A Minor Conflict

After working continuously for several hours, the Construction Team finished recording all the data. Then, as building materials continued to arrive, they could begin building the house as quickly as possible.

Since this project was sponsored by Daimyo, there was no way they would cut corners. All the best materials were used, and professionals even consulted Shuichi's opinion beforehand.

Once completed, the Villa will be delivered to him in a fully furnished manner, and he can move in on the same day.

So Shuichi temporarily stopped dealing with these matters, as he still had many tedious tasks and jobs to handle in the village.

Walking from one corner of the village toward the center, you'll find fewer ninjas on the streets, but most ordinary people are much more active.

The ninjas were caught up in the daily cycle of missions, making money, and training, while ordinary people were busy with their own work. Konoha recovered quite quickly after the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

Shuichi went straight to a slightly old building in the central area, and turned into a large room on the top floor with ease, clearly indicating that this was not his first time in this place.

"Lord Shuichi!"

"Lord Shuichi..."

Nearly a dozen people inside the room stood up to greet him. Half of them were wearing tall hats and white clothes with Barrier patterns drawn on them; they were staff members of the Barrier Team.

The remaining ninjas, dressed in vests, sat on a small platform nearby. They were the exclusive force of the Barrier Team, and they would take action if any intruders were detected or if anything went wrong.

"How's the progress lately?" Shuichi walked to the center of the room.

There is a large circular pit in the ground here, with small ditches around it that draw water to the center, where a huge water sphere floats in the air.

Konoha's spherical Barrier is closely connected to this building. Any unauthorized chakra source that trespasses will be detected quickly, and the stronger the enemy, the greater the fluctuation reaction.

The three ninjas maintaining the Barrier remained on duty at the Sealing Formula. The Barrier Team Captain approached him and explained, "After the Barrier was modified and strengthened, some minor chaos did occur. After all, many ninjas have been using the same Barrier code for years, and it's understandable that they can't break the habit overnight."

"The situation has improved a lot in the past few days, and we've also uncovered a few suspected spies sent by other countries, which will make our work much easier from now on."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'm here on a special mission this time." Shuichi handed him the document issued by the Third Hokage. "As you know, the culprit who brought the Nine-Tails into the village is very strong and uses strange methods. Although his chakra has been memorized, we still can't let our guard down."

The Barrier Team Captain took the package, opened it, and immediately beamed with joy. "With this, we're basically all set. As long as you're in the village, we can all feel at ease."

Having said that, he and several subordinates led Shuichi into a small, dark room. After forming hand Hand Seals, they opened a seal, revealing numerous complex Sealing Formula on the walls. "The Barrier's connection point is right here. The Fourth Lord inscribed the technique in this location. I wonder where you intend to place it..."

Shuichi glanced at the various black runes and noticed a small, conspicuous one with the words "[Sword of Ninja Love]" printed on it.

This was left behind by Minato, who used the Flying Thunder God Technique to borrow Barrier and turn Konoha into his own territory. Now he's doing the same thing.

"I don't want too much trouble, this will do." Although he also knew Sealing Formula, he was too lazy to find a new spot, so he immediately raised his hand to Hand Seals, and then gently tapped it next to Minato's mark, and the words [Flying Thunder God Technique] were engraved on it.

After finishing, the Barrier Team quickly closed the connection. Seeing that the mission was complete, the team leader asked Shuichi with some curiosity, "The Fourth Lord's [Sword of Ninja Love] is relatively easy to understand, but I don't quite understand the meaning of this [Flying Thunder God Technique]. Could you explain it to me?"

"Of course," Shuichi said calmly, "It's the style of flying first, then pulling out a gun..."

"..."

Leaving the Barrier Team and his team members with endless room for imagination, he quickly left the building where the Barrier Team belonged after completing the placement of the spell.

As soon as he came out, Shuichi saw a lot of people arguing not far away, right next to the gate of the Security Department.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the group consisted of two main groups. One group had the Uchiha clan emblem of Fire Fan printed on the back of their clothes; they were members of the Uchiha Guard, now considered the First Division of the Security Department.

The leader on the other side, Shuichi, also recognized him: Nakano, a retired ninja from the village and one of the Squad Leader of the newly established Second Division of the Security Department. There were still quite a few people standing around watching, but no one took the initiative to speak.

"What's going on? Why are you two arguing?"

Hearing the voice, everyone turned around and saw that the newcomer was Purple Aurora, who was currently enjoying great prestige in the village. They had no choice but to stop arguing and greet him, including the somewhat arrogant Uchiha Clan.

"Lord Shuichi, you be the judge," Nakano said indignantly. "Our second squad caught one of the perpetrators and was about to hand him over to the village jail when the Uchiha interfered, effectively ending our mission..."

The young Security Force on the Uchiha side was an acquaintance of Shuichi's, Uchiha Ryouya, who had participated in the Chunin Ninja Exams with him. Hearing Nakano's words, he was very dissatisfied and immediately interrupted:

"The village had a rule that the management and arrest of ninjas were handled by our Uchiha First Division, while your Second Division was responsible for ordinary people. This time, I was just following the rules..."

"There's no evidence yet that the perpetrator was a ninja, so what gave you the right to intercept the target midway?" Nakano immediately retorted.

"Who says there isn't? The person who reported it already mentioned it in their description..."

As the argument escalated, the two sides grew increasingly agitated. Shuichi frowned and stopped them. After talking with a few people to understand the problem, he quickly grasped the essence of the issue.

The person who reported the incident was a small businessman who had recently lost a lot of money and was experiencing mental health issues. After realizing something was wrong, he sought out a ninja he was on good terms with. The ninja examined him and told him that he had traces of Genjutsu on his body, but the technique was so crude that even an ordinary Chunin could easily detect it.

The businessman quickly realized something unusual: one of his employees had attended Ninja Academy but failed to graduate and become a full-fledged ninja, until he joined his business two years ago.

During the period when the incident occurred, the other party approached him much more frequently than usual. Combined with the information that he had been subjected to a low-level Genjutsu, he immediately suspected that this person was the mastermind behind the theft of money using chakra.

The small businessman immediately contacted the Security Department, but he was unaware that a second squad had recently been formed within the Security Department, primarily responsible for matters concerning ordinary people, while issues involving ninjas were still handled by the first squad, which included the Uchiha.

But he just wanted to resolve his own problem as soon as possible, so he reported it to the Security Department as soon as he saw them. Because it was still uncertain whether the suspect could use chakra, a small conflict broke out between the two teams during the arrest. Logically speaking, it seemed that everyone was qualified to take on this matter.

Shuichi knew that this chaos was caused by the village's reforms. Successfully capturing the criminals was a meritorious act, and the second squad had just been established. If they wanted to stabilize this job, they had to prove their worth.

Another awkward point is that, out of concern that the villagers might not be able to adapt, the Security Department still displays the Uchiha Clan's "table tennis racket" as its insignia. Even if the members of the Second Division didn't care, they couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, which intensified their desire to achieve results...

"Alright, let's finish interrogating that suspect first." Shuichi stopped them from arguing any further. "I will report this to the Lord Hokage. This time, both of you will be credited with equal merit. That's my word."

"Well... I hope that Lord Shuichi's direct involvement in the Security Department won't cause you any trouble?" Nakano quickly regained his composure after calming down. The fact that he was sent into the Security Department by the village's higher-ups showed that he had high emotional intelligence, so he spoke to Shuichi very politely at this moment.

Shuichi chuckled and said, "Hehe, actually I'm also a member of the Security Department."

Nakano and Uchiha members. "???"

He pulled a badge from his jacket and showed it to the people around him. It had the words "Garrison" and "Three" on it. "I'm the captain of the Third Division of the Security Department... Oh... no, I'm the super Captain Commander members, and I have a full six stripes! You can see for yourselves!"

Everyone followed his finger to look at the badge, which indeed read "Third Division of the Security Department" and even had the Hokage's official seal, but the number of people listed was... one.

They had no idea what those Six Paths big red stripes meant.

"..."