Chapter 140: Don't Forget to Be the Scapegoat Even After Death!

Chapter 140: Don't Forget to Be the Scapegoat Even After Death!

Danzo Shimura was dead.

He died in utter humiliation.

Originally, he could have died a grand and tumultuous death. However, amidst the teasing of Naraku Uehara and Kabuto Yakushi, two individuals of no great renown and full of lies, Danzo Shimura's psyche completely collapsed.

Naraku Uehara and Kabuto Yakushi were too infuriating.

Forget it, the ninja world wasn't worth it. He'd give them his life.

Even though Danzo Shimura wanted to activate the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing before he died to destroy his own corpse, he no longer had the strength to do so.

Naraku Uehara opened a sealing scroll and sealed Danzo Shimura's body into it, "It's a bit difficult to bring back a live Danzo, so I can only bring back his corpse. I hope Teacher Konan won't mind!"

"..."

Kabuto Yakushi silently watched Naraku Uehara's actions, pondered for a moment, and then suggested, "Lord Naraku, how about presenting Lady Konan with a bouquet of flowers when you return?"

What woman would like a corpse!

Naraku Uehara thought for a moment, shook his head, and sighed, "If it were an ordinary woman, like Konoha's Sakura Haruno or Ino Yamanaka, they might like flowers. But Teacher Konan is different; she doesn't like these things."

Konan could fold paper flowers using her secret technique; how could she possibly like real flowers?

Over the past four years, whenever Konan helped Naraku Uehara tidy his room, she would always leave behind a paper flower she had personally folded, all sorts of them.

Uehara himself was a bit tired of seeing flowers.

Kabuto Yakushi could only look on helplessly as Naraku Uehara contentedly put away the scroll, feeling as if his new superior had already begun to fantasize about how happy Konan would be upon receiving Danzo's corpse…

What more could Kabuto say to this?

As long as his new superior was happy!

Naraku Uehara was, of course, very happy. He hadn't expected the main quest progress to increase as well. Was this because he killed Danzo Shimura, or was it a reward for replacing him as the driving force behind the Konoha Crush plan?

Main Quest: Fulfill the wish of the bookstore owner, become the biggest BOSS in the ninja world. Progress: 17%.

It was estimated that after the Konoha Crush plan was completed, this progress would increase further.

Besides this, there was another reward.

Side Mission: Defeat Danzo Shimura (1/1). Mission completed. Reward: Skill - Spacetime Rupture.

Spacetime Rupture: Uses a space-time ninjutsu to break the body's timeline, entering a state where one cannot be harmed by anyone, returning to the position and state from 4 seconds prior, giving oneself an advantage in battle. After returning to the predetermined position, the surrounding space will explode, damaging enemies. Minimum chakra cost: 100 points. Skill cooldown: 55 seconds.

This skill was considered a life-saving one.

Strictly speaking, it was also a skill that could instantly kill an enemy, if time and position were calculated correctly.

One could even develop some fancy maneuvers with it.

For example, using the Destiny skill to teleport far away for a fight, then instantly using Spacetime Rupture to return to the original position. Just thinking about it felt cool.

This skill was much more useful than Izanagi.

Side Mission: Completely kill Danzo Shimura (1/1). Mission completed. Reward: Passive Skill - Dark Harvest.

Dark Harvest: Passive skill. Each time a ninja is defeated, a portion of their power will be obtained from the enemy, increasing life energy by 10 points, chakra energy by 10 points, and natural energy by 10 points each time.

Naraku Uehara suddenly felt that Danzo Shimura was a good person.

Now that he had Dark Harvest, what other skills did he need?

As long as he defeated enough people, his power would grow rapidly. Who else in the entire ninja world would be his opponent? The opportunity to become stronger had arrived!

Naraku Uehara couldn't help but turn to look at his most intelligent subordinate, "Kabuto, do you think it's reliable for me to launch a ninja world war now and declare war on the five great ninja villages?"

"...Why would Lord Naraku think that?"

Kabuto Yakushi's expression suddenly changed. He subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained softly, "Even if you can mobilize the Akatsuki's power, conquering a small country would be easy. However, destroying a large country is not as simple as imagined, let alone five great ninja villages…"

After speaking, Kabuto Yakushi added, "However, I will continue to improve and research the Edo Tensei technique with Lord Orochimaru as quickly as possible during this time. As long as we have a sufficient army of Edo Tensei, we will have the power to contend with the five great nations!"

"..."

Naraku Uehara looked at Kabuto Yakushi speechlessly.

He had really just said it casually. Why did Kabuto Yakushi take it seriously?

No, wait, this Kabuto Yakushi fellow seemed to be one of the main culprits in the Fourth Great Ninja War later on!

Naraku Uehara shook his head and sighed, "Alright then, I'll endure for a while longer. But you have to work harder!"

"Yes, my lord."

Kabuto Yakushi respectfully complied, but then he asked again, "I really want to know why my lord would want to start a ninja world war?"

Naraku Uehara raised an eyebrow, intending to find an excuse for himself, "Wait a moment, let me think of a reason… Forget it, I'll tell you when I've thought of one!"

Kabuto Yakushi: "..."

Damn it, his new superior really was a lunatic!

However, as a qualified subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi couldn't let his superior be embarrassed. He chuckled lightly and said, "Is Lord Naraku doing this to destroy the old order and take the opportunity to resolve all the suppressed contradictions and wars in the ninja world, is that it?"

This statement was not wrong.

To establish a new order, it was necessary to defeat the five great ninja villages.

"Yes, yes, yes, that works."

Naraku Uehara hurriedly nodded, gave Kabuto Yakushi an appreciative look, and then continued, "Alright, let's clean up this scene first. Use Fire Release ninjutsu to destroy this place, making people think it was done by Itachi Uchiha or Obito Uchiha."

"Yes."

Kabuto Yakushi also looked at Naraku Uehara with an approving expression.

How could they not clean up after something as big as killing Danzo Shimura?

Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha were undoubtedly the most likely suspects.

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If Sasuke Uchiha weren't too young, Kabuto Yakushi even thought it would be more appropriate for Sasuke Uchiha to take the blame, which would also force Sasuke to defect.

Due to his inherent bias, Kabuto Yakushi believed that a genius ninja like Sasuke Uchiha was the most suitable candidate to join Akatsuki.

After Naraku Uehara and Kabuto Yakushi left the base, a huge blaze shot out from Naraku Uehara's hand, instantly engulfing the Root organization's base!

There were very few ninjas in the entire ninja world who excelled at Fire Release ninjutsu.

Ever since Madara Uchiha died, the Sarutobi clan and the Uchiha clan had been competing for the title of the strongest Fire Release ninja.

It was certainly impossible for anyone from the Sarutobi clan to kill Danzo Shimura, so it could only be a member of the Uchiha clan.

Naraku Uehara beckoned, "Alright, let's leave here first. Someone will come to investigate soon. I hope it won't affect tomorrow's plan."

"It definitely won't."

Kabuto Yakushi was very confident about this. He explained softly, "If the Third Hokage had died tonight, the Chunin Exams might have been postponed. But since it was Danzo Shimura who died, not many people in Konoha know about the leader of this Root organization."

This was another disadvantage of a hidden identity.

Barely anyone remembered this Danzo Shimura fellow. None of the Konoha villagers knew what merits he had. How could he possibly ascend to the position of Hokage?

"By the way, help me prepare a treaty of alliance and give it to me during the exam tomorrow."

Naraku Uehara glanced at Kabuto Yakushi and continued softly, "The content of the treaty will be an alliance between Konoha and Amegakure, including Konoha's support for Amegakure's Hanzo of the Salamander to become Amekage, and support for the Land of Rain to annex the Land of Grass…"

After speaking for a moment, Naraku Uehara patted his forehead in annoyance, "Just write it as you see fit. Always write something beneficial to the Land of Rain, but don't make it too outrageous… As for the signature, just write Danzo Shimura!"

"I understand what you mean."

Kabuto Yakushi nodded seriously. This was to make Danzo Shimura take the blame again. Didn't that mean Naraku Uehara would also personally take action tomorrow and participate in the Konoha Crush plan?

"Alright, that's it for tonight!"

Naraku Uehara quietly activated his Destiny skill, intending to return to his inn room. However, when he saw the icons of Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno wandering around Konoha, his entire expression couldn't help but change!

Damn it, was there something wrong with this Sakura Haruno woman?

How many times had this happened?

Why did she always ruin his plans!

This little girl, wouldn't she ruin his plans again?

Naraku Uehara returned to his lodging with a gloomy face. Even if it was just to retaliate against Sakura Haruno, after the Chunin Exams ended, he would take Sasuke Uchiha away!

(End of Chapter)

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