Facing Fugaku's Slacking, Sarutobi Hiruzen Was Truly Helpless!

Uchiha Compound, Radical Faction headquarters.

Compared to half a month ago, the headquarters had doubled in size.

There was no helping it!

Too many people had recently defected to the Radical Faction. They had no choice but to forcibly expand the headquarters, which naturally meant redesigning the barrier and reorganizing the Patrol Teams, as well as the overt and covert sentries.

As for—the Police Force?

Heh.

From the moment Uchiha Jin truly took power, he had ordered every Radical Faction member to withdraw. Now, with so many members of the Moderate Faction and Middle Faction joining them, Uchiha Jin had immediately issued an order for all of them to leave the Police Force.

The Police Force was already nothing more than an empty shell.

Though the police department still existed in name, Fugaku remained the commander of the Police Force, and people were still standing watch inside the police department building, in truth, no one had been doing any actual work for a long time.

What else could they do?

They could hardly send Fugaku, the commander, along with a few Elders and elites from the two factions out onto the streets to do municipal enforcement work, could they?

Fugaku and the others could not afford that kind of humiliation either!

Hokage Office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was extremely grim. Looking at Fugaku standing below him, he could not help slamming a hand heavily against the desk.

"Clan Head Fugaku, this is going too far!"

"Can you still do your job as Police Chief? Look at the state the village is in already!"

"Where are the members of your Police Force? Why is no one enforcing the law now?"

He was on the verge of losing his mind!

He knew the Uchiha were unstable, that their internal factional struggle was fierce, and that Danzo assassinated Uchiha every few days, practically treating the present-day Uchiha Compound like a field of leeks.

But still.

That was no reason for the police department to be inactive!

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind, so long as the Uchiha had not been completely wiped out, they could not abandon the Police Force's normal duties. Otherwise, if the Uchiha did not keep offending the Commoners, where would he find the righteous cause to keep targeting them?

But unfortunately.

Faced with Sarutobi Hiruzen's anger, Fugaku remained remarkably calm.

He merely gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a bland glance before speaking with a helpless expression. "Most of the Uchiha have now joined the Radical Faction. I can only command Shisui, two or three Elders from the Middle Faction and Moderate Faction, and six or seven elite Jonin under those two factions."

"Shisui belongs to the Anbu. Those six or seven elite Jonin also need to protect the Elders of the two factions, and they must guard against the 'Enemy Village Spies' who frequently appear at night."

"You can't expect me, the Clan Head, to lead several Elders out on patrol, can you?"

Fugaku spread his hands, fully embracing the act of giving up.

Yes.

He was helpless. He was despairing too!

On the other side.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was left speechless, unable to utter a single word for quite some time.

This, damn it!

Thinking it over carefully, what Fugaku said did seem to be true.

This so-called Uchiha Clan Head before him had long since become a commander without an army.

After silently smoking a pipeful of tobacco, Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitantly spoke. "Have you not prepared any means of counterattack?"

"No. I can't think of any." Fugaku did not even raise his eyelids as he shook his head. "What Uchiha Jin is using is an Open Conspiracy. I naturally accept my defeat wholeheartedly."

He truly had no solution, so he chose to accept it calmly.

That was simply his nature. In the original story, when facing Uchiha Itachi, he had accepted it just as calmly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

The corners of his mouth twitched violently. He wanted nothing more than to slap Fugaku across the face.

Damn it.

He had never seen such useless trash in his life. Though he also believed Fugaku was no match for Uchiha Jin, he could not just surrender without even putting up a fight, could he?

If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you don't lose it next time.

This was going to be difficult.

If Fugaku did not contend with Uchiha Jin, then once Uchiha Jin took control of the entire Uchiha clan and freed up his hands, would he not start causing trouble again?

No, absolutely not!

It seemed Fugaku was finished now, completely beyond hope. No matter how unwilling he was, he still had to fight properly on Fugaku's behalf.

At the very least.

He had to help Fugaku win over a group of people and make the Uchiha clan fight among themselves.

Thinking of this, he could not help but sigh inwardly.

He had never imagined that one day, he would take the initiative to help Fugaku. But Fugaku's sheer incompetence truly alarmed him. It seemed he would have to find a way to get Shisui to help him more in the future, and he would also need to find him a few more capable assistants.

Knock, knock, knock!

Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped on the desk, and an Anbu respectfully dropped to one knee.

"Hokage-sama."

"Go find Uchiha Jin and have him come to the Hokage Office immediately."

The Anbu nodded and left directly.

With the Anbu's departure, the Hokage Office returned to silence. Sarutobi Hiruzen had no interest in dealing with Fugaku either, and simply smoked as he pondered.

He needed to think carefully during this time.

What kind of rhetoric should he use later to make Uchiha Jin take a step back?

On the other side.

At the Radical Faction compound, within the central courtyard.

A young Uchiha Jonin stood before Uchiha Jin, but what truly interested him was the man's identity.

Uchiha Inabi, Fugaku's absolute confidant!

He was also one of the people Fugaku trusted most, as well as one of the strongest Uchiha.

"You want to join me?"

"To be honest, I really can't understand it. You're one of Fugaku's core confidants, so why would you want to join me?"

"As Fugaku's absolute confidant, it should be easy enough for Fugaku to protect you, shouldn't it?"

Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered.

He truly did not dare trust the Uchiha before him too readily. After all, the man's position was far too awkward.

As the absolute confidant of Fugaku, the Clan Head, he now wanted to directly join him, an Elder of the Radical Faction?

No matter how he thought about it, something felt off.

In response.

Inabi's expression did not change, and his tone remained calm.

"I have a Younger Sister. The clan compound is not very safe."

"I need to guard the Clan Head every day, so I have no time to look after my Younger Sister. Of course, that is only the superficial reason."

"In truth, I have already lost hope in the Clan Head. Back when Jin-kun had just become an Elder of the Radical Faction and established the Radical Faction compound, I felt that the Clan Head should have done everything in his power to stop Jin-kun's actions, even if it meant fighting within the clan."

"Because the Clan Head was indecisive, he missed the best opportunity."

"Whether it is the slander against the Uchiha in the village now, or the Uchiha clansmen who disappear without reason every day, Fugaku, as Clan Head, has been unable to find any way to stop it."

"Even though Jin-kun's methods have already proven effective, Fugaku, as Clan Head, still has not made up his mind to imitate them."

"This made me truly see him for what he was. Fugaku, as Clan Head, has not the slightest bit of courage."

"Whether it is war or peace, you should at least make a decision!"

"With such a hesitant personality, and considering the complicated relationship between the clan and the village, I believe that following Fugaku as Clan Head is a path to ruin."

"Therefore, my decision to join the Radical Faction this time is indeed sincere."

"Fugaku is unworthy of being Clan Head. I want to support Jin-kun as Clan Head!"

"I do not know whether the Uchiha's circumstances will change after Jin-kun becomes Clan Head, but in my view, it will at least be better than under Fugaku."

"This—that is enough!"

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