Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 258 Mimori Seeks Aid from Akatsuki

Upon hearing Kyosuke's words, Chisuke looked surprised and said, "I do know Makino Nanahara, but I didn't tell him about this mission. I've never even met him."

Oni Ichiro said in a tone of schadenfreude, "Tsk tsk tsk, there must be something fishy going on here."

Mikami glanced at Chisuke, shook his head and said, "You should run away. I can't beat Jiraiya and I can't protect you."

Because of Kyosuke's advance warning, they had ample time to deal with Jiraiya's attack, so they weren't too nervous.

Kyosuke frowned and said, "If it wasn't you, then who betrayed you, Chisuke? Be careful, the enemy might have other schemes up their sleeves."

Chisuke's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "To transform into my appearance to reveal information, and to allow Makino Nanahara to be cleverly captured by you, you can only do this and profit from it. I can't think of anyone else but Chiyo and Rasa."

Kyosuke, reminded by Chisuke, also recalled a detail.

"Speaking of which, during the battle, Makino Nanahara's two companions retreated a bit too early, which was indeed abnormal."

Mikami also said, "Rasa's strength is growing very fast. Sensuke, you guys are too slow. You still haven't dealt with Rasa."

Upon hearing Mikami's words, Chisuke snorted and said, "Hmph, I dream of killing Rasa every day. It's a pity that the Third Kazekage is still alive, so we dare not act rashly. Pakura is too concerned about the interests of the Sand Village ninja and is unwilling to use underhanded tactics, so she doesn't listen to me much."

A cold smile appeared on Mi Shou's lips as he said calmly, "This is a good opportunity. Isn't Yekura very concerned about that guy named Juan? Let's take advantage of the situation and get rid of her, pinning all the blame on Rasa. Yekura might just turn evil."

Kiichiro smiled and nodded: "Interesting. You're treating Yekura like Sasuke, trying to change her with hatred."

Seeing that everyone's thoughts were getting a bit off track, Kyosuke coughed and interrupted them: "Hey, let's deal with the problem at hand first. Jiraiya isn't your tool, he won't act according to your orders. Let's ensure Chisuke's safety first."

Chisuke scoffed, "What's so difficult about that? Mikami, just go to Amegakure ahead of time and ask Nagato and the others for help. With the Rinnegan, I'm sure I won't be killed by Jiraiya. Anyway, I have to pretend I don't know anything and can't remind Pakura, or she'll get suspicious."

Kiichiro snapped his fingers lightly and turned to look at Mimori: "You can contact Uzumaki Masao using Sendoh's identity."

Chisuke said, "Ding-dong, that's right. Wasn't the reason we contacted Masao Uzumaki back then for this moment?"

Mi Shou's eyes twitched, and he snorted coldly, ignoring them.

Contacting Masao Uzumaki is risky. If Masao suspects him and tells Nagato, or if Nagato discovers him, he'll be in big trouble.

Because of Ooka Shin's spoilers and guidance, Nagato is now incredibly powerful, far surpassing the Nagato of the same era in the anime, and Yamori has no desire to face him.

But given the current situation, he has no way to refuse.

An inescapable fate of toil.

Kyosuke offered a suggestion: "Let's make up a good story first to reduce Masao's suspicions."

Mikami glanced sideways at Kyosuke and Sensuke, and said coldly, "This is where you two come in. You pretend to be someone else every day, and you're the best at lying."

Kyosuke ignored Yamori's sarcasm, instead puffing out his chest proudly and saying loudly, "Hey! Let me start with one, just to get the ball rolling, and everyone can offer their corrections."

Hearing Kyosuke speak in such a refined manner, Mimori felt an urge to strike, and he clenched his fists twice before suppressing the impulse to do so.

Kyosuke slowly began to tell the story he had fabricated.

“Masao Uzumaki respects Shin, so let’s create a fictional organization, a just organization that upholds world peace, to fulfill Masao Uzumaki’s fantasies.”

"Where there are righteous organizations, there are also evil organizations. We created this evil organization based on the Akatsuki organization after Yahiko's death. They wanted to gather information on the tailed beasts, so they followed Sensuke. While we were investigating the evil organization, we also learned that Sensuke had gone to Amegakure to seek help and that Konoha was going to intercept and kill them. Because of Shin, we decided to leak the information to Shin out of our past friendship."

Kyosuke blurted out the story he had made up in his head, and then licked his lips as if he wasn't quite done.

Kiichiro gave a thumbs up, his face full of admiration, and praised, "You've said so much, and not a single word of it is true. Amazing!"

Kyosuke retorted with dissatisfaction: "How is it not true? Don't forget Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Tetsuka. Who knows what they'll do in the future? It's not unfair for the evil organization to pin it on them. Let Nagato fight against them in the future. That was originally our plan."

After pondering for a moment, Sensuke spoke up in agreement with Kyosuke.

"This story is good, let's stick to this tone. Anyway, the Uchiha Tekka Society will cooperate in causing trouble, so objectively speaking, they're cooperating with us. But Mikami..."

As he spoke, Chisuke looked at Yamori and said, "You need to be careful not to say too much at the beginning. Tell the story little by little to avoid making mistakes by saying too much, or you might arouse suspicion with just one sentence."

Before Mikami could respond, Kiichiro waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Mikami isn't as talkative as you two. He's now focused on killing people, and he uses his knife more often than he talks."

Upon hearing this, Mi Shou didn't know what to say and could only turn his head away from the three people.

In the past two years, others have become increasingly eloquent, and Misato has been powerless to change this situation.

As for the "talk-no-jutsu" technique, Misato had no choice but to give up.

The four talked for a while longer before leaving the dream.

In order to secretly help Sensuke, Mikami had been following Sensuke from a distance. At this moment, he opened his eyes, glanced at the starry sky, and rushed towards the Land of Rain without stopping.

Both Yekura and Jiraiya acted swiftly, so Mikami worked tirelessly and arrived at Maple Leaf Canyon, where the Akatsuki organization was located, on the second night.

Over the years, the Akatsuki organization has grown stronger and stronger.

The buildings, standing side by side, almost cover the entire canyon.

Even as it approached midnight, some places were still brightly lit and bustling with people.

It seems the people here are living quite well.

The Akatsuki organization has also grown significantly, and some of its members are quite strong.

Because he was wary of Nagato's Rinnegan, Mikami did not approach Maple Leaf Valley. His main body stayed on a distant mountain peak, while he sent a shadow clone to contact Uzumaki Masao.

The shadow clone first used a transformation technique to change its appearance, then evaded the patrolling ninjas and sentries, gradually approaching Masao Uzumaki's small courtyard.

To take care of Masao and Kanae, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan's residence is very close to Masao's, just on the same street.

Since entering the canyon, Shadow Clone has always felt like he's being watched.

This feeling is faint, almost imperceptible, yet it always lingers.

The shadow clone looked around, but the surroundings were quiet and nothing seemed amiss.

The closer one gets to Masao Uzumaki's courtyard, the stronger the feeling of being watched becomes.

"What a terrifying Rinnegan. It seems I was discovered a long time ago."

The shadow clone knew that the only person who could silently watch him from the Akatsuki base was Nagato.

"Since Nagato hasn't made a move, I'll pretend I don't know anything. As long as I don't hurt Masao Uzumaki, I should be fine."

Having anticipated this situation, the shadow clone remained calm and arrived outside the back wall of the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Masao Uzumaki had just finished his training and was about to wash off the sweat when he suddenly saw the soil on the edge of the stone path wriggle and transform into a symbol.

The symbol lasted for two seconds, and the soil crumbled in all directions as if nothing had happened.

"The time hasn't come yet. What does Immortal want with me?"

Masao Uzumaki frowned, glanced at Kanae's room, left a shadow clone in the courtyard, and immediately jumped over the courtyard wall, but saw nothing.

The shadow clone had already dispelled the ninjutsu and disappeared.

Masao Uzumaki glanced around to make sure no one had noticed him, then immediately ran towards the edge of the canyon.

As Masao Uzumaki disappeared around the corner in the distance, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan silently appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

Looking at the end of the street, Xiao Nan asked with some worry, "Aren't we going to follow them?"

Nagato didn't speak, but looked at Yahiko.

Yahiko was silent for a moment before slowly nodding: "Follow them, but be careful not to let Masao find out. Since Masao isn't telling us some things, let's pretend we don't know."

Over the years, Kiichiro has met with Uzumaki Masao twice regularly, giving him some valuable training materials.

Nagato has already discovered this, but Masao Uzumaki is unharmed, and Kiichiro is being very cautious to prevent Nagato from discovering his true form, so they haven't made a move yet.

Konan sighed and said, "Because of Shin's matter, Masao rarely communicates with us. He always keeps things to himself. I'm really worried that he'll be taken advantage of by bad people. Shin treats Uzumaki Masao like a younger brother. We can't let anything happen to him!"

By the end, Xiao Nan's tone was very firm.

When Yahiko and Nagato heard Konan mention Shin, their hearts ached even more, and they both felt that they were responsible for Shin's death.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Nagato immediately changed the subject: "Masao is leaving the canyon, let's hurry and catch up."

A dozen minutes later, Masao Uzumaki arrived at a wooded area and saw a man wearing a black robe and a white mask.

"Immortal Path?"

Masao Uzumaki stopped a dozen meters away and asked warily.

What appeared before Masao Uzumaki was another shadow clone of Yamori.

The shadow clone didn't respond to Masao Uzumaki's words, but calmly said, "The Sand Village sent people to ask the Rain Village for help. Konoha learned of this information and sent people to intercept and kill them."

After saying this, the shadow clone made a move to leave, but a kunai was shot at it, hitting a tree in front of the shadow clone.

Why would Masao Uzumaki let his shadow clone leave after saying something so abruptly?

The shadow clone turned around and saw Masao Uzumaki holding kunai in both hands, assuming a fighting stance.

Masao Uzumaki said coldly, "You're not Sendoh, so what's your purpose in telling me all this?"

The shadow clone didn't speak, but silently watched Masao Uzumaki, pretending to be thinking about something.

A night breeze blew, and red maple leaves fell, landing on the ground between the two of them.

The shadow clone felt it had acted long enough and slowly explained, "I am Sendoh's companion, and this information was given to me by Sendoh."

He didn't mention his own identity at all, and revealed almost no information. His use of shadow clones was very much in line with the style of members of secret organizations.

Masao Uzumaki asked again, "You seem to be trying to save those Sand Ninja. What are their identities?"

good question!

The shadow clone praised Masao Uzumaki for his quick thinking, saying he had grasped the core issue immediately.

Fortunately, I had a contingency plan.

"Yakura, Tasaka Chisuke, Maki."

The shadow clone's voice remained calm as it slowly uttered a few names.

Upon hearing the name Chisuke Tasaka, Masao Uzumaki's eyes instantly sharpened.

As a Jinchūriki, Chisuke Tasaka not only played an active role in the war, but also invaded Takigakure Village with the Akatsuki organization.

This operation was indirectly related to the death of Ooka Shin, so Uzumaki Masao was well aware of it and naturally knew about Chisuke's identity as a Jinchūriki.

Masao Uzumaki pressed further, "Your target is the Tailed Beasts?!"

The shadow clone fell silent again, then let out a low laugh.

"Heh, just as Sendoh said, you're a troublesome brat. Don't worry, there's no problem with this information. As for the rest, you can ask Ooka Shin yourself when he's resurrected."

After saying this, the shadow clone turned and left. Masao Uzumaki slightly raised the kunai in his hand, but did not stop him. Instead, he also left.

Tell this information to Yahiko and the others. They and Shin always plotted things in secret before, so they should know what's going on.

Compared to the mysterious outsiders, Masao Uzumaki felt that Yahiko and the others were more trustworthy.

Of course, Masao Uzumaki wouldn't reveal the matter of reviving Shin Ooka.

He doubted that Yahiko and the other two would oppose this.

With the guidance of Nagato and others, as well as Kiichiro, whether openly or covertly, Masao Uzumaki has a profound understanding of ninjutsu.

The act of bringing someone back from the dead inevitably comes at a huge cost, and may harm many people in the process.

Given the personalities of Yahiko and the other two, they would definitely not approve of this.

After Masao Uzumaki left, Yahiko and the other two appeared and chased after the shadow clone.

A dozen seconds later, the shadow clone stopped and looked up at the night sky, where it saw pieces of white paper falling from the sky.

The paper pieces were stuck to the shadow clone, wrapping it up like a white cocoon, with only its head showing.

The shadow clone's hands and feet were bound. It tried to struggle, but found that the paper on its body was very strong and resilient, making it difficult to break free for a while.

"Stop struggling, or I'll detonate the explosive tags inside."

Konan spread her white wings and slowly descended from the sky, standing in front of the shadow clone.

Yahiko and Nagato stood to the left and right of the shadow clone, surrounding it.

Seeing this, the shadow clone consciously stopped struggling and instead turned its head to look into Nagato's eyes.

"Is this the legendary Eye of the Immortal? It's truly an honor to see it today."

Yahiko planted his broadsword into the ground, causing it to tremble slightly, and then spoke with a faint smile.

"We're going to ask you some questions next, and we hope you can cooperate so that neither of us gets hurt."

The shadow clone then turned back to Yahiko and said, "I'm just a shadow clone, threatening me won't work. I've told that red-haired brat everything I needed to say. However, I can tell you that Ooka Shin and I are allies, not your enemies. In the future, we will have the opportunity to cooperate."

After speaking, the shadow clone self-destructed, and sparks flew everywhere amidst the flames.