Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 231 Anti-fraud propaganda and integration

In the end, Yua followed Hinata Kazuko's suggestion and held a fireworks display.

Although Hinata Kazuko's reason for this was ridiculous, it unexpectedly overlapped with Yua's needs.

Today, after years of development, Konoha Village has become the number one village in the ninja world.

The living conditions of Konoha Village's more than three million residents now far surpass those of other ninja villages in the ninja world.

What Yuya needs now is to develop Konoha Village to the next level, but that's basically impossible in the short term.

The reason is simple: the population can no longer increase dramatically in a short period of time.

Unless Yuya opens up immigration and attracts people from other countries and ninja villages to settle in Konoha, it will be impossible to attract a large number of people to Konoha in a short period of time.

However, setting aside the issue of their varying abilities, these individuals might demand their own level of power once they arrive in Konoha.

After all, these guys aren't like the group of war refugees who came to Konoha a few years ago; they only came to Konoha because they really couldn't survive there.

These people could live in their own villages and countries, but coming to Konoha means starting all over again. Not to mention, being unfamiliar with the place and its people, these people are prone to banding together.

Once you join a group, you'll naturally want more benefits.

Yuya is not prepared to turn Konoha into a village of immigrants.

Therefore, let's take the path of gradual development.

However, this road requires improvements in more than just the villagers' economic level.

Economic level represents material needs and enjoyment, and there's basically nothing left to significantly improve in this area.

The next step is to improve the villagers' moral and ideological level.

Although it was somewhat by chance, watching a fireworks display together was actually quite nice...

What the hell!

Youya could easily use this money for other things!

A fireworks display should be held at the end of the year!

Damn Black Zetsu, if it weren't for catching you red-handed, would I be in this state right now?

Just you wait, I'm going to teach you a lesson!

With that in mind, Youya immediately summoned Matt Dai.

Youya has always trusted Matt Dai completely.

Because this guy is unlike Sakumo Hatake. Although Sakumo Hatake completes the tasks assigned by Yua without fail, he always overthinks and speculates about whether there are any other unknown secrets behind some special tasks.

For example, the most typical example is sending information to Orochimaru. In reality, where did all those conspiracies and tricks come from? It's just that Orochimaru is indeed too sinister. To put it simply, he doesn't look like a good person at all.

So it's not surprising that others overthink things.

You, a Hokage of your stature, are secretly contacting this kind of person. Who knows if you're just checking on the progress or something, as you claim?

Might Guy is so much better. He doesn't think about anything else and just does whatever you ask him to do.

and so……

You're in charge of this anti-fraud campaign!

Might Guy, armed with the video and poster given to him by Yuya, led his men to Konoha TV station with great fanfare.

The first stop was to go to the TV station to upload footage of Fugaku Uchiha and Yua fighting Obito from the other world.

Of course, it has been processed.

All of Yua's scenes were cut, and Obito's scenes in the other world were also slightly blurred.

The purpose, of course, was to prevent people from noticing that Obito's eyes in the other world contained a kaleidoscope.

At most, you can only see red, while the normal Sharingan is red.

As for the reason for this publicity, it's very simple.

The Anbu discovered an unidentified creature attempting to infiltrate Konoha. This creature also possessed the ability to control other people's bodies. For details on how it did so, please watch the video. This member of the Uchiha clan was thus controlled, which was truly tragic.

This is only the first step. In addition to posting a large number of posters and flyers, it is also necessary to let other villages, at least the other four major ninja villages, know about this.

There's a guy covered in black who's up to no good in the shadows, and he has the ability to manipulate others.

Basically, I'll just mention it briefly. As for Black Zetsu himself, his combat ability is extremely weak, basically only good for sneak attacks...

Ah, I don't know. Look at this Uchiha clansman it's controlling. He wasn't very strong before, but somehow after being controlled by this dark thing, he's able to fight the current Uchiha clan leader to a standstill. He must be very strong.

Anyway, with this wave of momentum, it's basically settled. Black Zetsu will never be able to get out of this mess for the rest of his life.

……

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Yua had predicted, or rather... even more rapidly than Yua had anticipated, heading in a direction that was detrimental to Hei Zetsu...

……

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Inside a cave, Obito from another world covered his eyes in pain, and then gouged out his left eye.

At this moment, the Sharingan has lost its original color.

Obito, who escaped Konoha by using Izanagi to change his own fate of death, was filled with lingering fear at this moment.

At the same time, he was extremely puzzled.

I was just checking on Rin out of the blue; I didn't do anything wrong! Why would the Third Hokage and the Uchiha clan head join forces to capture me?

Fortunately, he had managed to obtain a small amount of Sharingan during the Uchiha Clan Massacre and had one on him this time; otherwise, things would have been really bad.

The Third Hokage of this world is far more powerful than the Third Hokage of his own world.

They acted much more decisively.

Most importantly, Fugaku Uchiha, as the head of the Uchiha clan, actually joined forces with the other party to deal with him...

What's the point of even trying?

"We can't stay here any longer. We're still within Konoha's patrol area. If this continues, we'll be caught sooner or later, and in our current state, we can't possibly engage in a skirmish with Konoha's patrol forces."

"...I know, of course I know..."

Obito gritted his teeth and forced himself to fly out of the cave.

As Obito and Black Zetsu had predicted, a small patrol team from Konoha soon arrived at the location.

The patrol captain, with a toothpick in his mouth and a ninja dog on a leash, had two tooth marks painted on his face; he was a ninja from the Inuzuka clan.

"Fire the signal flare." The lead Inuzuka ninja looked at the other two beside him.

The other two nodded, took out signal flares from their pockets, and fired them into the sky.

Less than two minutes later, a group of people arrived.

Inuzuka Ninja went up and explained that someone had been here ten minutes ago, and it was undoubtedly the wanted S-rank criminal Black Zetsu and the Uchiha ninja it controlled.

So the two teams of ninjas began a thorough search of the surrounding area.

For a whole week, Black Zetsu and Obito from the other world were frantically running for their lives.

If this were a revenge-themed novel, then without a doubt, Obito and Black Zetsu would have their buffs stacked to the maximum.

However, that's not the case; these two aren't the main characters either.

After leaving the Land of Fire and arriving in the Land of Rain, some of the Konoha ninja who had been pursuing them finally realized they could not continue the chase and retreated back to the village.

Only then were Black Zetsu and Obito able to catch their breath.

It was also in the Land of Rain that Obito and Black Zetsu finally understood why the Konoha ninjas were going crazy and causing them so much trouble.

Black Zetsu was dumbfounded when he saw his wanted posters plastered on the newsstands in the Land of Rain and in front of the various factories that had been aided by Konoha.

It wasn't until he and Obito found a tavern in the Land of Rain that they learned the whole story.

Black Zetsu was devastated when he learned that Konoha Village had portrayed him as a monster capable of controlling the minds of others.

If I had that ability, why would I be following Obito around? I could just control him and release the Nine-Tails from Kushina's body, wouldn't that solve everything?

They still need to endure this torment, being chased and running around, and in order to escape their pursuers, they don't even dare to go to the spacetime rift of the ancient Loulan ruins in the Grass Kingdom.

Do you think it's easy for me? All I did was try to rescue my mother, why are you targeting me like this?

Black Zetsu, looking at the intelligence he had gathered, shouted angrily, "This is bullshit! This is slander! I don't have that ability at all!"

Of course, Obito from the other world knew that Black Zetsu did not have the ability to control other people's minds.

To be honest, the kaleidoscope's eye technique can control other people's minds.

However, Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan doesn't have that ability.

Obito looked at the intelligence he had gathered, his expression somewhat puzzling.

The information about him is only briefly mentioned, but about Black Zetsu...

Basically, all the bad things that have happened in Konoha recently have been attributed to him. Even if a cow died of disease, Black Zetsu was responsible.

Because all the bad things were pinned on Black Zetsu, his bounty skyrocketed and has now reached 30 million taels.

Keep in mind that this was only a week after Yua exposed the Black Zetsu incident!

Such a high bounty in just one week is already outrageous.

(PS: Sarutobi Asuma, the Hokage's son, an elite Jonin of Konoha, only had a bounty of 3500 million ryo.)

Hei Jueqi trembled with cold, but there was nothing he could do.

He said that, normally speaking, the patrolling ninjas of Konoha would only chase for a few dozen or a hundred kilometers at most, which would be quite remarkable. But this time, those guys from Konoha chased for thousands of miles like mad dogs!

So it turns out I'm valuable enough...

Just ...

Do you want to see what kind of rubbish you've written?

Using one's abilities to deceive and control others...

When did I ever have the ability to control other people?!

Damn it, I'm so wronged!

Black Zetsu thought this to himself, but in reality, he really didn't dare to show his face.

Moreover, because of him, Obito from the other world was also wanted.

However, the reward is only one million taels.

Although it's not much compared to Black Zetsu, to be fair, one million ryo is a lot. Most villagers in Konoha only earn one million ryo in two years. If you include daily expenses, rent, utilities, and so on, the amount they can save is even less.

Of course, the locals in Konoha's inner city don't need to rent houses, so they are able to save more money.

In short, even though it's only one million ryo, Obito from the other world isn't planning to show up.

Who knows if someone might capture him and run to Konoha to beg them to accept him as a Konoha resident?

Having been in this world for half a year, there are far too many people who are single-mindedly trying to sneak into Konoha's inner city; even Obito and Black Zetsu are tired of seeing that.

So the two of them secretly made their way towards the Land of Grass from the Land of Rain.

The original intention was to sneak over quietly.

Before they could even make their way to the Land of Grass, an uninvited guest arrived at their door.

It is the Black Zetsu of this world.

When the Black Zetsu from this world came looking for him, he grabbed the other Black Zetsu and launched into a tirade of abuse.

It's quite a coincidence that Black Zetsu from this world just went back. Madara Uchiha's body was indeed about to reach its limit, so he called Black Zetsu back, saying that this time, Black Zetsu had to find him an Uchiha clan member with the Mangekyou Sharingan or the aptitude for the Mangekyou Sharingan within three years.

If you can't find it...

Then Madara Uchiha would have no chance to revive, and everything would be in Black Zetsu's hands.

Black Zetsu was stunned. An Uchiha clansman with the Mangekyou Sharingan?

I know!

The current head of the Uchiha clan in Konoha is him!

However, because he tricked Setsuna Uchiha into killing his entire family last time, Fugaku Uchiha is now even more wary of Black Zetsu than Yua is of Black Zetsu.

After all, Setsuna Uchiha's accusations against Black Zetsu before his death were heartfelt, and the previous Uchiha clan leader sacrificed his reputation and status to prevent the truth from being revealed to the Uchiha clan.

Because of that bastard Black Zetsu, the Uchiha clan lost several high-ranking Jonin, and the entire family was wiped out, causing turmoil within the Uchiha clan for more than a month.

Fugaku Uchiha had to be extremely vigilant against Black Zetsu, didn't he?

Madara Uchiha was actually dissatisfied with Black Zetsu's previous actions.

Because Black Zetsu's methods are, frankly, somewhat despicable, while Madara Uchiha is not that kind of despicable person.

There's just no other way; ultimately, Black Zetsu is the one who has to revive him.

Black Zetsu's previous operation retrieved Setsuna Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, which can be considered as making amends for his past mistakes.

However, this is only the Mangekyou Sharingan, and it has not yet evolved to the level of the Rinnegan. It cannot use the Rinnegan. Even if Madara Uchiha is resurrected with Izanagi, he will still be in an old age.

You need to use the Rinnegan.

If all else fails, you can use the Gedo Mazo to evolve the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, but that still leaves the same problem...

The Ten-Tails, which combines the nine tailed beasts into one, is missing...

So why did that bastard Hashirama Senju want to capture the Tailed Beasts in the first place?

It's made things incredibly complicated now.

Even so, we still have to get the work done.

Then Black Zetsu prepared to play dirty tricks, and he did find a target.

The leader of the Land of Rain – Hanzo the Salamander.

Hanzo the Salamander, as the leader of the ninjas of the Land of Rain, has always felt very frustrated.

Caught between Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha, Hanzo of the Salamander did not want to play both sides. However, the source of the canal for Sunagakure was actually in the Land of Rain, and Konoha could not allow the Land of Rain and Sunagakure to cooperate.

However, Sunagakure and Iwagakure cannot allow the Land of Rain and Konoha to be together, and the Land of Rain and Iwagakure have just fought a battle, so cooperation is simply impossible.

Hanzo the Salamander believed himself to be quite strong, but because of the Land of Rain, he was forced to stay in this small corner of the country.

It's absolutely impossible that Hanzo had no thoughts at all.

Therefore, Black Zetsu from the main world set his sights on this expert.

However, before the plan could even be implemented, Black Zetsu from the other world was wanted by the authorities.

Black Zetsu from the main universe is so angry!

He then said to Hanzo, "Would you believe me if I said that wasn't me?"

Then he was chased by Hanzo for several blocks. If it weren't for Black Zetsu's ability to integrate the five elements, he would have been finished.

Therefore, he could only say that he was extremely angry with himself in this other world.

And now, in the Land of Rain, he has actually met up with the other party!

What is this?

Fate? Even if it is, it's a karmic entanglement!

Meanwhile, the Black Zetsu from the other world, looking at the Black Zetsu from the main world, suddenly had a flash of inspiration. It seemed that he... had seized the relevant opportunity?

Then, the Black Zetsu from the other world spoke in a deep voice: "Whatever you want to blame us for, let me introduce you first. This is Uchiha Obito, and as you can see... his eyes have evolved into the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

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(End of this chapter)