The next morning, Yuuki went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's office.
He exchanged some of his war merits from the Hidden Mist War.
He successfully acquired a large piece of land in the uninhabited area on the east side of Konoha.
Afterward, Yuuki and Mitsuba came to this land.
The location was still considered remote, but compared to the Uchiha's clan land, which was extremely out of the way.
This place was practically in the Village center.
Yuuki again hired the same construction team that worked on the Shopping Street before, and soon workers began arriving to start preparatory work.
Seeing the busy scene before him, Yuuki really wanted to say, 'See, Mitsuba? This is the empire I've built for our clansmen!'
Yuuki still had some sense of propriety; a piece of land in the Village really couldn't be called an empire.
Later that afternoon, Yuuki met with several Jonin from the Hidden Mist War and expressed his desire for them to join the Military Police Force.
The results were quite good; out of five people he approached, three agreed to join the Military Police Force.
Over the next two days, under Yuuki's persistent efforts, he finally produced a statement personally signed by the Third Hokage, and at last obtained a permit for a small squad to leave the Village.
On the night they received the permit, Kabuto, a Hyuga clansman, and two Uchiha clansmen departed the Village to carry out their mission.
Yuuki's Shadow Clone then secretly followed them.
As for Yuuki not having a Village exit permit and sneaking out.
Yuuki stated that the Shadow Clone had its own ideas, and it had nothing to do with him, Uchiha Tomoki.
Didn't they see him diligently contributing to Konoha in the Military Police Force office every day?
The four had not gone far after leaving Konoha when they stopped in a forest.
This was the agreed-upon meeting point before departure.
Yuuki's Shadow Clone didn't make them wait long; in a short while, he appeared in the four's line of sight.
"Lord Yuuki!" x4
"Hmm."
Yuuki's Shadow Clone walked slowly and leisurely towards the four, with his hands behind his back, looking extremely arrogant.
The Shadow Clone glanced at the four expressionlessly, then waved his hand.
"Depart!"
Then the five began to advance towards the Land of Earth.
Yuuki's Shadow Clone had no template, so he naturally couldn't fly and had to follow everyone diligently on the ground.
However, the Shadow Clone still used a unique way of traveling, with his hands clasped behind his back, never forgetting to swing his legs in the air with each leap.
It was truly a scene of a martial arts master displaying peerless light-footed techniques.
The four people following behind him had somewhat strange expressions, wondering what purpose Yuuki's actions served besides wasting Chakra.
Was it to train his Taijutsu? But Lord Yuuki was a Shadow Clone now!
Kabuto and the Hyuga clansman were fine, but the two Uchiha clansmen, being naturally closer to Yuuki, had already started chatting.
"Did you notice? The Department Head's Shadow Clone seems a bit different."
"How is it different? It's a Shadow Clone, not a Transformation Jutsu."
"But look at the Department Head's way of traveling. Why is it so strange?"
"Strange? What's strange about it? Have you ever seen the Department Head travel on the ground before?"
"No, I haven't."
"There you have it! Don't tell me, the Department Head's way of traveling has an indescribable feeling, I'll try it too."
"Now that you mention it, it really does. I'll try it too."
Thus, a strange scene appeared in this five-person team.
Three Ninja figures advanced with an elegant movement technique that was extremely out of place in the Ninja World.
And behind them followed two Ninja who were hopping and skipping.
They continued like this until dawn, when the five found a hotel in a small town and stopped.
Ninja were accustomed to acting at night and resting during the day.
Yuuki strongly disliked this feeling, but he was a Shadow Clone, after all.
Aside from the Hellfire the main body placed in him before leaving, he had none of the main body's other template abilities.
His current strength level was only that of an Elite Jonin, and he wasn't even the team leader.
Therefore, when the team suggested resting, he did not object.
However, while Kabuto and the others went to rest, Yuuki did not.
He was just a Shadow Clone; why rest? In the end, it wasn't him who would be tired.
When Kabuto and the other four came out in the evening, ready to depart, they found Yuuki's Shadow Clone on the hotel rooftop.
An Uchiha Ninja spoke.
"Department Head, it's time to leave!"
The Shadow Clone was wearing the long robe Yuuki usually wore, though Yuuki's robe was custom-made by Mina, with much wider sleeves than typical Ninja robes.
Standing with his hands behind his back, gazing motionlessly at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, the Shadow Clone heard the words from below.
"Alas~"
He let out a soft sigh, then spoke with a dramatic cadence.
"With stars in hand, I pluck the sun and moon; there is no one like me in this world!"
The Shadow Clone was filled with melancholy as he lightly jumped down from the rooftop.
A man of such extraordinary demeanor, standing alone in the world, yet destined to meet his end in a few days. Heaven envies genius!
He then sighed again and said.
"Alas, fate is ultimately unavoidable!"
He then saw their puzzled gazes.
The Shadow Clone shook his head again, sighed, and said.
"Alas~ you wouldn't understand. Let's go!"
The four, bewildered by this display, looked at each other and exchanged glances for a moment.
They finally came to a unanimous conclusion.
Lord Yuuki's Shadow Clone was not right!
At this moment, Yuuki, comfortably leaning back in his office chair in the Military Police Force office.
Could never have imagined that the Shadow Clone he had created this time was a drama queen who loved to overact.
Homura Mitokado was very content at this time.
Ever since he last encountered Yuuki at the Konoha gate.
Homura Mitokado, upon learning of Yuuki's return to the Village, rushed home without stopping.
Already exhausted to the point of collapse, Homura Mitokado fell asleep as soon as he got home.
After resting for a full day and night, Homura Mitokado found Hiruzen Sarutobi the next day.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi happily told him that he could now stay in Konoha with peace of mind.
Homura Mitokado immediately rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi's kindness.
He stated that after many years in Konoha, he had become numb.
His experience in the Hidden Mist Battlefield had reignited his youthful passion.
Homura Mitokado said he finally understood the true meaning of the will of fire, and that he wanted to guard Konoha's borders, never to live idly in Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly perplexed at the time, feeling the extremely low Chakra reaction within Homura Mitokado.
He couldn't understand what was wrong with his old friend.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still very happy to see his old friend's ideological improvement, saying that having the heart to dedicate himself to Konoha was enough.
He could still contribute to Konoha in his position as Advisor.
But Homura Mitokado was determined to stay away from Uchiha Tomoki.
Ultimately, due to their many years of friendship, Hiruzen Sarutobi, unable to dissuade his old friend, allowed Homura Mitokado to choose a location in either the Land of Wind or the Land of Lightning.
Because he was old and disliked humidity, Homura Mitokado ultimately chose the northern direction of the Land of Lightning.
That afternoon, Homura Mitokado, having packed his bags, once again set off towards a brighter tomorrow.
The commander of this border unit was an honest and steadfast Ninja who had grown up according to the mold.
He was very respectful towards Homura Mitokado, who held the title of Konoha Advisor.
Not only did he not assign him any tasks, but he also provided him with good food and drink every day, and occasionally came to Homura Mitokado to ask for advice.
He not only satisfied Homura Mitokado materially but also spiritually, fulfilling Homura Mitokado's need to brag and show off.
This was how life should be!
Homura Mitokado slowly sipped the tea in his hand, his heart full of emotion.
However, without a hint of warning or a single premonition, the Land of Lightning's forces appeared in the Land of Hot Water, bringing Homura Mitokado a surprise.