Too arrogant.
Even Uchiha Obito, who was the mastermind behind the Akatsuki back in the day, wasn't as egotistical as Uehara Naraku. Why doesn't this guy just fly up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the moon?
Uehara Naraku looked at Uchiha Obito's expression and chuckled softly, "Tsk, just look at your expression. You're merely a frog in the well of the Ninja World. Go do your work!"
"..."
Uchiha Obito cursed inwardly and vanished into a spiraling vortex, and a moment later, his figure appeared at Hoshigaki Kisame's place.
Kisame was a bit surprised to see Uchiha Obito wearing a mask.
Wasn't this guy killed by Uehara? How is he showing up again?
"Kisame, it's me."
Uehara Naraku's voice came from Uchiha Obito's mouth, speaking softly, "To avoid wasting resources, after killing Uchiha Obito, I pulled his soul back from the Netherworld and revived him using Reanimation. Now this guy is my puppet."
"..."
Hoshigaki Kisame was startled for a moment before grinning, "As expected, Lord Uehara, not even the dead can escape your control!"
"No need for this pointless chatter."
Uehara Naraku manipulated Uchiha Obito to speak further, "This time when you go to the Land of Fire, I will have Uchiha Obito quietly follow you. In case Uchiha Itachi turns traitor, you, Ameyuri, and Mangetsu may not be able to take down Uchiha Itachi!"
"Itachi-senpai probably wouldn't dare, would he?"
Kisame furrowed his brow and responded quietly, "These past few years getting along, Itachi-senpai hasn't hidden his secret care for Uchiha Sasuke in front of me. Besides, who in Konoha would believe him anyway?"
"What if he secretly leaks my information?"
Uehara Naraku spoke gruffly, commanding, "After all, what I've been doing lately poses too great of a threat to peace. Even if Uchiha Itachi, for Sasuke's sake, doesn't dare to outright rebel, secretly leaking information is something I won't stand for!"
Kisame: "..."
Finally, one day, Lord Uehara realized that the things he's been doing are inhumane and easily push people to a dead end?
Lord Uehara has truly grown up!
If you know you're doing inhumane things, then restrain yourself a bit!
Look at the meeting today; you know Uchiha Itachi is protective of his brother, yet you force his brother right in front of him, clearly trying to push the brothers to their end!
"Before you set off, go and openly threaten Uchiha Itachi!"
Uehara Naraku ignored all this, simply continuing, "If my information is intentionally or accidentally leaked, I will directly feed Sasuke to the Three-tailed Isobu!"
"..."
After Kisame nodded, he asked with a puzzled expression, "Lord Uehara, wouldn't such words just further push Itachi-senpai to act against us?"
"No, he won't."
Uehara Naraku chuckled lightly before explaining, "Because Uchiha Sasuke's life is in our hands. That guy won't dare take risks; he must let his younger brother grow stronger so he can protect himself, because he knows the secret that can make Sasuke grow stronger!"
Mangekyo Sharingan is far from enough.
What about the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which never goes blind, and can even activate the Complete Form of Susanoo? This is the power that Uchiha Madara once used to conquer the Ninja World and contend with the God of Ninja, Senju Hashirama!
Uchiha Itachi won't risk Uchiha Sasuke.
Because once Uchiha Sasuke awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan and then transplants Uchiha Itachi's eyes, he can obtain the legendary Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and at that time, Sasuke will unquestionably stand at the pinnacle of this Ninja World!
Uchiha Itachi has long arranged his brother's path; how could he take unnecessary risks with Uchiha Sasuke?
Hoshigaki Kisame sighed softly, "Just for the sake of worrying about leaking information, isn't all this effort unnecessary? Wouldn't it be better to just kill Itachi-senpai or not let him go to the Land of Fire for the mission?"
"He must go!"
Uehara Naraku decisively interrupted Hoshigaki Kisame, because if Uchiha Itachi doesn't go to the Land of Fire, how could the location of the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan be revealed?
This is Uehara Naraku's main purpose for sending Uchiha Itachi to the Land of Fire.
As soon as the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan is dealt with, Uchiha Itachi will no longer pose any threat and can quietly walk towards the end of his life.
"As for why not kill him..."
Using Uchiha Obito's body, Uehara Naraku spoke solemnly, "We haven't squeezed out his last bit of value yet. I still need to turn him into the final nourishment for Uchiha Sasuke to grow stronger. Anyway, we all know this is what he desires, right?"
"Yes, I understand."
Hoshigaki Kisame nodded reluctantly.
What else could he do when the boss gave such orders?
"Do you know why I want you to directly clarify the weighted consequences to Uchiha Itachi?"
Uehara Naraku chuckled lightly and disdainfully spoke, "Because he is soon to be a dead man. An individual who is about to reach the end of life doesn't need excessive fear. His life or death is in my hands!"
Kisame: "..."
How pitiful!
Kisame couldn't help but glance at Uchiha Obito standing in front of him. If you truly think about it, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Sasuke have all been toyed with in the palms of Uehara Naraku's hands.
Who knows why Lord Uehara is so keen on deceiving and using the Uchiha clan... Perhaps it's because their clan is strong and has valuable power to exploit?