Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

Uchiha Kagezuki stood in the woods high above Konoha Village, the breeze rustling his robes, bringing the hustle and bustle of the village in the distance.

Ever since news of Hatake Sakumo's affair spread, the atmosphere in the village has become extremely tense.

Almost overnight, the entire Konoha Village was talking about Sakumo's "mistake" of abandoning the mission for his companions. The speed of all this development made Yingyue feel extremely unusual.

Sakumo is a hero of Konoha, always cautious and loyal to his duties, especially when it comes to confidential missions, he never slacks off.

Yingyue knew this very well, so when public opinion in the village suddenly spread at an extremely fast speed and almost everyone was talking about Sakumo's "mistake", he immediately realized that something was wrong.

"How could the details of the mission spread throughout the village so quickly? Moreover, this is a highly confidential mission. Logically, no one except the top leaders and the Anbu should know this information." Yingyue thought calmly, frowning slightly.

As Konoha's high-end combat force, Yingyue is well aware of the village's confidentiality mechanism.

Any content regarding a confidential mission will be kept strictly confidential after the mission is completed or failed.

Especially this kind of action involving the interests of Konoha’s top leaders is of utmost importance.

It is impossible for someone to spread this kind of information at will, and the efficiency of the village's confidentiality department cannot be so poor.

The only explanation is that someone deliberately promoted the spread of these public opinions.

"This was definitely premeditated." Yingyue's eyes gradually turned cold.

He soon realized that this storm of public opinion against Sakumo was by no means accidental, and there must be some force behind it.

And in Yingyue's mind, there is only one person who has enough motivation and means to exert this power - Danzo Shimura.

Danzo has always been good at secret operations and manipulation of public opinion. He controls the Root and has Konoha's most secretive and powerful intelligence network behind him.

Yingyue knew that Danzo had always had a strong ambition for power, especially the position of Hokage.

In order to realize his ambitions, he was even willing to sacrifice Konoha's ninjas or companions.

And now, Sakumo has become a stumbling block to Danzo's ambitions.

"Danzo... you really won't let go of any opportunity easily." Yingyue sneered in his heart.

Danzo obviously saw the threat that Sakumo's reputation and strength posed to his own future, especially with Sakumo's respected image and the growing calls for him to become Hokage.

In order to clear the obstacles, Danzo chose to use this insidious method, taking advantage of Sakumo's mistake in this mission, quickly manipulating public opinion, undermining Sakumo's reputation, and causing the ninjas and villagers in the village to distrust and reject Sakumo.

Yingyue was not surprised that Danzo would resort to such means. After all, Danzo had always been vicious and cruel, and was good at sowing discord in secret.

But Yingyue was angry that Danzo actually used the blind public opinion in the village to force the former hero into a desperate situation.

"Too many people are too easily instigated." Yingyue knew very well that most of the ninjas and villagers in Konoha Village lacked real judgment. They blindly followed the direction of public opinion. Even if it was a person they once admired, once they were labeled as "wrong", they would immediately become ruthless.

No matter how correct Hatake Sakumo's choice was in his personal opinion, the villagers obviously could not understand it.

They care more about the success of the mission itself rather than the difficult decisions that Sakumo, as a ninja, makes at critical moments.

"Danzo not only suppressed Sakumo, but also made the ninjas of Konoha Village doubt Sakumo's ability and judgment. This is the most terrifying thing." Yingyue sighed secretly.

He knew that Sakumo's reputation in the village was not built overnight, and yet, Danzo's scheme was succeeding.

Because of this storm of public opinion, Sakumo will become increasingly isolated and may even lose the chance to become Hokage.

Danzo's purpose was very clear. He wanted to use this incident to suppress Sakumo and make him completely withdraw from the stage of power struggle.

Yingyue stood in the woods, took a deep breath, the breeze blew his long hair, his eyes became sharper, and he had made a decision in his heart.

"If we continue to allow Danzo to manipulate public opinion like this, the village will fall into deeper darkness." Yingyue knew that he had to take action.

He didn't want to see someone like Sakumo, who had given so much to the village, destroyed by such insidious means.

What's more, Yingyue has always disdained Danzo's unscrupulous approach to power.

"Since you have chosen this method, I can't just sit back and watch." Yingyue said in a low voice, with a flash of determination in his eyes. He was not someone who would easily get involved in the political struggle within the village, but this time, Danzo's method touched his bottom line.

Yingyue made up his mind that he would secretly start investigating the operations behind Danzo and look for a chance to expose it all.

He would not be easily drawn into a direct power struggle, but he would never allow Danzo to continue using such conspiratorial means to control the future of Konoha.

"Danzo, you underestimate me too much." There was a flash of cold light in Yingyue's eyes, and he had already begun planning in his mind how to expose this conspiracy, protect Sakumo, and protect the true interests of Konoha Village.

He quickly disappeared into the woods, ready to face the next challenge with firm determination.

Uchiha Yingyue stood on the top of the Police Department building, overlooking the entire Konoha Village, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

As the head of the Uchiha clan and head of the police department, he not only wields great power, but also has considerable control over village security and public opinion.

Things with Hatake Sakumo have been getting worse and worse, and Yingyue knows that this is a conspiracy carefully planned by Danzo behind the scenes.

"The village has been incited to this extent. We can no longer allow Danzo to continue to manipulate it." Yingyue thought to himself. He decided to use his power in the police department to directly curb this storm of public opinion.

Yingyue turned around, walked into the command hall of the police department, and summoned several capable members of the police department.

They are all confidants trained by Yingyue himself, loyal and reliable, and have a deep understanding of the Root and Danzo's methods.

"From now on, we must eradicate the unhealthy trends in the village. Those who maliciously incite public opinion and slander Hatake Sakumo will be detained according to law." Yingyue gave the order calmly, "Their actions have violated the laws of Konoha. Slandering heroes and involving Konoha secrets are unforgivable crimes."

The members of the police department acted quickly and began to secretly investigate the villagers and ninjas who spread rumors about Sakumo in the village.

Soon, a group of people were identified as the key drivers of this public opinion storm. These people were either ordinary ninjas who were instigated or opinion leaders among the villagers.

Yingyue did not give them any chance to explain and detained them one by one on charges of "slandering Konoha's heroes, disrupting Konoha's order" and "leaking Konoha's secrets".

The people of Konoha Village suddenly felt a strong pressure.

Many people who had openly discussed Hatake Sakumo began to realize the seriousness of the matter, and public opinion was quickly suppressed by Yingyue's decisive actions.