Uchiha's personal opinion

"Large families have very strict rules."

Makoto Uchiha's big eyes curved into crescent moons with laughter as she clung tightly to Tokumitsu Uchiha.

"Things have improved quite a bit now. It's just that the police department is a bit short-handed after the clan dispatched two ninja units to the campaign..."

The girl's smile was adorable; her big eyes narrowed into two crescent moons, revealing eight pearly white teeth.

Makoto Uchiha's voice was light and cheerful, and she did not show any worry in her words.

The Uchiha clan controls the powerful police department in Konoha, and offending people is considered perfectly normal for them.

Moreover, the Uchiha clan doesn't really care about the opinions of ordinary people and ninjas.

Suddenly, Uchiha Tokumitsu's expression tightened, and he stopped in his tracks.

Uchiha Makoto was taken aback at first, but then she focused her senses and realized what was happening.

"Shh!"

A dozen or so kunai shot out from the shops in front of them toward Uchiha Tokumitsu and his companion.

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually formed a hand seal, bent down, and slapped the ground.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

A rock wall suddenly rose from the ground, blocking all the suffering.

"Boom! Boom boom!!!"

The explosive tag attached to the kunai suddenly exploded, blasting the earthen wall into craters.

"Who are these people again...?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu had some doubts.

To dare attack him within Konoha Village, these attackers must be die-hards with no intention of dying.

He drew the katana from his waist, its cold gleam reflecting an ominous light.

"Makoto-chan, how long do you think it will take me to deal with them?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu turned to Uchiha Makoto and said.

Uchiha Makoto was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

"Since it's Young Master... it should be around three minutes."

"Makoto-chan really has faith in me~"

"Because it was Young Master Deguang who did it himself~"

Makoto Uchiha's smile grew wider and wider.

Uchiha Tokumitsu habitually raised his eyebrows, holding his katana in his right hand and forming hand seals with his left to activate the Body Flicker Technique.

Five unassuming spies were about to form hand seals and charge out of the shop when, unexpectedly, Uchiha Tokumitsu flashed in.

"Uchiha Sword Leap Slash!"

A red sword aura suddenly shot out from the blade of the katana, cleaving the two people inside the room in half at the waist.

"what!"

The piercing screams chilled the other three to the bone.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Strike!"

Taking advantage of the three men's fear, Uchiha Tokumitsu quickly formed hand seals and summoned a lightning ninjutsu.

"boom!"

The other person was charred and burned by the lightning ninjutsu, but he didn't seem to have died yet.

Leaving one alive should be enough.

Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to swing his katana at the last two people without stopping.

One person brandished a kunai in an attempt to block Uchiha Tokumitsu's katana, while the other person dodged to the side, intending to form a pincer attack.

"Uchiha Sword Flame Slash!"

Fire Release chakra wrapped around the blade, severing the kunai used for parrying and decapitating it. The last man, terrified by this, was about to retreat and flee when Uchiha Tokuko stepped forward and severed his head with a single stroke.

This caused an uproar outside.

Three members of the Uchiha Police Department arrived.

The short Uchiha Tokumitsu stood in a pool of blood, carrying a katana, his three-tomoe Sharingan eyes both sinister and cold.

"Young Master Tokumitsu!" Upon seeing this, the three police officers quickly bowed and paid their respects to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded indifferently, then blinked and shut down his Sharingan.

His originally cold and fierce temperament changed, and he became a cold-faced young man.

At that moment, six figures flashed into the room. When they came to a stop, they were six members of the secret service.

The blood-soaked interior horrified even the secret agents.

"Uchiha... what are you doing?!" a member of the Anbu shouted.

"Using ninjutsu so recklessly in the village, you Uchiha clan member, you're going too far!" Another ANBU member stepped forward, angrily rebuking him.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu and the three police officers silently drew their katanas again and activated their Sharingan, staring intently at the Anbu members. Uchiha Makoto, who had just entered from outside, also drew her kunai, bowing and preparing to strike.

The Uchiha's attitude was crystal clear.

Just then, another commotion erupted outside, and a large contingent of police officers and secret agents arrived.

The police officers and secret agents who had just arrived were also taken aback by the standoff inside, and then they all drew their swords.

"Clang clang clang!"

As the sounds of blades being drawn echoed, the standoff intensified.

The people who arrived later, without understanding the situation, all drew their swords and confronted each other, demonstrating the extremely hostile relationship between the Uchiha Police Department and the Anbu.

"Hey, hey, hey... Is this how you treat your fellow villagers? That's not right."

With a lazy voice, a person wearing a Jonin uniform and with silver hair walked in. On the surface, he looked like an ordinary person, without any of the sharpness of a Jonin.

"Sakumo-sama!"

Upon seeing this, the members of the Dark Guard quickly bowed to him and put away their weapons.

The members of the Uchiha Police Department exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and put away their katanas and other weapons.

"That's more like it. We're all fellow villagers, why make things unpleasant?"

"It's me," said the silver-haired man, Hatake Sakumo, in a languid voice. He then bent down to examine the attacker who had been killed by Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"The assassination squad of Iwagakure~" Hatake Sakumo's words carried a hint of surprise as he looked up at Uchiha Tokumitsu, "Young man, did you kill all of these people?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly in agreement.

Sakumo Hatake marveled at the sight.

Chapter 45 Aftermath

Inside the Hokage Building.

Sakumo Hatake presented the Third Hokage with a report on the handling of the Iwagakure spy attack incident.

The third-generation leader, with a pipe in his mouth, carefully read the practice report. Its content was concise and to the point, and the results were as swift and decisive as Sakumo's swordsmanship, without any hesitation or ambiguity.

"Very good, Sakumo-kun." The Third Hokage was very satisfied with Sakumo Hatake's handling of the incident. "As expected of the village's best Jonin, you are the one I trust the most."

"You flatter me, Hokage," Sakumo Hatake said with a touch of humility. "The village is full of talented people; it's just that I have had more opportunities to wield my short blade."

"Sakumo-kun is as humble as ever." The Third Hokage shook his head with a smile. "Your achievements are evident to all, so there's no need to be so modest."

Sakumo Hatake smiled slightly and said nothing more.

"What do you think of Uchiha Tokumitsu?" The Third Hokage changed the subject.

"...His strength is undeniably formidable and ferocious." This was Sakumo Hatake's first encounter with Tokumitsu Uchiha. "He single-handedly defeated all five attackers, killing four of them with his swordsmanship, and three of them were even sliced ​​in two with a single strike. His methods were quite cruel, but it also shows that his swordsmanship is quite accomplished, and his strength is considerable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to cut his enemies in half with a single blow. By the way, he also awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan. For someone his age, he's practically a genius..."

The Third Hokage neither agreed nor disagreed with Sakumo Hatake's words.

“However, Tokumitsu-kun still seems to have a very deep estrangement from the village,” Hatake Sakumo continued. “I asked my colleagues in the Anbu, and although it was indeed the Anbu who misspoke first, the reason why the Uchiha drew their swords against them was because of Uchiha Tokumitsu.”

"He is the successor of Uchiha Setsuna." The Third Hokage took a few deep drags on his pipe.

"Setsuna, the radical Uchiha..." Sakumo Hatake was somewhat surprised, "Didn't he retire?"

"The old man may have retired, but his heart hasn't." The Third Hokage sneered, and without thinking twice, he pinned a bunch of accusations on the radicals. "The reason why the Uchiha clan has fallen to its current state is mostly because of those radical guys."

Sakumo Hatake remained silent on the matter.

"Sakumo-kun is truly an upright gentleman," the Third Hokage exclaimed. "Regarding the responsibility for this matter, how do you think it should be pursued?"

"Regarding espionage, the counter-espionage work of the secret service is seriously lacking; and the failure to promptly investigate and deal with spies who have gone undercover also bears an unshirkable responsibility for the police department's investigations," Sakumo Hatake replied without hesitation.

The Third Hokage nodded approvingly. "As expected of Sakumo-kun, his actions are as fair as ever."

"Then let's handle this matter as you say." The Third Hokage picked up a pen and quickly wrote down Sakumo Hatake's proposed solution on the incident report, then stamped it with the Hokage's seal.

"I'll leave this matter to you." The Third Hokage handed the incident report to Sakumo Hatake. "You can also use this opportunity to get to know the police department's personnel."

"I doubt anyone in the village wants to get involved with the police department," Hatake Sakumo said with a hint of sarcasm as he took the report.

The third generation leader was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

A while after Sakumo Hatake left, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane pushed open the door and came in.

The third generation, seeing that they were two old friends, simply greeted them briefly and continued working.

"Hiruzen, are you leaving all the attack incidents to Sakumo to handle?"

“Yes.” The Third Hokage leaned back in his chair and took a deep drag on his pipe. “Sakumo-kun is an upright man, and everyone is willing to obey his handling of matters.”

The smoke billowing from the pipe cast an unpredictable shadow on his face.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, then Utatane Koharu said, "Although Sakumo is an upright person, he is also sensitive and gentle, and full of love for the village and his companions. Sometimes the village has to protect him and not let him come into contact with the dark side..."

Although Koharu's words were somewhat euphemistic, her meaning was clear.