As the Shinobi World Daily went into worldwide circulation, the news and bounties spread throughout the shinobi world at the same time. With the victims personally confirming it, the report became even more authoritative.
Outside Konoha and Kirigakure,
Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure—countless shinobi were eagerly watching the spectacle.
What a rare opportunity.
They actually got to witness such scandals from both Konoha and Kirigakure.
Konoha's drama: the rogue ninja they had raised themselves, Uchiha Obito, released the Nine-Tails and caused Konoha to lose half a generation of its people. Even the Fourth Hokage had died because of it.
He had even orchestrated the destruction of his own clan—the Uchiha clan!
What an absolute joke.
Kirigakure's drama was even more laughable.
A Kage, and a Jinchuriki at that, had actually been controlled by someone else—and was controlled into inheriting and expanding the Bloody Mist Village.
Kirigakure had consequently lost an entire generation. Countless shinobi with bloodline limits had died, and the village's strongest Seven Ninja Swordsmen had all defected.
What kind of absurd plot was this?
Konoha and Kirigakure's misfortunes brought great satisfaction to quite a few people.
It was said that after Ōnoki saw the news, he laughed so hard his old back problems flared up, and he nearly couldn't straighten his waist.
According to shinobi relativity,
when the enemy weakened, I grew stronger.
Countless people eagerly hoped that "Uchiha Madara"—no, Uchiha Obito—would make another huge splash!
And ruthlessly weaken Konoha and Kirigakure once again.
However, Uchiha Obito's ability to control Jinchuriki also made the Five Kage wary.
Who didn't have a tailed beast in their village?
The Five Kage tacitly joined forces to issue wanted notices, combined with all sorts of personal grudges,
issuing a total of thirteen wanted notices in rapid succession.
Uchiha Obito's total bounty reached a