Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

Just then, a vendor, who had been identified by more than 20 people as a major suspect in the rumor incident and had already been hit twice by police batons for violently resisting arrest, cried and dodged the batons while pointing at Zhuan Qinming and shouting, "Sir, stop hitting us! Stop hitting us! He's the one who told us to do this!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Inahashi gripped his baton tightly and roared, "Fine, I've been looking for you! I didn't expect you to dare show your face!"

After saying that, Uchiha Inahime rushed forward and knocked Utatane Akira to the ground with a single blow. Utatane Akira's strength was mediocre to begin with, otherwise he wouldn't have been assigned by the clan to manage the clan's business. In front of Uchiha Inahime, who already had the strength of a Jonin but was only a Chunin because of the clan's rule that he couldn't be promoted to Jonin without having three tomoe, he was completely vulnerable. After two blows, his eyes became much clearer.

"Damn it, the Security Department has already issued a decree and they still don't know how to restrain themselves. Do they really think our Security Department is made of clay?" Uchiha Inahi said while smoking.

"Captain, pay attention, enforce the law with a smile, enforce the law with a smile." At this moment, a civilian ninja behind Uchiha Inahashi couldn't help but remind him.

“That’s true.” Upon hearing this, Uchiha Inahashi forced a smile with his Sharingan eyes. Enforcing the law with a smile was a policy promoted by their respected clan leader, but that didn’t stop him from striking Utatane Akira with his next blow.

The situation was not much different with the Mitomon clan's businesses. However, compared to Utatane Akira, the person in charge of the Mitomon clan's businesses was a bit smarter and did not swagger out. This made Uchiha Zaito, who was in charge of that area, have to put in a lot more effort. Fortunately, the police dog No. 00004, Retsumaru, stepped in and bit Mitomon Masahiro's buttocks when he tried to sneak through the crowd.

After arresting most of the people, Uchiha Tohkan imprisoned them all in the police department's jail and ordered them to be interrogated rigorously in order to uncover the foreign forces behind them.

Meanwhile, the two advisors were still drinking together in the family's tea room.

"After this offensive, Kakashi should have realized his own limitations by now," Koharu Utatane said with a smile as she drank the tea served by the maid.

"If he knows what's good for him, he should stay away from Jinchūriki." Mitokado Homura also had a smile on his face, looking smug.

"That inherently evil Uchiha brat actually dared to interfere in this matter, and even issued that law, what good will it do?" Koharu Utatane's face showed disdain when she mentioned the Uchiha clan.

“In the village, only laws that Hiruzen and we have agreed to are laws!” Mitokado Homura agreed. “However, this incident also shows that Kakashi is completely untrustworthy.”

"Kakashi has already been hanging out with that inherently evil Uchiha brat. Isn't that obvious already?" Koharu Utatane sneered.

"However, we still need to be careful. In a few days, we should try to control the public opinion a little. If Kakashi commits suicide like his useless father, we won't be able to explain it to Hiruzen."

"Hmph, Hiruzen is getting older and more hesitant. He didn't even dare to investigate Danzo's death at the hands of that inherently evil Uchiha brat. As the Second Hokage's disciples, we must keep a close eye on him and always be on guard against the inherently evil Uchiha clan," said Koharu Utatane.

Just then, the door to the tea room was pushed open, and a ninja from the Utatane family rushed in in a panic.

"Something's wrong! Two advisors!"

"What kind of behavior is this, all flustered and confused?" Koharu Utatane looked annoyed. Her ninja was being so reckless; it was embarrassing for her.

"The Security Department...the Security Department sealed off the family's commercial street and arrested no fewer than 400 people, many of whom were peripheral members of the family."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, the two advisors immediately lost their composure. Xiaochun, who was turning around, slammed her hand on the table in anger. "How dare they, the security department!"

"The Uchiha clan is indeed evil." Mitokado Homura's expression was also very ugly. "They even dared to attack civilians."

"What should we do?" Xiaochun asked from the dormitory.

Mitokado Homura thought for a moment before speaking, "Gather all the civilians who rely on our two clans' industries for a living, find a few unaffiliated ninjas from our clans, and lead them to protest in front of the police station, forcing them to release the prisoners. I don't believe that the police station would dare to act recklessly in front of everyone! As for the two of us, go directly to Hiruzen. This time, we must make the Uchiha clan pay the price!"

At this moment, the prison of the garrison was brightly lit. Because too many people were arrested at once, even the interrogation room of the garrison could not accommodate them. They had to temporarily set up an area in the prison for the most basic patrol duties in the village. All the members of the garrison were working overtime to interrogate the people who were arrested this time.

In the prison's temporary office, Uchiha Touhuan, Uchiha Fugaku, along with four veteran Jonin from the Uchiha clan, and the newly joined captains Aburame Shihai and Inuzuka Kaze, reviewed the interrogation results submitted by their subordinates.

"Seriously, with so many people, how long will this interrogation take?" Inuzuka Kaze couldn't help but complain as he looked at the mountain of interrogation records in front of him.

“Brother Feng, we might not be able to find anything useful from here,” said Uchiha Tobishima.

"Honestly, the Third Hokage said he would allocate two ANBU interrogation ninjas to our security department, but they still haven't arrived after all this time. Our interrogation methods are still too unprofessional. I must mention this to the Third Hokage in a few days," said Uchiha Touhuan.

Chapter 54 Coup

"Report!" At that moment, Uchiha Inahashi suddenly knocked on the office door and walked in.

"A large number of villagers suddenly gathered at the entrance of the security headquarters. They blocked the gate and demanded that we release the people," Uchiha Inahisa said.

"What?!" Uchiha Tetsuyu, a veteran Jonin of the clan with a fiery temper and a key figure in the radical faction of the clan council, slammed his fist on the table. "How dare they! Do they think our security force is made of clay?"

"Captain Tieyou, please calm down," Uchiha Touhuan said, then looked at Uchiha Inaho, "How is the situation now?"

"Zaidou has already led two squads of ninjas to maintain order at the entrance of the security department," Uchiha Inahisa said.

“Good job. Keep the villagers calm for now. I’ll be there in a bit,” Uchiha Touhuan said. “Tell Zaidou to try not to use violence first.”

After Uchiha Inaho left, Uchiha Touhuan instructed the other captains in the office, "You all stay here and look at these interrogation records. Captain Fugaku and I will go to the door to check."

"Understood!" The six captains in the office nodded.

Afterwards, Uchiha Touhuan and Uchiha Fugaku walked together toward the gate of the security headquarters.

Just as the two were about to arrive, Shisui rushed over and stopped them.

"Captain, Vice-Captain," Shisui greeted the two.

"Shisui, if there's nothing else, step back. Can't you see how urgent the situation is?" Seeing Shisui blocking his way, Fugaku Uchiha looked displeased and reprimanded him.

"Captain, Vice Captain, let me go and negotiate with the villagers," Zhishui said. "If the conflict escalates further, the whole situation will get out of control."

“This is not something you should be concerned with in your position,” Fugaku Uchiha said with a stern face.

“It’s alright, Captain Fugaku. I think it’s fine to leave this to Shisui.” At this moment, Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

"Dou Huan?" Fugaku Uchiha was somewhat puzzled.

“Besides working in the Security Department, Shisui also worked for a period of time in the Anbu directly under the Hokage. I think if he were to step in, he could, to some extent, represent the Hokage’s wishes. Moreover, I believe that Shisui can handle this matter without causing conflict with the villagers.” Uchiha Touhuan smiled and patted Shisui on the shoulder. “Shisui, I’m leaving this matter to you.”

"Don't worry, Doo-hwan, I'll handle it." Shi-sui looked grateful. In this situation, Doo-hwan was still willing to believe in him, which moved him deeply.

Seeing that Shisui had already accepted the task, Uchiha Touhuan simply returned to his office with Fugaku.

Upon arriving at the office, Fugaku Uchiha immediately asked impatiently, "You really believe Shisui can solve this?"

Having dealt with the village's troublemakers for many years, Fugaku Uchiha knew how difficult they were to deal with. Shisui, on the other hand, had grown up during the war years and went straight into the Anbu without any proper security work experience. How could he possibly handle these troublemakers?

“Elder Fugaku, I understand what you mean,” Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile. “However, now that Shisui has returned to the Security Department, he should try to learn how to deal with the villagers.”

Uchiha Touhuan pulled a thick stack of documents from the filing cabinet, opened them, placed them on the table, and then looked up at Fugaku.

"By the way, Elder Fugaku, everyone worked hard today. I'll give everyone two months' salary as a bonus later. Also, for the commoner ninjas, select a suitable ninjutsu from the clan's ninjutsu library for each of them."

"Two months? Isn't that a bit too much?" Fugaku hesitated. Although Uchiha Touhuan had made 15 billion in one go last time, he couldn't just squander it like that.

“The men under my command follow us simply because they want to eat their fill, but I’m going to fill their cheeks to the brim!” Uchiha Touhuan said. “Besides, money is something I can get the first time and I can get more anytime.”

“Alright,” Fugaku Uchiha nodded.

……

"Government! Release them!" Nearly 2000 villagers gathered in front of the government headquarters shouted deafening slogans.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Zaito led nearly 60 team members, setting up a cordon and forming a human wall in front of the security headquarters, armed with batons.

The two sides were locked in a standoff, and the situation looked extremely tense.

After obtaining permission from Uchiha Touhuan, Shisui immediately rushed to the front line of the confrontation.

"Everyone, please calm down and go back first. Don't gather in front of the police station," Zhi Shui said sincerely to the group of people holding up signs at the front of the villagers' group.

"Your garrison dare to arrest people arbitrarily? Do you think you're in the right? Let me tell you, we're not leaving until you release them today!"

"That's right! Release them! Release them!" The gathered villagers kept shouting, as if they would not give up until the garrison released them.

"Everyone, our security department just brought them back for questioning..." Shisui tried to explain, but before he could finish, several rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at his head.

"Don't listen to their explanations! Those who were arrested are innocent! I think the police force just wants to protect the village's serial killer and oppress us unarmed civilians."

"Yes! That's right! Damn the security department! Release them!"

The next moment, a barrage of rotten eggs and vegetable leaves rained down on Shisui. With Shisui's skills, he could easily dodge these things, but at this moment, he froze on the spot. He didn't understand why this was happening. The guard was clearly just protecting the reputation of the village's heroes and maintaining the Will of Fire.

Fortunately, at that moment, Uchiha Zaito intervened, pulling Shisui back inside the cordon. He glared at the guy and said impatiently, "What are you doing here causing trouble?"

Fortunately, although the villagers were quite agitated, they still maintained basic rationality. Despite their commotion, not one of them dared to break through the cordon set up by the garrison.

"Shumei, hurry back and report what happened here to Vice Captain Douhuan." Uchiha Zaidou glanced at the deeply shocked Shisui and then instructed his subordinate.

……

Back in his temporary office at the prison, Uchiha Touhuan listened to Sakurai Hideaki's report with a grave expression.

This made the six captains in the office hesitant to speak.

After a moment, Uchiha Touhuan spoke with a gloomy expression: "The Security Department is the elite force of our village, and Shisui is an elite Jonin among us. Yet these villagers are not even afraid of ninjas. They are no ordinary villagers."

"They're all thugs! Thugs! It seems we have to take drastic measures!" Uchiha Touhuan clenched his fist and swung it in the air. "Everyone, except the most basic interrogators, all other members of the security department, assemble in the conference room!"

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Chapter 55 The Empty Mouse Emerges from its Hole!

After Uchiha Touhuan gave the order, apart from a few people left in the prison and those maintaining order at the entrance of the security department, all the rest of the personnel rushed to the security department's conference room.

Uchiha Touhuan, his face grim, slammed his hand on the table twice before speaking: "It seems the foreign forces behind this incident are not to be underestimated! They dared to incite villagers to violently resist the law enforcement of the security department! These are no ordinary villagers!"

"Captain! Give the order!" shouted a civilian ninja who had been pelted with rotten eggs during the standoff. "There are several ninjas among those villagers who gathered illegally! Although they weren't wearing headbands, the way they threw things was clearly shurikenjutsu!"

"What? There are even ninjas involved?" Uchiha Touhuan roared. "Those treacherous foreign forces have actually gone this far? It seems the Security Department has no choice but to take action today! For the sake of the purity of the village's Will of Fire! We must crush their conspiracy with swift and decisive action!"

"First, second, fourth squads!" Uchiha Touhuan began calling out names.

"Here!" All members of the brigade whose names were called stood up.

"To prevent the other side from inciting more villagers, your three brigades will issue a martial law order in the village tonight! All villagers are prohibited from leaving their residences, and anyone who violates this order will be treated as a rioter!"

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" The members of the three battalions, led by their respective battalion commanders, raised their hands in salute.

"Third and Fifth Battalions! I want you to suppress the rioters gathered in front of the garrison headquarters as quickly as possible!"

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" Members of the third and fifth brigades also stood up and raised their hands.

"Sixth Battalion, remain at the garrison headquarters and await orders."

"loyalty!"

"Of course, in order to control the situation, do not use kunai, shuriken, or other ninja tools, and do not use ninjutsu on your own initiative, understand?" Uchiha Tohkan instructed.

"Understood!" the team members in the meeting room shouted in unison.

After the atmosphere in the meeting room had eased a bit, Uchiha Touhuan continued, "Everyone has worked hard today. To commend everyone for your tireless efforts and for sacrificing your precious rest time to uphold the Will of Fire of the village, the Security Department will be giving everyone two months' salary as a bonus! At the same time, Captain-Commander Fugaku is also selecting suitable ninjutsu scrolls for everyone. So, everyone, please keep up the good work and make sure to wipe out these thugs who are tarnishing the Will of Fire!"

As soon as Uchiha Touhuan finished speaking, the crowd below the stage was also in an uproar. Two months' salary plus ninjutsu! They hadn't even spent the first month's salary yet, and they had only just learned the ninjutsu and weren't even proficient yet, and now a new one was coming? The Uchiha clan members were in the same boat. Although they didn't need ninjutsu, their salaries were high. This time, receiving two months' salary as a bonus, they could be considered to have become rich overnight.

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" Salutes rang out again in the meeting room. This time, everyone was giving it their all, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough to show their loyalty. They could never repay the kindness of Vice Captain Dou Huan!

"Security Department! Move out!" At Uchiha Touhuan's command, the Security Department ninjas in the conference room, led by their respective captains, lined up and walked out of the conference room one by one.

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