Naruto: Uchiha Survivor Forced to Save the Shinobi World

Hidden within "Hiruko," Sasori swayed his tail: "We are all most-wanted criminals of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, don't be nervous!"

Night Owl snorted coldly: "Don't lump us together with you! If you want me to deal with the Five Great Shinobi Villages, then you'd better put that thought out of your mind. We're not looking to get ourselves killed!"

"Tch!"

Deidara spat disdainfully from the side, his expression full of contempt.

Feeling belittled, Night Owl grew furious, but recalling that the other side were members of the Akatsuki—whom even the Five Great Shinobi Villages feared—he forced himself to suppress his anger.

Sasori spoke in a hoarse voice: "Do you think you have the right to refuse?"

Night Owl frowned: "What exactly are you up to? Don't push us too far!"

"Our request is very simple. As long as you accomplish it, we'll spare your life!" Pausing, Sasori continued, "Relax, we're not asking you to take on the Five Great Shinobi Villages. We just want you to help us abduct a few students from the Hidden Leaf shinobi Academy."

Hearing that the targets were merely academy students, Night Owl breathed a sigh of relief.

But considering that the request came from the Akatsuki, and that the students they were concerned with clearly wouldn't be ordinary, he asked, "Which students?"

Sasori tossed over some documents.

After taking a look, Night Owl's face tensed: "Uchiha?!"

Sasori nodded slightly.

Night Owl could no longer hold back: "You want me to go into the Hidden Leaf and kidnap an Uchiha? Have you lost your minds?"

Sasori said: "Look carefully, your target is just an eight-year-old brat who hasn't awakened the Sharingan yet! What's wrong, they're all dojutsu-based kekkei genkai, and you don't even dare to make a move on an eight-year-old Uchiha brat?"

Night Owl growled in a low voice: "That's the Hidden Leaf Village! And they're currently hosting the Five Kage Summit—going there to kidnap someone at this time is suicide!"

"The Five Kage Summit is already over!" Sasori chuckled lightly, "The Four Kage secretly returned to their villages a few days ago."

Night Owl wanted to ask, 'How do you know that?' but considering that the other side were members of the notorious Akatsuki, he swallowed the words.

Observing Night Owl's expression, Sasori continued: "You should also know that the Four Kage can't stay in the Hidden Leaf Village for long."

Night Owl nodded.

Sasori went on: "Moreover, the Hidden Leaf just completed an internal investigation. The taut string is now slightly relaxed, so this is your opportunity!"

Night Owl's expression fluctuated: "What do I get out of this?"

Sasori replied flatly: "If you successfully complete this task, I will recommend you to join the organization and become one of us. If you refuse, I will turn you into a puppet and add you to my collection."

Staring intently at Sasori and Deidara, Night Owl carefully weighed the situation, then said: "Fine, I accept!"

"A wise choice!"

Sasori and Deidara turned and left with a grin.

After they had exited Night Owl's hideout, Deidara asked Sasori: "The leader ordered us to remain dormant for now. Will doing this cause any problems? Hm!"

Sasori smiled: "I'm only following the leader's orders. Didn't he say to fully assist Hiruko (Hiryuku / Beluhue)?"

Deidara said, "Hiruko—that guy wants awakened Sharingan from the Uchiha. But the information you gave Night Owl is about an Uchiha brat who hasn't awakened the Sharingan. You're not really planning to do some experiment to force awakening, are you?"

Sasori glanced at Deidara: "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Intrigued, Deidara asked: "Hey, is it really possible to make an Uchiha awaken the Sharingan through external stimulation?"

Sasori said: "We'll find out if we try! Honestly, I've developed a strong interest in the Sharingan as well."

Deidara muttered, "The Uchiha clan aren't easy to mess with! Hm!"

Hidden Leaf Village.

The shinobi academy had reopened.

Back at the familiar campus, listening to the teacher's lectures and the pleasant sound of the class bell, Uchiha Shinji suddenly felt that the earlier shinobi world crisis was so unreal.

At noon, Uchiha Shinji came to the playground.

Sweeping his gaze around, everything looked the same as before.

Sasuke, Kimimaro, and Neji each occupied a corner, concentrating on their training.

Lee was running laps around the field.

Shion, Sakura, Ino, and Kurama Yakumo were sitting together, chattering away.

Naruto was horsing around with Choji, Kiba, and Shikamaru, completely forgetting the recent kidnapping incident.

At this moment, Haku and Karin arrived at the playground.

Uchiha Shinji waved at them.

Haku walked up: "Uchiha Shinji, did you see the notice? The academy is going to hold an entrance exam, and the location is in the Forest of Death again."

"The Forest of Death again?"

Uchiha Shinji was speechless.

Last time in the Forest of Death's survival exercise, something almost went wrong. He wondered what the academy was up to this time, arranging another trip there.

He thought to himself: "Could it be Danzo? Or Orochimaru?"

"I heard that this time, it's still free to form teams!" Karin said, looking eagerly at Uchiha Shinji with eyes full of anticipation.

Haku also looked at Uchiha Shinji, waiting for his decision.

Uchiha Shinji smiled: "Why are you both looking at me? Haven't we already formed a team long ago?"

Haku and Karin both breathed a sigh of relief.

For the two of them, being accepted by Uchiha Shinji was their only comfort in their lives as spies in the Hidden Leaf.

They were very afraid that Uchiha Shinji would abandon them and look for other teammates, especially since, due to their identities as spies, they didn't dare to fully reveal their true strength.

Just then, Neji and Tenten came over.

Seeing Uchiha Shinji, Haku, and Karin together, Neji asked: "So this time it's still you three on a team?"

Uchiha Shinji said: "Yeah, what about you?"

Tenten smiled: "We're the same!"

Neji said seriously: "Uchiha Shinji, this exam is a good opportunity to test whether our strength has improved over these months of vacation."

As if noticing Uchiha Shinji's group gathered, Shion and the others also approached.

Hearing Neji's words, Shion quickly said: "Uchiha Shinji, Neji, you two better be careful this time! Kimimaro trained like crazy during the break, practicing every day!"

Uchiha Shinji asked: "What was he training?"

Shion shook her head: "I'm not too sure. It seemed like taijutsu, but it didn't quite look like taijutsu either!"

Kurama Yakumo hastily stopped Shion: "Shion, don't say that. Don't forget we're their opponents!"

Sakura said: "We're all classmates, what's there to be afraid of! By the way, Sasuke has also been training hard lately. If you're not careful, the victory this time will be ours!"