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In the early morning, warm sunlight rose over the eastern horizon.
It was breakfast time.
Team 7 and Tazuna were gathered around the table, eating.
Today's breakfast was Naruto's grilled fish.
Naruto had grilled the giant fish they had dragged back yesterday. After Team 7 and Tazuna's family tasted it, they were utterly amazed.
The flavor of that grilled fish seemed to possess some magical power that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Everything left over from yesterday had been distributed to the villagers.
As a result, Naruto's name immediately resounded throughout the entire village.
Everyone in the village knew about the little Cooking God—Uzumaki Naruto!
So, early that morning, amid everyone's lavish praise, Naruto had been forced to grill several more fish.
At the table, Naruto hung his head listlessly, looking as if he had lost the will to live.
"Naruto, what's wrong? Did your Wood Release synthesis fail?" Kakashi asked, unaware of the reason for his state.
Sakura and Sasuke, who had been with Naruto the whole time, knew exactly why.
They smiled at Naruto, then lifted their grilled fish and ate while watching the show.
"Kakashi-sensei, what do you think the meaning of life is? Where do people come from, and where do they go? What do we live for?"
Uh.
Those profound questions instantly made Kakashi freeze.
Why had Naruto suddenly begun pondering things like that?
Kakashi turned to glance at the two spectators munching away, and he seemed to understand something.
"If there's something wrong, just say it."
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, I feel like life is so boring. The moment I get up in the morning, I have to grill fish. I can't muster up any energy at all. I've already lost hope for the future."
"Sensei understands. You won't grill fish in the morning anymore."
"Really? That's great!"
"Then we'll switch it to nighttime," Kakashi suddenly added.
"Huh? We're just changing the time?"
"Pfft!" Sasuke and Sakura nearly spat out their grilled fish at the sight.
As they chatted and laughed, breakfast was soon coming to an end.
"Newspapers! Newspapers!"
"Exposing the true face of the Shinobi World's greatest mastermind!"
Outside, Inari was shouting newspaper slogans as he returned along the path with his mother.
"Inari, how many copies did you sell today?" Naruto asked curiously, looking at the excited boy.
"One hundred and thirty-two!"
Inari's little face was covered in sweat, and even his hair was wet, but he was incredibly happy.
Since the newspaper was newly launched, he could get copies for free, and each sold for two ryō.
He had actually earned 264 ryō in a single morning.
His early trip into town to collect newspapers and bring them back to sell in the village had not been in vain.
"What were you shouting just now? What Shinobi World's greatest mastermind?" Sakura popped her head out from behind Naruto.
"Here, I saved one especially for you. Mom said there's something about your Konoha in it." Inari blinked his adorable eyes.
"Konoha?"
Sasuke took the newspaper in confusion.
Looking at its name, it was the Shinobi World Daily.
The front-page headline read: "Shinobi World's Most Evil Person—Uchiha Obito."
Below it were two photographs. One showed "Uchiha Madara" in a Red Cloud Black Robe and spiral mask, while the other showed Uchiha Obito in a miserable state after Naruto had removed his mask!
They were all stunning screenshots Naruto had taken in the Duel Arena!
Naruto and Sakura hurriedly leaned closer to look.
Naruto was very satisfied when he saw the two photographs.
There were pictures of him with the disguise on and with it off. Let's see how you run now!
Kakashi did not come over.
Did Konoha have newspapers? It did.
And those newspapers were boring, with mediocre content, so he had not expected much.
Although he had read an issue of the Shinobi World Daily yesterday, and its content had been quite truthful, with very timely news, he did like that sort of newspaper.
But since all three of Naruto's group had crowded around it, he did not join in. He could read it later.
Yet at that moment, Kakashi heard a name that made him stiffen instantly.
"Uchiha Obito? Sasuke, is he someone from your clan? Have you heard that name before?" Sakura asked Sasuke.
She looked at the photograph, then the name, then at all the things he had done.
Sakura was so shocked she could not close her mouth. How could there be someone so evil in this world?
"Uchiha Obito. He has the Uchiha surname, the Sharingan, and that unknown Mangekyo. Probably?"
This was actually Sasuke's second time hearing of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Reading the detailed description of those eyes, Kamui?
Was that ability really so bizarre?
Looking further down, fortunately, there was a detailed method for cracking the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Once a mysterious ninja's information was exposed, countless people would study it.
Now, this Obito had virtually no secrets left!
But Uchiha Obito... why had he never heard his clan mention that name?
But—
As he continued reading, his eyes widened!
That bastard had actually participated in the Uchiha Clan Downfall Night, and had even been its mastermind!
Sasuke's fury surged up instantly!
His Sharingan emerged and even evolved directly into Three Tomoe!
"Uchiha Obito, this hatred cannot be shared under the same sky!"
That was right, the part about the Uchiha Clan Downfall had been added later.
Since they had decided to make Uchiha Obito take the blame, what harm was there in piling on a few more charges?
This was only the beginning.
Thirty-two adapted novels, fifteen adapted manga series—even in bedtime stories for children, the final big boss would be Uchiha Obito.
All of them were on the way and planned for release within the year.
There were also three big special-effects movies being planned.
Anyone who provoked me, Uzumaki Naruto, was destined to pay the price!
Being cursed for ten thousand years was only the beginning!
What?
Could Uchiha Obito possibly shout to the world, "I didn't do this! I was completely framed!"
The question was: how could he prove it?
"Releasing the Nine-Tails and creating Nine-Tails Night, masterminding the Uchiha Clan Downfall, controlling the Fourth Mizukage to launch the Bloody Mist Village and systematically destroy Kirigakure."
The more Naruto said, the more evil it sounded. "This guy really committed every possible evil!"
"Do you think it's possible that he even killed the Sage of Six Paths?"
"How could that be possible?"
Sakura refuted him, "That was a thousand years ago."
"For a villain like that, it's not impossible," Sasuke chimed in.
No one had expected even normally calm Sasuke to dare think that way.
He really had been enraged.
"Are you discussing Uchiha Obito?" Kakashi-sensei's slightly dry, hoarse voice came from behind them.
His tone was extremely strange. Naruto looked up and saw Kakashi standing above them, having just come over and now reading the newspaper as well.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression had frozen into disbelief.
"Sensei, are you okay?"
Kakashi stared blankly at the two photographs in the newspaper, as though he had not heard him.
"Sensei! Sensei! Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto called several times, but he could not snap Kakashi out of it.
Even waving both hands in front of Kakashi's eyes did nothing.
The other two reading the newspaper also noticed something was wrong.
"Kakashi-sensei!!!"
The three of them shouted together, finally waking Kakashi.
After reading the newspaper, Kakashi came back to himself and looked painfully at the ceiling.
"Obito... is this you?"
At the same time.
As the Shinobi World Daily, Water Country Observer, Land of Waves Times, Picture Paper, and thirty-two other newspapers were distributed,
Uchiha Obito's infamy first spread through the smaller countries, then, with this explosive news, throughout the Shinobi World!
Uchiha Obito had become famous in the Shinobi World!
Thank you to all my godfathers for the monthly votes.
Thank you to all readers for the recommendation votes and continued reading.
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