Uehara Naraku purely did it for the task rewards.
In fact, Uehara Naraku didn't like battles at all. He had no interest in fighting, and what he hated most in his life were the battles he had experienced.
The life Uehara Naraku loved most was actually sitting in the Hidden Rain Village, waiting every day to hand out money to the members of Akatsuki; even though it was organizational funds, Uehara still felt a sense of pride.
"Naraku-sama, it's ready."
Yakushi Kabuto clasped his hands and swiftly completed the hand seals for Reanimation, as a cloud of dust gradually enveloped a White Zetsu used as a sacrifice.
In the next moment, a figure wrapped entirely in bandages emerged.
It was the Second Tsuchikage Mu.
After being resurrected, the Second Tsuchikage seemed a bit disoriented, still observing the surrounding environment, an instinct of a ninja from the war era.
"Hey, Tsuchikage-sama, stop looking around, behind you, behind you!"
Uehara Naraku patted the Second Tsuchikage's shoulder, greeting him warmly like an old acquaintance.
Yet, when the Tsuchikage turned his head, Uehara suddenly punched, turning his head into a pile of confetti!
The confetti gradually drifted up with the wind.
The Second Tsuchikage Mu's head reformed.
With the properties of the Reanimation body, no matter how lethal the damage, it would completely recover, unless struck by a jutsu of Truth-Seeking Ball level.
After recovering his original appearance, the Second Tsuchikage looked at Uehara Naraku with a hint of caution and hostility in his eyes. His palms suddenly clasped, and a white light appeared in his hands: "Dust Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!"
However, just as the Second Tsuchikage's jutsu was forming, Uehara Naraku's body disappeared from where he was, causing the Tsuchikage's attack to miss!
The Dust Release light in Mu's hand pierced through the ground, instantly creating a large hole, with the soil inside dissolving into atoms!
"This is too terrifying..."
After softly admiring, Uehara Naraku quietly appeared behind Mu, his hand piercing through Mu's chest!
His speed was too fast, far exceeding Mu's reaction capabilities!
"When..."
The Second Tsuchikage, in disbelief, looked at the fist protruding from his chest and softly said, "Just like Konoha's Second Hokage, a space-time level Instantaneous Jutsu?"
"Tsk, well-traveled, aren't you!"
Uehara Naraku leisurely withdrew his fist, taking advantage of the moment when the Second Tsuchikage's body was recovering to kick him to the ground!
The next moment, just as Mu's body was restored, Uehara Naraku punched him down again, without even giving him a chance to react!
As a powerful ninja who developed the Kekkeitota, he stood no chance against a young ninja, unable to even defend himself once!
Yakushi Kabuto pushed up his glasses, observing the one-sided battle between Uehara Naraku and Mu, and couldn't help but softly praise, "As expected of Naraku-sama!"
"Indeed, the gap is simply too large."
Karin imitated Yakushi Kabuto's gesture of pushing up her glasses and whispered, "Within my sensory range, the chakra presence of the two of them is utterly incomparable. In every aspect, Naraku-sama holds an absolute advantage.
In terms of pure Taijutsu, this Second Tsuchikage seems greatly lacking, barely a match for Naraku-sama, unable to even touch Naraku-sama's clothing!"
"This cannot be helped..."
Yakushi Kabuto's lips curled into a smile as he continued, "I personally saw Naraku-sama defeat the Second Hokage with one hand! Konoha's Second Hokage was the person second only to the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara during his time."
After saying this, Yakushi Kabuto changed his tone and added, "But the Second Tsuchikage is not without merit, as his Dust Release Kekkeitota has yet to be unleashed!"
Actually, it wasn't that the Second Tsuchikage didn't want to use his Dust Release Kekkeitota.
It was because Uehara Naraku was too fast, and the Dust Release couldn't keep up with his speed. Now, the only thing the Second Tsuchikage could do was find an opportunity to counterattack Uehara from his disadvantaged position!
Born in an era of war, the Second Tsuchikage Mu had considerable knowledge in how to turn the tide of battle from a disadvantaged position. Instead of seeking an opportunity to use Dust Release, he split his body as soon as his reanimated body recovered!
"Splitting Jutsu!"
Mu's body instantly split in two!
This was his unique clone jutsu, which could be released without hand seals, and most importantly, each clone was a physical entity capable of wielding his power!
The only weakness was the inability to attack with Dust Release.
But this didn't matter, because he couldn't use Dust Release to counterattack anyway, so he might as well abandon it temporarily to create a chance to fight back.
One of Mu's entities was shattered by Uehara Naraku's kick, disappearing without a trace, obviously meant only to withstand a single strike from Uehara!
This second was enough to prepare the other entity to evade.
The other Mu entity turned transparent, quietly disappearing from Uehara Naraku's sight: "Mujin Meisai!"
Mujin Meisai is considered one of the strongest invisibility abilities in the Ninja World, to the point where even Mu's chakra cannot be sensed!
Therefore, Mu is also known as 'No One.'
It's precisely because his invisibility abilities are too terrifying!
"Hmm?"
Uehara Naraku glanced around, slowly activating his Hunting Rhythm. A golden gleam flashed in his eyes as he chuckled lightly, "Caught you!"
But this bit of time was enough for Wu to launch an attack!
"Dust Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!"
A cubic Dust Release white light shot from Wu's hand, completely enveloping Uehara Naraku's body, clearly intending to disintegrate Uehara directly!
"Life Form Dissolving Beam!"
Uehara Naraku suddenly turned his head, and a purple energy shot from his eye socket, meeting the Dust Release white light!
At this moment, two techniques capable of disintegrating the enemy collided together!
The purple beam and Dust Release white light were unwilling to yield to each other, stuck in a stalemate in mid-air, unable to advance or retreat!
"How is this possible..."
The Second Tsuchikage frowned, staring intently at Uehara Naraku below, "Could there be a Jutsu that can rival Dust Release?"
No, not rivalry!
But complete disintegration!
The Dust Release white light was continually dissolved by the purple beam. Once the purple beam fully clarified the essence of the Dust Release, it instantly penetrated the Dust Release light.
Wu was surprised, floating upwards to evade the purple beam!
Crack!
Using Void Walking, Uehara Naraku appeared instantly in front of Wu, grasping his neck with a light chuckle, "Second Tsuchikage, it seems you're of no value in a fight!"
"Who are you?"
The Second Tsuchikage looked distressed, instinctively gripping Uehara Naraku's wrist, trying to break free from his grip.
However, Uehara Naraku's strength was so great that Wu had no way!
"I am the future leader of the Land of Rain, a neighbor of the Land of Earth."
Uehara Naraku chuckled lightly, suddenly exerting force, tossing the Second Tsuchikage from the sky to the ground, pinning him there with a Void Blade so he couldn't move!
The Void Blade could absorb the enemy's Chakra.
Even though Reanimation is Infinite Chakra, the amount of Chakra they can use at one time is limited by their innate talent.
Uehara Naraku pressed the Void Blade deeper into the Second Tsuchikage's body, which was far more suitable for binding the enemy than the Yin Yang Release Black Rod!
"Alright, the experiment was almost successful."
Uehara Naraku clapped his hands, looking towards Yakushi Kabuto and Karin's direction, "I didn't expect even the Dust Release Bloodline to be unable to compete with my Ninjutsu. This Second Tsuchikage isn't as strong as we imagined. Prepare the next one for me!"
"The Dust Release Kekkeitota is reputedly the highest bloodline in the Ninja World. Could it have been directly defeated by Lord Naraku's Jutsu?"
Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses, a smile on his face, "It seems that in terms of Ninjutsu, Lord Naraku really has no match!"
Yakushi Kabuto glanced at Uehara Naraku in the sky, raising his finger, "But the next enemy is said to have the strongest defense and offense, the Third Raikage, who fought against thousands of Iwa nin alone!"
"Thousands?"
"That's right."
Yakushi Kabuto's face turned serious, speaking gravely, "This one is known as the strongest Raikage! Rumor has it he can physically contend with the Eight-tailed Beast!"
"Hurry up!"
Uehara Naraku glanced down at the reward he received for defeating Wu, seeing Yakushi Kabuto and Karin muttering, couldn't help but urge.
Side Mission: Defeat the Second Tsuchikage Mu (1/1), mission completed, reward skill Qi Gong Blast.
Qi Gong Blast: By consuming Chakra Energy and Life Energy, launch a powerful attack on the target area, instantly destroying everything within. Minimum consumption: 1000 points of Chakra Energy and Life Energy, skill cooldown: none.
"..."
Uehara Naraku scratched his head a bit.
This was the first time encountering such a magical skill, consuming both Life Energy and Chakra Energy. It seemed quite powerful.
But why would such a skill be rewarded!
Is it because the Dust Release gesture of the Second Tsuchikage and the Qi Gong Blast gesture are similar? Unfortunately, the limited-time skill exchange is gone, so I can only settle for keeping this skill!
Compared to those, the most important thing is the advanced mission.
Advanced Mission: Kill the Five Kage (4/5), mission not completed, reward unknown.
This advanced mission completed immediately after Uehara Naraku shattered Wu's head with a punch, indicating that Reanimation is included in advanced missions.
After all, not everyone can easily approach the Second Tsuchikage and then punch him to death. It requires many conditions to be fulfilled...
The first condition is...
The person is a cheat.