Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

However, after gaining power comparable to that of Fugaku Uchiha, under Hiruko's influence, he began to have some inappropriate thoughts.

There is absolutely no room for negotiation between the two of them.

In the afternoon, the security team had just returned from arresting the second group of Shimura's family members.

Someone in the Shimura family is colluding with Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) and intends to seek personal gain for the family.

At this point, an elder from the Shimura family stepped forward and took responsibility.

With the evidence already prepared by the secret service, the police force stopped pursuing and arresting the rest of the Shimura family.

More than thirty of them were captured this time, but Danzo could not rescue them.

The first group of people captured by Uchiha Tetsuka have been fully convicted, and the second group of people captured by the police force can also be convicted at any time.

Danzo was also removed from his position as Hokage's assistant due to inadequate supervision and is currently only allowed to reflect on his actions in seclusion.

For the time being, Minato Namikaze's good friend, Choza from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, will handle the relevant matters in his place.

This matter is not going to end so easily.

After the Shimura family's business outside was thoroughly investigated, it completely collapsed.

Hiruko would never allow Danzo, this traitor, to secretly transport all sorts of materials he manufactured out of the village in exchange for various resources to strengthen the Root's power.

To put it bluntly, the Shimura family was entirely supported by Danzo alone.

Furthermore, without the power granted to him by the village, Danzo would never have possessed such a formidable presence; at best, he would have been merely a reasonably hardworking ninja.

Uchiha Tetsuka has had to keep a low profile lately.

He wants to compete for the position of Uchiha clan leader, and he needs the support of some like-minded people.

However, Konoha is now in a period of peace, free from the turmoil of war. Uchiha Tetsuka can no longer leave a deep impression on the enemy through frequent battles like the White Fang of Konoha back then.

Furthermore, Uchiha Tekka's strength is still lacking; with his current strength, he can barely be considered one of the lowest-ranking Kage.

He was still somewhat outmatched when facing powerful ninjas at the Kage level.

As for the farces that Uchiha Tetsuka caused within the Uchiha clan, it wouldn't matter much to Hiruko if he ignored them.

The result was fueled by a person with ulterior motives.

This is a trivial matter that doesn't require Beiliuhu to handle personally.

Meanwhile, all the preliminary work for Hiruko has been completed.

Before long, he planned to take action against the Sky Country.

Before he could even take any action, news recently came that a wealthy businessman had come to him, expressing his desire to cooperate.

Hiruko looked at the smiling, obese merchant in front of him, and for a moment he couldn't figure out the other party's intentions.

“I don’t understand what you mean,” Hiruko said.

"Oh dear, Lord Beiruhu, you are too cautious," the fat merchant said with a smile.

"I've heard about your cooperation plans with the Land of Fire, and your next target is the Land of Sky, right? Could you include me in that?"

Hiruko's eyes immediately became alert; he roughly guessed what was going on.

Hiruko has been consciously cultivating a persona for herself, and she has begun to see success in making money and controlling resources.

Everyone knows that Hiruko is shameless and only likes money, but he is indeed very good at making money.

The former drew criticism from many for his style of doing things, but the latter did indeed help him make many business friends.

Big businessmen always prefer to deal with partners who are financially strong, have a good reputation, and have many channels and ideas.

In fact, if Hiruko hadn't already become the undisputed next Hokage of Konoha...

Faced with such a capable young man, these big businessmen would definitely try every means to win him over to their own families.

This wealthy merchant was always decisive in this regard, and had previously sent countless women to Hiruko, although Hiruko did not have any particular interest in ordinary women.

This wealthy merchant simply believed that Hiruko wanted to make money from the Land of the Sky, entirely because Hiruko was so fond of money.

If there's money to be made, then it's easy to understand.

Big businessmen don't need to ask Beiliuhu how exactly he makes money, after all, Beiliuhu has too many ingenious ideas, and this isn't the first time he's done something like this.

"Cooperation isn't out of the question." After realizing the merchant's intentions, Hiruko looked troubled.

It wasn't that he didn't want to cooperate, but rather that he hadn't even considered how much money he could make from this.

His original plan was simply to use this as a pretext to mobilize the power of the Land of Fire to intimidate the Land of Sky and obtain their researchers completely, thus subduing them without a fight.

As for seeking personal gain from it, he really didn't think about that.

However, Beiluhu knew all too well what kind of people big merchants were.

They came to Biljuhu hoping to make money through cooperation.

Once they get involved, they'll never leave without making a killing.

With their addition, the operation originally targeting the Sky Country is likely to expand in scope.

Hiruko originally only wanted to attack the Land of the Sky and didn't think too much about it.

However, in the eyes of big businessmen, Beiruhu's plan undoubtedly contained huge business opportunities, indicating that this opportunity to make money was absolutely not to be missed.

"Is that what you're worried about? We know the rules, so you don't need to worry about that at all."

"Since you are in charge, we will naturally follow your lead and will never overstep our bounds. We are only responsible for providing funds and will not interfere with your decision-making."

The wealthy merchant watched Beiruhu cautiously, and seeing that his expression remained unchanged, he took out another letter from his pocket.

He then handed it to Hiruko and said, "Lord Hiruko, please believe in our sincerity."

Hiruko opened the envelope and found that it contained shares in almost all of the film and television industry and related companies in the Land of Fire.

I must say, that move by the opponent was incredibly precise.

Konoha previously released two short films, both of which received a very good response, especially after Hiruko's viral marketing campaign through the Konoha Daily.

Anyone who hasn't been paying attention to the relevant data this year can tell by looking at the sales charts that the movie "Konoha" is definitely at the top.

Konoha's entertainment industry is booming, but in Hiruko's view, the pace of development is still too slow.

He never forgot that he had to continuously promote Konoha's culture in the ninja world, after all, his time in this world was running out.

Since mastering Sage Mode, Hiruko's strength has grown stronger day by day, but the system's integration progress has also accelerated.

He was somewhat worried that once the system was fully integrated, he might be forced to leave Konoha.

Therefore, in order to prevent his plan from failing, he intends to completely unify the ninja world and integrate resources.

Therefore, Hiruko needs to completely unify the ninja world in a shorter period of time.

The wealthy merchants were naturally unaware of Hiruko's grand ambitions, but they knew that Hiruko was doing all this to make money, and that Konoha also placed great importance on the entertainment industry.

Therefore, after careful consideration, they were willing to share their entertainment resources with Hiruko, as long as Hiruko relinquished other resources.

While these entertainment resources may not bring huge profits, their solid foundation saves Beiliuhu a lot of time and energy.

Moreover, these big businessmen all believed that Hiruko's involvement in Konoha entertainment was just for fun.

Konoha Entertainment is now so powerful that established entertainment companies simply cannot withstand it.

Since we can't beat them in the short term, why not have a "you in me, me in you" approach and make money together?

Hiruko wanted to refuse, but the conditions offered by the other party were too generous.

"You're really cunning." Hiruko finally accepted the letter.

There shouldn't be any problem bringing along these few big businessmen, right?

The plan targeting the Sky Country began to unfold gradually.

That night, Hiruko suddenly noticed that Nohara Rin was sitting alone by the fire, looking dazed and seemingly lost in thought.

Hiruko walked over and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Rin? Have you encountered any problems with improving your strength lately?"

"No, Lord Hiruko." Nohara Rin smiled slightly, her eyes flashing with fire, lost in thought.

After a moment of thought, Beiliuhu realized that the little guy was probably a bit lonely.

After all, recently, Tsunade has been seeing him bring back so many female ninjas, and she's been giving him a hard time every day.

Naturally, he didn't have much time to spend with his "sisters".

Even if you have to spend time with someone, you should logically prioritize spending time with someone you've had intimate contact with.

Nohara Rin looked up at the sky, her expression somewhat strange.

It had just rained lightly, and the sky was overcast and not exactly beautiful.

Suddenly she felt an arm reach out and wrap around her waist, and the next second she was lifted off the ground and flew rapidly into the sky.

This sudden turn of events caused Nohara Rin to gasp in surprise, her hands instinctively gripping Hiruko's chest, the warm touch even more solid than she had imagined.

Nohara Rin closed her eyes tightly, feeling her heart pounding and hearing only the whistling wind in her ears.

After an unknown amount of time, the two stopped.

When Nohara Rin opened her eyes again, she found herself standing above thick clouds.

The cumulus clouds below resembled a cotton-like ocean, with half of the distant sun hidden within them.

The sky was more expansive than she had imagined, and the sunlight was exceptionally bright, reflecting beautiful light off the clouds.

"How is it? Is it beautiful?" Hiruko's voice startled her from her reverie of the beautiful scenery.

Nohara Rin quickly pushed away the arm that was still holding her and said angrily, "You bastard, why did you bring me up here without my permission? You're such a willful person!"

Hiruko looked at her with a smile and said, "You little rascal, don't you just like my willful side?"

Nohara Rin sensed no anger from him, and upon hearing Hiruko's words, she immediately lowered her head in embarrassment.

Hiruko moved closer to her and took a deep sniff.

Rin Nohara backed away in alarm, her face flushed, and she stammered, "What...what are you doing?"

"You smell like a variety of barbecue meats."

We were a bit hungry from traveling.

Nohara Rin was speechless, her face turning red and white in turns, feeling that this guy was full of malicious mockery.