Even though Chiyo was already old—
And once people grew old, whether it was stamina or energy, both became far inferior to before—
Chiyo's strength could still be considered rather impressive.
From a distance, she used chakra threads to control her puppets, easily harvesting the lives of enemies.
Iwagakure's offensive was blocked.
But Iwagakure's army was surprisingly relaxed about it. If they were blocked, then they were blocked. Kitsuchi did not adopt any radical measures. Before coming here, Onoki had already instructed Kitsuchi.
In this war, Iwagakure's main role was containment.
If effort had to be exerted, then let Konoha exert it.
After all, the one in a hurry was Konoha, not Iwagakure.
Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the scene in the crystal ball and let out a slight breath of relief.
During this period, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind had been stretched too tightly.
Ever since the rumor about Minato Namikaze appeared, rumors targeting him had followed one after another. Some said he had framed Konoha's White Fang. Others said he had sold out Jiraiya.
Hiruzen Sarutobi could clearly feel his prestige in Konoha declining.
At such a time, if there were still no changes, being forced to step down was not impossible.
Therefore, even though the conditions Iwagakure proposed were harsh, Hiruzen Sarutobi still agreed.
War had broken out.
"My thinking is still correct."
"When internal problems grow too large to resolve, then find external problems. In the process of handling external problems, as they are handled little by little, the internal problems will disappear."
"Now, most people are discussing the war."
"Very few are still obsessing over rumors related to me."
A smile appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.
Until the latest issue of Ninja World Weekly was released.
Even though it was already wartime, Sunagakure still did not stop printing newspapers.
Now, there was no longer any need for Sunagakure to print them at a loss. The income from advertisements alone was enough to cover all printing costs for the newspaper, including materials and labor.
Moreover, as Sunagakure's foremost means of public opinion—
And currently the strongest means of public opinion in the entire shinobi world—
Unless there was truly no other choice, Rasa would not stop printing it. Otherwise, it would continue.
This issue of Ninja World Weekly contained a special section.
An entire page.
Its title—
The Confession of a Hyuga Branch Family Shinobi.
Below it was the content of Hyuga Hizashi's suicide note.
Further down were two images.
One was an image of Hyuga Hizashi's handwritten suicide note.
The other was an image of a handwritten mission document from Hyuga Hizashi.
The two could be compared for handwriting.
This would make readers believe even more in the authenticity of the suicide note.
At the end, Rasa added one question.
"On the status and class position of Hyuga branch family shinobi in the shinobi world."
After the newspaper spread out—
Just like before, some people first read the news, while others first read the story.
The story of One Piece above it had progressed very quickly.
Rasa had not completely followed the original version. He had simplified many parts and had also decided on an ending himself. After all, the real One Piece had not finished serialization, and Rasa could no longer wait.
"The story of One Piece still has a few more issues. It should reach the ending of this version soon."
"What kind of story should I choose next?"
Several choices surfaced in Rasa's mind.
Hunter x Hunter, which had certain similarities with Naruto in some aspects.
Bleach, with its many worlds of humans, Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy.
Fullmetal Alchemist, which turned the words "big brother" into something horrifying.
…
In the end, Rasa chose Hunter x Hunter.
On one hand, this kind of adventure-leaning, hot-blooded story had a relatively wide audience.
On the other hand, in the world of Hunter x Hunter, there was a rather special group—the Kurta Clan.
Like the Uchiha clan, they also possessed red eyes and had suffered extremely cruel treatment.
The Uchiha clan would very likely find resonance in the fate of the Kurta Clan.
Because they had gone to the Land of Water and thrown themselves into the work of the Sailing Corps, and because Konoha was tangled in its own troubles and could barely look after itself, the Uchiha had not been mentioned much in the shinobi world for a long time.
Now, Rasa needed to raise the Uchiha clan's presence again.
After all, Rasa could not think of many rumors anymore.
And on the Uchiha, Rasa could find quite a bit of inspiration.
Everyone saw the content about Hyuga Hizashi.
"Hyuga Hizashi's handwritten suicide note?"
"There are images too!"
"The original manuscript?"
"The handwriting is the same as Hyuga Hizashi's mission document."
"Does that mean all of this is real?"
Previously, Danzo had only spread it around Konoha. The influence was limited, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent many ANBU shinobi to control it, so the scale of its spread had not been very large.
But Ninja World Weekly reached the entire shinobi world.
For a time, the entire shinobi world began discussing it.
"As everyone knows, handwritten suicide notes cannot be faked."
"As everyone knows, the dead do not lie."
"If we're talking about forgery, it should be impossible. Ninja World Weekly's credibility is right there. Forging something would harm their credibility too much. The loss wouldn't be worth it."
A person from the Land of Fire retorted.
"Impossible to fake? Then what about Kakashi's interview before? Kakashi was clearly staying properly in Konoha. How could he have gone to Sunagakure to accept an interview?"
A person from the Land of Wind sneered.
"Kakashi is in Konoha? How do you know Konoha's Kakashi is real?"
"Maybe it's another Konoha shinobi using the Transformation Technique to impersonate him."
"There were also rumors about Jiraiya disappearing before. Maybe the Jiraiya in Konoha right now is fake too."
Konoha and Sunagakure had broken out into war.
The people of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind naturally found one another unpleasant.
An Iwagakure shinobi revealed a subtle expression.
"This Sunagakure really isn't afraid of offending Konoha at all. They directly published something like this in Ninja World Weekly. They already provoked Konoha into war, yet they still won't let it go."
"But for us, this is a good thing."
"The more fiercely Konoha and Sunagakure fight, the better it is for Iwagakure."
Very soon—
A copy of Ninja World Weekly was delivered into Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands.
Inside the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi had just finished processing a document from the front lines.
"Hokage-sama!"
An ANBU shinobi delivered Ninja World Weekly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took it and opened it.
With one glance, he saw the content about Hyuga Hizashi.
Immediately, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face flushed red.
"Rasa, you little brat, you go too far!"
"You and I cannot coexist!"
"If I do not crush your Sunagakure, I am not human!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glared fiercely at a command intended for the front line.
Then he crossed out its original contents.
"Fight!"
"Fight them hard!"
"Fight with full force!"
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