In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

Konoha Hospital.

Yukino Kagura was holding a medical supply when she learned that Isogen Yuuka was leaving the hospital and immediately looked reluctant to part with her.

She didn't say anything to try and persuade her to stay.

"You're finally graduating early! We've all been talking about when you'll graduate early."

Yukino Kagura smiled, but her eyes held a hint of worry.

Graduating from the Ninja Academy means officially entering the ranks of ninjas and carrying out missions.

Even knowing that Isogen was a genius, she was still worried. Before he could convert his potential into strength, the so-called genius was the fattest prey in the eyes of his enemies.

She wanted to persuade him to stay at the hospital because Ichigen was already a medical ninja, but she swallowed the words back.

Medical ninjas also have to go to the battlefield and carry out missions.

Moreover, with Isogen's talent, he shouldn't be confined to the small Konoha Hospital.

Isogen smiled slightly: "If Yukino-sensei misses me, you can come see me at the police station."

Yukino Kagura was about to nod in agreement when she suddenly realized something and looked up sharply.

"Police Department?!"

"Yes, I just changed jobs. The police department occasionally needs to go out of the village for missions, but most of the time I stay in the village."

Yukino Kagura felt that her feelings had been wasted, but looking at Isogen Yuuka's youthful face, she couldn't help but feel fortunate.

The police department is good, even though those Uchiha are arrogant, it's still better than graduating and leaving the village to go on missions directly.

"Teacher Yukino doesn't reject the Uchiha clan?" Igarashi asked curiously.

"Why should we reject them?" Yukino Kagura countered. "The Uchiha are also part of Konoha, and although they are proud, they are not arrogant. As long as you flatter them, they are easy to get along with, and even a little cute."

"There are also many ordinary people in the Uchiha clan who are not ninjas. Last week, a child gave me an apple candy after recovering from an illness."

Yukino Kagura laughed heartily.

Seeing Yukino Kagura's smiling face, Yuuka Igarashi made a decision.

Go easy on me this time.

"Um?"

Goodbye, Yukino-sensei.

"Okay, when you get to the police department, make sure you get along well with everyone."

After saying goodbye to Yukino Kagura, Isogen went on to say goodbye to the people he had met at Konoha Hospital.

When they heard that he was leaving, everyone felt a pang of reluctance. Then they learned that he was going to the police department.

Minamino Kimura patted him on the shoulder, speaking earnestly.

"Yu Ge, with you leaving, our hospital has lost a pillar of support. You must come back to visit us more often."

Before Yuuko Ushiro arrived, Konoha Hospital frequently saw incidents of violence against medical staff; after Yuuko Ushiro arrived, these incidents have almost disappeared.

Isogen nodded gently: "Yes."

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The next morning, as dawn broke, the villagers of Konoha Village had already taken to the streets, with wisps of smoke rising from their chimneys, filling the entire village with the warmth of daily life.

"call."

Today, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not handle any official business. Instead, he was smoking in his office, with his usual crystal ball on the table.

He was thinking.

Was it right or wrong to let Isuzu enter the police department?

The Uchiha clan has always been at odds with the village. While the Second Hokage was alive, he was able to keep them in check, but when he took charge, the Uchiha clan was already itching to make a move.

If Isogen were corrupted by the Uchiha's ideology during his time in the police department, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If Igarashi behaves like a standard successor to the Will of Fire, then he won't worry, and might even let him find a way to infiltrate the Uchiha clan and gather intelligence.

Can……

"Yu Ge, what do you think the Will of Fire is like?"

"I'm not familiar with him; I only believe in my will to dominate."

"Domination... Is that your ninja way? I'm asking about your understanding of the Will of Fire."

"I don't understand, and I don't want to understand. Just as the First Hokage relied on overwhelming power to subdue the ninja world and establish ninja villages, as long as my will of domination is strong enough to cover the entire sky of the ninja world, then only the will of domination will prevail over everything!"

The corners of the mouth twitched.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite troubled.

That's why kids in their chuunibyou phase are the most difficult to deal with!

Especially since this immature kid has someone behind him.

"Never mind, let's see what he's doing now."

Having made up his mind, Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to trust the crystal ball.

The art of telescopes!

A figure gradually appeared on the crystal ball, followed by the scenery around him.

Yuuka Igogaku, who is holding Hinata Mizuki's hand, and... the Konoha Police Department.

He stared blankly at the fan-shaped logo of Hiruzen Sarutobi in the image, his brain briefly going blank before he came to his senses.

"They took the Hyuga clan to the Uchiha territory?!"

Is that correct?

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Standing at the gate of the police department, looking at the seemingly bottomless police department, Hyuga Mizuki became increasingly nervous.

She was aware of the tense relationship between Hyuga and the Uchiha.

They had encountered Uchiha clan ninjas in other places before, but encountering them outside and directly entering their territory were two different things.

but……

Her pure white eyes glanced sideways at the composed and calm Yu Ge, then looked shyly at the hand she was holding.

"As long as Yu Ge is here, there's nothing to fear!"

Isogen glanced sideways, tightened his grip on Hinata Mizuki's hand slightly to reassure her.

Police Department lobby.

The interior of the police department, a law enforcement agency, is very spacious. At this moment, Uchiha ninjas can be seen standing or lying down everywhere in the hall, drinking tea, chatting, discussing cases, and complaining about the village.

It was quite lively.

The liveliness vanished the moment Ichigen and Hinata Mizuki stepped through the police department's gates. The air seemed to freeze, and the atmosphere gradually solidified like ice meeting the cold.

A long silence seemed to fall between them, until...

"Isn't there a welcoming ceremony?" Isogen said casually, as if he were back home. "We've known each other for so long, and you can't even afford a decent meal? Is the police department's budget really that tight?"

Upon hearing this, the combined momentum of the Uchiha clan members in the entire arena collapsed like a flood hitting a precipice.

Seeing this, Fugaku Uchiha, who was waiting in the side hall, knew it was time to show himself.

He looked at Wu Shixian with a resentful expression on his face, despite his young age, and said weakly.

"Why did you suddenly decide to go to the police department?"

Strictly speaking, Isogen hasn't actually joined the police department. He's still an in-service ninja academy student. At most, he's just giving a preview tour of Konoha's various departments to lay a solid foundation for his future employment.

After the captain spoke, the other team members couldn't help but chime in.

"That's right, our police department has never let outsiders in."

"Gen Ichigami, tell us honestly, did Hiruzen Sarutobi threaten you? If so, blink twice."

"Hmph! What does the Hokage mean by interfering in our police department's affairs!"

This is one of the older Uchiha.

"That's not how it works. We've all seen what kind of person Ishigaki is, and he's quite capable. It's a good thing that he's joined the police department."

Me too.

This is a young Uchiha who has a good relationship with Ichigen.

It's not surprising that Gyūgen reacted this way to them.

The current Uchiha clan is not the same as the Uchiha clan that was pushed to the limit during Naruto's time. The clan's ideology is not as extreme, and the younger generation still holds "fantasies" about Konoha's Will of Fire.

As for the older ones, that's the Second Hokage's fault.

From the perspective of Yugo Kagura, it makes perfect sense that the First Hokage was Hashirama Senju. After all, he was the one who conquered Konoha, and since he was the strongest, he was naturally the one to lead the village.

But the Second Hokage was originally supposed to be from the Uchiha clan, but it ended up being decided based on public opinion.

Fine, the Uchiha clan tolerated it.

As a result, the third Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was directly appointed to the post in a time of crisis, acting first and informing later?!

This third generation is simply unbearable!

Because the Uchiha clan looked down on Hiruzen Sarutobi no matter what, the biggest pressure Hiruzen Sarutobi faced when he first became Hokage came from the Uchiha clan.

In his view, the reason why the Uchiha clan became like Tobirama Senju later on was primarily due to his responsibility, while the other two members of the Konoha F4 were secondarily responsible.

He already disliked Hiruzen Sarutobi, and now that he had gone to the police department as a ninja academy student, how could the Uchiha clan, with their pride, possibly swallow this insult?

So he decided... Why should I make you swallow it?

"Hmph, I don't care if the Hokage sent someone. In the police department, strength speaks. Kid, if you have the guts, come and spar with me."

"If that doesn't work, then take your glaring brat and leave!"

Looking at the fifty strings.

Uchiha Itsukushima, a Jonin in the Police Department, possesses the two-tomoe Sharingan.

He was a member of the radical faction of the Uchiha clan.

Yes, at this point, the Uchiha clan split into doves, hawks, and fence-sitters.

Fugaku Uchiha frowned.

A Jonin fighting a nine-year-old child—winning is shameful, losing is even more shameful. If word gets out, people will think that the Uchiha clan is intolerant and doesn't even spare children.

Because of Mito Uzumaki's special status, he couldn't directly point it out, but even if he spoke up now, Itsukushima Uchiha wouldn't give him any face.

As a fellow Uchiha, he knew best how stubborn Uchiha people could be when they got carried away; even five Kage couldn't pull them back.

He pinned his hopes on the remaining fifty strings of the song, hoping it would be rejected.

Isogen smiled slightly: "Okay."

"..."

The Uchiha clan members stood ready in the surrounding area, prepared to intervene if things went wrong.

Wu Shixian stands casually, raises his hand, and beckons his fingers.

Uchiha Itsukushima's eyes narrowed, and in a flash, his Jonin-level Body Flicker Technique arrived almost instantly.

However, his extreme speed was a completely different sight in the eyes of Gyūgen.

Fast, but catching.

The chakra in the air was broadcasting to him in real time.

He slowly raised Hinata Mizuki's hand, palm facing up, just like he always did.

Snapped.

After a crisp sound of flesh colliding, Uchiha Itsukushima was sent flying backward in an aerodynamic manner, leaving the entire audience speechless, with many people's eyes wide and bloodshot.

Just then, a clear and melodious hymn rang out in the ears of the fifty strings.

Today, the great will of dominance shines upon this land; all living beings should be honored!

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