Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Although he wouldn't be deliberately abused, he would never be able to leave his little courtyard for the rest of his life and would have to spend the rest of his life in a limited space.

But not long ago, a diplomat from Iwagakure came to speak privately with Hiruko, offering to exchange three votes for Ōnoki coming out for one day.

It has to be said that Iwagakure was quite sincere in its desire to meet Onoki, as these three votes played a significant role in the village's decision-making.

Hiruko knew why they were doing this, so he readily agreed.

Of course, Konoha also has its pride; it can't just release people whenever it wants. It has to come up with a suitable reason.

Taking advantage of this incident, Konoha used the excuse that they had no leads and needed Onoki's help to grant him a day of freedom of movement.

The reason Iwagakure offered such a high price was certainly not just for a simple meeting. What else could it be for? It was simply to carry out further reforms in the village. However, Koto himself lacked the prestige to push the reforms forward smoothly, so he had to obtain Onoki's personal support and leverage his influence to advance the reforms.

Hiruko was fully aware of this, but had no intention of stopping it. Iwagakure's reforms were definitely aimed at Konoha, but if Konoha accepted Iwagakure's reforms, wouldn't that also put external pressure on Konoha to carry out internal reforms?

Konoha has always had significant internal problems, the most serious of which is that large and small clans have monopolized power at all levels in the village, forming vested interest groups that hinder the village's development.

Chapter 305 Homework

Even Hiruko couldn't change this reality, because bloodline ninjas are simply superior to ordinary ninjas. In the ninja world where strength reigns supreme, this is an indisputable fact.

Even if you distribute rewards based on merit, it's these bloodline ninjas who get promoted. The Sharingan and Byakugan are stronger than ordinary people; that's a difference in talent.

Minato is a pure mutant and is an extremely rare case.

Now that the war has only recently ended, Hiruko's prestige is high enough, and as a powerful Hokage who manages the money, he has managed to keep them under control and maintain the balance of the village.

But in the future... he needs stronger external pressure to both change some of the major families' shortcomings and to continue to open up upward mobility channels for ordinary people, making the village more vibrant.

To this day, his policies have had some effect. At the very least, Neji, who came from a branch family, has not been caged like he was in history.

This was not only because his biological father was still alive and had some say, but also because the Hyuga clan keenly sensed the great war that would take place nine years later.

Therefore, they specially granted access to a few promising newcomers, hoping they could bring glory to their clan in the war.

The fact that a large family can last for so many years suggests that its own corruption is inevitable, but there must also be a few smart people who can see the situation clearly and make corresponding adjustments.

Of course, those old fogies of the Hyuga clan weren't complete fools either.

The reason they were willing to break with tradition was largely because they believed that Neji and the other members of the branch family would not survive the war.

They believed that these new talents would have a hard time surviving in the heat of war, so they were willing to make some concessions to avoid a talent shortage.

The Fifth Shinobi World War will inevitably be extremely fierce; this is a consensus among everyone.

Given the intensity of the Third Shinobi World War, the survival rate on the most intense battlefields was approximately zero.

Everyone knows this perfectly well, but given Neji's personality, he would rather seize the opportunity and win against fate than suffer the humiliation of being humiliated.

Well, he was going to die in battle anyway, so perhaps this was his fate.

"The ninja world has never lacked geniuses, nor has it ever lacked strong individuals."

"Lord Ōnoki, you're a senior figure; you should still remember the First Hokage dancing with that man!"

“That man…” Onoki’s eyes slowly glazed over, as if he had remembered something extremely terrifying, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"If it is that man... Fifth Hokage Hiruko, are you telling us this information now in order to prepare to ambush this organization called Akatsuki and this man who calls himself Pain?" Everyone knows that Hiruko likes to cause trouble, but he is never confused when it comes to important matters.

He's made things sound so serious, he must have some plan in mind, wanting to take the initiative in this impending storm.

"No, it's just out of basic morality, to prevent you from suffering unnecessary losses, so I'm informing you in advance."

Since Nagato has chosen not to cooperate with him, he will definitely continue his previous path of suffering and redemption, only changing some details due to their agreement.

Hiruko couldn't predict who Nagato would target first, but Kurama would definitely be the last.

Because the Nine-Tails is the strongest, and the people of Konoha have already fought him once and defeated him.

He would never act rashly without being certain of his success; he is a cautious and persistent person.

He won't attack the Nine-Tails, nor will he attack Kirigakure for the time being. So... there are some things Hiruko hasn't said. After all, they are still enemies, and some information cannot be easily revealed.

From Hiruko's tone, everyone vaguely sensed something, as if a huge storm was quietly brewing.

"A storm is brewing..." Onoki sighed finally, giving his final conclusion.

This is one of the reasons why Beiliuhu specifically released him.

This guy has been imprisoned for too long and is a bit out of touch with the outside world.

Even when he was confined to the courtyard, Hiruko would show him the newspaper every day. At first, it was fine, but as time went on, he found it increasingly difficult to believe the contents of the newspaper.

Simply put, he encountered a situation similar to that of Ming Ge. When he went in, he was still Ming Ge, full of vigor and high spirits, but after a few days, he became Ming Di, feeling confused and bewildered by the changes in the outside world.

A few months later, things had changed, and the once familiar face had a new identity—Ming Sun, a title that sounded both unfamiliar and somewhat mocking.

Faced with the bizarre content in the newspaper, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, muttering to himself, "Could this be a fake newspaper? I can understand others, but I know Luo very well."

It's only been a few months since we last met, and you're telling me that the character who used to be so easily defeated has crashed and even dragged an old lady down with him?

"Then what am I? I've been holed up in this little courtyard for months, and Konoha's suddenly skyrocketed like a rocket? Who would believe that if they heard that!"

He knew that in order for the three generations to continue doing his work with peace of mind, he had to let himself have more contact with the outside world and feel that invisible pressure.

After all, the Five Hidden Ones will eventually merge into one, but it's always good if fewer people die in the process.

Hiruko continued to chat and laugh with the representatives on the surface, but his eyes inadvertently fell on the deputy of the Kirigakure diplomat.

Mei Terumi returned to Kirigakure and has not returned since. Currently, her deputy is in charge of the overall situation.

Given Mei Terumi's intelligence, she probably already noticed Yagura's unusual behavior; after all, he wasn't the real deal.

Originally, in the long river of history, Terumi Mei once sought help from the great senior master of Kirigakure.

This master's status in Kirigakure was almost equivalent to that of the Third Hokage of Konoha and Onoki of Iwagakure.

It was with the strong support of Master Yuan that they were able to successfully drive away Tu Zige.

However, in this Naruto world that has long deviated from its original trajectory, Master Yuan had already quietly passed away during the Third Shinobi World War. He was not killed by anyone; he simply died of old age.

His age was indeed quite advanced for a ninja, so it was normal for him to pass away at any time.

In this unpredictable Naruto world, some people have overcome their fate, while others have been tricked by the god of fate and suffered a great defeat.

Now, there is no one with enough prestige within the Hidden Mist Village to help her deal with things, so she has no choice but to seek help from outside.

The best choice is undoubtedly Konoha.

After all, she knew very well that Hiruko and Yagura had the best personal relationship, which was far more reliable than that of other major ninja villages.

However, if he were to act now, Hiruko was not entirely confident that he could capture Obito. After all, he was not a god and could not make the world proceed exactly according to his plan.

He can only take it one step at a time and adapt to changing circumstances.

Hiruko's evasive answer clearly failed to satisfy the people of the three great ninja villages.

But there was nothing they could do, after all, they didn't have the same relationship as Sunagakure and Konoha.

After briefly explaining the situation to them, Hiruko took the little princess and Pakura back to the Hokage's office.

The little princess had been playing outside all day and was exhausted, but she suddenly seemed to have developed a strong interest in the world of ninjas.

Hiruko pondered for a moment and felt that what was about to happen was somewhat related to the Land of Snow, so she let her stay.

"Pain, isn't Pain the one we fought together last time..." Ye Cang rubbed his temples, looking tired and helpless.

"I know you have a plan, so I won't go into details. But what should we do next?"

The madmen of the ninja world keep coming one after another, and these guys don't care about the difference in strength between each other. They can never be completely eliminated, just like leeks, one crop after another.

Sunagakure, who currently only wants to farm and live a peaceful life, doesn't actually want to get involved in this matter.

“If you trust me, then tell your father-in-law to leave him alone,” Hiruko said after a moment’s thought.

"...Don't care?" Ye Cang looked surprised.

“Of course.” Hiruko nodded. “Sunagakure is almost at the bottom of the five great ninja villages, but everyone knows that Sunagakure has a good relationship with Konoha.”

If they manage to seize Shukaku first, the only outcome will be that Konoha will be dragged into this mess as well.

This wasn't a safe bet. Nagato knew perfectly well that if he seized the territory from the other ninja villages first, Hiruko would absolutely not intervene.

The two brothers were well aware of each other's thoughts, so... the best course of action for now was to leave it alone and wait and see.

"So you've got another plan, haven't you?" Yekura looked at Hiruko with an expression that said, "I've seen through everything."

"Tell me, which industry are you planning to destroy this time?"

...So this is considered a consensus, right? I can take over an entire industry with just one move?

Hiruko inwardly scoffed, but outwardly remained calm: "Actually, it's not that exaggerated. I just want to get involved in the television industry."

The Naruto world already has televisions, and they are usable versions, not just unrealizable black technologies piled up in laboratories.

However, television penetration in the Naruto world is very low, for no other reason than war and poverty.

People can't even afford to eat, so even if they wanted to watch TV, they couldn't afford the electricity bill.

But with the end of the war, a large amount of demand was released, coupled with the wealthy people who already existed in the Land of Fire... Hiruko pondered that the first 10% of the mission for the Angel of Peace should be relatively easy.

"Is that really all there is to it?" Yekura was still somewhat skeptical.

"Okay, actually it's still about public opinion and selling some products." Hiruko finally confessed part of his purpose.

"That's more like it." Yekura finally calmed down a bit. "Doing several things at once is your style... Is it to promote your... three-wheeled motorcycles?"

Advertising is always important, no matter the time.

Yekura is a professional ninja and doesn't know much about sales.

Considering that Hiruko had been involved in the three-wheeled vehicle business, it was easy for her to naturally connect the dots.

Television advertising is extremely effective, and Hiryu-kō is well aware of this.

Back then, the Shandong liquor team achieved a sales miracle of hundreds of millions of yuan in a year by relying on CCTV advertisements—hundreds of millions in the 1990s! This even led to the concept of the "King of Bids".

In this era, only wealthy families can afford to buy a television.

Three-wheeled vehicles may look cheap, but they are real transportation capacity, and they would definitely be willing to buy them—even if they don't use them themselves, it would be more convenient for their maids to go out to buy groceries or for their henchmen to collect debts.

From an advertising perspective, this can be considered precise targeting.

However, Hiruko had more to think about...

"That will definitely be sold."