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

Chapter 126 His true identity was exposed!

In front of the gates of Konoha, a caravan was slowly making its way along the wide road.

On the carriage at the end of the caravan, Uchiha Hikaru, wearing a windproof cloak, slightly raised his head, his gaze passing through the shadow of the hood and landing on the majestic gate of Konoha.

'The sigil of the Uzumaki clan…' Her pupils contracted almost imperceptibly when her gaze fell upon the icon on the lintel that closely resembled the Uzumaki clan's sigil.

Having been sealed away for hundreds of years by the Senju, Uzumaki, and Sarutobi clans, Uchiha Hikaru had a deep impression of this icon.

The Uzumaki clan crest, fused with a leaf, became the symbol of Konoha, demonstrating the deep relationship between the Uzumaki clan and Konoha.

'Menma is also from the Uzumaki clan, right?' Uchiha Hikaru recalled Menma's self-introduction when he stood in the sunset and reached out his hand to him after releasing him from the seal.

'But his hair isn't red either.' Uchiha Hikaru was completely baffled.

As a distant relative and ally of the Senju clan, Uchiha Hikaru had fought against the Uzumaki clan many times and knew that Shanks and sealing techniques were characteristics of this clan.

However, Menma has black hair, while Swirl Vanilla and Swirl Karin both have standard red hair.

As they pondered, the caravan entered Konoha in a bustling atmosphere.

Uchiha Hikaru looked around and saw that the city walls, centered on the village gate, were seven or eight meters high and stretched as far as the eye could see.

Although Konoha is nominally a village, its defense system, infrastructure, and population are comparable to those of a large city in this era.

"Name." At the village entrance, Gangzi Tie, with spiky hair, a cloth covering his face, and a small mustache, was registering the passing merchants and travelers.

Beside him, with a blue headscarf covering his hair and a slanted fringe covering his right eye, Izumo Shinzuki, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, scrutinized the caravan's passengers.

“Summer,” Uchiha Hikaru said without changing his expression, directly using the name Summer.

"Welcome to Konoha, have a pleasant journey." Gangzi Tetsu felt a strange sense of familiarity towards this little girl.

It wasn't that he was familiar with her appearance, but rather that her aura made him feel like he had seen her many times before. Where exactly had he seen her before?

After registering, Gangzi Tie watched the caravan enter the village, still puzzled, and scratched his head.

"Hey, don't you think that girl just now looks a bit like an Uchiha?" Izumo Kamui, with a blade of grass dangling from his lips, walked over and nudged Kotetsu with his elbow.

After being reminded by Izumo Kamizuki, Kotetsu suddenly realized that the deep arrogance in those eyes was exactly the same as that of the Uchiha.

After entering the village, Uchiha Hikaru found an opportunity to separate from the caravan.

After they parted ways, looking at the bustling streets, she felt somewhat lost.

'Where should I look for menma?' Uchiha Hikaru looked around blankly and wandered around the market, thinking that he could try to find the Uchiha clan members first, since their clan's territory should be in the center of the village.

As they walked, Uchiha Hikaru noticed a dense crowd ahead, and it seemed as if arguing was coming from inside.

She hadn't planned to watch the spectacle; she just wanted to quickly find the Uchiha clan's territory and then find Menma.

As they walked, they suddenly overheard the villagers discussing a conflict between the Uchiha clan ninjas and the villagers.

"How did that Saga guy manage to mess with the Uchiha from the Security Department again?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's the Uchiha causing trouble."

"Sigh, I heard that the stalls in Saga were shortchanging customers and someone complained to the Konoha Police Department."

"Even so, a fine would have been enough. Did the Uchiha really have to shut down their stall? That's going too far!"

Uchiha Hikaru stepped forward, listening to the villagers' discussion about the Uchiha clan, and frowned slightly.

During the Warring States period, not only ordinary people, but even ninjas and ninja clans were not entitled to criticize the Uchiha clan. Now that the Uchiha clan has joined Konoha, are they being harmed by rumors and gossip?
Hikaru Uchiha squeezed into the inner circle and saw two ninjas dressed in Uchiha clan attire talking to a merchant.

"Saga Tota! Tell me yourself, how many times has this happened this month?"

"We'll let it slide if we come to lecture you once or twice, but you don't learn your lesson at all. You just ignore the punishment from the Konoha Police Department, don't you?"

"Then you can forget about opening this stall. We'll confiscate it for seven days to teach you a lesson."

The two Uchiha men said as they affixed several seals to the food stall.

"No!" The shop owner, Saga Tota, a bald old man, burst into tears as he watched his stall being confiscated.

This sparked even more discussion among the surrounding villagers, who pointed and whispered about the two Uchiha.

However, the Uchiha clan will not give up law enforcement because of the villagers' advice, especially since Saga Tota has repeatedly ignored the Konoha Police Department's punishments, and they must deal with him strictly!

"Disperse! Everyone disperse!" An Uchiha ninja waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

The surrounding villagers then dispersed while still discussing the matter.

After the crowd dispersed, Uchiha Hikaru remained standing nearby, observing the two Uchiha clansmen who were moving their food stall away.

'It's called the Konoha Police Department, but it's actually just like the city management...' Uchiha Hikaru remembered that Menma had also set up such an administrative unit in the Land of Stars, mainly for maintaining basic public order, and occasionally cooperating with the ninjas of the Star Village for joint exercises.

The main tasks are to conduct exercises such as investigating spies who have infiltrated one's own city area.

"Hey? Why aren't you leaving yet?" A Uchiha ninja stopped pushing his cart when he saw a girl still standing there.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Hikaru turned and left.

"Strange brat." The Uchiha ninja didn't take it to heart and continued pushing the food stall with his companion.

'Konoha Police Department? That's easy to find out.' Uchiha Hikaru walked on, then put away his outer robe.

Her long black hair swayed gently beneath the golden headband, the Uchiha clan crest on her blue coat shimmered in the sunlight, and a pair of open-toed ninja boots trotted across the streets of Konoha, her demeanor relaxed yet exuding an air of aloof arrogance.

His dashing and heroic aura drew the attention of passersby, but no one suspected anything, assuming he was just an Uchiha from the village.

And so, Uchiha Hikaru walked openly through the bustling city center of Konoha. When he encountered several patrolling Uchiha ninja from the Konoha Police Department, he nodded to them, and they did not suspect anything and returned the nod.

"It looks like a peaceful village." Uchiha Hikaru held an ice pop in his hand and sucked on it.

She also found out the location of the Konoha Police Department. Contrary to her expectations, both the Konoha Police Department and the Uchiha clan's territory were located on the outskirts of the village, so she had to go back.

Moreover, after wandering around Konoha, I didn't encounter Menma.

Suddenly, Uchiha Hikaru stopped in his tracks.

Not far away, Naruto hopped out, rubbing his round belly.

Menma walked behind, his hands behind his head, talking to Hinata, whose cheeks were slightly flushed.

'My face is numb?' Uchiha Hikaru's mind went blank for a moment.

Seeing the child who looked a lot like Menma chatting and laughing with the little girl with white eyes and a rosy face, Uchiha Hikaru paused in his actions.

Menma seemed to sense something and turned his head to look, and saw Uchiha Hikaru holding an ice pop in his hand.

The moment their eyes met, the hustle and bustle of the street seemed to suddenly stop.

(End of this chapter)