The hot topics in the Shinobi World were always changing.
From the great upheaval that had shocked the Shinobi World when the Land of Fire first established its village, to the astonishing act of capturing Tailed Beasts, and now Uchiha Madara had burst from his cage like a tiger, challenging shinobi who bore the title of Kage wherever he went.
All the news that stirred people's hearts came from the soil of the Land of Fire. It was hard not to wonder if Konoha's shinobi were born with a knack for making headlines.
These past few days, sales of the Konoha Daily had surged. Though people could learn the truth from merchants, the information they provided was far less authoritative and objective.
The other Hidden Villages had also started publishing their own daily newspapers, but their competitive edge was still lacking. After all, their villages didn't have the two headline-grabbing figures, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
"Shocking the Shinobi World: What Is the Motive Behind the Current Uchiha Clan Head's Challenge to the Kage?"
The man holding the newspaper frowned. The enlarged words "Uchiha" and "Kage" took up the entire headline. He suppressed his agitation and kept reading.
The article explained why Madara had left the village and clarified the origins of "Konoha" and "Hokage." It started with the juicy details to grab readers' attention, then went on to describe how Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama had once engaged in a fierce contest over the title of "Kage."
Everyone in Konoha had seen it: the towering, blue-glowing Susanoo and the colossal, gnarled Wood Golem had struck the ground at Konoha's gates so hard that it had collapsed, sending underground water spraying skyward like a fountain.
After silently reading it over twice, he glanced at the reporter's name at the end