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"I understand. I will relay the situation here to the Hokage."

Kakashi agreed without offering any objection.

He wasn't some clueless fool. This was police territory, and with so many powerful members of the Uchiha clan watching, he had no choice but to remain silent, regardless of his own opinions. He obediently put away the documents in his hand and turned to leave.

"and many more!"

Zongxian called out to Kakashi, who had just raised his foot.

"There's something else I need you to deliver to the Hokage." He turned to the clansmen crowded on the rooftop and called out, "Who's good at paperwork? Step forward, and hurry up, I need someone to write something for me." Upon hearing Zongxian's words, a clansman wearing glasses immediately stepped forward.

"Help me write a resignation letter."

"Huh?"

The clansman who stepped forward was dumbfounded. He didn't know who it was written for or which department it was addressed to. How could he possibly begin writing something so nonsensical? He could only cautiously ask, "Um, Minister... who is this written for?"

"Uchiha Shisui, he wants to leave the Anbu."

Zongxian blurted it out.

then,

"Zongxian, what are you doing?"

This time it was Shisui's turn to be dumbfounded. He had never said that he wanted to leave the Anbu... Well! Although he was not happy in the Anbu, his gentle and cheerful personality was not very compatible with the cold and ruthless style of the Anbu.

but,

This doesn't mean he's leaving the Dark Division.

He joined the Dark Division in an attempt to ease tensions between the village and his family, but he accomplished nothing and was kicked out. Is that fair?

In their haste, they forgot to address the clan chief or minister.

"What are you doing? I'm helping you get out of this mess, Shisui. Staying in the Dark Guard won't resolve the conflict between the clan and the village. On the contrary, the Dark Guard has become a prison that restricts and confines you. And... this is the clan chief's order. Are you going to disobey my orders?"

Zongxian spoke slowly and deliberately.

"you······"

"That's what we'll do. Go write it quickly, don't keep this friend from the Dark Division waiting too long."

Zongxian finalized the matter without further ado.

The bespectacled clansman was also a capable man. He took out paper and pen from his pocket, lay down on the rooftop floor, and began to write furiously by the moonlight. In less than a minute, a standard-formatted and properly worded retirement notice was completed. All that was needed was for Zhi Shui to sign his name at the end.

"Is it really impossible for me to stay in the Dark Division?"

Zhi Shui, still holding his pen, tried to struggle a bit more.

"What are you doing staying in the Anbu? Are you just waiting to be targeted and have an arm cut off?" Zongxian didn't care at all about Kakashi, who was still standing to the side unable to leave, and said bluntly, "The Anbu is not a place for the Uchiha. Do you think staying in the Anbu can change those old people's prejudice against the clan?"

Kaka, dressed in a suit, remained silent, standing there motionless like a scarecrow.

Even Zhi Shui remained silent.

In front of Zongxian and so many clansmen, he couldn't bring himself to say something against his conscience.

"But if you stay in the clan, you have the opportunity to change the clan. The two of us can work together to turn around the clan's reputation in the village. Konoha Village doesn't belong to just one person; it belongs to all the villagers. Compared to gaining the favor of a small group of people, it's far more important to gain the approval of the majority of the villagers. This is the only way to truly integrate the clan into the village."

Zongxian was just spouting nonsense.

Of course, this wasn't entirely nonsense; his next plan did indeed include reorganizing the family and the police department.

However, compared to trivial matters like changing the family's reputation, he was more worried that Shisui would be schemed against. Whether it was Danzo or the Third Hokage, Shisui was not someone who could handle the scheming and tactics these people used.

Even Zongxian himself wouldn't dare say he could withstand the schemes of those old foxes.

However, Zongxian could foresee that a conflict would inevitably break out between his family and the village. It might not really come to the point of being irreconcilable, but if Shisui continued to stay in the Anbu, he would most likely be targeted. It was not impossible for him to suffer a setback and lose his life!

In the original historical account, Shisui was tricked by Danzo, lost an eye, and ultimately committed suicide by drowning in a river in despair...

[Chapter 34 Peace is won through fighting (Seeking votes! Seeking investment!)]

With indescribable complex emotions, Shisui signed his name at the retirement ceremony and then handed it to Kakashi, who was wearing a mask.

Of course,

You can't just leave the Dark Side whenever you want.

Its full name is 'Assassination Tactics Special Forces'.

During the reign of the Second Hokage, this was a notorious killing force in the ninja world. Back then, once you entered the Anbu, you never left. The only way to leave the Anbu was to die in battle, and even then, you died anonymously, without even a memorial stone bearing your name.

but,

That once feared special forces unit with its assassination tactics is now history.

The Anbu, under the support and training of the Third Hokage, seems to be more than ten times stronger than before. However, it has also lost its original purity. It has become a mixed bag, and even the rules have been relaxed. Leaving the Anbu, which was originally impossible, has become possible. In order to gain the support of various clans, the Third Hokage has repeatedly forced clan ninjas who joined the Anbu but regretted it or could not adapt to it to leave the Anbu.

"My resignation process probably won't be so easy to get approved."

Shisui watched Kakashi's figure disappear into the darkness in the distance and said with some worry.

“You don’t need to worry about that. That’s something I, as the clan leader, should be concerned with. As for Shisui… I’m giving you a task. I need you to help me establish a new department within the police force.” Zongxian changed the subject.

When it comes to political intrigue, Zongxian is well aware that it is not his area of ​​expertise.

Fortunately,

He understood a principle.

A skilled strategist does not use his weakness to attack his strength, but rather uses his strength to attack his weakness.

Playing mind games wasn't Zongxian's forte; his strength lay in his sword and his ability to kill, not in his cunning and maneuvering. In fact, the Uchiha clan members were all novices in this regard; very few in the entire clan were skilled at manipulation. On the contrary, the clan's geniuses were completely fooled by the nonsense about the Will of Fire, which ultimately led to the Uchiha clan, who had a fighting chance, being wiped out by their own people.

force,

This is what the Uchiha clan excels at.

Instead of wasting time and energy trying to outwit the old men, it's better to openly demonstrate our determination to fight and our threatening power. Peace is something that is won through fighting, not by begging on your knees.

"A new department?"

Zhi Shui was completely bewildered by this sudden topic.

at this time,

The clansmen on the rooftop had already dispersed. After dismissing Kakashi, Zongxuan continued his unfinished speech, briefly stating a few words and brazenly inserting his friends into various powerful departments of the police force.

For example, Uchiha Arashiyama and Uchiha Akitarou were assigned to serve as deputy commanders in the patrol squads led by Uchiha Naruto and Uchiha Yasatsu, respectively.

Jun Uchiha, who was prettier than most girls his age, went to work in the finance department. He was the most thoughtful among them, even more so than Chihaya Uchiha and Futaba Uchiha.

As for Uchiha Chihaya, Uchiha Futaba, Uchiha Hokuto, etc., they were all stuffed into the secretariat by Sogen to serve as his working secretaries.

These three,

Besides fighting, his best skill is causing trouble.

To avoid spending every day cleaning up their messes, I had to keep them close by and restrain them as much as possible.

After temporarily settling his companions, Zongxian announced the dissolution of the temporary meeting. The clan members who were still on duty returned to their respective posts, and Uchiha Arashiyama and the others immediately got into work mode and began to adapt to their respective roles.

After that, Fugaku Uchiha, the former clan head, also quietly left the police department.

This place is no longer his territory.

In the end, only Zongxian, Shishui, and Zongxian's three new secretaries remained on the rooftop. The reason they stayed was because Shishui's job problem still needed to be solved. Since he had signed the resignation agreement, Shishui needed a new job.

A job that Shisui felt was better than staying in the shadows.

To be honest, there are no positions in the police department that can meet Shisui's needs, or rather, there are simply no vacancies for Shisui to fill. Even Uchiha Arashiyama and the others were forced into their positions by Sogen. The patrol team, which was originally full, is now overstaffed.

Fortunately, Zongxian had other plans.

That is--

A new department was established.

"A new department? Zongxuan, what are you... going to do?"

Shisui frowned in frustration; he still couldn't keep up with his friend's wildly imaginative train of thought.

Zongxian walked to the railing at the edge of the rooftop, rested his elbows on the railing, and gazed at the village under the moonlight. He said bluntly, "Shisui, do you know? Ever since the Second Hokage established the police department and handed it over to the Uchiha clan, the village's administrative and educational departments have been reorganized several times over the past few decades, and the youngest department, the medical department, has also been constantly reformed. Only our police department... has always maintained its original appearance."

"Therefore, I am prepared to transform the current clumsy and chaotic police department and establish a new police department that can keep up with the times."

"In short, I want to expand the powers of the police department."

Hearing this, Shisui frowned. He felt that Zongxian was simply daydreaming. Even he knew that the village could not allow the police department to grow and develop. Otherwise, the police department would not have remained unchanged for decades.

"I know these words sound like wishful thinking." Zongxian didn't give Shisui a chance to speak and continued, "However... it's not entirely hopeless. Shisui, do you know what kind of power the Second Hokage granted to the Police Department when it was first established?"

Zhi Shui shook his head blankly.

The three people beside him, including Uchiha Chihaya, also shook their heads in unison.

"The original text is quite complicated, so I won't repeat it. I'll just go straight to the main points: the police department is responsible for maintaining the internal security and stability of the village, for formulating village laws, for arresting criminals, for guarding imprisoned criminals, and for mobilizing manpower to participate in wars when war breaks out... That's about it."

The documents signed by the Second Hokage are kept in the police department's archives, but nowadays almost no one touches them. Sogen is the only one who has looked at them in the last twenty years. Fortunately, the archives are well preserved, and even though no one comes to look at these old documents, they are still carefully preserved.

Zhi Shui listened in a daze.

I still don't understand what Zongxian means.

Not only him, but also Uchiha Chihaya and the other two were equally confused and bewildered.

[Chapter 35: Legal Affairs Department (Seeking votes! Seeking investment!)]

"Don't you understand? The police department has the power to make laws and regulations."

"But what can we do?"

"What can we do? Hey! With this power, even without the Hokage's permission, we can reform the police department by enacting laws. And this can not only reform the police department, but also restrain the clan members' overly brutal and arrogant law enforcement methods. In this way, we might be able to take the opportunity to reverse the clan's bad reputation among the villagers."

Unable to achieve perfect understanding, Zongxian could only try his best to break it down and explain his intentions in simple and straightforward language.

Of course,

The Second Hokage never let down his guard against the Uchiha clan, even until his death. He granted the police department the power to formulate laws, but he also clearly limited the scope of this power. It could only be used for the security management of the village, and the police had no right to interfere in any matters involving the Anbu, greatly reducing the power. However, even so, in Sogen's view, there was still much to be done.

"Can it really work?"