The Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru

The Anbu, the Police Force, and the root (a group of individuals) work together to capture the dangerous individuals lurking among the crowd.

You wouldn't believe it until you see them being arrested; the arrests were quite a shock. They were tied up with ropes and sent to the prison in groups.

"The Police Force's cells are already full; the rest of the people will have to be sent to your Anbu."

Uchiha Fugaku said with a strange expression.

"Seriously? Are the cells in your Police Force that small? How come they're already full after only arresting a little over a hundred people?" Katsuki's expression was full of surprise.

"The Police Force's cells aren't empty; there are quite a few people locked up inside..." Uchiha Fugaku Katsuki.

Come to think of it, how could the Police Force's cells be empty? Konoha is so big, with such a large population, the crime rate is actually quite high. Every day, a bunch of people commit crimes. The nature of the Police Force's work is similar to that of the police: maintaining order in the village and arresting lawbreakers.

Police Force prisons are never short of inmates.

"Chief."

A ninja with the Fire Fan Clan embroidered on his clothes walked over quickly and whispered in Uchiha Fugaku's ear.

"I understand. Go on. Keep a close watch on the prisoners. There are too many people today, so be careful not to let anyone take advantage of the situation." Fugaku gave the clansman who brought the message a few words of advice, waved for him to leave, and then looked at Katsuki and Minato.

"Katsuki, I arranged for my people to examine the attackers you sent over, and the results are in."

"So fast? I thought it would take at least a day or two to get results! As expected of the Uchiha, their efficiency is truly impressive!"

"It's not that it's particularly impressive, but I had some doubts, so I verified it... and it proved my guess." Fugaku took a deep breath. "The attackers who were sent over were all under the influence of Genjutsu, and it was a very sophisticated, Inductive Genjutsu. It had very little effect on a person's mind, so it was difficult for anyone other than an expert in Genjutsu magic to detect."

"Inductive Genjutsu?"

Katsuki listened, stunned. Genjutsu was indeed his weakness. After mastering Mind's Eye of the Kagura, it was difficult to be controlled by Genjutsu, but that did not mean he knew much about Genjutsu.

Compared to Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, his Genjutsu skills were indeed somewhat weak. For example, he had never heard of the Inductive Genjutsu that Fugaku mentioned.

"Ordinary Genjutsu target the five senses, influencing or even manipulating the flow of Chakra in the enemy's brain, causing the enemy's mind to fall into a world of illusions... Inductive Genjutsu are different."

"The difference with Inductive Genjutsu is that they don't directly attack the enemy's brain nerves, as that would leave too obvious traces of damage. Instead, they induce the enemy's feelings, such as desires and fears, which they already possess, and amplify or suppress them to achieve the goal of manipulating the enemy... Moreover, the enemy is unaware of it and firmly believes that all their actions come from their own heart."

Fugaku recounts the story in detail.

"Holy crap!"

After gathering his emotions, Katsuki uttered those two exceptionally vulgar words.

This is terrifying! It's complete brainwashing. I'm most afraid of this kind of psychological attack. Not only is it impossible to defend against, but you don't even know if you've been affected.

"Don't worry, this thing sounds scary, but it's also very difficult to use. Such exquisite manipulation requires extremely high skill from the user, not to mention that there must be a significant difference in willpower between the user and the target. No one can use a guiding Ninjutsu on you."

Fugaku saw through Katsuki's undisguised thoughts.

"Oh, I was so scared! Wait... why are you so familiar with this kind of Inductive Genjutsu?" Katsuki realized.

"Because this is a unique technique developed by our Uchiha Clan," Fugaku said calmly.

"... So the person causing us trouble is very likely from the Uchiha Clan? And considering the difficulty of this Inductive Genjutsu... it must be a master of the Uchiha Clan!"

Katsuki muttered to herself, having found the answer in her heart, yet still feeling puzzled.

If it were Madara, he wouldn't doubt that the other party could do such a thing, but he couldn't understand the meaning behind it. Based on his memories from his past life and the information he had gathered in this life, Madara Uchiha never did anything insignificant; every action he took had a purpose.

So what's the point of these petty, low-level scrambles?

He couldn't understand...

"Aren't you going to question me?" Fugaku suddenly asked.

"Huh? Questioning? Questioning what?" Katsuki blinked, looked at Fugaku's solemn expression, and slapped his forehead. "I understand. Let me put it this way... I've never doubted the Uchiha's loyalty to the village, and I have a pretty good idea of what happened. I roughly know who did it."

Fugaku's dignified face twitched slightly. He gave Katsuki a deep look before turning his gaze back towards the Hokage Building.

"Never mind that for now, a new Lord Hokage has arrived."

"Is it time yet?"

Katsuki also looked up and saw Orochimaru, wearing the Hokage hat and a white Orochimaru, steadily walking towards the edge of the rooftop.

The Fourth Hokage

A string of large characters, like flames, was embroidered on the cloak.

"Thank goodness Minato isn't here."

Katsuki muttered to herself, the scene before her making one wonder: the position that should have belonged to Minato had been taken by Orochimaru, all because of his intrusion.

Orochimaru walked forward step by step, with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu following not far to his left and right respectively.

The Hokage inauguration ceremony is actually quite simple. There are no grand processions or tight security. Ultimately, the Hokage is not only the leader of a village, but also the symbol of the village's highest military power. The guards assigned to the Hokage are largely just a formality.

Even today, the primary objective of the joint operation by the Anbu, the Police Force, and Root is to protect the villagers, and the secondary objective is to ensure the smooth conduct of the ceremony. As for the safety of the Shadow, it was not mentioned at all.

"From this day forward... I am the ruler of this village... the Fourth Hokage..."

The Fourth Hokage's speech was filled with an air of dominance, yet the villagers who looked up at him cheered incessantly. In this world of constant warfare, most people longed for a strong ruler, Orochimaru's speech was very much to the villagers' liking.

A deafening roar of cheers echoed through the streets as the villagers celebrated the succession of the new Hokage.

With his back to the giant rock statue of the former Third Hokage, Orochimaru leaned against the railing, waving to the villagers below with a flawless smile on his face.