"Nothing was beyond my expectations."
Uehara Naraku's figure was in a small alley on a street in Konoha, observing teams of Konoha ninja heading toward the Kinjutsu Room, with a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth.
Just now, after Uehara Naraku transformed into the appearance of Yakushi Kabuto and showed up in front of Tsunade, he immediately hid and used Void Walking to change his position.
Now the entire Konoha must be focusing on capturing Orochimaru as a crucial mission, so the Hokage Tower should be undefended, right?
Evidently, Uehara Naraku was overthinking it.
The Hokage Tower is guarded by Anbu at all times.
Uehara Naraku quietly activated his Destiny Skills, appearing on the Hokage Rock, overlooking the Hokage Tower below.
After slowly clasping his hands to form hand seals, Uehara Naraku shouted in a deep voice, "Ninpo: Summoning Jutsu!"
A coffin slowly rose from the ground.
The figure of Uchiha Obito emerged from it.
With a smile, Uehara Naraku looked at the reanimated Uchiha Obito and raised his finger, saying, "Go, bring me back the Book of Seals!"
"Bastard!"
Uchiha Obito cursed before he uncontrollably dissolved into a spatial vortex, appearing on the roof of the Hokage Tower the next moment.
With Uchiha Obito's power, dealing with a few Anbu was extremely simple.
Even though these Anbu knew of his abilities, they couldn't change their outcome.
Obito also knew that the few Anbu defending the Hokage Tower would surely die, yet he still disclosed Uehara Naraku's information to them, evidently hoping that Konoha's Yamanaka Family could use their Secret Technique to obtain the information he secretly leaked.
At that moment, his intelligence had increased significantly.
Watching Uchiha Obito's actions, Uehara Naraku smirked, "Your intelligence has increased quite a bit, Mr. Obito. It seems death has done you some good..."
The next second.
Under Uehara Naraku's control, Uchiha Obito's Kamui Sharingan frantically absorbed a few Anbu corpses from the ground, and a hint of despair appeared in his eyes.
The corpses were gone, so how could the information be leaked!
After a while, Uchiha Obito returned to Uehara Naraku's side, holding the Book of Seals scroll, and handed the scroll to Uehara Naraku personally.
Grinding his teeth, Uchiha Obito glared at Uehara Naraku, "Uehara Naraku, you bastard, you've hidden your ambitions so well that no one has seen through them! Even before I killed them, these Anbu didn't believe what I said!"
"Heh heh..."
Uehara Naraku chuckled and shook his head gently, saying, "The Konoha ninja have a complex relationship with me—they love, hate, and pity me. That's the charm of personality... If not for the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's disgrace, they might harbor even more hatred toward me."
As Uehara Naraku gazed over Konoha, the smile on his face grew more profound: "Too bad the Third Hokage has been disgraced, and some Konoha ninja might even be thankful I killed him, right? After all, this could be seen as restoring clarity to Konoha!"
"Bastard!"
Uchiha Obito ground his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.
Yet, under the control of the Reanimation, he was forced to stop his actions once more.
Turning to look at Uchiha Obito, Uehara Naraku smiled and said softly, "Alright, Obito-senpai, do you want to take this opportunity to see Nohara Rin? If you miss her, I can reanimate her for you!"
"No!"
Uchiha Obito vigorously shook his head and replied in a deep voice, "Don't disturb Rin's peace; it's what you promised me back then!"
"Eh? Don't you want to be with her?"
Uehara Naraku touched his chin and laughed, "I could even put you both in the same coffin!"
"No!"
Uchiha Obito quickly shook his head.
Since his soul hurriedly left the Netherworld, he still didn't know whether Rin had forgiven him for his mistakes, and perhaps she never would?
If Nohara Rin hadn't forgiven him...
Wouldn't he have to see her look of disgust every day?
Moreover, if Nohara Rin fell under Uehara Naraku's control, she might be used by him to attack Kakashi...
That angelic girl, her heart would shatter, wouldn't it?
"Oh, I see."
Nodding, Uehara Naraku looked at Uchiha Obito, suddenly his tone turned cold: "Now, go rescue Orochimaru! And remember, don't ever leak my information again, or I can't guarantee I won't do something impulsive..."
Uehara Naraku's voice suddenly turned ethereal: "Perhaps I might reanimate Nohara Rin and then release your Reanimation, making her work for me?"
"..."
Uchiha Obito jerked his head up, glaring at Uehara Naraku with blood-red eyes, and spat, "Uehara Naraku, you bastard, you're truly despicable!"
"Right back at you."
Uehara Naraku scrutinized Uchiha Obito's look of deep enmity, smiling as he said, "Obito-senpai, you've done plenty of misdeeds over the years too, haven't you? Compared to your actions, I'm still a long way off!"
Drawing closer to Uchiha Obito, Uehara Naraku spoke coldly, "For example, you killed our previous Akatsuki members, baiting Nagato-sama and Teacher Konan to create a dark Akatsuki!"
"..."
Uchiha Obito's face suddenly flashed with shock: "Did that guy, Black Zetsu, even tell you about this?"
"Let's not talk about this."
Uehara Naraku looked at the expression on Uchiha Obito's face, and a delightful smile formed at the corner of his mouth: "Go ahead, senior! Let the entire Ninja World know that Konoha's S-Class Traitor Uchiha Obito has returned to the mortal world after four years!"
"Bastard!"
Uchiha Obito clenched his fist, and his figure once again transformed into a space-time vortex and disappeared, appearing near Orochimaru.
The battle in the Konoha Kinjutsu Room had reached a fever pitch.
Facing the blockade of Tsunade and a group of Konoha ninja, Orochimaru had no choice but to once again perform Reanimation, summoning the First Hokage and the Second Hokage.
Just as both sides were locked in an intense battle, Uchiha Obito's figure quietly appeared behind Orochimaru, his voice icy: "Mr. Orochimaru, we no longer need to fight Konoha, retreat."
The next moment, Orochimaru's body was absorbed into the Kamui Space by Obito.
The Reanimation bodies of the First Hokage and Second Hokage followed suit and entered the Kamui Space.
Uchiha Obito scanned the group of Konoha ninja who stared at him with hatred, and he slowly absorbed himself into the Kamui Space as well.
Since Uchiha Obito was the first reanimated ninja brought back in his prime in the Ninja World, others didn't realize he was a reanimated body.
Once Uchiha Obito and Orochimaru left, Tsunade looked at the devastated battlefield with a grim expression, suddenly clenching her fist and striking the ground, saying in a deep voice: "Have those two guys teamed up?"
The alliance of two S-Class Konoha Traitors is not easy to handle.
Especially with Uchiha Obito's mysterious dojutsu and Orochimaru's techniques full of Kinjutsu; their alliance could mean disaster for the Ninja World.
"Immediately send people to clean up the battlefield."
After Tsunade ordered loudly, she headed back to the Hokage Tower, simultaneously instructing Shizune by her side: "Send someone to notify the other Jonin. I want to hold a Jonin meeting to discuss the alliance between Konoha and The Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, and have The Hidden Mist help us suppress the pressure from The Hidden Rock Village, as I'm going to allocate manpower to encircle Orochimaru!"
"Yes!"
Shizune quickly nodded.
The Land of Water had been rather quiet in the Ninja World recently.
However, this didn't mean they were weak, as they had the foundation of a major nation village. It's heard that the current leader in the Land of Water was a woman named Terumi Mei, who is said to have the rare possession of two kinds of Kekkeigenkai.
Moreover, The Hidden Mist Village had been isolated for too long and always wanted to cooperate with Konoha to make contact with the Ninja World Continent, and when selecting allies, Terumi Mei immediately thought of Tsunade, the newly appointed Fifth Hokage.
Perhaps Terumi Mei thought it would be easier to talk to a woman?
That's a bit of overthinking on her part.
Both The Hidden Mist and Konoha held intentions to form an alliance; however, Tsunade had been holding out for greater benefits, and now it was clear she wanted to act.
Upon returning to the Hokage Tower and seeing the Hokage Office in disarray, with the cabinets empty, Tsunade realized the Book of Seals had been stolen!
This was a diversion!
No, it was also a strategic diversion!
Orochimaru's goal wasn't the Konoha Kinjutsu Room at all; that bastard aimed to steal the Book of Seals from Konoha!
In anger, Tsunade grabbed a desk and threw it out the window, her voice filled with more ferocity: "Send people to contact that old lady in The Hidden Sand Village! Let her fulfill her ally duties and pressure The Hidden Rock Village from the north to retreat from the Land of Grass!"
Tsunade fiercely turned around, loudly exclaiming: "Tell that old lady Chiyo! Once Konoha occupies the entire Land of Grass, I'll return the missions commissioned by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind to them!"
"...Yes."
Shizune shivered in fright, even Tonton at her feet was too scared to move close to her leg.
Even in her fury, Tsunade still maintained her rationality.
This first female Hokage in Konoha's history exhibited her superior political acumen, along with a temper so explosive it was intimidating to confront.
Though Tsunade was a big-money gambler who couldn't even tally up how much debt she owed, at this moment, Konoha wasn't short on funds.
Due to her good relations with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and some distant familial connections, the Daimyo fully supported her.
Konoha was not lacking in money.
In fact, due to an overflow of commissioned missions, they were short on personnel.
Utilizing those missions from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind to barter for the entire Land of Grass was a profitable deal for Konoha.
Tsunade slammed her fist on the windowsill, not caring that she cracked the wall, saying in a deep voice: "Shizune, can you contact Jiraiya?"
"I... will try to find a way."
Shizune trembled, not daring to refuse.
Tsunade waved her hand in dismissal, saying: "Never mind, don't look for him. Jiraiya's unreliable to begin with."
After pausing for a moment, Tsunade continued: "I heard from Hatake Kakashi that The Hidden Rain Village and Orochimaru seem to have some old grudges, see if we can get some intelligence about Orochimaru from them."
After finishing, Tsunade added: "Send someone to contact The Hidden Rain Village as well, see if they'd be willing to help us against The Hidden Rock Village, it's beneficial for them too."
"Yes..."
Shizune nodded weakly.
Tsunade clenched her fist, muttering: "I hope The Hidden Rain will send that brat Uehara Naraku over here! I haven't seen him in years, let's see how bold that kid has become after growing up!"