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

The next day, Uchiha Touhuan went to the security department to arrange some work. Seeing that the time agreed upon on the invitation was approaching, he took the gifts and headed out towards the Inuzuka clan.

Inside the Inuzuka clan's territory, preparations are now complete. It must be said that the Inuzuka clan's cohesion is quite strong. After the clan's higher-ups made the decision to go all in on the Uchiha clan last night, the entire clan started working early this morning to prepare for Uchiha Touhuan's arrival.

In front of the Inuzuka clan's territory, the road was paved with yellow earth and the street was splashed with clear water.

When Uchiha Touhuan arrived, the three Jonin of the Inuzuka clan, including the clan leader, as well as their elder, were all waiting at the gate of the Inuzuka clan's territory.

This scene almost gave Uchiha Touhuan a sense of déjà vu, like a leader inspecting a place in his past life; all that was missing was hanging two banners on the Inuzuka clan's gate.

Seeing this, Uchiha Touhuan understood the Inuzuka clan's attitude. It seemed that the Inuzuka family had had enough of being a marginal ninja clan in the village and now wanted to improve their status.

Upon seeing Uchiha Touhuan arrive, Inuzuka Jacques immediately led the other three to greet him.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Touhuan smiled and said, "I apologize for my intrusion and for causing you all trouble."

"Clan Chief Uchiha, you flatter us. Your visit is an honor for our Inuzuka clan," Inuzuka Jacques said with a smile.

Uchiha Touhuan shook hands with the others one after another. When it was Inuzuka Kaze's turn, he shook hands with Uchiha Touhuan and laughed loudly, "When I was on a mission before, I was fortunate to be entertained by Clan Chief Touhuan. Now that I have come to our Inuzuka clan, Clan Chief Touhuan, you must give me a chance to express my gratitude."

"Chief Dou Huan, please."

The group welcomed Uchiha Touhuan into the clan's reception hall. They had barely sat down when a maidservant served them tea.

Seated in the main seat, Inuzuka Jacques asked, "May I ask what brings the Uchiha clan head to visit today?"

"Here's the thing, the Security Department recently recruited a batch of new recruits. Their skills are passable, and they train very hard on a daily basis. However, they don't have the Sharingan of our clan, so they are still not up to the task when chasing criminals and searching for contraband. In addition, during the last mission, Brother Feng mentioned that the nobles planned to sell a batch of ninja dogs to the Security Department. Therefore, the Security Department plans to order a batch of trained ninja dogs from the nobles."

"The Security Department is an important force in maintaining peace and security in the village. Our Inuzuka clan is also a part of the village. Since the Security Department has a need, the Inuzuka clan will do its best to help. There is no need to talk about ordering." Inuzuka Jaw waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow, our Inuzuka clan will select a group of excellent adult ninja dogs from the clan and personally deliver them to the Security Department."

"If that's the case, then that would be wonderful." Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile, "Please rest assured, Chief Inuzuka, after these ninja dogs join the Security Department, they will enjoy the same status as police dogs within the department. Each police dog will receive a monthly allowance of 30,000 ryo from the Security Department, distributed in the form of food. At the same time, the Security Department will also ensure that every penny of the food allowance for each police dog reaches the dog's mouth."

"Thirty thousand taels?" Inuzuka Retsu was taken aback upon hearing this. He knew that when the Inuzuka clan trained ninja dogs, only those who signed a one-on-one summoning contract with a clan member from a young age could learn the Inuzuka clan's secret techniques. Only ninja dogs that were truly chosen as the inheritors of the clan received this treatment. Now, the Uchiha clan was giving ordinary ninja dogs this treatment as well. To be honest, with a monthly food allowance of thirty thousand taels, some of the clan's Chunin and Special Jonin would probably be willing to become police dogs themselves.

"It seems that Chief Do-hwan is also a dog lover." At this moment, Inuzuka Kotsu laughed. "I was worried that the clan's ninja dogs would not be well taken care of at the Security Department, but it seems that I was overthinking it."

"However, does the Security Department have anyone capable of taking good care of these ninja dogs?" Inuzuka Kaze asked at this moment. "Clan Chief Touhuan, taking care of ninja dogs is not as easy as taking care of the pet dogs in the hands of nobles."

"That's true. Most of my clansmen are fine taking care of cats, but when it comes to dogs, especially elite ninja dogs, they're probably not up to the task," Uchiha Touhuan said, looking at Inuzuka Jax. "I wonder if Clan Head Inuzuka could help them to the end?"

"What does Chief Do-hwan mean by that?" Inuzuka Jacques asked, feigning ignorance.

Although a plan had been made long ago, and the clan had already decided on the candidates to be sent to work in the security department, Inuzuka Jax was still pretending not to know. He was waiting for Uchiha Touhuan to speak up himself. After all, there was a big difference between someone personally invited by the other party and someone he had eagerly offered up.

Uchiha Touhuan understood what the other party meant. The Inuzuka clan had already shown their sincerity in the welcoming ceremony today. The commotion of paving the way with yellow earth and cleaning the streets with clear water when they entered had probably already been heard by Hiruzen Sarutobi and those two old geezers. The Inuzuka clan had made a grand gesture, and Uchiha Touhuan didn't mind giving them face. After all, the Inuzuka clan was the first ninja clan willing to stand on their side. Even if it was just a piece of horse bone, Uchiha Touhuan would have to pay a fortune for it. What's more, the people they provided were technical personnel that the Security Department needed at this stage.

"That's right. The Security Department plans to hire several professional dog trainers, veterinarians, and ninja dog users from among the nobles. After all, professional matters should be left to professionals, and looking across the entire ninja world, I can't think of anyone more skilled in this area than the Inuzuka clan," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

"As for compensation, dog trainers and veterinarians are technical personnel, and the Security Department is willing to provide them with a monthly salary of 18 taels, which is equivalent to that of a Security Department squad leader. As for ninja dog users, they are assigned to the combat sequence according to their strength. According to the current salary level of the Security Department, Chunin earn 18 taels per month, and Special Jonin earn 30 taels per month."

Before Inuzuka Jacques could reply, Inuzuka Kaze approached him.

"Clan Chief Dou Huan, where are the Jonin?"

Even Uchiha Touhuan was tempted by the price he offered, since most Jonin couldn't earn 30 ryo a month.

"Feng! What are you doing here!" Inuzuka Jaw shouted.

"Hehe, Brother Feng is still the same as always." Uchiha Touhuan smiled nonchalantly. "For a Jonin, the basic salary is 40 ryo. With mission bonuses and the like, earning 60 ryo a month is not a problem. I still trust Brother Feng's abilities."

"Cough cough cough." Inuzuka Kotsu suddenly coughed. "Clan Chief Touhuan, let's get down to business. The Inuzuka clan is willing to cooperate with the Security Department. We can deliver the ninja dogs that the Security Department needs this afternoon. Also, the clan members who are going to work at the Security Department will start work tomorrow."

"There's no rush," Uchiha Touhuan said. "The Inuzuka clan is willing to contribute to the security of Konoha, so our Security Department should naturally reciprocate. As for what kind of reciprocation, we'll find out when the nobles send their ninja dogs to the Security Department tomorrow."

"From now on, I'll have to trouble the Uchiha clan head to take care of the Inuzuka clan," Inuzuka Jaw said.

"Eh? What are you saying? It's all for Konoha, for the Will of Fire!" Uchiha Touhuan waved his hand and laughed loudly.

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