Multiverse Mastermind: Starting in Naruto-Chapter 594 - 481: What Punishment Awaits Someone Who Wants to Be an Akatsuki Organization Undercover Agent
Uehara Naraku did not appear in front of everyone.
Although he is currently the highest-ranking person in Wano Country, he also has to temporarily shoulder the responsibility of being a Navy undercover agent and cannot appear lightly.
The trivial matters of Wano Country were handed over to Konan and the Ninja Alliance to handle.
What Uehara Naraku had to do was to secretly lie low and gradually control this world through his subordinates, surprising everyone in the world.
On the other side.
Under Uchiha Obito’s persuasion, Kaido agreed to join Akatsuki, and the entire Hundred Beast Pirates would become an auxiliary force of Akatsuki.
To avoid causing a world upheaval, the fact that Kaido and the Hundred Beast Pirates were defeated by Princess Kaguya was deliberately downplayed, and he continued to maintain his position as one of the Four Emperors.
Anyway, aside from Akatsuki...
It seems there’s no one else who could take Kaido’s position as one of the Four Emperors.
Within the Hundred Beast Pirates, the new narrative was that their Pirate Governor Kaido had formed a strategic alliance with the godlike Princess Kaguya who arrived in Wano Country.
As for the price...
Wano Country was naturally offered to the gods.
The Three Calamities of the Hundred Beast Pirates fully understood their leader’s decision, as the forces occupying Wano Country were extremely formidable, and the new ally’s strength was definitely comparable to the other Four Emperors.
Compared to the likes of Kurozumi Orochi...
The Ninja Alliance and Akatsuki were far too strong!
As part of the exchange between allies, Uzumaki Naruto was sent to Ghost Island to join the Hundred Beast Pirates, replacing Uchiha Obito’s position.
Just by sheer appearance, Uzumaki Naruto, who could transform into the Golden Nine-tail, seemed quite suitable for the Hundred Beast Pirates...
After the war was declared over.
Wano Country slowly got back on track.
Otsutsuki Kaguya, as the nominal highest ruler of Wano Country, appeared daily at Uehara Naraku’s contact point.
Konan, as the real leader of Wano Country, quickly organized the ninjas to establish a hospital and an orphanage in Wano Country, gathering all the homeless orphans there.
Then, under Konan’s direction, the ninjas established a Ninja Academy and a Samurai School, requiring students of suitable age to take entrance exams, regardless of whether they were commoners or nobles.
Moreover...
There were even samurais who joined Akatsuki to teach Haki!
This kind of thing was somewhat unbelievable...
Even the previous Kozuki Race seemed not to have done such a thing.
The General, Daimyo, nobles, and samurais, these lineage heritages had almost never changed, and commoners could only rise through the nobles’ grace.
Besides this, the whole of Wano Country rapidly began to segregate, with the majority of commoners moving to new areas, making Kuri, Flower Capital, Hakumai, and Ringo the residential areas, while Himei Region became a training ground.
The weapon factories Kaido built in Wano Country were dismantled in batches, and all the facilities were relocated to the Udon Region, conveniently adjacent to the Udon Prisoner Quarry.
As for the prisoners in Udon...
Since most of the prisoners were either pirates or samurais loyal to the Kozuki Race, their fate did not change due to the change of rule in Wano Country.
Their fate might be even more tragic because these people could no longer see any hope of the Kozuki Race reclaiming Wano Country.
For them, their fate was tragic...
For the commoners of Wano Country, living under Akatsuki’s rule was much better than under the Kozuki Race and Kurozumi Orochi.
Even Shimotsuki Yasuie, who once held a good opinion of the Kozuki Race and always supported them, had to admit this point, though he wouldn’t change his loyalty and was thus thrown into Udon.
If Shimotsuki Yasuie was this unfortunate... it’s much worse for others.
Kawamatsu, Shutenmaru, and others were all thrown into Udon.
Only Denjiro and Kozuki Hiyori (known as Komurasaki) were spared because Denjiro joined Akatsuki as a samurai, hoping Akatsuki would spare Komurasaki’s life.
That condition...
After Jiraiya and Uzumaki Naruto wandered around Wano Country and met Komurasaki, they strongly requested to accept it!
"How can we let such a lovely girl go to the mines!"
At the Akatsuki Hideout in Flower Capital, Jiraiya slapped the table in outrage: "She is the Courtesan of Wano Country, and I need to gather material... cough cough... besides, her father hasn’t done anything particularly wrong, has he!"
"Indeed, that’s the case..."
Huang Tu frowned and said in a deep voice: "But now we have occupied Wano Country, inevitably making us enemies..."
"If it’s so troublesome, it’s better to just kill them!"
The Fourth Raikage A spoke irritably: "No matter what, we can’t leave such a big risk, it’s a hassle for us..."
"Whatever, you all decide."
Temari listlessly flipped through her big fan.
The decision-making power should naturally go to Konan, though there’s another person in Wano Country capable of making decisions.
His name is Uehara Naraku.
Ultimately, Denjiro and Komurasaki were allowed to stay.
In Uehara Naraku’s speculation, the Time Fruit is peculiar, and Komurasaki’s mother Tenzuki Toki’s plans to send Momonosuke to the future could happen at any time...
After pondering for a while, Uehara Naraku called in Hatake Kakashi, and incidentally taught him a few ways to deal with Denjiro and Komurasaki.
Flower Capital.
Denjiro felt fortunate to have saved Komurasaki again, planning to hide away and continue his undercover activities under Kurozumi Orochi...
These members of Akatsuki...
Seem to be no more clever than Kurozumi Orochi.
In the dead of night.
Denjiro secretly gathered a group of samurai who had pledged allegiance to him, only for them to be captured in one sweep by the ninjas, which truly shattered Denjiro’s state of mind!
These bastards...
Actually used him as bait!
Surrounded by a group of ninjas, Denjiro gripped his sword grimly, shielding Kozuki Komatsu behind him, his face showing a hint of despair.
"Don’t worry."
The ninja captain Hatake Kakashi, who was in charge of the operation, looked at them and sighed softly, "We won’t kill you. We will even send Anbu to protect you..."
Hatake Kakashi watched Denjiro’s face change dramatically and continued in a deep voice, "As a price for your survival, you must use the Kozuki family’s little princess’s sign to provide us with these disloyal samurai..."
After saying this, Hatake Kakashi adjusted his forehead protector and continued in a quiet voice, "If you cannot provide us with the whereabouts of the defectors, then you two defectors have no reason to remain alive."
After finishing, Hatake Kakashi recalled someone’s instructions and spoke again, "Oh right, we will announce to the whole Wano Country that before you die, it was you who betrayed your companions just to keep the Kozuki family’s little princess alive..."
These tactics...
Are incredibly malicious!
Just from seeing the conduct, it’s clear it’s from Uehara’s hand.
It’s no surprise that Uehara Naraku, who is working undercover as a Navy in Wano Country, would not tolerate others working undercover under his command.
Uehara even prepared follow-up means...
The entire Kozuki family will become the most hated family in Wano Country!
Once this matter spreads, the entire Kozuki family could never stand in Wano Country again, no samurai would ever be loyal to them again!
Kozuki...
Is it really coming to an end?
Hatake Kakashi looked at Denjiro, whose face was full of pain, and said word by word, "You have no other choice, you must continue to attract the rebel samurai for us... Otherwise, you will die soon, and the Kozuki family will quickly be discredited!"
Saying this, Hatake Kakashi continued, "Do not provide false information, should it happen, the fate of the little princess you are protecting will be far worse, you should know better than me, right?"
"..."
Denjiro had never seen someone as vile as Hatake Kakashi before. He looked at Kakashi, full of rage, "Is this the conduct of you ninjas?"
"Kozuki can’t change anything, the people of Wano Country have made their choice, only you stubborn fellows have no right to speak against us?"
Hatake Kakashi opened his palm, staring at Denjiro, his eyes slowly growing heavy, "There’s one more thing, the reason I’m telling you this...
Is to let you know, for the sake of the Kozuki family, you’re sacrificing countless innocents, and in the future, countless more will die for the name of Kozuki!
Denjiro, knowingly committing acts that kill your companions, yet can’t stop, how clean can you be in the future?"
"...This is..."
Denjiro originally wanted to curse Hatake Kakashi for being despicable, but he suddenly remembered that to save Komatsu, he must follow Kakashi’s orders...
Indeed, he can’t be cleaner!
At this moment, Denjiro finally regretted!
He originally thought of playing undercover again like before, but this time, he was completely manipulated, unable to live or die!
If he wants Komatsu to survive, he must betray those samurai willing to die for Kozuki;
If he and Komatsu commit suicide, Akatsuki will claim that he betrayed samurai for the Kozuki family’s princess, and the Kozuki family will be discredited in Wano Country... The samurai just captured by the ninja troops are the proof!
"Denjiro!"
Komatsu suddenly drew the hairpin from her hand, no longer displaying a courtesan’s frivolity, a touch of determination emerged on her face!
"If it’s just to survive for the Kozuki family’s name, then it’s not necessary... My father’s choice back then is my choice now!"
Back then, her father, Kozuki Oden endured naked dances below Orochi’s building for a lie that could save Wano Country’s people, deemed a fool...
At that time...
The Kozuki family was nearly discredited, only the Nine Red Scabbards followed, how could she be willing to harm more people for the name!
"Phew, underestimated you guys!"
Hatake Kakashi rubbed his forehead, pondering Uehara Naraku’s teachings and continued, "What should be said at this time?
If you refuse to keep searching for defectors for us, we might find it troublesome seeking them, so decide to kill everyone in Wano Country..."
Hatake Kakashi sighed after saying this, "Oh, by the way, those in Udon, especially the Nine Red Scabbards, will be boiled alive, due to your actions..."
These words sound like those of a major villain...
These words don’t sound human, because they were all taught by Uehara Naraku.
He even predicted what Komatsu might do, all foreseen by Uehara Naraku.
This guy, wherever he goes, always seeks to manipulate others’ fate?
Denjiro does not know the person behind the scenes, he just listened to Kakashi’s words, suddenly gripping his sword tightly!
At this moment, he really couldn’t resist wanting to kill Hatake Kakashi!
Komatsu held her hairpin’s handle, slowly letting it down, her face showing some lifelessness, she said solemnly, "What do you... ultimately want?"
Komatsu looked at Hatake Kakashi, tears gradually flowing down her cheeks, "You let us live in the hell of our hearts, is this punishment for the Kozuki family? But we have done nothing..."
