Chapter 169: The Uchiha Brothers' Way of Getting Along
Naraku Uehara had thought of many things.
But he had never thought that after concluding that Obito Uchiha had betrayed them, the first thing Black Zetsu would do was to find him and warn him about Obito's betrayal.
Uehara, this spy, could be considered a success.
To think that Black Zetsu, a mastermind hidden in the ninja world for a thousand years, now considered him its only comrade. He wondered if Obito Uchiha in his coffin would shed a tear if he heard Black Zetsu's criticism…
On the border between the Land of Rice Paddies and the Land of Fire.
Black Zetsu found Naraku Uehara here and informed him that Obito Uchiha had betrayed them, reminding Naraku Uehara to be wary of Obito's attacks.
Naraku Uehara looked down at the yin-yang face of Zetsu in the Venus flytrap on the ground, suppressed his laughter, and listened to Zetsu's reminder.
"I understand."
Naraku Uehara's face showed a hint of bewilderment and confusion, "Senior Zetsu, I never thought Senior Obito would abandon us. He was always such a warm-hearted person!"
"This is not abandonment!"
Black Zetsu's voice was gloomy as it reminded him again, "This is betrayal! Uehara, you must be careful of Obito. The Uchiha are generally narrow-minded people. You caused him a great loss before, he will definitely not let you go!"
Naraku Uehara's face showed even more confusion, "Senior Obito wanted to kill me, but he failed, and he will resent me for it? What kind of logic is that!"
"This is very normal."
Black Zetsu's voice was full of contempt as it said with a cold laugh, "Uehara, the Uchiha clan is a bunch of narrow-minded, selfish, and arrogant fools. We will find Obito Uchiha's location as soon as possible and eliminate this hidden danger."
"Mm."
Naraku Uehara nodded and thanked Black Zetsu respectfully, "Thank you for the information, Senior Zetsu. I will be careful."
"That's good."
Black Zetsu looked at Naraku Uehara with satisfaction and said softly, "Uehara, we don't have many comrades left. In the future, when we implement the Eye of the Moon Plan, you will have to bear many responsibilities."
After speaking, Black Zetsu continued, "I still have to find Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha to find out who they are truly loyal to. If they choose Obito Uchiha, then they will be expelled from Akatsuki!"
"Senior Zetsu!"
After Naraku Uehara called out to Black Zetsu, he hesitated and reminded him, "I previously vaguely discovered that Itachi Uchiha might not particularly hate his younger brother. His situation seems somewhat similar to Mangetsu Hozuki's…"
"Hehehehe… then you are mistaken."
Black Zetsu chuckled lightly and looked at Naraku Uehara, "You think you discovered that Itachi Uchiha was secretly protecting Sasuke Uchiha, right? In fact, Itachi Uchiha only wants to take Sasuke's Sharingan after he awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan to enhance his own visual prowess. This is the truth about the Uchiha brothers."
For a moment, Black Zetsu's trust in Naraku Uehara increased significantly.
It was also possible that Black Zetsu couldn't stand the Uchiha clan and simply told him this bloody truth.
"..."
Naraku Uehara didn't know what to say.
Had this Black Zetsu not discovered in a thousand years that the Uchiha brothers were both obsessed with each other? How on earth did Itachi Uchiha manage to make Black Zetsu trust him so deeply?
Damn it, as expected of the Pacific Ocean's Best Actor!
It was estimated that Itachi Uchiha used this as a reason to protect his younger brother! He was really good at using the situation to his advantage.
However, if Black Zetsu wanted to meet Kisame Hoshigaki, he had to give him a heads-up. Naraku Uehara felt a little envious of the Rinnegan. At least the Rinnegan could achieve ultra-long-distance communication, unlike him who had to run every time to deliver a message.
Fortunately, Kisame Hoshigaki was not far away.
By the way, he would also quietly see how Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha got along. It must be very interesting to see these two brothers together.
Currently, Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha were helping a nobleman in a small town deal with an invasion of rogue ninjas. This was almost equivalent to a war mission and usually came with a hefty reward.
Kisame Hoshigaki was currently drinking tea.
Ever since Sasuke Uchiha temporarily joined their team, Itachi Uchiha had clearly become more diligent, often taking the initiative to fight with Sasuke, presumably to hone his younger brother on the battlefield.
If a ninja wanted to become stronger, battle was the best training.
After Kisame Hoshigaki slowly took a sip of tea, he suddenly heard the familiar sound of cards. The next moment, he turned his head and saw his superior.
Naraku Uehara raised his eyebrows and looked at Kisame Hoshigaki with some displeasure, "You're having a good time, aren't you!"
"It's not that I want to."
Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head and chuckled lightly, "It's just that Mr. Itachi wants to create a training opportunity for his younger brother. How could I have the nerve to interfere?"
"Eh? How is Sasuke?"
Naraku Uehara was actually a little curious.
Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha, these two brothers who were nominally mortal enemies, were now living together day and night. Thinking about it, their life must be very interesting.
"He's very hardworking."
Kisame Hoshigaki praised softly, then sighed, "Unfortunately, for a ninja, hard work is precisely the thing that is least lacking. For that brat Sasuke to catch up with Mr. Itachi, the difficulty is too high…"
That's right.
For powerful ninjas, the least lacking thing was effort.
Sasuke Uchiha's effort could not bridge the gap between him and Itachi Uchiha, especially since Itachi Uchiha was a person who was more hardworking and more talented than him.
On the battlefield outside the town.
Under Itachi Uchiha's supervision and protection, Sasuke Uchiha finally killed all the rogue ninjas. Panting, he knelt on the ground, holding his ninja sword.
Bang!
Sasuke, who had just been resting for a moment, was sent flying by a kick from Itachi Uchiha!
Itachi Uchiha looked down at Sasuke, whose face was full of hatred, and said coldly, "Sasuke, it still takes you so long to deal with a bunch of trash. You're a useless drag, as always…"
"Bastard, sooner or later I'll kill you!"
Sasuke Uchiha fiercely clenched his fist.
Sasuke had gained something in this battle. He had just used his Sharingan's copying ability to secretly copy the swordsmanship Itachi Uchiha used and a Fire Release ninjutsu.
Even now, Sasuke Uchiha had to admit that this bastard Itachi Uchiha was an all-rounder.
No matter what ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu, he could use it with ease. During this time, Sasuke had been secretly learning Itachi Uchiha's taijutsu, ninjutsu, and swordsmanship with his Sharingan. The three-tomoe Sharingan made it easy for him to do this.
However…
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The corner of Sasuke Uchiha's mouth curled up slightly. Besides that so-called Mangekyo Sharingan, this Itachi Uchiha fellow was nothing special!
As long as he learned all the swordsmanship, taijutsu, and ninjutsu, and then found a way to find the weakness of the Mangekyo Sharingan, he would immediately kill Itachi Uchiha and take his place in Akatsuki!
On a tall building in the town.
From here, one could have a panoramic view of the love-hate relationship between the Uchiha brothers. Naraku Uehara couldn't help but chuckle lightly, "Does Itachi always treat his brother like this?"
"Mr. Itachi was already very gentle today."
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, "Today, Mr. Itachi rarely used his swordsmanship, which was really an eye-opener! Of course, if he really wanted to kill that bunch of trash without using any ninjutsu, it should only take him thirteen to seventeen seconds."
When Kisame Hoshigaki said this, he showed a meaningful smile, "Today, he only killed a few of them, yet it took him fifteen minutes."
"Interesting."
Naraku Uehara nodded and smiled.
With fifteen minutes, even a pig could copy Itachi Uchiha's swordsmanship with a Sharingan!
Itachi Uchiha really had it tough as an older brother. Under the supervision of Kisame Hoshigaki and the hatred of Sasuke Uchiha, he could only use these little tricks to teach his younger brother.
The problem was…
Wasn't Itachi Uchiha afraid that one day, based on his daily observations, Sasuke would think that Itachi Uchiha was nothing special, and that he would soon surpass Itachi Uchiha?
"Let's not talk about their brothers' messy affairs."
Naraku Uehara became serious and said softly to Kisame Hoshigaki, "Alright, let's get down to business! Before long, Black Zetsu will come looking for you. Because Obito Uchiha has betrayed us, it will probably want you to no longer be loyal to Obito Uchiha. So, have you thought about how to answer?"
"Oh?"
Kisame Hoshigaki showed a hint of surprise at the right time. After a moment, he suddenly blinked his small eyes, "May I be so bold as to ask, why did Obito Uchiha betray us?"
"Oh, he didn't betray us. He was just killed by me."
Facing a subordinate like Kisame Hoshigaki, who knew what was important, Naraku Uehara did not doubt his loyalty.
Kisame Hoshigaki nodded and said in a deep voice, "Understood. I will continue to lurk by Black Zetsu's side and investigate its intelligence."
Wasn't this just asking him to be a spy?
What an easy task!
However, after Naraku Uehara left, when Black Zetsu actually arrived, Kisame Hoshigaki felt that he had thought things were too simple.
Black Zetsu stated that Obito Uchiha had betrayed them.
Kisame Hoshigaki stated that he was only loyal to the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Black Zetsu expressed its satisfaction with Kisame Hoshigaki's attitude and told him he was not alone, "Don't worry, the Akatsuki intern Naraku Uehara is also our comrade. In the future, you must unconditionally support his every move."
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki was completely stunned.
What kind of divine operation was this Naraku Uehara pulling off?
The only two people left in the ninja world who supported Black Zetsu's Eye of the Moon plan were named Naraku Uehara and Kisame Hoshigaki. Did he still need to continue being a spy?
Wasn't the entire Eye of the Moon command structure completely hijacked?
"Don't look down on Uehara just because he's young."
Black Zetsu looked at the somewhat astonished Kisame Hoshigaki and softly persuaded, "In the future, in the organization, don't always bully Uehara. He is a simple-minded little fellow. In these past few years, he has only known how to research ninjutsu. The power he possesses is far beyond your imagination."
"Heh, understood."
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned his full mouth of shark teeth. His superior was so strong, how could he, as a subordinate, not have some idea?
Kisame Hoshigaki sighed in his heart, mourned for Black Zetsu for a few seconds, and calmly nodded, "Then I will cooperate well with him in the future."
Lord Uehara, is truly outrageous!
(End of Chapter)
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