Chapter 125: Bullying Newcomers is Quite Interesting!
Time passed bit by bit.
Kabuto Yakushi sank into thought again. Did he really want to defect to Uehara Naraka?
Just based on a White Zetsu corpse and an experimental idea for Kekkei Genkai with huge question marks, he should defect to Uehara Naraka?
No, the White Zetsu corpse and experimental idea were prepared for Orochimaru!
Damn it, he actually wouldn't get anything!
If not for a spy's good mental fortitude, Kabuto Yakushi would have already cursed Uehara Naraka to the heavens by now. This guy wanted to secretly manipulate Orochimaru, so why didn't he just go find trouble with Orochimaru directly? Why come find him!
"Time's up."
Uehara Naraka's voice interrupted Kabuto Yakushi's thoughts. Just as Uehara was about to flick his wrist and toss over another golden chakra vortex, Kabuto Yakushi quickly stopped him.
"Lord Naraka!"
Kabuto Yakushi looked up, staring fixedly at Uehara Naraka, and said gravely, "When Lord Orochimaru recruited me back then, he gave me some truths and the opportunity to see the world's true principles. If I defect to you, what can you give me?"
"What do you want?"
Uehara Naraka asked in return, then added, "I'm talking about what you truly want in your heart, not what others make you want."
"Of course."
Kabuto Yakushi smiled and pushed up his glasses, believing he had finally grasped a sliver of initiative. He opened his mouth to state his opinion, "I want... I want... what..."
Kabuto Yakushi faltered.
Kabuto Yakushi abruptly fell silent.
To this day, he seemed to have been constantly striving, yet surprisingly, he didn't know what he truly wanted!
"How about this, I'll help you recall?"
Uehara Naraka extended his palm, and blue chakra slowly entered Kabuto Yakushi's brain, "My genjutsu can let you see the thing you fear most in the depths of your heart. Perhaps you can find the answer there."
Unspeakable Horror.
Capable of making someone experience the most terrifying nightmare of their life in one second.
One second later, Kabuto Yakushi abruptly awoke from the nightmare!
Kabuto Yakushi's body uncontrollably knelt on the ground, tears soaking his glasses, his voice suppressing his pain, "Matron... Don't die, I'll save you... I'll definitely save you... Matron... I am... Kabuto Yakushi! Danzō lied to you, Matron!"
Uehara Naraka looked down at the utterly wretched Kabuto Yakushi and asked with considerable authority, "Now do you know what you want?"
"...Can... Can..."
Kabuto Yakushi's face was exceptionally agitated, "Can the Matron truly be revived? Lord Naraka, I was just revived! You can definitely do it!"
Kabuto Yakushi's voice grew louder and louder, his throat already roaring, "Lord Naraka, you can definitely do it! You can definitely do it, right! Lord Naraka!"
"..."
Uehara Naraka felt like he had shot himself in the foot. Chronoshift's revival was actually just to prevent death.
Uehara Naraka knew the "Matron" Kabuto spoke of was Nonō Yakushi, but that orphanage matron had been dead for many years. If he wanted to revive Nonō Yakushi, he could only first use Edo Tensei to revive her, then use Rinne Rebirth...
This really wasn't impossible.
Just a bit troublesome.
Uehara Naraka sighed, looked at Kabuto Yakushi, and said, "Then you'll have to wait quite a while. You can find her remains and use Edo Tensei to revive that person in advance. Anyway, we'll revive her sooner or later, no need to worry about desecrating her soul..."
"..."
Kabuto Yakushi's body suddenly stiffened.
The next second, Kabuto Yakushi stumbled back several steps and fell sitting on the ground, "The Matron's corpse was secretly disposed of by Danzō's men..."
Nonō Yakushi was Konoha's most successful spy.
How could Shimura Danzō possibly leave Nonō Yakushi's corpse outside? That carried a huge risk of leaking Konoha's secrets!
All hope, extinguished in an instant.
Uehara Naraka looked at the dejected Kabuto Yakushi and couldn't help asking, "Then do you want to consider killing Danzō, avenging her, or fulfilling her last wishes?"
"..."
A spark suddenly flashed in Kabuto Yakushi's eyes!
At this moment, he seemed to have rediscovered hope in life!
Kabuto Yakushi clenched his fists, smashing them against a tree, "I will definitely kill Danzō, then return to the village's orphanage and inherit the Matron's will!"
Uehara Naraka narrowed his eyes, spreading his hands in feigned helplessness, "...If you don't defect to me, then neither of your two ideas can be accomplished."
"..."
Kabuto Yakushi looked speechlessly at Uehara Naraka and said gravely, "If I defect to Lord Naraka, will you help me kill Danzō?"
"It's possible, yes..."
Uehara Naraka patted his forehead, "However, many people want to kill Danzō because he has committed too many sins. You'll have to wait a while."
Konan and Nagato were still waiting for the intelligence on Danzō he was collecting!
"I can wait."
Kabuto Yakushi continued gravely, "After I complete Your Lordship's mission, can you let me leave Lord Orochimaru and return to Konoha's orphanage? I want to peacefully adopt children displaced by the ninja world's wars..."
"Why don't you consider setting up an orphanage in Amegakure (Village Hidden in the Rain)?"
Uehara Naraka pressed his fingers to his forehead and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I believe your Matron definitely held the same deep love for all orphans in the ninja world. A dark village like Konoha, can it truly accommodate someone with such great love in their heart?"
Speaking to the end, Uehara Naraka himself almost couldn't continue making it up, "Alright, to tell you the truth, Konoha isn't safe."
"..."
Kabuto Yakushi speechlessly nodded, "In the future, I can go to Amegakure to open an orphanage, but I will accept all children displaced by war, whether from the Land of Fire, Land of Wind, Land of Earth... This might require a very large sum of money."
Because Kabuto Yakushi himself was a youth from the Land of Wind.
It seemed Nonō Yakushi truly had a benevolent heart, holding the same great love for all children.
"Money isn't a problem."
Uehara Naraka said softly, "My teacher also established Amegakure's orphanage, finding ways to gather war orphans from the Land of Rain. Coincidentally, you can go help her in the future."
"I have no other objections."
Kabuto Yakushi looked at Uehara Naraka, adopting a posture of offering his neck for execution, "If Your Lordship trusts me, I will handle everything well, guiding Lord Orochimaru to research this creature, White Zetsu. But I hope the experiment is real..."
"Rest assured, White Zetsu is definitely the most suitable vessel for Living Corpse Reincarnation."
Uehara Naraka glanced at his system panel. A quest that hadn't moved for a long time was finally completed, and there were even a few accompanying quests.
Side Quest: Possess three subordinates (3/3). Mission Complete. Reward: 1000 Life Energy, 1000 Chakra Energy, 1000 Nature Energy.
This reward wasn't shabby. Uehara Naraka's Life Energy, Chakra Energy, and Nature Energy had all broken through ten thousand points.
Hidden Quest: Help Kabuto Yakushi Recognize Himself (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward: Passive Skill: Transcendence.
Transcendence: Gain 10% skill cooldown reduction.
This was somewhat useful, but it disrupted Uehara Naraka's plan for buying equipment. What if there were more cooldown reduction items in the future? Wouldn't that be a waste of gold coins?
Now Uehara's cooldown reduction was 60%. Sooner or later, all his skills wouldn't need any cooldown time. Just didn't know if the system would limit it...
Side Quest: Recruit Kabuto Yakushi to become your spy (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Kyōka Suigetsu (Mirror Flower Water Moon).
Kyōka Suigetsu: After being invisible for one second, can create an identical clone in the original spot, making it impossible for others to distinguish the real from the fake.
Uehara Naraka was dumbfounded. Wasn't this just an advanced clone technique!
This was too lousy!
But Uehara Naraka didn't care anymore. Anyway, he had just harvested a batch of "leeks" from Ino-Shika-Chō and Team 8. Now, half of the Konoha 12 "leeks" were still unharvested.
From these Konoha youngsters, he had already obtained a lot.
Kabuto's side didn't matter much anymore.
"Alright, I'll get busy first."
Uehara Naraka glanced at Kabuto Yakushi and said softly, "Zetsu is Akatsuki's intelligence head. All the White Zetsus in the ninja world are their subordinates. How to bring this matter up to Orochimaru, you don't need my guidance, right?"
"Of course."
Kabuto Yakushi chuckled lightly, "Lord Naraka doesn't need to worry about this matter. I will handle it well. What are you going to do now, Your Lordship?"
"I'm going to bully newcomers."
A happy smile appeared on Uehara Naraka's face, "Let me tell you, bullying newcomers is quite interesting!"
Kabuto Yakushi: "..."
Is this new boss an idiot?
Where's the imposing manner he had when coercing him just now? Turning around to bully newcomers?
Kabuto Yakushi somewhat suspected, had he boarded the wrong ship?
(End of Chapter)
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