Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 323 Yuya: Then you Uchiha should come (Part 2)

In reality, the so-called underground world is similar to a market, except that most of the things sold there cannot be displayed in the open.

For example, cigarettes from other villages, and some "specialties" from other villages.

For example, there are the specialty magazines from the Land of Winds—in fact, not just the Land of Winds, but basically in many countries, people tend to gravitate towards this, since skirting the line can be very profitable, and crossing the line can be even more lucrative—as well as some other unique industries.

For example, puppets stolen from Sunagakure, women and children kidnapped from other villages—of course, there are also women who come to Konoha on their own initiative, but because they have no identity and do not want to stay in the outer city, they dream of being able to step into the inner city in one fell swoop.

None of these things could be done openly, so this clandestine market trading was established.

Logically, this should be a very important target, right?!

Yuya did indeed hand the matter over to Uchiha Fugaku.

When Fugaku Uchiha first took on this mission, he was disdainful.

These guys who only dare to do these petty things underground in Konoha Village, their security forces can't just arrest them easily.

After the reform, the Security Department now has a total of more than 12,000 official personnel, of which only about 1,500 are members of the Uchiha clan.

Other Uchiha clan members either didn't want to join the police force or were rejected because they didn't meet the requirements.

The 12,000+ official staff was more than enough to make things much easier for Fugaku Uchiha.

However, starting two years ago, Fugaku Uchiha added several thousand extra personnel, bringing the total number of personnel in the Security Department to 20,000.

These non-staff members were not officially employed, and their salaries were paid by Fugaku Uchiha using funds from the Uchiha clan.

Although some elders strongly disagreed, the eldest elder of the Uchiha clan had passed away, and several more elders had died in recent years. Fugaku Uchiha was no longer willing to play the subservient role.

He certainly has the resources.

His greatest asset is his youth.

Moreover, it's not that he's unwilling to delegate authority.

Previously, the Uchiha ninjas in the Security Department only managed their own people. Now, they suddenly have a group of other people under their command. Although they are not used to it, there is no doubt that their power has been expanded.

So what benefits could the Uchiha elders offer to persuade their clansmen to stand on their side?

These old guys don't even know how many more years they have left to live. How can they be as attractive as Uchiha Fugaku?

Therefore, Fugaku Uchiha initially did not personally intervene in such matters.

That was two years ago.

The mastermind was sentenced to life imprisonment the first time someone was arrested.

However, to be fair, while Konoha Village's laws are all good, Yua's requirement is that everything must be handled strictly according to the law. At least while Yua is alive, he will not allow anyone to cross the red line of ignoring the law.

So, here's the problem.

You caught the ringleader, and the accomplices were sentenced to ten or twenty years, but you can't possibly sentence the gatekeepers to the same heavy sentences, can you?!

They didn't know anything at all. They just took a job as gatekeepers. It was an easy job with good pay, so of course they would fight to do it. You can't arrest them and lock them up for life because of that, can you?

So, the first security guard was released after being arrested for three months.

The police told him to be a good person, and he agreed verbally, but the next day he started a new round of underground black market activities.

Strictly speaking, aside from being illegal, this business has low barriers to entry and quick profits. As long as there are many people joining, he can recoup his investment in three days and make money every day thereafter.

He was arrested a month later.

At this point, the security department realized something was wrong.

As is customary, the ringleader was sentenced to life imprisonment, while the accomplice was sentenced to twenty years.

Then, half a month later, a Uchiha clansman who was in charge of the security department suddenly had a strange idea: he wanted to know if there was a similar black market in Konoha.

A quick scan with my Sharingan, and wow, there really is one!

He's the guy who did odd jobs in the black market last time.

So, for the third time, the black market was busted. In the middle of last year, Konoha Village held a league, and the security department was responsible for security, so these things were forgotten and supervision was neglected. Then, a month ago at the end of last year, three black markets were discovered.

That was bad enough, but now this is happening again.

Fugaku Uchiha rubbed his temples, looking extremely distressed.

The shifty-eyed man chuckled twice and looked at Uchiha Fugaku with a fawning expression: "Um, Captain, may I... may I leave now?"

Fugaku Uchiha looked up, glanced coldly at the other man, and sneered, "Trying to leave?! You'll have to spend a full month in prison first!"

The middle-aged man's expression immediately changed: "You, you're going back on your word?!"

Fugaku Uchiha's face darkened: "I didn't keep my word?! With those female slaves you bought, those obscene items, and those special pills, three years wouldn't be too much for me! Now I'm only locking you up for a month, and you still have complaints?!"

Upon hearing this, the shifty-eyed middle-aged man hurriedly fawned over Uchiha Fugaku, saying, "Minister, Minister! I understand, I understand, I will definitely cooperate! But, but those female slaves, they became them voluntarily..."

Seeing Fugaku Uchiha suddenly frown and cast a displeased glance his way, the middle-aged man quickly waved his hand, "I understand, I'll stay silent for a month, a month at a time!"

Fugaku Uchiha snorted coldly. It wasn't that he didn't want to lock this bastard up, but...

This guy was just a bit lecherous, and indeed, as he said, those women came from villages in other countries.

Can you believe that some village roads are still dirt roads, full of mud when it rains? Every day, the villagers in those villages don't worry about work or wages, but about where to get their meals.

For the people of these villages, even being a maid in Konoha would be better than staying in their hometowns.

Therefore, the shifty-eyed uncle was right; those female slaves were there voluntarily.

But that's precisely why Fugaku Uchiha is having such a headache.

He has worked in the Security Department for ten years. He joined the Security Department after graduating from the Ninja Academy, starting from the bottom and working his way up to become the department head.

He understood what was going on in many things.

But understanding is one thing, being hit is another.

These guys have risen to prominence because of Konoha's wealth, but they only care about their own enjoyment and don't think about the difficulties faced by the guards or how much damage their actions will cause to the village.

It can only be said that humans are indeed a species capable of witnessing biodiversity.

Even though, strictly speaking, everyone belongs to the same race and family.

……

Fugaku Uchiha was having a terrible headache. He didn't know what was going on. Why were these black markets springing up like mushrooms after rain? Every time one was destroyed, a new one would appear.

Meanwhile, Yua was having dinner with Tsunade at the dining table.

"...So, aren't you going to find a way to deal with that black market in the village?"

Youya laughed: "You want me to personally deal with those guys? I'm not going, at least..."

This fish isn't big enough yet; it's not big enough to catch a bigger one.

Tsunade was puzzled.

You Ya smiled slightly and offered no explanation.

after all……

Whether that old schemer Danzo Shimura will fall for it or not depends not on his actions, but on whether the other party will take the bait.

Before that...

It's just a bit of a hardship for Uchiha Fugaku.

In order to lure Danzo Shimura, we had no choice but to send your Uchiha clan.

……

Yuya was thinking about how hard it would be for Uchiha Fugaku, while Uchiha Fugaku...

"Minister! I have perfectly completed the mission of decoy!" Obito Uchiha saluted Fugaku Uchiha with an excited expression.

He is 12 years old this year, and this is his last year at the Ninja Academy. After graduating this year, he will join the Uchiha Police Department.

Well, Obito's parents desperately didn't want him to stay in the family territory or join the police force, but things just didn't go as planned.

Who could have imagined that Konoha Village would undergo such a dramatic change in just ten years?

Anyway, the current police station is no longer a place that would make Obito's parents turn pale at the mere mention of it.

So, before school starts, Obito applied for an internship at the Security Service, which can be considered as accumulating experience in advance.

His task force naturally gave him a bait mission; the skinny kid from before was him, and the way he gritted his teeth when he took out the money was genuine, because he was indeed taking out his own money.

The best portrayal is reality.

Meanwhile, on Fugaku Uchiha's side...

As Fugaku Uchiha looked at Obito Uchiha in front of him, a sudden flash of insight struck him...

As the saying goes, Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon...

Um, anyway...

This kind of troublesome thing...

Why should I have to figure it out myself?!

Hey you! Come quick and help me out! This task is yours!

(End of this chapter)