Naruto: Uchiha Survivor Forced to Save the Shinobi World

If there were more time, if Uchiha Shinji had more time to prepare, he was confident he could convince some of the high-ranking shinobi village officials that doomsday was approaching.

But the time left for him now was too short.

And his identity was just that of an academy student, a young Uchiha survivor, which naturally made him distrusted by the village's higher-ups.

In such a situation, even disregarding the risk of contamination, it would take some time just to establish mutual trust.

"No, it's not yet time for desperate measures. There must be another way!"

Uchiha Shinji dismissed the idea of spreading the news of impending doomsday.

The world he had previously witnessed being devoured by the Overlord was destroyed precisely because the contamination spread too fast, causing the Overlord to completely lock onto it. Even though the living beings of that world united, they couldn't escape the Overlord's grasp.

So unless absolutely necessary, he couldn't afford to give up hope.

He even suspected that the lantern-bearer from the Demon Slayer world had suddenly made this move to force him into making a mistake, leading to a disastrous decision!

With a grim expression, he paced back and forth in the training field.

But if he didn't inform the village's higher-ups, no matter how he calculated, the people at his disposal weren't enough to deal with all five anchor points simultaneously in just four days.

This was a huge gap in fighting power!

It wasn't about strategy or deployment anymore.

"The enemy still has at least four Upper Moons." He paused, then shook his head, "No, the enemy must have already stopped fearing contamination since they used a mutual destruction tactic. The forces of the Demon Slayer world should now be united, meaning they can be constantly reinforced. The Upper and Lower Moons I killed before were likely replaced by now!"

Thinking this, Uchiha Shinji realized his side was even more lacking in strength.

"I can't do this alone. I have to form an alliance with the Five Great Shinobi Villages or Akatsuki!"

Uchiha Shinji's eyes flickered as he gradually formed a plan.

Collaboration didn't necessarily mean telling the whole truth; as long as the goal was achieved, it was enough.

"What do I have that could entice Akatsuki to take action?"

After some thought, he realized that apart from the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, there was nothing else that could lure Akatsuki to act. On the contrary, using Akatsuki as bait, he had quite a few ways to draw the Five Great Shinobi Villages into action.

Following this line of thought, he mused, "Haku is connected to Kirigakure, and Karin is connected to Kusagakure. By using Haku and Karin, I could try to pull Kirigakure and Kusagakure into this."

Haku and Karin taking on an anchor point alone had a low success rate.

But if their respective shinobi villages got involved, with the strength of a whole village attacking one anchor point, the success rate would be much higher.

"Just Hidden Mist and Hidden Grass aren't enough. I need more villages and forces to help! Kimimaro is connected to Orochimaru, and Neji is connected to the Hyuga clan—perhaps they can be used as well!"

"Hidden Cloud must be eager to recover the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. Using her as bait, I can definitely lure them out."

Uchiha Shinji's tightly furrowed brow gradually relaxed.

He realized that if he used the right methods, he didn't need to be completely honest to get the various shinobi villages and factions to work for him!

Time was pressing, so he wasted no time and immediately took action.

First, he donned Akatsuki attire and went to Karin's room. He explained the situation to her while also replacing her eyes with the pair of Mangekyō Sharingan that contained the dojutsu 'Susanoo Tomoshibi.'

Since Karin was his subordinate and immune to contamination, he spoke in detail.

After completing the surgery, he asked Karin, "Did you understand everything?"

"Yes, I understand!"

Karin nodded firmly.

Since this concerned the safety of the entire shinobi world, she listened very carefully, not daring to overlook a single detail.

Uchiha Shinji said gravely, "There's not much time. Move out immediately!"

"Yes!"

After leaving Karin's room, Uchiha Shinji found Haku and also described the situation in detail.

Haku was initially shocked, then asked, "Leader, will this really work?"

Uchiha Shinji replied, "We only have four days. We have no choice!"

Haku remained silent.

To deal with five anchor points spread across the shinobi world in just four days was indeed an almost impossible task.

After a moment, Haku solemnly assured Uchiha Shinji, "Please rest assured. I will do my utmost!"

"Move out!"

"Yes!"

Haku nodded, then turned and left.

Uchiha Shinji pondered for a moment, then his figure flashed, disappearing from where he stood.

In a training field in the Hidden Leaf.

Boom, boom, boom.

With a series of afterimages, training posts in the field shattered one after another. In just a breath or two, nearly twenty posts had all been knocked down.

The afterimage in the field came to a stop, revealing the figure.

This person was none other than Kimimaro, who had been training alone ever since the battle to retrieve Sasuke.

Huff, huff.

Kimimaro panted lightly, turning to look at the posts he had knocked down. Instead of satisfaction, his eyes showed dissatisfaction.

Some of the posts were completely shattered, while others were broken in half. The points of impact and the degree of damage varied.

This showed that he wasn't yet proficient in using the 'Gate of Opening' and hadn't fully unleashed the power of the body with its brain limits removed!

Indeed.

After the battle with Shinnō, Kimimaro had made a request to Orochimaru and successfully obtained a scroll containing the secret art of the 'Eight Gates Formation.'

For the past few days, he had been secretly training in the Eight Gates Formation.

Swish.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of wind behind him.

"Who is it!?"

He turned sharply, and upon seeing who it was, his pupils shrank, and his previously indifferent face instantly became guarded.

Without a doubt, the one who had suddenly appeared was none other than Uchiha Shinji, dressed in Akatsuki attire.

As he sized up Kimimaro, Uchiha Shinji said in a mocking tone, "I'm curious, why is a remnant of the Kaguya clan in the Hidden Leaf?"

Kimimaro's expression grew solemn, "What do you want?"

"I have high hopes for you." After a pause, Uchiha Shinji said casually, "Do you want to join the Akatsuki?"

"Join the Akatsuki!?"

Kimimaro was surprised. He hadn't expected that the purpose of this super S-rank wanted criminal—marked by the Five Great Shinobi Villages, possessing the Mangekyō Sharingan—in risking infiltration of the Hidden Leaf was to recruit him into the Akatsuki.

Uchiha Shinji said calmly, "What's your answer?"

"The Akatsuki has always been hunting down Orochimaru-sama. If I infiltrate the Akatsuki, I can gather intelligence on them and warn Orochimaru-sama in advance if I find anything disadvantageous to him!"

Kimimaro thought, not considering his own safety at all.

Thinking of how he could warn Orochimaru and help reduce the threat from the Akatsuki, he hesitated for only a moment before agreeing, "I'm willing!"

Uchiha Shinji suddenly smiled, "Then prepare to face the test! Only by surviving can you be qualified to become one of us!"