"Uchiha Makoto, you naturally evil Uchiha brat..."
"I'll f*** you..."
"Damn it, I was kind enough to help you last time, and you turn around and stab me with a knife?"
"You bastard, making a movie to put gold on your own face is one thing, but you're also trying to slander me and ruin my reputation!"
Senju Tobirama cursed Uchiha Makoto in his heart for being unprincipled. Last time, it was he who had secretly helped Akatsuki Village, pushing all the blame onto Takigakure, and for that, he had even offended the higher-ups of the Land of Fire... Now, Uchiha Makoto was making a movie to put gold on his own face, and slandering him in the process.
Beast!
Damn it, what a beast!
But this was just the beginning.
As the plot progressed...
"Go, don't mind me... Lord Light Shadow sent a message with a summoning beast... Konoha is coming soon... Lord Tobirama has already set out..."
"..."
"That bastard Senju Tobirama is deliberately delaying!"
"Don't be like that... We have to trust our comrades... Konoha is our ally."
"There are only two of you left in the team..."
On the journey to save Chūnin Pain, with every step forward, a member of the rescue team died.
One by one, the handsome, brave, and resolute Akatsuki ninja fell on the path of their search.
And with every death of an Akatsuki ninja...
The name of Senju Tobirama was always mentioned, intentionally or unintentionally, in the lines, to achieve a call-and-response effect.
The most brilliant part was that, facing their dying comrades, the remaining Akatsuki ninja would cry out in grief, unable to control their temper, and curse Senju Tobirama—believing that he was deliberately delaying!
But the dying Akatsuki ninja would still speak well of Senju Tobirama, of Konoha... Believing in their comrades, believing in Konoha... what great and lovely Akatsuki ninja they were!
Who could question that Akatsuki Village had ill intentions towards Konoha?
The ninja of Akatsuki, in a desperate situation, on the verge of death, still believed in Konoha, in their allies!
Then Konoha must be a great ally, otherwise Akatsuki Village wouldn't...
And was Konoha worthy of this trust?
Uchiha Makoto did not raise this question in the movie, but through the plot, he cleverly gave the audience a hint, and endless room for imagination... This was high-level slander, low-level praise.
After several rounds of emotional rendering, the audience had forgotten everything else, forgotten their own identities, and completely substituted themselves into the roles in the movie. They knew that a group of the best ninja from Akatsuki Village were risking their lives, one after another, to save their comrade. But the enemy's pursuit was like a shadow in the dark, following them relentlessly, constantly pressing on, and ultimately destroying everything.
Almost all the members of the search and rescue team disappeared silently in the flames of war.
Only two battle-scarred Akatsuki ninja were left, still moving forward.
The emotional build-up had reached its climax!
It was time for it to erupt.
The terrifying war was certainly the culprit of the tragedy in the plot.
Kumogakure was the murderer of the Akatsuki ninja!
But they were enemies. How could people expect the enemy to show mercy?
But according to the plot development...
If the Konoha rescue had arrived in time, the Pain brothers would not have died, Pain would not have been in danger, and the rescue team would not have died one by one on their search... This seemed to be avoidable.
A target is for shooting, and emotions are for venting!
And the object of this venting was repeatedly mentioned by Uchiha Makoto.
"Sob, sob..."
"Senju Tobirama is a big... big villain... why is he so bad!"
A child sitting in the same row as Senju Tobirama couldn't bear the high-pressure, tear-jerking plot and began to sob.
She was just a child. She didn't know Senju Tobirama's status in Konoha, nor his prestigious reputation as the village's Shadow Hokage.
She simply believed that if Senju Tobirama hadn't "deliberately" delayed and had arrived earlier, the handsome big brothers in the movie wouldn't have died one by one.
The crying was not loud.
But it was exceptionally piercing.
Because... this part of the plot was rather sensitive in Konoha.
Adaptation is not random fabrication, and elaboration is not nonsense.
This movie was based on the war between Akatsuki Village and Kumogakure. At that time, the question of whether to send troops to aid Akatsuki Village had caused a lot of trouble in Konoha.
Uchiha Makoto had seized this opportunity to stir up a considerable storm of public opinion in the village.
Since Senju Tobirama was indeed deliberately delaying...
The villagers of Konoha had clashed with the ANBU. Ninja from ordinary, low-class backgrounds were ordered to obey by "enthusiastic ninja," while ninja from clans were restrained by their families.
Of course...
In the end, Senju Tobirama still managed to implement his delay tactic without leaving any evidence. After all, deploying a ninja army couldn't be done with a single word; it involved too many preparations. Whether it was a delay or not... was all up to Senju Tobirama's word.
And the Konoha ninja, how could they not know Senju Tobirama's status in Konoha?
He was an absolute high-level official, the Hokage's younger brother, the Shadow Hokage of Konoha. To dare to curse him, did they not want to live!
As for the ordinary people of Konoha...
Although they were not very familiar with Senju Tobirama, the clash between the ANBU and the villagers was still fresh in their minds. Even if they wanted to curse Senju Tobirama, they would have to do it at home. There were too many people here... If this matter reached Senju Tobirama's ears, what if the ANBU came to their door to "send warmth" again?
Considering Senju Tobirama's "innocence" and his extraordinary status and position in Konoha...
For a moment...
In the cinema room, many people turned their heads, their eyes looking in the direction of the voice, wanting to know who was so bold as to speak ill of Senju Tobirama in public.
"Oh, she's just a child... children speak without malice!"
Feeling the gazes of the crowd...
The child's parents immediately covered her mouth, afraid of causing trouble... It's better to avoid trouble than to stir it up.
And Senju Tobirama, in the same row...
At this moment, he was truly breaking out in a cold sweat, struggling to maintain his composure.
For some reason...
Although the crowd had not noticed him, he really wanted to turn his head away... he wanted to be an ostrich!
"Uchiha Makoto... you bastard!!"
"Beast... damn it, beast... just because I deliberately delayed you for a bit, you hold a grudge until now?"
"Making a movie... to slander me?"
Senju Tobirama cursed Uchiha Makoto over and over again in his heart, while hoping that no one would recognize him at this time.
Of course...
Two gazes were directed straight at Senju Tobirama.
"Senju Tobirama... my intuition tells me you definitely delayed on purpose..."
"Tch~ as treacherous as ever!"
Uchiha Madara stared at Senju Tobirama with sharp eyes. At that time, he had seen that Uchiha Makoto had the upper hand, and Konoha was still planning to send reinforcements. Hashirama also came to him every day to calm him down, so he didn't pay much attention to the matter. But based on his understanding of Senju Tobirama... this bastard was definitely capable of delaying a rescue.
As for why he would do such a thing?
Wasn't it because of Uchiha Makoto's identity...
Hmph!
And Senju Hashirama's gaze was scrutinizing.
"Brother, tell me the truth. Did you deliberately delay for a while back then?"
"Tell me the truth, I promise I won't beat you to death..."
Senju Tobirama pretended to be calm, with a nonchalant expression... His heart was clean... no... you have no proof, don't wrong an innocent man!!!
The small interlude quickly ended.
The crowd retracted their gazes. No one would make a big fuss over a child's words.
Even Senju Tobirama had no intention of blaming the child.
Children speak without malice...
This was all Uchiha Makoto, that naturally evil Uchiha brat, deliberately using public opinion to ruin my reputation!
Senju Tobirama now only wanted to fight Uchiha Makoto to the death.
"Next time we meet... Uchiha Makoto, I will slash your dog head with my Flying Thunder God Slash!"
"Slashing you a thousand times is not enough, ahhh!!!"
Senju Tobirama roared in his heart, his eyes fixed on the big screen... Damn it, Uchiha Makoto, you'd better stop!
The plot continued!
After countless hardships and pursuits, the members of the rescue team finally found Chūnin Pain, who was fighting fiercely with Kumogakure, and they stated their purpose.
"Lord Light Shadow... sob... how can I retreat at a time like this..."
Chūnin Pain's eyes were filled with tears. He had never expected that Lord Light Shadow would send a rescue team for him... and that the team had suffered heavy casualties because of him.
A strong sense of responsibility and will simply would not allow him to retreat!
In the end...
After several fierce battles...
The remaining members of the rescue team and Pain successfully eliminated a small part of the Kumogakure forces and escaped from the battlefield back to the Akatsuki rear.
The rescue mission was a complete success. Pain survived, but many fine young men like him would never return.
Senju Tobirama, sitting in his chair, finally let out a breath.
"This damn rotten movie... is finally over!"
"I shouldn't have come!"
"Damn it, that naturally evil Uchiha brat, Uchiha Makoto, is publicly executing me!"
The movie, which was over two hours long, was finally coming to an end.
A quick montage of scenes, and a deep, magnetic male voice explained the course of the war.
Uchiha Makoto's killing of the First Raikage had completely secured the victory.
And Konoha had finally arrived at this time!
Senju Tobirama's face also appeared on the big screen... Transformation Jutsu is so useful.
On the screen...
Uchiha Makoto and Senju Tobirama shook hands warmly, exchanging pleasantries, while the surrounding Akatsuki and Konoha ninja applauded.
Chūnin Pain was also in the crowd.
At this moment, the camera pulled back, then zoomed in, giving a close-up of Chūnin Pain in the crowd.
Although his hands were clapping, his face was filled with an indescribable loneliness. He let out a heavy sigh... and his shot was over.
The camera cut back to Senju Tobirama's face.
"Sorry... I'm late!"
"Ah... I know your difficulties... no matter what, Konoha is our ally... come and share the fruits of victory..."
...
The camera then changed continuously.
In the blink of an eye...
Senju Tobirama was sitting at the victor's negotiation table, speaking arrogantly to the Kumogakure side, full of threats.
"Konoha, as Akatsuki's ally... if you don't surrender..."
"..."
Akatsuki Village, as the victor, sat at the negotiation table without saying a word. Senju Tobirama had free rein, showing off all the might he hadn't been able to display in the war.
Although this part of the plot was only a few minutes long...
But...
The Konoha ninja were silent, especially those who had participated in the war and had just been along for the ride.
They all knew that this part of the plot was very realistic.
Uchiha Makoto had really just put what had happened in reality onto the big screen.
Konoha had indeed not participated in a single battle from beginning to end, and had ultimately sat at the victor's negotiation table. And Senju Tobirama's might at the negotiation table was also very real!
That's exactly what Senju Tobirama had done back then... to get a big bite of the fruits of victory, he had shamelessly entered the fray to tear into Kumogakure.
Admittedly...
From beginning to end, Senju Tobirama was considering Konoha's interests. Using delay tactics was to find a suitable opportunity to enter the war and reduce Konoha's losses. Being aggressive at the negotiation table was to gain more benefits for Konoha... but the movie had built up so much from the beginning... no one was there to defend Senju Tobirama for these reasons.
Shame... blushing...
Akatsuki Village had been respectful and courteous to Konoha throughout, which made the Konoha ninja feel inexplicably inferior to the Akatsuki ninja... The effect of a movie was greater than a victorious ninja war.
Uchiha Makoto had always liked to point fingers at people from the moral high ground.
The more this movie spread, the more the Konoha ninja would be unable to hold their heads up in front of Akatsuki—this movie was an indulgence!
"Uchiha Makoto, you son of a bitch!!!"
"There are only a few minutes left in the movie, and you're still thinking of subtly slandering me."
"Beast... what a beast."
Uchiha Makoto's movie, full of his own private goods, had only spent less than ten minutes of the plot on Senju Tobirama.
But Senju Tobirama's image was carved out in great detail.
And... what Uchiha Makoto had done was just to put what Senju Tobirama had done onto the big screen, one to one.
This insignificant little trick...
Made Senju Tobirama's face turn livid. He was truly triggered!
Although it didn't cause him any actual harm—the temporary emotional outburst of Konoha's commoners and ordinary ninja would only cause a little damage to his reputation.
After all, in reality, he had not betrayed his trust and abandoned Akatsuki Village. Delaying support was also for Konoha's sake, and being aggressive at the negotiation table was to gain more benefits for Konoha. Anyone who tried to attack him with this movie would be easily blocked by him.
But if he could...
He wanted to immediately use his power to ban this movie throughout Konoha!
His reputation was being damaged!!
Senju Tobirama still cherished his reputation!
...
Finally, on the big screen, Kumogakure's Second Raikage signed the surrender agreement and bowed, presenting it with both hands.
This scene was later recorded as a classic in film history.
Finally, as the camera pulled back once again...
What entered the audience's eyes were dense corpses, and one after another, dark, cold tombstones.
Those were the Akatsuki ninja who had died in the war.
Uchiha Makoto was holding a memorial ceremony.
The evil of war was laid bare. Even as the victor, they had also suffered heavy losses...
The movie ended.
For a moment, the entire theater was silent...
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