Far from the core area of Konoha Village.
A tall building that appeared somewhat oppressive in the darkness.
In the center was a large shuriken symbol, and at the center of the shuriken was the Uchiha Clan's emblem, the flaming fan.
This was the headquarters of the Police Force.
Uchiha Yagami strode in.
The two subordinates behind him were trembling, walking on thin ice, not daring to even lift their heads.
As soon as he entered the headquarters, Uchiha Yagami felt a cold, powerful Chakra surge towards him.
That was from the Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan...
Uchiha Fugaku.
At this moment, he was surrounded by several elite members of the Police Force.
This included Elder Yashiro, Uchiha Yakumi, Uchiha Tekka, Uchiha Inabi, and others.
As soon as they saw Qianyu arrive, everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
Especially Uchiha Fugaku.
He took a deep breath, his expression rarely seen with such fury.
"Yagami, what's the deal with those two corpses?!"
Uchiha Fugaku pointed to the bodies that had been collected on the ground.
Yagami didn't even glance at them.
"The man was addicted to gambling, even robbing his son's life-saving money to gamble, which led to his son's death. He deserved to die ten thousand times over."
"The woman sheltered the criminal, knowing that her son was killed by the man but still protecting him, which amounts to complicity in the crime. Furthermore, she intended to assault a police officer, adding another layer to her guilt. She did not die unjustly."
Uchiha Fugaku was stunned.
He exchanged glances with the elite members of the Police Force around him, and they all looked at each other in dismay.
"Yagami, do you believe those words yourself?!"
"I believe them implicitly."
"..."
Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Do you know how the other ninjas and villagers will view our Uchiha Clan if you enforce the law like this?!"
"Do you know that because of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's attack, the entire Konoha is already deeply suspicious of us Uchiha, and the higher-ups of the village are eyeing us like tigers? At such a time of surging undercurrents, when things could erupt at any moment, you still dare to use such extreme methods?!"
Uchiha Chiyu remained unmoved.
"May I ask, Clan Leader, what methods I can use to make the ninjas and villagers of Konoha view our Uchiha Clan differently?"
"What methods can I use to make the Konoha higher-ups stop eyeing us like tigers?"
"This..."
Uchiha Fugaku was speechless for a moment.
Yes...
As things stood, no matter what the Uchiha did, it was simply impossible to change Konoha's impression of the Uchiha, and it absolutely could not change the attitude of the Konoha higher-ups towards the Uchiha!
Uchiha Yashiro and the others exchanged glances and couldn't help but give a wry smile.
"Even so, we are already sitting on a pile of explosives. Why would you personally light the fuse?!"
Uchiha Yagami said calmly, "The fuse has never been in my hands."
"As for whose hands it is in, the Clan Leader knows full well."
"As for whether my enforcement methods are extreme or not, I reserve my own opinion on that."
"I only know that everything I do is for justice."
"My actions are absolutely without a guilty conscience."
"If the Clan Leader thinks I have violated orders, he can dismiss me from the Police Force."
"You!"
Uchiha Fugaku was so angry his head felt as big as a bucket.
How could there be such a stubborn guy!
Moreover, he was completely unyielding!
But on the other hand, Uchiha Fugaku also knew that he was powerful and had a loyal group of followers. The current Uchiha Clan definitely needed his strength.
Even in the depths of his heart, Uchiha Fugaku didn't completely disapprove of his extreme methods...
"Elder Yashiro, you talk some sense into him for me!"
Uchiha Yashiro gave a wry smile.
"Clan Leader, this guy won't even listen to you. What good would it do for me to talk to him?"
"However, Yagami..."
"That gambler was indeed beyond saving, so killing him was fine, but was it really necessary to kill that woman?"
"Don't talk nonsense about assaulting a police officer. She's just an ordinary middle-aged woman. Could she possibly injure you, a Jonin?"
Uchiha Yagami shook his head.
"I said, facing the culprit who killed her own son, she offered no resistance. Even after I killed that man, she still protected him and directed her anger at me. Such an ignorant fool, her sin is equivalent to complicity."
"In this world, evil people certainly deserve to die, but foolish people who sympathize with evil people..."
"...don't deserve to live either."
Uchiha Yashiro also couldn't help but gasp.
This man was too terrifying...
And his twisted logic was very difficult to argue against...
Uchiha Yagami, he preferred to live in his own obsession...
Uchiha Fugaku rubbed his forehead and sighed.
"Yagami, I know you are young and hot-blooded, and your methods are ruthless and extreme, but..."
"Can't you consider me as well?"
"When Lord Hokage questions me, do you expect me to use this twisted logic to deal with him?"
"Is there a problem?"
Yagami remained completely unfazed.
Uchiha Fugaku was speechless.
"If Lord Hokage insists on holding someone accountable, then the Clan Leader can let me speak to him personally."
"Regardless of how the Clan Leader or Lord Hokage punishes me..."
"...I will accept it."
After saying this, Yagami turned and left.
In the Police Force headquarters, Uchiha Fugaku and his group looked at each other and shook their heads with wry smiles.
...
Smoke filled the Hokage Office.
The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's pipe, occasionally glowed faintly in the dim light.
He looked a bit tired, but he still forced himself to continue reviewing documents.
Behind him, Shimura Danzo was hidden in the darkness, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's back, his grim face expressionless, one couldn't tell what he was thinking.
The door was suddenly knocked.
"Lord Hokage."
Sarutobi Hiruzen temporarily put down the documents, his brow furrowed slightly as he said, "Is it the Root?"
"Yes."
"Come in."
Two Root members wearing strange masks pushed the door open.
"What is it? Is there any unusual activity from the Uchiha Clan?"
The two Root members exchanged glances through their masks.
"We don't know if it counts as unusual activity..."
"That man named Uchiha Yagami killed two more civilians in Konoha Village..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's pipe trembled slightly in his hand.
"Is it that cold-blooded bastard again?"
"What was it for this time?"
The two explained the whole story in detail.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression also changed.
"Hmph, this man is getting more and more out of line. He's completely lawless!"
"The Second Hokage created the Police Force simply to keep the Uchiha Clan away from the political core and to sow discord between them and the villagers and ninjas of Konoha..."
"Uchiha Yagami... Does that bastard really think he has the power of life and death?!"
However, a cold laugh came from the darkness behind him.
"Hiruzen, according to you, isn't Uchiha Yagami brutal and extreme methods making the villagers and ninjas detest the Uchiha Clan even more?"
"Isn't that exactly what you wanted?"
"Why are you still so agitated?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen said coldly, "That's two different things!"
"If the Uchiha Clan and the Police Force can decide the lives and deaths of villagers without going through the Hokage, then where is the authority of Konoha Village? Where is its dignity?"
Shimura Danzo sneered.
"I don't think it's the authority and dignity of Konoha Village..."
"...but rather your authority and dignity as the Hokage, isn't it?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze shifted diagonally backward, coldly glancing at the darkness behind him.
"Is there a difference?"
Shimura Danzo snorted and did not answer the question.
The two Root members cautiously probed, "Lord Hokage, will you personally question the Police Force about this matter?"
"Or even..."
"...directly order Clan Leader Uchiha Fugaku to hand over that man named Uchiha Yagami?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep puff from his pipe, then heavily exhaled the smoke.
"Who knows if this matter doesn't have Uchiha Fugaku's approval behind it?"
"Given the tense situation between the Uchiha Clan and the village right now, he can still let that bastard Yagami do such a thing. Could it be that he's prepared for a break?"
Shimura Danzo's eyes gleamed slightly in the darkness.
"Wouldn't that be even better?"
"The tumor that has been attached since the founding of Konoha can finally be completely removed in our generation!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at him, "Danzo, watch your words!"
"Hmph, it's you, Hiruzen, who is too indecisive!"
"Shut up, Danzo! I am the Hokage!"
"...You will regret this, Hiruzen."
Shimura Danzo's figure disappeared into the darkness, leaving through a hidden door.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a long time in the silence.
"I will use this matter..."
"...to personally go to the Police Force and test the Uchiha Clan's stance!"
(End of the Novel)