Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

Inuzuka Jacques lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then said, "But Jiraiya is now the Hokage's advisor. If we want to arrest him, we'll need the Hokage's approval, right?"

"Don't worry about that, I'll get the Hokage's signature sorted out," Uchiha Touko said.

“But what if a violent conflict breaks out during the arrest of Jiraiya…” Aburame Shiki said.

“This is a violent coup,” said Yoshimura Ryoto of the Jonin class after exhaling a puff of smoke.

After he finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent once again.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touko chuckled and walked to the light switch in the room, turning off the lights in the reception room. Instantly, apart from the moonlight filtering through the cracks in the window, the only light in the reception room was the faint glow of burning cigarettes. Everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke.

"What coup? Isn't this a revolution?" Uchiha Touko walked to the window, and the faint moonlight shone on him through the crack in the window, causing everyone to look at him unconsciously.

“But, Dou Guang, perhaps we should reconsider this further,” an elder of the Uchiha clan said from the darkness.

"Take it easy? Are you kidding me, Elder Yi Tou!" Uchiha Tou Kou suddenly laughed, throwing the remaining documents in his hand at the other man. "Damn it, you old guys were the ones shouting about a coup the loudest at the clan meeting before, and now that we're really having a revolution, you're telling me we need to take it easy?"

Uchiha Taketo's face paled, and he immediately retorted, "Touko, that's not what I meant."

"Elder Yidou, do you think we should just argue back and forth like we did at the previous clan meeting, without getting anything out of it, and then go home and nothing happens before we can call it a long-term plan?"

"Touko! This is a coup after all!" Uchiha Taketo said after taking a deep breath.

At this moment, Uchiha Touko tapped the table, scanned everyone present, and said slowly, "A failure is called a coup, a success is called a revolution!"

As Inuzuka Gaki and Aburame Shiki watched Uchiha Touko's impassioned speech, they couldn't help but sigh inwardly. They had originally thought that Uchiha Touko was not an ordinary Uchiha, but only now did they realize that Uchiha Touko never lacked the madness of the Uchiha clan.

"Listen up, all you Jonin here. Most of you have the strength and achievements to hold high positions in the village, right? But now? You're all stuck at the position of ANBU or Jonin squad leader, unable to advance any further."

"But what about those who came from the Utatane, Mitomon, and Ino-Shika-Cho clans? Their achievements are similar to yours, and some of them are even weaker than you, yet they all hold high positions. And some ninjas from the Sarutobi clan, instead of risking their lives like you, can sit in similar positions by doing some clerical work in the back. Don't you feel wronged? Is this the same as the Will of Fire that you've all heard about since childhood?"

After Uchiha Touko finished speaking, the dark reception room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Look at me with wide eyes!" Uchiha Touko suddenly shouted, "Isn't a thorough cleanup necessary so that the village can truly embody the Will of Fire?"

Uchiha Touko sat down, looking at the inscrutable faces of the crowd.

"Gentlemen, although the night of revolution is short, this glory will last a long time. I, Uchiha Touko, will not enjoy this glory alone."

Everyone looked up at Uchiha Touko, whose face was half bathed in the clear moonlight, and the Mangekyou Sharingan that most of them had only heard of in legends.

After a long while, the middle-aged Jonin, Nagai Seiichi, spoke up: "This matter...this matter...maybe...we can do it."

Inuzuka Jacques stubbed out his cigarette heavily and looked at Uchiha Touko: "Clan Chief Touko, tell me, when do we act?"

"What can the Oil Maidens clan do? Please give your instructions, Chief Dou Guang."

Inuzuka Gaki and Aburame Shiki were not hesitant or weak people. Since they had already chosen to bet on the Uchiha clan, they should not hesitate any longer when it was time to go all in. Moreover, given the current situation, the Uchiha Toukou plan had a high probability of success.

Seeing this, everyone else present sat up straight and looked at Uchiha Touko.

"We'll make our move tomorrow, December 12th." Uchiha Touko smiled upon seeing this. "I will use shadow clones to take you all to the Third Hokage for his signature. As for Jiraiya, who has been accused of treason and betraying the village, I will personally lead the team to arrest him."

“We can mobilize about two-thirds of the Anbu personnel. The Second and Third Battalions, as well as the Second Company of the Fourth Battalion, are all ours. However, the rest are members of the Ino-Shika-Cho clan and two former advisors, whom we cannot mobilize,” said Seiichi Nagai to another Jonin captain from the Anbu.

"The situation in the Jonin squad is similar. Including our old acquaintances, about half of them can follow our orders," Yoshimura Ryoto said. "The key to this operation is whether you, Chief Touko, can capture Jiraiya as soon as possible."

“That’s enough.” Uchiha Touko nodded. “As for capturing Jiraiya, there’s no need to worry.”

"Then, there are also the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and their die-hard Hokage supporters," said Fugaku Uchiha.

“We’ll handle those three clans,” Aburame Shiki and Inuzuka Jacques said. “However, we might need the Uchiha to send a few strong Jonin to assist us.”

“No problem. On the day of the operation, I will send ten Jonin from the clan who have awakened the Three-Tomoe stage to assist you,” Uchiha Touko said.

Chapter 95 December 12th, Year 56 of Konoha (Part 1)

"In that case, we should be absolutely certain of success." Inuzuka Jax nodded. He knew the value of a three-tomoe Jonin from the Uchiha clan; such a person could at least take on two opponents at once.

"Then, what about the captain of the Anbu?" Seiichi Nagai asked at this moment. "Although that guy is young, it has to be admitted that his strength is among the best in the entire Anbu."

As soon as Nagai Seiichi finished speaking, everyone present turned to look at Uchiha Fugaku. Everyone knew that this newly appointed captain of the Anbu was their unfilial son. Nagai Seiichi did not name him directly, which was already out of respect for Uchiha Fugaku.

"That Itachi guy is really disobedient," Fugaku Uchiha sighed and said.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Leave Itachi to me."

Uchiha Touko glanced at Shisui and nodded.

“Then there’s only one problem left,” Yoshimura Ryoto lit a cigarette. “We can mobilize some of the Chunin and Genin in the village, but if the Third Hokage gives the order directly, we can’t say for sure which side they will take. In that case, the village might fall into chaos.”

"Regarding this issue, Kakashi will bring back a unit from the border," Uchiha Touko said. "They will be responsible for maintaining order within the village."

"In that case, there's no problem." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Well then, everyone go back and get ready. We'll start the operation promptly at 5 PM tomorrow," said Uchiha Touko. "Clan Chief Aburame, at that time, the communication between our various departments will be handled by your clan's liaison insects."

"Understood." Aburame nodded slightly.

……

A day passed, and on the morning of December 12th, the sun shone brightly.

The seemingly peaceful day passed quickly. At 4:30 pm, nearing the end of the workday, the security department and some of the village's ninjas received notices to stay and work overtime that night.

As evening fell, the meeting room of the garrison headquarters was filled with people, who initially thought it was just a routine all-staff meeting.

Just then, several squad leaders walked into the conference room and began distributing scrolls to each of their men.

The first person to receive the scroll secretly channeled a little chakra into it. He should have looked away, because what he saw startled him.

Inside the scroll were at least 800,000 taels of silver, their ten months' wages, and a ninjutsu technique suitable for them.

Soon, everyone received their scrolls. After examining their contents, they looked at each other, wondering what had happened.

At this moment, the captain of the First Battalion, Uchiha Tetsuyu, stepped onto the podium and announced, "Tonight, the Security Department has a special operation that requires martial law to be imposed in the village. Therefore, we need everyone to work overtime for a while tonight. Overtime pay has already been paid to you all."

"Everyone has one!" Uchiha Tetsuyu shouted, and all the members of the security department stood up.

"Salute to Captain Dou Guang!"

Although most people didn't understand what was going on, the heavy scroll in their hands made them involuntarily raise their right hands.

"loyalty!"

Similar scenes were playing out almost simultaneously in some parts of the village, where members of the Anbu and the Isshin-kai in the Jonin class distributed the large sums of money that Uchiha Tokō had entrusted to them to their direct subordinates.

At 5:30 PM, Kakashi was brought to the office of Uchiha Touko, where a sand table of the village was displayed, by Genma Shiranui and two others in the Security Department.

At this moment, everyone who attended the gathering yesterday has arrived.

"When will you arrive?" Uchiha Touko asked after Kakashi landed.

"We'll reach the village in two hours at most." Kakashi didn't say much more, and went to the sand table to look at Uchiha Touko's arrangements.

"Then, I'll leave this place to you to take command," Uchiha Touko said, patting Kakashi on the shoulder.

"Leave it to me." Kakashi nodded.

Uchiha Touko turned to the others: "Have you checked all the watches?"

Everyone present took out their timing devices and nodded to Uchiha Touko after confirming the time one last time.

"Chief Aburame, the communication between us depends on your Aburame clan," said Uchiha Tokō.

"Understood," Aburame nods slightly.

Uchiha Touko glanced around the office and then said, "Success or failure hinges on this. Let's go. Six o'clock sharp, on time."

……

At 6 p.m., after most of the villagers had returned home from get off work, the entire security force mobilized and quickly took control of every street in the village.

"What are you looking at? The village is under martial law tonight. No one is allowed to go out, or they will be treated as rioters."

The lingering effects of the last martial law operation by the garrison were still present, so this time, most villagers obediently returned home and closed their doors and windows when they saw the garrison members carrying batons. A few ungrateful ones also became docile after being hit with two batons.

In less than five minutes, the security department had completed the imposition of martial law in most parts of the village, except for the area around the Hokage Building and the residences of the Anbu and Jonin teams.

At that moment, Uchiha Touko arrived at Jiraiya's office, which was not far from the Jonin team's residence.

Because Uchiha Touko said yesterday that he would come to report to Jiraiya about the Sharingan of the masked man, Jiraiya had given instructions to the guards at the door in advance, which allowed Uchiha Touko to enter Jiraiya's office without much hindrance.

Jiraiya looked up and saw Uchiha Touko approaching, a smile spreading across his face: "Touko, you're here. Have you found anything about that masked man?"

"Lord Jiraiya, I'm sorry, but we haven't found any records of that masked man's Mangekyou Sharingan within the clan," said Uchiha Touko.

"Is that so?" Jiraiya sighed upon hearing this. "Then, who exactly is he?"

"The Security Department will continue its investigation into this matter." Uchiha Touko approached Jiraiya's desk and placed a document on it. "However, before that, could you please explain this matter, Lord Jiraiya?"

Jiraiya, unaware of what had happened, picked up the documents on the table. But when he saw the records about Nagato and the Rinnegan, his expression changed drastically.

"Lord Jiraiya, you discovered Rinnegan awakeners with Uzumaki clan bloodlines, but instead of bringing them back to the village, you left them there to teach them ninjutsu. What are you thinking, Lord Jiraiya?" Uchiha Touko said coldly.

“Touko, I can explain this.” Jiraiya tried to explain, but Touko’s hand was already on his desk.

"If you want an explanation, please come back to the security headquarters with me, Lord Jiraiya, and we'll explain it clearly then."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's expression changed.

"Uchiha Touko, do you know what you're doing?" Jiraiya said to Uchiha Touko with a frown.

"Arresting people suspected of crimes within the village is a duty entrusted to the Security Department by the Second Hokage, isn't it?" Uchiha Touko met Jiraiya's gaze without fear and spoke.

At that moment, a shadow clone, far away inside Ryuchi Cave, suddenly exploded, returning to Uchiha Touko's body with the condensed Sage Chakra. A light purple eyeshadow instantly appeared around Uchiha Touko's eyes.

"Or is it that Lord Jiraiya intends to violently resist arrest?"

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya's expression changed drastically: "Sage Mode? Where did you learn that?"

"Is that important, Lord Jiraiya?" Uchiha Touko chuckled.

"Bang." Jiraiya, who was standing in front of the desk, instantly turned into a cloud of smoke and exploded. When he reappeared, he had already distanced himself from Uchiha Touko, and at the same time, his hands were in the position of forming hand seals.

"Jiraiya, do you want to fight me here?" Uchiha Touko closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, three lightning bolt-shaped tomoe were slowly flowing in his crimson eyes, and crackling light blue lightning began to surround his body.

……

On the other side, Uchiha Touko's shadow clone, along with Uchiha Fugaku and six captains from the security department, arrived at the Hokage's office.

After announcing his arrival, and without waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi's response, Touko Uchiha led everyone straight into the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at the group of people who had entered through the door, his brows furrowed.

"Touko, what brings you here at this hour?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked patiently.