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

Chapter 91 Hokage Nomination

"In order to quell the dissatisfaction of the victims' families, the compensation this time is based on the maximum standard," Uchiha Touhuan said calmly. "The Security Department also made this choice because they were afraid that the impact of this incident would escalate further."

"After all, the length of time this case has been hidden and the number of people involved have far exceeded our expectations. If we cannot give the victims a satisfactory answer, it will have a significant impact on the stability of the village," said Uchiha Touhuan. "The Security Department has recorded every penny of the money. Please review it, Third Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the ledger, glanced at it briefly, and then put it down after a while. Naturally, he couldn't find any problems with this ledger, which was made by a professional that Uchiha Touken had obtained from Gato.

But he knew that compensating the victims would not cost that much. However, the police department had already distributed the money, and he knew that, given the current situation, this was the only way.

Coupled with the subtle threat in Uchiha Touhuan's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only nod: "Touhuan, you've considered this matter very thoroughly."

Hiruzen Sarutobi then signed the report.

After signing, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at Touhuan Uchiha and asked casually, "Touhuan, how's the Security Department's investigation of the two advisors going?"

"Lord Hokage, according to the Security Department's investigation, the two former advisors have no connection to the incident of colluding with Orochimaru to kidnap village comrades," Uchiha Touhuan said. "However, during the Security Department's interrogation of the thugs involved in the last coup, many of them identified the two former advisors as the masterminds of this incident. The Security Department is still investigating whether the two former advisors have any collusion with forces outside the village."

Uchiha Touhuan's words immediately suppressed Hiruzen Sarutobi's idea of ​​rescuing his two old teammates.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke up, reminding them, "Although the two former advisors made a mistake in this matter, they have still worked hard for the village over the years, even if they haven't done anything particularly meritorious. The security department should be more careful with its methods."

Uchiha Touhuan nodded with a half-smile, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, seeing this, said nothing more.

After finishing his business, Uchiha Touhuan left the Hokage's office with his men.

When he left, Uchiha Touhuan deliberately swaggered through the main entrance. Several Jonin members he encountered on the way greeted him with smiles.

Although the masked ANBU members did not greet others due to the rule that ANBU members cannot reveal their identities in public, they still nodded in greeting when they encountered Uchiha Tohsen.

This scene made Jiraiya, who had been watching this scene ever since Uchiha Touhuan entered the Hokage Building, sigh inwardly.

At that moment, Itachi Uchiha arrived at the Hokage Building and happened to run into a group of people from the Security Department.

The Uchiha clan members behind Uchiha Touhuan's faces changed the moment they saw Uchiha Itachi. Itachi's decision to leave the clan was not a secret within the Uchiha clan, especially after learning yesterday that Itachi had become the captain of the Anbu without even informing the clan. In the clan's mind, Itachi's behavior was no different from treason. Some radical elders even petitioned Uchiha Touhuan on the spot, demanding that this traitor be dealt with directly. However, Uchiha Touhuan suppressed these voices.

When Itachi Uchiha passed by Touhuan Uchiha, he didn't say anything.

"Hey, Itachi." After the two passed each other, it was Uchiha Touhuan who turned around first and spoke.

Uchiha Itachi turned around and saw Uchiha Touhuan walking towards him with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations," said Uchiha Touhuan.

"Congratulations?" Itachi Uchiha frowned slightly.

"Yes, congratulations on becoming the captain of the Anbu. Elder Fugaku was also very happy when he heard about it. But, Itachi, didn't you tell the clan about such a big thing? The clan only found out about your promotion at the very end." Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

Seeing the curious gazes of the Anbu and Jonin ninjas gathering around him, Itachi Uchiha knew he was in trouble. He knew he had to distance himself from Touhuan Uchiha right there, or else, if others thought even the Anbu captain belonged to the Uchiha clan, he would be doomed.

"Captain Douhuan, you taught me to use my job title when I'm working," Itachi Uchiha said seriously.

"Don't be so serious, Captain Itachi. I think you seem to have some misunderstanding about me. But we're all ninjas from the same village, and we're from the same clan. Can't we just talk things out?" Uchiha Touhuan said with a nonchalant smile.

"Captain Douhuan is joking. What misunderstanding could there be between us?" Itachi Uchiha said expressionlessly.

"Itachi, I just want to get closer to you. After all, we share the same bloodline. If you can stand on my side, you can contribute more to the village, right?"

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha was about to speak, but Touhuan Uchiha whispered in his ear, "Itachi, think carefully before you answer. This is your last chance."

Itachi Uchiha turned his head, but Uchiha Touhuan still had a smile on his face. After a moment of silence, he frowned and said, "I don't understand what Captain Touhuan is talking about. Aren't the ninjas of Konoha always on the same side?"

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan asked with a smile.

"Sorry, I have official business to attend to. Goodbye." After saying this, Uchiha Itachi turned and left without looking back.

"Clan leader, should we..." At this moment, Uchiha Tetsuyu, the captain of the security team who had been by Uchiha Touhuan's side, came to Uchiha Touhuan's side and said while looking at Uchiha Itachi's departing figure. His voice was full of killing intent.

"Let's go, ignore him. I've given him many chances, and I can explain things to Elder Fugaku and Shisui." Uchiha Touhuan sneered. He had long expected Uchiha Itachi to react this way. The reason he stopped him was only to give face to Shisui and Fugaku, who were loyal to him.

……

The scene that unfolded inside the Hokage Building quickly spread throughout the ninja clans and the Jonin ranks. Itachi Uchiha's almost blatant act of breaking with his clan finally dispelled Hiruzen Sarutobi's last doubts. However, some members of the Anbu who were originally somewhat dissatisfied with Itachi Uchiha as their appointed captain, and who were only being polite to him out of respect for Touhuan Uchiha, simply dropped the pretense. In the following period, Itachi Uchiha also discovered that apart from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan ninjas who were relatively obedient to his orders, the others in the Anbu mostly carried out his orders in a nonchalant manner.

Conversely, with Uchiha Tohwan's elaborate banquets and his blatant financial offensive, the relationship between the ANBU and Jonin ninjas and Uchiha Tohwan grew increasingly close. The Isshin Society, which had previously remained hidden, was brought to the surface. The ANBU, however, did not go too far due to the rules of secrecy. On the Jonin side, many civilians and ninjas from small clans began to identify themselves as members of the Isshin Society when they were not on missions.

This uncontrollable situation left Hiruzen Sarutobi feeling utterly powerless. He was the Hokage, that's true, but he couldn't possibly control what ninjas did after get off work hours. They were just attending a banquet, and the host, Touhuan Uchiha, always toasted the Will of Fire with the first drink at each banquet.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that he couldn't delay any longer. Soon, a letter nominating the Fifth Hokage was sent to the capital of the Land of Fire. He planned to act swiftly and decisively, first securing Jiraiya's position as the Fifth Hokage.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

The news that the village was about to elect the Fifth Hokage soon spread throughout the village.

"Have you heard? The village is about to elect the Fifth Hokage."

"I know, it seems the Third Hokage is preparing to nominate Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin."

"What does it matter to us who becomes Hokage?"

"That's hard to say. I heard that Jiraiya-sama and the Uchiha clan head don't get along. If he takes office, he'll definitely restrict the Security Department. Maybe he'll even help those of us who were beaten up by the Security Department last time."

"Is that so?" A villager who had been beaten during the martial law incident for harboring rioters who stormed the garrison exclaimed in surprise. "Then we have no choice but to support Lord Jiraiya."

……

Similar rumors continued to circulate in the village, and soon the rumors evolved into the claim that Jiraiya was about to become the Fifth Hokage, and that the Security Department's good days were over.

The consequence of this rumor is that the troublemakers, who had been behaving themselves for a while due to the martial law incident, have become defiant again, and the number of complaints received in the garrison's complaint mailbox has increased once again.

"Is this old man not even going to put on an act anymore?" Uchiha Touhuan sneered as he casually stuffed a complaint letter he had just finished reading into the shredder in his office.

"Originally, I was thinking of giving the old man some dignity, but now, since he doesn't want dignity, then let's give him dignity." Uchiha Touhuan came to the window, formed hand seals, and summoned a ninja hawk. He sealed a secret letter in a special technique inside the scroll on the hawk's leg, and then patted the hawk's head.

With a long cry, the ninja hawk soared into the sky and flew towards the east of the village.

After finishing all that, Uchiha Touhuan returned to his desk and calmly began to arrange the tea set. After brewing a cup of fragrant tea, Uchiha Touhuan looked up at the calendar on his desk.

December 10th, Konoha Year 56.

(End of this chapter)