Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 88 will open your eyes.

It was impossible for Tobirama Senju to agree to the Third Raikage's request.

Yua was also helpless. If this Danzo was the same pervert who liked to put other people's eyeballs on his body, Yua wouldn't even need the Third Raikage to tell him; he would have buried Danzo long ago.

But as the saying goes, "innocent until proven guilty," and Youya can't possibly play the game of "I'll kill you now because I know you'll commit a crime in the future." Besides...

Tobirama Senju isn't dead yet. As long as the Second Hokage isn't dead, Danzo wouldn't dare to make a move.

As the saying goes, even a piece of toilet paper can be used to wipe your butt, so Danzo must be more useful than toilet paper, right?

Yuya sighed. Why, even now, has this damned war still not stopped?!

Um... coming to that point, how many years did the original World War I last?

Yuya leaned back on the cushion, lost in thought, when Nara Shika walked in carrying a scroll: "News from the front!"

You Ya instantly perked up: "Quick! Open it and take a look!"

Nara Shika nodded, then unrolled the scroll and read aloud: "On the 7th of this month, the bandits from Kumogakure launched a sneak attack. The Hokage was lured away by the Third Raikage's sudden attack. Fortunately, the sneak attack was repelled by the guards led by Shimura Danzo. In this sneak attack, thirteen Chunin died, seven Genin were killed, and one hundred and seventy-three were injured..."

"Alright, alright, stop reading." Yuya waved his hand dejectedly, then looked at Nara Shika and asked, "Who wrote this battle report?"

Nara Shikaya: "Inuzuka Harukazu, what's wrong?"

You Ya nodded and then shook his head: "You're not thinking straight. How could you write this battle report like this?"

Nara Shika was also somewhat puzzled: "Then how should I write it?"

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The next day, Nara Shikaya's face scrunched up as he looked at the headline on the front page of the newspaper: "Shocking! Kumogakure launches a midnight raid on Konoha's camp to take Danzo's life—The Hokage's unparalleled might repels the enemy!"

You Ya is being a bit shameless.

Looking at the content, it says that the reason why Kumogakure launched the sneak attack was to kill Shimura Danzo, but the attack was blocked by Senju Tobirama and his men. The number of deaths is interesting. It doesn't mention that the dead were Chunin and Genin, but it just lists twenty dead people here. There are many wounded, but it actually says many!

That's absolutely shameless!

Nara Shika also shook his head, his feelings for Yua deepening.

This guy can literally kill you without you even having to fight back.

Shimura just didn't cooperate during last year's Lunar New Year, and as a result, he got beaten to a pulp by Yua this year.

First came a wave of praise that turned into a disaster, exaggerating Shimura Danzo's abilities to the point that he was the most awesome person in Konoha, while everyone else was just a bunch of nobodies, and that all the credit went to Danzo while others shared the blame for the mistakes.

The Shimura family was still debating whether to capitalize on this wave of praise to make Danzo famous or to show weakness and say that Danzo wasn't that great at all and that it was all just hype.

As a result, there was never a chance to show weakness after that.

The newspaper was controlled by Yuya. The people of Shimura wanted to find an opportunity to explain the truth and say that the credit belonged to everyone and that Danzo should also bear the blame. There was only one way: to carry small stools to the center of Konoha Village, set up a platform, and shout a message to each person who passed by.

It's embarrassing, but what else can we do?

Now that there's no radio station and the newspapers are in Yu Ya's hands, how can the Shimura family "debunk the rumors"?

It was from this time that the various families realized how terrifying newspapers could be.

Yuya had the newspapers hype up Shimura Danzo for a week, making him sound like the most powerful person in the world, while Tobirama Senju, the Hokage, was just someone who charged into battle. When it came to making decisions, it was actually my brother Danzo.

Then, after half a battle, the Hidden Cloud Village said that if Konoha handed over Danzo, they would stop fighting.

Ah this...

Of course, Yuya must have strongly criticized the Cloud Village's propaganda offensive in the newspaper, saying that it was not true and might just be an excuse.

Then they would talk about how strong and awesome Danzo Shimura was every day, and then every few days they would put up a bunch of casualty figures.

Although ordinary people are simple and kind, they are often easily swayed by others' opinions.

You Ya had actually arranged for people to spread the so-called "truth," but some very clever people figured it out themselves.

That's because this lousy newspaper keeps praising Danzo so much, while we Konoha keep losing ninjas every few days.

How could something like this happen to someone as awesome as you?!

Then the Hidden Cloud Village provided the assist.

To be honest, compared to the ceasefire, Yuya really doesn't care about the pathetic assist from Kumogakure.

The Hidden Cloud Village demanded the handover of Danzo, promising this time that he would only be imprisoned and not killed.

Many villagers are now asking, "Why aren't we paying this time?"

Hand it over!

Hand them over for peace! My family member XXX has been on the front lines for years and I haven't seen them. I don't know if they're alive or dead...

Why don't you hand Danzo over?

Then Yuya only mentioned the Shimura clan briefly in the newspaper, and the Shimura clan members were completely stunned.

Honestly, although this was basically a divine assist that completely silenced the Shimura clan, Yuya genuinely felt it was unnecessary. If you hadn't brought up this condition to restore peace, wouldn't it have been better for me to immediately seek cooperation with you so we could all develop and make money together?

You had to add this condition of your own accord. Tobirama Senju isn't Hiruzen Sarutobi; he couldn't possibly do something like sending Danzo Shimura to Kumogakure... Hmm, at this moment, I'm actually starting to miss Hiruzen Sarutobi...

To be honest, in the original course of history, it was Hiruzen Sarutobi who encountered this situation. At that time, Konoha won the war, and then the Fourth Raikage caused trouble. Even though it was Kumogakure's fault, they insisted on handing over the Hyuga.

Hiruzen Sarutobi chickened out, but at that time, Hyuga must have also been under pressure from public opinion in the village.

The villagers of Konoha definitely don't want to fight; no one wants to give up the peace they've finally achieved.

Now, four years into the war, many people in Konoha Village don't know whether their sons, husbands, or fathers are still alive.

In the past four years, thousands of ninjas have died in Konoha. Who can guarantee that none of them had family members among them?

If the fighting continues for even one more day, their loved ones might get hurt. Therefore, most people in Konoha do not want the fighting to continue.

Now, many Konoha villagers feel that the conditions offered by Kumogakure are not unacceptable.

Danzo Shimura killed thousands of people, most of whom were ordinary people from Kumogakure. What is that? That's a massacre!

This is not just!

This is not a just thing to do at any time.

If Danzo could continue like this, constantly putting pressure on the rear of Kumogakure, making Kumogakure hesitant to act and ultimately forced to surrender due to a dilemma, it wouldn't be impossible.

However, we haven't heard of Danzo's outstanding performance since then. Every day, people are dying in Konoha (of course, people also die in Kumogakure, but Yua certainly wouldn't publish that information in the newspapers).

Therefore, the Shimura clan today is actually in a situation similar to that of the Hyuga clan in the original history.

Of course, one thing is better than the original history of the Hyuga clan: Tobirama Senju wasn't as weak as Hiruzen Sarutobi; he was determined to fight to the bitter end.

The difference from the original situation is that, under Yua's influence, the Shimura clan has now become the culprit behind the ongoing war.

What do you think the Shimura family can do now?

He'll just shrink back and play dead.

The ninja clans were stunned as they watched the situation gradually develop to this point.

No, we were still figuring out how to deal with you teaming up with those businessmen to come against us, and you've already pulled another trick? This is truly eye-opening.

The key point is... the newspaper is under You Ya's complete control!

Oh no, strictly speaking, this newspaper is directly under the Hokage's jurisdiction. Whoever is the Hokage is in charge, but Tobirama Senju is on the front lines!

They can't even tattle on each other!

What should we do then?

What else can we do?

Let's just make it cold!

Anyway, it's the Shimura family who suffer, it's none of our business.

For a moment, the major families in Konoha Village fell silent.

(End of this chapter)