Be Careful in What You Do

Jin used the Gale Technique to secretly infiltrate Danzo's home. Seeing that Danzo was absent, he quietly made his way inside. The door was open, and no one was there. Jin cautiously looked around, and only after confirming once more that no one was present did he enter Danzo's house and begin searching carefully. He returned everything he had moved to its original place to avoid leaving signs that someone had been there and drawing Danzo's attention.

There it is! I finally found it! I need to leave immediately! Oh no, Danzo's back, Jin thought. With a Gale Technique, Jin instantly concealed himself.

"Lord Danzo, our personnel are nearly in place. In one year, everyone will be ready. In addition, we have contacted the mysterious organization Akatsuki. They have agreed to your terms and will help you wipe out the Uchiha Clan, while secretly supporting your bid to become Hokage. However, they want to take Itachi and Sasuke with them," a Root member said.

"Their demands aren't very high. With only Itachi and Sasuke, two children, left behind, they won't amount to much. If the Uchiha Clan is destroyed, there will be one less force competing for the position of Hokage, bringing me one step closer to realizing my ambition. When that time comes, the other clans will be much more obedient as well, and dealing with that old Third will be easier. A merciful Hokage will never bring prosperity to Konoha. I believe I can bring Konoha glory! Go contact Akatsuki immediately and tell them I accept their conditions. We will begin in one year. At that time, their people will not be attacked by Konoha's ninjas. As for the payment, negotiate with them again. Lower it as much as possible. This matter must remain secret. I have a feeling the Third has already noticed something. Tell everyone to be careful and not let any information leak."

"Yes, Lord Danzo!" The Root member walked out.

Jin watched everything before him without even daring to breathe loudly, afraid that one careless move would expose his whereabouts. If he fought Danzo, Jin knew he was not yet Danzo's match. If he activated the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and used genjutsu, he might be able to take Danzo down. But if he failed, Jin believed he would die here. To be safe, Jin chose to deal with Danzo another time.

Danzo sat in the room for a while before leaving. Seeing that his Gale Technique was about to run out, Jin hurried home. Sitting on the ground and gasping for breath, Jin thought, Danzo really isn't easy to deal with. I feel like he has the strength of a quasi-Kage. Damn it, I'm still just short of becoming a Chunin, yet his presence was so overwhelming it scared me to death! Damn it, I'll get even for today sooner or later! The next place should be the bookstall. Hmm, Icha Icha Paradise, here I come! I have to see this bestselling masterpiece.

At a famous bookstall somewhere in Konoha.

"The newest volume of Icha Icha Paradise has just arrived! Hurry over if you want one! No one under eighteen allowed!" the book vendor shouted. In an instant, countless people flooded in from every corner of Konoha.

Jin had been waiting for two days, and today he had finally gotten his chance. Seeing the scene descend into chaos, Jin gave a sly grin and used the Gale Technique to turn invisible. Taking advantage of the commotion, he grabbed several books he had chosen beforehand, reappeared, then turned invisible again. The interval was so short that he was practically invisible the whole time. Carrying the magazines, he ran home. Jin dearly wanted to shout a couple of times, but he was afraid of alerting everyone. Excitedly, he opened Icha Icha Paradise and flipped through it page by page, searching for material that suited his needs. He muttered, "Hmm, this one's good. This one's good too. This one isn't bad either. It fits Danzo perfectly."

Jin took out a camera and began snapping pictures of every image he had selected. Then he developed them, cut them out, and reassembled them. He arranged several photographed backgrounds, placed the assembled nude pictures of Danzo together with pictures of beautiful women, posed them in all sorts of positions, and finally photographed them. Thus, a series of photo albums with vivid storylines was born! Forgery—yes, it was forgery! In the world of Naruto, whose skills could surpass Jin's? The answer was no one! Jin had once been an amateur master of forgery!

Jin made another copy of the album, then quietly placed five of the photos outside Konoha, waiting for the villagers to find them. After that, it was simple—he only had to wait for the show!

The appearance of the five photos immediately fooled everyone in Konoha, with Danzo and Jin naturally being the exceptions.

After the Third Hokage discovered the matter, he swiftly suppressed it for the sake of Konoha's peaceful development. However, all kinds of thoughts had taken root in everyone's minds.

Danzo was the first. When he saw the suggestive photos of himself with beautiful women, he shouted in fury, "Who? Who did this? I'll kill him!"

The Root member standing beside him thought, I never would have guessed it. Lord Danzo is already so old, but he's still this vigorous! Lord Danzo truly is Lord Danzo! Hmm, the brothers should learn from him.

"Why are you still standing there? Go find that damned bastard!" Danzo roared furiously.

"Yes, Lord Danzo. If we find the person who took those secret photos, what should we do?" the Root member asked.

"Kill!" Danzo bellowed.

The Third puffed away at his pipe, recalling those five photos. His hands trembled as he said, "Does that bastard Danzo have some kind of secret medicine? Damn it, this is too unfair!"

Uchiha Fuchiu and Hiashi Hyuga discussed the five photos together, bursting into exaggerated laughter from time to time. Both felt that they had laughed more today than they had in an entire year.

Uchiha Fuchiu pointed at the drawings and said, "What do you think? Impressive, right? The moment I saw the photos, I had an artist draw them all. These poses are so classic! I never expected that old Danzo to be so talented. Truly, there's nothing that can't be done—only things one can't imagine!"

Hiashi Hyuga agreed, "Yes! You really are impressive! Draw a few for me later too. But you didn't see the Third's reaction when he saw the photos. His nosebleed filled an entire basin! If Danzo hadn't arrived in time, I bet Lord Third would have become the first Kage-level ninja to die from a nosebleed!"

Uchiha Fuchiu beat his chest in regret. "What a pity, what a pity! I missed such a wonderful sight! I bet Lord Third Hokage is trembling from blood loss right now! Ah, his poor pipe. How much must it be shaking?"

"Ahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!" The leaders of the two great clans laughed without a shred of decency.

Konoha's villagers expressed their thoughts even more directly, spreading all kinds of unpleasant remarks during their idle conversations. Among them, however, were five couples discussing something different, though their stories were largely the same.

One female villager asked her man, "Why does that photo look so familiar to me?"

Her man thought for a moment and said, "Yeah! I feel the same way! Damn it, I know now. One of those poses was ours from that night, only the faces weren't ours! Damn it! Which—" Before he could finish, the woman covered his mouth.

The woman said, "Are you stupid? If people find out it was us, how are we supposed to live? If that person who secretly took the photos hears you cursing him, won't he release our other photos too? If you have any brains, go home quietly! We need to be careful when we do things from now on!"

Everywhere else in Konoha, people were eagerly discussing the matter.

Seeing this outcome, Jin was terribly frustrated. He thought, I worked so hard on all this, yet Konoha's villagers still don't want to impeach Danzo! Fine, just wait!