Hiruzen Sarutobi is dumbfounded! Want to drive the Nine-Tails out of Konoha?

"Uncle, where are we going?"

On the streets of Konoha, Naruto tugged at Namikaze Mirai's hand, nervously shrinking behind him.

He didn't know why Uncle wanted to take him out.

Clearly, these villagers...

His sapphire eyes, like soaked embers, instantly dimmed.

Namikaze Mirai rubbed Naruto's hair with some heartache, his voice gentle.

"Good nephew, you are not a Demon Fox at all. Uncle will prove it to you."

"R-really?"

Naruto looked up, a flicker of hope flashing in his dim eyes.

Ever since he was born, the name Demon Fox seemed to have followed him.

No matter where he went, people cursed him as the Demon Fox, saying he had killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife!

But he didn't know the Fourth Hokage at all.

And he didn't know how he had killed them!

Now, Uncle said he would prove he wasn't the Demon Fox.

How would he do it...

Naruto thought timidly in his heart.

Pedestrians on the street recognized Naruto and pointed at him angrily.

"It's the Demon Fox!"

The moment his voice rang out, the surrounding villagers immediately turned their gazes.

Their faces suddenly became hateful.

"It really is the Demon Fox! I can't believe he still dares to come out!"

"Hmph! He killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife! And so many villagers!"

Naruto listened to the hateful voices of the surrounding villagers, and the eyes that had just lit up instantly dimmed again.

Did I kill so many people?

I am the culprit of all this.

Perhaps I shouldn't have lived at all...

Inner pain and self-blame surged like a tide, instantly engulfing Naruto's fragile heart.

Suddenly, a gentle power touched his shoulder.

"Nephew, don't listen to those people. You're not a Demon Fox!"

Naruto looked up and saw Namikaze Mirai's gentle smile. In the eyes of that smile, he saw hope and kindness he had never seen before.

"Yes, Uncle."

He nodded, and his heart felt strong again.

Namikaze Mirai turned around and scanned the villagers, who were filled with disgust, his eyes cold.

"If I hear the words 'Demon Fox' again, don't blame me for being rude!"

His voice wasn't loud, but the pressure it contained was like a heavy mountain, instantly enveloping the villagers.

It wasn't just simple intimidation; he also used the Electromagnetic Force to control the air's attraction, compressing its density!

This made the pressure even more terrifying! It was almost impossible to breathe!

Cold sweat beaded on their foreheads, their Adam's apples bobbing slightly. The villagers automatically parted, creating a path for Namikaze Mirai to lead Naruto through.

No one dared to speak. The air was deathly silent.

Naruto held Namikaze Mirai's hand and quietly followed him down the street.

The oppressive feeling that had lingered in the air only disappeared after they were gone.

"That guy is too overbearing! Do they even have the village in their eyes?"

"Exactly! We can't let someone who harms the village exist. We must report him to the Hokage!"

"Right! Let's go find the Third Hokage!! With so many of us, are we afraid of him alone?"

"Drive the Demon Fox out of the village!"

The noisy crowd, who had been cowering moments before, now felt a flush of shame and humiliation.

This shame was also projected onto the Demon Fox.

They wanted to find the Hokage and expel Naruto from Konoha!

At first, it was just this street.

Later, the vast crowd influenced other villagers.

More and more villagers joined them.

Shouting slogans indignantly.

"Demon Fox, get out of Konoha!"

"Demon Fox, get out of Konoha!"

The momentum was huge.

These gathered curses reached Naruto's ears ahead.

He stopped, tears in his eyes.

"Uncle..."

All the villagers of Konoha wanted him to leave the village.

Namikaze Mirai squatted down and ruffled Naruto's golden hair.

"Don't worry, Naruto isn't a Demon Fox. Just follow me."

"Okay."

Naruto nodded.

But the vast voices behind him still affected him.

He pursed his lips, holding back the tears from falling.

Uncle had said that good children shouldn't just cry.

They should have the courage to face everything.

"Lord Danzo, there's trouble in the village!"

In a dark alley, hearing his subordinate's report, Danzo's single eye narrowed slightly.

"What happened?"

"It's the Demon Fox. The situation has developed beyond expectations. The villagers' emotions are running high, and they've united to protest at the Hokage Office, demanding the Third Hokage expel the Demon Fox from Konoha."

"What?!"

Danzo's heart tightened! How did things escalate to this point? If all the villagers got riled up, it would be hard to control! Those villagers might not know, but he knew very well! Naruto wasn't a Demon Fox at all, but the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! Konohagakure's most important weapon of war! Such an important resource, Hiruzen couldn't, and absolutely wouldn't, expel him from the village!

If ninjas from other villages found out, they might go to any lengths to take Naruto away! "Damn it! What's going on? Wasn't the plan just to guide public opinion? How did it turn into a parade?"

Danzo gritted his teeth.

He punched the nearby wall in frustration.

If Hiruzen really blamed him for this mess, He wouldn't be able to handle it!

"Yes, it was Namikaze Mirai..."

The Root operative reporting trembled slightly.

"He was walking around the Village with the Demon Fox, seemingly deliberately provoking conflict among the villagers."

"Namikaze Mirai! It's you again!"

Danzo's eyes instantly turned red! ...

Uchiha Police Force.

"We'll confess! We'll confess!"

"Don't hit me!"

The villagers brought back were so terrified they peed themselves before the Uchiha clansmen could even interrogate them. They spilled everything at once.

How Root found them, How much money they were given, and what lines they should say.

They held nothing back.

"Just as I suspected."

Uchiha Setsuna's eyes narrowed slightly.

This public opinion storm was too strange. If he said no one was guiding it from behind the scenes, he wouldn't believe it even if he died.

The White Fang Incident from over a decade ago seemed similar...

Just as he was pondering, "Lord Setsuna, something has happened!"

A Uchiha clansman rushed in to report.

"What is it?"

"All the villagers have started a riot, demanding the Hokage expel Naruto."

"What?!"

"Drive out the Demon Fox!!"

"Demon Fox, get out of Konoha!"

"Drive out the Demon Fox!!"

The procession of villagers grew larger and larger, their momentum and volume increasing. Their voices converged above Konoha, exploding over the entire village.

Kakashi, watching from a tree branch, felt his entire head swell.

His head was splitting!

"How did it get like this? I must inform the Hokage immediately!"

Hokage Office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was handling official duties, froze in place as if petrified upon hearing Kakashi's report.

Clack!

The pipe he held in his mouth fell to the ground.