One Month Later

Time passed quickly, and after a month of rest and recuperation, the villagers of Konoha had recovered somewhat.

Some villagers, because of the Konoha Beautification Plan, have started stockpiling living creatures, preparing to stay home for a month to avoid the Beautiful Konoha Plan.

In Konoha today, you can even see many retired ninjas carrying hoes to the mission hall to accept missions.

These old men are too old, and their Chakra have declined, so they can't handle dangerous missions outside the village. Therefore, most of the tasks they take on are weeding, helping others plow fields, or transplanting rice seedlings in paddy fields—basically, farm work.

These farm chores were originally meant for recent elementary school graduates, but these old men took them all. The recent graduates are now relegated to taking on B-rank Mission, or even the more dangerous A-rank Mission.

Even with instructors leading them to accept missions, these newly graduated elementary school students can't get any missions anymore. This is because a large number of retired ninjas are now coming out to take on missions, resulting in dozens of ninjas queuing up for even a simple B-rank Mission. Konoha's current mission quota is simply not enough to go around.

So this kind of thing happened again: a C-rank Mission with no difficulty, and dozens of Jonin were discussing how to divide the reward.

The culprit behind all this is the Konoha Madman, Zhang Benyihan. Relying on his power as the vice minister of the Police Force, he has turned the garbage management fee into a head tax, collecting it from people under the age of eighty. The entire Konoha has basically been ruined.

The mission hall was already packed with people, with a large number of mission ninjas crowding around it. Some old men shouted, "Make way for me! I'm seventy-nine years old. Don't compete with me for missions. If I don't get my reward, my wife, who has been paralyzed for many years, will starve to death!"

The mission hall is now packed with people. Many recent elementary school graduates are watching as a large number of white-haired old ninjas accept low-level missions, clearing out tasks like weeding and scavenging.

The elementary school students all looked helpless and said, "It's all the Third Hokage's fault for the Konoha Beautification Plan. These old men are competing with us for missions. Now even the D-rank Mission for feeding the dogs have been taken by these people."

Just then, an old man with white hair, overhearing the elementary school students' words, spoke up directly, "What Third Hokage? He's just a pervert with pedophilic tendencies. He's a beast, not even sparing children. How could the Second Hokage have given the Hokage position to this guy?"

Some ninjas, upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's name, immediately cursed, "It's all this guy's fault! He actually launched the Konoha Crush Plan just to make money for the Sarutobi Clan, allowing those bastards in the Police Force to run rampant in Konoha."

Another blond ninja said angrily, "At first, when I heard that Hiruzen Sarutobi was a lecher and had pedophilia, I didn't believe it. But after seeing those photos, I realized that this evil Hiruzen could even lay a hand on children. He's simply the number one bastard in Konoha. No wonder he always carries around kids when he goes to the Ninja Academy; he's a 'Claw Man'!"

Some other ninjas chimed in, "Hiruzen's wife is dead, so he can do whatever he wants."

Now, almost every villager in Konoha has seen the photos taken by Fujikawa. These members of the Little Black Brigade " would Hiruzen Sarutobi in crowded places every morning, and even display those indecent photos in front of the villagers of Konoha.

Coupled with the rumors spread by the Little Black Squad and their scapegoating of Konoha Beautification Plan, all the Konoha are now pointing their fingers at the Third Hokage. Hiruzen Sarutobi's influence in Konoha has plummeted several notches.

Those affiliated families of the Sarutobi Clan have all severed ties with the Sarutobi Clan because of a series of rumors, coupled with the Third Hokage's frequent use of the Telescope Technique to peep into Konoha's women's bathhouse, which resulted in him being chased and scolded by Konoha's female ninjas. This has confirmed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was a voyeur.

With the covert propaganda from the Police Force and Kuroko, the rumors were amplified. The combination of voyeurism and pedophilia, coupled with this double layer of tyranny, nearly ruined the Third Hokage's reputation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also discovered that someone was deliberately slandering him, so he ostracized the Anbu Ninja and investigated the village to see who was spreading rumors about him Tenten.

Without exception, whenever these masked Anbu Ninja appeared in the village, they were followed by a large group of Police Force personnel. These Police Force personnel would then call in even more members to arrest the Anbu Ninja, accusing them of disrupting Konoha's Beauty Plan by wearing masks in public.

He took these Anbu Ninja away for the crime of destroying Konoha's beauty, while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched as his Anbu members dwindled day by day, his face growing increasingly haggard.

Some members of the Sarutobi Clan, having heard the rumors about the Third Hokage, were outraged and prepared to beat up the villagers who spread the rumors.

However, he was quickly arrested by the Police Force. His full beard immediately gave him away as a member of the Sarutobi Clan, leading to rumors that Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent his clansmen to kill the villagers who knew about it. It was only thanks to the intervention of the Police Force's Minister Qingcheng, that the injured villagers were saved.

Uchiha Qingcheng currently possesses a staggering 50 billion yen and frequently cultivates his reputation in the village by doing so, for example, by giving money and daily necessities to certain elderly people living alone.

Or perhaps we could sponsor some orphans so they could attend school properly and not worry about making a living. The Uchiha Clan will support you until you're sixteen, ensuring you graduate smoothly from ninja training.

These orphans who received assistance all idolized Uchiha Qingcheng, stating that when they grew up, they would also become handsome and kind Uchiha Clan Hiruzen Sarutobi potential villain, as he was the one who condoned Danzo's cruelty towards children.

Yamahuku then divided Little Black Squad, one day praising Qingcheng and the other day criticizing Qingcheng Third Hokage. He even added a 20 million yuan "bragging award" to Xiao Heizi, who praised Qingcheng the best, and a 2,000 yuan "rumor-mongering award" to the one who criticized the Third Hokage the best.

With this combination of praise and criticism, Uchiha Qingcheng's reputation has surpassed that of the Third Hokage. Some villagers have begun to strongly demand, "Minister Qingcheng! I beg you, quickly launch a coup! Konoha needs your righteous Uchiha Clan!"

Qingcheng smiled at the villagers and said, "Fellow villagers, you have all suffered. We are willing but powerless. Even if the Third Hokage were a lecher, our Police Force cannot launch a coup, as that would plunge the village into war."

Looking at the disappointed villagers, Qingcheng thought to himself, "It's almost time. The time is about to ripen. Now all that's missing is the right opportunity. Once it's there, Hiruzen Sarutobi will be branded with shame."

Today was Qingcheng's day to grind reputation. Early in Kurenai Yuhi morning, Qingcheng changed into his white God Robe and, accompanied by Uchiha Yamafuku, went to the homes of impoverished families in Konoha, ostensibly to visit elderly people living alone.