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

Chapter 108 The Reasons for Obstruction

Faced with Sakurai Hideaki's obvious threat, the fortune teller's heart tightened at first, but then, recalling the arrangements made by those important figures before he left the Land of Fire, he couldn't help but think:

Judging from their attire, these people are probably ninjas. They probably wouldn't dare do anything to me in the village, but if I fail to fulfill the orders given by the nobleman of the Land of Fire, I'll be in big trouble.

So the fortune teller took a deep breath and said, "I don't think that's necessary. Please go back."

It can only be said that this fortune teller has not been in Konoha Village for long enough. If he had inquired more about the reputation of the Security Department, he would not have had such thoughts.

As expected, after being rejected, Hideaki Sakurai flew into a rage and grabbed the other man by the collar.

"Damn it! Take another good look at him. How dare you say he has a bad face?"

The sudden outburst from Hideaki Sakurai terrified the fortune teller, who hurriedly said, "Just tell my fortune, don't hit me!"

"Guards! Take him away!" Hideaki Sakurai sneered. The security guards behind him stepped forward, grabbed the fortune teller's arms on either side, and dragged him out of the shop amidst his terrified screams.

Sakurai Hideaki carefully put away the photo of Uchiha Touhuan on the table and kept it safe before getting up to follow.

Such scenes were happening in every corner of the village. In less than an hour, the clergy who had come from the City of Fire were all arrested by the guards and taken to the new prison on the banks of the Nanhe River.

In a small interrogation room, the clergy from the City of Fire sat huddled against the wall, dressed in various attire, including priests and witches. If someone unaware of what was going on came in, they would probably think this was the site of a theological exchange seminar.

The interrogation room door opened, and Uchiha Zaito led Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Yoki in.

Upon seeing the figures of the group of charlatans, their hearts sank.

Uchiha Zaito swaggered onto the table in the interrogation room and gave the two men a wink.

Upon seeing this, Hideaki Sakurai once again took the photo to the fortune teller he had brought back.

"Take another good look at this man's face. Is he capable of becoming Hokage?"

This fortune teller may have been clinging to the hope that ninjas wouldn't harm ordinary people, or perhaps he was truly a seasoned warrior of superstition. He glanced at the photo, gritted his teeth, and said, "I've looked at it many times, but it still doesn't work."

"You're asking for it!" Hideaki Sakurai slapped the fortune teller to the ground with a powerful blow, then proceeded to beat him up with punches and kicks.

The scene in the interrogation room immediately descended into chaos, with screams and cries erupting all around.

……

Before long, the clergy were all kneeling obediently by the wall.

At this moment, Hideaki Sakurai approached the man again with the photo: "So, what do you say now?"

"I...I've looked at it carefully, and this sir is definitely destined to become Hokage." After being beaten up, the old charlatan finally understood the principle of divine right and said honestly.

"You rascal, why do you keep giving conflicting advice every few days? Is your face reading even accurate?" Hideaki Sakurai gently patted the other person's face and asked.

The trembling fortune teller, fearing another round of Namaka River bone-setting therapy, quickly added, "This man's face is that of a dragon among men; he was born to be a superior person!"

Hearing this, Hideaki Sakurai nodded in satisfaction and then turned to find a shrine maiden next to him.

"Hey, what do you think?"

The shrine maiden was already trembling with fear. After being pointed at by Hideaki Sakurai, she stared at the photo for a couple of seconds and hurriedly said, "This person's face is truly divine! He's definitely destined to become Hokage."

"Really?"

"Of course, I guarantee it with the gods I worship," the priestess hurriedly replied.

Hideaki Sakurai and Yoki Fujiwara asked several more people, and all received satisfactory answers.

At this moment, Uchiha Zaito, who had been sitting on the table in the interrogation room, finally spoke: "Very good. From now on, you'd better practice fortune telling, understand?"

"clear……"

"good……"

"knew……"

Everyone quickly responded.

"Speaking so softly, have you not eaten yet? Did you even hear me?" Fujiwara Yoki yelled.

"Yes! We understand!" the charlatans hurriedly replied loudly.

……

After that day, the rumors in the village changed. Under the watchful eyes of the police, the fortune tellers began to spread the word that Uchiha Touhuan was the most suitable candidate for the Fifth Hokage. At the same time, the police department also released the news that Uchiha Touhuan was about to take office as the Fifth Hokage.

However, the unruly villagers were quite gossiping about it.

"Have you heard? The captain of the security force is going to become Hokage."

"Really?"

"My neighbor, Mrs. Yuzuru's cousin's second uncle is a Chunin in the village. The information he told me should be true."

"Those guys in the security force are already this unreasonable. What will happen if their captain becomes Hokage? No way, I absolutely won't allow that!"

"What's the point of your disagreement? You're not a ninja!"

"At worst, we'll go to the Hokage Building to petition! I've heard that this security captain is the one who ordered martial law and the beatings last time."

"What? Is that true?"

"No, we must stop them!"

"But the security guards really do beat people!"

"Hmph, I don't believe it. If we all unite, do you think their garrison would dare to lay a hand on all the villagers?"

"That's right! We can't let the security force continue to act so arrogantly!"

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Putting the villagers' discussions aside, Kakashi, who had gone to the Fire City to investigate, also sent back a secret message two days later via Pakkun.

It turns out that these officials and nobles who opposed Uchiha Tohsen becoming Hokage all had close ties with the Utatane and Mito clans. The two clans would send them hundreds of millions of ryo every year in exchange for some official favors.

However, after the two clans were dealt with by Uchiha Tohkan, this financial chain was naturally cut off. Now that Uchiha Tohkan wants to become Hokage, these people will naturally jump out to interfere.

"Interesting." Uchiha Touhuan sneered as he burned the secret message Kakashi had sent back, then looked at Pakkun, who was showing off the police dogs' food in the office, and asked, "Slow down, no one's going to take it from you."

"The food in your security team is really good. I'd like to bring my seven younger brothers here to be police dogs," Parker said while eating.

"Come if you want," Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "After I become Hokage, Brother Feng will be transferred to another place, and his Mowan will go with him. I'll save the position of Captain of the Police Dog Squad for you then."

"That's a deal!" Puck said. "By the way, is there anything you want me to take back and tell Kakashi?"

"Go back and tell Kakashi to handle it himself. The distribution ratio will still be the same as last time," Uchiha Touhuan said.

"I understand." Pak nodded, finished his food, and then skipped out of Uchiha Touhuan's office.

……

That night, Kakashi led his men to tie up the officials and nobles who had submitted petitions opposing Uchiha Tohsen's appointment as the Fifth Hokage, along with their families, and took them to a cave on the outskirts of the Land of Fire.

While the guards of these nobles and officials were fairly strong among samurai, they were no match for the elite Uchiha clan members brought by Kakashi.

A campfire was burning inside the cave, and Kakashi was leisurely adding firewood.

Soon, the first one to be brought over, Kikuchi Tomoken, the Minister of Construction of the Land of Fire, slowly woke up.

However, he soon found that his current situation seemed to be not good. He was tied up and unable to move, as were some of his colleagues.

"Who are you? How dare you kidnap an official from the Land of Fire? Aren't you afraid that the ninjas of Konoha will raze your stronghold to the ground?" Kikuchi Tomoyuki questioned, looking at Kakashi's retreating figure.

"A ninja from Konoha Village?" Kakashi turned around and looked at the other person with a half-smile.

When Kikuchi Chiken saw the headband on Kakashi's forehead, his pupils immediately contracted.

"Who are you? A rogue ninja from Konoha?" Kikuchi Tomoken asked.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Kakashi Hatake, the captain of the Nakagawa Special Division of the Konoha Village Security Force." Kakashi took out a kunai, scratched the blade with his finger, and tested its sharpness.

"Ninjas from Konoha?" Kikuchi Tomoyuki stared at Kakashi in disbelief, then spoke after a moment, "Do you lowly ninjas even know what you're doing? Attacking us, are you trying to betray the village?"

"It seems our Minister of Construction hasn't grasped his current predicament yet. Inahi, let's bring our Minister of Construction to his senses." After Kakashi finished speaking, Uchiha Inahi, who had been guarding outside the cave, walked in and revealed her Sharingan.

"Sharingan? You're from the Uchiha clan?" Kikuchi Chiken exclaimed in horror. But the next moment, under the Naraku Sight Technique activated by the Sharingan, he saw the thing he feared most in his life.

Soon, the others in the cave also slowly woke up. Following the principle of sharing the joy equally, Kakashi had Uchiha Inaho use the Narakujutsu on each one who woke up.

Screams erupted from the cave. Kakashi nodded in satisfaction and said to Uchiha Inaho, "Well done, Inaho."

"Hehe, Lord Kakashi, you flatter me," Uchiha Inahi said with a smile.

"Don't say that. You're much more reliable than your clan leader in this regard. Last time I went out with him, this genius of the Uchiha clan actually needed me to use genjutsu," Kakashi laughed.

Uchiha Inahisa's lips twitched. It wasn't a secret within the clan that their clan leader had never passed the clan's genjutsu courses since childhood, but while Kakashi said it was okay, he dared not accept it.

(End of this chapter)