Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped onto the rooftop of the Hokage Building and looked at the endless crowd before him. His anger toward Uchiha Jin grew even stronger.
However.
He quickly adjusted his mindset and put on a kindly expression once more.
"Everyone, quiet down!"
As Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, the boisterous crowd in the streets instantly fell silent.
Clearly.
He still carried considerable authority as the Hokage!
Next.
Sarutobi Hiruzen first apologized to everyone and affirmed the Konoha Military Police Force's reforms. Only then did he explain that during the reform period, the Anbu would handle the village's Public Security.
He would select a location in the village as the Anbu's public station. If anyone encountered trouble during this time, they could seek the Anbu's help.
Thus.
With their problem resolved, the villagers finally withdrew in reluctant satisfaction.
However...
The villagers were satisfied, but the Anbu began to suffer headaches!
There was no helping it!
The Anbu naturally knew all too well about the troubles the Konoha Military Police Force had faced over the years.
Though these villagers had no Chakra, they were even more unreasonable than Ninja and often refused to listen to reason at all.
But there was no choice!
They had no ability to object to a decision made by the Hokage.
Two hours later.
Not far from the Hokage Building, a three-story building rose from the ground.
The speed at which the new building was completed was naturally thanks to the contribution of Yamato, a Wood Release Ninja.
Next.
As Anbu members moved in, a huge crowd of Commoners flooded inside.
The Anbu members' mouths twitched.
Still, fortunately!
Everyone wore Masks, so the pain on their faces was not openly visible.
Anbu receptionist: "What is it, ladies?"
The leading aunt immediately said, "She stole my old hen! I was planning to use it to nourish my child at the Jonin Academy!"
"Bullshit! That old hen clearly belongs to my family!" the other aunt immediately cursed.
Next.
The two began tugging and pulling at each other right in front of the Anbu receptionist.
Anbu receptionist: "..."
He was completely dumbfounded!
He felt like the arguing had callused his ears. It felt more exhausting than fighting enemies to the death.
What a headache!
Still, he quickly said, "Anbu Team A-3, you handle this!"
Afterward.
An Anbu squad stepped forward and took the two aunts away, apparently intending to inspect the scene.
Only after the two aunts left did the Anbu receptionist finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But unfortunately.
Before he could even take a sip of water, another man came over. "Kentaro borrowed three hundred ryo from me and promised to repay it in a month, but it's already been three months!"
"I don't have any money." The other man waved a hand. "I'll definitely pay you back once I do!"
Anbu receptionist: "..."
He felt like his head was about to explode. How was he supposed to handle something like this?
Finally.
He could only wave a hand and say, "I'm only responsible for recording cases. Someone else will take over yours."
"Anbu Team A-5, this is yours."
As the Anbu receptionist spoke, another unwilling Anbu squad came out and led the two grown men away from the Anbu Building.
Then.
The numb Anbu receptionist received his third complainant!
Two hours later, outside a private residence.
Kakashi led Anbu Team C-7 as they listened to the two families quarrel.
"Our families have called off the engagement. You need to return the three thousand ryo betrothal gift!"
"We absolutely won't return it. Your family was the one that broke off the engagement!"
"Your family never told us that your girl was blind!"
"You never asked! We're not returning it anyway!"
"My lords of the Anbu, please help me get my money back! That's three thousand ryo!"
"Your family broke off the engagement, so why should I return the betrothal gift?"
The two families sprayed spittle as they immediately started arguing again.
Kakashi's team was covered in black lines.
The two families' arguing gave them a splitting headache.
Yamato could not help asking, "Captain, how do we settle this?"
"I don't know either!" Kakashi spread his hands.
Yes.
For something where both sides claimed to be right, who the hell knew how it was supposed to be handled?
Another Anbu member could not help saying, "Is this sort of messy nonsense what the Konoha Military Police Force deals with every day? Honestly, I'm starting to sympathize with them."
"If it were me, I would have completely broken down and quit long ago!"
Kakashi and Yamato could not help nodding.
Yeah!
This kind of matter was truly difficult to handle!
No matter how they handled it in the end, one side would definitely refuse to accept it. And as a military fortress, Konoha cared most about armed forces like Ninja, so there was naturally no such thing as a civil code.
Therefore.
How these matters were handled ultimately depended on the enforcers themselves.
That was precisely why, no matter how the Konoha Military Police Force handled things, someone was always dissatisfied in the end. That was why its reputation had grown worse and worse.
Now that the Anbu had replaced them, the Anbu were the unlucky ones instead.
Finally.
Driven mad by the noise, Kakashi decided to pay out of his own pocket and be done with it.
Just like that, the matter was perfectly resolved!
However, Yamato could not help saying, "We can't pay out of our own pockets every time, can we? Our salaries can't withstand that kind of spending!"
"What do you think we should do?" Kakashi asked.
Yamato did not know either!
With such an unbearable mindset, the group returned to the Anbu Building.
But unfortunately.
Before they could rest, they were assigned another case.
Finally.
Kakashi paid another eight hundred ryo!
In total, before they got off work that evening, Kakashi's team had paid out more than ten thousand ryo!
Yet even so, Kakashi's team was utterly exhausted.
In fact, it was not just their team. The other teams had also been pushed close to collapse.
And so...
This continued until the third day, when the Anbu could no longer endure it, because their salaries could not endure it.
Finally, there was no choice!
Though they were extremely helpless, they could only render judgments: either pay compensation or go to prison.
But it was precisely because of this decision that the Anbu's reputation began to sour, and the Anbu started down the same old road as the Konoha Military Police Force.
The Anbu took one look and realized this would not do!
There was no choice.
They could only go find Sarutobi Hiruzen!
And regarding this.
What good solution could Sarutobi Hiruzen possibly have?
Therefore.
He could only seek out Nara Shikaku again. "The Anbu can't hold on much longer. Shikaku, can you think of a solution?"
"There is no solution!" Nara Shikaku said helplessly. "This was only a temporary measure!"
"No matter who takes over the Konoha Military Police Force, this problem will arise. Why did the villagers resent the Uchiha before? To put it bluntly, wasn't it because of the Konoha Military Police Force?"
"This is a hot potato. The Uchiha can't handle it, and neither can anyone else!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely helpless.
Ultimately.
He could only soothe the Anbu and have them endure a little longer, then order Danzo to kill Uchiha Jin!
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