The next day.
Morning.
Uzumaki Jun did not return to Uzushiogakure last night. Instead, he remained on the battlefield. After all, if he went back, Kushina would probably pester him to bring her to the battlefield. Although nothing would happen if he personally looked after her, but…
He still had organizational work to complete, like now.
"Kyoko, you should go back to work," Uzumaki Jun said to Uzumaki Kyoko beside him with a smile.
She had been by his side since this morning. Though having a cute female secretary around was somewhat enjoyable, the medical ninja in the camp were still severely understaffed…
Kyoko must be very busy, so it was better not to waste her time here.
"Mm." Uzumaki Kyoko frowned slightly in thought before nodding. "Then I'll go for now. If you need anything, just call me."
Though she liked staying here, as a doctor…
Professional ethics still mattered.
She refilled the tea on Jun's desk, then turned and hurried toward the medical department.
She had already relaxed for half a day and fallen behind on a lot of work. Now, she had to catch up quickly, or else…
She might lose to Nono.
Uzumaki Jun took a sip of tea. Sensing that Kyoko had gone far, he smiled and looked at the floor. "Since you're here, why not show yourself?"
Then…
"What do you want?"
A faint voice emerged from beneath the floor.
Zetsu frowned as he slowly rose, looking at the smiling Uzumaki Jun before him and sighing inwardly.
Last time, this brat had complained that the organization was short-staffed and couldn't recruit people, so Zetsu had given him a spore to contact him.
But…
Who cared about this stupid organization's problems?!
He hadn't given the brat a way to contact him precisely because he didn't want to be constantly bothered for filming. After all, he had a great mission to fulfill. How could he waste time on such trivial matters? Now, he even wanted contact information?
Hah, absolutely not, cough…
He couldn't win! He couldn't win!!
So, in the end, he had no choice but to compromise. He wasn't doing this because he was scared, but to preserve his usefulness for the sake of rescuing Mother!!
"Our company's performance has grown rapidly and reached a bottleneck," Uzumaki Jun set down his teacup and smiled at Zetsu. "So, it's time to establish a branch."
"??"
Zetsu stared blankly at Uzumaki Jun. What did that mean?
Why didn't he understand?
"Ah!" Seeing Zetsu's confused expression, Uzumaki Jun sighed, then put on an excited smile. "You've been promoted! Promoted!!"
"Aren't you happy to hear this news??"
"Look how happy you are—you're stunned."
"..."
Who's happy?!
Zetsu's heart skipped a beat at Uzumaki Jun's expression. Why did he have a bad feeling about this?
What was this brat planning now?
...
"Kyoko-nee, is my dad okay?" A child with spiky orange hair looked anxiously at Uzumaki Kyoko. "Why hasn't he woken up yet?"
"Your father is fine," Uzumaki Kyoko crouched down and smiled at the child. "Are you called Yahiko?"
"Yeah!!" Yahiko nodded. "I'm Yahiko."
"Your father is sick and needs to rest now," Kyoko patted Yahiko's head gently. "He'll probably wake up soon."
"Really?" Yahiko's face brightened with joy. "Dad will wake up soon?"
"Yes," Kyoko nodded. "So you can go eat first and prepare some food for your dad."
"Remember, eating more helps recovery."
"Okay, okay!" Yahiko jumped up happily. "I'll go eat now." He stopped at the door, turned back, and bowed. "Thank you, Kyoko-nee."
"Mm," Uzumaki Kyoko waved. "Go on."
...
"You want to create another organization?" Zetsu frowned. "Why?"
Though he didn't want to admit it…
Wasn't the Akatsuki doing just fine?
Its reputation had spread throughout the shinobi world, even if it only had three members, including himself…
But others didn't know that!
Mangekyō, Rinnegan, the God of Shinobi's equal…
"No, no," Uzumaki Jun shook his head and patted Zetsu's shoulder with a smile. "You're the one creating the organization."
"..."
What did that mean??
Zetsu stared blankly at Uzumaki Jun. Could he even control an organization?
Don't joke around. His strength…
As you know, was weak. There was no way he could make others obey.
However…
"Don't worry, Uchiha Shin will help you," Uzumaki Jun grinned. "There won't be any problems."
"Then isn't this organization still yours?" Zetsu asked suspiciously. "If so, why not handle it yourself?"
What did he need him for?
To take the blame?
"No, these organizations all belong to Boss Madara," Uzumaki Jun said righteously. "It's just that Boss Madara is busy now, so I'm temporarily managing them."
"..."
Yeah, right.
Zetsu sighed and looked at Uzumaki Jun. "What exactly do you want to do?"
"Make you the legal representative," Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes. "And also have you do a small task for the organization."
Hearing the words "small task," Zetsu's heart skipped a beat. This brat was planning something again!!
"Don't worry, it's really just a small thing," Uzumaki Jun smiled and patted Zetsu's shoulder. "It's for the peace of the shinobi world. You should be happy to do it."
"..."
Who's happy?!
I don't want peace in the shinobi world at all!!
Zetsu gulped and tried to escape with Earth Release, only to find himself completely immobilized by the brat. He could only ask cautiously, "What is it?"
"It's just…" Uzumaki Jun grinned at Zetsu. "Having you save the people of the shinobi world."
...
Konoha and Iwagakure battlefield…
"A seven-year-old Kage?" Orochimaru looked at the intelligence report handed to him by a jōnin and sighed. "Truly a genius!!"
As for the so-called "eternal friendship between Konoha and Uzushiogakure," he didn't believe a single word. Unlike that idiot Jiraiya, as the Hokage's designated successor, he knew some inside information, such as…
This alliance was bought with sealing scrolls and 500 million ryō.
And from the looks of it, Uzushiogakure hadn't even fought Sunagakure or Amegakure. Though he didn't know the reason…
Uzushiogakure had indeed taken advantage of Konoha.
"Has the Uchiha clan received the orders sent by Konoha?" Orochimaru smiled faintly, narrowing his eyes. "We can't afford any mistakes now."
"They've already been recalled," the jōnin nodded. "But some are still on missions and don't know yet."
"No matter," Orochimaru waved his hand. "Notify them when they return."
Uchiha, Mangekyō…
Looking at the report in his hand, Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with curiosity. "What will the old man do now?"
The entire shinobi world was watching Konoha!!