Chapter 83: I'm Such a Genius
"I will definitely find a way to uncover the truth of Uchiha Obito murdering the Fourth Hokage and his wife, and gather intelligence on all Akatsuki members. I already have some leads on my side..."
Uchiha Itachi frowned, bringing up the issue of Obito, "Uchiha Obito is not the kind Konoha ninja rumored from the past. After he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, his power became worlds apart from the past. Please ask Lord Hokage not to send innocent people to sacrifice themselves anymore."
"..."
The Konoha ANBU nodded sullenly.
Although it appeared this Konoha ANBU came to get intelligence from Uchiha Itachi and relay orders, in reality, Uchiha Itachi obtained more information.
Perhaps precisely for this reason, Uchiha Itachi wasn't particularly suspicious.
However, Uchiha Itachi also didn't particularly trust the ANBU before him.
Or rather, Uchiha Itachi didn't trust Konoha's higher-ups.
After all, his younger brother still lived in Konoha. Uchiha Itachi understood the principle of 'allowing a threat to exist to make oneself indispensable' very well.
Therefore, Uchiha Itachi didn't leak intelligence about Akatsuki, instead showing some intention to deflect, "After I've gathered all the important intelligence, I will find an opportunity to return to Konoha and report to Lord Hokage personally."
"Okay."
The Konoha ANBU looked up at him and said softly, "Since I've met Your Excellency Uchiha Itachi, my mission is now complete. I must return to Konoha immediately!"
"Senpai, take care."
Uchiha Itachi nodded respectfully.
As this Konoha ANBU was about to leap away, he suddenly turned his head, looked at Uchiha Itachi, and said, "Right, Lord Hokage specifically instructed me to convey one last thing: Uchiha Sasuke's grades are still number one in the Ninja Academy."
"..."
Uchiha Itachi was silent for a moment, a faint smile touching his lips.
That younger brother still in the Konoha Ninja Academy was his only softness in this world, and also the last warmth he had left in this world.
Uchiha Itachi smiled and smiled, yet his eyes revealed irrepressible pain and sorrow.
Immediately, the sorrow on his face transformed into rage.
Uchiha Itachi fiercely clenched the kunai in his hand, forcefully stabbing it into a tree trunk, the anger on his face no longer hidden, "Uchiha Obito!"
How much effort had Uchiha Itachi, his father Fugaku Uchiha, and Uchiha Shisui put in to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, even stooping to associate with an insidious villain like Shimura Danzō.
As a result, Uchiha Obito ignored all their sacrifices!
The news spoken by that Konoha ANBU earlier originated from Kakashi; Uchiha Itachi trusted Kakashi Hatake's judgment.
If even Kakashi Hatake could confirm it was Uchiha Obito's doing... then it must have been Obito!
As Kakashi's teammate in ANBU, Uchiha Itachi knew of Kakashi's bond with Uchiha Obito; that white-haired Jonin couldn't possibly damage his teammate's reputation.
After a long time.
Uchiha Itachi's rationality gradually returned. He leaned against a tree, lost in thought.
He had just exchanged words here with that ANBU senpai from Konoha for a while, wasting too much time. It was time to go meet Uchiha Obito!
But Uchiha Itachi's mood for the meeting had already changed.
After Uchiha Itachi pulled out his kunai and left, a figure quietly emerged from underground—it was Uehara Naraka.
"I'm such a genius..."
Uehara Naraka rubbed his chin.
Taking known results and then fabricating the process—Uehara felt he truly was a genius, simply the best candidate for being a mastermind.
Originally, neither Konoha nor Uchiha Itachi knew the mysterious masked man's identity. Uehara Naraka, using his Inherent Glamour skill, leaked Uchiha Obito's identity to Kakashi Hatake, and then through Kakashi, leaked it to everyone in Akatsuki.
Now, neither Konoha nor Uchiha Itachi knew Uchiha Obito's abilities. Uehara Naraka again fabricated something from nothing, leaking intel about Obito's Kamui to Uchiha Itachi.
Moreover, Uchiha Itachi's future would constantly be under Kisame Hoshigaki's surveillance; he couldn't possibly leak any secrets.
Even if in the future Uchiha Itachi wanted to find Kakashi Hatake to verify if Uchiha Obito was the culprit who killed the Fourth Hokage couple and incited conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha, he couldn't possibly point out this Konoha ANBU he met today.
If things continued like this, Uchiha Obito would sooner or later be an enemy to the whole world.
Or rather, the current Uchiha Obito was already universally detested.
And Uehara even admired his own quick-wittedness in a crisis a little.
If not for fabricating that nonsense about a curse mark in his brain just now, he'd be beating each other's brains out with Uchiha Itachi right now!
Now Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito were bound to become enemies...
Uehara Naraka looked at the Destiny skill panel, at the converging icons of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito, an elusive, mischievous expression appearing on his face.
But besides this, Uehara also had some unexpected gains.
Main Quest: Fulfill the Bookstore Owner's Wish, Become the Ninja World's Biggest BOSS. Progress 5%. Mission Incomplete. Reward Unknown.
Just leaking a part of Obito's intelligence yielded 2% progress. What exactly were the completion criteria for this quest?
"Forget it, let's go watch the fun first."
Uehara Naraka's body gradually sank into the ground.
If Uchiha Itachi received the intelligence he provided and still didn't give him a satisfactory result, then he would have to find a way to use Konoha.
Two days ago, they killed Yamanaka Fū and a group of Root ninjas.
According to Shimura Danzō's temperament, he would definitely find a way to send another batch of people to investigate. Might as well use this opportunity to secretly send a copy of Uchiha Obito's intelligence to Konoha.
As for the identity...
He could just borrow Uchiha Itachi's identity.
Uehara Naraka felt a bit inflated. Apart from Konan and Nagato's unrealistic ideas for him, he felt everything in the ninja world was about to be under his control.
On a barren mountain.
The Uchiha encounter was playing out just as Uehara Naraka had envisioned.
Uchiha Obito took off his mask. Anyway, those who shouldn't know already knew his identity; continuing to hide had no meaning.
One half of his face was intact, the other covered in hideous scars.
When Uchiha Obito saw Uchiha Itachi arrive, a slight smile squeezed onto his face, "Itachi, I thought you wouldn't want to see me again!"
Uchiha Itachi's eyes gradually turned crimson red. He walked step by step towards Uchiha Obito and asked coldly, "Because I also want to know why the most zealous senpai in our clan became like this..."
"No particular reason, just tired of this boring world."
Uchiha Obito spread his hands and said with a light chuckle, "Create a new world, where there is no slaughter, no strife. Isn't that good?"
"..."
Uchiha Itachi frowned, somewhat unable to understand Obito's thoughts.
However, this didn't hinder his own plans. A red glint suddenly flashed in Uchiha Itachi's eyes, and a mass of pitch-black flames appeared on Obito's body!
Mangekyō Sharingan Dōjutsu, Amaterasu Flames!
An attack from an untraceable position, the inextinguishable strongest Fire Release!
Uchiha Obito, however, stood within the Amaterasu flames, looking calmly at Uchiha Itachi, "Itachi, do you think just because I'm not Uchiha Madara, you can kill me? You're still too naive, kid!"
Uchiha Obito spoke tough, but inwardly he was startled!
Fortunately, he had long been on guard and activated Kamui's intangibility in advance. Otherwise, if caught off guard and touched by Amaterasu, it would be difficult to get rid of even if he hid in the Kamui dimension!
"No, I was just testing if you still have the qualifications to continue cooperating..."
Uchiha Itachi didn't mind his teasing, nor did he retract Amaterasu. He just quietly watched Uchiha Obito, beginning to estimate Amaterasu's burning time in his mind.
According to the intelligence provided by that Konoha ANBU senpai, the duration Uchiha Obito could maintain his intangibility was about five to eight minutes.
(End of Chapter)
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