There was no trouble in the small countries they passed along the way. Uehara Naraku finally returned to the Akatsuki base with the team he had recruited.
"Destiny..."
Uehara Naraku glanced at the Akatsuki base and quietly activated his Destiny Skills, planning to see who was inside the base.
Unexpectedly, before he could check inside, Uehara Naraku saw a woman very close to him in the display of his Destiny Skills.
A smile couldn't help but appear on Uehara Naraku's lips as he called out loudly, "Teacher, I've completed my mission and returned. Can I become an official member of Akatsuki now?"
"..."
Just as Hoshigaki Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, and others saw Uehara Naraku speaking to the air, feeling their superior might be mentally ill, a sudden breeze swept through the air.
A ninja using Paper Release Secret Technique is not something an ordinary ninja could detect!
"What do you think?"
A woman's cold voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Countless paper butterflies suddenly flew into the air, forming the silhouette of a woman, with a hint of seriousness in her expression: "Just because you were competing with Uchiha Obito, you went on a mission to the Land of Water and ended up in danger... How many times have I told you not to get involved with the current Akatsuki!"
"Hey hey hey, Teacher Konan!"
Uehara Naraku casually extended a palm, held his forehead, and sighed, "Teacher Konan, but I completed Lord Yahiko's task with extra credit!"
Konan's face immediately darkened as she landed in front of Uehara, coldly looking at him: "Do you think you should be proud?"
"I'm not proud at all."
Uehara Naraku sighed and shook his head, "Because I had the Summoning Items and Paper Bombs from Lord Yahiko and Teacher Konan, I was able to ensure my safe return..."
Just as he wanted to say more, Konan suddenly placed her palm on his head and sighed, "It's fine, as long as you return safely."
"Hmm."
Uehara Naraku gave an awkward smile, "Didn't Teacher Konan give me a hundred million Paper Bombs? And Lord Yahiko also gave me a Summoning Item..."
"But... I'm still a bit worried about you."
Konan lowered her head and ruffled Uehara's hair.
Now she had gained a much greater power than before and could protect her cherished companions, but she could no longer make up for the regrets of the past.
The nearby Hoshigaki Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, Momochi Zabuza, and the others listened to their exchange, and their expressions changed.
That seemingly obedient boy, is he really that unruly Uehara Naraku?
The atmosphere became a bit eerie.
Their new superior had been running rampant in the Land of Water, even daring to kill the Fourth Mizukage, and incited the three ninja of the Seven-swords Ninja of the Hidden Mist to defect, yet now he was acting like an obedient child in front of that woman...
But after hearing their conversation, Hoshigaki Kisame and others exchanged glances, feeling an overwhelming shock.
It seemed they understood why Uehara was so obedient...
This blue-haired woman in a Red Cloud Black Robe casually handed her apprentice a billion Paper Bombs; she seemed not easy to mess with!
No wonder this woman could be Uehara's teacher.
"By the way, I brought a gift for Teacher Konan."
Uehara Naraku casually took out a Sealing Scroll and, from the scroll, pulled out a ninja blade wrapped in Paper Bombs.
On the way back, Uehara Naraku attempted to summon the Paper Bombs within the Blastsword, but unfortunately, the Paper Bombs inside the Blastsword Shibuki seemed to be sealed in another form, unable to summon Tandem Paper Bombs.
However, from Hozuki Mangetsu's mouth, Uehara learned about the power of this Blastsword·Shibuki. In the most dangerous moments, it could be directly destroyed, and the explosive power inside would be enough to destroy the strongest ninja in the Ninja World!
Konan loved Paper Bombs so much, she should like the Blastsword·Shibuki, right?
However, as Konan looked at the Blastsword Shibuki, her expression gradually became awkward: "Naraku, what did you bring..."
This thing looks so ugly!
How did she not realize her apprentice was such a simpleton?
Didn't Uehara know his teacher actually cared about the art of beauty?
Uehara Naraku held the hilt and softly explained, "This is the Blastsword·Shibuki, passed down through the generations in the Hidden Mist Village. It's said to contain countless Paper Bombs. I thought Teacher Konan might like this ninja blade?"
"I don't really need Paper Bombs..."
Konan sighed deeply, touching Uehara's forehead, softly saying, "You don't need to prepare gifts for me; as long as you can grow up safely, that's enough."
"Yes, Teacher."
Uehara Naraku gave Konan a puzzled glance, then tossed the Blastsword Shibuki to Hozuki Mangetsu as if returning it to its rightful owner.
This ninja blade was too ugly and didn't fit his image!
The Akatsuki base hasn't changed much.
It's just that the members have changed a lot.
Besides Kakuzu having an immortal partner, Hidan, who he no longer needs to worry about selling his teammates for money, the mysterious masked man Tobi was expelled from the Akatsuki organization.
"..."
Uehara Naraku's mind was filled with countless "What the hell!"
He originally thought about how to continue defaming Uchiha Obito, but Pain and Konan simply and decisively kicked Uchiha Obito out of the Akatsuki organization!
Damn...
The chief planner of the Dark Akatsuki was fired!
When Uehara heard this news, it felt like a company's general manager had fired the group chairman and put them on a blacklist for cooperation!
Was there still a need to send Kisame as a spy?
From now on, Uchiha Obito was single-handedly kicked out of the ranks of the four top players; this person had no qualifications to compete with him for the position of the mastermind behind the scenes!
However, when Uehara Naraku saw that Zetsu was still in the Akatsuki base, he felt that having Hoshigaki Kisame act as a spy was still very necessary.
Even though Uchiha Obito's people were gone, his ghost was still active above the Akatsuki...
Perhaps it was because Zetsu's intelligence was crucial, and Black Zetsu's acting skills were more convincing, Pain and Konan believed Zetsu was also a victim deceived by Obito.
"Konan's disciple is really terrifying!"
Zetsu's voice remained as cold as ever.
When Zetsu saw Uehara Naraku and the string of people behind him, he chuckled and continued, "The three Seven-swords Ninja of the Hidden Mist, and two little brats... recruiting so many people at once, there couldn't be spies from the Hidden Mist Village among them, right?"
After speaking, Zetsu added, "The fact that Uchiha Obito was a spy for Shimura Danzo just passed!"
"..."
Uehara Naraku's expression turned a bit unpleasant; what was Zetsu trying to do?
Why was he still bringing up Uchiha Obito right in front of him!
Didn't this instigator himself know Uchiha Obito's true identity?
"Enough."
Pain stopped Zetsu from stirring up trouble, looked at Uehara Naraku and the group behind him, and said softly, "Uehara, introduce the newcomers you've recruited!
It seems there are three people who should be mature combat power. Scorpion and Uchiha Itachi don't have partners; introduce them and help with the assignments."
"I refuse."
Sasori of the Red Sand hid inside his puppet, speaking in a muffled voice, "These guys are too ugly, even unfit to be turned into puppets! Only those two little brats behind Uehara look human..."