First, stage peaceful demonstrations to win the villagers' trust in Konoha.
Next, create friction between the Police Force and villagers, causing their reputation to plummet.
Finally, pull a little prank on that big conspirator, stripping him of his most valuable asset—public support.
The losses suffered by Konoha's upper ranks weren't serious. After all, thanks to the "turning point" brought by the Uchiha couple, the villagers placed even greater trust in the leadership. One might even say they scored big points with the people.
Sure, the people shifted from trusting the group to placing faith in individuals, but overall? No loss meant pure profit.
As for the Uchiha clan, they came out huge winners—not only gaining massive public support, but also expected to climb even higher in reputation once the dust settled. Their prestige would likely rise several levels.
By then, those top positions originally held by the Uchiha couple might need reshuffling—because they'd have entered the true center of power.
But Danzo and the New Police Force? They suffered devastating losses. We're talking total ruin—like losing even their underwear.
The New Police Force arrived and immediately lost public favor, leaving Konoha villagers with a terrible impression.
And poor Danzo, soaked in a mix of egg liquid, not only lost face publicly but was now labeled as some lovesick fool.
There's no way to clean this up. If he had a wife, maybe he could argue that the Konoha Troublemaker was just targeting his relationship.
But here's the thing—he's a nearly forty-year-old bachelor. Claiming he never found time to look for a partner because he was too busy developing Konoha? That'd send half the gossiping citizens of Konoha rolling on the floor laughing.
The Third Hokage finally understood the political tactics used by the Konoha Troublemaker. The underhanded strategies, the unfair smear campaigns—he was immediately reminded of his teacher, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju.
Was knowing the exact details really important? Everyone's an adult now—obviously, outcomes matter far more.
So Hiruzen Sarutobi, current Hokage, quickly stepped forward beside Danzo to cut losses immediately: "Danzo grew up alongside me. I can personally vouch for his character having no issues at all."
He then turned toward Shen, who wore an innocent expression, reaching out toward the pendant hanging from his chest while praising: "Not bad at all! Our young genius actually managed to create such a perfect piece of jewelry!"
Shen easily detected the meaning behind these words. It was clear intimidation—asking him to hand over his creation or risk exposing this trickery.
Yet he had full confidence in his work and firmly declined: "This was handmade craftsmanship. Would it be appropriate for Hokage Uncle to take things from a child?"
First surprised, Third Hokage then injected chakra into the pendant.
To his shock, it truly was nothing more than an ordinary decorative item.
"Could Hokage Uncle really want something belonging to a child?" At Shen's words, blame immediately shifted toward the older man.
Following his endure principle—when possible, swallow pride—Hokage Sarutobi immediately let go, insisting he was simply curious.
"Oh right, how could Lord Third ever bully children?"
"Exactly! Even the Konoha Troublemaker hasn't caused him any trouble!"
"Brat! Daring to call Lord DJ Shen 'Troublemaker'? Wanting to die, huh?"
"I didn't mean to—"
"Brothers! Get him!"
The conversations among Konoha's onlookers greatly boosted the reputation of the Third Hokage.
As for one unfortunate fellow, he was quietly dragged into an alleyway. Who knows what fate awaits him?
Author's note: Don't ask me; I don't know a thing!
And so, this grand performance came to an end.
That same evening, the ever-ambitious Konoha Troublemaker actually ventured alone into the forest outside the village.
He stopped in front of a massive tree and gave its trunk a knock.
"Who goes there?" a voice asked from within the tree.
"It is none other than Shen Uchiha, the perfect combination of beauty and wisdom!"
[Patta]
A small crack appeared along the tree trunk—it turned out to be a secret base.
Shen stepped inside the tree, making sure to close the door behind him.
Of course, that Anbu member didn't follow him here. For such an important mission, he had certainly used Earth Penetration to slip out of the village.
Inside the tree was pitch black, with only a tunnel leading downward.
With a kick of his foot, Shen launched himself into the tunnel. Like sliding down a slide, he quickly reached the end after winding through the passage.
Upon arriving at the massive space, he immediately got up and walked deeper inside—the faint light ahead was clearly his destination.
"Oh look, the young Uchiha brat arrived early."
While walking, Shen glanced sideways toward Tsunade, who was lazily lying on a large rock. The remark had obviously come from her.
"Thanks for your help, Onee-san. Here's your payment." With a sly expression, Shen took out a thick stack of cash.
Because he knew full well that this money would soon flow back into the Uchiha Casino's coffers.
The moment this cash left and re-entered, it meant Konoha's Scapegoat had just worked for free—such a nice guy deserved proper pampering.
"And here's Jiraiya's share too—he told me to collect it for him." Tsunade looked thoroughly impatient, like she'd beat someone up if they refused.
Shen had no choice but to hand over more money. No need to think twice—this lecherous hermit's funds—cough cough—the pervert's money would eventually find their way back to the Uchiha Casino anyway.
Grinning at his good fortune, Shen continued walking forward until a giant hall came into view.
"Good evening, DJ Shen!" x300
Well now! The Konoha Troublemaker actually had a secret hideout outside the village, gathering over 300 people—looks like tonight wasn't about smuggling anything... cough cough… but rather a huge group dance party.
"Everyone gets a share!" Shen took out a large bag of cash from his pendant and generously tossed money around right on the spot.
"Now now, take turns, don't rush," he added while handing out the money. He also reminded a certain white-haired creepy guy, "Uncle Jiraiya, you don't need to line up—you've already been represented by Aunt Tsunade."
Jiraiya's eyes nearly popped open wide in disbelief. He couldn't believe that after betraying his conscience and doing this dirty job, he ended up earning not a single penny—it was essentially making him work for free.
Enraged, he stomped forward to confront Shen, "Where did that wasteful woman go?!"
Shen shot him a knowing look—"You figure it out."
"Just wait—I'll show her what's coming to her!" With those words, Jiraiya darted straight out of the hall.
Anticipating that he would be sent flying with one punch, Shen mentally observed three seconds of silence before continuing to pull out his wallet and throw money around.
These 300-odd people were naturally the same actors and shills from the morning—carefully chosen for their love of partying to maintain secrecy.
As for Tsunade and Jiraiya, Shen couldn't figure out how they'd found out about this event.
Shen would sooner die than believe these two actually enjoyed clubbing.
The Third Hokage had long made it clear—if his disciples dared go clubbing, he would immediately sever their master-disciple relationship.
Thinking about it, Shen suspected there must have been traitors among them, probably more than one.
"The shinobi world really is a snake pit—if even this minor affair requires setting up spies... Hmm, but if it's not the old Third's doing, then who exactly is behind this?" This somewhat threatening move left Shen puzzled and unable to make sense of it.
Meanwhile, perched on a tree above the underground venue, a girl clad in a white kimono let the corner of her lips twitch ever so slightly.
Though appearing to smile, her intense aura made her seem cold and distant.
After silently observing the underground scene for several minutes, she pulled out a little black book and began scribbling something inside.
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