Conspiracy Theory Master

Major Events of the Shinobi World

In the final stages of the Third Shinobi World War, under the Third Hokage's wise leadership, Konoha was nearly stretched thin across every front.

If not for Snake Man holding Kikyo Mountain to the death and Little Sun fighting a bloody battle at Kannabi Bridge, this war would have been a crushing defeat for Konoha.

But the old village chief could no longer withstand the pressure from all sides. He could only step down and support Minato's rise to power.

Yet with authority being transferred downward, how could the old village chief possibly endure that?

He also understood that if he clung to power after stepping down, people would easily criticize him.

So he had to come up with a new plan.

As it happened, he learned that his disciple had violated a taboo. The matter of Human Experimentation had finally been exposed, and to demonstrate that he would punish even his own, he personally went to arrest him.

Yet he still could not bring himself to strike at his former disciple.

Or perhaps he had some shady backroom deal with his old companion and knew this was his old companion's chess piece, which was not to be touched. That was why Orochimaru still left safe and sound.

But the experimental results Orochimaru left behind thrilled the old village chief.

And so, a grand conspiracy to be reinstated began.

Seizing the day Kushina gave birth, he sent his own wife to deliver the baby. Using the drugs that had once caused the Eight-Tails Rampage, he also unleashed the Nine-Tails!

To reclaim his authority, he had not hesitated to sacrifice his own wife and the countless dead souls of Konoha.

Then he released the news that the Sharingan could control the Nine-Tails, making the Uchiha Clan take the blame so they could be suppressed and excluded later on!

As for the three tomoe in the Nine-Tails' eyes?

What if the drugs Orochimaru left behind could create that kind of special effect?

No one could say for sure!

Besides, in the middle of the Nine-Tails' rampage, hadn't everyone seen its Beast Eyes return?

The battle between the First and Uchiha Madara had lasted several days!

If the Nine-Tails had been controlled by the Uchiha Clan, they would surely have taken every precaution. They would not have controlled it for such a short time!

In any case, the Uchiha had no popular support. There were plenty of reasons to dump the blame on them!

And our old village chief.

He was the ultimate boss, beyond all doubt!

As the devil's whisper rang by his ear, Uchiha Fugaku only felt his hair stand on end.

His scalp tingled as he stared at Hyuga Hitoshi, and there was even a trace of fear deep in his eyes.

Hitoshi Clan Head remained calm. After speaking, he returned to his seat, took a light sip of tea, and remained as elegant as ever.

Tsk.

This was nothing yet.

If he wanted to, he could fabricate Conspiracy Theories starting from the very founding of Konoha!

But there was no need to go that far now.

A so-called rumor needed to be combined with the current situation, mixed with real elements, fleshed out from multiple angles, and then released bit by bit in Phased stages.

The Shinobi World was oppressive and despairing. Only a small number of people believed in light; most only thought about how to survive during wartime.

In such a twisted world, people were more willing to believe negative news.

As for someone with the mindset of the future great saint Naruto, it was not that there was not a single person like him in the entire Shinobi World. It was just that those who shared his belief that the world was warm and love knew no bounds had basically all died.

Just look at Yahiko. He was the typical result of having no protagonist's strength while dreaming of being the protagonist.

Hyuga Hitoshi believed that compared with the version where the Uchiha resented the village and retaliated, there would definitely be people who believed the version in which the old village chief used underhanded methods to be reinstated!

They did not need to fully accept it. As long as it made villagers and shinobi look at the old village chief a little differently, the rumor would have served its purpose.

Hitoshi Clan Head personally wanted the old village chief to experience a taste of cold violence. After all, that was what Kakashi's father had once received, and this was far milder than what Hatake Sakumo had endured.

At the very least, he was still Hokage. No one would dare discuss it to his face.

"Years ago, I only heard rumors that the monkey stench of the Sarutobi Clan might cause tailed beasts to rampage."

After calming down for a while, Uchiha Fugaku looked at Hyuga Hitoshi with an even more complicated expression. He now deeply regretted putting on airs before him.

With wisdom like this alone, he feared he would never measure up to him in his lifetime.

A few words had overturned his entire Worldview and raised his opinion of the Third's shamelessness to a whole new level.

And—

"How Dare He!"

Uchiha Fugaku's face was filled with fury.

"Does he know how many people he killed just to be reinstated? And he even made the Uchiha take the blame!"

"Damn it, the Third has to take half this blame!"

Uh.

Hyuga Hitoshi frowned tightly. He had only just recovered from the absurd rumor about monkey stench.

So at First Time, he Didn't React and did not quite understand what Brother Fugaku meant.

A few seconds later, he looked at Fugaku in shock.

You don't actually believe that, do you?

He swore to heaven that he had made it all up!

If you believe it, isn't that a little disrespectful to Obito?

Eh?

No, wait.

If even Brother Fugaku believes it, doesn't that mean that once this news gets out, at least quite a few villagers will take it as truth?

Do not think that the old village chief, who had just returned to the Hokage Position, possessed such great prestige.

If he had truly been so beloved, he would not have been Removed from Power in the first place.

If this script were polished a little more.

It might truly have an unparalleled impact on the Third.

"Brother Hitoshi, this younger brother has one final concern."

Fugaku, whose intelligence had been completely crushed, spoke with even greater respect now.

Anyone who could turn the Third Hokage, who had saved the day, into the ultimate boss of a power struggle with just a few words had to be respected.

And from what he knew, the old village chief might really be capable of doing such a thing!

He had been so ruthless even toward his own teacher's clan, not to mention ordinary people in Konoha. Trading a few villagers for the Hokage Position was something he would do too if he were in that position.

"Don't ask. If you ask, Danzo did it!"

Hyuga Hitoshi did not let Fugaku finish his question.

But he directly answered it anyway.

Obviously, if the source of this rumor—or at least its public source—were pinned on the Uchiha, the Angered and Ashamed Third might fight the Uchiha to the death.

Hitoshi Clan Head did not want the Uchiha to die on the road of charging forward. That did not align with his goal of buying time for the Uchiha.

But the old village chief was one hundred and ten thousand percent tolerant toward his old companion.

Besides, Danzo had grown used to taking the blame For So Many Years. Adding one more, larger black pot probably would not be a problem.

And besides, regarding the Nine-Tails Attack, Danzo was absolutely In the Wrong at its core.

Considering that Root and the Shimura Clan had barely lost anyone, it was hard not to wonder whether he had learned of the news in advance.

As the Sharp Blade in the old village chief's hand, Danzo probably had not had an easy time while the old village chief was out of power. So, all in all, the Nine-Tails Attack had been inevitable to some extent.

Even if the Fourth had not died.

Just think about what Minato would have had to face afterward!

Leaving aside the Culprit behind the Nine-Tails Attack, the villagers' rage would certainly have been placed on the Jinchuriki's head. Her title of Demon Fox was not something the Fourth Hokage's prestige could erase.

At that point, the situation would probably have been Almost the Same as it was now. Would furious villagers have accepted Minato, a mere commoner, continuing as Hokage?

There would only have been a few more people to take the blame.

The Third would still have been reinstated and stepped forward to take charge of the situation.

Some things truly became terrifying when examined closely.

That was why Hitoshi Clan Head truly had no interest in the so-called identity of the upper ranks or Konoha's Center of Power. It was all rotten to the core. It was honestly better to build his own paradise—how much more fulfilling would that be?

As for having traveled here and experiencing what it felt like to be Hokage?

That was not a big problem. Later, perhaps he could discuss it with Tsunade. He swore he would only do it once.

Over here.

After receiving his guidance, Brother Fugaku finally understood completely.

He slapped his thigh, his face full of excitement.

"Right, Danzo did it!"

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