Chapter 31: Afei-senpai, Your Name is...
Uehara Naraka's body emerged from the smoke, enveloped in a golden aura that had blocked Samehada's attack—it was the ultimate skill, Intervention.
Handle after handle of golden chakra light swords floated beside him, vaguely reflecting the young ninja's invincible posture.
Uehara suddenly shot out his hand, grabbed the barbs on Samehada to leverage himself into a flip, kicked Kisame in the neck sending him crashing to the ground, and the golden chakra light swords immediately followed, pinning Kisame Hoshigaki to the earth!
"How is this possible..."
Kisame Hoshigaki lay immobilized on the ground, looking up at the boy who was completely unharmed after being hit by Samehada. The surprise on his face could no longer be hidden.
"Nothing is impossible."
Uehara Naraka kicked Samehada out of the way, looked down at the shark face on the ground, held a card, and scratched a line across his Mist headband, "From now on, you are Akatsuki's Kisame Hoshigaki. Any objections?"
Just at this moment, the system determined Kisame Hoshigaki no longer had the ability to resist and issued the skill reward.
Side Quest: Defeat a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen (2/7). Reward Unknown.
Side Quest: Defeat Kisame Hoshigaki (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Chum the Waters.
Chum the Waters: Remotely summon a Void Great Shark to attack a target area from underground. After 2 seconds, the shark leaps out from the ground, devouring the souls of all enemies within the area. Chakra Cost: 100 points. Cooldown: 80 seconds.
As Uehara Naraka accepted the system reward while still verbally forcing Kisame Hoshigaki to surrender, the mysterious masked man who had been observing the battle started to feel restless.
How did that guy Kisame Hoshigaki inexplicably lose to Uehara Naraka?
Hanare stood beside the mysterious masked man, watching the end of the fight between Kisame Hoshigaki and Uehara Naraka with utter astonishment. She had never imagined a ninja could be so powerful!
Hanare opened her small mouth slightly and asked in a whisper, "That boy seems to have won... What do we do now?"
"..."
The mysterious masked man fell silent. Since Uehara Naraka had won, his plan was naturally bankrupt. The most important thing now was to rescue Kisame Hoshigaki from Uehara's hands!
If Kisame Hoshigaki stubbornly refused to surrender, Uehara Naraka definitely wouldn't hesitate to kill a Mist ninja.
That would mean losing a subordinate he had carefully selected!
Thinking of this, the mysterious masked man hesitated no longer. His entire body dissolved into a space-time vortex, appearing beside Uehara Naraka and Kisame Hoshigaki. He suddenly materialized, grabbed Uehara's arm, and said with a chuckle, "Oh my, looks like the fight between you two is over!"
The sudden appearance of the mysterious masked man startled Uehara Naraka!
So this guy really had been secretly tracking him?
"Afei-senpai."
Uehara Naraka hastily shook off his arm and said gravely, "If I remember correctly, your mission should be finding Sasori-senpai's partner. You shouldn't be appearing here, right?"
"Well..."
The mysterious masked man scratched his head embarrassedly and explained shamelessly, "Actually, I was worried about your safety, so I planned to come early to help you persuade Kisame Hoshigaki. I didn't expect I'd still arrive too late. Ah well, luckily nothing happened to you..."
"..."
Uehara Naraka's expression instantly became somewhat subtle.
He'd met his match. This guy's skin was quite thick behind that mask!
If Kisame Hoshigaki hadn't fought him desperately just now under the mysterious masked man's orders, Uehara Naraka would have turned this Samehada into sashimi and fed it to Kisame on the spot!
The mysterious masked man, however, didn't know Uehara Naraka's thoughts. After quickly explaining to Uehara Naraka, he knelt down to check Kisame Hoshigaki's injuries.
After confirming Kisame Hoshigaki's body wasn't in critical condition, the mysterious masked man chuckled, "Heeheehee, Mr. Kisame, Uehara and I are both members of the Akatsuki organization. You must be willing to join our organization now, right?"
"Hmph, do I have any other choice?"
Kisame Hoshigaki was surprised for a second upon hearing the name Akatsuki. He suddenly sneered, then nodded slightly along with the masked man's words, formally agreeing to join Akatsuki.
"No, you could also choose to die!"
Uehara Naraka smiled, lowered his head, and shook his head at Kisame Hoshigaki. His words left the shark-face speechless, and even the masked man beside them was somewhat dumbfounded.
The mysterious masked man saying a few words was more effective than him winning a fight?
This was too disrespectful to him!
Uehara turned his head towards the mysterious masked man and continued, "Senpai, this is my mission... I believe I should kill Kisame Hoshigaki here, invite someone else to join the organization, and then report back to Konan-sensei. That's my own business!"
"Hey hey hey, that won't do, kid!"
The mysterious masked man naturally objected, "Inviting Kisame Hoshigaki to join the organization was a decision we made after secretly observing him for a long time! There's no one more suitable in all of Kirigakure than Kisame!"
"No suitable person in Kirigakure doesn't mean there isn't one in the Land of Water now!"
Uehara Naraka looked discontentedly at the mysterious masked man, pointed towards the depths of the mountain forest, and said loudly, "Konoha's Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake, has infiltrated the Land of Water! He's currently surrounded by a group of Mist ninjas. We can save Kakashi and recruit him into the organization..."
These words were purely a joke.
Looking at the facts, Kakashi Hatake's reputation was much greater than Kisame Hoshigaki's. If Uehara Naraka really recruited Kakashi into the organization by saving him, then Akatsuki would definitely just gain another spy from Konoha.
The mysterious masked man didn't take Uehara's words as a joke. His attitude was exceptionally firm as he loudly objected, "That guy Kakashi Hatake is worse than trash! Our organization can't tolerate someone who kills their comrades!"
"We can tolerate it!"
Uehara Naraka spread his hands with an innocent look, "Afei-senpai, did you forget about Kakuzu-senpai in our organization? Every time he leaves the base on a two-man mission, he comes back alone carrying a box of money..."
"I think Kakashi and Kakuzu are different."
The mysterious masked man felt this kid Uehara Naraka was really annoying. He somewhat regretted his hastily implemented plan. If this continued, maybe this kid really would give up on Kisame Hoshigaki and pull that bastard Kakashi into Akatsuki!
"There's no difference, right?"
Uehara Naraka tilted his head and explained softly, "I heard Kakashi Hatake also has a Sharingan. It just so happens he could partner with Itachi!"
These words sounded perfectly reasonable. Uehara Naraka himself couldn't resist this devilish thought. At this moment, he actually entertained the idea of recruiting Kakashi and having him partner with Itachi!
Unfortunately, if they really recruited Kakashi Hatake, who now 'knew' the mysterious masked man's identity, Akatsuki would most likely explode on the spot and fall apart.
"Obito!"
Just at this moment, an unbelievable voice reached everyone's ears. It was precisely Kakashi Hatake, whom they had just been discussing.
Konoha's Copy Ninja was covered in wounds, but he paid no mind to his injuries. Instead, with an agitated expression, he rushed towards Uehara Naraka and the masked man!
Kakashi Hatake stumbled a few steps and fell beside the mysterious masked man. In his daze, he murmured in a low voice, "Obito... I finally... found you."
(End of Chapter)
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