I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 216 & 217: The Evil Spirit of Wakasa Bay

After the meeting, the Superintendent General of Police walked out the door first, followed closely by his secretary.

"Director, the chairman of Sumitomo Corporation is calling again, hoping to have dinner with you."

The secretary swiped the tablet in his hand, respectfully reporting to the leader.

"And the former finance minister too..."

"understood."

The Superintendent General of Police frowned, feeling somewhat displeased.

These zaibatsu leaders and former ministers are really well-informed. The Yoyogi Police Station had only reported to them for less than half a day when they pounced on them like leeches that had smelled blood.

They even saw the report on the Myobokusan incident earlier than the officers from the Fourth Investigation Division who were present at the meeting.

Fifteen years have passed since the first discovery of supernatural existence in 1990 (Heisei 19), and the Metropolitan Police Department has always maintained a high level of secrecy. Until April, apart from a few large conglomerates that controlled the nation's economic lifeline, even small and medium-sized conglomerates and high-ranking officials of slightly lower administrative levels were kept in the dark.

However, after the battle between superhumans in Ota Ward, the news inevitably leaked out. In order to maintain internal stability within the ruling class, some secrets were revealed to these second-class citizens.

After their initial shock, as if waking from a dream, they all displayed their unique abilities, fearing they might fall behind.

During this period, the Superintendent General of Police received a constant stream of calls asking for favors. The content was always the same: various indirect attempts to obtain information in order to profit from it.

No, it's like playing with fire!

These greedy insects have no idea that the current situation is fraught with hidden dangers and crises.

They all dream of rising to the top in one step, gaining extraordinary power, and then being able to command the wind and rain, or even live forever!

"Please check these requests against your schedule and arrange them accordingly. Get them all sorted out in the next couple of days."

Although the Superintendent General of Police has been extremely busy lately, there are many high-ranking chaebol officials who have come to ask for favors that are not easy to offend, so he has no choice but to force himself to be attentive and socialize with them.

"There is one more crucial matter, which General William is urging again, inviting you to Yokosuka Port as soon as possible for a meeting."

Damn!

The Superintendent General of Police looked at the police robots from Silicon Valley that glided past him, a shadow falling over his face.

The Metropolitan Police Department has to fend off not only the infiltration of superhumans and the temptations of conglomerates, but also the coercion from the United States!

Since April, the situation has changed dramatically, with supernatural events occurring frequently and their intensity rising to an unprecedented level. There have been voices within the government advocating for merging Public Security Section 5 and Investigation Section 4 to expand their scale and establish a new department to deal with supernatural events.

They claimed it was to avoid issuing conflicting orders and to unite to overcome the difficulties together.

The person behind this was General William.

General William's move was both vicious and ruthless.

The Fifth Public Security Division and the Fourth Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department were originally the product of mutual struggle and compromise between the local faction and the pro-American faction.

Given the increasingly severe situation, the original organizational structure of the two classrooms for dealing with extraordinary events is indeed somewhat outdated, and manpower is also stretched thin.

However, given the United States' dominant position, it will inevitably hold absolute control in the new department after the merger, and their local faction's interference in supernatural events will further decrease.

It's called a merger, but in reality it's a swallowing up!

"Reply to General William, I am dealing with the Myoboku Mountain incident and am unable to attend to him. Please ask him to wait a day or two."

Under the above implication, the Superintendent General of Police had no choice but to bite the bullet and resort to delaying tactics.

After saying this, the Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner suddenly looked somewhat tired.

I'm truly exhausted.

These complex political struggles and the need to navigate the complexities of dealing with conglomerates are more challenging than dealing with supernatural events.

There is another matter that worries the Superintendent General of Police.

The Myoboku Mountain incident was reported by Chief Yoyogi Police Station, but if it weren't for Mineko Yuki breathing fire in the police station at the end, who knows how long it would have taken to attract the attention of the Metropolitan Police Department.

It is precisely because of the wake-up call from this incident that, in the meeting just now, the Metropolitan Police Department decided to downgrade the level of secrecy regarding supernatural incidents to the level of the chief of police in the 23 wards of Tokyo.

The scope of confidentiality has been further expanded!

How long can this extraordinary event be kept secret from the public? Even the Superintendent General of Police has no idea.

It's fair to say that we can just muddle through for one day, and that's it.

"Section Chief Mori, why didn't you attend this meeting? And I'm a bit confused about the recent activities of the Fifth Division," the Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner suddenly asked.

"Section Chief Mori is currently in Wakasa Bay, conducting a secret experimental mission. Section Five reported to you before, Director, but perhaps you were overworked and forgot for a moment," the secretary said cautiously.

"It seems that's true."

The Superintendent General raised his hand, rubbed his temples, and sighed.

Originally, the Fifth Division of Public Security was under the dual leadership of the Metropolitan Police Department and the US military, but now the US military has completely taken over its leadership.

After their biological father decided to step in, Section 5 no longer recognized the Metropolitan Police Department as their godfather.

With their American backers, Section 5 is now completely independent. They're already doing the Metropolitan Police Department a favor by informing them of their actions.

"Wakasa Bay, that place, I remember there is one..."

The Superintendent General of Police was getting on in years and couldn't recall it at the moment.

"The evil spirit of type B-07 is lingering in the waters of Wakasa Bay," the secretary reported accurately immediately.

"What the Americans... uh, what the Fifth Section is up to now..."

…………

at the same time.

In a certain part of the seabed in Wakasa Bay, one can see colorful corals everywhere, with beautiful fish swimming among them, and the seawater is crystal clear.

Naruto Uchiha was shirtless, wearing only black swimming trunks, and walking on the seabed with his feet on the fine, silvery-white sand.

Although he was more than ten meters deep in the sea, Naruto Uchiha was relaxed and at ease, as if taking a stroll, with no sign of discomfort on his face.

He looked up from the seabed. Sunlight pierced through the surface, creating shimmering, twisting light and shadow in the water. Schools of small, silvery fish swam overhead, their scales reflecting the sunlight like silver stars. It was a breathtakingly beautiful, dreamlike underwater world.

Naruto Uchiha stopped in his tracks, closed his eyes, and remained motionless.

A few minutes later, some small fish and shrimp seemed to be attracted by something and came closer, curiously examining the uninvited guest.

Uchiha Naruto's skin began to develop bluish-purple scales, which spread to all parts of his body at a visible speed. He suddenly opened his eyes, and his black pupils had turned into snake-like vertical pupils!

Its body also became slender and strong, exceeding two meters in length.

With a flick of his feet, he swam dozens of meters underwater like a torpedo.

I'm experiencing writer's block; let me organize my thoughts.

(End of this chapter)