Uehara Naraku had no idea what Obito was planning.
Uehara simply used some slick words, and Uchiha Obito actually believed he wasn't holding a grudge, probably never been in a relationship, right?
Now, Uehara Naraku stood before a team of ordinary Hidden Sand Ninjas, loudly announcing the orders from The Hidden Rain Village: "By order of Lord Hanzo, all neighboring country ninjas must leave immediately. We are commencing the elimination of rogue ninjas in the Land of Rain."
"But our mission..."
The Hidden Sand Ninjas were somewhat reluctant.
Because the number of commissions from their village was decreasing, and now the village's finances were solely maintained by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, therefore, when encountering external commissions, both the Hidden Sand Village and the Sand Ninjas cherished them greatly.
After all, client resources were dwindling.
Uehara Naraku shook his head, appearing very polite: "Sorry, compared to your mission, I'm worried that if you get caught up in the conflict, it might trigger a war between The Hidden Rain Village and The Hidden Sand Village, leading to greater losses."
"..."
The Sand Ninjas exchanged glances with one another.
If Uehara Naraku wasn't stepping on one of their comrades, they might have actually considered bluffing and refusing to back down.
Unfortunately, they couldn't win!
The most important thing now was to first relay the news of the internal conflict back home.
This was precisely Uehara's goal, to expel ordinary mission ninjas to let them spread the news of the Land of Rain abroad.
If facing spies like those from the Anbu...
Another method of dealing was necessary, since these spies aimed to gather the most secret intelligence, encountering spies meant they had to be killed.
When the situation in the Land of Rain stabilizes and all of Hanzo's loyalists are eliminated, the entire Hidden Rain Village will be sealed by Pain's Rain Tiger at Will Jutsu.
Uehara Naraku looked at the Sand Ninjas and continued to ask, "By the way, is there any Jonin among you?"
"..."
The Sand Ninjas' eyes shifted, stopping on the one beneath Uehara Naraku's foot.
The guy on the ground who couldn't last a few moves against Uehara Naraku was actually their squad's Jonin Captain.
"Are you sure this is a Jonin?"
Uehara Naraku gazed curiously at the ninja under his foot, a slight suspicion in his eyes: "Is the Jonin standard of the Hidden Sand Village this low?"
The Hidden Sand Jonin raised his head stubbornly, looking at Uehara Naraku: "Kid, are you trying to humiliate me? I'm the Wind Blade of the Hidden Sand Village!"
"Is that it? Is that it?"
"Damn brat, I'll fight you to the death!"
The Hidden Sand Jonin was infuriated by Uehara Naraku's words, gritting his teeth and twitching his fingers, one of his subordinates actually rushed towards Uehara Naraku!
No, that wasn't his subordinate.
But rather his puppet, disguised as an ordinary Hidden Sand Ninja.
This Jonin Captain of the Hidden Sand Village was a valuable Puppet Master!
No wonder he could become the Jonin Captain of the Hidden Sand Village; having excellent puppets made him much stronger than ordinary ninjas in the Hidden Sand Village.
It's just that when a Puppet Master is engaged in close combat, they're basically just waiting to die...
Just now, after engaging with Uehara Naraku, the Hidden Sand Jonin didn't have time to use his puppets and was quickly knocked to the ground by Uehara Naraku with three punches and two kicks.
Now, he's fighting back for the honor of the Hidden Sand Village!
Crack!
Uehara Naraku casually summoned a purple Chakra Broadsword and slashed the incoming puppet into a pile of parts!
Uehara kicked the scattered parts: "Is that all?"
"You damn brat..."
The Hidden Sand Jonin on the ground saw this scene and was heartbroken, staring resentfully at Uehara: "That was the puppet Master Ebizo gave me!"
Ebizo was an advisor to the Hidden Sand Village, highly respected.
Not because of his strength, but because of his intelligence, earning him the title of the Elder of the Sand by the people of the Land of Wind and the Hidden Sand Village.
In reality, he's a character similar to Shimura Danzo.
Ebizo once held all the espionage information of the Hidden Sand Village, and even in retirement, he still has many dark lines willing to follow his orders.
But now the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is thriving due to his Gold Panning Technique, and few have heard of Ebizo's name in the current Ninja World.
This is partly the fault of someone in the Akatsuki.
Sasori of the Red Sand.
Because Sasori left the Hidden Sand Village, his grandmother Chiyo became disheartened and chose to retire on her own.
Ebizo also retired to accompany his sister.
Uehara Naraku blinked. He had heard of Ebizo but didn't have much impression of the old man who didn't appear much in the original story.
Uehara Naraku held his purple Chakra Broadsword, pointing at the puppet master of the Hidden Sand on the ground: "Do you know where Ebizo and Chiyo are?"
Uehara was just a little interested in the information about Granny Chiyo.
Because he had a few side quests related to Granny Chiyo, and according to Uehara Naraku's hypothesis, the rewards for these quests wouldn't be too shabby.
The most important one included a quest to collect the One's Own Life Reincarnation!
This involved a Jutsu that could resurrect the deceased, and perhaps the quest reward would be an opportunity for Uehara Naraku to gain an extra life.
Hopefully, it would be an ancient skill called Rebirth.
Of course, if the system rewarded Uehara Naraku with a piece of Resurrection Armor not found in the shop, he would gladly accept it.
As for how to collect the One's Own Life Reincarnation, naturally, it would be by selling information about Sasori of the Red Sand, or directly impersonating Sasori?
Isn't that a bit too much...
Bah!
He, Uehara Naraku, was meant to become the mastermind behind the Ninja World, not someone else's pawn!
"How do you know about Lord Chiyo?"
The Sanders puppet master showed a hint of surprise on his face, then he seemed to piece something together in his mind, laughing to himself: "Of course, Lord Chiyo once repelled Hanzo of the Salamander, so you Hidden Rain people must be afraid of her coming here!"
"Why do you talk so much?"
Uehara Naraku looked displeased at this foul-mouthed Sand Ninja Captain, a flash of rage passing across his face: "No, how dare you insult Lord Hanzo!"
After speaking, Uehara Naraku flicked a ninja headband into the air with his sword: "When I'm asking questions, focus on answering them!"
"Hahaha..."
The Sand Ninja Captain laughed wildly, looking at Uehara Naraku with disdain: "Lord Chiyo is right behind our team. She'll arrive soon, take Hanzo of the Salamander's head, and kill everyone in The Hidden Rain Village!"
"Hey, Granny Chiyo hasn't retired yet?"
Uehara Naraku was stunned for a moment, secretly opening his fate panel.
Uehara Naraku quickly swung the purple Chakra Broadsword, stabbing it into the chest of the Sand Ninja Captain, shouting: "How dare you lie to me? Do you know who I am?"
In the entire Ninja World, only he had the right to deceive others!
These words made the remaining Sand Ninjas glance sideways, this little ninja was already so powerful, he seemed like a remarkable figure!
One slightly braver ninja watched the blood dripping from Uehara's Chakra Broadsword and asked quietly: "Your Excellency, who exactly are you?"
"I'm just a trivial nobody."
"..."
The Sand Ninjas didn't believe him!
Uehara Naraku didn't care if they believed or not, but his face wore the fierce look of youth: "Do any of you know where Chiyo is?"
"We don't..."
The Sand Ninjas immediately shook their heads.
Uehara Naraku interrupted them, waving his Chakra Broadsword: "Liars must swallow a thousand needles!"
What kind of absurd punishment is this!
The Sand Ninjas, hearing Uehara Naraku's threat, didn't even dare swallow their saliva.
One of the Sand Ninjas raised his hand, his voice hoarse as he answered: "Lord Chiyo and Lord Ebizo are residing in an oasis outside the village."