Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

Minato nodded: "There's no rush. Jiraiya-sensei should have had a lot to say to today. After all, it's the deepest bond, and we really need his skills right now."

After a pause, Minato pondered and said, "Since Orochimaru has already made preliminary confirmation, let's begin. Cooperation between the two sides means that if the opponent is an alien, their positions are already aligned."

Then, a ring was taken out of the sealed scroll.

Prior to this, it had been specially sealed in a series of ways.

Chakra injection.

……

In a certain place in the Land of Hot Water.

While traveling around with Xiao Nan and searching for Hei Zetsu's whereabouts, Uzumaki Sora sensed the fluctuations in the ring on his hand.

Under the spell of the Illusionary Body Technique, the void's wave of thoughts manifested within the shrine of the Land of Rain.

Nagato looked at the sky: "Konoha is trying to contact us, should we bring them in?"

Sora looked around and said, "Let's go somewhere else. I think the Ten-Tails' finger is a good spot."

Without asking why, the illusory scenery around me changed.

Immediately, the thought waves of Sora, Nagato, and Minato appeared simultaneously on the finger of the Gedo Mazo.

Having just regained his sight, Minato was stunned when he saw the Ten-Tails' husk for the first time. He had already begun to memorize this scene and was preparing to go back and check the relevant documents.

"There's no need to force yourself to remember what this thing looks like. It's the shell of the Ten-Tails, and the source of everything."

Uzumaki Sora's voice rang out, and then he looked at Minato and said, "Konoha has already seen what Orochimaru has to say. How to proceed with the arrangements is Konoha's responsibility as the party in charge."

Minato nodded: "Konoha will make arrangements. The main reason for contacting you today wasn't that..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence, another test.

Kong said helplessly, "Don't always think that I can see any future at will... I've told you many times, the future has already changed by the time it's seen."

Minato replied, "But you should see something like this, something that concerns the survival of the world, right? About the Otsutsuki clan."

A clan?

Nagato frowned.

The concept of a clan should not appear in this surname.

If such beings existed as a race...

No! Just two more would be enough to leave the entire ninja world with no chance of resistance.

Thinking of this, Nagato immediately looked at Uzumaki Sora as well.

Under their gazes, Uzumaki Sora replied helplessly, "Because of my existence, the future has been changed far too much. Every transaction itself is changing the future."

"I do have some information about the Otsutsuki who came from the future to this point in time. But the fact that Akatsuki is cooperating with Konoha doesn't mean that I can give you information for free."

Minato: "The deal with Lady Tsunade can proceed, but it's not an exchange. It's because we share the same stance on the human side."

Hearing this, Kong shook his head slightly.

“The future has changed. I won’t need Tsunade for the transaction a month from now, but…”

Minato's heart, which had been calming down, tightened again. He looked at Uzumaki Sora and said, "No matter what, humanity should stand together. The true peace that Akatsuki has been hoping for is about to arrive. You probably don't want this peace, which hasn't even been formed yet, to be destroyed, do you?"

Kong replied, "You're actually right. From a human perspective, I have nothing to say about moral blackmail. But similarly, I also have blackmailing practices here."

"Of the nine tailed beasts, the Three-Tails will soon be revived. That means that apart from the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails in Black Zetsu's hands, five of the six tailed beasts are in the Five Great Shinobi Villages."

"On the positive side, I need Konoha to communicate with the Jinchuriki of the five great ninja villages, using pressure from both sides to make them agree to my subsequent deal."

Before he could finish speaking, Minato asked, "You want the chakra of a tailed beast?"

Sora nodded: "That's right. There's also a Nine-Tails that's been traded once, and I need to trade it again after that."

Minato fell silent...

The other party stated their purpose frankly, and he understood the meaning behind it.

In the context of foreign invasion, one should request intelligence from the other party in order to prioritize the overall situation.

However, the other party also demanded, based on this broader context, that he agree to all subsequent transactions with the Tailed Beasts.

Nine-tailed Fox...

Another transaction...

Chakra...

After connecting many things, Minato asked, "Chakra... this power that forms the foundation of a ninja, there must be a great secret within it, right?"

Sora smiled and said, "It seems that the Nara family member is quite clever. To guess this as an ordinary person is already quite impressive."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Minato asked again: "The balance between the two sides is also the foundation of world peace. If your power exceeds the positive side by too much, we will not feel at ease."

"The collective will is sometimes not swayed by individuals, and when the balance is broken, it may also be the time when peace is broken."

Sora replied, "Uchiha Yun's power has not reached its limit. Sometimes even I have to admit that perhaps his existence was for the sake of the positive."

At this point, Vortex Kong paused.

"Your guess is not wrong. The surname Otsutsuki has never been just Otsutsuki Kaguya. It represents a race in the universe, a race whose goal is to plunder the energy of planets."

"I'm telling you this because you need to understand that neither Konoha nor I had a choice. Without uniting... perhaps this world will ultimately face only destruction."

“Uchiha Kumo, who came from the future, has reached another level of power. Why do you think he didn’t kill me immediately?”

Minato replied, "We don't know how long we can stay between the future and the present, but you have the ability to revive."

Kong smiled and said, "Being able to revive doesn't mean you're invincible. Your power hasn't reached that level, so I don't understand. But what I can tell you is that the cooperation in his future will continue, and I will also exist."

So... he won't come looking for me.

Once again, the wave of thoughts under the illusionary lamp technique fell silent.

Nagato, who was maintaining the technique, was also experiencing a mix of emotions.

His Rinnegan came from Madara Uchiha, but Madara Uchiha seemed to be nothing compared to the Otsutsuki.

For a moment, Nagato's gaze turned to the sky.

Does the fate of the entire world depend on him alone?

Uchiha Kumo and Uzumaki Sora, on both sides, are just one person...

"I understand."

……

Chapter 365: Shikaku's Wisdom

The enormous body of the Outer Path Statue was shrouded in darkness, all its eyes tightly closed, as if it would never awaken.

The wave of Minato's thoughts, resting on his index finger, remained silent. As the Kage of Konoha, he had many things to consider.

Having served as a film director for over a decade, I've long since given up on some of the things I once held dear.

Akatsuki organization...

Vortex Void...

The world is not always black and white; I've understood this principle for a long time.

From the perspective of a former ninja, Akatsuki must have been an evil organization, and Uzumaki Sora, who controlled it, must have been an evil person.

But in fact?

If we put ourselves in the shoes of ordinary people, in that future that has already begun to unfold, wouldn't the whirlpool sora who devised this plan be their savior?

The document Orochimaru had shown me earlier was still vivid in my mind. It was given to me by Uzumaki Sora, who demanded that Orochimaru produce results.

Every research project in that document revealed this evil man's attitude towards ordinary people.

In comparison, as the Hokage, he already knew a great deal about the extravagant and dissolute lifestyle of the nobles in the Daimyo Prefecture after Yun Dianming made it clear that they wanted to cooperate.

By exchanging information, they stopped Obito's actions and saved Konoha from the Nine-Tails' attack.

Destroy the Root organization and kill Danzo, the hawkish representative of Konoha.

Declaring war to express their will, Akatsuki assassinates the militia factions in various villages, assassinates nobles of the daimyo prefectures, and destroys the daimyo prefectures of various major countries.

To prevent the deaths and injuries of high-ranking officials from causing chaos among lower-ranking officials, select high-ranking officials who can cooperate.

If you don't cooperate, we'll kill you again!

Once everything was in place, Minato suddenly realized that it seemed that his and the other party's positions were not opposed from the beginning.

What am I afraid of?

strength!

Because of the impact of the Akatsuki organization's actions, there was a preconceived fear that they would one day attack Konoha and the world.

At present, only the cloud can rival him, but if the opponent's power surpasses that of the cloud, then he can become the god of the entire world.

But... God's gaze never falls upon ants!

"I understand."

Minato slightly raised his head to look at Uzumaki Sora's thought wave: "On the issue of peace for the future of ninjas and the invasion of the alien Otsutsuki clan, we are of one mind."

"The consistency of these two aspects means that we have never been enemies from the beginning. You are the enemy of the four great ninja villages, and the enemy of all the high-ranking officials in this world except Konoha, but you will never be my enemy."

At this point, Minato smiled and said, "Because... I was just an ordinary person at the beginning!"

Minato's smile was genuine, just like his nickname before he became Kage: Little Sun.

Similarly, Sora Uzumaki laughed.

"In fact... my purpose in that deal when your son was born wasn't just to use him as a bargaining chip. After all, you're much easier to talk to than that old man Hiruzen Sarutobi, since you're alive."

"The third generation... just considered things a bit more."

"Don't you think about many things? As a Shadow, you have to consider many things, but in the end, what influences your decision is a person's nature."

Minato remained indifferent, and Uzumaki Sora did not continue to whip Hiruzen Sarutobi's corpse.

The topic then returned to the Otsutsuki clan.