Seeing Uchiha Yuzuru walking outside, the Third Raikage asked, "Yuzuru, where are you going?"
Konoha Village.
People came and went on the streets, but everyone's face revealed a look of exhaustion.
Thinking back on the events of the last year.
First, the Uchiha clan defected, then the Nine-Tails went on a rampage.
Immediately following that was the war with Kumogakure.
Not long after, the Shinobi Alliance operation organized by the daimyos of various countries ended in failure.
After this series of events, whether it was the ninja or the villagers of Konoha, everyone was living in extreme financial constraints.
Many people rushed about every day for their livelihood, yet even eating one full meal had become a luxury.
They had never imagined that one day Konoha would fall to such a state.
Suddenly, several vortices appeared in the sky.
Following that, a massive number of objects fell from the vortices toward the ground below.
The expressions of the Konoha villagers instantly turned terrified.
"Not good, enemy attack!"
"It's explosive tags! Everyone dodge, quick!"
"Help! I don't want to die yet..."
The villagers turned into a chaotic mess, hugging their heads and scurrying in all directions.
But very quickly, they realized something was wrong.
The vortices in the sky had disappeared, and the anticipated explosions didn't occur.
Many people curiously walked back onto the streets, only to discover that what had fallen from the sky wasn't explosive tags at all, but envelopes that looked like letters.
"Strange, what's going on?"
"I don't know. Is the village running a drill?"
"Everyone look, these envelopes have 'Thank-You Letter' written on them."
Seeing there was no danger, the Konoha villagers began to curiously pick up the envelopes from the ground.
The cover of every envelope bore the three words "Thank-You Letter".
This left everyone somewhat scratching their heads.
Going to such great lengths just to deliver some thank-you letters?
But even if they wanted to thank them, they didn't need to write so many, right?
They had nearly been scared to death just now!
Carrying heavy curiosity, the Konoha villagers began to tear open the envelopes on the ground.
A second later, their expressions immediately turned angry.
Because these thank-you letters were actually all written by those bastards from Kumogakure!
"Thank you, brothers of Konoha, for actually sending strong people like the Uchiha clan and Hatake Sakumo to our Kumogakure. You guys are truly good people..."
"You guys might not know, but our Kumogakure used to be really poor. Many people couldn't even eat their fill. But ever since the Uchiha clan came to our Kumogakure, our commissioned missions have been so numerous we can't even finish them. Even when we raised the prices, employers queued up fighting for spots. From this perspective, you Konoha people are our Kumogakure's benefactors. I won't say more, I have to go eat some barbecue. I eat eight small barbecue meals a day now, stuffing myself to death every day. But there's no helping it, I have so much money I can't spend it all..."
"Brothers of Konoha Village, now that our Kumogakure has defeated the shinobi alliance, we are already the strongest shinobi village in the shinobi world. But guess what? You guys lost ten thousand people, but we didn't suffer a single casualty. Achieving this kind of glorious battle record is, in the end, all thanks to the Uchiha clan you guys looked down on. You know Uchiha Yuzuru, right? He hacked several thousand of your people to death with one slash. Hehehe..."
"Oh right, you might not know, but the Uchiha clan actually had so many ninjutsu scrolls and cultivation resources. Truly worthy of a prestigious shinobi clan. Every ninja in our Kumogakure has benefited quite a bit from them, and our strength has increased by a large chunk..."
"Also, our Land of Lightning is engaging in infrastructure construction. Roads, bridges, houses..."
"The various facilities built are simply too beautiful. We've really had our eyes opened. But don't you worry, we don't have to pay a single cent. Your reparations are completely enough to use..."
"Thinking about it now, if your whole village hadn't ostracized the Uchiha clan, how could we be living this good life today? Great kindness needs no thanks. If we meet in the future, we'd be willing to kowtow to you. For now, we can only write a thank-you letter to express our Kumogakure's gratitude to your Konoha."
"In addition, we have to especially thank Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane. If they hadn't constantly suppressed the Uchiha clan and seized the Uchiha clan's assets, the Uchiha clan wouldn't have left Konoha. If they hadn't pushed Hatake Sakumo out as a scapegoat, the White Fang who shook the shinobi world wouldn't have come to our Kumogakure. Such great people must definitely live long lives. I hope they can control the power of Konoha forever, otherwise, we ninja from other villages will be the first to disagree. Thanks again!"
"Almost forgot, my Uchiha brother asked me to tell you that after coming out of Konoha, they realized there's no rain outside at all. Everyone treats them like treasures. They are living very comfortably now, do not worry."
"One last question: now that the people you hated have left the village, you guys must be living happily, right?"
"..."
Looking at the content on the thank-you letters one by one, the faces of the Konoha crowd turned completely red, filled with both shame and rage.
Many people swayed on their feet, nearly fainting from anger on the spot.
Their original lives had been well-fed and well-clothed, while Kumogakure ninja couldn't eat their fill or dress warmly.
But now it was completely reversed. They went hungry nine meals out of three days, while those bastards in Kumogakure were eating barbecue!
Two wars. They had lost so many companions, yet the Kumogakure ninja had almost no casualties...
Not only were their commissioned missions endless, but they were also engaging in massive infrastructure projects using the reparation money. That was money they had scraped together, family by family, risking their lives to pay!
And saying they hoped Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado would live long lives and keep firm control of Konoha's power, and that if anyone didn't support these people, they would be the first to object...
What business is it of yours who our village chooses as Hokage?!
You just enjoy seeing these guys continue to plague us, right?
And in the end, they even dared to ask if they were happy...
Don't you bastards know clearly whether we are happy or not?
If it were Kumogakure dying, paying money, and going hungry, could you be happy?
It was too infuriating!
These bastards from Kumogakure were simply too infuriating!
What was the difference between this and using an ultimate move right in their faces?
Life was already hard enough, and now they had to be mocked to their faces...
What sin had they committed to deserve this!
But no matter how angry they were, the Konoha villagers couldn't help but want to see what the Kumogakure ninja had written in the other envelopes.
Just like that, cursing while reading, many people actually read straight through for a day and a night.
It wasn't that they weren't sleepy, it was that they were too aggrieved to sleep.
When the sun rose again, the eyes of the Konoha villagers were full of bloodshot veins, looking like they could almost compare to the Uchiha clan's Sharingan.
The most jealousy-inducing thing in the world isn't that someone is living better than you, but that someone you originally had by your side and looked down upon is living the life of your dreams after leaving you, while your own life gets worse day by day...
The streets of Konoha were still overcrowded, yet they presented a scene of eerie silence.
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