Uchiha Kai was dumbfounded.
Good grief!
This way of handling things was way too crude!
Using the "reputation of the Uchiha" as a guarantee?
That was worth about as much as dirt.
Didn't they realize the clan's reputation had already gone down the drain?
Now he finally understood how the Uchiha had managed to run the Police Force straight into the ground.
He let out a long breath before speaking helplessly.
"Mm, impressive!"
"With the way you do things, the fact that the Police Force hasn't completely collapsed yet is—what should I say—truly miraculous."
"You really are… quite the talents."
Uchiha Tiehuo's face went dark with exasperation.
He wasn't stupid.
Of course, he knew Kai was mocking them.
But what could he do?
He was just following orders. The real command had come from Fugaku!
"Uh… Elder Kai," Tiehuo said with a wry smile.
"Why don't you handle this one personally?"
Kai nodded.
There was no helping it.
Since he had accepted the post, he had to take responsibility.
He didn't even dare try to direct things from behind the scenes—
With the way Uchiha brains worked, who knew what kind of mess they'd stir up.
So be it.
"Itachi, keep training."
"I'll head over to the Police Force. When you're done, just go home."
"If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me."
Kai's voice was calm.
He had no worries about Itachi slacking off—
If anything, he was more concerned the boy would overtrain behind his back.
After giving those quick instructions, he set off with Tiehuo for the Police Force headquarters.
At the Police Force that very moment—
A crowd of Konoha villagers had gathered.
At the front, the parents of a boy caught stealing were weeping bitterly.
"Our child has always been well-behaved!"
"How could he possibly be a thief?"
"You must believe me, he's been wronged!"
"The Police have no evidence—doesn't that prove everything already?"
"…"
The mother's cries were heart-wrenching.
And the surrounding villagers were sympathetic to her, while their resentment turned toward the Police Force.
Yes.
No evidence, yet accusing someone so casually?
Of course people were furious!
And so, voices rose from the crowd, pointing fingers at the Uchiha.
Meanwhile, the Uchiha officers were seething.
They had the boy's confession.
But now, at the last moment, he had withdrawn it!
And to make matters worse, the victim—the one who had lost property—had gone silent, refusing to identify him.
"You're lying!"
"Your son admitted it himself! He only retracted it after you caused this ruckus!"
"And you—Komiyama Anju!"
"You're the victim! We stood up for you, and now you're hiding like a coward?"
The Uchiha shouted angrily, their faces grim.
They were so enraged their Sharingan were beginning to flare.
But Komiyama Anju, the victim, trembled in fear and refused to speak.
Then, from the crowd—
"The Police have no proof—they're just bullying people!"
"Exactly, this is going too far!"
"We must report this to the Hokage!"
"Uchiha are abusing their power!"
"…"
The murmurs spread.
The crowd's distrust of the Uchiha deepened, while the Uchiha themselves clenched their fists, nearly trembling with rage.
If this weren't inside Konoha, they might have unleashed their Sharingan and struck everyone down then and there.
At the Police Force gates—
By the time Kai arrived, the situation was on the verge of exploding.
He frowned deeply.
Such a minor case, and the Uchiha had already let it spiral this far out of control.
Taking a slow breath, he stepped forward.
"Everyone, please calm down."
"First, allow me to introduce myself. I am Uchiha Kai, the current Chief of the Police Force."
"As for today's incident, I guarantee you will receive a proper explanation."
He smiled as he spoke.
He had never been an official in either life, but he had seen enough politics in TV dramas to fake it better than this lot.
And indeed—
Though young, he was still the Police Chief. To the common villagers, that meant a high-ranking authority.
A leader smiling at them, promising accountability—
To keep protesting now would seem excessive.
So the crowd quieted down, eyes turning to him, waiting for what he would say.
No one doubted his identity.
This was the ninja world—teenage geniuses were nothing unusual. Kakashi had been a Jounin at that age.
The Uchiha clan producing a young prodigy wasn't strange at all.
And besides, none of the other Uchiha present had contradicted him.
That was proof enough.
Just as the atmosphere began to stabilize, and Kai prepared to resolve things—
An "accident" struck.
From the crowd, a voice rang out:
"How could someone this young be the Police Chief?"
"Uchiha are outrageous—appointing a boy to such a post?"
"This is an insult to Konoha!"
"Shameful! We demand accountability!"
"…"
Kai's brow twitched.
And in an instant, he understood.
This wasn't random at all.
Today's "incident" wasn't normal—
This was someone targeting him.
A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Tiehuo—arrest them."
Tiehuo froze, stunned.
He was about to protest—
But then he saw Kai's dark, cold expression.
And he remembered what Kai had said at last night's clan meeting.
"Understood!"
He gave a firm order, and seven or eight Uchiha surged forward without hesitation.
Yes.
For them, there was no need to question orders.
A command was a command.
As shinobi, they obeyed their superior.
In a matter of moments—
The agitators hidden in the crowd were seized and dragged out.
Gasps rippled through the villagers.
No one had expected the Uchiha to act so decisively—grabbing people right there in Konoha!
Were they trying to start a rebellion?
Fear spread quickly.
The crowd grew restless, eyes full of dread.
They were just civilians—fear was the natural response.
But then Kai raised his voice again.
"Fellow villagers of Konoha, there's no need to be afraid."
"Please, take a moment to calm yourselves—and look carefully at these three."
"Do any of you… recognize them?"
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