'I should take a look?'
Hearing Kakashi's words, Mirai's expression became solemn.
What happened in the village?
He turned his head and looked at outside the courtyard.
The world in his field of vision changed, it became like a vision of countless twisted lines connecting the entire world.
In these lines, he could see a large number of individuals with different shapes, radiating outward.
[Bio-Magnetic Fields Perception]
Mirai's unique perception ability.
When the Roots surrounded him before, it was because of his ability to perceive the bio-magnetic field that he discovered the opponents in advance.
"There are many strange biological magnetic fields nearby..."
Mirai's eyes narrowed slightly.
It seems it was necessary to find out what happened.
…
A street in Konoha.
The villagers gathered around the entrance of the alley were chatting away, their brows and eyes full of disgust.
"That demon fox, why doesn't he die!"
"That's right! He was the one who killed the Fourth Hokage-sama and his wife!"
"There are so many villagers, but the Third Hokage actually tolerates this kind of harmful demon fox staying in Konoha!"
"If I were that demon fox, I would be so ashamed that I would commit suicide directly to avoid suffering so many looks of disgust!"
…
There were endless filthy words and curses, as if they wanted to vent all the disgust in their hearts.
The greatest evil in human nature was clearly visible at that moment.
But they didn't notice that a figure slowly walked past them.
The fruit vendors picked out the rotten fruits in the shop and threw them into the trash can with disgust on their faces.
"It's all because of that demon fox that my fruits have rotten so much recently. He's really unlucky!"
"That's right, when will that demon fox die?"
The same scene happened almost on the entire street.
Every few steps one takes, they could hear all kinds of curses on the demon fox.
'Vitriolic attacks.'
Mirai walked by without saying a word.
He used the [Transformation Technique] to become a different person, to appear just an unrelated passer-by.
But his hands couldn't help but clench tightly.
He finally understood what was wrong with Naruto.
He raised his head and looked at the village in front of him.
The midday sun was warm and comfortable, but he felt a bone-crushing chill.
It was as if countless twisted malice, like dense black air, rose from the sky above the village with claws and fangs, converging into a ferocious smiling face.
*Swoosh*
Kakashi jumped down from a nearby tree.
Before he could speak, he heard a chilling voice.
"When did it start?"
Kakashi's expression stiffened slightly.
He immediately calmed down his heart to answer the question.
Based on his understanding of Mirai, he knew that he was really angry.
"It was probably the day before yesterday. At that time, it was just a small-scale rumor. Starting yesterday, it became more and more intense. As of today, almost the entire village..."
Kakashi did not continue.
Although there have always been rumors about Naruto being a demon fox, they have never evolved as violently as they did today.
This scene brought back memories buried deep in his memory.
That past that he didn't want to be touched.
Mirai's eyes gradually narrowed.
There was no one behind such a large-scale rumor, he wouldn't believe it even in death.
This similar scene reminded him of a past event of a certain someone from a long time ago.
Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi's father, Konoha's White Fang.
That was a ninja that even the Sannin needed to respect.
But after a mission failed, he was spurned by almost the entire village.
Faced with such pressure, Sakumo's faith collapsed and he took his own life with the White Fang short sword he had used to kill countless enemies.
The situation that time was very similar to this time.
It seemed that there was an invisible big hand behind the scenes, fueling the flames and secretly guiding the direction of public opinion.
Mirai was well aware of the power of this kind of public opinion.
As someone who had used social media in his previous life, he had seen many cases of suicides caused by online violence.
This kind of bullying by an entire village was even more terrifying than online violence!
On the way back, Mirai's eyes became more and more cold.
Someone who has the ability to guide the public opinion of the villagers and could benefit from this matter...
There was only one.
"Demon fox! Go to hell!"
A sudden curse interrupted his thoughts.
Looking around, he saw four or five children holding rocks and smashing them against the window of Naruto's room.
*Crack*
The glass of the window was shattered.
Stones flew into the room, causing the items inside to make noise of getting hit by objects.
"What the hell are you guys doing!"
Kakashi shouted and rushed forward.
"Run!"
The children who were throwing stones a second ago were frightened by Kakashi's shout, they immediately dropped the stones in their hands and dispersed.
Mirai did not choose to tangle with those brats, and quickly rushed to Naruto's room on the second floor.
Opening the door, the room was already in a mess with stones thrown scattered on the ground, and cold wind poured in from the broken windows.
Naruto huddled in the corner of the bed, covering himself with the quilt, only exposing his blonde hair.
Mirai stretched out his hand.
As soon as his fingertips touched Naruto's hair, the latter's body trembled and he curled up deeper into the bed.
"Don't hit me, I'm not a demon fox!"
Mirai's fingers stopped in the air, and the tip of his nose became slightly sore.
Then, he gently stroked Naruto's hair.
"Naruto, it's me."
"Uncle?"
Naruto poked his head out of the quilt, his eyes were red and swollen, it was obvious that he had cried a lot.
"Am I really a demon fox...?"
He raised his head, his pure blue eyes filled with longing and grievance.
"Why does everyone call me the demon fox? What did I do wrong?"
Mirai gently messed up his blond hair.
"Silly nephew, of course you are no longer a demon fox. Didn't uncle told you?"
"Uncle will prove it to you."
…
Almost at the same time, in a hidden alley.
The two Root members knelt on one knee and reported to the figure in the shadow.
"Danzo-sama, according to your instructions, everything has been done."
The face in the shadow slowly lifted up, it was a sinister smile making the scar-covered face look even more ferocious.
"Well done."
He was the one behind all this. He figured out the best way to get revenge by using public opinion to attack Naruto.
Mirai was overwhelmingly strong, and using force would most likely lead to the same result as last time.
Public opinion was different.
As long as he grasps a weak point, it becomes very simple to deal with the person.
And Naruto was Mirai's weakness.
Setting off a storm of public opinion was something Danzo and his Root were already familiar with.
That afternoon many years ago, he used the same method to force Sakumo to death.
Now, it's just a repeat of history.
The smile on Danzo's ugly face became more and more sinister.
Now, he just needed to wait for the results.
'Naruto now being at the center of a storm of public opinion, what will Namikaze Mirai do?'
"Danzo-sama, there's a situation!"
A sudden report interrupted his thoughts.
"What, has Namikaze Mirai made any moves?"
"No, it's the Uchiha."
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