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

The next day, after arriving at work, Uchiha Touhuan summoned the captains of the security force to his office one by one and instructed them to take better care of Naruto in the future.

After receiving their orders, the captains of the Jonin battalions, including Inuzuka Kaze who had just joined and Aburame Shihai, a Jonin sent by the Aburame clan, also privately gave instructions to each of them in turn.

So, in the following days, when the members of the security department encountered Naruto during their patrols, they would intentionally or unintentionally take care of him. A few villagers, however, were caught in the crossfire when they verbally abused Naruto, and were immediately arrested by the patrol members on a whim and taken back to the security department.

So, in the past few days, Naruto has clearly felt that there is less malice around him, and his already optimistic personality has become even more cheerful.

However, during this period, some discordant voices emerged in the village.

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"Have you heard? That little fox demon brat has found a powerful backer recently."

"Really? No wonder that little fox demon seemed to have gotten more arrogant lately. Turns out he found a ninja to back him up."

"By the way, do you guys know who this guy is?"

"I think his name is Hatake Kakashi. I heard he used to be in the Anbu."

"Hmph, what kind of good person can someone be with that fox demon brat?"

"Yeah, I heard that guy was kicked out of the Anbu by the Hokage."

"Furthermore, I've also heard that this guy is a serial killer who even killed his own teammates during the Third Shinobi World War."

"Is that so? Doesn't the Hokage care? Why doesn't the Hokage expel him and that demon fox brat from the village?"

"I heard that guy has connections with the security forces."

"That was terrifying. It seems I really shouldn't mess with that damned fox demon brat anymore."

"Hmph! What are we afraid of him for! Do you think he can make a move in the village? We have the Hokage backing us up. If he dares to make a move, we'll all go to the Hokage Building to petition!"

"Yes, that's right! If we petition together, the Hokage will definitely help us drive them out of the village!"

Soon, their conversation caught the attention of a man with a melon-shaped haircut and a green bodysuit who was standing upside down nearby. After listening for a while, the man immediately stood up, indignant, and said, "How can you say that! Kakashi is the village hero!"

Upon seeing the ninjas approaching, the villagers who had just gathered together to petition immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

"Hey! Don't go! Explain yourself!" Might Guy said, displeased.

"Never mind, Guy." At that moment, Kakashi appeared behind Might Guy and patted his old friend on the shoulder.

"Kakashi?" Guy, who had been out on a mission, turned around and saw Kakashi's face without his mask. He suddenly felt a surge of anger. "You..."

Kakashi knew what Guy was referring to, nodded, and said, "Let's consider it a farewell to the past."

Upon hearing this, Kai's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "I don't know what you're talking about, but this must be what youth feels like! Kakashi, let's begin our youthful showdown!"

"Sorry, I really haven't been free these past few days." Kakashi refused Guy's challenge.

Kai was taken aback at first, then remembered what had just happened, and said, "Is it because of what those people said? Come on, let's go find them and get to the bottom of this. How could they say such things about you!"

"Forget it." Kakashi shook his head. "Even if we catch up with them, what then? Ninjas aren't allowed to attack civilians."

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Similar conversations have been frequently occurring in various corners of the village these past few days. In just a few days, Kakashi's name has become something that everyone in the village hates.

Uchiha Touhuan, who was in the Security Department, naturally heard about this news as well.

However, the investigation revealed that the source of these rumors was ordinary merchants from the businesses of the Tsutomu and Mitomon families in the village.

"After all these years, I thought they could come up with something new, but I didn't expect them to still be playing the same old tricks."

Inside the office, Uchiha Touhuan, having put down the investigation report that Inahisa and the others had brought him, leaned back in his office chair and couldn't help but sneer.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door of Uchiha Tohsen's office.

"Come in." Uchiha Touhuan called out, and the door was pushed open, with Uchiha Shisui walking in.

"Vice Captain, what can I do for you?" Shisui asked as he entered.

"Brother Shisui, it's just the two of us here, there's no need to be so formal, please sit down." Uchiha Touhuan.

"You are now the vice-captain of the security force, so you still need to follow the rules in this regard," Shisui said after sitting down at Uchiha Touhuan's desk.

"Forget about that, here, take a look at this." Uchiha Touhuan handed Shisui the investigation report on the rumors in the village that Uchiha Inahi and the others had submitted.

After carefully reading the report, Uchiha Shisui looked up at Uchiha Touhuan with an incredulous expression: "This...is there some kind of misunderstanding?"

"What misunderstanding could there be? The mastermind behind this is clearly targeting Kakashi, just like the rumors that used to circulate about clans in the village," Uchiha Touhuan chuckled. "By the way, why don't you go and ask the Third Hokage what his opinion is on this?"

"This..." Uchiha Shisui hesitated, but after a while, he finally spoke up, "I believe the Third Hokage will definitely step in to stop this from going on."

"The Third Hokage is too busy with so many affairs to have time for this," Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "However, we really can't ignore this completely. Kakashi is a hero who performed a great service at the Kannabi Bridge. If we continue to let these rumors and slanders continue, who in the village will still believe in the Will of Fire? We must stop these rumors from spreading immediately!"

Seeing that Uchiha Touhuan seemed quite agitated, Uchiha Shisui also became nervous and quickly asked, "Touhuan, what do you plan to do?"

He was genuinely afraid that Uchiha Touhuan might act impulsively and cause the situation to spiral completely out of control.

"Don't worry, Shisui, I have no intention of using the violent authority of the Security Department." Uchiha Touhuan gestured for Shisui to calm down before saying, "I plan to have the Security Department enact a law in the village to restrict this kind of behavior through the law. I intend to put you in charge of this matter."

"That would be for the best." Uchiha Shisui breathed a sigh of relief. "However, does the Security Department have the authority to enact laws?"

"Of course, I've been carefully reviewing the documents from when the Security Department was established, and I discovered that the Second Hokage granted the Security Department legislative power within the village," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Therefore, Shisui, we must formulate a comprehensive set of legal provisions for this matter; we cannot let down the Second Hokage's painstaking efforts."

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