Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"Didn't you say last time that your cousin's child accidentally fell into the deep end of the water and drowned while playing in it?"

"That must have been done by people from the Xiaoshang Association."

When people's various opinions come together, they gradually attribute all sorts of fabricated and false stories to others.

And now, the former business association that represents the word "evil" is Akatsuki.

It's the best outlet for venting.

Shirahoshi, who had found a place for the former Akatsuki Merchant Guild members to stay, explained the current situation in Amegakure.

This is, coincidentally, the location of the cave where Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan used to train.

There is a rest area inside, which is also convenient for getting in and out.

"Damn it! Our Akatsuki has done so many good things! And yet Hanzo overturned it all with just one sentence?!" Idaten Kyusuke angrily punched the wall.

The walls trembled slightly. Yahiko sat in a wooden chair, and after a moment of silence, said:

"In the end, Amegakure was originally a city built by Hanzo."

"With Hanzo's word, even if the villagers don't listen, they won't speak up for us 'sinners,' unless they want to leave Amegakure."

“The kid is pretty smart.” Shirahoshi, who hadn’t left, leaned against the wall with her arms crossed and said, “Now, the ‘Moon’ organization needs a stable base.”

You should know what I'm talking about.

Former president of the Xiaoshang Association.

"To occupy Amegakure?" Yahiko's expression darkened slightly after he finished speaking.

Occupying Amegakure would be tantamount to starting an internal conflict within the Land of Rain. It would require winning over all the ninjas and even ordinary citizens of the Land of Rain, and finally...

“This will kill a lot of people,” the kind-hearted Buddha said from the side. “Besides, there are so many ninjas from Amegakure. How are we going to deal with them?”

Upon hearing this, everyone except Bai Xing fell silent once again.

Just then, the masked man appeared, bringing new information:

"Senior~"

"Some bad news has arrived~"

Bai Xing pretended not to know and asked, "What is it?"

The masked man said, "To prevent the emergence of any more 'traitors,' Hanzo has decided to publicly execute the remaining members of the merchant guild who refuse to cooperate..."

"What!!"

How could he do this?!

"Damn it, we have to save them!"

This time, everyone was restless. However, Yahiko, unusually, remained calm in his assessment of the situation.

"They're trying to lure us into rescuing people, aren't they?"

"Probably." Under the mask, Afei said with a grin, "It's currently scheduled for noon a week from now."

“One week later. How utterly despicable, Hanzo!” Yahiko gritted his teeth.

At night, Nagato and his group returned from outside.

"Yahiko, I overheard something while I was buying things in a nearby town... What's going on here?" Nagato led a small group of members to the nearest town to purchase supplies. The group was carrying things and seemed to have noticed that something was off about the atmosphere inside.

"It must be news of the execution. It really was a scheme!" Yahiko thought that since Nagato had received the news so quickly, it must have been Hanzo who deliberately sent Amegakure ninjas to spread the news in some towns in the Land of Rain to lure them there.

He was absolutely right!

But how will they get there? How many ninjas will Amegakure deploy to ambush them this time? That's a big problem.

"What should we do, Yahiko? What... what should we do?" Nagato asked, sitting down at the bottom of the cave where the wall lamps were lit to create an atmosphere, after putting down his things.

"do not know."

Yahiko's eyes were somewhat vacant. Having been a merchant for so long, he knew very well.

There is only one outcome for this journey.

--die.

In this way, not only will we fail to save anyone, but we also won't be able to avenge Xiao Nan!

“Brother Yahiko, I have a good idea.” Idaten Kyusuke suddenly spoke up, and Yahiko looked over and said, “Speak.”

“Let’s tell the truth to all the people, to the people in the local towns and villages.”

"Encourage everyone to rebel against Hanzo!"

“But do we have any evidence?” Nagato asked in a low voice.

Idaten Kyūsuke spoke directly: "Does Hanzo have any evidence? His entire story is fabricated! Akatsuki has never done such a thing!"

"Brother Yahiko!"

Upon hearing this, Yahiko appeared even more somber under the soft orange light, and finally spoke:

"Just give it a try."

"You won't know the specific effects until you try it."

“But since Hanzo has slandered us, we can also slander Hanzo.”

"Let's find some paper and write down Hanzo's crimes according to a template!"

"Yeah!"xN

There are six days left until the execution date.

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The next morning, Yahiko led Idaten Kyusuke and the others to buy paper and pens, and began to fabricate a more believable rumor about Hanzo.

This marked the beginning of the first cultural movement in the ninja world aimed at breaking down feudal superstition and eliminating monarchism!

And the other side.

The renaming to the Yu Chamber of Commerce has put Ji Yu, the acting president of the chamber, in a terrible position.

"How could this happen? Are you sure Loulan refused to let us take the goods?!"

Before him, three Rain Village ninjas bowed and nodded hastily. One of them said, "Lord Ji Yu, that is indeed the case."

"The ancient Loulan Kingdom expressed its regret and condolences upon hearing that the Xiaoshang Association had committed treason."

But they countered by saying that they trusted the reputation of the Xiaoshang Association... but what about our Yushang Association...?

"What's wrong with the Rain Chamber of Commerce! Speak!" Ji Yu shouted, throwing the documents in her hand.

Seeing Ji Yu's anger, the man trembled and hurriedly said, "He said that the Rain Merchant Guild was replaced so quickly, which might mean there are problems within the Rain Kingdom."

They need to observe for a while before shipping the best-selling products from the ancient Loulan Kingdom.

Even if we were willing to offer more money to try and bribe that guy called the manager... he still wouldn't agree.

"Damn it!" Ji Yu roared, "This is a breach of contract, do you know that?! Didn't you tell them we signed a cooperation agreement?!"

The Rain Village ninja lowered his head and said:

"said."

"But the manager said they signed an agreement with Yahiko, the president of the Akatsuki Chamber of Commerce, not... not Lord Ji Yu."

"Damn it! This is outrageous!!" Ji Yu was furious. He thought to himself that if Lord Hanzo found out about this, he would be in deep trouble.

Then he remembered an even more important cooperation agreement: "What about the city construction? How will the other party respond to the city construction issue?!"

This time, the Rain Ninja was even more frightened and could only take out the document of the Loulan Kingdom's diplomatic response from his pocket: "It's all, it's all in there."

"Very good." Ji Yu thought the agreement had been successfully signed, and happily took it, taking the contract out of the folder...

"what is this?"

Upon discovering that it wasn't a contract, but rather a document resembling a notification letter, Ji Yu immediately had a bad feeling: "Tell me, what is this?!"

Faced with Ji Yu's questioning, none of the Rain Ninja dared to utter a sound.

In the end, Ji Yu had no choice but to carefully read every word in the document.

"Due to the unjustified changes in our cooperation with your Chamber of Commerce, and the serious matter of the Chamber of Commerce's alleged treason... to avoid any misunderstanding with your country, the ancient Kingdom of Loulan... specially..."

Plop—

"Lord Jiyu!" x3

There are five days left until the execution date.

......

"Auntie, take a look at this."

"Uncle, take a look at this, it's about the threat theory of Hanzo of Amegakure..."

Wearing the uniforms of the Moon Organization, Yahiko and his companions went to many villages to distribute leaflets.

Why not go to regular towns in China?

That's because the town has ninjas from Amegakure, as well as soldiers hired by wealthy villagers.

Yahiko, on the other hand, seemed to think that it would be easier to fool the villagers.

The villagers who received the leaflets: ? ? ?

"Sir, we can't read."

"Yeah, what is this thing you're talking about? It seems to have the words 'Lord Hanzo' on it."

After painstakingly writing the promotional leaflet, Yahiko discovered a major problem.

"So, there are so many people... who are illiterate?"

After thinking for a moment, Yahiko quickly asked, "If you can't read, how do you usually live?"

"We don't need to be literate to live. We can just grow some vegetables, hunt, and fish."

"What should we do, Brother Yahiko? These people can't read. Handing out flyers is just a waste of our time," Idaten Kyusuke whispered in Yahiko's ear.

"I see. So that's how it is." Yahiko understood. He finally understood why this era had become like this!