: They surrendered and yet they're already fighting amongst themselves!

Chapter 45: They surrendered and yet they're already fighting amongst themselves!

"Kid, your eyes are dangerous!"

When Momochi Zabuza saw Uehara Naraku's gaze, alarm bells went off in his mind, and he subconsciously reached for the kunai on his waist.

Why is Uehara Naraku looking at him with such a dangerous gaze, as if he wants to bury him in the ground at any moment?

"no."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Yagura's corpse on the ground. He said softly, "I was just thinking about who should be blamed for the trouble of killing the Fourth Mizukage. It just so happens that your goal was to kill Yagura, right?"

"Are you still afraid of these things?"

Zabuza Momochi glanced at him contemptuously and said coldly, "If you're worried about being hunted down by Kirigakure, I can tell others that I killed Yagura..."

Just as Uehara Naraku had predicted, Momochi Zabuza verbally agreed to Uehara Naraku's request, but in his heart he was naturally unwilling to accept that a brat had become his new boss.

As for killing the Fourth Mizukage, it wasn't a problem for Zabuza Momochi; in fact, it was quite useful.

Because Yagura turned Kirigakure into a village of blood and mist, his reputation in Kirigakure has never been good. Many ninjas fear his status as Mizukage and his powerful strength, and hate his blood and mist policies to the core.

In the eyes of these people, Zabuza Momochi will be a true hero.

Uehara Naraku had also considered this point, and smiled as he nodded at Momochi Zabuza, saying, "This isn't just a simple problem. Once news of your killing Yagura spreads, there will surely be many ninjas in Kirigakure secretly supporting you, right?"

"snort…"

Zabuza Momochi snorted but didn't reply. He hadn't expected that his little scheme would be exposed by Naraku Uehara so quickly.

To be honest, he really planned to use the heroic title of "killing Yagura and ending the Blood Mist Village" to return to the Land of Water in the future, and perhaps even secretly control the power of Kirigakure.

Uehara Naraku didn't care about this.

Kisame Hoshigaki didn't care. Among those present, only he and Uehara knew that Yagura was just a puppet controlled by someone.

"Uehara-sama."

Hozuki Mangetsu frowned, glancing at Momochi Zabuza with some displeasure, and said in a low voice, "If Zabuza carries too much on his shoulders, won't it affect our plans? Suigetsu is currently very envious of his Executioner's Blade..."

Uehara Naraku asked, his face full of confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Why not just kill Momochi Zabuza!"

Hozuki Mangetsu exuded a murderous aura, his sharp little teeth flashing in a fierce pose as he coldly declared, "Perfect timing, I can also wield the Executioner's Blade!"

"You bastard, you think you can kill me!"

"Zabuza-senpai, this is not a difficult thing."

"..."

These two loose former allies are arguing again.

Uehara didn't know whether Hozuki Mangetsu was jealous of Zabuza's position in Hozuki Suigetsu's heart, or whether he wanted the guillotine in Zabuza's hand.

But to be so eager to turn on your own comrades... the average moral bottom line of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is a bit low!

Only Kisame Hoshigaki is still trustworthy.

"alright."

Kisame Hoshigaki kicked the Executioner's Blade, now only the hilt remaining, in front of Zabuza, chuckling, "Zabuza, go fix your ninja sword and pick up the Mizukage's corpse... Uehara-sama, where are we going next?"

"Hidden Mist Village"

Uehara Naraku glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Zabuza, go and announce to Kirigakure that you killed the Fourth Mizukage; Hozuki Mangetsu, go and take care of your own affairs. Kisame and I will be waiting for you outside Kirigakure tonight."

"understood."

"clear."

Zabuza Momochi and Mangetsu Hozuki each responded and vanished in an instant from in front of Naraku Uehara, leaving Kisame Hoshigaki standing behind him.

Kisame Hoshigaki, watching Naraku Uehara's retreating figure, exclaimed in praise, "The power that Lord Uehara displayed today seems to have grown even stronger!"

"well enough?"

Uehara Naraku was too embarrassed to admit that he was a cheater, and honest people like Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't understand the existence of cheaters.

Of course, he also found it hard to understand that hardcore ninja.

Kisame Hoshigaki smiled, taking it as Uehara being modest, and continued, "Given Lord Uehara's age, he will only grow stronger in the future, and perhaps he will even surpass that demigod ninja from Amegakure!"

"Hanzo the Salamander?"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but chuckle, "Hey, Kisame, using him as an example is just an insult implying I'm not strong enough!"

Kisame Hoshigaki smiled and shook his head, then said seriously, "No, Lord Uehara's power is beyond my comprehension. I don't know what that guy named Obito Uchiha was thinking, daring to be an enemy of Lord Uehara."

"Him?"

Upon hearing Kisame's words, Uehara Naraku whispered a warning: "Kisame, don't underestimate him just because he's not the real Uchiha Madara! In some ways, Obito Uchiha is much more troublesome than Madara!"

"Is that so?"

Kisame Hoshigaki pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "I think I know how to regain his trust... but how should I explain that Lord Uehara was willing to spare my life?"

"Hmm..."

Uehara Naraku thought for a moment and came up with a reason: "Just think of me as an intern working hard to become a full member of Akatsuki. After all, my mission in the Land of Water is to recruit you into Akatsuki."

"clear."

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned.

"Let's go, let's go pick someone up first."

Uehara Naraku remembered that he had previously arranged for Haku to wait for Zabuza. Now that he no longer needed to wait for Zabuza, he naturally wanted to take Haku with him.

The trip to the Land of Water went smoothly; all the things they wanted to do were accomplished, and some were even exceeded.

The only problem is, where is Obito Uchiha?

Is that guy still chasing after Kakashi Hatake?

Uehara Naraku was right; Uchiha Obito had indeed been tracking Kakashi Hatake and Karin.

It was getting late.

Kakashi Hatake and Karin hid in the mountains outside Kirigakure.

Kakashi believed that Obito Uchiha was still near Kirigakure, plotting revenge for Rin; Karin, however, thought that Obito was a schemer who definitely wanted to kill them, and kept urging Kakashi to flee the Land of Water.

However, how could Kakashi Hatake, who wanted to get the truth from Obito Uchiha and bring him back to Konoha, give up? He analyzed the information he got from Karin and felt that his best friend's IQ had improved a lot.

Do people really grow up?

Karin nudged Kakashi's shoulder and pointed to the Hidden Mist Village, which was engulfed in flames below, shouting, "Kakashi, something seems to have happened in the Hidden Mist Village!"

The sounds of fighting within the village even reached the mountains!

Kakashi Hatake's expression immediately tensed. Ignoring his injuries, he was about to head to Kirigakure to gather intelligence: "It might have been Obito! I have to go check it out!"

"He will kill you!"

Hua Ling grabbed his arm.

Kakashi Hatake remained silent for a moment, then slowly pulled away from Karin's arms, lowered his head, and said, "Even if Obito wants to kill me, I will get the truth from him."

Even if Obito refused to return to the village because of Rin's death... then why did he go and kill Minato and his wife?

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