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

Uchiha Touhuan noticed Nara Shikaku's subtle movements and was fully aware of his intentions. He smiled slightly and asked, "Nara, do you think I'm right?"

After being singled out by Uchiha Touhuan, Nara Shikaku realized that he could no longer remain uninvolved and could only bite the bullet and say, "What Clan Chief Touhuan said makes sense."

What else could he say? Could he possibly deny the Will of Fire in front of the Third Hokage?

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent until he finished his pipe. Uchiha Touhuan's constant chanting of the Will of Fire actually put Hiruzen, who usually couldn't stop talking about the Will of Fire, to his senses. After all, the Will of Fire was his foundation, something he had to maintain. If he couldn't even maintain the Will of Fire, then his time as the Third Hokage would be very close to ending.

If no one else were present, he could have negotiated a few words, but under the intimidation of Kotoamatsukami, he needed someone else to be present for every face-to-face conversation with Uchiha Touhuan.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe and compromised: "Then let's do it this way. However, Tohren, you should still be careful when enforcing the law, after all, they are villagers from the same village."

"Understood." Uchiha Touhuan nodded. "Regarding this, the Security Department will strictly restrain itself and adhere to the principle of 'enforcing the law with a smile.'"

……

That afternoon, the security department posted notices about the new bill in every prominent place in the village.

This naturally sparked a lot of debate. Some villagers toned it down a bit, but most of them didn't take it seriously.

After all, the last time the Security Department officially promulgated legal provisions was during the second generation when the Security Department was first established. The content was about some trivial matters. In addition, the Security Department's reputation in the village has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Therefore, most villagers do not take the legal provisions issued by the Security Department seriously. Instead, they have added the Security Department to the story in the process of spreading rumors.

"Even the security department is starting to support that serial killer who's been hanging out with that fox demon brat?"

"Hmph, what are you afraid of? We still have the Hokage backing us up. I don't believe they would dare to arrest anyone."

……

As time went by, Kakashi finally came to understand what his father's situation was like back then. Every time he went out, he would be stared at by the villagers with strange looks. At the same time, some of the bolder villagers even dared to graffiti and litter in front of the Hatake family's ancestral home, just like the situation back then.

Naruto, who was staying at his house, was just as furious as he had been back then. Whenever he encountered villagers who spoke ill of Kakashi, he wanted nothing more than to rush up and argue with them, but each time he was met with the villagers' eyes that avoided him like the plague.

At this moment, Kakashi understood why his father hadn't reacted to the rumors back then. He realized that once such rumors reached a certain scale, any attempt to defend oneself would be futile.

However, his seemingly passive approach naturally made the impatient Naruto very anxious.

However, unlike the White Teeth incident of that year, the Security Department took action on the third day after the bill was enacted.

That morning, Uchiha Tohsen personally convened a meeting of all members of the Security Department.

"Recently, many rumors have been circulating in the village about former Anbu captain Kakashi Hatake, as I'm sure everyone is aware of," Uchiha Touhuan said solemnly from the podium. "Kakashi Hatake is a hero of the village, having made outstanding contributions in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, which determined the outcome of the Third Shinobi World War against Iwagakure. However, he is now being attacked by rumors, the contents of which are utterly baseless!"

"Furthermore, after we issued the relevant regulations, these rumors not only didn't disappear, but intensified!" Uchiha Touhuan slammed his hand on the podium. "I now suspect that this is no longer just a simple rumor! It's foreign forces inciting the villagers, attempting to smear the great Will of Fire of Konoha! Can we, on whom the Second Hokage has placed such high hopes, sit idly by in this situation?"

"No!" The crowd below was also indignant. In the past few days, when the team members were on patrol every day, some troublemakers would say that their security department was colluding with the murderous maniac, which made everyone very angry.

"Our Security Force, since its establishment at the behest of the Second Hokage, has been a staunch supporter of the Will of Fire! Today, I, Uchiha Touhuan, on behalf of the Security Force, swear under the emblem of Konoha! Our Security Force will investigate this matter thoroughly and bring those who attempt to overthrow the Will of Fire through conspiracy to pay the price!"

"Everyone has it!"

Uchiha Touhuan shouted, and all the security personnel in the conference room instantly stood up and stood at attention.

"Salute the village emblem!"

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" All members of the security department raised their hands in salute and shouted loudly.

"Loyalty!" Uchiha Tohkan saluted in return before continuing, "Today, everyone should temporarily put aside what they are doing and go out to thoroughly investigate this matter. Everyone involved in this matter must receive the punishment they deserve according to the law."

Soon, nearly 600 members of the Security Department were mobilized. Even Captain-Commander Uchiha Fugaku, who had only recently been in charge of managing the Security Department's accounts, was included and personally led an enforcement squad out.

The villagers were still unaware of what had happened and were, as usual, treating this kind of gossip as a pastime.

However, just as they begin to talk about the fox spirit and the serial killer, members of the security department will appear out of nowhere to arrest them and take them back to the security team.

In just one morning, the garrison arrested more than 2000 people. Although most of them were released after being asked who told them about it, they were fined and given a verbal warning, but a few dozen people with more serious offenses were immediately imprisoned in the garrison's jail.

It was only at this point that the villagers of Konoha realized that the Security Department was serious this time.

Soon, the members of the security department also discovered that all the clues they had collected pointed to the area where the properties under the names of the Mitomon and Utatane families were located, which was the source of these rumors.

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