"Hmm?"
Hearing news about Obito suddenly made Hatake Kakashi a bit taken aback, as he hadn't received any information about Obito for quite some time.
"Was the Akatsuki organization created by Obito?"
"That's right."
Uehara Naraku glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Back then, he proposed using the Akatsuki organization to collect money for The Hidden Rain Village. Lord Hanzo approved his proposal and sent many people to assist him. As a result, he betrayed Lord Hanzo, took everyone under his control, and left The Hidden Rain Village."
A woman stood in front of Uehara Naraku and said coldly, "No wonder when I saw you back then with three members of the Seven-swords Ninja of the Hidden Mist, it was you who lured them into defection, wasn't it? This is your own fault for trusting others too much!"
The voice sounded very assertive.
Such a forceful attitude, it must be that woman Tsunade.
Before Uehara Naraku could respond, another woman's voice entered his ear, "Hmm? Were the three defectors from our village lured by you?"
"Hmm?"
Uehara Naraku slowly raised his head, and his eyes fell on the large expanse of Tsunade's fair chest, followed by an angry face, clearly not pleased.
Standing next to Tsunade was another woman with brown hair.
Uehara Naraku had seen this woman before.
It was Terumi Mei from The Hidden Mist Village.
Terumi Mei initially had a questioning look, but once she saw Uehara Naraku's face clearly, her expression changed drastically: "It's you, kid! Were Zabuza, Kisame, and Mangetsu all lured to defect by you?"
Even though Uehara Naraku had grown up, one could still make out his features!
Wasn't this the little guy she thought was scavenging for food in the Land of Water back then?
It turns out this little guy wasn't scavenging for food; he was luring the Seven-swords Ninja of their village to defect?
How foolish of her to have given Uehara Naraku a packet of biscuits!
Terumi Mei had confidently told him, if life became too hard for Uehara in the Land of Water, he could come to The Hidden Mist Village to find her!
And she even gave him her name.
What the...! The more she thought about it, the more she was overwhelmed with embarrassment and a tinge of anger surged!
Terumi Mei's gaze instantly turned murderous as she looked up and scrutinized Uehara Naraku, who was roughly the same height, and pinched his chin with her fingers: "Kid, after doing such horrible things to The Hidden Mist Village, do you still dare to appear before me?"
"It was all caused by Uchiha Obito."
Uehara Naraku frowned, gazing down at Terumi Mei's collarbone before quickly averting his eyes, softly explaining: "Uchiha Obito controlled your country's Fourth Mizukage and used him to force the Three Ninja Swordsmen to defect. I know these things very well."
After all, this was the truth.
Moreover, Uchiha Obito was already dead, and he even had the body and the coffin; wasn't it effortless to say whatever he wanted?
Terumi Mei gave Uehara Naraku a vicious glare, a bit resentful that he had publicly exposed the shame of The Hidden Mist Village.
The next moment, Terumi Mei suddenly turned to Tsunade: "Lady Hokage, I have some matters I'd like to discuss privately with this person. Is that okay?"
"Go ahead."
Tsunade casually nodded, turned, and left with Hatake Kakashi. After a while, she turned back to look particularly at Uehara Naraku: "This is an envoy from The Hidden Rain Village, Lady Terumi Mei, please refrain from causing a scene."
"Don't worry."
The brown-haired beauty chuckled, covering her lips: "Our Hidden Mist Village just has some old scores to settle with him."
Seeing Tsunade leave, Terumi Mei immediately pulled Uehara Naraku's body over and pressed him entirely against the wall by the street!
The brown-haired beauty slowly leaned closer to Uehara Naraku, whispering hotly near his ears: "Kid, do you still think you're the victim? Back then you even tricked me in the Land of Water..."
"That bag of biscuits you gave me was taken by someone else."
Uehara Naraku's expression appeared somewhat innocent; that bag of biscuits was indeed taken by Haku.
Terumi Mei coldly questioned: "Who took it?"
Uehara Naraku shrugged and said: "A stray child scavenging for food in the junkyard."
"Hold on..."
Terumi Mei instinctively rubbed her temples, speaking coldly: "Idiot, do you think I'm here to settle the score over that bag of biscuits?"
"At least wait a bit more..."
Uehara Naraku slowly leaned closer to Terumi Mei's ear, pretending to be affectionate as he murmured by her ear: "Don't make a rash move. We're practically on the same side. I'm friends with Hozuki Mangetsu. You wouldn't want him exposed with no one to cover for him, would you?"
"..."
Terumi Mei was instantly silent.
It had to be said, Hozuki Mangetsu had been very successful in his undercover mission.
For Terumi Mei, Hozuki Mangetsu's role as a spy within the Akatsuki to investigate the blood mist turmoil was crucial, even representing the future of the Seven-swords Ninja's reconsolidation.
His safety was indeed very important.
And since Hozuki Mangetsu had even revealed Uehara Naraku's identity and became friends with him, it was clear he also considered Uehara Naraku trustworthy.
But a little test was still necessary.
After all, the only person in The Hidden Mist Village who knew about Hozuki Mangetsu's identity was Terumi Mei, and she didn't feel that Hozuki Mangetsu would leak his own information.
"Heh..."
Terumi Mei's red lips gradually moved closer to Uehara Naraku's ear.
Just as Uehara felt Terumi Mei's breath getting closer and closer, she suddenly lightly flicked out her tongue, licking Uehara's earlobe, her voice turning into a hot breeze entering Uehara Naraku's ear: "Kid, what do you mean, does that traitor Hozuki Mangetsu want to return to the village?"
Uehara Naraku furrowed his brows, holding Terumi Mei's head as if he were an innocent fool, quietly asking: "Hey, aren't you his senior? Didn't he entrust his brother to your care?"
"..."
Terumi Mei was a bit flabbergasted.
Alright, it seems the connection was complete, and Uehara could be considered an ally.
But who could tell her, what exactly was going on with Hozuki Mangetsu? As a spy, why did he disclose everything to a Hidden Rain Ninja!