At this moment, Hiromi formed hand signs once again.
Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!
A green light gradually appeared, surrounding the orange-haired boy.
Yahiko was very cautious, his first reaction being to retreat. But before he could act, the green light entered his body.
In an instant, he felt the disgust he had for this world rapidly disappearing. In just a few seconds, he no longer felt nauseous or uncomfortable. His entire body became light, as if he had come back to life.
Shisui was shocked beyond measure. He could clearly sense the aura of a living person emanating from Yahiko, he was completely and utterly alive.
"Resurrection of the dead..."
Such a forbidden jutsu, even with the Sage of Six Paths' eyes, must come with a price.
He hurriedly looked at Hiromi and saw him yawn, appearing somewhat sleepy.
"?"
Hiromi said, "I'm young, so I feel sleepy after resurrecting one person. It's not a big deal.
Don't tell anyone, I don't want to resurrect that bunch of clan members who died recklessly."
Shisui: "..."
If the Uchiha clan members knew that Hiromi didn't want to resurrect them, they would probably fall into depression and never be able to smile again.
Yahiko heard a keyword—Resurrection.
"I... I died?" He was somewhat incredulous.
Hiromi nodded and continued, "Ten years ago, during the Third Great Ninja War, you committed suicide. Hanzo wanted to continue killing your companions, and then he was killed in retaliation by your companion who had the Rinnegan."
"Ten years ago? Then how are they now? Is the war over? Is the Land of Rain still there?"
Facing Yahiko's numerous questions, Hiromi waved his hand and turned to leave. "Nii-san, you take care of him."
Shisui: "???"
Wasn't this supposed to be an experiment? Throwing him to me counts as an experiment?
Shisui had a headache. "Let's go."
Yahiko was very cautious. But after thinking about it carefully, he realized he had no understanding of his current situation. Moreover, facing Shisui of the Body Flicker, he couldn't escape even if he wanted to. Thus, he obediently followed behind Shisui, wanting to see what they wanted.
Shisui first dyed his hair black, made him wear the Uchiha clan's clothing, and then threw him to Itachi.
Itachi: "?"
Throwing this weakling into the Root? Did being Hokage make you stupid?
Shisui said, "Hiromi's experiment."
Itachi: "..."
Itachi looked at Yahiko, his lips twitching. Helpless, he could only arrange a team, assign him to it, and have him perform some safe assassination missions. It was equivalent to an A-rank expert doing C-rank missions, which was very safe. As for housing, he lived with Hiromi.
Yahiko was superficially obedient but remained cautious, which made the atmosphere in Hiromi's home somewhat strange, but Hiromi remained the same as always. Aside from an extra set of daily necessities, there was no impact at all.
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After Shisui took on the role of Fifth Hokage, he confiscated the assets of the Mitokado and the Utatane Clan, and then provided the supplementary funding that had been overdue for various departments.
The Uchiha clan benefited, and clans in fields like medical care and education also benefited.
The clans in the village were relatively honest and viewed Konoha as a big family, so no corruption occurred. Therefore, the funding was successfully implemented for the villagers. This made the villagers' expressions somewhat strange.
"How come it feels even better than during the time of the Third Hokage?"
"The Third Hokage was the strongest Hokage, how could the Uchiha compare to him?"
"Exactly. It's an illusion. It must be an illusion."
Regarding the villagers' thoughts, the Uchiha Root was in control, but they didn't intentionally manipulate them. After all, there were no enemies left. They didn't care what the villagers thought. If they crossed the line, they would just be killed.
Although there were no enemies, there were many messes in the village to clean up. The most critical one was the matter of the Police Force.
Originally, the Sarutobi Clan served in the Police Force, but because they were wiped out during the Konoha Crush Plan of Sunagakure, and later Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure launched the Fourth Great Ninja War, there had been no time to deal with it.
Now, the war was over, the position of Hokage was decided, and everything had settled down.
And the envoy delegations from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure were about to arrive, so the Police Force had to be properly arranged.
The Jonin were all curious about what method Shisui would use, as the position of the Police Force was truly unpopular.
"Shikaku-san, how about you handle this matter?" Shisui said.
Shikaku was the Hokage's assistant. Logically speaking, Shisui, as the Hokage, could just call him by his name, but it would make people feel he was throwing his weight around. Thus, he chose the address "Shikaku-san."
After Shikaku objected a few times to no avail, he simply let Shisui be.
"Is this Hiromi's idea?" He was somewhat apprehensive.
There were naturally ways to handle it, but different methods benefited different groups of people.
Shisui shook his head and said, "He doesn't care what Konoha becomes."
Shikaku's pupils constricted sharply.
He doesn't care what Konoha becomes? Then why is he still staying in Konoha?
In an instant, countless questions flooded his mind. He recalled the handwritten letter from the Daimyo agreeing to Jiraiya serving as the Fifth Hokage, and then recalled Hiromi's violent desire to wipe out the Konoha clans.
Thinking of this, he stared blankly at Shisui, guessing Shisui's intentions.
Shisui inwardly admired and envied Shikaku's monstrous intelligence, and according to his inner thoughts, he said, "I don't want Konoha to become an enemy."
"I understand."
Shikaku showed no surprise at all, slightly bowing and lowering his head, as if thanking Shisui.
Immediately after, Shikaku returned to the matter of the Police Force.
"The Police Force should be governed in a decentralized manner, recruiting willing ninjas, without regard for clan or position, only asking for character and ability. For the first month, we will entrust the Uchiha clan to help lead. Starting from the next month, the rank will be determined monthly by the villagers' ratings. As for the Chief of the Police Force, I suggest Guy serve in the role, with Kakashi assisting. How is that?"
"Mm, thank you for your hard work."
After Shisui agreed, he left, leaving only Shikaku alone in the Hokage Office.
Shikaku gave a bitter smile and returned to the larger office nearby. Stepping inside felt like entering a battlefield.
Many ninjas were processing documents, looking extremely focused, yet the anticipation in their eyes could not be hidden at all. Konoha was now in their hands, and their decisions could make the village better.
The Fifth Hokage, Shisui, had handed over the minor village affairs to these people to handle, which seemed like laziness.
However, compared to the decaying Konoha under the four clans—Shimura, Sarutobi, Mitokado, and Utatane—it was several times more vibrant.
He stood by the window, watching the laughter and playfulness of the children downstairs.
Konoha will become an enemy...
So it turns out the choice you gave me has only just begun. I was wondering why you were being so submissive toward me.
He broke into a smile.
It seemed he was amused by the children's laughter. Yet it also seemed he felt bitter about Konoha's collapsing future.
...
The arrangements for the Police Force were quickly announced.
The villagers gathered in front of the bulletin board were very surprised.
"Let us do it ourselves?"
However, such an arrangement filled the villagers with confidence.
Those clans couldn't do it simply because they weren't common villagers, they didn't know what we needed. Now that we're the Police Force ourselves, we can definitely build it into the best department in Konoha.
In every street and alley, the villagers were discussing it with great enthusiasm.
For instance, someone's eldest son had joined and would be in charge of a certain street.
Or how a certain thief couldn't be caught before due to lack of evidence, but now that they were the Police Force, they could just arrest him directly, and so on.
The smiles on everyone's faces reflected their beautiful expectations for the future.