The Uchiha Plague God of the Konoha Military Police Force

Year 57 of Konoha, one year before the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Inside the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, Uchiha Fugaku held a list in his hand. With a stern expression, his gaze swept across the younger generation of the Uchiha Clan standing before him.

These children, between twelve and sixteen years old, were the future of the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Fugaku said in a deep voice, "Next... Uchiha Izumi."

"Ah? Here!!!"

The twelve-year-old Uchiha girl hurriedly raised her hand in response.

Fugaku stared at the girl and asked, "Have you made up your mind to take part in the Konoha Military Police Force recruitment assessment?"

Uchiha Izumi's pretty face turned solemn. "I'm ready!"

Fugaku nodded. "The assessment will last one month. During that month, an official member of the Konoha Military Police Force will serve as your examiner and assess you for recruitment."

"If he believes your performance meets the standard, you will officially join the Konoha Military Police Force and become a law enforcer of Konoha."

Fugaku pointed to the names written on the wooden board behind him.

Many of the names had already been circled.

Fugaku continued, "You may choose an examiner for yourself, but you can only choose from names that have not been circled."

Izumi looked up at the densely packed names.

—Uchiha Shun, Uchiha Yuetsu, Uchiha Chisen, Uchiha Isin...

The girl realized she did not know a single one of them!

"Then... this Senior Chisen?" Izumi asked weakly in a small voice. She had chosen this senior simply because his name sounded very similar to hers.

Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Chisen—only one character apart.

Fugaku froze.

"Chisen..." A trace of complexity flashed through his eyes as he asked suggestively, "Are you sure? Once you choose, you can't change."

Izumi failed to catch the clan head's implication and thought he was urging her to decide.

"I'm sure."

She hurriedly made her choice final.

After giving it some thought, Fugaku warned her, "Uchiha Chisen is an elite ninja of the Konoha Military Police Force. His assessment requirements will likely be harsher than anyone else's. Remember, do not defy his orders if you want to survive."

Izumi froze.

She swallowed hard.

The clan head had not warned any of the others like this. Did that mean she had made the wrong choice?

The girl began to panic.

Izumi was still dazed when she left the Konoha Military Police Force.

She held an Assessment Commission Letter in her hand. As long as she delivered it to Senior Chisen, she would undergo the Konoha Military Police Force's hellish assessment for the next month.

If only Itachi were here. I could ask him what kind of person this Senior Chisen really is.

Izumi muttered quietly.

She wanted to ask around for information from the other clan members, but then remembered that she was not close to anyone else in the Uchiha Clan.

That was because Izumi was the only odd one out in the Uchiha Clan. She simply could not fit in with others her age.

Her mother was from the Uchiha Clan, but her father had been a civilian ninja. Before she turned five, Uchiha Izumi had borne her father's surname.

It was not until Nine-Tails Night arrived, when her father died protecting her, that her mother brought her back to the Uchiha Clan. From then on, she took her mother's surname.

"Calm down, calm down... As long as I have a good attitude, even if Senior Chisen is strict, things shouldn't get too bad."

Izumi decided to buy a gift for their first meeting.

However.

Before she could act, cries of alarm came from nearby. "The Konoha Military Police Force ninjas are back!"

Izumi turned to look.

A group of Konoha Military Police Force members was approaching in a crowd—each wore ninja combat uniforms and carried numerous ninja tools, looking imposing and awe-inspiring.

There probably was not enough time to buy a gift. If Senior Chisen was among them and she failed to greet him promptly, she would likely make a bad first impression.

Izumi hurried over in a small run and gathered her courage to ask, "Excuse me, which one of you is Senior Uchiha Chisen?"

Nervously, she held up the commission letter in her hand. "I'm a trainee taking the Konoha Military Police Force recruitment assessment. My name is Uchiha Izumi."

The Konoha Military Police Force ninjas stopped.

Pairs of astonished eyes focused on her.

As though they were staring at some rare summoned beast.

Then... one female member of the Konoha Military Police Force walked up to Izumi and asked the girl with a strange expression, "You chose Uchiha Chisen as your examiner?"

"Mm." Uchiha Izumi nodded.

"...Take care of yourself." The female Uchiha patted Izumi on the shoulder, sympathy in her tone. "He isn't here. If you're looking for him, try your luck on the most chaotic streets in the village. He's probably there."

"Good luck. Sometimes, surviving is luck in itself."

Izumi: "???"

Frightened pale, Izumi hurriedly asked, "Senior, is that Senior Chisen very strict with newcomers like us?"

The female Uchiha shook her head. "It's not a matter of being strict. That person... how should I put it? He's probably a little too much of a loner. Even Lord Fugaku has difficulty ordering him around. Let me give you some advice—you'd better prepare a will first. Trust me, it'll come in handy soon enough."

Izumi: "..."

She noticed that the looks the Konoha Military Police Force seniors gave her had all taken on a hint of pity.

Meanwhile.

A young man dressed as a Konoha Military Police Force officer arrived on Konoha's famous street of bathhouses, casinos, and pleasure houses.

The instant he arrived there alone, the air throughout the entire street seemed to fall silent.

Only after a full three seconds did panicked clamor suddenly erupt.

"Damn it! That Uchiha Plague God is here again! Last time he came, he stuffed over fifty people into Konoha Prison! Quick, notify the boss! Shut the casino doors!"

"Why is he here again? How long has it even been? A month?"

"Hey! Uchiha Chisen! Don't go too far! We're all operating legally. Konoha doesn't ban gambling or prostitution, and even prohibited drugs only include a few types. Why do you keep targeting us?"

"Shh—are you tired of living? If you provoke that Uchiha Plague God, you'll be locked in a dark cell in Konoha Prison for the rest of your life."

"Y-you, don't look at me! I'm just passing by!"

"..."

Uchiha Chisen casually rested one hand on the Sword Hilt of the Ninja Sword at his waist, his gaze drifting over the area as he searched for prey his eyes could "see."

Suddenly.

Uchiha Chisen's gaze stopped. "Found a little rat."

Within his sight, a short man had his head lowered as he carefully hid among the crowd by the roadside. At first glance, he seemed utterly unremarkable.

But in Uchiha Chisen's eyes...

The short man was like a firefly in the night, impossible to overlook.

Because Chisen could clearly see a crimson box suspended above the man's head, filled with lines of red text.

Akiyama Jiro—Two days ago, after losing at gambling, he drank to drown his sorrows. While drunk, he violently abused his four-year-old child until the child died. Sin level: Red Name!

This...

Was also Uchiha Chisen's Golden Finger in this life.

Expressionless, Uchiha Chisen walked toward the man. A group of passersby scattered in fright, terrified that this Plague God from the Konoha Military Police Force would come after them.

Just as the man tried to hurriedly leave with the crowd.

Uchiha Chisen spoke. "Akiyama Jiro, where do you think you're going?"

He looked down at the short man.

His gaze was utterly still, as if he were looking at a dead man.

Just then.

"F-finally found you!"

A girl's breathless voice suddenly rang out behind Uchiha Chisen. "Excuse me, are you Senior Uchiha Chisen?"

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