Chapter 632

Uchiha Fuyue's words were like dropping a bombshell, instantly causing the Uchiha ninjas below to erupt into an uproar.

"Why suspend the activities of the Police Force? Is the Leaf high command trying to get their hands on the Police Force's authority?"

"Exactly which people will have their activities suspended?"

The Uchiha ninjas voiced their confusion to Uchiha Fuyue, including both Uchiha chunin who had recently joined the Police Force and Uchiha jonin who had worked there for over a decade.

Even the genin who had not yet entered the Uchiha Police Force couldn't help asking questions, believing this was the Police Force being suppressed by the higher-ups.

Uchiha Fuyue glanced at Shisui—this was the depth of the Uchiha clan's current connection to the Police Force. If you wanted to separate the Uchiha from the Police Force, the Uchiha themselves would be the first to refuse.

Shisui nodded, stood up, and said, "Everyone, please quiet down for a moment and listen to me explain."

A large number of Uchiha fell silent, quietly looking at Shisui.

Although Shisui was young, his strength and his deeds gave him a reputation within the Uchiha clan that was no less than that of the Uchiha elders.

No Uchiha would dislike a fellow clansman who was both powerful and wholeheartedly devoted to the family.

"First of all, it's a temporary suspension of activities for some Police Force ninjas—just temporary, not a revocation of their positions," Shisui explained.

"And second, this is not about the high command trying to seize control of the Police Force. The Fourth Hokage trusts the strength of the Uchiha clan."

The Uchiha ninjas looked at Shisui in confusion. How did the Fourth Hokage get involved? And if he trusted their strength, why suspend activities?

"After the war ended, Konoha received a large number of high-quality commissions—so many lucrative missions that we couldn't keep up, which actually lowered our mission completion efficiency," Shisui continued.

"The Fourth Hokage believes that with the Uchiha clan's ninja strength, it's a waste of talent to only handle village security during peacetime. So he decided to temporarily suspend some capable Uchiha ninjas from their duties to handle those high-quality commissions, letting clients witness Konoha's strength."

With this explanation, the Uchiha who had been muttering about persecution from the higher-ups immediately quieted down, and their attitudes changed.

"Am I on the suspension list?" an Uchiha jonin asked confidently.

A skilled Uchiha—that had to be him. If not him, then who?

Shisui nodded. For an Uchiha jonin, as long as they weren't too stubborn, their chances of being selected were fairly high.

Although Shisui's original intention was only to reform the Police Force, the fact that Konoha lacked experienced jonin to carry out mission assignments was also a real problem.

Receiving Shisui's confirmation, the Uchiha jonin immediately puffed out his chest—now he was a ninja acknowledged by both the clan and the official Leaf Village.

"Clan leader, Shisui, am I on the list?"

Other Uchiha ninjas who considered themselves capable couldn't sit still and began questioning the two.

Those who received confirmation showed confident smiles, while those who got a negative answer wore expressions of unwillingness.

This scene amused Obito; he found that these clansmen really changed their faces fast.

At first they were all indignant, feeling persecuted. After a few words of praise from Shisui, they instantly changed their tune.

"Those not on the list don't need to rush. This is only the first trial. If the results are good in the future, we might select even more capable Uchiha ninjas to build Konoha's strong image," Shisui reassured them.

He wanted to completely separate the Uchiha from the Police Force, and in the end, only a minority of ninjas would remain in the Uchiha Police Force, avoiding the impression that the Police Force belonged solely to the Uchiha.

And so, in a harmonious atmosphere, all the Uchiha ninjas agreed to the proposal of suspending some Uchiha ninjas' activities.

Observant Uchiha noticed that during this clan meeting, the Uchiha clan's high-ranking members had shown no disagreements at all, and all the elders expressed their support.

After the discussion concluded, Uchiha Fuyue asked Shisui and Obito, both "commission experts," to share their experience in completing various high-level missions.

"During a mission, team atmosphere is very important. If the team is united, completing the mission is twice as efficient; otherwise, it's half the result with twice the effort, and it also makes the mission more dangerous."

The Uchiha on the list all put on serious expressions and listened attentively.

Obito and Shisui were younger than them, but in this area, they were indeed their seniors.

The next day.

Another major event happened in the Uchiha clan: the Fourth Hokage actually came to the Uchiha compound for an inspection, accompanied by his Hokage assistant!

This was uncommon; previous Hokages had also paid close attention to the Uchiha, but it was a different kind of attention—they had the Anbu watch them.

"Fourth Hokage-sama!"

Many Uchiha ninjas greeted Muyue with respect.

Many Uchiha held special feelings for this new Hokage; otherwise, they wouldn't have collectively cast their votes for Muyue during the jonin meeting.

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"Hello everyone, how is the work of the Police Force lately? Do you find it easy or tiring?" Mu Yue replied with a smile.

"Not tiring. For us Uchiha, this work is far from exhausting!" a relatively young Uchiha chunin replied in a vigorous voice.

"If I remember correctly, you're called Inabi, right? Keep up this drive, and perhaps this name will be spread throughout the Land of Fire." Mu Yue encouraged.

Uchiha Inabi's eyes widened; he hadn't expected Mu Yue to directly call out his name.

Flattered, truly flattered. Konoha's chunin numbered in the thousands, yet Mu Yue, the Fourth Hokage, had remembered the name of a Uchiha chunin he had never met before.

"Every Uchiha who temporarily leaves the Police Force to carry out missions must receive my final confirmation." Seeing Uchiha Inabi's confusion, Mu Yue explained with a smile.

Saying this, Mu Yue also encouraged the other Uchiha ninja who were about to leave the Police Force.

"Yakumi, you became a jonin at a young age. Konoha's continued prosperity relies on young, vital forces like you."

"Aomizu, you…"

Mu Yue accurately called out the names of all the Uchiha who were leaving the Police Force, and the information he said was completely correct, without any trace of pretense.

The Uchiha ninja who were called were all somewhat moved; they were being acknowledged by the Hokage.

"We must complete the mission entrusted to us with excellence and not disappoint the Fourth Hokage's expectations!" the Uchiha ninja thought to themselves.

Everything Mu Yue did made them feel his emphasis and respect for the Uchiha—something they had never received during the administrations of the Second and Third Hokage.

For a moment, the atmosphere became extremely harmonious. Even the coldest Uchiha tried to show Mu Yue a smile.

This enthusiasm surprised even Minato Namikaze. Was this still the Uchiha clan he knew?

"Fourth Hokage-sama, Advisor Minato, this is our clan's training ground. Countless Police Force ninja have trained here day and night, striving to maintain Konoha's public order."

After the inspection officially began, Uchiha Fugaku led Mu Yue and Minato Namikaze on a tour of the clan grounds.

"Very good. For Konoha to enjoy long-term peace and stability these many years, the Uchiha clan has made great contributions through hard work." Mu Yue looked around and praised.

The Uchiha ninja all straightened their backs; they thought so too.

"We dare not take all the credit. The Uchiha have simply done what we could and what we should." Uchiha Fugaku said with a smile.

Then Uchiha Fugaku led Mu Yue and the others to the Police Force. On the way, they encountered Uchiha ninja earnestly patrolling the streets.

At the end of the inspection, everyone returned to the Uchiha clan grounds. Mu Yue gave a concluding speech summarizing the inspection work.

If a Konoha News staffer were to write it, they would say: the Fourth Hokage highly praised the work attitude of the Uchiha ninja, affirmed the Uchiha clan's contributions to Konoha's public security construction, and expressed hope that the Uchiha ninja could play an even greater role in the new era, better building a safe, harmonious, and prosperous Konoha.

In simpler terms, Mu Yue praised the Uchiha clan a bit and backed up Shisui's speech at the clan meeting.

With unified opinions within the Uchiha and the support of Mu Yue, the Fourth Hokage, outside, this policy beneficial to both Konoha and the Uchiha was quickly formally implemented.

Some Uchiha jonin and high-level Uchiha chunin temporarily left the Police Force and were assigned by Mu Yue to various squads to carry out entrusted missions.

"With the addition of these Uchiha ninja, the village's mission fee income is sure to increase significantly. Achieving such results in a short time, if I propose new proposals, the advisors should have less doubt."

Minato Namikaze said happily to Mu Yue.

Although he had been busy recently, Minato Namikaze was really happy because he could genuinely feel Konoha moving in a good direction under their efforts.

This brought Minato Namikaze a huge sense of accomplishment. Under the impact of this immense achievement, even a breakthrough in his Breathing Technique could not excite him.

What did he become Hokage for? It was for a better Konoha.

Now he was already walking the path of realizing his dream. How could mere power growth compare to building Konoha?

"That's not necessarily true. Even if village revenue increases, the advisors' salaries won't go up." Mu Yue shook his head.

Sometimes collective interests and personal interests are two different things. For example, Shimura Danzo often did unscrupulous things that harmed Konoha's interests to strengthen his own power.

Mu Yue didn't know what Shimura Danzo thought subjectively, but objectively that was the fact.

"It shouldn't come to that, right?" Minato Namikaze was somewhat uncertain.

After becoming Hokage Advisor, many of his rosy filters about Konoha's higher-ups had indeed shattered, but he still felt that the higher-ups would not do things that harm Konoha's interests.

"Let's not talk about that for now. I want to trouble you to take me to Mount Myoboku." Mu Yue said.

Celebi's space-time power had reached the proficient level, and his strength was enough to protect himself. It was time to acquire Sage Mode.

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