Naruto: Playing the Villain Made Me a Fan Favorite

Thanks for asking: I’m in Konoha, I’ve just become a villain, and my salary is calculated by screen time. Yagyu Masahiko is a ninja academy teacher by day and a professional antagonist in the world of Naruto by night—bullying Naruto, colluding with Orochimaru, and helping Danzo overturn the ninja world. As long as he plays the villain well, gains enough scenes, and becomes popular, ninjutsu, secret arts, and even bloodline limits are within reach. But when the final mastermind steps into the light, his students may discover that the teacher they knew never truly existed.