Ninja Alliance Command.
When Uehara Naraku walked in, the leaders of the Five Great Countries were present, along with the commanders of various units; they were still discussing information issues.
The scene appeared relatively harmonious and friendly, except for Black Zetsu.
However, their expressions seemed somewhat unpleasant, including Black Zetsu.
Can anyone now tell Uehara Naraku why Black Zetsu has perfectly blended in, and this guy even has a Ninja Alliance forehead protector!
This has been done too thoroughly!
"Uehara, you're finally here."
Black Zetsu, upon seeing Uehara Naraku, spoke with a hint of anxiety: "The Perception Squad has yet to find any trace of Orochimaru, but we discovered a location that's a bit off. A battle that changed the terrain took place there…"
"I know."
Uehara Naraku glanced at the issue pointed out by Black Zetsu, then at the Five Kage and numerous commanders present, his expression turning serious: "I encountered Uchiha Obito outside the Akatsuki's base, and he lured me to that location…"
"What?"
"Did something happen?"
"Why did he lure you there?"
"If judging solely by the traces on the scene, you seem to have experienced an unprecedented battle, even comparable to the Valley of the End…"
"..."
Uehara Naraku, hearing the group of people vying to ask questions, waved to stop them and replied, "I encountered the person ambushing me there… First Hokage Senju Hashirama, and barely forced them to retreat after a fierce battle with the God of Ninja."
"..."
Everyone in the room couldn't help but widen their eyes.
Tsunade looked at Uehara Naraku in disbelief, her face appearing somewhat unconvinced: "You actually met Grandpa, and won?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't look at me like that, okay?"
Uehara Naraku casually found a place to sit and spoke softly: "Additionally, I received some bad news and some good news from my battle with the First Hokage. Although it may not be very important to you, it's still useful. Which do you want to hear first?"
"Let's hear the good news first!"
Tsunade glanced at everyone present and sighed: "If it's good news, at least it can boost our confidence in the war a bit, right?"
"Okay."
Uehara Naraku spread his hands and said, "Because Yakushi Kabuto or Orochimaru need to control the First Hokage, they don't dare to let him exert his full power. Furthermore, if slightly stronger, the First Hokage may break free from their control."
After saying this, Uehara Naraku continued to add, "Precisely because of this, Uchiha Obito had no choice but to retreat together with the First Hokage… So, I can only count it as utilizing this method to achieve victory!"
"Is that so?"
Tsunade held her fist loosely and covered her lips, speaking in a deep voice: "Maybe we can use this… Let me think carefully…"
"Then let's hear the bad news first!"
Uehara Naraku looked at Tsunade and said, "We might have to add one more person to the Reanimation list we previously speculated… Uchiha Itachi."
After finishing, Uehara Naraku worried that people might not understand, so he explained: "An Uchiha Itachi who can use Susanoo without worrying about eye power consumption; that guy Yakushi Kabuto secretly stole Mr. Itachi's body…"
"..."
Everyone present fell into silence.
After taking a deep breath, Tsunade spoke in a deep voice: "At least compared to the good news you brought, this isn't particularly bad. Actually, Shikaku had already calculated that Itachi might be among the Reanimation forces."
"That's good."
After nodding, Uehara Naraku looked at Nara Shikaku sitting aside and sighed lightly: "Thankfully, there's still Shikaku-sama's help…"
"Alright."
Fourth Raikage A swept his gaze around the people and spoke loudly: "Now all the ninja units have arrived; how long until the reorganization is complete?"
"Almost very soon, right?"
The beautiful secretary Mabui replied softly: "All ninjas already know their assigned squads, and the ninja headbands have been distributed…"
"This is really a big scene."
Uehara Naraku sighed, recalling the densely packed ninjas he saw coming in, and marveled: "Even I feel a little excited seeing so many ninjas. How many do we have now?"
"Seventy-eight thousand four hundred fifty-three…"
Nara Shikaku provided an exact number.
Fifth Kazekage Gaara and Third Tsuchikage Onoki glanced at Uehara Naraku and concealed what they wanted to say.
They feared affecting unity.
Fourth Raikage probably knew this as well, so he just sighed: "In our village, many injured still can't participate; otherwise, this number could increase by over two thousand, especially since they are elites…"
As for why there are injured.
That question should be directed to Uehara Naraku.
But all present tacitly skipped this topic because they were very aware of what Uehara Naraku's ability to defeat the First Hokage meant.
Even if this First Hokage is restricted, at least it proves that Uehara Naraku can handle a legendary figure.
"Let's not talk about this now."
Tsunade knocked on the table to interrupt the Fourth Raikage's speech and continued, "Now let's discuss how we can find Orochimaru's location. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it is for us. Mr. Zetsu, do you have any suggestions?"
"I've thought about a few."
Black Zetsu pondered for a while and actually came up with a relatively reliable suggestion: "We will dispatch ninjas with strong perception abilities to search in some strategically hidden areas. The remaining perception ninjas will sweep back and forth across the Ninja World. Combat squads will also set out to help patrol..."
This isn't a bad plan.
This guy, Black Zetsu, has truly seamlessly integrated into the Ninja Alliance. At least the suggestions it puts forward have been fairly reliable, and its performance has been quite diligent.
For example, its new colleague C actually admires Black Zetsu very much.
"Alright, let's proceed with this plan!"
The Fourth Raikage looked at the many captains present and said sternly, "Now let each unit's captain go command their units and be ready to move out at any time..."
"Lord Raikage!"
Just then, a figure darted in, interrupting the Fourth Raikage: "Lord Raikage, Lord Killer Bee is back!"
"Bee is back?"
The Fourth Raikage was shocked.
Everyone in the room wore a trace of surprise. They all thought the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki had died after having the Eight-Tails extracted by Orochimaru!
After all, back when Yakushi Kabuto disrupted the Five Kage Summit, he mentioned the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki, and at that time, they all thought Killer Bee was already dead.
Unexpectedly, he actually came back!
Since Killer Bee returned, they definitely needed to find out why he escaped and what really happened!
Honestly, Killer Bee was still baffled.
Because he hadn't figured out what exactly had happened in this world... after just sleeping for a long time, unbelievable changes had occurred in the Ninja World.
The outbreak of the Fourth Great Ninja War could be understood...
After all, with Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto controlling so many Tailed Beasts, it was sure to incite a siege by the major Ninja Villages.
But...
How did Uehara Naraku become one of us?
Killer Bee hadn't yet processed how the Akatsuki, who invaded the Hidden Cloud Village and destroyed other Ninja Villages, had joined their Ninja Alliance...
Killer Bee felt something had gone wrong with this world.
Under the threat of the Fourth Raikage's fist, Killer Bee could only suppress his urge to rap and briefly explained his situation: "Because of Gyuki! Because of Minato! That's how I escaped!"
Killer Bee used simple gestures and words to recount how he survived after Gyuki was extracted, and briefly described the exchange between Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Obito, as well as Orochimaru's location.
The most crucial point is Orochimaru's hideout!
Identifying Orochimaru's hideout at least means the Ninja Alliance is no longer blind in this war. They can launch an offensive against Orochimaru.
After Killer Bee pointed out the location, he turned to Uehara Naraku and spontaneously delivered a somber rap: "Gyuki died, Minato said, protect Uehara Naraku, unimaginable! Protect Uzumaki Naruto, what is that!"
"Speak normally!"
The Fourth Raikage punched him in the head.
Killer Bee, holding his head, explained Namikaze Minato's last message, simply asking Uehara Naraku and Uzumaki Naruto to be careful.
Tsunade pondered silently for a while and suddenly said, "It's understandable that Orochimaru would want to capture Naruto to obtain the Nine-tailed Chakra..."
After speaking, Tsunade suddenly looked at Uehara Naraku: "Why would Orochimaru want to keep trying to assassinate you then?"
"Perhaps because I bullied him before?"
Uehara Naraku sighed softly, looking at Tsunade: "If you continuously bully Orochimaru, he'll surely want to assassinate you..." It might also be because he discovered my...
"..."
Tsunade paused for a second and murmured, "Really? But why hasn't Orochimaru sent anyone to assassinate me then?"
After all, Tsunade also used to bully Orochimaru!
Of course, it wasn't really bullying, just more of a way comrades interacted, so maybe that's why Orochimaru didn't make a move!
Compared to Uehara Naraku's bullying, even killing Orochimaru seemed like an insignificant matter!
"Well, at least we found Orochimaru's base."
Uehara Naraku clapped his hands, saying solemnly: "In this case, having acquired information about Orochimaru, we should immediately surround him, quickly dispatch perception ninja squads to scout and confirm, then reorganize our forces and set out immediately!"
"Wait..."
The Fourth Raikage looked at Uehara Naraku and said seriously, "If the intel Bee brought back is credible, they will surely send someone to cause trouble for you and Naruto... we must protect you!"
"..."
Everyone couldn't help but glance back and forth at the Fourth Raikage.
This guy must be out of his mind, the war hasn't officially started yet, and he's already planning to hide Uehara Naraku, the strongest combatant?