Starting as the Hidden Mastermind from Naruto

Chapter 185: Did I Take Obito's Script?

Naraku Uehara's plan was a success.

For half a month, the Land of Grass changed hands seven or eight times.

Facing the possibility that Iwagakure could hire Akatsuki to launch a strong assault on the Land of Grass at any time, Tsunade believed it was very unwise to get entangled with a group of S-rank rogue ninjas over this piece of land.

After much consideration, Tsunade, on one hand, urged Kirigakure and Sunagakure to collectively threaten Iwagakure's security, and on the other hand, contacted Amegakure to discuss a joint operation against the Akatsuki organization.

Tsunade finally realized the tricky part.

After all, Kirigakure and Sunagakure would not get involved in this kind of matter.

And the only one with a common desire to strike at Akatsuki and who could fight alongside Konoha was Amegakure, who could become their ally.

After all, in Tsunade's understanding, that group from Akatsuki had once sought refuge with Hanzo of the Salamander, and later, under the instigation of Obito Uchiha, they betrayed Hanzo.

So, when Konan received Tsunade's invitation in Amegakure, she was shocked!

What on earth had her disciple orchestrated?

Why would Amegakure and Konoha jointly strike at the Akatsuki organization?

Therefore, Konan quickly contacted Nagato to ask what her good disciple was up to! He had just become a formal member of Akatsuki, how could he be pulling these fancy tricks again!

"It's just an act."

Naraku Uehara sat among a group of Akatsuki members and said with a light laugh, "We can just happen to collect the commission from the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and also take this opportunity to make Konoha give up a part of the Land of Grass's territory."

What Konoha wanted was just to contain Iwagakure.

Even if Iwagakure faced threats from Kirigakure and Sunagakure, Onoki didn't care about Konoha's troubles. As long as they still had money to hire the Akatsuki, they didn't have to worry about the war in the Land of Grass.

As long as Onoki was willing to pay, he could occupy the Land of Grass at any time.

"You little brat, you are truly evil!"

Kakuzu snorted lightly and furrowed his brow, "I didn't expect there to be such a way to make money. Can we provoke a war between Konoha and Sunagakure next time?"

Who would have thought that in just half a month, the money they got from Onoki alone would exceed the funds that could be gathered from missions over the past year.

It was just that this money was a bit hot to handle.

Kakuzu didn't care if the money was hot or not, or whether it complied with ninja rules. This old man only wanted money. Just counting money could make him happy.

Therefore, Kakuzu immediately let his thoughts wander, thinking of the Land of Rivers sandwiched between Konoha and Sunagakure. However, that country had no ninja village, and not many people wanted it.

Sasori of the Red Sand shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "The terrain of the Land of Rivers is not good, and after the Fourth Kazekage was killed by Uehara, Sunagakure is very poor!"

"Won't Konoha pay to hire us?"

Kakuzu's mood was a bit down. For a person like him who put money above all else, Konoha was really an ideal big client!

After all, Konoha was the richest ninja village in the ninja world.

"Konoha is very proud."

Naraku Uehara shook his head and chuckled lightly, "And I heard that Senior Obito… no, Obito Uchiha, also seems to be attacking Konoha ninjas. The Fifth Hokage probably sees our organization as a rogue ninja organization targeting them!"

This matter was orchestrated by him from behind the scenes.

In Tsunade's eyes, the Akatsuki organization was an evil organization founded and led by the village's S-rank rogue ninja, Obito Uchiha, with the aim of provoking wars between great nations.

If this Akatsuki organization only did things for money, Tsunade might actually consider hiring them.

But this Akatsuki organization was one that instigated wars. Tsunade would definitely not trust them.

"This kind of easy and refreshing mission probably won't last long."

Deidara sighed and looked towards the direction of the Land of Earth, "If this continues, that stingy old man will probably be reluctant to pay up soon!"

Deidara was Onoki's disciple.

Deidara knew his teacher very well.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, cared about both his people and his money. For this struggle over the Land of Grass's territory, Onoki was probably about to be unable to bear the cost of hiring Akatsuki.

Perhaps soon, Iwagakure would negotiate with Konoha.

"Then let's see who can't hold on first."

Naraku Uehara slowly played with the ring in his hand and chuckled lightly, "Tomorrow I will detour through the Land of Rain to go and negotiate with the Fifth Hokage. If it still fails, then I'll have to trouble you seniors!"

"..."

The members of Akatsuki nodded one after another.

The expressions on Itachi Uchiha's and Sasuke Uchiha's faces were still complicated.

Clearly, this time Naraku Uehara's negotiations with Tsunade went much more smoothly.

After seeing Naraku Uehara, this Fifth Hokage of Konoha directly and straightforwardly stated her conditions.

"First, I agree to cede a part of the Land of Grass's territory, but Amegakure must form a military alliance with Konoha to counter a second invasion from Iwagakure at any time. Of course, this alliance is limited to the affairs of the Land of Grass."

Tsunade still appeared very rational.

The Land of Fire was not short of fertile land. Konoha only needed the land that could resist an Iwagakure invasion at any time and could invade Iwagakure at any time.

Naraku Uehara nodded. He also didn't think Tsunade would only propose one condition, "I agree to this condition. Lord Hokage, please continue with your other conditions!"

Tsunade nodded and continued, "Second, Amegakure must jointly strike at the Akatsuki organization with Konoha, and both sides will share the intelligence they obtain about Akatsuki."

"No problem."

Naraku Uehara curled his lips and said with a smile, "Lord Hanzo is also very happy to have someone help eliminate Akatsuki."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she hesitantly stated her third condition, "Third, your excellency needs to assist Konoha with intelligence on Orochimaru."

"That's even less of a problem."

The smile on Naraku Uehara's face grew even brighter. He really had no burden in his heart about selling out Orochimaru's intelligence in exchange for Amegakure's interests.

However, Naraku Uehara still made his own request, "If Konoha encircles and suppresses Orochimaru, a treasure of our Amegakure was also stolen by Orochimaru. I hope it will be returned to its rightful owner."

This was pure nonsense.

Bringing this up was mainly to gain Tsunade's trust.

Because Naraku Uehara knew in his heart that if Konoha were to encircle and suppress Orochimaru, at most they would go and suppress that emptied base in Otogakure.

And he was the one who had emptied that base.

That fellow Orochimaru had long since fled.

"Fine."

Tsunade, of course, did not know this. She nodded lightly and agreed, shouldering a debt for the future Konoha.

After finishing these official matters, a smile immediately appeared on Tsunade's face. She slowly took out two dice from her cleavage, "One last request, and that is to play a few rounds with me. This request isn't too much, right!"

"…Not too much."

Naraku Uehara slowly nodded.

Just how much did this woman love to gamble!

Ten minutes later.

Tsunade slowly picked up the dice on the table, and with a little force, crushed them into powder. She chuckled lightly, "I won again!"

Then she slowly raised her head to look at Naraku Uehara, the smile on her face gradually turning cold, "The last time I won a lot from you, and as a result, the Third Hokage was assassinated by you! This time I won again. Does this mean Konoha's Fifth Hokage will also die at your hands?"

"Sorry, I don't want to either."

Naraku Uehara shook his head and sighed.

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Tsunade wiped the smile from her face and no longer mentioned those past vexing matters. She reached out and patted Naraku Uehara's shoulder, "Let's go, you little brat! I will no longer believe in fate!"

Ever since she met Naruto Uzumaki, she would no longer believe in these things.

What fate was there in the ninja world? It was just an excuse!

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

"I hope so!"

Although she had won many IOUs from Uehara, Tsunade's face was still somewhat unhappy. Perhaps it was because she was used to being domineering, and this was the first time she had to share the fruits of victory with others.

The land of the Land of Grass was ultimately divided into three.

Amegakure obtained a relatively fertile part of the land, Konoha obtained some strategic points, such as the area around the Kannabi Bridge of yesteryear, and Iwagakure obtained some scraps, managing to save some face.

For Konoha, they had already gotten what they wanted.

And as Konoha encircled and suppressed Orochimaru's Otogakure, although they did not find Orochimaru's tracks, they successfully destroyed Otogakure.

The Land of Rice Paddies returned to Konoha's embrace.

Although it wasn't considered territory of the Land of Fire, it belonged to Konoha's jurisdiction.

For Amegakure, their gains were also great compared to Konoha's. Besides the land, there was also the large commission brought by Akatsuki's employment.

Only Onoki almost lost everything.

After the countries divided up the Land of Grass and the borders were redrawn, although there were still occasional frictions among the three parties, the ninja world believed that the Land of Grass incident had completely ended.

As the ninja world gradually returned to peace.

Black Zetsu quietly found Naraku Uehara.

Black Zetsu was a bit unable to hold back and wanted to start the Eye of the Moon Plan in advance, "Some Tailed Beasts can be captured in advance."

"Wait…"

Naraku Uehara frowned and asked in a deep voice, "If we rashly attack the Jinchuriki of the five great nations, it will most likely cause a backlash, right? And didn't we find out not long ago that the Three-Tails of the Land of Water has not yet been reborn?"

Black Zetsu nodded and said in a deep voice, "But some guys won't just stay put obediently. We can first capture those who are not so well-behaved, for example, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Not many people know their whereabouts."

"Didn't we say we would start from the One-Tail?"

"That's what was said."

A hint of worry appeared in Black Zetsu's eyes, "But Obito Uchiha has been very active in the Land of Grass. I suspect he might be after Konoha's Nine-Tails. I'm very worried that he might capture a Tailed Beast in advance to threaten our Eye of the Moon plan…"

Naraku Uehara: "..."

How should he put this?

Alright, this was his fault too.

Obito Uchiha ran around in the Land of Grass, but ended up doing nothing. It really seemed like he was attempting to get the Konoha Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who happened to be training in the Land of Grass…

"Don't worry."

Black Zetsu seemed to sense Naraku Uehara's worry and said softly, "Besides the Three-Tails, all the Jinchuriki are under my surveillance."

"Mm…"

Naraku Uehara nodded with a grave expression, "I remember that the Black Receiver rods can imprison the movements of the Tailed Beasts. It's also possible to capture some Jinchuriki who are not given much importance in advance… But this matter doesn't seem easy for me to propose."

"Of course."

Black Zetsu nodded with a sinister smile, "I will propose at the Akatsuki meeting for you and me to team up to investigate intelligence on the Four-Tails. If the time is right, you can directly summon Pain, and we'll capture him directly!"

"Okay."

Naraku Uehara nodded.

Wait, why did he have to team up with Black Zetsu?

Naraku Uehara rubbed his forehead. If he teamed up with Black Zetsu, was he taking Obito Uchiha's behind-the-scenes script?

(End of Chapter)

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