Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 406 Harboring Hidden Intentions

"With their addition, the organization's strength will definitely reach new heights."

"Who is it?"

Pain glanced at Orochimaru and asked indifferently.

Orochimaru's recommended candidate, could he be another one with ulterior motives like him?

Unlike Payne's indifference, the other three or four people at the party simultaneously had the same thought.

"Uchiha Toshiro!"

Ignoring the suspicious gaze of his new "companion".

Licking his lips, Orochimaru didn't look directly at Pain with his amber eyes, but instead used the corner of his eye to observe the ripples in Pain's eyes.

"He is the strongest member of the Uchiha clan, a prestigious family in the ninja world. Like the leader, he possesses the legendary eyes. He even defeated the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki working together, and had a feat with the Nine-Tails..."

To make his words more persuasive, Orochimaru recounted Toshiro's battle achievements to the members of the organization.

"The legendary eyes?"

Isn't the Uchiha clan just using the Sharingan?

Could it be that their Sharingan holds some secret I don't know about?

A clear-eyed boy spoke up; it was Sasori, a handsome man with red hair. He was looking at Orochimaru with a puzzled expression, as if he wanted an explanation from him.

Not only Sasori, but even Konan beside him looked at Orochimaru with a puzzled expression.

There was also Nagato lurking in the shadows, but he didn't reveal it.

"Hehehe! The Sharingan isn't just limited to the three tomoe; there's another kind of eye beyond that!"

Orochimaru was somewhat disappointed not to see any surprise in Pain's eyes, but he managed to hide it well.

After explaining this to Scorpion, he continued:

"The opponent has awakened the legendary power of the Uchiha clan, the Mangekyou Sharingan, which is an eye that only the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara, has ever awakened."

"With those eyes alone, he rivaled the ninja god who brought peace to a chaotic world!"

Orochimaru felt a slight tremor in Pain's eyes when he mentioned Madara Uchiha.

However, he thought that the other party was just surprised by the name Uchiha Madara.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Upon hearing Orochimaru mention Madara Uchiha's name, Pain was alright, but Konan almost lost control of her expression.

The masked man with them, isn't that the one who claims to be Uchiha Madara?

That Uchiha Toshiro awakened the same eyes as the other person?

"The Kaleidoscope Sharingan?"

"Is this another form of the Sharingan? What are its characteristics?"

As expected of a member recruited by Konan, Scorpion asked the very question that had been on Konan's mind.

She had always been wary of Madara Uchiha, and this was a good opportunity to gather some information about the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan is a Sharingan beyond the three-tomoe form. It doesn't use the basic tomoe shape; it possesses its own unique eye techniques and an ability called Susanoo, which is incredibly terrifying!"

Orochimaru's enthusiastic support for Toshiro wasn't just about recruiting him into the organization.

Orochimaru glanced at Pain, who stood to the side like a statue, and a subtle glint flashed in his eyes.

It's not so easy to take what's rightfully yours. Orochimaru was extremely unhappy that Toshiro had gained so many benefits.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan is no small matter, but given the leader's strength, we could try to recruit Uchiha Toshiro into the organization!"

Just then, a hoarse male voice came from Jue's position.

He was already somewhat uneasy about Toshiro awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan, and now that Orochimaru suggested bringing him into the organization, Zetsu felt this was a better way to handle the situation than having Obito deal with him.

Even if Uchiha Toshiro's strength is astonishing, Pain should be able to suppress him, or at the very least, deplete the power in his eyes.

In that case, Obito might be able to use the condition of helping him regain his sight to get the other party to work for his plan.

"Oh! Even Jue thinks it's worth a try?"

Upon hearing Zetsu's words, Payne stared intently at Zetsu for a while before speaking calmly.

"I'll consider it!"

In truth, deep down, he distrusted the so-called 'Uchiha Madara', and this was a good opportunity to test the Mangekyou Sharingan's true nature.

However, Jue's attitude made him hesitate.

Could this Uchiha Toshiro be in cahoots with Madara?

The other party was also an Uchiha, and had just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Zetsu then agreed to let him go and bring the other party into the organization.

No matter how you look at it, this matter reeks of a conspiracy.

"That's not urgent. The important thing now is to complete the mission to Iwagakure!"

Bringing Toshiro into the organization is something we need to think about carefully, but more important than that right now is to finish the Iwa ninja mission as soon as possible.

The most important thing is dealing with our sponsors.

"Zetsu, you are the most suitable candidate for this mission entrusted to you by the Iwagakure ninja. We will entrust it to you."

His true form had already learned the details of the mission from Konan, and the mission entrusted to him was indeed suitable for Zetsu to complete.

"One thing is to find a ninja named Rōshi, and another..."

"Old Zi?" x2

Upon hearing the name "Old Purple," not only Zetsu but even Orochimaru felt a bit strange!

Both of them knew Rōshi's identity as a Jinchūriki of Iwagakure. As for Orochimaru, he was a high-ranking official in Konoha and was very familiar with information about Iwagakure's high-level combat forces.

As for Zetsu, there's nothing he doesn't know about the Tailed Beasts, including Old Purple's identity.

"This is going to be interesting!"

Orochimaru felt there was something strange about this mission. If the Iwagakure ninja, Roshi, had gone missing, why would they entrust a mercenary organization to find him?

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing Orochimaru speak, Konan asked with some confusion.

She received this mission from the Iwa ninja, and at the time she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

However, upon hearing Orochimaru's questioning voice, she realized that the matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little curious about the other person's identity!"

Perhaps the Iwa ninja believed that the Akatsuki had no idea about Roshi's identity, which is why they entrusted this mission to the Akatsuki!

After being slightly puzzled by the Iwa ninja's actions, Orochimaru put the matter out of his mind. He wanted to focus his energy on Pain rather than these irrelevant things.

I wonder if Toshiro and Pain will have a major conflict, and if that happens, will I have a chance...?

(End of this chapter)