Chapter 55 Empty Rat, Emerge from Hole!
After Uchiha Touhuan gave the order, apart from a few people left in the prison and those maintaining order at the entrance of the security department, all the rest of the personnel rushed to the security department's conference room.
Uchiha Touhuan, his face grim, slammed his hand on the table twice before speaking, "It seems the foreign forces behind this incident are not to be underestimated! They dared to incite villagers to violently resist the police force's enforcement! These are no ordinary villagers!"
"Captain! Give the order!" shouted a civilian ninja who had been pelted with rotten eggs during the standoff. "There are several ninjas among those illegally gathered villagers! Although they weren't wearing headbands, their throwing techniques are clearly shurikenjutsu!"
"What? More ninjas have joined in?" Uchiha Touhuan roared. "Those sinister foreign forces have actually gone this far? It seems the police force has no choice but to act today! For the purity of the village's Will of Fire! We must crush their conspiracy with swift and decisive action!"
"First, Second, Fourth Battalions!" Uchiha Touhuan began calling roll.
"Present!" All members of the battalions whose names were called stood up.
"To prevent the other side from inciting more villagers, your three brigades will issue a martial law order in the village tonight! All villagers are prohibited from leaving their residences; violators will be treated as rioters!"
"Loyalty! Serve!" The members of the three brigades, led by their respective captains, raised their hands in salute.
"Third and Fifth Brigades! I order you to suppress the rioters gathered in front of the garrison headquarters as quickly as possible!"
"Loyalty! Serve!" The members of the third and fifth brigades also stood up and raised their hands.
"Sixth Battalion, remain at the Security Headquarters and await orders."
"Loyalty! Safeguard!"
"Of course, to control the situation, do not use kunai, shuriken, or other ninja tools, and absolutely do not use ninjutsu proactively, understand?" Uchiha Touhuan instructed.
"Understood!" the team members in the meeting room shouted in unison.
After the atmosphere in the meeting room eased slightly, Uchiha Touhuan continued, "Everyone has worked hard today. To commend everyone for your tireless efforts and sacrifice of precious rest time to uphold the Will of fire of the village, the Security Headquarters will be giving everyone two months' salary as a bonus! At the same time, Captain-Commander Fugaku is selecting suitable ninjutsu scrolls for everyone, so everyone, please work a little harder and make sure to wipe out these thugs who are tarnishing the Will of fire!"
As Uchiha Touhuan finished speaking, the crowd below the stage was no longer calm. Two months' salary plus ninjutsu! They hadn't even finished spending their first month's salary, and they had only just learned and weren't even proficient in ninjutsu yet, and now a new one was coming? The same was true for the Uchiha clan members. Although they didn't need ninjutsu, their salaries were high. This time, receiving two months' salary as a bonus meant they were practically rolling in money.
"Loyalty! Sincerity!" Salutes rang out again in the meeting room. This time, everyone gave it their all; otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to show their loyalty. They could never repay Vice-Captain Touhuan's kindness!
"Security Department! Move out!" At Touhuan's command, the Security Department ninjas, led by their respective captains, lined up and left the meeting room one by one.
"Government! Release them!"
"Government! Release them!"
"Government that colluded with the serial killer! Die!"
As the standoff continued, the villagers' slogans became increasingly unrestrained, and a few of the bolder ones even looked at the police tape set up by the security department and were eager to try.
However, at that moment, nearly a hundred members of the security department, dressed in uniform, wearing headbands, and carrying batons, filed out of the security department building.
Seeing the clearly hostile members of the security force, the villagers gathered together panicked. But then, a few private ninja soldiers from the Utatane and Mitomon clans, mixed in with the crowd, suddenly shouted, "Don't be afraid! We're all civilians! I don't believe these ninjas would dare to attack!"
However, the only response was a stern-faced Uchiha Tetsuyu gently waving his right hand. "Security! Move out!" As
soon as Uchiha Tetsuyu finished speaking, the security team members behind him swarmed forward, rushing towards the gathered villagers while simultaneously handing batons to their comrades who had been guarding the perimeter.
A few villagers at the front of the group wanted to say something, but before they could speak, a baton rained down from above.
Leading the charge was Watanabe Masashi, a genin who had only graduated two years prior. Since his father's sacrifice in the Third Shinobi World War, he and his sister had relied on their mother's odd jobs in the village. Just when he was finally able to earn money after graduation, his mother fell ill from years of hard work, forcing him to shoulder the burden of the family.
But how much could a genin earn by searching for cats and dogs and scavenging for trash? Moreover, a portion of his meager income had to be given to the ninja in charge, plus household expenses and his mother's medical bills. He didn't even have the means to save money to upgrade his ninjutsu or try to advance to Chunin!
But what happened after he joined the guard unit? His monthly income not only allowed his mother to receive treatment at the village hospital, but also bought his sister several new outfits she hadn't worn in years. More importantly, he learned the C-rank ninjutsu he had always dreamed of. Because his chakra nature was fire, his captain from the Uchiha clan would frequently guide his training. It was the guard unit, and Vice-Captain Touhuan, who gave him his current life.
But now, these unruly villagers dared to besiege the police headquarters! Disrespecting his respected Vice-Captain Touhuan!
Thinking this, Watanabe Masashi gripped his baton tightly, increasing the speed of his swings; the baton in his hand was almost a blur.
[Vice-Captain Touhuan has the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan; even if I swing it fast, he can still see my loyalty!]
The same scene played out repeatedly in front of the police headquarters. Those standing at the front of the rioting group were caught and given a set of bone-setting treatments by the police headquarters.
Those behind finally realized the police headquarters were serious and scattered like birds, trying to escape. However, the members of the police headquarters were at least genin who had graduated from the ninja academy, and with the training they had received recently, these villagers were no match. Those who were a little slower were kicked to the ground, followed by the powerfully wielded batons. In no time, these unruly villagers who had just boasted about making the police headquarters pay were bleeding from their heads.
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