and find out why Orochimaru discovered our base."

Just as Obito Uchiha was about to get up and leave the base to go out and fight, another White Zetsu drilled in, "Wait, someone just sent more intelligence. It seems someone is tracking Orochimaru from behind. It seems to be that little brat Naraku Uehara!"

"Naraku Uehara?"

A complicated expression immediately appeared on Obito Uchiha's face.

Back then, because he wanted to kill Naraku Uehara, he was kicked out of Akatsuki by Nagato and Konan. Even Black Zetsu couldn't stand his brainlessness.

Later, he heard that this little fellow Naraku Uehara often praised him and had repeatedly expressed that for the sake of the Eye of the Moon plan, he had already forgiven Obito for trying to murder him back then.

From Naraku Uehara's various actions, this kid seemed to be easily persuaded, and from his performance, he didn't seem to have much of his own opinion.

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So, for Obito Uchiha, he held no hatred for Naraku Uehara.

Of course, Obito Uchiha didn't like Naraku Uehara either, because he thought Naraku Uehara was a brainless, extremely lucky, idiot brat.

Alright, even if he had a little bit of cleverness and ninjutsu talent.

After all, even Black Zetsu had praised Naraku Uehara's talent many times. You know, a little fellow without any kekkei genkai or secret techniques actually had the strength to kill the Kage of a village!

Moreover, that year when he killed the Fourth Kazekage, Naraku Uehara was only twelve years old. Now at sixteen, he dared to brazenly assassinate the Third Hokage, and he even succeeded!

These were all nothing to Obito Uchiha.

If he wanted to do it, he could do it too.

After all, the Fourth Kazekage had always been a piece of trash, the Third Hokage was already old, and it was said that after the fierce battle between Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, Naraku Uehara had just picked up the scraps.

Obito Uchiha suddenly turned his head, "That Naraku Uehara brat is one of us, right? Why is he tracking that Orochimaru fellow?"

"He is indeed one of us."

A White Zetsu thought for a moment and answered seriously, "Could it be an Akatsuki mission? After all, Orochimaru is a traitor to Akatsuki!"

"That's indeed possible."

Another White Zetsu also nodded and chimed in, "It should be that after the Konoha Chunin Exams, Naraku Uehara discovered Orochimaru's tracks and has been secretly tracking him."

"The current Orochimaru is not easy to deal with."

The first White Zetsu shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I heard that Orochimaru fellow has completed the Edo Tensei technique and resurrected the First and Second Hokage. This is probably the reason why Uehara hasn't dared to make a move, right?"

"Then…"

The two White Zetsu turned their heads together to look at Obito Uchiha, "Obito, will you go and help him?"

"They happen to be nearby."

Obito Uchiha sighed faintly and slowly put on a light black coat.

Obito Uchiha adjusted his clothes and sighed, "Then I'll help him this once! After all, he has been helping me explain things to Nagato and Konan before, and I haven't seen this lucky little brat in a long time…"

On the surface.

Naraku Uehara did not hide his tracks.

Naraku Uehara not only deliberately let the White Zetsu discover him, but he even greeted an emerging White Zetsu cordially, as if they were old friends.

"What is this place?"

Naraku Uehara, appearing lost, asked softly, "Why would Orochimaru come to this place?"

This White Zetsu thought for a moment, but still decided to foolishly tell him, "This is our secret base! Obito Uchiha is also here. Do you want to see him? He almost killed you once. Do you still hate him?"

"At the beginning, I was scared and hated him."

Naraku Uehara smiled and shook his head, continuing, "But Senior Zetsu mentioned that we are now working together for the same peaceful goal of the Eye of the Moon. For the success of the Eye of the Moon, it doesn't matter even if he kills me."

"..."

This White Zetsu was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "You are really… really nice, unlike that Obito fellow. He is too petty."

Actually, this White Zetsu wanted to say that Naraku Uehara was really stupid.

That Obito Uchiha fellow simply wanted to kill Naraku Uehara for his own selfish desires. What did it matter if his identity was exposed? As long as the Rinnegan was still there, there would be no problem with the Eye of the Moon plan.

Coincidentally, at this moment, another White Zetsu popped up and patted Naraku Uehara's shoulder, "That Obito fellow wants to see you. He seems to be saying he wants to help you…"

"Is that so?"

There was a hint of surprise in Naraku Uehara's eyes. He looked at the previous White Zetsu and chuckled lightly, "Actually, Senior Obito is not like what you said. He's just like when he was codenamed Tobi in Akatsuki, still very warm-hearted!"

"..."

The two White Zetsu didn't know what to say.

Was this Naraku Uehara before them a fool?

Forget it, as long as they were happy.

This creature called human was indeed too foolish.

In the underground base.

When Naraku Uehara came in, Obito Uchiha was picking out his weapon on the wall. He hadn't fought in a long time, so he planned to take this opportunity to test his strength.

Naraku Uehara greeted him with a smile, "Senior Obito, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be living here all this time."

"You're here?"

After Obito Uchiha frowned, he took the gunbai fan from the wall and said loudly, "You're hunting down that Orochimaru fellow, right? It just so happens that this guy has come to my territory. I'll go out and help you kill him now!"

"Thank you, Senior."

Naraku Uehara nodded hurriedly, breathing a sigh of relief, "Orochimaru has used Edo Tensei to bring out the First and Second Hokage. I really can't do anything about it."

"Don't worry."

The corner of Obito Uchiha's mouth curled up, revealing a confident smile, "In this world, no one can defeat the power of the Sharingan."

"..."

Naraku Uehara looked at the confident Obito Uchiha, not knowing what to say. The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, that Orochimaru revived with Edo Tensei, wasn't he the one who used to beat the crap out of your Uchiha clan?

(End of Chapter)

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