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

After taking the troublemaking dumpling stand owner back to the police headquarters, Uchiha Zaito and his men continued their patrol.

"Shumei, you did a good job today. You didn't act rashly regarding that child, but reported to me before taking action. I will recommend you to Captain Douhuan for commendation," Uchiha Zaidou said, patting the shoulder of a young team member beside him.

"This is all thanks to what you told us, Captain," Hideaki Sakurai said with a sigh of relief. "To be honest, I was quite shocked when I saw that kid being harassed."

These civilian ninjas had been working in the security department for some time, and naturally they would occasionally see Naruto while patrolling the streets.

Initially, those who were unaware of Naruto's true identity were also influenced by the rumors, regarding Naruto as a demon fox who brought disaster, and even they or their family members were involved in bullying Naruto.

Even if the Uchiha captains in the security department didn't know that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage's son, they still knew what a Jinchuriki was.

If you provoke a Jinchūriki, even if the Jinchūriki loses control and kills you, you'll at most be punished, but the person who was killed is truly dead.

Having already gotten along well with the civilian members, they naturally reminded their subordinates. With their repeated reminders, the civilian ninjas who joined the security department and their families also understood that Naruto was someone who should not be messed with. Although they would not immediately change their attitude towards Naruto, they would at least not take the initiative to speak ill of Naruto.

"By the way, if you encounter that kid during patrols in the future, you can look after him appropriately, but don't make it too obvious, understand?" Uchiha Zaito reminded him.

Before seeing Kakashi and Naruto together, the Security Department basically maintained a "don't bother" attitude towards Naruto, since both of their identities were quite sensitive. But now Kakashi seems to have made contact with Naruto, and Kakashi seems to have a close relationship with his clan leader, which is why Uchiha Zaito said that.

"Captain, why?" someone in the patrol asked curiously.

"Don't ask so many whys. I will definitely tell you what I can tell you," said Uchiha Zaito.

"I understand, it's confidential, right? Knowing it won't do us any good." The person who asked the question wasn't annoyed by being rebuffed; he just chuckled and scratched his head.

After working together for a while, these civilian ninjas who joined the garrison also discovered that the Uchiha clan members, who had been almost demonized by rumors in the village, were not actually that difficult to get along with. Apart from being a bit arrogant and always talking about the glory of the Uchiha clan, the Uchiha clan members were actually not that bad.

Although they might scold you a bit when you encounter problems at work, they will still patiently help you solve them. When you ask them for advice while training in ninjutsu, they will say things like, "As expected, people without the Uchiha bloodline have no talent," while also sharing all the experience that you can't learn at the ninja academy.

"Good to know." Uchiha Zaito rolled his eyes at the man, then addressed everyone, "Don't waste time. Hurry up and finish your patrol. I'll treat everyone to drinks after get off work."

"Long live the captain!" As Uchiha Zaito's words fell, cheers rose and fell from the team members behind him.

This is also an important reason: Uchiha ninjas are really generous to their own people.

On the other hand, after experiencing this ordeal, Kakashi and Naruto lost their mood for shopping.

"Um, Kakashi-nii-san," Naruto said softly, head bowed, standing next to Kakashi, "I'm sorry."

"Why apologize? This isn't your fault," Kakashi said.

"But if it weren't for me, Kakashi-nii wouldn't have encountered this situation," Naruto said.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi stopped and knelt down, looking at Naruto and saying, "Naruto, listen, everyone may be at fault in this matter, but you are the only one who is truly innocent, so you don't need to apologize."

Naruto's eyes reddened when he heard Kakashi's words. Since he could remember, apart from his Third Hokage who would occasionally come to see him, Kakashi was the first person who completely trusted him.

"If something like this happens again in the future, remember to go to the uncles in the security department. They will help you get justice," Kakashi said.

"The Security Department? Are you referring to those ninja uncles from earlier?" Naruto asked curiously.

"That's right," Kakashi nodded.

"Will they really help me?" Naruto still had doubts, even though Kakashi said so.

"That's right, they'll definitely help you." Kakashi said, a peculiar glint in his eyes. "Let's go get some ramen."

Upon hearing about his favorite ramen, Naruto instantly perked up, forgetting all the unpleasantness from before, and followed Kakashi with a big laugh.

……

Inside the Hokage's office, after listening to the ANBU ninja's report on what had just happened on the shopping street, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh.

Just then, the door to the Hokage's office was suddenly pushed open, and Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado stormed in angrily.

Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi waved for the ANBU ninja who had come to report to to leave.

After the ANBU ninja left, Mitokado Homura couldn't wait to question him: "Hiruzen, what were you thinking? How could you let someone approach a Jinchuriki so easily?"

"You're overthinking it. Kakashi is Minato's student, so he's qualified to take care of his teacher's son," Hiruzen Sarutobi said patiently.

"Hiruzen, this concerns a Jinchūriki, you can't be too merciful," Koharu Utatane said.

"So what? What are you planning to do? Like Danzo suggested before, lock Naruto up and brainwash him into a weapon of war?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said angrily. "Don't forget, Naruto isn't just a Jinchuriki, he's also Minato's son! The Fourth Hokage's son! Minato already gave his life for the village!"

"Hiruzen, that's not what we meant," Mitokado Homura said. "However, Kakashi does have the Sharingan after all. Don't forget what happened six years ago!"

"Shut up! This matter is not up for discussion!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

"Hiruzen, Danzo is right, you're really too indecisive." Seeing that Hiruzen was determined not to listen to their advice, Koharu Utatane couldn't help but say, "You'll regret this one day!"

"I am the Hokage!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, slamming his fist on the table.

Seeing this, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu didn't want to make a fool of themselves any further. They snorted coldly, turned around, and left, slamming the door shut with a bang as they went.

After the two advisors left, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, took a deep drag, and looked out the window, his eyes flashing with an ambiguous light.