Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 113 The One-Eyed Shisui

The Konoha Police Department is located on the outskirts of Konoha Village.

Fugaku Uchiha was putting on his dark red armor piece by piece.

This armor, modified from Madara Uchiha's, bears the prominent Konoha insignia, symbolizing the bond between the clan and the village.

"Captain-Commander! The clansmen of the three squads have assembled!" Uchiha Yatsuho, wearing a Shinnin vest, squinted as he approached Fugaku to report the situation.

"Let's go." Fugaku slung his ninja sword at his waist and strode out of the Konoha Police Department.

More than thirty members of the Konoha Police Force had gathered in the open space outside the gate. Some of them were wearing Uchiha clan insignia, while others were wearing Konoha Jonin vests.

There are three squads and nine platoons gathered here, totaling thirty-six ninjas. The lowest level of ninjas are Chunin with two tomoe Sharingan. The platoon leader is at least a Special Jonin, while squad leaders like Yatsuhachi and Tekka are elite Jonin.

With Fugaku added, this place now has five special Jonin and five Jonin, a force capable of destroying any small country!
Even among the five great ninja villages, it is rare for them to send out five Jonin to carry out the same mission at once during peacetime.

Not to mention that there's also Uchiha Shisui, who possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan.

When Fugaku emerged, Shisui, standing in the crowd, raised his head and looked solemnly at the armored Fugaku with his single eye.

Since his last investigation into the upheavals in the Land of Bears and the Hidden Star Village, when he was defeated and had one of his eyes gouged out by a mysterious girl who called herself Nameless, Shisui has covered his missing left eye with an eyepatch.

Even though Shisui lost one of his Sharingan eyes, his fighting power was still enough to easily overwhelm the other three-tomoe Sharingan of his clan, earning the respect of the other clan members.

In the entire Uchiha clan of Konoha, only Fugaku, who also possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, was stronger than Shisui, who lacked one of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"The mission has been assigned!" Fugaku stood before his clansmen and declared passionately, "The enemy could infiltrate the village at any moment from any corner! As members of the Konoha Police Force, we, the Uchiha clan, swear to protect the village's safety with our lives!"

"But the enemy is no ordinary strongman! Once you spot him! Once you encounter him! Don't hesitate, immediately sound the signal flare!"

Fugaku had no way to explain to his clansmen in detail what that guy named Shura had done in Konoha and Kumogakure. He could only warn his clansmen in this way not to be arrogant or underestimate their enemy!
"Go!" After finishing his speech, Fugaku waved his hand.

The Uchiha clan members instantly disappeared, following their respective captains to patrol along the designated routes.

Fugaku personally led several Uchiha ninjas to be stationed at the Konoha Police Department, ready to provide support immediately should a signal flare be launched.

Uchiha Shisui was kept by Fugaku's side.

Since his defeat and escape from the Nameless One, Fugaku has known that Shisui's eyes have become kaleidoscopes.

Despite losing an eye, Shisui still gained Fugaku's attention.

If Shisui hadn't been so unambitious and hadn't shown no interest in the position of vice-captain of the Konoha Police Department, and if Fugaku hadn't been so considerate of the younger Uchiha members like Tetsuka and Yasaka, he might have already promoted Shisui to vice-captain of the Konoha Police Department.

At this crucial moment, Fugaku naturally brought Shisui to his side to act together.

Fugaku was confident that with the two of them and their three Mangekyou Sharingan, they could put up a fight even against Madara Uchiha!
On the steps in front of the Konoha Police Department, Fugaku looked at the bright moon in the night sky, his armor gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

He suddenly said to Shisui, "I've read Shura's proclamation; the target is the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan."

Shisui turned his single eye, his three-tomoe Sharingan looking at Fugaku with a puzzled expression. "Judging from Shura's free movement in Konoha last time, he either knows the village's protective barrier and the village's situation inside and out, or he has mastered some kind of ninjutsu that allows him to travel long distances. Therefore, the Hyuga clan's territory is the one we need to focus on," Fugaku said, stating his guess.

Zhi Shui was somewhat puzzled: "Then why did you still send your people out to patrol?"

Fugaku crossed his arms over his chest, the armor plates on his arm guards clanging metallically with each movement.

"Because this is the Hokage's order," Fugaku said in a deep voice. "The Uchiha clan must also contribute to the village."

These words convey both loyalty to the village and a sense of helplessness.

'Will you contribute to the village?' Shisui could sense the clan chief's affection for the village, but the growing discontent within the clan was also spreading like a tide.

The Uchiha clan is like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment under external stimuli.

As Shisui pondered the discontent within his clan, Fugaku, standing beside him, suddenly changed the subject: "How much do you know about the Kaguya clan of Kirigakure?"

"The Kaguya clan?" Shisui didn't understand why Fugaku suddenly changed the subject. After thinking for a moment, he commented, "A very crazy clan. Their fighting power is very strong. I fought against them during the last war. Even though I had already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at that time, I was in danger many times."

Hearing Shisui's assessment, Fugaku said calmly, "Kaguya's clan was wiped out."

!!!

Shisui's single eye was startled, and his three-tomoe Sharingan trembled slightly.

The Kaguya clan held a similar position in Kirigakure as the Uchiha clan did in Konoha; both were the most powerful ninja clans in their respective villages.

Furthermore, the Kaguya clan's ninjas are renowned throughout the ninja world for their combat prowess, being one of the few clans capable of rivaling the Uchiha clan in one-on-one battles.

Yet, this powerful ninja clan was wiped out without warning!
"Although Kirigakure adopted a policy of closing the village off, since it was a major ninja clan that was wiped out, some scattered news still got out." Fugaku recounted in a deep voice: "It is said that the Kaguya clan wanted to overthrow the rule of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, and launched a rebellion, but the Fourth Mizukage mobilized all the ninja in the village to suppress it together."

In those few short sentences, every word struck Zhi Shui's heart like a heavy hammer.

He certainly understood what Fugaku meant.

Even the Kaguya clan's rebellion was quelled by Kirigakure. If the Uchiha clan were to fall into the hands of radicals and embark on a path of rebellion...

“So, Shisui.” Fugaku turned and gazed at the boy who, despite losing one of his Mangekyou Sharingan, still maintained an optimistic and cheerful attitude: “I hope you can become a bridge connecting the Uchiha clan and the village.”

“A bridge…” Shisui suddenly realized, remembering that the Third Hokage had also placed high hopes on him.

Fugaku nodded: "Yes, also, I would like to suggest to the Third Hokage that Itachi be transferred to the Anbu and become an Anbu ninja to serve the village."

In Fugaku's mind, Itachi and Shisui were good friends. Both of them were rare calm people in the clan, unlike others who were always thinking about rebellion.

The younger generation of Uchiha, including Itachi and Shisui, should be able to change the tense relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village.

They wouldn't end up like the Kaguya clan.

(End of this chapter)