Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 369 Disbanding the Konoha Police Force

Aokiji led Karin and her daughter to Konoha and pointed to the gate guarded by guards, saying, "We've arrived."

"Is this Konoha?"

Karin is full of curiosity about the village she will be living in from now on, and hopes that it will not be like the village of Kusagakure that despises them.

Karin's mother was deeply moved when she saw Konoha Village.

Aokiji led the two into Konoha, but they were stopped.

"Wait, you can't just enter. Please show your identification." The guard didn't recognize Aokiji and tried to stop him.

"I am a ninja from the village."

Aokiji told the truth.

"The village's ninjas?"

The guard looked Aokiji up and down, but didn't recognize him: "Do you have a headband?"

Aokiji casually replied, "I forgot to bring it."

This perfunctory attitude made the gatekeeper frown: "If you don't even have this, I can't just let you in."

Aokiji's eyes turned blood red as he calmly asked, "Is this enough?"

"Sharingan?"

The gatekeeper was slightly taken aback.

The Sharingan is exclusive to the Uchiha clan.

A headband can be faked, but a Sharingan cannot.

In a sense, the evidence of Aokiji is more compelling than simply presenting the headband.

The gatekeeper gave Aokiji a deep look.

In my mind, aren't all Uchiha people black-haired and black-eyed?

How could someone have such a striking appearance with white hair and blue eyes?

How come he doesn't remember this special case?

The gatekeeper turned to the red-haired mother and daughter standing next to Aokiji and asked, "What about them?"

"Oh, they're not from the village. I found them on the road, all alone and looking quite pitiful, so I decided to let them come and live in the village."

"He's quite a helpful kid..." the gatekeeper thought to himself, but out of duty, he couldn't just let the mother and daughter into the village so easily: "Sorry, it's not that simple to enter the village to live; you need to go through a strict review process."

If any Tom, Dick, or Harry were to enter the village, wouldn't the village be riddled with spies?

"Can't we enter the village?"

Karin lowered her head, pursed her lips, and looked dejected.

"don’t worry……"

Aokiji reassured Karin, emphasizing his imposing presence, then fixed his gaze on the gatekeeper: "Could you please inform Fugaku that Aokiji is at the gate?"

Fugaku?

The gatekeeper paused, then realized that the name seemed to be that of the captain of the Konoha Police Force. In the hierarchical Uchiha clan, how dare this brat address that person by name?

But speaking of which, this kid's name seems to be Aokiji, and I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.

"Which Uchiha Fugaku are you referring to?"

Aokiji responded, tilting his head as if puzzled, "Why are there other people in this village with this name?"

The security guards exchanged a glance and a brief conversation. One of them said, "Please wait a moment."

Aokiji nodded and waited for a while. Soon the gatekeeper returned, bringing with him a middle-aged man with a solemn expression.

"Aokiji, you're back?"

When Fugaku saw Aokiji return, he immediately went to greet him.

Aokiji replied, "I just went out for a casual stroll."

The gatekeeper, overhearing their conversation, looked both surprised and puzzled. Who was this kid?

The dignified captain of the Konoha Police Force was surprisingly polite to him, and judging from his subtle attitude, it was the kind of politeness one would show to a senior.

Fugaku opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Aokiji said calmly, "Let's not talk about anything else for now. Just have them let me into the village."

Fugaku was slightly puzzled. With Aokiji's own strength, he could easily avoid the village's eyes and ears. There was no need for such trouble.

It's not that I'm encouraging this kind of behavior, but it would be more reasonable for Aokiji to do something like this given his personality.

Furthermore, who are the woman and child next to Aokiji, and how did they end up with him?

Fugaku's gaze fell on Karin and her daughter beside Aokiji with a puzzled look.

"Oh, by the way, could you also help me with the check-in procedures for this mother and daughter?" Aokiji said casually. "From now on, these two will be living in Konoha. This shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

"Check-in?"

Fugaku was a bit out of his depth when he went out of the village and brought back a mother and daughter.

Fugaku had a fierce appearance, and Karin and her mother couldn't help but feel a little afraid when they saw his eyes.

"I see."

Fugaku didn't ask any further questions. Aokiji must have his reasons for doing this. He could ask about the specifics later.

Thinking of this, he said to the two gatekeepers, "I brought these people into the village. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility..."

Since the captain of the Konoha Police Force had said so, the gatekeepers had no reason to continue obstructing them and allowed Aokiji and the others to enter Konoha.

Watching his departing figure, a gatekeeper sighed, "Just who is this kid? How could Captain Fugaku speak up for him like this? In my memory, Captain Fugaku is a very strict person."

Another security guard seemed to be deep in thought when he suddenly exclaimed, "I remember now!"

"What are you yelling about? You scared me."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"...So, what were you thinking about just now?"

"That brat just now seemed to claim to be Aokiji."

"What's wrong?"

"He has Sharingan..."

"So what if you have Sharingan?"

"Wait... so what's his full name...?"

"I'm afraid so..."

"No, that's impossible, you must be joking."

……

……

Upon entering the village, Aokiji summoned a shadow clone to accompany Karin and her son on a tour, helping them familiarize themselves with their future living environment.

As for check-in procedures, let's not rush into it. We need to discuss this with the higher-ups first.

Aokiji and Fugaku walked along the road, passing by pedestrians.

Now Fugaku must be very curious about his outing. There are too many people on the road to talk about some things, but there are some things he can still say. He will take advantage of the free time on the road to say: "Aren't you curious about why I came out and brought back a mother and daughter?"

"Yes." Fugaku looked curious, waiting for Aokiji to continue.

"This mother and daughter are no ordinary people. They are from the Uzumaki clan."

The Uzumaki Clan?

Fugaku was surprised, considering the striking red hair of the mother and daughter, it was clear that Aokiji was not joking.

"This really surprises me."

With the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, the surviving members of the Uzumaki clan are extremely rare.

Aokiji said casually, "I met them by chance while I was on business in the Land of Grass. They looked quite pitiful, so I just brought them back with me."

He paused, glanced at Fugaku, and continued, "I plan to settle in the place where the Uchiha live. You, as the clan head, shouldn't mind, right?"

"It's okay..."

Fugaku, on the other hand, is quite inclined to encourage his clansmen and villagers to interact and socialize more.

"Is the security detail busy?"

"without."

"In that case, let's find a secluded place to have a proper talk."

Fugaku was eager to ask Aokiji what he had been doing these past few days.

The two made up their minds and headed towards the garrison to inform the officers before engaging in a detailed discussion.

As they walked, the two encountered a young man with white hair and a veiled face. He was slightly surprised to see Aokiji and Fugaku walking together, but then nodded in respect.

Aokiji narrowed his eyes and murmured to himself: Kakashi...

Although this is somewhat unfair to Kakashi, there's nothing we can do about it.

Kakashi's eyes are a precious Mangekyou Sharingan.

Whether as research material or to target Obito, Aokiji wanted to find a way to pry off this eye and use it for his own purposes.

Furthermore, Aokiji was unsure whether Obito would take the eye back. If Obito did, things would become extremely complicated, a misunderstanding within the Six Paths realm.

Therefore, no matter what, Aokiji must gouge out this eye and not give Obito any chance.

Before long, the two arrived at the Konoha Police Station. The people inside were surprised to see Fugaku and Aokiji return together. They immediately stopped what they were saying and came forward to greet them.

Aokiji gestured for everyone to relax, adopting a leader's inspection style: "You've all worked hard... Well, I recently brought back some gifts from my trip, as a reward for your hard work."

After saying that, he opened his briefcase, which was immediately stuffed full of stacks of banknotes, exuding an enticing aroma.

Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when they saw this. They had originally thought that the gift Aokiji mentioned would be some local specialty like potatoes.

Who the hell could have predicted that they would directly hand over real money?

At this moment, even Fugaku, the clan head, was somewhat unsettled. Aokiji must have at least tens of millions of yen in that box.

Aokiji must have robbed a bank on his trip, otherwise how would he suddenly have so much money?

Aokiji casually picked up a wad of banknotes and handed it to a member of the security team: "Um, this is for you..."

Feeling the solid weight in his hands, the guard felt like he was dreaming: "Lord Aokiji, this... this is..."

"Why do you think it's not enough...?"

"Ah, no, no..."

The Uchiha quickly waved his hand in denial.

Aokiji seemed not to hear him and said to himself, "Hmm, it is indeed a bit too little."

After saying that, he added a few more stacks of banknotes to his plate.

"Lord Aokiji..."

Looking at the huge sum of money in his hand, the Uchiha member's gaze towards Aokiji changed.

Don't be fooled by their glamorous appearance as members of the security force; in reality, only they know the hardships they endure.

On the one hand, being a member of the security force is a job that offends people; on the other hand, the pay is too low.

The Konoha Police Force is basically made up of civil servants who receive a fixed salary.

The people selected for the security force are basically the best of the Uchiha clan; any one of them could easily be a Jonin.

If they were to pursue a legitimate ninja career, they would definitely earn more than this.

Aokiji's salary is now easily equivalent to several months' wages for them. Who can afford that?

Aokiji spread out his suitcase. "It's too much trouble to hand them out one by one. You can take them yourselves. Fugaku and I have some things to do, so we'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Aokiji called out to Fugaku, who was still in a daze, and reminded him, "Let's go."

After the two left, the guards looked at the money on the ground, exchanging glances, somewhat reserved. But faced with the temptation of money, some began to lose their composure. Once the first person did it, another would follow, and gradually the situation started to get out of control.

"Hey, what are you doing? This is mine."

"What do you mean 'your'? It's clearly mine."

……

……

The mansion, inside a room.

Fugaku was very curious about Aokiji's crazy spending spree: "How do you have so much money?"

Aokiji hinted, "You haven't forgotten what I used to do, have you...?"

Fugaku: ...

Aokiji teased, "Robbing the rich to help the poor, the money really comes fast, doesn't it?"

Fugaku: ...

"Okay, let's not talk about that anymore. I have a question for you."

"What's wrong?"

"What was Konoha doing when the Land of Whirlpools was besieged by various countries?"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku paused slightly, then pondered, "To be honest, I'm also very curious about this. By the time I learned about the situation, the Land of Whirlpools had already been destroyed. Perhaps only the higher-ups know the true thoughts."

"Don't you think this situation is similar to what happened on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack? We Uchiha were planning to deal with the Nine-Tails, but we were told to strengthen the village's security?"

After this reminder, Fugaku immediately made the connection: "You mean the village intentionally didn't go to help, and just watched the Land of Whirlpools get besieged?"

Aokiji snorted coldly, saying disdainfully, "If even the higher-ups are wary of us from the village, it's no wonder that our allied nation, the Land of Whirlpools, is also on guard, isn't it?"

Fugaku sighed.

"Did you know that sometimes a forest fire doesn't mean destruction? On the contrary, new shoots will sprout from the burned areas?"

"So, we Uchiha are this great fire?"

The Uchiha clan is skilled in Fire Release, which makes Fugaku likely to associate with them, hence the question.

Aokiji glanced at Fugaku: "What the village needs is not a coup, but a revolution."

Fugaku muttered the word "revolution" to himself.

After that, Aokiji told Fugaku everything that had happened in the past few days.

Fugaku was his confidant, and the purpose of doing this was to give him confidence in himself.

Fugaku said with some concern, "You caused a great disturbance in Kusagakure. I'm afraid Kusagakure won't let this go. They will definitely find the village, and the higher-ups will take the opportunity to make trouble for you."

"It doesn't matter, I'll take action."

Aokiji's lips twitched. He had already expected this, or rather, he hoped things would develop this way: "Just watch and see."

Fugaku nodded, quite moved: "You've changed a lot since then."

Aokiji did not deny it, and continued decisively, "Next, please help me hold a meeting within the clan. Let's still hold it at the Nanga Shrine. I have something important to announce, and I hope to get everyone's approval."

"I see……"

"However, before that, I hope to have your support beforehand; otherwise, this matter cannot proceed smoothly."

"What's wrong?"

Fugaku had a vague feeling that Aokiji's next move would not be a small-scale skirmish.

Aokiji paused, his voice low and menacing: "I'm disbanding the Konoha Police Force..."

"W-what...?"

Fugaku's pupils suddenly dilated.

Aokiji's actions far exceeded his own expectations.

Aokiji glanced at him and said calmly, "People only learn to cherish things when they lose them."

"Similarly, the Konoha Police Force is the same; don't the villagers complain that we enforce the law too strictly?"

"Alright, since that's the case, let's just quit. Let these people know that without us, the villagers will truly understand what the Uchiha clan did for the village in the past."

"Only in this way will the village understand us, and we can also catch the higher-ups off guard."

"As for the income of the members after they leave the Konoha Guard, don't worry, I'll take care of it. I have plenty of money."

Fugaku stared wide-eyed at Aokiji as if he were a complete stranger.

The more cautious Aokiji was in the past, the more reckless he is now.

"Even if you say that, disbanding the Konoha Police Force is too radical."

"Is it radical?"

Aokiji didn't seem to care, and curled the corners of his mouth: "I think it's fine."

Aokiji's effortless demeanor, coupled with his overwhelming strength, gave Fugaku enough confidence to grit his teeth and decide to fight Aokiji.

"All right……"

With Fugaku's support, Aokiji smiled slightly and stood up: "Let's go."

Fugaku's expression froze for a moment: "Where to?"

"I'll take you to find the mole within the Uchiha clan and let you understand the village's true attitude towards us."

Fugaku's eyes widened in surprise, even more so than when he heard that the Konoha Police Force was to be disbanded.

(End of this chapter)