Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

"They value a person's ability and character more than their appearance..." Yagura said worriedly.

"Indeed, that's how the older generation of ninjas were. Otherwise, someone like me would have been killed ten thousand times over." Hiruko chuckled self-deprecatingly. The path of a research ninja is never smooth sailing.

He snapped his fingers and continued, "But what if... I mean, is there any possibility that Bai Lu Kongming is an ultimate shota fetishist, a voyeur, who ruined the young lady's future and happiness, but is a scumbag who dares to do it but doesn't dare to admit it?"

At this moment, Mei Terumi and Kakashi had arrived in front of the two Kage.

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi shook her head immediately: "Even though I don't get along with Sora Shirahiro and we have different views on the future, I know that he is definitely not that kind of person."

Bai Lu Kongming was originally an ordinary ninja with no bloodline limit. Due to years of war, his friends and family died one after another.

In his youth, he had pursued girls, but he was quickly disheartened by the war.

Later, as he got older, he completely gave up on the idea of ​​marriage and simply adopted a son.

Now that he has turned to politics, he has probably done quite a few things.

However, this is the same for everyone.

As for what Hiruko said... at least in a ninja village where everyone values ​​intelligence gathering, no matter how well something is covered up, some rumors will inevitably leak out.

Bai Lu Kongming has lived in the village for so many years, and there has never been any rumor about this, which basically means that he never did it.

Bei Liu Hu had no reason to look after Mei Ming.

Kakashi pulled out his notebook from his pocket, his curiosity as always boundless as a research ninja: "Generally speaking, don't they prefer little girls? After all, little girls can be examined for injuries, while with little boys, it's all up to their own judgment."

"That's what I thought at first too."

Hiruko answered Kakashi seriously, "But when we're spreading rumors about him, we have to consider other factors... Look at Yagura's face, isn't he just a complete shota?"

We can steer the conversation in that direction.

Disrespecting superiors is a taboo subject for ninjas.

Yagura frowned, then shook his head: "No, that's too deliberate."

"I think it's alright?" Hiruko was still not giving up.

"No, what I mean is, Bai Lu Kongming knows what kind of personality I have."

Does he like me like this?

"That's a bit too extreme, it doesn't make much sense," Yagura explained.

"If that's the case... then it was indeed my oversight. Let's change it to a little girl."

Ah, the weather is so nice today... Shikaku, I'm counting on you for this. I'm too lazy to think about it, just make it look nice." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Yagura, Hiruko turned the conversation to Shikaku.

Shikaku, standing nearby, quickly replied, "Yes, Hokage-sama!"

Countless tic-tac-toe characters appeared on Mei Terumi's forehead.

She began to feel a little sympathy for Bai Lu Kongming.

Because she knew very well that this was just the beginning... Hiruko would definitely exterminate her enemies.

As a research ninja, he has unique insights and methods for using technology to achieve his goals.

"Let Kirigakure be great again!" Amid the noisy crowd, Shirahiro Sora shouted this at the top of his lungs as the closing remark of his speech.

His response was a deafening roar of cheers.

The audience's enthusiasm undoubtedly demonstrates the success of the speech.

Even as Bai Lu Kongming raised his hand and repeatedly made downward pressing motions, the people's enthusiasm did not dissipate for a long time.

It's no wonder people are so enthusiastic.

Bai Lu Kongming wasn't exactly a skilled demagogue, and he didn't have the power to command a large following in the beer hall, but... he genuinely intended to solve the problem.

With his years of accumulated experience and wisdom.

To be fair, this wisdom is by no means groundbreaking, but trying to solve a problem is ultimately a different matter from doing nothing in the OMO (Online-Merge-Offline) model.

Ninjas are just used to enduring things; they're not really fools.

They can see it.

These problems wouldn't have arisen otherwise; Yagura had been working to resolve them ever since the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Unfortunately, Tsuchiko's timing was just too perfect. Under Tsuchiko's efforts, Yagura's efforts were not only completely in vain, but also added countless problems... Mei Terumi was ultimately too young.

Although that bastard from Konoha was younger than Mei Terumi when he first came to power, such a monster is one of a kind in thousands of years... The ninjas will also vote with their feet.

Chapter 454

It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that the exhausted Bai Lu Kongming, with the help of his guards, managed to escape the crowd.

While giving several speeches in a short period of time greatly boosted his approval rating in Wuyin, he was also genuinely exhausted.

It wasn't physical fatigue, but more of a mental one... But Bai Lu Kongming didn't choose to go home to rest. Instead, he quietly went to the home of a conservative elder.

As a ninja, Shirahiro Sora was already quite old.

This time, he was pursuing the location of the water shadow with the mindset of "either succeed or die trying."

However, there are some people that one must be wary of, even if he becomes the Mizukage later in life.

Not to mention that he is only a candidate at the moment.

The elder from the Hidden Mist invited him to sit down, ordered tea, and then began to complain, "This is really... unacceptable."

"He was like a monkey, jumping around in front of people everywhere."

The elder continued to complain, "A ninja should act like a ninja! Shiraru Sora, I have high hopes for you, so don't become like the Konoha ninjas... I've heard that many Konoha ninjas don't do their jobs properly and go off to make TV shows and movies..."

"A guy who forgets even his own job is destined to never become an excellent ninja."

"A village with so many clowns is bound to fall!" the elder said, growing increasingly agitated. "You must remember this!"

Deep down, Bai Lu Kongming did not entirely agree with the elder's words.

After all, times have changed. It's no longer the Warring States period of endless killing and conflict.

Ninjas are human too, and they have their own needs.

Those born with a fighting spirit are ultimately a minority.

For most ninjas, their greatest pursuit in life is to continuously rise in rank, accumulate more and more wealth, and have their children become more and more successful.

Whoever can do all of the above, the ninjas will blindly support them.

No matter how powerful the ninja tool theory may be, it cannot extinguish people's pursuit of happiness.

These past few days of speeches have made Bai Lu Kongming very clearly aware of this point.

Why do his supporters endorse him? Is it because of his elite Jonin-level strength? Is it because he's handsome? Is it because he's always giving speeches? None of the above.

I just appreciate his attitude of being able to solve the problem.

However, Bailu Kongming did not argue with the elder, but simply bowed his head and replied, "You are right, a ninja should act like a ninja!"

"But these are turbulent times. At this time, we should not increase our enemies, but rather increase our political allies as much as possible. We should give them whatever they need."

Bai Lu Kongming continued, his ninja mindset making him more focused on practical results, "Once I become the Mizukage, naturally..."

Naturally, we'd kill you first, you old bastard who refuses to change anything.

Bailu Kongming genuinely loathed the close ties between the Mizukage and Hokage factions, but the changes in Konoha and the Land of Fire in less than two years made him realize that in this era, clinging to the past and refusing to change is not a viable path forward.

However, there's no reason to argue with this elder now.

What he says goes.

Bai Lu Kongming is no longer a young man. When he was young and pursuing girls, he knew that everything you said was right.

If you don't give it to me...

"Hmm..." Elder Wuyin, seeing Bailu Kongming's explanation, did not pursue the matter further, but instead took out a newspaper. "By the way, please take a look at this first."

This is a newspaper from the Land of Fire.

"newspaper?"

"Hmm, there have been a lot of negative comments about our Kirigakure published in the newspapers, especially about you... You don't know that yet, do you?" These past two days, Shiraru Sora has been busy giving speeches and really hasn't had time to read any of the Land of Fire's newspapers.

So he opened the newspaper and began to read it carefully.

This is clearly not the official newspaper of the Land of Fire, but rather a tabloid.

Bai Lu Kongmingye was somewhat familiar with this type of newspaper.

Upon seeing this newspaper, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

When the Land of Fire's three-wheeled vehicles were selling like hotcakes, these newspapers frequently published articles about Liu Bei, which helped the Land of Fire reduce its overloading rate, and it was quite effective.

As much as this whole thing is awful, the articles written by those editors are actually quite good, and many middle-aged men enjoy reading them.

Sure enough, when he opened the newspaper, the contents were pretty much what he had guessed.

It was simply that several years ago, Bai Lu Kongming came to a certain place on a mission and met a young lady from a wealthy family.

The young Bai Lu Kongming fell in love with this young lady at first sight, but she had no feelings for him and instead fell in love with another rich and handsome man.

That was also her fiancé.

Enraged, Bai Lu Kongming resorted to force, ultimately resulting in the young lady becoming pregnant with his child.

But soon after, Bai Lu Kongming left the area because his mission was over.

But secrets can't stay hidden forever; the affair between the young lady and him was eventually exposed.

Her fiancé was furious and immediately came up to break off the engagement.

The woman's family was deeply ashamed and kicked her out.

She was a perfectly fine young lady, but she has suffered a lot.

She had lost everything and wanted to end her life, but in the end, she was still worried about the child in her womb.

So she went to a bathhouse to work while waiting to give birth.

Soon after, the child was born; he was strong and clever.

He could walk and call for his mother a few months after birth. After the age of three, he was able to read some lengthy books on his own, which even attracted the attention of a scholar who wanted to take him as his successor.