Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"When I say ten pairs, I mean the hourly wage."

“From now on, you’ll have to pay me ten pairs of Sharingan every hour. I won’t take advantage of you. These ten pairs don’t all have to be three-tomoe Sharingan. You can use some one-tomoe Sharingan to make up the numbers. I won’t complain! Even a mosquito’s leg is still meat.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

After a moment, Danzo broke the silence in a deep voice: "Are you insane?"

"Hey! Why are you swearing? Swearing costs extra! Ten pairs an hour won't get you this service!"

Kane pointed at Danzo and grinned even more broadly.

"But don't worry, I'm a man of perseverance and determination. I'll eat your dirty and smelly secrets for the rest of my life."

"You really think I can't do anything to you?"

"Hey!"

Ka Ning looked at the Root ninjas surrounding him and smiled, pointing at Danzo with his thumb.

"I'm getting anxious."

"enough."

Danzo ordered, "Take him down."

In an instant, the Root ninjas moved—

"Certainly."

It was as if the action movie being watched had suddenly been paused; the agile and menacing ninjas in the arena all froze in place.

"See, even when I give you a chance, you still can't do it."

Jumping in front of Danzo, Kanei scratched his cheek and wiped it away casually.

"Do you know how many people lined up back in school wanting to team up with me, Lao Zheng, to do crosstalk?"

Looking at Zheng Jing, who had revealed his true form, Danzo couldn't even open his eyes wide.

"Speaking of which, you've already successfully transplanted Hashirama cells into yourself? It makes me have to use more effort with my immobilization spell."

Zheng Jing lifted Danzo's arm, which was tightly wrapped in bandages, examined it carefully, and then tore off the bandages, revealing the ten Sharingan eyes embedded in the pale arm.

"Tsk tsk tsk... You've made yourself look like neither human nor ghost, yet you're always thinking about becoming Hokage. Haven't you ever considered that you're not even remotely capable of being the Hokage in this state?"

With a hint of disdain, Zheng Jing poked Danzo's half-face, which was bound by bandages, and shook his head.

"Look at you, I won't say much about Master Men, that sunny and cheerful young man. Even the Third Hokage can switch between being kind and approachable and authoritative without getting angry. What about you? You're old, ugly, and gloomy. What kid would want to be Hokage after seeing you?"

"Oh? Look at your eyes, you're not convinced? Are you thinking that if you had been more careful and formed the Izanagi hand seals first, you might have been able to use Kotoamatsukami to take down me, Old Zheng?"

"You know what, if it were someone else, I might have given them a chance to give it their all."

"What kind of code of honor is there to talk about with a heretic like you?"

Are you still wondering why I, Old Zheng, am telling you so much?

"Because I'm waiting for someone! Look, I'm here right away, Lao Lan! Over here!"

Zheng Jing waved to the Itachi brought by Lao Lan, who had kicked Danzo off the tree.

Itachi, who had just landed in front of Zheng Jing, still looked somewhat dazed.

Before he could even ask a question, Zheng Jing asked him first.

"How about it? You can use your Kotoamatsukami, right?"

Jumping down from the tree and stepping on Danzo's buttocks, Zheng Jing pointed at Danzo.

"Come on! Listen to Old Lan's command, give this old devil a job!"

Chapter 194: How did they get everywhere?

"Fourth Hokage, I apologize for disturbing you. I have brought the police force captain, Fugaku Uchiha, with me."

"Thank you for your hard work. I need to speak with Mr. Fugaku alone for a while."

"Yes."

After the Jonin who had led the way left the office, Minato, who had already stood up, came to Fugaku and shook hands with him.

"I apologize, Mr. Fugaku, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come here."

"Please don't say that, Fourth Generation Lord. It is my duty as the captain of the police force to share your burdens, and it is also what I should do as a friend."

"Thank you for your understanding. Are Mrs. Mikoto and Itachi both alright?"

"Thanks to you, my wife and son are both well."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Minato took the initiative to release Fugaku's hand.

"As the head of a clan and the captain of the police force, you are very busy. You have come here on official business, so I will get straight to the point."

"please say."

"Yesterday, many villagers reported that a loud noise came from the direction of the Uchiha clan's territory, which sounded like an explosion. Do you know why?"

"That was indeed caused by an explosion."

Fugaku said frankly, "Yesterday, during a high-level meeting of our clan, a villain suddenly caused trouble. Fortunately, Master Zheng Jing intervened and prevented the villain from succeeding. The explosion was caused by the villain's suicide. Although the commotion was significant, there were no casualties or economic losses within the clan's territory. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

After listening to Fugaku's lengthy speech, Minato frowned.

There are many points in this passage that Minato hopes Fugaku will elaborate on in detail.

What do villains look like?

What exactly happened in this incident?

And what exactly was discussed at yesterday's high-level meeting of the Uchiha clan?

"It's quite a coincidence. Actually, even if you hadn't summoned me today, I was prepared to come and ask to see you."

Before Minato could ask further, Fugaku continued.

Upon hearing this, Minato was somewhat surprised.

"Oh? That's quite a coincidence. Mr. Fugaku, please feel free to speak your mind."

"It's about the police force."

After nightfall last night, Fugaku and Uchiha Koku had a long private conversation that lasted until the early hours of the morning.

It was time-consuming and laborious, but the results were gratifying.

The old man, Uchiha Toki, was shrewd and calculating. During their conversation, Fugaku realized that the old man might have already realized the changing advantages and disadvantages of police power for the Uchiha clan.

However, due to his position as a leading figure of the radical faction, he cannot and will not propose such a "weak" motion as decentralization.

Now that Fugaku is leading the charge, Uchiha Toki can openly continue his opposition while secretly cooperating with Fugaku to control the radical faction. Once the clan members have begun to experience the benefits of delegating power, he can then join forces with Fugaku to further soften the antagonistic relationship between the radical and moderate factions...

In short, for the Uchiha clan, relinquishing power to the village was imperative.

However, this police force is not something the Uchiha clan can simply abandon on their own.

As the current captain of the police force, Fugaku naturally had to inform Minato about this matter first.

"Police affairs?"

"Yes, the Uchiha clan will resign from all positions in the police force and will no longer be involved in the police force in the future. We hope that the Fourth Hokage will agree."

"what?!"

Minato exclaimed in surprise.

This reaction was exactly what Fugaku had expected.

He believed that Watergate would eventually agree to the plan.

As for which ninja clan in the village will ultimately take on the responsibility of police work, or whether it will be officially returned to the Hokage's control, that is not a question that Fugaku needs to worry about.

Just as Minato, realizing what was happening, was frantically trying to persuade Fugaku, the door to the Hokage's office was suddenly flung open.

"Lord Danzo—"

Accompanied by the exclamation of the Jonin on duty outside the door, the person who burst into the office was none other than Shimura Danzo, the Hokage's assistant.

Upon seeing that it was Danzo, Minato's expression immediately darkened.

Fugaku, on the other hand, looked somewhat surprised, as if he had been startled by Danzo's sudden intrusion.

“The Fugaku clan chief is here too, that’s perfect.”

Before Minato could speak, Danzo, who had only one eye, saw Fugaku in the office and nodded.

—Then he knelt down directly in front of Minato and Fugaku.

This kneeling left both Minato and Fugaku completely stunned.

Danzo's next words left Minato and Fugaku speechless.

"Your Excellency, I am here to turn myself in."

"..."

"..."

Minato and Fugaku involuntarily exchanged a glance, both seeing the bewildered look on each other's faces.

"Danzo... Your Excellency, you said you want to surrender?"

"It's Minato," Shuimen asked tentatively.

Putting aside the fact that Danzo had never so readily called out "Fourth Hokage," this single act of confession left Minato completely baffled as to what this cunning old man was up to.

"That's right, all the charges have been compiled and, along with most of the evidence, are stored at the Root base. The Fourth Hokage can send someone to retrieve them now. Also—"

Danzo suddenly raised his hand and tore open his shirt.

"W-What is this?!"

Under the astonished gazes of Minato and Fugaku, Danzo raised his arm, which had been mutated by Hashirama's cells.

"I myself am also one of the pieces of evidence."

What exactly happened?

What happened?

Minato looked at Danzo, who was kneeling with his head bowed, filled with questions, but he didn't know where to begin.

"Something terrible has happened—Lord Fourth! Something terrible has happened!"

Just then, a Jonin appeared at the other end of the corridor in a panic.

He froze when he saw the view from the Hokage's office through the open door.

"what happened?"

Minato noticed the stack of papers the Jonin was holding; they looked like newspapers.

"Don't panic, what are you holding in your hand?"

"Ah—ah! Fourth Hokage, this—"

After glancing quickly at Danzo kneeling on the ground, the Jonin hurriedly handed the papers in his hand to Minato.

Minato took it, examined it closely, and his expression changed drastically.

Fugaku, who was right next to him, could naturally see what was on it.

Especially the most eye-catching string of large red characters.

It tells the story of Danzo Shimura, the mastermind behind the manipulation of the First Hokage's remains, and his evil cyborg plan!

Where did this come from?

Minato took a deep breath and looked at the Jonin.

"This, this is..."

The Jonin hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed to his head.

"Just now, these papers kept falling from the sky, and now they're probably everywhere in the village..."

-

"It's done."