Namikaze Mirai Goes Berserk! Gotcha! (Seeking Follow-ups!)

"Shisui, Naruto is entrusted to you. Please be sure to keep a close eye on him!"

In the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen solemnly ordered Shisui, who was kneeling.

His voice was earnest.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was too important.

As long as Naruto remained with the Uchiha Clan, he wouldn't be able to sleep! He didn't hesitate to urgently summon Shisui back from a mission outside the village, just to have him pay attention to Naruto's movements.

Among the Uchiha Clan, only Shisui could be trusted.

"Don't worry, Third Hokage-sama, I will protect Naruto's safety with my life!"

Shisui, with a short sword on his back, bowed his head deeply.

He had heard about Naruto's situation while outside the village.

Naruto being with the Uchiha was undoubtedly a huge disaster!

Their already disharmonious relationship with the village had instantly become precarious.

Seeing Shisui's reaction, Sarutobi Hiruzen was quite pleased, his wrinkled face smiling like a chrysanthemum.

"Among the Uchiha Clan, only you and Itachi have inherited the Will of Fire."

Shisui felt even more ashamed.

"The clan members don't understand your intentions. Please give me some time, I will persuade them properly."

"Good."

Hearing Shisui's reply, Sarutobi Hiruzen's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

The situation was not yet irreversible.

Perhaps it was time to bring Itachi into the Anbu.

Once Itachi joined the Anbu, he could act as his spy within the Uchiha Clan.

The Uchiha's actions, big or small, wouldn't escape his eyes.

He needed to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Itachi about this matter.

As he was contemplating, an Anbu suddenly appeared, looking flustered.

"Hokage-sama, a large number of unfavorable rumors have suddenly appeared in the village."

"Rumors?!"

The Anbu stammered.

"Speak!"

"There are rumors that Lord Danzo has been secretly researching the Sharingan and Wood Style powers, even abducting an Uchiha to use as an experimental subject. That subject escaped Root three years ago and, out of hatred for Konoha, controlled the Nine-Tails..."

The Anbu's voice grew quieter, sweat beading on his forehead beneath his mask.

The content of this rumor was too sensitive!

Most importantly.

As he spoke, he suddenly felt that the rumor had some truth to it.

According to this logic, many incomprehensible things could be explained.

As an Anbu, he was very clear that traces of both the Sharingan and Wood Style were found that night!

But, this thought, as soon as it arose, was immediately suppressed.

He dared not think, nor could he think! Sarutobi Hiruzen trembled with rage, his clenched fists and shaking shoulders showing how angry he was at that moment.

"Absurd!"

"Simply absurd!!!"

"How could Danzo possibly do such a thing? Quickly! Immediately forbid the villagers from continuing to discuss this! Also, find out the source of this rumor for me!!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were bloodshot, and he almost gritted his teeth, squeezing these words out.

This rumor was too malicious! It directly pointed the blame for the Nine-Tails Attack at him and Danzo!

If allowed to spread, who knew what kind of damage it would cause!

Besides his anger, a deep confusion arose in his heart.

Who exactly was spreading such rumors in the village?

Most importantly, was Danzo really researching the Sharingan and Wood Style!

As for whether he abducted an Uchiha as an experimental subject, he wasn't sure, but based on his understanding of Danzo.

He might actually do such a thing!

It was precisely because of this that he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

"I heard that night was related to Lord Danzo?"

"It seems one of his experimental subjects escaped. To possess both the Sharingan and Wood Style powers at the same time, that's the power of the God of Shinobi! It makes me want to be an experimental subject too."

"Dream on! Being an experimental subject must involve unimaginable torture. Otherwise, why would he hate the village and want to control the Nine-Tails for revenge?"

"What a pity, Fourth Hokage's child is truly pitiful..."

As they spoke, the villagers' emotions turned somber, some even shedding tears.

Naruto was too miserable! These few people had all bullied Naruto before. Precisely because of that, upon learning Naruto's true identity, they felt even more sympathy for him! Such a young child, living all alone, and still being cursed at by them every day! I really am damned! Namikaze Mirai exposing Naruto's identity earlier had an unexpected effect at this moment.

Out of sympathy for Naruto, the villagers of Konohagakure intensely hated the culprit who caused all this!

Therefore, as soon as this rumor appeared, it immediately captured their attention! Meanwhile.

Root base.

Danzo was dumbfounded.

Sitting at home, and the blame comes flying from nowhere! What the hell!

Experimental subject escaped, Wood Style research, so the mastermind is actually myself???

"Damn it! Which bastard is slandering me!"

Danzo trembled with rage! Can this world still be good?

Why do I have to bear all the blame? Am I a professional scapegoat??? I didn't become Hokage, but I did become Pot Kage! Amidst his anger, a wave of palpitations washed over him.

Except for the lack of an escaped experimental subject, he had basically done everything mentioned in the rumors! Where did things go wrong? He, who had always been adept at manipulating public opinion to attack others, was finally experiencing being attacked by public opinion for the first time.

The shot he fired years ago had hit his own forehead!

The rumors in Konohagakure showed no signs of stopping. Perhaps because they touched upon the villagers' sore spots, they even evolved into multiple versions during their spread.

Some claimed that the experimental subject was actually Danzo's love child with an Uchiha! And that Danzo had nine such experimental subjects!

Because his face was disfigured during experiments, the mastermind had always worn a mask, not daring to show his true face...

Various versions circulated vividly.

On the Hokage Rock, on the rock image of Namikaze Minato, Namikaze Mirai stood atop Minato's head, his azure eyes looking down upon the village below.

From this vantage point, the entire village was in full view.

He was the one behind the promotion of those rumors.

To be precise, he had asked Uchiha Setsuna to promote them.

After capturing the villagers planted by Root last time, the Uchiha Police Force interrogated them overnight to uncover their methods and strategies.

Using almost the same tactics, they stirred up a storm of public opinion in Konoha.

Thanks to Namikaze Mirai's storytelling ability and the villagers' hatred for the culprit of the Nine-Tails Attack, the rumors spread quite smoothly.

The effect was even better than expected.

However, Namikaze Mirai was not in the mood to reap the rewards now.

He stood on Minato's Hokage Rock likeness, using the height of the terrain to maximize the spread of his Biological Magnetic Field perception.

Enveloping the entire Konoha!

On an inconspicuous large tree at the edge of the village, a pair of scarlet eyes stared at the village outside through a mask.

"It's been confirmed, your identity hasn't been exposed. These rumors should just be a coincidence."

White Zetsu emerged from the tree trunk beside him, revealing the upper half of his white body.

To be honest, when these rumors first surfaced, even he was startled.

Except for not being related to Danzo's experimental subjects, possessing both Wood Style and Sharingan, and wearing a mask, most of it was accurate.

Upon hearing this news, Obito couldn't bother monitoring Nagato in the Akatsuki anymore and had to figure out how much of his identity had been exposed!

He thought only Minato had seen him wearing a mask, but he was already dead.

Dead in the conspiracy and chaos he himself had instigated! Fortunately, it now seemed to be the result of some villager's wild imagination.

His identity was not exposed.

The heavy stone on his heart gradually lifted.

Obito prepared to leave.

At almost the same moment! On Minato's Hokage Rock likeness, Namikaze Mirai's eyes snapped open! His azure eyes were filled with ferocious scarlet bloodshot veins! "I found you!"