"I'm not entirely sure either, but the Hidden Leaf Village really is different from Hidden Mist Village…"
Kisame couldn't continue.
Could the two even be compared?
At the very least, the civilians in the Hidden Leaf Village didn't have to carry blades everywhere they went.
But in the Hidden Mist Village, would you dare not to?
Going around unarmed there was basically asking to be slaughtered.
"Yo, Kisame, you're looking pretty good."
Uchiha Kamito walked over and greeted him.
"Kamito-san."
"Chief."
Just hearing Uchiha Itachi's overly serious tone annoyed Kamito.
You're family, so why are you still acting all formal?
He grabbed Itachi and immediately started ruthlessly messing up his neatly groomed hair.
"Ah! I was wrong, I was wrong!"
It's ruined! Ruined! I spent half an hour fixing my hair every day, and now it's gone!
And after work, I'm supposed to go eat dango with Izumi!
Only after hearing Itachi desperately beg for mercy did Kamito finally stop.
Kids really do need a little discipline.
See? One good shake and he's obedient again.
"Heh."
Kisame couldn't help but laugh.
This kind of cheerful atmosphere was something he had never seen in the Hidden Mist Village.
After laughing, he noticed Itachi secretly glancing at him.
"What's wrong? Did I accidentally break some kind of taboo?"
Kisame asked in confusion.
Was laughing forbidden in the Hidden Leaf Village or something?
"Nothing. It just feels like you're a bit lacking in manners, Kisame."
Itachi said resentfully.
Someone here was being mercilessly toyed with by his evil-minded uncle, and not only were you not helping uphold justice, you even laughed out loud.
Bang!
"Ah! That hurt!"
"You really don't understand social etiquette at all. Just how did my sister raise you? Some things are fine to think about privately, but saying them out loud like that just makes things awkward for Kisame."
Kisame: Uh… has it occurred to you that after you said that, things became even more awkward for me? I'm suddenly starting to miss Hidden Mist Village. I seriously can't get used to the way you people communicate in the Hidden Leaf Village.
"Blind bastard."
Hyūga Hiyasu walked over from the distance.
"Cataract freak, if you don't know how to talk, then leave your mouth at home, got it? Nobody would blame you."
"Oh? And your mouth is any cleaner, blind bastard?"
"Still better than you, cataract freak."
The pressure between Kamito and Hiyasu intensified more and more.
Kisame immediately slipped into a combat stance.
Kamito-san had brought him here, so no matter what, he had to stand on Kamito-san's side.
And from the looks of it, that Hyūga guy was clearly the one picking a fight first.
"Let's go. Why are we still standing here? If this keeps up, we're probably going to end up as collateral damage again."
"Hm? Isn't he your uncle? You're not helping him?"
Kisame looked completely baffled.
What kind of situation was this?
Even in the brutal, blood-soaked Hidden Mist Village, abandoning your own family would get you despised.
"Kisame-niichan, you just haven't been in the Hidden Leaf Village long enough. This kind of thing happens all the time. You'll get used to it eventually. Just think of it as their unique way of greeting each other."
"Get used to it? Greeting each other?"
Kisame stared at the cracked ground beneath the two men, shattered apart by their overwhelming chakra.
This is how people greet each other in the Hidden Leaf Village?!
Looks like I'll need to work harder too. Otherwise, I won't even be qualified to greet people in the future.
Kisame, the man known in Hidden Mist Village as the Tailed Beast Without a Tail, felt for the first time that his chakra still wasn't enough.
He lowered Samehada and left with Itachi.
After all, if the guy's actual nephew wasn't worried, why should he give a damn?
"Blind bastard, don't screw up Shiken's mission this time."
"Tch, cataract freak, you should worry about yourself. The one who ruined the last mission wasn't me."
"Oh? Want to make a bet?"
"Fine by me. Who's afraid of who?"
"Okay. Loser washes the winner's stinky socks for a month."
"No problem. Conveniently enough, I haven't washed my socks in a whole year."
"Ugh, that's disgusting."
"Cut the act. We're both single grown men. You think you're any cleaner than me?"
"True, I'm a single grown man too, but I'm not lacking people willing to wash my socks."
Hearing that, Hiyasu immediately thought of those two women.
"Now I have one more reason to win. For the sake of all single men—regardless of world or dimension—I shall execute you, you wasteful scum."
The blazing fury between the two reignited once more.
"Warning. The two of you are suspected of threatening the peace and stability of the Konoha shopping district. According to the Public Security Punishment Law, you are hereby fined three thousand ryo and sentenced to one day of detention."
Uchiha Izumi shakily delivered those lines.
Even though she was terrified, she still upheld the oath she swore when she joined the Police Force.
A young girl who had just gotten her first job was naturally this earnest and dedicated.
Beside her, Itachi's pupils trembled.
Izumi, why are you over there?!
Other people might not know, but you do, don't you?!
Do you realize who you're trying to arrest right now?!
That's the chief of the Police Force—and the most dangerous person in the entire department.
No, I have to save her somehow.
While Itachi desperately tried to think of a solution,
Kamito and Hiyasu quietly started discussing things among themselves.
"Are all the girls in your Police Force this fierce now? She even dares arrest you, the chief himself. Doesn't she recognize you?"
"How could she not? That's Izumi. She's been to my sister's house plenty of times."
"Ohhh, so she's Itachi's…"
"Yep, exactly."
"So what now? You gonna flash your face around and get her to let us go?"
"Nonsense. A Police Force officer is diligently carrying out her duty. As the chief of the Police Force—and as her future uncle-in-law—not supporting her would already be bad enough. How could I make things harder for her? Besides, if word got out, wouldn't the reputation of the Police Force's fair enforcement be ruined?"
"Then what do we do now?"
"What else? We spend a day in detention. It's fine, I'm familiar with the place. Besides, detention isn't the same as imprisonment—you can order takeout during detention. Let Minato deliver it. He seems pretty free lately."
"Fine. Your treat."
"No problem."
Kamito and Hiyasu simultaneously straightened their clothes.
A man must maintain his image, even when being detained.
"Alright then, take us to the Police Force for punishment."
Whew…
Izumi let out a long sigh of relief.
As expected of Chief Kamito.
He would never abuse his authority for personal gain.
"Oh? Nami, did you see that? Never become like those two in the future, alright? Don't go to jail for doing stupid things."
"Don't worry, Daddy! Nami is the best-behaved girl ever. I'd never do bad things!"
The loving Inuzuka father and daughter walked past, their casual conversation unintentionally stabbing deeply into the hearts of two certain men.
"Blind bastard."
"Cataract freak, what?"
...
Watching everything quietly from the side, Kisame sighed once again.
"Living in the Hidden Leaf Village really requires learning a lot of things..."
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