My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

After the induction ceremony, the newly joined security team members happily went home with the ninjutsu scrolls handed out by the vice-captain.

When Uchiha Touhuan returned to his office, he saw Fugaku sitting in his office chair with a dark expression.

"Dou Huan..."

"Elder Fugaku, I'll bring back even more money this time." Uchiha Touhuan guessed that Fugaku would bring up money, after all, the 6000 ryo travel allowance he had promised was not a small amount, and with his salary, the money he got from the Yamanaka clan wouldn't last long, so he spoke up directly.

"Which clan is it this time? Tōsō-no-kami? Or the Mitomon?" Uchiha Fugaku asked curiously.

"Ninja clans? What's a ninja clan worth?" Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "Why don't you be a little bolder, Elder Fugaku? Who are the richest people in our ninja world?"

Fugaku Uchiha's pupils contracted. He hadn't expected Tohkan Uchiha to be so audacious. It was as if he was completely challenging the existing rules of the ninja world. Compared to what he was about to do, the Uchiha's armed rebellion in the village was like child's play.

Seeing Uchiha Touhuan's smile, Uchiha Fugaku wanted to stop him, but when he thought of the increasingly clear future his Mangekyou Sharingan had seen since Uchiha Touhuan took the stage, and the glory of the Uchiha clan far surpassing their ancestors, Uchiha Fugaku suppressed his thoughts and only reminded him, "Be careful."

"I will. Elder Fugaku, please take good care of the security department while I'm away," said Uchiha Touhuan.

"I understand." Fugaku Uchiha nodded and got up to leave Tohkan Uchiha's office.

"By the way, Elder Fugaku, have someone send ten million ryo to me later. It's in cash; I need it for a mission," Uchiha Touhuan said.

"Ten million? That much? What are you planning to do with it?" Fugaku Uchiha was somewhat surprised. What kind of mission would require ten million ryo?

"It has nothing to do with the mission itself; this mission is not important," Uchiha Touhuan said. "What's important is that the ninjas who participated in the mission feel the gratitude owed to the Uchiha."

"Alright, I'll have someone bring it to you in a bit." Fugaku Uchiha nodded, then turned and left the office.

After sitting in his office for a while, Fugaku sent someone to deliver the ten million ryo. After receiving the money, Uchiha Touhuan sealed it with a sealing scroll and then packed up to go home.

At the entrance of the security headquarters, Uchiha Touhuan encountered an unexpected person: Uchiha Shisui was standing in front of the headquarters gate, seemingly waiting for him.

"Want to chat?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow and extended an invitation to this genius who had once been his equal in the clan.

Uchiha Shisui nodded and followed Uchiha Touhuan.

As the sun set, the two walked together toward the clan's territory. Neither of them spoke first, and they strolled slowly along.

As the children from the ninja academy walked home after school, laughing and playing, they ran past the two of them. This scene touched Shisui, so he broke the silence first.

"Douhuan, what exactly is your purpose?" Uchiha Shisui asked with some difficulty.

"Didn't I tell you my purpose a long time ago?" Uchiha Touhuan said as he bought two skewers of glutinous rice balls from a roadside stall, handed one to Shisui, and then ate one himself.

"You only said that to disturb my peace of mind, didn't you?" Shisui said. "Everything you did was clearly aimed at bringing the clan and the village closer together, allowing them to coexist peacefully."

"Is that so? Maybe what I said back then was true?" Uchiha Touhuan said ambiguously.

"Douhuan, at a time like this, stop lying to me," Shisui said. "You were right back then. I was too arrogant. The power of Kotoamatsukami is too dangerous in my hands. A slight mistake could bring my family and village to ruin."

Looking at Shisui, Uchiha Touhuan couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, thinking that his cousin was really adorably silly.

"By the way, why are you at the Security Department today? Although you've always been on the Security Department's payroll, I remember you haven't come here much since you went to the Anbu," Uchiha Touhuan said.

"The Hokage sent me back to keep a close eye on the unstable elements within the clan," Uchiha Shisui said.

Hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan laughed: "So you finally remembered the spy mission the clan assigned you? And, 'unstable element,' are you referring to me?"

"No." Shisui shook his head. "The Hokage believes that you, Touhuan, are a ninja with the Will of Fire in your heart."

Uchiha Touhuan suppressed a laugh and said, "Is that so? Anyway, I still have to thank you today. If you hadn't stepped forward, I'm afraid I would have had a hard time getting out of this situation."

"It's what I should do, after all, Douhuan, you're doing this for the sake of harmony between your people and the village," Shisui said sincerely.

"Anyway, now that you're back, do your job well in the Security Department." Uchiha Touhuan patted Shisui on the shoulder and encouraged him.

The two parted ways at an intersection. After returning home, Uchiha Touhuan took out a scroll from his study. The scroll contained the addresses of nobles and wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire who had close ties to the Shimura clan, which the interrogation department had obtained over the past few days.

After marking out several places he would pass through on this mission, Uchiha Touhuan put the scroll away and began checking the ninja tools he would need for the trip.

……

The night passed, and early the next morning, Uchiha Touhuan met Uchiha Inahashi and Uchiha Zaito, who had been waiting there for a long time, at the entrance of the clan compound.

After the three met up, they headed towards the village entrance.

When Uchiha Touhuan and his two companions arrived, the other members of this mission had already assembled at the village entrance.

Although the number of people was not large, these individuals were still divided into several small groups.

Two commoners without ninja clan backgrounds banded together, while two ninjas from the Utatane and Mitomon clans mingled together. Meanwhile, Hayate Gekko, a ninja from a minor ninja clan, was chatting with his lover, Yugao Uzuki, while petting a large, jet-black dog.

As for the two Hyuga clan members who were conscripted, they stood alone, exuding an air of nobility.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, the captain of this mission, was squatting under the eaves of a small shop at the entrance of the village that had not yet opened, engrossed in flipping through a small copy of Liu Bei.