A week passed like this, and the Ninja forces were basically settling refugees every day.
This was something Yuuki specifically requested; Konoha Ninja, by all accounts, had no reason to settle these people.
This was the Daimyō's job, but almost all the refugees' worldly possessions were with Yuuki, so helping out a bit was fine.
Of course, the most important thing was that if they returned too early, the villagers of Konoha wouldn't know what Yuuki had said or done.
How could that be! Yuuki would never accept returning to the Village unnoticed; he had to accumulate enough prestige every time he went out.
Although life was relatively hard, and the living conditions were a bit poor, Yuuki thought it was acceptable since he didn't have to work every day and just lay in the sun.
The promotional video that Mitsuba and Qiyue had edited back in Konoha, after fully grasping Yuuki's guiding principles,
had, after a week, spread throughout the entire Ninja World through various channels.
Hidden Sand Village.
After Rasa expressionlessly watched Yuuki's spectacular performance,
he remained silent, only quickening the movements of his hands.
There was no other way; since he couldn't go to the Land of Fire to take advantage, he could only rely on his own hard work to get rich and lead Sunagakure to rise.
Hidden Mist Village.
After Yagura and Mei Terumī finished watching together,
both of their expressions were somewhat dejected; although they had guessed the outcome, truly seeing it still left them with an unsettled feeling.
Yagura began to comfort Mei Terumī.
"Mei, don't think about it too much. Hidden Mist's opportunity lies in the future. For now, we just need to follow Konoha closely—no, follow Uchiha closely."
"Lord Yagura, I understand."
Watching Mei Terumī agree expressionlessly, Yagura sighed and continued.
"Alas! Mei, it's just hard on you. After you become Mizukage, don't pay attention to the external disturbances. Focus on developing the Village's own strength."
Yagura paused before adding,
"I don't have much time left. Before I die, as promised, I will give Isobu freedom. As for whether to capture him again, you can decide that yourself at that time."
Yagura had long been resigned to death, only holding on for a while longer to atone for his sins to the Village. At this point, Yagura was giving his last words.
Mei Terumī listened and replied without much hesitation.
"Lord Yagura, while I am Mizukage, the Village will not capture Isobu. Tailed Beasts are no longer considered a deterrent. Let Lord Yagura fulfill his promise."
The two looked at each other at this moment and both sighed.
"Alas~"
Hidden Cloud Village.
After Dodai finished watching Yuuki's promotional video,
he finally understood why those dozen or so Ninja had ended up in their current state.
At the same time, Yuuki's promotional video caused a huge stir in Kumogakure. Some who hadn't been thoroughly beaten still wanted to continue the war and kill Yuuki to avenge the Raikage.
These people were quickly beaten up by those around them, especially by the Ninja who had returned with Dodai, who hit them the hardest, muttering as they did so.
"If you want to go, become a Rogue Ninja first! Don't drag Hidden Cloud Village into it. That's a demon; it's not something we, as humans, can contend with!"
After learning everything, Dodai wasted no time and hastily convened a meeting to select the Fifth Raikage from two candidates: a certain Ninja who didn't deserve a name and Darui.
Without suspense, Darui still became the Fifth Raikage; including the other candidate was merely a procedural requirement.
Immediately, Darui and Dodai discussed the specific details of the upcoming trip to Konoha.
Iwagakure.
After Ōnoki understood everything, he immediately sent a copy to Kitsuchi.
At the same time, he ordered the Iwagakure forces to quickly retreat to the Land of Earth.
In Ōnoki's eyes, Yuuki was simply a super-enhanced version of himself.
Stronger flying ability, stronger large-scale damage.
It wasn't that Dust Release lacked power, but rather that the Dust Release's casting wind-up and expansion speed were relatively much slower.
Ōnoki estimated that if he were to perform Dust Release in place of the person in the video, at least half of the Cloud Ninja would likely escape.
In this situation, Ōnoki, worried that Yuuki might fly to the Iwagakure camp and unleash another such attack, immediately became cautious.
Ninja, why fight wars? It's much better to peacefully do missions and earn money!
Now, Iwagakure had more than just this one thing for Ōnoki to worry about. Roshi, after being driven berserk by Shisui last time,
the rampaging Four-Tails, unable to find Shisui, vented his anger on the Iwagakure Ninja.
Kitsuchi and the elite of the Explosion Release squad suffered no casualties, but many of Roshi's followers died.
Afterward, Roshi left a letter the next day, saying he was going on a journey.
Roshi used to often go out, but he would always indicate his general whereabouts. This time, Roshi said nothing and just left.
Compared to taking advantage of the Land of Fire, Ōnoki's current focus was on finding Roshi.
Ōnoki was not the only one in Iwagakure who saw Yuuki's promotional video; after all, Yuuki wanted as many people as possible to know.
So, basically, any Ninja with a bit of skill could witness Yuuki's impressive display.
At this moment, a nine-year-old blond boy held Yuuki's video and watched it repeatedly, his eyes growing brighter with each viewing.
"It's truly beautiful; this is the art I've always wanted!"
Deidara originally developed his ultimate art, 'Panda', long after his Explosive Clay matured.
However, influenced by Yuuki at this time, Deidara, who had just mastered Explosive Clay, impatiently began to modify himself.
As for whether he might accidentally destroy himself prematurely due to insufficient skill, that remained to be seen.
Hidden Rain Village.
After Nagato, sitting in his wheelchair, watched the video Konan brought, he remained silent for a long time before speaking.
"There will only be one god in this world, and that is Pain!"
Feeling that a powerful opponent would emerge on his path to 'saving the world,' Nagato accelerated his training.
In a cave in the Land of Hot Water.
After Black Zetsu watched the video White Zetsu brought back,
he looked at Obito, who had two heads on his shoulders, with a puzzled expression.
His meaning was, 'Why would you think of going up there to fight?'
Obito felt a bit uncomfortable under Black Zetsu's gaze and then said,
"This record isn't complete. At that time, Uchiha Tomoki completely exhausted himself and fell from the sky, then he was knocked to the ground by the Raikage. I seized the opportunity and tried to finish him off!"
"Then how did you end up like this?"
Black Zetsu asked almost immediately after Obito finished speaking.
"Hmph! I was careless, but it wasn't without its rewards. He definitely used Izanagi, and now he must be blind in one eye!"
Obito explained haughtily.
Black Zetsu shook his head and said,
"According to the intelligence, Uchiha Tomoki is not blind."
Obito was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then said with anger,
"That despicable Uchiha Tomoki, as a clan leader, he actually steals his clan members' Sharingan!"
Obito angrily denounced Yuuki while inwardly shouting, 'Damn it! I want a revive token too!'
"It seems to be the case for now."
Black Zetsu nodded, agreeing with Obito's statement, but an idea that he had previously dismissed resurfaced.
Should he cooperate with Uchiha Tomoki?
Meanwhile, Yuuki, lying in the camp, heard a piece of news from his subordinates that visibly dampened his spirits.
Yuuki's actions had astonished the Ninja World and completely made him famous.
According to custom, renowned Ninja in the Ninja World would naturally have titles, and the title that originated from Hidden Cloud Village, the aggrieved party, was recognized by the entire Ninja World.
Yuuki joyfully opened the scroll, wanting to see what title Hidden Cloud Village had given him, but after seeing it, Yuuki was dumbfounded.
'Konoha's Red-Eyed Demon!'
This was the title Hidden Cloud Village had given Yuuki. Yuuki utterly detested it. Never mind 'God of Light' or 'Sun God,' even 'God of Fire' would have been better.
Does the Ninja World always have to add a color to Konoha's titles?!
Yuuki's happiness vanished the moment he opened the scroll!
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