Starting as the Hidden Mastermind from Naruto

Chapter 165: Orochimaru, I Know Your Secret!

Obito Uchiha was dead.

Although his physical body was dead, his spirit would live on forever in the lands of the ninja world, continuing to cause trouble and ruin his reputation.

Obito Uchiha would continue to be active in the ninja world like a ghost, popping up from time to time to take the blame for something.

Was this karma?

Obito Uchiha had once done all sorts of evil things under the name of Madara Uchiha.

Now it was someone else's turn to do evil things under his name.

Naraku Uehara sealed Obito Uchiha's body, planning to hand it over to Kabuto Yakushi in a little while, letting Kabuto himself choose whether to transplant his Mangekyo.

Now it was time to receive the rewards!

The number of times Obito Uchiha appeared as a villain was far more than the last two major villains, Madara Uchiha and Kaguya Otsutsuki!

The four remaining Uchiha in the ninja world were all quite popular. The mission rewards should all be very generous.

Side Mission: Defeat Obito Uchiha (1/1). Mission completed. Reward: Skill - Realm of Death.

Realm of Death: Creates an absolutely closed spatial domain, banishing the target and oneself into the spatial domain for a one-on-one battle. Can be actively dispelled. Skill cost: 100 chakra. Skill cooldown: 56 seconds.

This skill was a bit like Kaguya's Amenominaka. It seemed to be specifically for dealing with people who use space-time ninjutsu. In the future, he would finally have a way to restrain ninjas who were skilled in the Flying Thunder God technique.

Unfortunately, the ninjas skilled in Flying Thunder God were all dead.

This felt very strange.

If one day Orochimaru gathered the Second and Fourth Hokage, two Flying Thunder God users, to attack Uehara, he would definitely give Orochimaru a big surprise!

However, compared to this reward, the next reward clearly made Naraku Uehara's eyelids twitch. Just how much was Obito Uchiha hated…

Side Mission: Kill Obito Uchiha (1/1). Mission completed. Reward: One Hidden Legacy Quest.

Hidden Legacy Quest: Justice will be served. Say a correct name.

Naraku Uehara's mood gradually became a little excited. His palm was even trembling slightly. After seeing this line, he had already guessed what reward he was going to get.

"Kassadin, the Void Walker!"

Naraku Uehara said this name with almost no hesitation, because he already knew how generous the reward he would get was!

Mission completed.

Hero Legacy unlocked, Kassadin the Void Walker.

Null Sphere: Fires a null sphere at the target, preventing the target from using any ninjutsu for 3 seconds. Skill cost: 70 chakra. Skill cooldown: 4 seconds.

Nether Blade: Obtains a chakra-condensed Nether Blade. Each time the Nether Blade is used to attack a target, it will absorb 20% of the enemy's current chakra energy. No skill cooldown. No skill cost.

Riftwalk: Instantly teleports to the target area through space. The longer the teleportation distance, the higher the chakra cost. Minimum skill cost: 50 chakra. Skill cooldown: 2 seconds.

From now on, other skills could be discarded. For example, useless skills like Secret Technique: Duskblade could all be thrown into the trash!

What kind of divine legacy was this!

Damn it, from today onwards, no one could speak loudly to him!

Now that Obito Uchiha was dealt with, it was naturally time to deal with the other person present. As long as Orochimaru was willing to hand over his few ninjutsu, and then ask Kabuto if he could obtain Orochimaru's power…

If possible, Naraku Uehara would deal with Orochimaru on the spot!

From then on, Kabuto Yakushi alone would shoulder the position of the head of the Orochimaru-style and the responsibilities of Obito Uchiha.

Before that, another trouble needed to be solved.

The hundred thousand White Zetsu sleeping underground.

Naraku Uehara flew down beside Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi. These two had already gotten their hands on a few White Zetsu, yet they still felt they hadn't gotten enough, showing an unusual greed.

This was actually normal.

When a scientist discovered a treasure that could change the progress of world science, they would naturally wish to pocket it all and use it for all sorts of messy experiments.

"Alright, stop picking."

Naraku Uehara flew down between them and said with a light laugh, "It's not like there won't be opportunities in the future. Just take a few with you. After you go back and activate them with chakra, they will awaken from their slumber."

"Is that so?"

Orochimaru's hand immediately couldn't resist. A faint blue chakra shimmered in his palm, looking somewhat mesmerizing.

After speaking, Naraku Uehara looked at Orochimaru's irresistible action and added, "Don't awaken them now, otherwise I'll have to go through the trouble of dealing with them. If I get too carried away with the killing, I might deal with you two as well…"

"…Alright."

Orochimaru stopped his hand, turned to look at Naraku Uehara, and smiled, "Naraku-kun, it seems both of our objectives have been achieved. You killed Obito Uchiha, and I got the White Zetsu. A pleasant cooperation. I'll take my leave now."

"What are you thinking?"

Naraku Uehara slapped Orochimaru on the shoulder, his hand suddenly gripping Orochimaru's shoulder tightly, and chuckled lightly, "Have you forgotten what you owe me?"

Naraku Uehara's hand continued to increase its strength bit by bit, his smile gradually becoming somewhat terrifying, "In this ninja world, no one can owe me something and not pay it back! If you still want to delay, I will kill you right now. Not even the Sage of Six Paths can save your life!"

"Lord Naraku, please release Lord Orochimaru immediately. We can discuss any issues!"

Kabuto Yakushi nervously extended his hand, the pale green of his chakra scalpel floating in his palm. He seemed desperate to rescue Orochimaru.

Naraku Uehara glanced at Kabuto beside him and chuckled lightly, "Kabuto, your meager strength is no match for saving your Lord Orochimaru. If you want to save him, hand over all his techniques. Otherwise, you two will die here today!"

"Kabuto, stop!"

Orochimaru waved his hand, stopping Kabuto's action.

Orochimaru knew very well that for Kabuto to contend with Naraku Uehara with his power was pretty much a fool's dream.

However, Orochimaru still felt a faint sense of gratification in his heart.

At least Kabuto was still willing to risk his life for him.

The smile on Orochimaru's face remained unchanged. He allowed his shoulder to be squeezed by Naraku Uehara until a trace of blood appeared, looked at Uehara, and said softly, "But I was in a hurry when I came out, I didn't bring the techniques you want with me…"

"Then you'll start writing now!"

Naraku Uehara released his hand and said slowly, "Didn't I prepare the materials for you? Just start writing with your own blood!"

"..."

Even with Orochimaru's good self-control, his gaze became faintly hostile. Forcing him to write a ninjutsu scroll with his own blood…

Could this little bastard Naraku Uehara be a decent person?

He was one of the Sannin of Konoha, how could he be bullied like this!

Most importantly, the Living Corpse Reincarnation and Edo Tensei were the foundation of Orochimaru's standing in the ninja world. How could they be taken away so easily!

Orochimaru didn't expect to be able to deceive Naraku Uehara by writing a fake scroll.

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Orochimaru's fingers quietly came together inside his wide sleeve, intending to directly summon the First and Second Hokage to fight Naraku Uehara to the death.

"Want to fight to the death?"

Naraku Uehara cracked his fingers, rubbed his wrist, then placed his hand on Orochimaru's head, his voice somewhat sinister, "Be good, don't make a scene. Otherwise, I'll pull your head out, and then kill Anko Mitarashi…"

Orochimaru: "..."

What was this logic?

Uehara's first sentence was very easy to understand, but what did the second sentence mean? This was between them, what did killing Anko have to do with anything?

Unless this bastard Naraku Uehara knew that secret…

"The Heavenly Curse Mark."

Naraku Uehara leaned a little closer to Orochimaru and chuckled lightly, "The last time I met her, I discovered a very interesting secret. Her Heavenly Curse Mark contains a fragment of your soul. Am I right?"

"..."

Orochimaru slowly closed his eyes.

Although Orochimaru had always acted as if he didn't care much about that disciple, Anko Mitarashi, this was just his disguise. No one hoped for Anko to live a long and prosperous life more than Orochimaru.

Because Anko bore his Heavenly Curse Mark.

The power of the Heavenly Curse Mark could not be completely sealed by sealing jutsu.

Besides allowing him to perform the Living Corpse Reincarnation, the Heavenly Curse Mark could also allow him to slowly accumulate enough chakra to be revived again after his death.

This process might be very long, but it was the safest way.

Everyone thought that the Heavenly Curse Mark was a symbol of Orochimaru's evil power, but in reality, it was the revival method he was most proud of.

When Anko Mitarashi saw Orochimaru, she wished she could dismember her former teacher. In reality, she didn't know that she carried the key to Orochimaru's revival.

This was Orochimaru's greatest secret.

The next moment, Orochimaru slowly opened his eyes, looked at Naraku Uehara beside him, his gaze gradually becoming somewhat icy, "Naraku Uehara, you know too much…"

A person who knows too many secrets cannot live for long!

Naraku Uehara spread his palm, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as he chuckled lightly, "Yes, but what can you do to me?"

"..."

Orochimaru clenched his teeth tightly, considering the possibility of him killing this bastard Naraku Uehara. Although the First and Second Hokage were powerful, their strength was not at its peak. The possibility of directly killing Naraku Uehara here was minimal.

Even if the Second Hokage possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and could hunt down Uehara, his performance just now was somewhat hard to describe…

As for suicidal methods like the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags technique, Naraku Uehara had already personally proven it was ineffective against him.

And this little bastard Uehara used the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags much more proficiently than they did.

In addition, Naraku Uehara had a soul-devouring summoning beast, which was especially effective against Edo Tensei. With a slight carelessness, the First and Second Hokage might be devoured…

Orochimaru's expression gradually relaxed.

Even if Uehara had a slight possibility of escaping or even counter-killing in battle, he could not choose to turn hostile.

Of course, if Orochimaru really tried, perhaps he would discover that the possibility of the current Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju defeating Naraku Uehara was also minimal.

A moment later, a smile was squeezed onto Orochimaru's face again, "Naraku-kun, what ninjutsu did you say you wanted before?"

"Tsk, Orochimaru, do you know what I like most about you?"

Naraku Uehara knew that this Orochimaru fellow had agreed to compromise. He slowly reached out his hand and patted Orochimaru's cheek, like a bully, and praised with a smile, "It's that you're sensible. More sensible than anyone else."

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