Looking at the Leaf Village Security Force member standing respectfully before him, Zhang Miao did not stand on ceremony and immediately nodded.
"Mm, let's go!"
With that, Zhang Miao strode out of Owl's hospital room with his head held high, while the Leaf Village Security Force member followed closely behind him like an attendant.
Owl was instantly dumbfounded at the sight. Other than the Hokage, this was the first time he had seen someone from the Uchiha Clan treat anyone with such respect.
"Could Ryunosuke's identity really be that extraordinary?"
The more Owl thought about it, the more likely it seemed. If Zhang Miao were just an ordinary person, why would the Hokage value him so highly and specifically assign Anbu to protect him?
With that thought, Owl immediately came to a conclusion.
"Ryunosuke must be the Daimyo's illegitimate son. To keep them from getting caught up in a power struggle, they were hidden in Konoha. Mm, that must be it!"
With his imagination running wild, Owl secretly resolved to take good care of Zhang Miao and Naruto. He also needed to build a good relationship with Zhang Miao. That way, even if he stopped being a ninja someday, following Zhang Miao to the Daimyo's Mansion for a life of luxury would not be bad at all.
If there was a choice to live well, who the hell would want to fight and risk their life? Only an idiot would!
Thinking of that, Owl's gaze at Naruto in his arms immediately softened.
"Please take care of me in the future!"
Zhang Miao had no idea that Owl had developed such a huge misunderstanding about his identity. At that moment, he had already arrived at his destination—the Leaf Village Police Department.
As soon as he reached the entrance of the Police Department building, Zhang Miao spotted Might Guy guarding the exit. He immediately frowned.
"Guy? Why are you here?"
Hearing Zhang Miao's voice, Might Guy hurriedly turned around. With tears in his eyes, he sniffled as he spoke. "Sob... Ryunosuke, they arrested my uncle and said he was someone of unknown identity. Sob..."
Zhang Miao: "..."
Damn it, it had only been a little while. Had they already grown this close?
But when he thought of the relationship between Might Guy and Rock Lee in the original story, Zhang Miao found it understandable. He immediately patted Might Guy on the shoulder.
"All right, all right, stop crying. I came here to get your uncle out. Just wait here!"
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm!" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Might Guy nodded like a chicken pecking rice. "Then I'll wait here. Ryunosuke, you have to get my uncle out!"
"Don't worry!"
After reassuring him once more, Zhang Miao walked straight into the Leaf Village Police Department building and headed to the director's office on the top floor of the Security Department.
Before Zhang Miao could say anything, the Leaf Village Security Force member who had brought him there knocked on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in!" The moment the knocking stopped, a steady middle-aged man's voice came from inside.
Only after hearing his voice did the Konoha Security Department member open the door and walk in, standing straight.
"Reporting to the director, an honored guest wishes to see you!"
The person sitting in the office was none other than the Uchiha Clan's patriarch, Fugaku Uchiha!
This Security Force member did not know Zhang Miao's identity, so he could only refer to him as an honored guest. Hearing that, Fugaku Uchiha immediately frowned.
"An honored guest? Then let him come in!"
"Yes!"
After receiving Fugaku Uchiha's approval, the Security Force member gestured toward Zhang Miao at the door.
"My lord, please!"
Being called "my lord" by someone from the Uchiha Clan gave Zhang Miao a secret thrill. He nodded calmly, then slowly walked into Fugaku Uchiha's office.
Fugaku Uchiha had been wondering what kind of honored guest it was, but he had not expected a child to walk in. Judging from his age, he did not seem much older than Fugaku Uchiha's second son, Sasuke Uchiha.
This was an honored guest? Or was he the child of some important figure?
Thinking that, Fugaku Uchiha waved at the Security Force member who had brought Zhang Miao.
"You may leave first!"
"Yes, Director!"
Upon hearing Fugaku Uchiha's words, the Security Force member immediately turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.
After he left, Fugaku Uchiha turned his gaze back to Zhang Miao and asked solemnly, "I am Fugaku Uchiha. May I ask how this young honored guest should be addressed, and what brings you here?"
As the patriarch of the Uchiha Clan, one of Konoha's elite clans, and also the director of the Leaf Village Police Department, Fugaku Uchiha knew something about the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and several powerful noble families.
That was why he had asked Zhang Miao's name, intending to gain firsthand information from it.
Although he was facing a child, Fugaku Uchiha remained extremely serious in both speech and manner, as though he were facing an adult of equal status.
Seeing this, Zhang Miao immediately smiled.
"As expected of the patriarch of Fan Uchiha. You really are different from ordinary people. All right, I won't beat around the bush. My attendant was arrested by your people earlier. I hope you can release him immediately."
Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Fugaku Uchiha immediately frowned.
At that moment, Fugaku Uchiha began to realize that something was wrong. If Zhang Miao were a relative of the Daimyo or some great noble, then if his attendant had been arrested by the Leaf Village Security Force, he should have used Konoha's administrative department to secure his release instead of coming here himself.
Thinking that, Fugaku Uchiha's eyes immediately turned red, and the three black tomoe within them began to slowly spin.
"Who exactly are you?"
Seeing Fugaku Uchiha in that stance, Zhang Miao raised both hands toward him with a helpless smile.
"Hey, hey, hey, there's no need to bring out the Sharingan against a child, is there? Besides, I'm from Konoha too. I'm not your enemy."
"You're from Konoha?"
Hearing Zhang Miao's words, and seeing that he had not used any genjutsu, Fugaku Uchiha finally put away his Sharingan. His eyes instantly returned to their normal color.
Seeing Fugaku Uchiha retract his Sharingan, Zhang Miao nodded again.
"That's right, I'm from Konoha. My registered name should be Uzumaki Ryunosuke. It should be easy enough to verify!"
"Uzumaki Ryunosuke?" Hearing the name, Fugaku Uchiha frowned again. "You're from the Uzumaki Clan. Why are you pretending to be a noble of the Land of Fire?"
Pretending to be a noble of the Land of Fire?
Hearing Fugaku Uchiha's words, Zhang Miao was stunned at first, then could not help laughing helplessly.
"I think this is a misunderstanding. I never pretended to be a noble of the Land of Fire. I only came to the Security Department to retrieve my attendant!"
At that, Zhang Miao held up one finger toward Fugaku Uchiha.
"Of course, I won't ask you to release him for nothing. I can trade you a secret!"
"A secret?"
Hearing Zhang Miao say that he wanted to exchange a secret for his attendant's release, Fugaku Uchiha immediately became interested.
"What secret?"
Zhang Miao had feared that Fugaku Uchiha would refuse outright, but seeing his interest now, the corners of his mouth curled up once again.
"During the Nine-Tails attack, who was it that used the Mangekyo Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails? Do you want to know that secret?"
Mangekyo Sharingan? The Nine-Tails?
Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Fugaku Uchiha was instantly stunned.
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