"Ah, Ye Han is Konoha's enemy now. I'm afraid everyone in Konoha is looking for him. How would I know?"
The shopkeeper decisively shook his head, though he was somewhat puzzled. Just now, Lady Shion had called Ye Han... brother?
But the shopkeeper was a smart man. He knew what should and should not be said, so he obediently shut his mouth.
After hearing the shopkeeper's answer, Shion nodded vaguely, then lifted her feet and happily ran off.
Shion smiled as she ran toward the palace. Along the way, everyone avoided her, as though Shion were some plague god. Shion's expression did not change, and her face still carried a pure, flawless smile. Yet there was even more pain in her eyes... and hope.
"Brother Ye Han won't hate me. I'm going to find Brother Ye Han. Mm-hmm, it's decided! Brother Ye Han definitely won't hate me!"
Not long ago, in Moye Village, although they had done their utmost to suppress the news that Danzō had been killed by Ye Han and that Ye Han had escaped unscathed, there was no such thing as an airtight wall. Thus, not only did nearly everyone in Konoha learn of it, but the smaller clans and villages around Konoha received the news as well.
The news even continued spreading outward at a terrifying speed. Behind its spread, one could see one, perhaps even several, great hands pushing it along.
As for who they were, any clever person knew.
Many people and clans did not want to see Konoha doing well. Orochimaru was the most enthusiastic among them, followed by the other four great villages. In the spirit of helping others, after receiving news from their spies, they began spreading it like mad.
Although the speed of its spread was not as fast