In the end, Kikyo did not step forward to engage the gossiping aunties in a royal rumble.
It was not because Uchiha Qi stopped Kikyo, but because at that moment, another auntie joined the gossip circle.
Moreover, this auntie was clearly from the Nara Clan. She wore the Nara Clan crest on her clothes and immediately issued a warning. "Hey, hey, hey, don't spout nonsense when you don't know the truth. Be careful, or Konoha's Interrogation Department might arrest you as spies."
Hearing this, the gossiping aunties were stunned. They became somewhat frightened, but they still felt indignant—they had merely talked about things everyone was discussing, so why should they be arrested as spies?
The Nara auntie wore a tsundere expression that said, "You don't understand, yet you're still being stubborn." "If there were really something wrong with this Genjutsu Game, would Lord Hokage allow the Uchiha Clan to release it publicly? How could that be? That's Lord Hokage!"
"In truth, this Genjutsu Game is part of a grand plan laid out by Konoha's higher-ups. It is the result of Lord Hokage working with the Uchiha Clan so that Konoha can continue to prosper."
"Everything is simply to make Konoha great."
Upon hearing that, the gossiping aunties suddenly understood and revealed admiring expressions—not bad for Lord Hokage. Everything he did was for Konoha.
Then, one of them asked in confusion, "If that's the case, then the Genjutsu Game really is a good thing. But we only talked about it a little. Why would they arrest us as spies?"
The other gossiping aunties all nodded, indicating that they could not accept such an outcome.
The Nara auntie looked disdainful. "Why don't you use your brains and think properly? Who would slander something beneficial to Konoha? It must be spies from other