Naruto Paradise: An Evil Uchiha's Rise

"Is Konoha considering attacking Sunagakure?"

How could this be?

Haven't the two countries been allies since the last Great Ninja War?

And Konoha, known for its peace-loving nature, is making the first move …

Uchiha Itachi listened to the information Kisame relayed, a sense of bewilderment washing over him.

However, since this intelligence came from 'Masked Man,' it was most likely true.

Besides, the recent atmosphere in Konoha, coupled with the Third Hokage's unusual behavior... yes, there was a real possibility.

"Itachi-san, I've given you the intelligence you wanted. What about the intelligence I asked for?"

It was still the same large tree, still the same location.

Only this time, Kisame had the Samehada Great Sword strapped to his back.

"The Kannabi Bridge Battle? What do you need that for?"

Uchiha Itachi glanced back at Samehada on Kisame's back.

He had actually snatched Samehada from Uchiha Kage completely unscathed?

Could it be that he had misjudged things last time, or was it really as the Third Hokage had said, that Uchiha Kage simply had a special constitution that made him immune to the Mangekyo Sharingan's visual prowess?

He really wanted to ask Kisame, but he felt the chances of the other man telling the truth were too low, so he decided not to.

"Isn't the Fourth Great Ninja War about to start? I want to look back at the last war's details so I can find a way to survive the upcoming war."

Kisame casually made up a reason.

"Someone like you thinking about survival?"

Uchiha Itachi, of course, didn't believe that nonsense.

However, he still tossed a scroll to the other man.

This kind of old, outdated information didn't contain any ninjutsu or tactical information, so giving it to the other man wouldn't matter.

Maintaining contact with the Akatsuki was the priority.

"I'm walking on thin ice right now, you know."

Kisame wasn't lying about this.

With the 'Mysterious Masked Man' in front, and the unfathomably powerful Uchiha Kage behind.

One wrong step, and this shark of his might really turn into a dead fish.

Is the Masked Man Uchiha Obito?

After flipping through all the information and seeing that Uchiha Obito had willingly given his Sharingan to his teammate Hatake Kakashi in order to save him, Kisame was now certain that the Masked Man was Uchiha Obito.

At least eighty or ninety percent certain.

However, it was written on here that Uchiha Obito was a hero who had died in the Kannabi Bridge Battle...

Konoha was truly interesting. The 'hero' was outside scheming to plunge the Ninja World into chaos, while the 'traitor' was inside the Village trying to protect the peace.

"Itachi-san, you..."

After finishing reading the contents of the Kannabi Bridge Battle scroll, Kisame wanted to chat with Uchiha Itachi for a while longer, but he didn't expect that Uchiha Itachi, who had been standing behind the tree, had disappeared without a trace while he was reading the information scroll.

"What an impatient guy."

Shaking his head, Kisame crushed the information scroll in his hand into dust before leisurely leaving the spot.

His new Boss wanted information on Zetsu, so he needed to find a way to do some real work as well.

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"Ita-san, you seem to like paying attention to the kids in Team 7. Is there a reason for that?"

On a rooftop somewhere in Konoha Village.

Sai silently appeared near Uchiha Itachi, whose face was covered in bandages.

"Someone from the Uzumaki clan once did me a favor."

Without batting an eye, Uchiha Itachi withdrew his gaze from Team 7, especially from Uchiha Sasuke, before replying in a low, subdued voice.

He hadn't seen Sasuke in too long. He didn't expect to be caught off guard and discovered by someone else.

He wasn't entirely wrong, though. He could only blame it on Uzumaki Naruto.

But he wasn't entirely wrong, though. His mother, Uchiha Mikoto, had told him when he was little that when he was trapped in the Kumogakure enemy camp, besides his Mother and Clan Member, people from the Uzumaki clan had also helped save him.

"How rare, Ita, you actually spoke."

But, is your focus really on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Uchiha Itachi.

Sai, who had already received information from Danzo that this mysterious Ita was Uchiha Itachi, was now finding the current situation even more interesting.

He wondered if the Squad Leader knew that this Ita was their Uchiha clan's great enemy?

He really wanted to see the scene of these enemies meeting.

"..."

Ignoring the Konoha Anbu who seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally monitoring him, Uchiha Itachi returned to his Anbu rest room from the rooftop in a few breaths.

However, just as he pushed open the door to the room, he unexpectedly dropped a piece of paper from the crack above the door.

"It's Root's encrypted writing."

Uchiha Itachi recognized the writing at a glance, and...

"I didn't expect even Danzo to know my identity. As expected, once someone discovers something like this, it's hard to hide it."

Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen had been trying his best to cover it up for him.

However, what was Danzo's purpose in asking him to meet?

Exposing his identity wouldn't do him any good. Was he trying to use this to threaten him into doing things for him?

Uchiha Itachi immediately wanted to report this note to Sarutobi Hiruzen, but the note said to absolutely not tell the Third Hokage, which made him hesitate.

"With Danzo's personality, he's capable of anything. What if Sasuke..."

After thinking about it, Uchiha Itachi still put on his mask and prepared to meet Danzo alone.

However, there weren't many people who knew about his residence.

Sai... that suspicious young man was indeed a Root member?

---

"Excellent!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen had recently thought that the alliance with Kirigakure was going to fall through, but in the past few days, he had received a big surprise.

"Not only did they reach an alliance agreement with Kirigakure before breaking ties and attacking Sunagakure, but they also lowered the conditions for Konoha to form an alliance..."

This young man, Uchiha Kage, was truly the Village's lucky star.

Looking at the information reported by Hyuga Hiashi, Yuhi Kurenai, and others, as well as the letters from Kirigakure.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a general understanding of this alliance.

"But that girl Yuhi Kurenai really doesn't trust me. She's even trying to hide the role Uchiha Kage played in it."

Did she really think that the Uchiha Clan Massacre case back then had something to do with him, the Hokage?

What a short-sighted woman.

Asuma was corrupted by her!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very satisfied with Uchiha Kage's active performance in Kirigakure. Of course, he was satisfied because Hyuga Hiashi's report also had a very vague description of Uchiha Kage.

Helping Kirigakure subdue the Three-Tails, persuading the Kirigakure Elder at the alliance negotiation meeting, etc., were all glossed over.

This vague description gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a lot of room for imagination.

He subconsciously believed that although Uchiha Kage had played a significant role, the actual extent of his participation should not be very high.

And it was mostly because this young man had a good face and was favored by Kirigakure.

Because in the secret letter sent in advance from Kirigakure, the Kirigakure Elder, Genshi, did not praise Uchiha Kage's achievements, but only said that his personality and appearance matched his female disciple.

This dispelled a lot of Sarutobi Hiruzen's doubts.

" Kirigakure is not only willing to form an alliance, but also willing to let the Future Mizukage marry an Uchiha?"

Although he could probably immediately understand Kirigakure's intention to use the Sharingan's Kekkei Genkai, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but smile.

The Uchiha clan's bloodline certainly couldn't be spread out, but Sarutobi Hiruzen was still quite happy to obtain Kirigakure's alliance, or even a flattering alliance.

This was also the best news he had heard in a while.

Recently, Danzo's actions had become more and more aggressive. Asuma was also constantly arguing with him after learning that Yuhi Kurenai had been sent by him to carry out a decoy mission.

And Orochimaru, who had disguised himself as the Fourth Kazekage to come to Konoha, not only didn't give him a chance to talk alone, but was also always eager to cause trouble in the Chunin Exams in advance.

All kinds of upsetting things had made Sarutobi Hiruzen age a lot recently.

"Calculating the time, they should be here soon, right?"

After sorting out the documents on the table, Sarutobi Hiruzen personally set off to the vicinity of the Village's main gate.

Although the Kirigakure representative had not yet officially announced that she would become the Mizukage, she was already the Acting Mizukage, so he had to personally welcome her to show his respect.

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"Uchiha Kage, Hyuga Hinata, Aburame Shino… In view of your outstanding performance in the alliance mission and your contributions to the Village, I, in the name of the Third Hokage, specially promote you to Chunin as a reward!"

After welcoming the Kirigakure party to the Conference Room in the Hokage Building, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly commended Uchiha Kage and his group.

Of course, this was also to avoid letting the blunders that had occurred during the previous mission continue to linger in everyone's hearts.

With this kind of substantial reward, as well as the S-rank mission files and rewards, it should be enough to suppress the slight dissatisfaction in the hearts of these young ninjas, right?

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the three Genin who had taken the Chunin vests with excited expressions on their faces with a gratified expression.

As for the resentment on Yuhi Kurenai's face, he just pretended not to see it.

"Mizukage-sama, I also represent Konoha in welcoming you, Kirigakure, and thank you for making the decision to stand with Konoha!"

What a young Female Ninja, no wonder she would be captivated by a young man like Uchiha Kage.

"I am also very happy to form an alliance with a powerful Shinobi Village like Konoha. In the future, our Kirigakure and Konoha will still have a lot of exchanges."

After discussing the conditions of the alliance with Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage, Terumi Mei handed the document (Marriage Certificate) that Genshi had given her to the other party with slightly reddened earlobes.

"Good, good, good…"

After reading the documents brought by Kirigakure, Sarutobi Hiruzen's wrinkled old face had even more smiles on it.

The young people were indeed playing games, and such an important document was actually just for a marriage contract.

"Everyone has come from afar, and the journey must have been boring. Why not experience Konoha's customs first? But I guess you don't like this Old geezer, so let Kage take you around Konoha, okay?"

"Of course… cough cough, that's good. This Uchiha young man is a great benefactor to our Kirigakure, and it's best for him to receive us."

After seeing the smile on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face after receiving the document, Terumi Mei was somewhat shy.

However, her performance made the Anbu Ao behind her frown deeply.

The dignified Future Mizukage actually fell in love with a Konoha Genin and showed it so obviously, it was really a disgrace to Kirigakure.

But even though he was frantically complaining in his heart, Ao didn't dare to speak up to remind or refute her.

He had experienced what this Future Female Mizukage looked like when she was angry, especially when Uchiha Kage was mentioned.

"Wait, Hokage-sama, Kage has been protecting us all the way, he must be tired now, and he was only a Genin not long ago, how can he be qualified to receive this Female… the Kirigakure Acting Mizukage?"

Seeing Terumi Mei's excited appearance, Yuhi Kurenai couldn't calm down no matter what.

She was also very strange, why were there so many people in the Village, but Uchiha Kage had to receive the foreign guests.

And what was written on that Kirigakure document that made the Third Hokage smile so lewdly.

"He's a Genin in your eyes, but he's a hero in my eyes, so why can't he? You wouldn't be jealous of your Disciple, right? What a morally bankrupt and petty Female Teacher…"

"What did you say! You're the shameless one!"

Even here, the two who had been arguing all the way were arguing again.

"Don't be ridiculous! You must respect Mizukage-sama, Jonin Kurenai!"

But now, because Sarutobi Hiruzen was present, Terumi Mei had the upper hand.

"…"

Looking at the Third Hokage slapping the table, Yuhi Kurenai could only remain silent for the time being.

The Third Hokage was indeed senile! Did he really plan to let Uchiha Kage be abducted by the Kirigakure People?

"I apologize for the scene, Mizukage-sama."

Regardless of whether he could facilitate the marriage between Terumi Mei and Uchiha Kage in the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen was unwilling to offend Kirigakure on this matter, especially since this Future Female Mizukage was so young.

"It's okay, then we'll take our leave first, Hokage-sama."

Before leaving the Conference Room, Terumi Mei took the initiative to pull on Uchiha Kage's arm.

She didn't expect the Third Hokage to be so nice, this was the first time she had won an argument against that Female Teacher.

It was really refreshing.

Of course, what was even more pleasing was that she now had a perfect reason to stay with Uchiha Kage all the time.

However, she clearly only wanted to ride on this young man, but why did she dream every night of being tied up by this guy, and then being whipped and candle-waxed by the other party?

Did she superficially like to attack, but was actually an M in her heart?

"Kage, you can accompany Mizukage-sama to walk around the Village first, and come to the Hokage Office to see me later."

"Yes."

He didn't know how the Chunin Exams were going.

Uchiha Kage didn't have much resistance to Terumi Mei's transformation from hate to love, but since he was back in Konoha, he naturally focused on his "career."

Besides, the recent… times were indeed a bit too much. Even Kaguya had seen the clue and said that his firepower was not as good as before.

Mikoto also said that he was too gentle and hoped that he would be more rough.

It seemed that he had to collect more Ninja fragments as soon as possible to increase his Action Points, enhance his physical strength, and return to the state where Kaguya and Mikoto couldn't get out of bed.

Although the main reason was that he had wasted a bit too much energy on Samui recently.

Even so, with so many lovers, the physical boost from six Action Points was barely enough.