Propagating the Leaf Village Threat Theory: Forget Britain of the Mist!
Chapter 23

Kill That Uchiha and Twelve Years a Slave

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Ever since the initial public opinion campaign began, Shingetsu Hozuki knew that if Konoha wanted to break the deadlock, they would undoubtedly have to adopt one of two methods.

Either they would use a cold-treatment approach, or they would muddy the waters to confuse the public, shifting everyone's attention away from themselves.

These two methods could only succeed because the previous Konoha Threat Theory, while appearing serious, was not specific enough and did not involve the interests of any particular person or faction; in reality, it was painless for Konoha, causing at most a bit of trouble.

After all, for those in the dark, exactly how much strength Konoha possessed or whether they were a threat was irrelevant. As for the various large ninja villages that Konoha might trouble, they already knew the reality of the situation. Furthermore, the major villages were all taking this opportunity to spread various rumors and annex smaller nations, so this public opinion crisis, which seemed severe for Konoha at first, did not actually have such a fervent response after the initial phase.

Well, as of now, there was no reaction, and as for whether they would gang up on Konoha when the Second Shinobi World War broke out... that remained to be seen.

Therefore, Konoha's initial panic was largely due to the fact that they had never seen such tactics before, causing them to lose their footing, but they slowly reacted as time went on.

But what if, at this moment, Konoha was hit with a highly targeted, sensitive issue that needed immediate handling and was something everyone in the ninja world would love to see?

For instance... the Uchiha problem?

Could Konoha remain calm then?

So, as early as the first wave of propaganda, Shingetsu Hozuki had sent people to hide in major cities across the ninja world, waiting for the right moment to bloom in multiple places and promote the Uchiha Human Rights Report simultaneously throughout the ninja world.

He adopted the same methods of using traveling storytellers and mobilizing nobles to stir up public opinion. Shingetsu Hozuki even utilized multimedia, composing Kill That Uchiha as the theme song for the campaign and hiring geishas and children in these major cities to hum it repeatedly.

In addition, he had his film crew shoot a movie titled Twelve Years a Slave based on a script he provided, used to depict the miserable cinematic image of the current Uchiha Clan.

The film was based on an "objective," "fair," and "truth-seeking" perspective, recording the rise and fall of the Uchiha Clan from the founding of Konoha to the present day as an outsider.

The entire film strictly followed the classic Hollywood three-act structure, from the high spirits when Uchiha Madara first founded Konoha, to the earth-shattering events when Uchiha Madara defected, and finally to the current pervasive despair; it could be said to perfectly interpret the plight of the Uchiha Clan.

The focus was on highlighting the contrast between the past and the present.

Even after putting himself in the shoes of those who understood why Hollywood popcorn movies were bestsellers, Shingetsu Hozuki specifically added beautiful women and explosive, high-budget special effects.

As for the beautiful women... the most famous beauty from Uchiha Madara's era was probably Uzumaki Mito. However, to further stimulate the old lechers, Shingetsu Hozuki created a brand-new "Uzumaki Mito" by combining Uzumaki Mito's face, Tsunade's chest, and the Fourth Tsuchikage's legs.

This thing—whoever saw it couldn't help but be mesmerized!

Anyway, when Uzumaki Mito walked out wearing a high-slit ninja outfit, with trembling buttons, long black-stockinged legs, and slender high heels, the movie theater was filled with the sound of people drooling.

I won't say who it was, lest someone go look in a mirror.

As for the high-effect scenes, with the support of genuine ninjas from the Hozuki Clan, that was no problem at all.

Shingetsu Hozuki even recreated the Battle of the Valley of the End one-to-one.

Well, of course, that was the part before they piloted their "Gundams," as it wouldn't be easy to make them look similar once both sides activated their giant avatars.

It is worth mentioning that the Uchiha Madara in this part was played by Shingetsu Hozuki, and he finally paid tribute to the classic by saying that famous line as Uchiha Madara on the silver screen.

"Do you also want to dance?"

Then he was beaten black and blue by Senju Hashirama, played by Hozuki Zangetsu.

Yes, it was a father beating his son in every sense of the word.

However, even so, the audience in the theater still gasped in amazement. Where had they ever seen such a blood-boiling battle before?

It could be called a realistic version that made men's blood boil and women unable to keep their legs together.

Although this film seemed too amateurish to Shingetsu Hozuki, the transmigrator—due to the short production cycle, lack of experience, crude filming techniques, and disastrous equipment—this piece of trash, which he considered worthless except for the special effects, caused an explosive reaction in the ninja world, marking an important turning point in the development of ninja world cinema.

With the arrival of peace in the ninja world, technology had developed to a certain extent, but as an emerging form of entertainment, movies had appeared too late, and the available films were too scarce. Now that Twelve Years a Slave had been released, it felt like it had no rivals in the entire ninja world.

Coupled with the one-to-one high-fidelity costumes and props brought by the ninja Transformation Technique, and the special effects supported by ninjas giving their all, it was simply incomparable to those cheap, low-budget effects, making it a complete dimensionality-reduction strike.

The long-laid layout, the propaganda network spread across the ninja world, and the comprehensive, multi-dimensional promotion of reports, songs, and movies instantly eliminated the backward propaganda methods of the other major ninja villages.

What era is this, and you're still doing traditional propaganda?

Do you understand what a new-era, popular propaganda method for the people of the ninja world is?

Because this target was more specific, the propaganda methods were richer, and the name of the thousand-year ninja clan, the Uchiha, was simply too loud, the results of this campaign were particularly outstanding.

What?

You say the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths isn't explosive?

I'm sorry, but for ordinary people, whether the Sage of Six Paths who saved the world a thousand years ago is real or not is unknown, but the Uchiha are truly, tangibly real!

Although the number of movie theaters in each city was relatively small because movies were a novelty, it was precisely because of this that those who could watch the film were often wealthy or noble.

And for those with a certain status, especially the nobles and wealthy merchants of the Land of Fire, they had likely come into contact with Uchiha ninjas while issuing missions, and they had a deep impression of their arrogant, high-and-mighty temperament. Now that they could "see" and "hear" them suffering with their own eyes and ears...

It was just too satisfying!

After all, watching a stranger suffer is far less comfortable than watching an acquaintance you dislike suffer, so, promote it—you must promote it fiercely!

And those theater owners and dance hall owners, seeing this situation, would naturally promote these things spontaneously.

As for the people of other countries... does watching a show need an explanation?

This scene (×) show (√) I must support to the end!

And so, under the promotion of all classes in the ninja world...

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