The Redhead Craze

A week passed quickly.

After learning that Kanami had killed Mitokado Homura, Koharu in the Utatane Koharu did not choose to cause any further trouble for Kanami or the Hyuga Clan.

As for the two Cloud Ninja that Kanami took away, she didn't ask any questions about them.

After simply holding a regular funeral for Mitokado Homura, they went on to work on the village's reconstruction.

The conflict Hyuga Clan and the Konoha higher-ups, along with the killing of advisor Mitokado Homura by a red-haired boy, quickly spread to the point that most of Konoha Village knew about it.

In the streets and Alley of Konoha Village.

A red-haired boy was feeding a Short Hair girl a dozen or so strings of Three-Color Dango.

The two were none other than Kanami and Hinata.

"For you."

Hinata had just finished one skewer when Kanami handed her another.

We can't finish it, we simply can't finish it.

The two had just left.

Just now, several people in the nearby shops and restaurants started whispering among themselves.

"Did you see that? That boy's hair was red!"

"Could he be the 'red' boy who killed the advisor?"

The incident was not immediately Sealing; it quickly became a topic of conversation among the Konoha Village.

Many of the villagers present at the time did not know the name Kanami; they had only heard it referred to as "Chi" in the local dialect.

Finally, through the "Village-Head Intelligence Bureau," the word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until most people believed that Chi was the boy's name.

"I think so too! It matches the rumored age perfectly! Rumor has it that Akira also has a girlfriend with black hair!"

"I also heard that the boy named Akana had actually been recruited into the military, which is why he didn't receive any punishment."

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! You guys actually believe rumors?"

"If that red-haired brat had been Chi, I would have swallowed this bowl whole."

"Are you so sure he isn't?"

"Ha, you think you're something just because he has red hair? Sit here a little longer and you'll understand."

"Sit for a while, then!"

The man sat for a while longer.

Before long, he began to look troubled.

Just five minutes later, he saw seven or eight red-haired teenagers walk by.

"How so?"

The man who had retorted earlier scoffed, "Are you stupid? I was the same at first. I saw a redhead and thought he was the one who killed the advisor. I was so scared I didn't dare breathe."

"Until I saw one red-haired boy after another walk out of a Barbershop."

"You mean that boy from earlier also had dyed red hair...?"

"I saw a lot of red-haired teenagers a few days ago too. Just like before, they scared me half to death. They're the kind of people who would kill an advisor without a second thought."

"Do you really think we can find a terrifying boy like Akane on the streets like this? You're too naive."

The man who had asked for a bowl of food looked smug and enjoyed the admiring glances from others.

A man sitting at the next table chimed in, "I have a say on this."

What statement should be made?

Everyone looked at them with puzzled expressions.

"My child heard about the red hair and secretly went to dye it Redhead. Now the teacher has suspended him from school."

"Huh? It can't be that serious, it's just dyeing your hair."

The man picked up his glass, downed it in one gulp, and said angrily:

"If it were just dyeing his Redhead, that would be one thing, but when the teacher asked him a question in class, my poor kid stood up and said, 'Did I give you permission to ask me a question?'"

"Oh... you didn't hit him?"

The man sighed, "Hit him? I only said a couple of words to him, and he glared at me and said, 'Old Deng, hit me. I've already given you permission to hit me.'"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

No wonder you're drinking alone like this, brother. Want to have a drink with me?

As the Redhead Craze began to blow.

Whether it's Ninja Academy or a regular school.

Large numbers of Redhead have appeared, and some girls have even secretly dyed their hair red.

The once striking red hair has become ordinary.

Hokage Building.

A Anbu of the ANBU asked, "Advisor Utatane, is this really okay?"

"Yes, Advisor, the whole village is talking about Chi now, and some are even speculating that we dared not punish him because we were intimidated by his power."

Another member of the Anbu chimed in.

Utatane Koharu opened her eyes and slowly said, "Do you two have a good way to stop the villagers from talking about this?"

"This..."

The two Anbu hesitated.

Then the first Anbu members swallowed hard and said, "We can do what the Third Hokage did when Sealing Naruto Uzumaki as the Fourth Hokage's son..."

Utatane Koharu, nodded slightly. "Okay, then I'll leave this to you guys."

"Ah... this might be a bit difficult for just the two of us."

Utatane Koharu, scolded, "Do you really think I'm asking you to do this? If you don't want to die for no reason, then you two better do your jobs properly!"

"Yes!"

The two Anbu agents straightened their expressions and responded in unison.

He then lowered his head and hurriedly left.

After he left, Utatane Koharu, stood up from the sofa and looked out the window.

He muttered to himself, "Hiruzen, Danzō, and Homura, you've all left one by one, leaving behind this mess."

"Three Cloud Ninja from Cloud Village have gone missing. Who knows when the Lightning Shadow will lose his patience and send someone to question them again."

Thinking of this, Utatane Koharu shook her head and sighed.

Knock knock knock.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Utatane Koharu.

'Hopefully, this isn't news that the Lightning Shadow of Cloud Village is planning an attack.'

She sat back down on the sofa, concealing the worry on her face, and said, "Come in."

A Ninja named Kotetsu Hagane, with a bandage wrapped around his nose, strode in.

"Advisor, a major incident has occurred! It concerns Cloud Village) in the Land of Lightning!"

When Utatane Koharu heard this, her heart skipped a beat.

'Oh no, it's true what they say, the things you least want to happen, the sooner they come.'

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Is it the Cloud Village questioning us about the disappearance of our three Cloud Ninja?"

"No, no, it's even more important news..."

"Even more serious?" Utatane Koharu felt even more uneasy. "Has the Cloud Village decided to attack Konoha already?!"

"No, it's not that... it's..."

Utatane Koharu suddenly stood up, clenching her fists. "Does this mean that Cloud Village is already at our gates?!"

"No, no,"

Utatane Koharu, frowned. "Tsk, can you just hurry up and say it!"

'You were the one who kept interrupting me.'

Kotetsu Hagane said, "The Fourth Raikage of Cloud Village was killed."

"What!"

Utatane Koharu suddenly grabbed Kotetsu Hagane's shoulder, her eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"You mean the Fourth Raikage is dead?!"