Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

“You are now the vice-captain of the security force, so you still need to follow the rules in this regard,” Shisui said after sitting down at Uchiha Touhuan’s desk.

"Forget about that, here, take a look at this." Uchiha Touhuan handed Shisui the investigation report on the rumors in the village that Uchiha Inahisa and the others had submitted.

After carefully reading the report, Uchiha Shisui looked up at Uchiha Touhuan with an incredulous expression: "Is...is there some kind of misunderstanding?"

"What misunderstanding could there be? The mastermind behind this is clearly targeting Kakashi, just like the rumors that used to circulate about clans in the village." Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "By the way, why don't you go and ask the Third Hokage what his opinion is on this?"

“This…” Uchiha Shisui hesitated, but after a while, he finally spoke up: “I believe that the Third Hokage will definitely step in to stop this from going on.”

“The Third Hokage is too busy with so many affairs to have time to deal with this,” Uchiha Touhuan laughed. “However, we really can’t ignore this. Kakashi is a hero who performed great deeds at the Kannabi Bridge. If we continue to let these rumors and slanders continue, who in the village will still believe in the Will of Fire? We must stop these rumors from spreading immediately!”

Seeing that Uchiha Touhuan seemed quite agitated, Uchiha Shisui also became nervous and hurriedly asked, "Touhuan, what do you plan to do?"

He was genuinely afraid that Uchiha Touhuan might act impulsively and cause the situation to spiral completely out of control.

“Don’t worry, Shisui, I have no intention of using the violent authority of the Security Department.” Uchiha Touhuan gestured for Shisui to calm down before saying, “I plan to have the Security Department enact a law in the village to restrict this kind of behavior through the law. I intend to entrust this matter to you.”

"That would be for the best." Uchiha Shisui breathed a sigh of relief. "However, does the Security Department have the authority to enact laws?"

“Of course, I’ve been carefully reviewing the documents from when the Security Department was established, and I found that the Second Hokage granted the Security Department legislative power within the village,” Uchiha Touhuan said. “Therefore, Shisui, we must formulate a comprehensive set of legal provisions for this matter. We cannot let down the Second Hokage’s painstaking efforts.”

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Chapter 51 Legislation

To be honest, Uchiha Tou-hwan was completely stunned when he learned that the Security Department had legislative power.

With legislative and law enforcement powers in their hands, and their own armed forces, the Uchiha clan's fate in the original timeline was truly astounding.

But considering that most of the clan members are obsessed with muscle and family honor, and the few with a little bit of brains are either easily fooled or timid and lack any courage, it's not surprising that this ending happened.

However, things were different when it came to Uchiha Touhuan; he knew all too well how to make good use of the power he had.

Shisui was quite efficient. Two days after Uchiha Touhuan issued his order, a document titled "Supplementary Clauses to the Konoha Village Public Security Management and Punishment Law" was placed on Uchiha Touhuan's desk.

Uchiha Touhuan, sitting at his desk, reviewed the draft submitted by Shisui, nodded in satisfaction, looked up at Shisui who was sitting in front of him with an expectant look, and said, "Well done, Shisui, you put your heart into it."

"It's all for the Will of Fire." Shisui said with a smile, seeing that Uchiha Touhuan seemed quite satisfied with the results of his efforts over the past two days.

“But don’t you think the punishment is a bit too lenient?” Uchiha Touhuan said, pointing to the penalty of a fine plus a verbal reprimand on the table.

"Dou Huan, they are just ordinary villagers. Isn't this punishment already quite severe?" Zhi Shui asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Shisui, it seems you still haven’t understood what I mean,” Uchiha Touhuan said. “Before I explain, take a look at this.”

Uchiha Touhuan stood up, took out a document with a security classification of A on the cover from the filing cabinet behind him, and handed it to Shisui.

"This... isn't a good idea?" Shisui hesitated, looking at the "Confidentiality Level A" markings on the file folder.

“I’ll show you. I trust that you, who also possess the Will of Fire, won’t casually reveal these secrets,” Uchiha Touhuan said.

"Okay." Shisui nodded somewhat reluctantly and opened the file folder.

Inside was the truth about the White Fang incident, which had been extracted from the mouths of several high-ranking members of the Shimura clan.

"This...this...this..." The bloody truth shocked Uchiha Shisui beyond words. He had heard about the Will of Fire study session some time ago, and that's how he learned about Sakumo Hatake, the hero of the village. But what he didn't expect was that so much filth was hidden behind the hero's death.

"Is the point of enacting this law to punish those villagers? No! What we want to do is uphold the honor of heroes! Imagine if heroes who have made great contributions to the village can be wantonly slandered, then who will still believe in the glory of the Will of Fire!" Uchiha Touhuan looked into Shisui's eyes and said solemnly, "The past of White Fang must never be repeated! This is my Will of Fire!"

"I understand," Shisui said with a sigh, putting down the document.

“You’ve done a great job. Leave the rest to me.” That’s when Uchiha Touhuan finally spoke.

After spending time together, Uchiha Touhuan had figured out Shisui's personality. This guy was still as innocent and adorable as ever. However, Uchiha Touhuan also discovered that this guy was not so much brainwashed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but rather by the Will of Fire. This saved Uchiha Touhuan a lot of brain cells. After all, it doesn't matter who uses the Will of Fire. As long as the Uchiha showed more of the Will of Fire than Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shisui would naturally stand on the side of the clan.

Shisui left somewhat dejectedly, while Uchiha Touhuan picked up the draft on the table and began to revise it.

After the revisions were completed, Uchiha Touhuan summoned Uchiha Inahisa and instructed him to prepare to bring people to post the announcement throughout the village.

In the latest version of the bill, Uchiha Tohkan made detailed provisions for the punishment measures.

Those who participate in spreading rumors will be fined and given a verbal warning if the circumstances are not serious.

Those who participate in spreading rumors to slander heroes in the village, and whose actions are serious, will be subject to administrative detention for 7 days to one month.

Those found to be the source of the rumors will be sentenced to up to six months in prison.

Uchiha Touhuan, on the other hand, took this legal document and made a special trip to the Hokage's office.

After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi is still the highest-ranking official leader of the village. Even if Tobirama Senju gave the Uchiha clan the power to legislate, Touhuan Uchiha would have to let Hiruzen Sarutobi know about it, both morally and logically.

When Uchiha Touhuan arrived at the Hokage Building and reported his purpose, Hiruzen Sarutobi made him wait for a short while before calling him into the Hokage's office.

Uchiha Touhuan entered the Hokage's office and immediately saw Nara Shikaku, the Hokage's assistant, standing beside Hiruzen Sarutobi. He chuckled to himself.

It seems that with the presence of Kotoamatsukami, this old guy really doesn't dare to meet Uchiha Touhuan one-on-one anymore. Every time he meets Uchiha Touhuan, he always has at least one person present with him.

However, this was exactly what Uchiha Touhuan wanted. Uchiha Touhuan placed the new legal provisions in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, then bowed and said:

"Third Hokage, there have been many rumors circulating in the village recently. In order to curb this unhealthy trend, the Security Department plans to introduce a bill on this matter. Please take a look, Hokage."

As soon as Uchiha Touhuan finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Nara Shikaku, who was standing next to him, both narrowed their eyes. Nara Shikaku lowered his head and remained silent, while Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the bill submitted by Uchiha Touhuan and began to read it.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, took a deep drag, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and slowly said, "Touhuan, isn't this punishment a bit too severe?"

"Is it serious? I don't think so." Uchiha Touhuan said righteously, "If just anyone can slander the heroes who risked their lives for the village, then what is the Will of Fire? Where the leaves dance, the fire will never die. The fire will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout. But if we can't even protect the reputation of the heroes who are willing to burn themselves out for the village, then in the future, who will be willing to burn themselves for the new green leaves?"

After Uchiha Touhuan finished speaking, Nara Shikaku silently took two steps back and lowered his head.

Even though he's now the Hokage's assistant, the Will of Fire is a slippery slope that an ordinary ninja clan leader like him can't even touch.

Chapter 52 Arresting People

Uchiha Touhuan noticed Nara Shikaku's subtle movements and was fully aware of his intentions. He smiled slightly and said, "Nara, do you think I'm right?"

After being singled out by Uchiha Touhuan, Nara Shikaku realized that he could no longer remain uninvolved and could only bite the bullet and say, "What Clan Chief Touhuan said does make sense."

What else could he say? Could he possibly deny the Will of Fire in front of the Third Hokage?

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent until he finished his pipe. Uchiha Touhuan's constant use of the Will of Fire actually put Hiruzen, who usually talked about the Will of Fire all the time, to his senses. After all, the Will of Fire was his foundation, something he had to maintain. If he couldn't even maintain the Will of Fire, then his time as the Third Hokage would be very short.

If no one else were present, he could have negotiated a few words, but under the intimidation of Kotoamatsukami, he needed someone else to be present for every face-to-face conversation with Uchiha Touhuan.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe and compromised: "Then let's do it this way. However, Touhan, you should still be careful when enforcing the law, after all, they are villagers from the same village."

"Understood." Uchiha Touhuan nodded. "Regarding this, the Security Department will strictly restrain itself and adhere to the principle of smiling law enforcement."

……

That afternoon, the security department posted notices about the new bill in every prominent place in the village.

This naturally sparked a lot of debate. Some villagers toned it down a bit, but most of them didn't take it seriously.

After all, the last time the Security Department officially promulgated legal provisions was during the second generation when the Security Department was first established. The content was about some trivial matters. In addition, the Security Department's reputation in the village has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Therefore, most villagers do not take the legal provisions issued by the Security Department seriously. Instead, they have added the Security Department to the story in the process of spreading rumors.

"Even the security department has started supporting that serial killer who's been hanging out with that fox demon brat?"

"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? We still have the Hokage backing us up. I don't believe they would dare to arrest anyone."

……

As time went by, Kakashi finally came to understand what his father's situation was like back then. Every time he went out, he was stared at with strange looks by the villagers. At the same time, some of the bolder villagers even dared to graffiti and litter in front of the Hatake family's ancestral home, just like in the old days.

Naruto, who was staying at his house, was just as furious as he had been back then. Whenever he encountered villagers who spoke ill of Kakashi, he wanted to rush up and argue with them, but each time he was met with the villagers' eyes that avoided him like the plague.

At this moment, Kakashi understood why his father hadn't reacted to the rumors back then. He realized that once such rumors gained traction, any attempt to defend oneself would be futile.

However, his seemingly passive approach naturally made the impatient Naruto very anxious.

However, unlike the White Teeth incident of that year, the Security Department took action on the third day after the bill was enacted.

That morning, Uchiha Tohsen personally convened a meeting of all members of the Security Department.

"Recently, many rumors have been circulating in the village about former Anbu captain Kakashi Hatake, as I'm sure you all know," Uchiha Touhuan said solemnly from the podium. "Kakashi Hatake is a hero of the village, having made outstanding contributions in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, which determined the outcome of the Third Shinobi World War against Iwagakure. But now, he is being attacked by rumors, and these rumors are utterly baseless!"

"Furthermore, after we issued the relevant regulations, these rumors not only did not disappear, but intensified!" Uchiha Touhuan slammed his hand on the podium in front of him. "I now suspect that this matter is no longer a simple rumor! It is that foreign forces are inciting the villagers, attempting to smear the great Will of Fire of Konoha! In the face of this situation, can we, on whom the Second Hokage has placed such high hopes, sit idly by and wait for our doom?"

"No!" The crowd below was also indignant. In the past few days, when the team members were on patrol every day, some troublemakers would say that their garrison was colluding with the murderous maniac, which made everyone very angry.

"Our Security Force, since the day it was established under the Second Hokage's instructions, has always been a staunch supporter of the Will of Fire! Today, I, Uchiha Touhuan, on behalf of the Security Force, swear under the emblem of Konoha Village! Our Security Force will investigate all of this thoroughly and make those who intend to overthrow the Will of Fire through conspiracy pay the price!"

"Everyone has one!"

Uchiha Touhuan shouted, and all the security personnel in the conference room instantly stood up and stood at attention.

"Salute the village emblem!"

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" All members of the security department raised their hands in salute and shouted loudly.

"Loyalty!" Uchiha Tohkan saluted in return before continuing, "Today, everyone should temporarily put aside what they are doing and go out to thoroughly investigate this matter. Everyone involved in this matter must receive the punishment they deserve according to the law."

Soon, nearly 600 members of the Security Department were mobilized. Even Captain-General Fugaku Uchiha, who had only been in charge of managing the Security Department's accounts recently, was included and personally led an enforcement team out.

The villagers were unaware of what had happened and were, as usual, gossiping about this as a pastime.

However, just as they begin to talk about the fox spirit and the serial killer, members of the security department will appear out of nowhere to arrest them and take them back to the security team.

In just one morning, the garrison arrested more than 2000 people. Although most of them were released after being asked who told them about it, they were fined and given a verbal warning, but a few dozen people with more serious offenses were immediately imprisoned in the garrison's jail.

It was only at this point that the villagers of Konoha realized that the Security Department was serious this time.

Soon, the members of the security department also discovered that all the clues they had collected pointed to the area where the properties under the names of the Mitomon and Utatane families were located, which was the source of these rumors.

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Chapter 53 Arresting People (2)

After concluding that the rumors were likely spread by the Utatane and Mitomon clans, the civilian ninjas in the security department were quite panicked. After all, this was one of the largest ninja clans in the village, besides the Uchiha and Hyuga clans. With them involved, these civilian ninjas were at a loss as to what to do.

However, the captains of the Uchiha clan quickly strengthened the resolve of these younger brothers from commoner backgrounds.

"What kind of cowardly behavior is this? Don't forget, when you wear these uniforms, you represent the Security Department! Behind you stands the Uchiha clan!" Before leading his men to the two clans' territories to arrest people, Uchiha Inahime finished his speech and was the first to grab a baton and walk out.

The civilian ninjas behind him were moved to tears. The Uchiha's older brother was truly amazing; he really stepped up when needed.

So he followed them, carrying his baton.

After arriving at the locations of the two clans' properties, the police didn't say much. They immediately sealed off the entire street and then called out names one by one based on the confessions they had obtained.

"What are you doing? This is the property of the Zhuanqin family!" A member of the Zhuanqin family, who was in charge of managing the family's property, couldn't sit still when he saw the family's property being sealed off and a large number of his subordinates being arrested.

However, the moment he jumped out, he was spotted by Uchiha Inahikazuchi: "What's your name?"