Chapter 34: Rewards Brought by Recruiting Kisame Hoshigaki
"Alright, I don't want to waste any more time."
Uehara Naraka picked up Kisame Hoshigaki, helped him sit up, looked him straight in the eye, and said, "Zabuza Momochi should be going to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage right about now. But he definitely wouldn't expect that Kirigakure's Fourth Mizukage has long been controlled by genjutsu, right?"
Uehara Naraka refused to continue with nonsense, directly piercing through Kisame Hoshigaki's biggest secret. He also casually sold out Zabuza Momochi; anyway, there was no one else nearby, no one knew what Zabuza was planning to do.
In all of Kirigakure (Village Hidden by Mist), from top to bottom, only Kisame Hoshigaki himself knew the truth that the Fourth Yagura was controlled by genjutsu. He even served the person controlling the Mizukage.
Uehara Naraka looked at Kisame Hoshigaki word by word and continued in a low voice, "That guy calls himself Uchiha Madara... right?"
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes bulged, staring at Uehara Naraka in disbelief. He couldn't imagine Uehara Naraka knew so much. The person controlling the Fourth Mizukage had indeed claimed to Kisame to be Uchiha Madara.
Since Uehara mentioned Madara's name, it basically confirmed that he actually knew the affairs within Kirigakure like the back of his hand.
Kisame Hoshigaki composed his expression and said calmly, "Since you already know so much, what else do you want to get from me? It sounds like Your Excellency knows that person's identity?"
"Correct."
Uehara Naraka raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice, "He's been deceiving you all along. You heard it just now too; his real name is Uchiha Obito. Before, he was just a Chunin from Konoha! After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, he relied on his dōjutsu to call himself Uchiha Madara, deceiving people everywhere in the ninja world, propagating his evil ideology... like the Eye of the Moon Plan?"
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki's heart skipped a beat, then slowly settled back down.
Since the mysterious masked man's true identity had been exposed, the so-called Eye of the Moon Plan could also not be hidden from others' eyes.
A faint sense of dread stirred in Kisame's heart.
When he first saw Uchiha 'Madara' appear and reveal that he had been secretly controlling the Fourth Mizukage all along, Kisame only then realized he was Kirigakure's biggest mastermind.
Yet the Uehara Naraka before him knew all of this in detail!
This boy, who looked only twelve, seemed more like the true mastermind than the fake Mr. 'Madara'.
Kisame Hoshigaki felt somewhat that the world wasn't quite worth it; this world was always deceiving him.
Every time he thought he understood a part of the truth, another layer of fog would lift, making him clearly recognize his own ignorance and weakness.
But now, there was another chance to uncover the truth!
Although behind Uehara's so-called truth, there were definitely countless hidden matters!
Kisame Hoshigaki pondered for a moment, then looked up resolutely at Uehara Naraka, baring his mouth full of shark teeth, "Then, can Your Excellency tell me, what exactly is the truth of the Eye of the Moon Plan?"
"Do you really want to know?"
Uehara Naraka gave him a half-smile, then bought a Black Spear item from the system shop in his mind and threw it on the ground, "If you really want to know, then pick up this Black Spear and sign a soul contract with me!"
Black Spear: Propose signing a cooperation agreement with others through the Black Spear. If they accept the agreement, the Black Spear will enter their body, binding their soul. If they betray the contract, the betrayer's soul will be absorbed into the Black Spear, strengthening its power. (Can only bind one person, can be actively cancelled).
"If it allows me to witness the true face of this world, then death, to me, is merely an insignificant price."
Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled lowly and, without the slightest hesitation, bent down to grasp the Black Spear on the ground. As he did, an eerie green energy wrapped around his body, the other end of the green energy connecting to Uehara Naraka's body.
As both were enveloped by the eerie green energy, a proud female voice entered their ears, like the sigh of a god, "The oath has been sealed."
After this soul contract was completed, Uehara Naraka found a status and a skill automatically appeared on his system panel.
Black Spear (Contracted):
Both parties Life Energy +10% (Activated)
Both parties Chakra Energy +10% (Activated)
Fate's Call: If the contractor is nearby, can pull the contractor towards oneself. The contractor becomes invulnerable and untargetable for 4 seconds. Duration related to chakra cost. After the skill ends, can throw the contractor in any direction. Minimum skill cost 100 Chakra. Cooldown 120 seconds.
Whether it was the increase in Life Energy and Chakra Energy or the skill Fate's Call, Uehara Naraka felt he had profited quite a bit from this wave!
Uehara Naraka felt Fate's Call seemed more suited for protecting Kisame Hoshigaki. He now somewhat wanted to cancel the soul contract with Kisame and wait for a future day to bind Konan with the Black Spear contract.
Kisame Hoshigaki naturally didn't know all this. If he knew Uehara Naraka's thoughts, he'd probably tear up the contract on the spot...
Besides this, there were several side quests.
Side Quest: Possess your first subordinate (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward: 100 Gold Coins.
Side Quest: Possess a subordinate with Kage-level chakra power (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.
Seeing the quest rewards, Uehara Naraka felt like praising the system a bit. Not only did it let him get rich quick, but it also let him know something.
Kisame Hoshigaki must have firmly chosen to become his subordinate to be judged as such by the system. This way, just by relying on the system's quest panel, he could determine who was truly his own person.
After all, Haku, whom Uehara previously thought he had gathered, definitely didn't consider him a superior in his heart. Perhaps Haku still saw him as a little companion to beg for food with!
This feeling was a bit strange...
Uehara Naraka glanced at his gold balance, suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and quickly bought a piece of equipment he had long desired: the Warmog's Armor, worth 2850 gold coins.
Warmog's Armor:
Life Energy +800
Base Health Regen +200%
Skill Cooldown Reduction +10%
Passive Skill: When Life Energy reaches 3000 points, automatically activates the effect of Warmog's Heart. If no damage is taken for 6 seconds, regenerate 5% of maximum Life Energy per second. (Activated)
After obtaining this equipment, Uehara Naraka breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although he had Intervention's invincibility skill, that skill had a cooldown. The existence of Warmog's Armor still made him feel more secure.
Uehara Naraka glanced at his stats, inexplicably feeling like he had reached the peak of his life.
Life Energy: 3301 (Standard Kage-level 3000~10000)
Chakra Energy: 3575 (Standard Kage-level 3000~10000)
Health Regen: 6 points/sec
Chakra Regen: 3 points/sec
Remaining Gold Coins: 320
After looking at his stats, Uehara Naraka was in a great mood. His attitude towards Kisame Hoshigaki also became friendlier. He looked gently at his first recruited subordinate, "Alright, what questions do you want to know? I can answer them all for you!"
(End of Chapter)
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