Looping, oh the fun! (Naruto)

Ch19 Rebirthday

Ever since Nakamura Tenzoi's first fairy tale had been published (and according to the rumors, he had refused to accept a single ryo gained from the sale, which greatly boosted his reputation), Konoha citizens no longer acted the same. They began reflecting on their behaviors, especially their actions towards a certain blond jinchuuriki, and changing the way they converse with others. People started to speak their mind and soon, they realized that they had learned many new things when trying to come to an agreement with another person due to their opposing views on certain topics.

Almost everyone who had read the story began treating Naruto better. They then made their child read the story and also changed their child's view on him. Soon, words got into the Hokage's ears. When Sarutobi heard that the one who caused the recent change in Konoha was the mysterious Nakamura Tenzoi, he simply chuckled. This man kept on bringing him surprises, making him even more desired to find the identity of this man.

People who had never heard of the name 'Nakamura Tenzoi' found interest in him after noticing the drift of change in the society. If Nakamura Tenzoi's name was spread across Konoha after the news of the hidden message got out, then his name was firmly ingrained in the citizens' mind after his first fairy tale was published.

Naruto had not expected this, at all.

He merely chose this fairy tale because it's his one of his favorite stories. Growing up with only one set of clothes available to him, Naruto had been jealous of this King who had wardrobes after wardrobes of clothes. He would always feel giddy when he came across the ending, where the King was forced to walk in front of everyone naked due to his stupidity. Thus, whenever Naruto was sad or angry, he would always read this story so he could feel good about himself. Who cared if the King had more clothes than he does? At least he doesn't have to walk around naked!

Seeing how people were treating him better, Naruto started to like fairy tales a bit, while he normally doesn't since they were 'children's stuff'.

Shortly, 'Snow White' and 'Beauty and The Beast' were also published. So many fangirls had turned crazy after reading about marrying handsome princes and pitiful girls' becoming princesses. They also learned just exactly why they shouldn't judge a book by its cover. If a 'beast' could actually be a prince under a spell, then it's possible that plain-looking boys would become handsome men!

And so...

Ino began glancing at Shikamaru with a strange glint in her eyes as the latter shivered...

Sakura began inviting Naruto to a 'team' date, as she so called it...

Tenten began staring at Lee...then shaking her head remorsefully...

And Seito began frowning at his assistant, an awkward young man... Like hell this clumsy idiot would become a womanizer.

...but we were getting a bit ahead into our game.

Back to the present...

Konoha was in an uproar; the reason was today's news.

Apparently, after the reveal of Higa Seito's outrageous decision yesterday, the name 'Nakamura Tenzoi' had spread all across Konoha; it also helped the Publisher earn buckets and buckets full of money. Many rival Publishers felt threatened, especially when almost every Konoha citizen had bought a copy of Konoha News and at the same time the other Publisher's sales had decreased greatly. Of course, the other Publishers in Konoha wouldn't just sit there and do nothing. And thus, they all came up with the same plan.

What could a Publisher do to make money other than publishing stories?

Increase their commissioning work of course! The more commissioning work sent to them, the higher the probability of their finding some good stories in them. And the more good stories they found, the more money they earned!