Chapter 35: Shall We Go Assassinate the Mizukage?
At this very moment.
Kisame Hoshigaki's face was also extremely shocked.
He had clearly just signed a contract, yet he actually received significant boosts in chakra and physical energy from that eerie green energy!
Therefore, the first question Kisame Hoshigaki asked was about the new power he had obtained, "I want to know what kind of technique this is, that can actually enhance my strength and chakra..."
Kisame Hoshigaki's first question made Uehara Naraka falter.
An awkward expression appeared on the young ninja's face. He quickly waved his hands and casually explained, "This is a gift to you from the Black Spear. Let's talk about the Eye of the Moon Plan proposed by that liar Uchiha Obito!"
Kisame Hoshigaki nodded and said seriously, "This is also what I most want to know. Can the Eye of the Moon Plan truly achieve peace in the ninja world..."
"It cannot."
Uehara Naraka shook his head and explained gravely, "The Eye of the Moon Plan is a huge conspiracy. Behind it are many conspirators using this plan to deceive others. Black Zetsu used this plan to trick Uchiha Madara into serving its purpose. Uchiha Madara used this plan to deceive Uchiha Obito. Uchiha Obito is currently using this plan to deceive my teachers..."
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki only heard the gist of it, but already felt his scalp tingle. Wasn't this Eye of the Moon Plan just a nesting doll scheme, one layer inside another?
It sounded a bit like a pyramid scheme...
That Uchiha Obito who deceived him was also someone who had been deceived!
Kisame Hoshigaki widened his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Then what result will the Eye of the Moon Plan ultimately lead to?"
"Hmm..."
Uehara Naraka spread his hands, his face full of helplessness, "It will probably resurrect an old woman who lived over a thousand years, had two sons, but still looks somewhat cute!"
"..."
Kisame completely couldn't understand. He finally realized a problem: he probably shouldn't have asked so much in the first place, because there were too many things within this that he couldn't comprehend.
The so-called truth of the ninja world was too complex; neither Uehara Naraka nor he could sort it out in a short time.
Kisame thought hard for a moment, then asked, "Then what can I do? Kill that Uchiha Obito and stop this plan?"
"No."
Uehara Naraka shook his head and said softly, "What you need to do is join the Akatsuki organization, lie low, and pretend to be a spy sent by Uchiha Obito to monitor Uchiha Itachi. When I need it, I will ask you for intelligence on Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi."
"..."
After a moment, Kisame Hoshigaki understood Uehara Naraka's meaning and said with a grin, "So basically, I'm your spy, but I have to pretend to be a spy for that liar Uchiha Obito, monitoring that clan-killer Itachi, right?"
"You are very astute."
Uehara Naraka praised Kisame Hoshigaki, then added, "After we return to Akatsuki, don't be too polite to me. For certain reasons, I am still just an intern in the organization right now."
"How many interns does Akatsuki have?"
Kisame Hoshigaki looked speechlessly at Uehara Naraka, "Previously, when that guy named Obito found me and ordered me to injure you severely, he also told me that he is currently just an intern in Akatsuki too."
"I am different from him."
Uehara Naraka waved his hand and explained softly, "Uchiha Obito is just hiding himself under the guise of an intern, secretly monitoring Akatsuki's every move. Whereas I am a true intern of Akatsuki, the kind with proper roots."
Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head without speaking.
Of course, he couldn't bluntly tell his new superior that this superior hid himself much deeper than Uchiha Obito.
He didn't know why this Akatsuki organization, possessing so many spies or conspirators with differing agendas, hadn't disbanded yet...
What an organization with miraculously tenacious vitality!
Uehara Naraka thought to himself over there. Besides matters concerning Zabuza Momochi and Haku, there wasn't much else for him in the Land of Water. Thinking of this, Uehara asked Kisame, "Do you have any other business to handle in the Land of Water?"
"No. Are we leaving the Land of Water now?"
Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head; he had no ties or worries to begin with.
After a moment, Kisame Hoshigaki seemed to think of something and said with a smile, "I heard earlier that Zabuza Momochi is going to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage. How about, before we leave, we give Uchiha Obito a gift... by killing the Lord Mizukage he controls?"
"..."
Uehara Naraka was silent for a moment, remembered Kisame Hoshigaki's bloodthirsty nature, and couldn't help saying, "Kirigakure (Village Hidden by Mist) is your homeland..."
"That's why, before defecting, I want to help them end the Village of the Bloody Mist!"
Kisame Hoshigaki shouldered Samehada (Shark Skin) and said softly, "As a ninja who has slaughtered many comrades from the village, I understand very well the pain of killing comrades... Lord Fourth Mizukage issued so many orders to kill comrades; the real him must have long been wishing for death, right?"
Who could endure the pain of killing comrades?
Even Kisame Hoshigaki, whose heart was now numb, had once felt this pain. In his loneliest time, he met a female ninja who was kind to him, yet due to his superior's orders, he killed that female ninja with his own hands.
If the Fourth Mizukage Yagura's genjutsu were dispelled, and he learned that the atmosphere of mutual killing in Kirigakure was because of his orders, this Lord Mizukage would surely commit suicide out of grief, right?
Uehara Naraka looked at the excited Kisame Hoshigaki, feeling he couldn't dampen his subordinate's enthusiasm, "Fine, do as you wish!"
After killing the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, Uchiha Obito, who secretly controlled Yagura, would probably be coughing up blood mentally. This matter was actually quite good.
However, Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head instead, revealing his mouth full of shark teeth, and chuckled lightly, "No, this matter cannot be done by me... Because I still need to infiltrate Uchiha Obito's camp. If I kill Lord Mizukage, it will arouse his suspicion."
"..."
Uehara Naraka instantly understood Kisame Hoshigaki's meaning. This was wanting to use his hand, using Zabuza Momochi's Mizukage assassination attempt as an opportunity, to contribute something to their homeland.
If not for the fact that what Kisame Hoshigaki said made some sense, Uehara Naraka felt it wouldn't be easy to distinguish who between him and Kisame was actually the superior...
Uehara Naraka frowned and said, "Assassinating the Fourth Mizukage isn't that simple, especially since he has a Tailed Beast inside him. Let's gather intelligence on him first..."
"Relax, I know Lord Mizukage's whereabouts."
Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled lightly, shook his head, and provided intelligence to his new superior, "Ever since Yagura was heavily injured by Uchiha Itachi and Jūzō Biwa, he has been living in his original residence. That place is Kirigakure's forbidden ground; only his trusted ninjas can approach."
"Understood."
Uehara Naraka sighed.
Anyway, assassinating the Fourth Mizukage, besides causing trouble for that guy Uchiha Obito, could also complete several side quests.
The reward for assassinating a Mizukage might be a bit more generous, right?
(End of Chapter)
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