Konoha Fraudster: Starting from Spreading Rumors About the Hokage
Chapter 8

Youhu's Small Classroom Is Now in Session

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"Let us realize Lord Izuna's long-cherished wish together and make the Uchiha great again."

Tiehuo took the parchment gifted by Youhu with trembling hands. Not only was he shaken to his core, but his body also shuddered with excitement; he had not expected Lord Youhu to trust him to such an extent.

He had handed over the parchment left behind by Uchiha Izuna, which recorded the secrets of advancing the Sharingan, to him.

This trust gave Tiehuo the urge to sacrifice his life for him.

The other few Uchiha also widened their eyes, staring fixedly at the parchment in Tiehuo's hands.

While they were jealous of the massive benefit Tiehuo had reaped, they were also extremely curious about what secret Lord Izuna had recorded on the parchment that could actually allow the Sharingan to advance.

And where was that Uchiha inheritance ground? Could it really allow people to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?

As for whether this parchment was fake?

Uchiha Youhu, a living example, stood right before their eyes. With Youhu having awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, was there any need for him to deceive the few of them?

[Detected Host's Lie "Izuna's Inheritance Ground", obtained approval from Uchiha Tiehuo, Uchiha Baiyi, and Uchiha Danna]

[They believe this implicitly, rewarded Deception Points: 300]

[System Prompt: New Rewrite Project "Tattered Parchment" has been recorded]

[Current Rewrite Projects: Mangekyo Sharingan > Eternal Mangekyo (3050/10000); Tattered Parchment > Izuna's Inherited Item (0/5000)]

Hearing the system prompt tone in his mind, Youhu knew that the lie he had fabricated had succeeded; his preparations from last night had not been in vain.

Next, he only needed to make this lie sufficiently realistic and get more people to believe it.

Then, he would be able to use the Deception Points to transform an ordinary piece of parchment into a genuine Izuna inheritance.

However, the amount of Deception Points required to manifest Izuna's inheritance was perhaps too high; five thousand points was almost enough to turn two pairs of Three Tomoe Sharingan into Mangekyo Sharingan.

It seemed that back then, Izuna might have truly been researching something extraordinary.

Youhu felt a sense of regret in his heart regarding Izuna's death. If Izuna had not died, the situation between the Uchiha and Konoha might not have reached its current state.

After all, it was common knowledge that the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara were only clan heads in name.

The ones who truly managed the affairs of the Senju and Uchiha were Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna. After Izuna died from his serious injuries, although Uchiha Madara obtained the power of his family, he lost his external brain because of it, and the Uchiha clan became brain-dead.

An Uchiha clan without a brain could never confront the Senju clan.

Sweeping the distractions from his mind, Youhu looked at the distraught Tiehuo, Baiyi, and the others, and said with a smile, "I'll leave the parchment with Tiehuo. If you want to see it, you can just find him later."

"There's no need to crowd around like this. We are all ninjas of the same clan; good things should be shared by everyone."

In order to increase the credibility of the parchment, Youhu had written quite a bit of substantial content on it, with many viewpoints derived from Tobirama.

For instance, the Uchiha are the Clan of Love; the more sunny and cheerful an Uchiha is, the more likely they are to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Yes, Lord Youhu."

Hearing this, Tiehuo tucked the parchment away into his clothes and spoke with a look of reverence.

Youhu didn't dwell on how Tiehuo addressed him. After checking the time, he said, "The lunch break is almost over. Let's head back to our posts and start the first step of our plan."

"I'm going to teach you how to smoothly leak scandalous information about the Hokage Faction."

"Ah, you're going to spread the rumors... the truth yourself?"

Tiehuo and the others were somewhat surprised, but once they recalled the clan meeting from last night, they felt relieved.

Their Lord Youhu was a master at fabricating stories. Those purple scandals regarding the Third Hokage were all based on reality, making it hard not to let one's imagination run wild.

Half an hour later.

Youhu brought Tiehuo and the others to the Konoha streets and explained his method, "Senior Tiehuo, you guys do this first, then that, and then I will go and do this..."

"Right, from now on, don't expose our identities when we're out in public."

"Understood, Youhu... Chunin."

Tiehuo felt it was inappropriate to address Youhu as just a Chunin, but he followed the instruction obediently.

Having Tiehuo hide their relationship in front of outsiders was a result of Youhu's deep consideration.

He could fabricate lies, but if every lie in the village were traced back to him, it would be far too conspicuous—especially since these stories involved heavyweights of the ninja world like the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara.

Sooner or later, he would be targeted by those with ulterior motives.

He didn't want to encounter monsters like the Sage of Six Paths or Ōtsutsuki Isshiki before he had fully developed his strength.

Therefore, he needed to disguise his strength on the surface and only reveal his true power when necessary. He would also try his best to use other identities when weaving his lies.

Half an hour later, Youhu ducked into a street corner. When he emerged, he had transformed into a plain-looking Konoha onlooker, walking toward a crowd gathered to watch a law enforcement scene.

In the center of the crowd, Tiehuo, wearing his Guard Division uniform, had apprehended a thief.

After catching the thief, Tiehuo pinned him to the ground and struck him mercilessly with the club in his hand. After enduring the painful blows, the thief let out a miserable scream.

"It's my first time stealing! I won't ever dare to steal again!"

Tiehuo glanced at the thief coldly, his movements not stopping for a moment. He snorted, "Violating the rules set by Lord Hokage leads to this consequence. Who told you to steal?"

The order for Tiehuo to beat the thief had been issued by Youhu, and the thief was also a member of the Uchiha Clan in disguise.

The goal was to attract the attention of the villagers, allowing him to blend into the crowd and spread rumors about the Third Hokage.

Now it seems that Tiehuo and the others have quite a talent for acting; their performance of beating up the villagers shows absolutely no flaws.

It just looks a bit too real.

As the saying goes, law enforcement should have warmth, but the clubs should have force.

Tiehuo's harsh enforcement of the law caught the eyes of the villagers, sparking quite a bit of discussion among them.

"How can the Guard members be like this? It's just a bit of theft; they're going to beat someone to death."

"I see this guy is just a teenager. Even if he did steal, how much money could he have taken? These Uchiha just want the pleasure of being sadistic."

"You can't say it like that. If you were the one being stolen from, would you be happy?"

"If it weren't for these Guard Division members enforcing the law, they'd be robbing your house next time. Could you forgive a thief who stole from your home? If you can, then I'll go pay your house a visit too."

"Is that the same thing? I'm just an ordinary villager, and the one being stolen from is a wealthy household."

"That's exactly the point. The Guard Division is just carrying out the laws set by the Hokage. It's like how they use clubs to beat people—can you make a club admit it's wrong?"

"What is wrong with you? You don't have a shred of sympathy..."

"..."

Listening to the chatter of the Konoha scum around him, Youhu felt the timing was just about right and said mysteriously, "I actually think this matter has something to do with the Third Lord. These Uchiha are taking revenge on the Third Lord."

"Why would the Uchiha want revenge on the Third Lord?"

Youhu's words piqued the curiosity of the surrounding villagers, and someone asked, puzzled.

"You don't know?"

Youhu revealed a look of astonishment, as if anyone who didn't know about this couldn't possibly be a Konoha onlooker.

"Are we supposed to know?"

The villagers looked at each other, their curiosity growing even more intense.

Youhu didn't keep them waiting, whispering from within the crowd:

"Let me tell you, the Third Lord issued an order yesterday demanding that the Guard Captain, Uchiha Fugaku, get a divorce and marry the Third Lord. The Uchiha felt humiliated, which is why they are enforcing the law so harshly today to take revenge on us ordinary villagers."

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