“Shisui, to come see this old man so late, you must have some important information to report.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi walked behind his desk, subconsciously wanting to pick up his pipe and take a few puffs to refresh himself.
But just as his pipe was lit, Shisui’s next sentence made him cough instantly; even an old smoker like him was choked until tears came to his eyes.
Shisui immediately said:
“Lord Third, this is a disaster!
The Uchiha clan is currently in a state of high indignation.
Clan Leader Fugaku has been faking it all along; he is actually the biggest hawk of them all!”
“Tonight, he incited the emotions of the entire clan.
If this isn’t handled properly, an Uchiha internal revolt could very well break out right before our eyes!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed several times before he could barely digest this news.
At this moment, he didn’t care about smoking anymore; he tossed the pipe aside and hurriedly asked Shisui:
“Tell me everything you know, every detail.”
Shisui began to recount what he had seen and heard at the clan meeting today.
Especially Genya’s sudden rise to prominence, and how, with Genya’s “support,” the Clan Leader’s prestige within the clan was now skyrocketing.
By the end of the meeting, Genya had even been called out separately by Fugaku, though he didn’t know what they went to discuss.
But it was highly likely to be the timing and specific arrangements for the Uchiha uprising.
Hearing these words, along with Fugaku’s performance at the clan meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely stunned.
Was this still the same Fugaku who was usually submissive and didn’t dare to resist even when the village pressured him step by step?
How did he smell a hint of conspiracy in this?
That’s right, this was the only thing he was absolutely sure of.
Because every time Danzo was about to stir up trouble, he would have this kind of premonition.
Over time, it had even formed into something like a sixth sense.
But Shisui’s intelligence could never be false.
Was Fugaku really a dove pretending to be a hawk?
The fact was that under Genya’s series of maneuvers, the emotions of the entire Uchiha clan had been incited.
And Fugaku’s prestige had, as expected, reached its absolute peak since he became the Uchiha clan leader.
Holding to the theory of “whoever benefits the most is the most suspicious,” Fugaku was indeed very likely the biggest mastermind behind the scenes.
Could it be that all these years, Fugaku had been playing the fool?
The Third War had just ended, and Konoha was already heavily weakened.
Even to guard against counterattacks from other hidden villages, a large number of ninjas were stationed at the borders.
Right now was indeed the best time to launch a coup.
Did Fugaku feel that now was the perfect opportunity to launch the coup, and so he stopped pretending altogether?
If that was truly the case, then Uchiha Fugaku’s character and endurance were truly formidable.
At the thought of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt all sleepiness vanish, and a cold sweat broke out across his back.
If Uchiha ninjas—who could generally take on three opponents at once on the battlefield—were to stage a coup within Konoha, the destructive power to the village would be unimaginable!
One had to remember that the Uchiha clan grounds had not yet been moved to the outskirts of the village; they were still located in the heart of the village!
At this thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi panicked completely.
He wished he could summon the Konoha F4 right now to hold a meeting on how to suppress the impending Uchiha revolt.
But before that, there was one very important thing to do.
Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a slight smile as he looked at Shisui and said, “Shisui, the intelligence you provided this time is extremely important.
It might even prevent a large-scale disaster.”
“You are a hero of Konoha.”
Shisui immediately straightened his back and said, “Where the leaves dance, the fire also burns.”
“I have always kept Lord Third’s teachings close to my heart.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi patted Shisui’s shoulder appreciatively and watched him leave.
But once Shisui’s presence was gone, Hiruzen’s gaze turned cold.
“Someone, come!”
At Hiruzen Sarutobi’s command, the Anbu who were on call twenty-four hours a day appeared behind him, kneeling on one knee.
“Immediately summon the Hokage’s Assistant and the two Hokage Advisors to the Hokage’s office for a meeting!”
…
Early the next morning, Genya got dressed and prepared to report for duty at the Uchiha Police Force.
He still remembered that Elder Yashiro had previously promised him the position of a Squad Leader.
The mission issued by the system required him to have enough prestige within the Uchiha.
He couldn’t just rely on controlling Fugaku from behind the scenes; he had to show up and do some actual work.
For instance, regarding this position in the Konoha Police Force—in Genya’s view, it was truly mind-boggling how the Uchiha, who completely controlled Konoha’s internal security forces, had ended up in such a universally hated state.
Aside from Fugaku’s constant concessions, the aloof and arrogant nature of the Uchiha clan was also a very important reason.
The power of the Police Force could be said to be very large during non-wartime, and its maneuverability was also quite high.
As long as one was a bit flexible, they could gain a lot of benefits for themselves.
It was time to let all the unruly citizens of Konoha know that the power of the Police Force could be limitless!
Genya registered his Jonin information.
Word had already been passed down, so Genya easily obtained the right to form his own team.
In the entire Konoha Police Force, including Genya, there were only eight squads.
The leaders were all Uchiha elites who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Each squad supervised three to five teams, with each team having a standard three-person setup.
All of them were Uchiha clan members who had awakened their eyes, and even the weakest among them were the cream of the crop among Chunin.
The Police Force itself was the Uchiha’s enforcement branch, gathering the elite ninjas of the entire clan.
However, Genya’s squad currently only consisted of him as a lone commander; he needed to recruit members himself within the clan.
Genya was still thinking about whether to pull Inabi into his squad and give him the position of Vice-Captain.
Currently, his direct subordinates didn’t need to be exceptionally powerful, but they definitely had to be trustworthy.
He couldn’t exactly be a lone commander when he went out on patrol as a Squad Leader in the future, right?
As for Genya skipping the rank of Team Leader and being promoted directly to Squad Leader, almost none of the Police Force members had any objections.
This was because the Uchiha didn’t care for the seniority system.
Since Genya had already awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and proved his strength by defeating Kakashi, he was qualified to be a Squad Leader.
Genya prepared to head out first to familiarize himself with the business, and incidentally, to rough some people up to get a feel for things.
Walking through the streets of Konoha, Genya could clearly sense the fleeting disgust in the eyes of the surrounding villagers when they saw the ping-pong paddle-like clan crest on his clothes.
Genya wasn’t as sensitive as other Uchiha members, whose self-esteem would be bruised by a few looks from unruly citizens.
In his view, these unruly citizens of Konoha simply hadn’t been properly beaten down yet.
They only felt disgust for the Uchiha Police Force’s “meddling” in their daily lives, but they never stopped to think about how many potential criminal problems the Uchiha Police Force had solved for them.
Such a disloyal mindset was very dangerous.
Your Uncle Genya needs to help you correct the thoughts in your heads.