Yakushi Kabuto felt that Orochimaru might not be too happy.
But Uehara Naraku thought that Orochimaru would definitely be very happy at that time.
After all, even Uchiha Madara didn't use the Six Paths Level power for too long before Black Zetsu took out his heart.
Orochimaru, that guy, was really lucky to have the chance to feel it.
After Uehara Naraku finished talking about Orochimaru, he looked up in the direction of the Hidden Rain Village and said softly, "This time we should be capturing the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki and the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki separately. I should go to capture the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki."
Uehara Naraku's gaze gradually became deep: "If I'm not mistaken, the ones heading to Konoha to capture the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki might be only Teacher Konan and Lord Nagato.
To keep everything under our control, Kabuto, I'll send Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Obito to lurk there, contact me immediately if anything happens."
"Yes."
Yakushi Kabuto nodded respectfully.
After Uehara Naraku was silent for a while, he continued, "I am somewhat worried that something uncontrollable might happen in the middle; if anything happens, you must inform me immediately. I will use Space-Time Jutsu at once to come to support."
"Understood."
Yakushi Kabuto nodded and then asked, "Is Lord Naraku worried about their failure or encountering danger?"
"Mm, and some other reasons."
Uehara Naraku slowly nodded and said solemnly, "Although many things in the Ninja World are under our control, some matters might easily grow into change; hopefully, everything will go smoothly by then!"
If everything goes smoothly...
Shouldn't it all go smoothly?
Uehara Naraku glanced at Yakushi Kabuto again and continued, "Until I instruct you, absolutely do not take action, because what you have to do is extremely important..."
"Yes."
Yakushi Kabuto simply bowed his head and agreed.
Two days later.
When the entire Akatsuki Organization was busy preparing.
Uehara Naraku saw on the system panel that suddenly, an odd task was completed, and the reward for this task was truly astonishing!
Hidden Task: If there will be a day, we might know what kind of expression Uzumaki Naruto would have when he has the chance to see Jiraiya again.
Hidden task completed, reward Talent Skill: Inheritance of Will.
Inheritance of Will: Life Energy increased by 100,000 points, Chakra Energy increased by 100,000 points, Natural Energy increased by 100,000 points, Life Energy Recovery Effect increased by 100%, Chakra Energy Recovery Effect increased by 100%, Natural Energy Extraction Effect increased by 100%.
The reward for this hidden task is very high.
Uehara Naraku glanced at his attribute values.
Name: Uehara Naraku.
Life Energy: 423,731
Chakra Energy: 421,590
Natural Energy: 421,590
Life Energy Recovery: 432 points/second
Chakra Energy Recovery: 216 points/second
Natural Energy Recovery: 432 points/second
Skill Cooldown Reduction: 100%
Remaining Gold Coins: 6,630
This task reward directly increased by 100,000 points of three-dimensional attributes and 100% full attribute recovery!
It's just that the completion of this task is somewhat strange!
If memory serves, this is in the original history, after Jiraiya died in the Hidden Rain Village and his body entered the sea, he never appeared in the Ninja World again.
The fans of the second dimension hoped to have Jiraiya appear in front of Uzumaki Naruto through Reanimation, after all, in the future Ninja World War so many people saw who they wanted to see.
Only Uzumaki Naruto did not see Jiraiya.
It is said that because the one who created the Ninja World doesn't know what kind of expression Uzumaki Naruto would have when he grows up and sees Jiraiya again...
From then on, this matter became an eternal regret.
This task's origin is probably derived from this matter.
Uehara Naraku raised his eyebrow and also received a message from Uchiha Obito: "Didn't Uchiha Obito already send Jiraiya back to Konoha? How could this task be completed?"
Didn't Jiraiya already return alive?
Then what is the situation with this richly rewarding hidden task?
Under normal circumstances, perhaps this hidden task indeed has no possibility of completion, but because of time and coincidence, a bit of a blunder occurred.
The people of Konoha thought Jiraiya was dead.
Because after Fukasaku Sage returned to Mount Myoboku, he immediately rushed to Konoha through the underground waterway to issue a warning to the Fifth Hokage Tsunade of a possible Akatsuki invasion and the intel Jiraiya collected from the Hidden Rain Village.
Within the Konoha Village.
Inside the Hokage Office.
Fukasaku Sage inevitably had to bring up Jiraiya's situation: "How should I put it, if nothing unexpected happens, little Jiraiya should have already died..."
The Hokage Office fell silent.
Everyone's faces turned a few shades paler.
Everyone's eyes seemed to suddenly lose their color.
"Huh?"
Uzumaki Naruto's mind went blank immediately, his ears almost buzzing, as his body instinctively trembled: "What... what did you say?"
Tsunade quickly reacted, clenching her fists tightly, and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean 'if nothing unexpected happened, Jiraiya has already died in battle'?"
"It all happened too suddenly."
Fukasaku Sage slowly closed his eyes, a hint of regret flashing across his face: "I don't want this to be true either... but before we undid the summoning, little Jiraiya was already gravely injured and surrounded by all the members of the Akatsuki."
"So you're saying he's not dead yet, right?"
Uzumaki Naruto slowly unclenched his fist, stuffing his hand into it, a strained smile appearing on his face.
There was a trace of tension in his voice, and he even stammered a bit as he spoke: "Since we didn't see the Ero Sage die for sure, maybe he escaped..."
"Naruto..."
Haruno Sakura watched Uzumaki Naruto with worried eyes.
Tsunade took a deep breath, slowly bringing her hands together and covering her mouth, she said in a low voice: "Fukasaku Sage, please continue!"
"Granny, the Ero Sage isn't dead yet!"
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly looked at Tsunade, a hint of fury flashing across his face, and the next moment his chakra almost erupted!
Tsunade's fingers trembled slightly, and she repeated her words, her voice coming through the gaps between her fingers: "Fukasaku Sage, please continue!"
"Naruto..."
Fukasaku Sage shook his head and sighed: "I know very well the bond between you and little Jiraiya, but surrounded by the Akatsuki monsters, given little Jiraiya's condition, it was impossible for him to escape."
"..."
The Hokage Office remained silent.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Uzumaki Naruto.
Tsunade's hands were clasped tighter and tighter, she was still forcibly suppressing her emotions, and she repeated her words in a low voice: "Fukasaku Sage, please continue."
"Granny Tsunade?"
Uzumaki Naruto looked at Tsunade in disbelief.
At this moment, he couldn't believe Tsunade's indifference, or rather, no one but Shizune noticed Tsunade's abnormality.
If one were to talk about a deep bond with Jiraiya, no one present could have a deeper connection than Tsunade, her sadness would only be greater than anyone present, her emotions would only be more intense.
But her years as a ninja forced her to calm down.
Back then, Tsunade had experienced the deaths of too many loved ones, including her most cherished brother Nawaki, her lover Kato Dan... until now, even her only old friend Jiraiya came with news of dying in battle.
However, Tsunade is now the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.
The Hokage is the spiritual pillar of all of Konoha; no matter how much sadness she holds inside, she must endure it, this is the duty of a Hokage.
Tsunade's fingers were still clasped at her lips, and she spoke word by word: "Right now, time is precious, and I will not waste the time and information that Jiraiya earned with his life."
"..."
After surprise flashed across Uzumaki Naruto's face, his expression gradually became indifferent, and he slowly pulled his hand from his pocket.
"I understand."
Uzumaki Naruto slowly turned around, walked to the door of the Hokage Office, and lowered his head: "Back then, if Granny Tsunade hadn't given the information to the Ero Sage, he absolutely wouldn't have gone to The Hidden Rain Village!"
Tsunade still clasped her hands, calmly nodding her head, her voice full of indifference, acknowledging it.
"What you said... is correct."
"Is that the attitude of the Hokage?"
Uzumaki Naruto's fist tightened, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Tsunade's slightly trembling fingers.
Uzumaki Naruto recalled everything about Jiraiya in his mind, gradually recalling the situation of that day, and remembered Tsunade's various obstructions when Jiraiya was going on his adventure.
At this moment, he had no right to blame Tsunade.
Because that day was Jiraiya's own choice.
When Jiraiya was clamoring to go to The Hidden Rain Village, both Uzumaki Naruto and Tsunade were by his side, constantly persuading him.
However, Jiraiya simply did not listen to advice.
The anger on Uzumaki Naruto's face suddenly gradually dissipated, he slowly gripped the doorknob, lowered his head, and with a hint of sadness in his voice said: "It was my fault, I shouldn't have agreed to the Ero Sage's adventure! I'm sorry, please continue here!"
"Naruto..."
"Naruto."
"Naruto!"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Uzumaki Naruto, watching this Uzumaki Naruto, who always seemed unbreakable, now totally dejected.
Uzumaki Naruto suppressed the tears in his eyes, pulled open the door of the Hokage Office with a face full of sorrow, and walked out with his head down.
Bang!
A huge fist knocked Uzumaki Naruto on the head!
A tall figure stood beside Uzumaki Naruto, a familiar voice sounded in Naruto's ear: "Idiot! That woman Tsunade has a big chest, but a small heart, aren't you afraid the Hokage will give you a hard time in the future, you fool?"