The Fifth Leaf Village

"Shut up!" Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table angrily, "I am the Hokage!"

"Do you think I want this? Because of the Sharingan on Danzo's arm, we must give the Uchiha clan an explanation! Otherwise, we are forcing them to rebel, understand? The Uchiha clan already has a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, but the village no longer has a second Shodaime!" Sarutobi Hiruzen angrily scolded the two for their stupidity, "It was Dohuan who suppressed the voices of rebellion in the clan. This is already the best result!"

"Huruzen..." The two advisors were speechless after hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's angry roar.

After a long time, when the tobacco in Sarutobi Hiruzen's pipe had burned out, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to speak: "I will send a message and ask Jiraiya to come back."

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Chapter 21 Bows and Shuriken

After reporting his work to the Hokage, Uchiha Douhuan's days finally became peaceful.

The work of recruiting civilian ninjas for the Security Department went smoothly. After the news of Uchiha Dohuan angrily scolding the two consultants at the Security Department gate spread, the civilian ninjas had a different impression of the Uchiha clan. When they heard that the current Uchiha clan was headed by Uchiha Dohuan, who had originally implemented the smiling law enforcement, they put aside their concerns and came to apply.

There were even several little guys who had just graduated from the ninja school but had not been assigned a team leader. They came directly to the door and wanted to get a position in the security department.

In less than a week, the Security Department completed the task of doubling the enrollment ordered by Uchiha Douhuan.

At the same time, after Uchiha Douhuan implemented the smiling law enforcement policy throughout the security department,

And Uchiha Douhuan himself, under the arrangement of the clan, lived in a luxurious mansion in the heart of the clan. After Uchiha Douhuan moved into the new house, the first thing he did was to set up an archery range in the yard of the new house.

Uchiha Dohuan, who had some free time, would drink tea every day, take a walk around the security department, write some evidence of Danzo's crimes and have the Shimura clan members in the interrogation room put their fingerprints on them, and then go back to drink tea and practice archery.

One afternoon, Uchiha Douhuan returned from the security department as usual, changed out of his ninja vest, put on a haori, and practiced archery in the yard.

Uchiha Douhuan held his breath and concentrated, and shot two arrows in succession into the bull's eye.

At this time, Uchiha Keiko, the housekeeper arranged by the family for Uchiha Douhuan, walked into the yard: "Master, Hatake Kakashi is here to visit."

"Please let him in." Uchiha Douhuan said without turning his head.

"Yes."

Shortly after Uchiha Keiko left, Kakashi followed her into the yard. After bringing Kakashi in, she tactfully retreated and closed the door leading to the backyard.

"According to the order of Lord Hokage, the operation to capture the traitorous nin Orochimaru will officially start the day after tomorrow." Kakashi said.

Uchiha Douhuan did not say anything, but just stared intently at the target in front of him. After holding his breath and concentrating, he drew his bow and shot the arrow right at the center of the bull's eye again.

Seeing this, Kakashi said no more, but found a pillar in the yard to lean against and took out his beloved "Intimate Paradise" from his pocket.

For a moment, the only sound in the entire courtyard was the rustling sound of arrows breaking through the air.

After shooting a pot of arrows, Uchiha Douhuan stopped his action temporarily and said, "I'm sorry about Senior White Fang's matter, but this is all I can do for now."

"About this matter." Hearing this, Kakashi put down the book in his hand and said seriously, "Thank you, that's enough."

In the past few days, the village suddenly launched an activity to study the will of fire. In this activity, his father, Hatake Sakumo, was repeatedly mentioned as a positive image of a hero with the will of fire. Some children in the village only then learned that there was such a heroic ninja in the village in the past.

"Would you like to try it?" Uchiha Douhuan smiled and handed the longbow in his hand to Kakashi.

"Bow and arrow? I'm not good at that." Kakashi refused. "Besides, as a ninja, it's more appropriate to use shuriken."

"Shuriken?" Upon hearing this, Uchiha Douhuan touched the ninja tool bag on his waist with his right hand. Four black shadows shot out instantly. After colliding with each other in the air, each of them hit the center of the target fifty steps away from the two of them at an incredible angle.

"The Uchiha clan's shuriken throwing technique is indeed exquisite." Kakashi praised.

"Nothing special, just practice makes perfect." Uchiha Douhuan wiped his hands and picked up the longbow again. "Kakashi, in fact, whether it is a bow or a shuriken, the purpose of their creation is to be a weapon for killing."

Uchiha Douhuan shot another arrow, hitting the bull's eye. "But I still prefer the bow and arrow."

Kakashi's face was filled with confusion. Shouldn't weapons like bows and arrows be reserved for the warriors who have been eliminated? If it really came down to convenience and speed, the shuriken was the ninja's best choice.

"Although shuriken are convenient, only one tenth of them can be recovered after use. Even if they are made of the highest quality iron, they are only slightly more convenient to use. However, bows are different. As long as the bow is not damaged, arrows can be replenished at any time."

"And where the arrow goes is always determined by the bow."

The sound of breaking wind was heard, and another arrow hit the bull's eye. This time, Uchiha Douhuan used chakra to shatter the shuriken that was previously nailed to the bull's eye.

After listening to Uchiha Douhuan's words, Kakashi was thoughtful.

"What do you think, Kakashi? Do you want to give it a try?" Uchiha Douhuan turned around and looked at Kakashi and asked.

"Then... let's try it." Kakashi pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Sister Keiko, bring a new bow for Captain Kakashi." Uchiha Douhuan said loudly towards the gate.

Not long after, Uchiha Keiko, the housekeeper assigned to Uchiha Dohuan by the clan, entered the courtyard holding a longbow and presented it with both hands.

Kakashi took the longbow and looked at it carefully, but it still felt a little unfamiliar.

Although the Hatake family was transformed from a samurai family, since his father's generation, except for swordsmanship as the main means of combat, they have been considered relatively pure ninjas in other aspects. He has never touched things like bows and arrows.

Kakashi placed the arrow on the bowstring, drew the bow somewhat awkwardly, and aimed at the target fifty steps away.

"Stand straight, use your spirit to connect the arrow and the target, and your intention should be ahead of the arrow." Uchiha Dohuan's voice rang in Kakashi's ears. Kakashi followed Uchiha Dohuan's words, adjusted his posture somewhat clumsily, and aimed at the bull's eye fifty steps away.

Kakashi maintained this posture but did not shoot the arrow for a long time.

"Kakashi, calm down." Uchiha Dohuan saw Kakashi's problem and reminded him slowly.

Kakashi took a deep breath, calmed his slightly agitated heart, and then shot an arrow.

After the arrow broke through the wind and flew out, Kakashi stared at the arrow moving forward.

After all, it was his first time shooting arrows. After the arrow was shot, Kakashi judged that it had missed the target, and a trace of regret appeared on his face.

But at this moment, the sound of bowstring breaking through wind rang in his ears.

Kakashi turned around and saw Uchiha Douhuan beside him, the bowstring of his longbow still vibrating slightly.

Looking up at the sky again, another arrow was shot later but arrived first, and it actually hit the arrow shot by Kakashi in the air. What was even more incredible was that after the two arrows collided with each other, they actually went straight to the target.

With two muffled bangs, two arrows hit the bull's eye, one in front and one behind.

Kakashi looked at Uchiha Douhuan in surprise, but only saw Uchiha Douhuan's meaningful smile.

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Chapter 22: Loyalty to the Security Department

After Kakashi left, Uchiha Dohuan picked up the mission scroll related to the pursuit of Orochimaru.

On the Security Department's side, the Sandaime obviously intended to let Uchiha Dohuan decide on his own who would participate in this mission. As the other party to jointly carry out the mission, the Anbu also sent three senior ninjas in addition to Kakashi who led the team.

One of these three Jonins is from the Utatane clan, another is from the Inuzuka clan, and the last one is a civilian ninja with no ninja background.

In addition, there are four special jonin, among whom are Gekko Hayate and Utsuki Yugao, a pair of rising stars famous for their Konoha-style swordsmanship. As for the other two, one is from the Mitomon family and the other is a civilian with no background.

In addition, for the purpose of investigation, two powerful members of the Hyuga clan were recruited.

After thinking for a while, Uchiha Douhuan said loudly to the outside of the door: "Sister Huizi, go and inform Daohuo and Zaidou to go on a mission with me the day after tomorrow."

Uchiha Inahori and Uchiha Zaito were the first people in the clan to follow Uchiha Dohuan, so Uchiha Dohuan naturally didn't mind promoting them.

Although this action is dangerous, after all, they have to face a well-known strong man like Orochimaru, but Uchiha Douhuan has no intention of fighting to the death with Orochimaru this time.

Uchiha Douhuan formed seals with his hands, and after a flash of smoke, a ninja eagle flew out from the smoke, landed on Uchiha Douhuan's shoulder, and rubbed its cheek against Uchiha Douhuan's profile. A special red light flashed in the eyes of this ninja eagle.

Uchiha Douhuan made a series of hand seals, engraved a special technique in Ninja Hawk's body, and then patted Ninja Hawk's head gently.

uh~

After a loud and long cry, the eagle on Uchiha Douhuan's shoulder flapped its wings, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.

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On the second day, after Uchiha Fugaku worked overtime for two nights, he finally assigned tasks to the newly joined civilian ninjas. Starting from tomorrow, these newcomers would be able to start work. For this purpose, Uchiha Fugaku held a medium-sized induction ceremony and invited Uchiha Dohuan to come together.

The large conference room of the security department was now full of people, including the original 227 Uchiha clan ninjas of the security team and the 254 newly recruited civilian ninjas.

When Uchiha Dohuan and Uchiha Fugaku entered the conference room together, they took a look at the situation inside. It was obvious that in the eyes of these civilian ninjas, the filter of the Uchiha clan still existed. Although they had bravely joined the Security Department, at this formal moment, they still chose to sit separately from the Uchiha clan ninjas. The venue was barely big enough for everyone to sit, but the middle row of seats was still empty, becoming the boundary between the two groups.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Douhuan couldn't help but shook his head. The Uchiha clan still had a long way to go in improving its image.

After the induction ceremony began, although Uchiha Fugaku was still the captain of the security department, he was well aware of how much importance Uchiha Dohuan attached to this matter, and knew that he could not steal the limelight from Uchiha Dohuan at this time. So after the ceremony began, he just said a few simple words, and gave the venue to Uchiha Dohuan on the grounds that the work had not been completed yet.

Uchiha Douhuan walked up to the podium, glanced at the people below, and then slowly spoke:

"First of all, on behalf of the 227 ninjas who originally served in the Security Department, I welcome all of you to the Security Department. I believe that with your joining, under the leadership of the Will of Fire, the village security department will have a brand new look."

Uchiha Inahori below led the applause, and the applause at the scene gradually became warmer.

After the applause gradually died down, Uchiha Douhuan continued:

"I think you all chose to join the guard team because you are full of confidence in the guard team and the Uchiha clan. Since you will be colleagues in the future, I think there is no need to be so estranged from each other." Uchiha Douhuan had a warm smile on his face and glanced at Uchiha Inahori and Uchiha Zaidou in the audience.

But at this moment, the two of them did not seem to understand Uchiha Douhuan's intention, but just looked back at Uchiha Douhuan on the stage with their clear eyes.

In this regard, Uchiha Douhuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The emotional intelligence of their clan was indeed a bit problematic.

Fortunately, Uchiha Shisui, who had been sitting in the corner, was the first to stand up. He took the initiative to walk towards the newcomers on the other side and invited them to come and sit down.

Seeing this, Uchiha Inahori and Uchiha Zaito understood what Uchiha Douhuan's eyes on the stage meant, and they also took action.

With their encouragement, some young people in the tribe also joined in.

After a brief period of chaos, the clear divisions in the conference room were changed, and the original Uchiha ninjas from the Security Department sat together with the newly arrived civilian ninjas.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Douhuan on the stage clapped his hands lightly, and warm applause rang out in the conference room again.

"Then, in the future, let us work together to make the village where we live together a better place!" After Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, applause rang out again.

"Next, let's discuss the salary issue everyone is concerned about." After the applause died down, Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "Captain Fugaku and I have considered the average income of the village ninja and the village's consumption level, and have temporarily set your salaries at 80,000 ryo per month. For veteran members who previously worked in the security department, their salaries will also increase by 20% based on the original amount provided by the clan."

As soon as Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, the civilian ninjas below immediately showed incredible expressions.

You have to know that before, they were basically Genin who made a living by completing tasks within the village. The average commission for a D-level Genin task was about 10,000 taels, but after taking into account the village's commission and the rule that the team leader took half and the rest was divided equally, the money they could get for completing a D-level task was only a little over 1,000 taels. At most, they could complete more than 20 tasks per month and earn 20,000 to 30,000 taels. In addition to daily expenses, they could also save a little money to exchange for ninjutsu.

And they heard that the security department's salary was paid according to the D-level mission level. They originally thought that it was about this amount. What really attracted them here was ninjutsu.

But I didn't expect that the salary level for D-level tasks mentioned by the Security Department did not take into account the village's commission and distribution rules!

As for the original Uchiha clan members, they also had happy expressions on their faces. The original salary of the security department was about this level, and now it has been directly increased by 20%!

Seeing that the atmosphere in the audience was getting heated, Uchiha Douhuan smiled and added fuel to the fire.

"Also, considering that the Security Department is quite far from the village, your commute may be inconvenient. Therefore, a monthly transportation subsidy of 6000 taels will be provided to everyone."

The civilian ninjas below suddenly became restless. What else?

"Furthermore, I will use my personal authority to improve everyone's abilities and make them better qualified for future work. The ninjutsu that was originally scheduled to be issued after a full month of work will now be issued immediately after the meeting."

As Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the audience suddenly became a little out of control.

At this moment, Uchiha Inahime stood up suddenly and shouted: "Salute to Vice Captain Dou Huan! Zhong! Cheng!"

"Loyalty! Honesty!" Everyone present stood up and raised their right hands.

"For Konoha, loyalty!" Uchiha Douhuan also raised his right hand and returned the greeting.

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Chapter 23 Departure

After the induction meeting, the newly joined security team members happily went home with the ninjutsu scrolls handed out by the vice-captain.

When Uchiha Dohuan returned to his office, he saw Fugaku sitting in his office chair with a gloomy face.

"Doohwan..."

"Elder Fugaku, I will get more money this time I go out." Uchiha Dohuan guessed that Fugaku would ask him about money. After all, the 6000 taels of transportation subsidy he had promised before was not a small number. Combined with the salary, the money he got from the Yamanaka clan would not last long, so he spoke directly.

"Which clan is it this time? The Utatane clan? Or the Mito clan?" Uchiha Fugaku asked curiously.

"The Ninja clan? How much money do the Ninja clan have?" Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "Why not be bold, Elder Fugaku, who are the richest people in our Ninja world?"

Uchiha Fugaku's pupils shrank. He didn't expect that Uchiha Dohuan would be so bold. It could be said that this was completely challenging the existing rules of the ninja world. Compared with what he was going to do, Uchiha's armed rebellion in the village was just like playing house.

Looking at Uchiha Douhuan's smile, Uchiha Fugaku wanted to stop him. However, thinking of the increasingly clear future that his Mangekyo eyes had seen since Uchiha Douhuan came to power, and the glory of the Uchiha clan far exceeding that of their ancestors, Uchiha Fugaku suppressed his thoughts and just reminded him, "Be careful."

"I will. Then, Elder Fugaku, please take care of the security department while I'm away," said Uchiha Douhuan.

"I understand." Uchiha Fugaku nodded, stood up and prepared to leave Uchiha Dohuan's office.

"By the way, Elder Fugaku, please have someone deliver 10 million taels to me later. It's cash. I need it for the mission." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Ten million? So much? What are you planning to do?" Uchiha Fugaku was a little surprised. What kind of mission would require ten million taels?

"It has nothing to do with the mission itself. This mission is not important." Uchiha Douhuan said, "What is important is to let the ninjas who participated in the mission feel the Uchiha's kindness."