What does Uehara mean by this?
Is it another new deception?
Clearly not much time has passed since they last discovered Uehara Naraku deceiving them, is this guy Uehara Naraku starting to deceive them again?
This kind of thing is just too much!
Jiraiya and Tsunade's faces changed color instantly, barely daring to believe they heard Uehara Naraku's words.
Even though Jiraiya and Tsunade both had just anticipated that Uehara Naraku might be a spy, hearing Uehara Naraku admit it sent tremors through their hearts.
Tsunade was almost shaking with anger!
How many times does this bastard Uehara Naraku intend to toy with them before he's satisfied!
She wasted efforts trying hard to mediate disputes between the Hidden Rain Village and other major nations, even during every argument she would stand on Uehara Naraku's side as much as possible.
When the Ninja Alliance was being planned, it was Tsunade who directly nominated Uehara Naraku for the position of Alliance Commander-in-Chief!
This bastard…
This is how he treats her trust!
"Uehara Naraku!"
Tsunade clenched her fist tightly and spoke in a deep voice, "What do you mean right now? Do you know exactly what you're doing!"
"I've always known."
Uehara Naraku shook his head with a sigh, looked at the gathering ninjas, and asked, "Before I tell you some stories, I want to ask first, are your hearts problem-free?"
"What do you mean?"
Tsunade's eyes tightened.
Jiraiya suddenly clenched his fist, his face looking grim, "Hearing you say this, it seems like what you're about to say will be shocking!"
"It should be quite shocking, right?"
Uehara Naraku spread his palms, his mouth slightly curved, smiling as he continued, "First, Lady Tsunade, there's an error I've always wanted to correct you on; every time you say I've changed too much, I want to tell you one thing..."
Uehara Naraku's expression gradually became serious, his voice also became high-pitched, "I've actually never changed. No matter what happens around me, everything I've done has been for a greater purpose!"
Uehara Naraku stared at Tsunade, his gaze becoming increasingly solemn, "The Eye of the Moon Plan is the true way to achieve peace in this world. Since I was twelve years old, I've been working towards this plan!"
"Eye of the Moon Plan?"
Jiraiya's eyes darkened, speaking loudly, "What is that? Is that your scheme?"
"No."
Uehara Naraku slowly shook his head, looked towards Uchiha Madara beside him, and spoke softly, "How should I put it, the Eye of the Moon Plan is to gather all the Tailed Beasts, resurrect the Ten-tailed, and then use the Ten-tailed's power to unleash an immensely powerful Genjutsu that traps all ninjas in the Ninja World into their desired dream world..."
Uehara Naraku looked at the shock on everyone's faces, continued in a soft voice, "This plan is the will left by senior Uchiha Madara. Once, Lord Nagato was the main executor of this plan, but in the end, he chose to give it up..."
At this point, Uehara Naraku's voice came to a halt.
Just when everyone else was watching Uehara Naraku with vigilance, fearing he would make any move, Uehara Naraku's face broke into a slight smile.
"Or perhaps, it was I who made Lord Nagato give it up."
Uehara Naraku's lips curled again, showing an exceedingly gentle smile, "Because I am very aware of the dangers of the Eye of the Moon Plan, and I also know that Lord Nagato's body can no longer withstand the power of the Rinnegan, so I orchestrated a certain event..."
Uehara Naraku's gaze slowly shifted, eventually stopping at Jiraiya, his smile growing more enigmatic, "Lord Jiraiya, do you still remember why you were able to leave with Lord Nagato's and our intel?"
"..."
In an instant, Jiraiya's heart sank.
Looking at Uehara Naraku's smile, Jiraiya suddenly felt like he had stepped into a dark abyss, as if everything he had done was under Uehara Naraku's control.
"It's you..."
Jiraiya's voice cracked with bitterness, "No wonder you didn't make a move back then, but allowed me to be rescued by Uchiha Obito..."
"Exactly."
Uehara Naraku slowly nodded and continued to smile, "Everything was within my expectations, my purpose was simply to let you take Lord Nagato's intel away..."
"So... you orchestrated Nagato's death in Konoha?"
"You could say that."
Uehara Naraku's gaze slowly moved, passing over Jiraiya, and finally resting on Uzumaki Naruto, "I am well aware of the power that Uzumaki Naruto possesses. I knew Lord Nagato could not succeed, so attacking Konoha provided a perfect opportunity for him to die, freeing him from the Eye of the Moon Plan..."
Uehara Naraku's face showed a hint of regret, and he continued softly, "Because I knew he would definitely not listen to my advice... but it doesn't matter, in this Ninja World, death is a trivial matter."
Death...
Is a trivial matter.
When Uehara Naraku calmly said this, it sent a chill through the hearts of all the ninjas.
What was even more terrifying was that everything that happened later did not exceed Uehara Naraku's expectations. Everything was staged exactly according to his manipulation!
This guy is simply a master at playing with people's hearts!
And this guy also knows everyone here very well!
Uehara Naraku looked at everyone present, smiled, and continued, "After Nagato-sama's death, I didn't give up on the Eye of the Moon Plan... From that day on, I became the main orchestrator of the entire Eye of the Moon Plan."
"Bastard!"
Tsunade stared at Uehara Naraku, gritting her teeth and said, "At that time, everyone saw Nagato's sacrifice... except you didn't reveal your hidden darkness! You never inherited Nagato's last wishes, you ignored his will!"
"I never hid the darkness, it was just you who misunderstood."
Uehara Naraku couldn't help but chuckle softly, looked at Tsunade and said, "Of course, I wouldn't deliberately correct your mistakes either... Tsunade-sama, what are last wishes? If your closest person died, what would you do?"
"So..."
Tsunade's gaze was fixed tightly on Orochimaru, controlled by Black Zetsu to make hand seals, and her gaze slowly fell on Nagato in another area of the battlefield, speaking in a low voice, "At that time, you had already thought of resurrecting Nagato!"
"Yes."
Uehara Naraku also tilted his head to glance at Orochimaru and Black Zetsu behind him, smiling and continued, "But to resurrect Nagato-sama, we always need someone capable of using the Rinnegan, right?"
"So..."
Tsunade slowly clenched her fist, speaking in a deep voice, "So you used Orochimaru, because you could be sure you could defeat him, and you planned to let him use the Rinnegan to resurrect Nagato!"
"Correct!"
A powerful chakra suddenly erupted from Uehara Naraku as he coldly swept his gaze over everyone present, "The purpose of this entire war is nothing more than a drama I concocted and directed, a grand play unfolding!"
Uehara Naraku coldly said, "Nagato-sama will be resurrected, the Eye of the Moon Plan will succeed, all of you are the audience I specifically prepared for this grand play!"
Clap clap clap clap clap...
Beside him, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but raise his hand to applaud.
Uchiha Madara looked at Uehara Naraku, smiling and spoke with admiration, "What a terrifying child! Even I am somewhat shocked by your cunning, Uehara. I'm even starting to wonder if my resurrection was also within your expectations..."
"No need to wonder."
Uehara Naraku's eyes narrowed slightly, returning Uchiha Madara a warm smile, "Zetsu-senpai has always had Yakushi Kabuto resurrect Madara-senpai in his prime, I had guessed this might happen long ago."
"Interesting..."
Uchiha Madara's eyes tightened slightly.
At the next moment, Uchiha Madara seemed to think of a possibility and turned his head to look at a certain spot on the battlefield, "So, that guy who used Reanimation to resurrect me... has always been under your control?"
"Oh, him..."
Uehara Naraku couldn't help but chuckle softly. He didn't hide anything from Uchiha Madara, just waved to Yakushi Kabuto, chuckling, "He's my most capable subordinate, and he's the one who helped me manipulate everything about Orochimaru."
"What about Uchiha Obito?"
Uchiha Madara felt he had many questions.
If Yakushi Kabuto is the controller of Reanimation, then Uchiha Obito is also controlled by Reanimation, his death becomes rather suspicious!
Uehara Naraku was not stingy with his teachings either. He smiled and continued to answer, "When Zetsu-senpai first told me about the Eye of the Moon Plan, I once thought, why couldn't the Eye of the Moon Plan be led by me?"
"Speaking of which..."
Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan flickered slightly as he slowly tightened his war fan behind him, speaking in a low voice, "At the beginning of this war, you manipulated Uchiha Obito to induce a battle between you and me..."
"Just testing."
Uehara Naraku's smile grew even more pronounced, looking at Uchiha Madara, he continued, "If Madara-senpai's power is too strong, I would find a way to send Madara-senpai back to the Netherworld.
It seems now that Madara-senpai's power is still under my control, so I allowed Madara-senpai to stay..."
Uehara Naraku looked at Uchiha Madara's expression and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Madara-senpai, are you unhappy about my test?"
"No."
Uchiha Madara slowly shook his head.
This little brat, underestimating him too much!
If this Uehara Naraku thinks like that, he's sorely mistaken. The control of Reanimation does not mean everything!
When he is revived again and regains his eyes and the Ten-tailed, Uchiha Madara will let Uehara Naraku know just how strong a legendary figure at his peak truly is!
Uchiha Madara slowly lowered his head, hiding his expression, speaking in a low voice, "Uehara Naraku, you are the most fearsome ninja in terms of scheming and plotting that I have ever seen, even Senju Tobirama pales in comparison to you..."
Unfortunately...
Too deep in schemes, yet too shallow in vision!
This little brat, Uehara, has no idea what monster he's unleashed!