"Excellent! Tie Zhu!"
Naruto smiled with satisfaction and patted Tie Zhu's shoulder. "This story is great. Let's go with this. Get ready to let the entire shinobi world learn about the dramatic love story of the progenitor of chakra!"
"When can it be released?" Naruto asked.
"Boss, with some additional settings to flesh out the characters and plot, and after carefully polishing the push-and-pull of the romance, it will be at least a month or two from now!"
Naruto tapped his finger on the table, thinking the time was acceptable. As the big boss, Naruto didn't need to know the "casualty numbers"; he only needed the results.
However, Naruto gave some important instructions for the book: it had to have some hidden agenda! For example, the "daimyos," a group that would eventually be swept into the dustbin of history, had to be dealt with. He wanted to subtly smear them as wasteful, greedy, and traitors to their countries...
No, how can it be called a smear? It's just telling the truth about what they've done.
"Understood!"
Mizunoyūki Tie Zhu was enlightened and said it was no problem at all.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction, but then a hint of regret crossed his mind.
Tsk... what a shame!
With such a perfect time and opportunity for public opinion, he couldn't take a shot at Uchiha Obito. After all, that bastard hadn't even been born a thousand years ago!
"Tie Zhu," Naruto called his name again, his eyes sharp as a knife. "Tell me... is there any way to pin a black pot on Uchiha Obito?"
His gaze was inquisitive and not at all a joke.
Facing his boss's serious eyes, Mizunoyūki Tie Zhu felt sorry for Uchiha Obito.
Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Obito... out of all the people to provoke, you just had to provoke our boss?
Our boss... holds a grudge!
Putting his thoughts aside, Tie Zhu's mind raced. A moment later, he cautiously threw out a shocking and terrible idea: "How about... we make Uchiha Obito the reincarnation of an 'Ōtsutsuki overseer'?"
Pfft!
Naruto nearly burst out laughing. "Tie Zhu, Tie Zhu, you're a goddamn genius!"
Who was the Ōtsutsuki overseer? The one who tore apart the cosmic couple, Kaguya and Hagoromo! The villain among villains!
In other words, he was even more evil than the Monk Fǎhǎi! Not the later, modified version of Fǎhǎi, but the original one that made all audiences, regardless of gender, age, or profession, gnash their teeth in anger and have their blood pressure spike!
Now, from eighty-year-old grannies to young housewives, and even newly graduated ninja like Sakura, everyone would despise Uchiha Obito! Before, only bounty hunters wanted him dead. Now, he'd be the number one public enemy of the entire world!
"But wouldn't that be a bit too far-fetched?!"
Fate? Reincarnation? Isn't that a bit too old-fashioned? Would anyone still believe that stuff?
But Tie Zhu was completely certain.
"Boss? Far-fetched? Not at all! The people of this world haven't reached the stage of materialism yet! Even on Earth, besides China, didn't those 'lighthouses' and 'old Europe' still have all sorts of religions and mysticism running rampant? Millions of people believed in it!"
Looking at Tie Zhu's confident "I've got the truth" expression, Naruto pouted and reluctantly believed him.
"Besides," Tie Zhu's beautiful face broke into a smile. "This also explains why Hagoromo's utopia fell apart so quickly after his death and fell into a thousand years of bloody war!"
"There had to be a culprit, right?" he hinted.
Naruto's eyes lit up!
"Right! It must have been Uchiha Obito's past life who did it!"
This black pot, spanning a thousand years, fit perfectly!
"That's exactly right, Boss. I'll go back and refine this. I guarantee it will really hit Uchiha Obito hard."
With that, he leaned forward slightly, his beautiful face coming closer, and lowered his voice with a hint of a cautious question. "Boss, since reincarnation has come up, what do you think about arranging one for you as well?"
"Oh? How would you arrange it?"
"For example... making you the reincarnation of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto's body stiffened almost imperceptibly!
Well, I'll be! After just talking about fate, you're already trying to set me up?
But Tie Zhu seemed not to notice Naruto's subtle expression and continued to tirelessly persuade him. "Think about it, Boss. The name 'Sage of Six Paths' is a golden brand in the shinobi world! If we solidify your identity as his 'reincarnation,' your prestige and charisma will be maxed out! It would even be a huge help for the unification of the world!"
Naruto instantly understood the key points of Tie Zhu's suggestion.
It makes sense. After reading about the beautiful utopia in the story, the next step would naturally be to want to move to that utopia.
But people can't go back a thousand years.
So, everyone would have to pin their hopes on me, Uzumaki Naruto, the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths who once made that utopia a reality.
In other words: the identity of the Sage of Six Paths' reincarnation would greatly reduce the difficulty of unifying the world later.
However, Naruto was indifferent to this idea. He wasn't the second Sage of Six Paths; he was the first Uzumaki Naruto! This whole reincarnation thing could be a part of the story, but it didn't need to be him!
But a playful smile appeared on Naruto's lips. If you insist on forcing it on me, then I, Naruto, will just have to follow the three-no-strings-attached principles of a scoundrel.
"You handle the arrangements."
Naruto raised his eyes and calmly looked at Tie Zhu, who understood instantly.
"Got it, Boss!"
The two exchanged a look, and everything was said without words.
At this point, Naruto re-examined the entire story. A tragic love story, a blueprint for a utopia, and a revenge that spans a thousand years. All the elements were there!
But...
"Tie Zhu," Naruto's voice was steady and firm. "You must remember that the ultimate core of this book is not love! Not revenge! It's not even entirely about the utopia! It's about—the unification of the world!"
He couldn't forget this crucial point! He was making this dumpling for the sake of the vinegar.
"Don't worry, Boss!" Mizunoyūki Tie Zhu's expression became serious, and he straightened his back. "The central theme will not waver!"
He promised that he would strictly oversee the project, that the final version would be reviewed by Naruto himself, and that any dissatisfaction could be sent back.
Naruto nodded slightly, but his gaze involuntarily turned to the window. The sky was still hazy. His eyes pierced through the sparse branches and leaves, landing on the bright moon in the sky.
The story was a good one. It had love, ideals, and conspiracy, but... something was missing! Love might not be able to move everyone.
What's missing?
Gazing at the clear moon, Naruto suddenly had an epiphany. He knew what was missing: a big revelation!
"What if we gave this moon another identity?" Naruto suddenly withdrew his gaze and looked at Tie Zhu, his voice tinged with a hint of excitement.
"Identity? What do you mean?" Tie Zhu was taken aback for a moment, unable to keep up with the jump in logic.
"You know about the Rinnegan's technique, right? Chibaku Tensei!" After seeing Tie Zhu nod at his hint, Naruto pointed directly at the moon above. "What if we claim that the moon that has shined on the shinobi world for a thousand years was created when the Sage of Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, used his supreme power to perform 'Chibaku Tensei' to eternally seal his lover, Kaguya, along with her out-of-control power of destruction? How's that for a sensational hook?"
Gasp!
Mizunoyūki Tie Zhu gasped. His beautiful phoenix-like eyes widened to their limit, and his pupils contracted violently!
After a few seconds, he finally managed to recover and looked at Naruto with shock and admiration. "Boss, you're a genius! You're so bold!"
"This is more than just a sensational hook! Myth, history, reality, and the power of ninjutsu are all perfectly blended into one! This is the ultimate trump card!"
"When the familiar moon in the night sky is suddenly given such a tragic and romantic legend, ninja will be curious about the power of the forbidden jutsu! Civilians will be shocked by the reality of the myth! Everyone will go crazy for it!"
"Once this book is released," he said decisively, "it will instantly ignite the entire shinobi world! It will create an unprecedented craze!"
Naruto merely smiled faintly in the face of Tie Zhu's almost fanatical praise, neither confirming nor denying it.
Just a moon. Is Chibaku Tensei really that hard? It's just a piece of cake.
This kid, Tie Zhu, was clearly ignorant of the true power of me, Uzumaki Naruto, and my clones! He had to blame himself for creating him too early. Back in the Land of Waves, he was just a rookie who had just left the beginner village. Everything was new to him, and he was completely unaware of his own destructive power.
Tie Zhu had perfectly inherited that "naiveté." In addition, for the past few months, he had been focused on his media work and had never received any updated information from him or his other clones. His understanding of his own strength was still stuck at the level of a rookie who had just left the beginner village!
In short: he only knew he was strong, but not how strong!
Should I give him a lesson?
Nah. He doesn't have to go to the front lines and fight anyway. Knowing too much might just distract him from his media work. It's enough for him to know that I'm invincible.
"Ahem, there's one thing I need to remind you of." Naruto cleared his throat, getting back to the point.
"Yes, Boss!"
"Be careful about the author's identity," Naruto said, raising an eyebrow. Since they were the same person, he didn't feel the need to be too explicit.
"I understand, Boss!" Tie Zhu instantly got the hint.
Since this was a fabricated history, the author of this book could not be linked to the Shinobi World Media Group. While the probability was low, if either of the two protagonists appeared, things would get very complicated. So, they couldn't have too many ties to the author. At most, the author would be an intern.
It would be best for the author to be an independent third party. That way, they could be disavowed at any time!
As for the name, how about "Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng"? It sounded mysterious and cultured! And a little... ahem, earthy?
If the lie was ever exposed in the future, then it was that "Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng" who was making things up, and the pure, objective, and fair Shinobi World Daily had nothing to do with it! They would just be an "unwitting victim" that republished the content!
Apologize? We're the victims here!
In addition, the artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties—no, from last week—should be unearthed soon! Things like clay tablets depicting aliens, or pictures of Kaguya saving the world... ahem. That was also done by a third-party archaeological team. The Shinobi World Daily was just reporting the news. There was absolutely no connection!
After handling this "small matter," Naruto's inspection was complete. The other main clones were either unemployed and traveling or were based in Konoha, which had nothing to see.
Now, it was time for a vacation!
The Land of Hot Water was a famous resort destination in the shinobi world! He heard they even had mixed-gender bathing here! Naruto immediately left Tie Zhu behind and went to the hot springs by himself.
Unfortunately, after a full day of soaking, he didn't see a single beauty.
Resort? Bah! It doesn't even have as many beauties as Konoha!
After a night of rest, Naruto prepared to go home and confront Hiruzen Sarutobi. This time, Naruto was full of confidence.
Won't meet my demands? Heh, I'll just go and do my own thing!
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