Still inside the Uchiha Compound.
Uchiha Laicai lay on the ground, beaten black and blue.
"You... you guys! How dare you... how dare you... how dare you treat me like this! You filthy bunch!"
Uchiha Laicai roared wretchedly.
The group stopped beating him.
Mizuna walked over.
"Didn't you ask for a 1v1? Weren't you the one who broke the rules?"
"That's not a reason for you to gang-beat me!"
Mizuna smiled.
"If you make a mistake, you must admit it. If you get beaten, you must stand at attention." (Note: Young and Dangerous quote).
Finally, Uchiha Laicai couldn't handle the pressure and was unable to get up (RETIRED).
His two brothers had run away while he was getting beaten.
You could say Uchiha Laicai had nothing left... No, wait, he still had his grandfather.
At this moment, Uchiha Laicai's grandfather, Uchiha Bielaozai (Don't Be Old Boy / Old Fart), burst in.
"You brats! What are you doing to my precious grandson?"
Mizuna turned around and said calmly:
"Can't you see clearly? I'm clearing my name~"
Uchiha Bielaozai's face turned red. He shouted:
"Bullsht! What did my grandson frame you for?"
Mizuna pointed to the underwear on the ground.
"He framed me as a Panty Thief~ Just now he wanted to gang up on me with his buddies~ I was so scared~"
Uchiha Bielaozai didn't care about facts. He shouted unreasonably:
"Seize them!"
The group panicked. They were just kids; how could they fight a group of adult ninjas?
The Uchiha members behind Bielaozai were about to move when another voice stopped them.
"Can you not tell who the Clan Leader is?!"
The person who arrived was Madara Uchiha.
Uchiha Bielaozai trembled and turned his head slowly.
"Clan... Clan Leader..."
Madara looked at him coldly and said:
"Bielaozai... I see you are getting old. You really aren't suitable for the Elder position anymore. You should... step down..."
Hearing this, Uchiha Bielaozai fell to his knees. He stared blankly at the ground as if his brain had stopped functioning.
Mizuna and his group followed Madara out.
Everyone was whispering:
"Lord Madara is so cool!"
"That's right! Absolutely handsome!"
"I used to think Lord Madara was cold... seeing it now, it's just coolness!"
"Lord Madara is my idol from now on!"
......
Such comments were endless. Obviously, the children approved.
Mizuna walked beside Madara and asked:
"How was it, Big Bro Madara? Feels good to be acknowledged, right?~"
Madara turned his head away.
"Not bad..."
Although Mizuna couldn't see Madara's face, he saw the corners of his mouth tilt up. He was obviously happy.
(That's right! All this was part of Mizuna's plan! Mizuna deliberately made a high-profile entry into the Uchiha compound to let Madara show off his authority in front of the kids! Uchiha Integration Plan Progress +1 ?????????)
However, there was still a dissenting voice in the crowd.
"Hmph~ Uchiha's deceptive tricks! I won't believe it!"
This person was Danzo.
But no one cared about Danzo's opinion anyway.
At this moment, Mizuna looked up at the sky, wondering:
"How is... Kakuzu doing..."
---
Perspective Shift: Kakuzu.
Kakuzu was hiding in a bush, his clothes torn at the seams.
"Holy sht! Those two were like mad dogs! Koki Gekko and Kotetsu Maru! You two really are Konoha security! You beat my clothes open!"
Kakuzu looked at his faded black coat, which already had several holes patched up. This time it was worse; one sleeve was completely gone.
Kakuzu stroked his black coat with heartache.
"Such a good coat! I could have worn it for another 20 years! Those two bastards! Next time I see them, I'll make them pay for it!"
Then Kakuzu's nose itched.
"Achoo! Is someone looking to buy cigarettes? Whatever! Gotta hurry, Time is Money!"
Kakuzu rushed toward the Hidden Stone Village.
---
At the Gate of the Hidden Stone Village.
Kakuzu walked up slowly.
"Halt! Who are you? Why come to the Hidden Stone?"
Kakuzu didn't speak. He just kept digging in his pocket.
Seeing Kakuzu silent and digging in his pocket, the Stone ninja became alert.
"What are you doing! Take your hand out! Hurry up and take your hand out! Don't think about attacking us!"
Kakuzu remained silent, still digging.
The Stone ninja couldn't take it anymore and was about to release a Jutsu.
Suddenly, Kakuzu pulled out a pack of cigarettes. Two sticks were conveniently sticking out. He handed it to the Stone ninja and said:
"Brother~ Don't get excited~ I'm just a cigarette seller. No malice. Just wanted to ask for a favor~"
Seeing Kakuzu's attitude, the Stone ninja relaxed his guard immediately.
"Oh, it's the cigarette seller~ Aiyaya~ Look at you~ Seriously~ We're all bros! No need for this!"
While saying this, the Stone ninja pocketed the pack.
"Go in~ Go in~ Good brother! Just tell us next time you want to enter! No need for gifts, haha~"
Kakuzu clasped his fist in thanks.
"Thanks, brother~ Haha."
Kakuzu walked in slowly.
The Stone ninja turned around and took out the pack, wanting to smoke one.
He reached in and found that the two sticking out were just cigarette butts. He looked inside the box... empty. Not even tobacco crumbs. Even the two butts had been smoked down to the filter; he felt like the guy wished he could have smoked the filter too.
Veins popped on the Stone ninja's forehead. He turned to question Kakuzu, but found Kakuzu had already run far away. He shouted at the sky:
"You bastard! I f your old mother!"
Although Kakuzu ran far, he still heard it. Could he let someone curse him for free? That would be a loss! So he shouted back from a distance:
"I don't have a mother! Go f your own!"
The Stone ninja fainted from anger.
---
Scene Change.
Kakuzu arrived at his usual trading spot with the masses.
Many people had already gathered here.
Even the Tsuchikage was waiting.
Kakuzu unbuttoned his coat, revealing rows of cigarettes hanging inside. (Note: Classic trench coat salesman vibe).
The crowd erupted in noise.
Kakuzu said proudly:
"I went to Konoha to restock~ I have two new types here! Big Cloud and Lotus! Selling for 230 and 450! First come, first served!"
The Tsuchikage rushed out, bought one carton of each of the three types, and then slowly walked back to the Tsuchikage building.
The crowd was stunned.
"Wait? You use Kage-level strength to snatch cigarettes? So arrogant?"
The Tsuchikage smiled slightly.
"Is being arrogant illegal?"
The crowd watched the Tsuchikage's back as if looking at an idiot
Only the Tsuchikage thought he looked incredibly cool.
Kakuzu watched the old man walking slowly, occasionally stopping to adjust his hair and beard, and said:
"Is he crazy?"
---
Night.
All cigarettes were sold out. Kakuzu lay on a bench to rest.
As for why Kakuzu didn't book a hotel room...
(You know why).
Kakuzu looked at the stars in the sky, seeming to ponder something.
"Should I... expand my sales territory..."
As Kakuzu was thinking, his vision was suddenly blocked.
An old grandfather didn't see Kakuzu and sat right on his face.
"Smelly old head! Get your stick out of here!"
The old man had bad hearing, and since he was sitting on Kakuzu's mouth, he couldn't hear clearly.
"Is someone there? Seems like there's movement... But today's chair is really soft~"
Kakuzu:
"Mmph! Mmph! Mmmph!"
The old man was confused. Suddenly, he felt his stomach rumble.
Then came a loud noise.
PRRRRRRRRT. (Fart).
Kakuzu's hand dropped limply. He seemed to have given up struggling.
The old man felt his stomach discomfort relieved and left the bench.
Leaving behind Kakuzu, who had been "lulled to sleep" (knocked out by gas) by the grandfather, lying on the spot...
......