The Nine Great Legions

Something was wrong, very wrong—especially this man Uchiha Kazuto. He had never heard of him before, as if he had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The Evil Uchiha Clan must be plotting some terrible scheme.

A scheme that could topple the entire Leaf Village.

Everything happening now might just be a ploy to lull the village into complacency!

The more Uchiha Itachi thought about it, the heavier his heart grew. He wished he could slaughter the entire Uchiha Clan to protect his beloved village—just like the great First Hokage, who would kill anyone for the village. If a clan threatened the village, destroy the clan. If family threatened the village, destroy the family. If friends threatened the village, destroy the friends. If villagers threatened the village, destroy the villagers. Anyone who dared harm the village's interests or injure it deserved to die!

The village's safety came before everything! Because that was the great Will of Fire!

As a genius who had possessed the mindset of a Hokage since childhood and understood what the Will of Fire truly meant, Uchiha Itachi had that resolve. If it weren't for that accursed Uchiha Kazuto having those legendary eyes, he, Uchiha Itachi, would already be figuring out how to annihilate the Uchiha Clan.

Of course, Sasuke was a good child—unlike the other evil Uchiha in the clan who were extreme and wicked. He could be spared. After all, no matter what, Sasuke was his little brother, different from the rest of the Uchiha.

How infuriating. If only he had those eyes too...

Uchiha Itachi took a deep breath, lifted his head, and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, listening to Itachi's words, waiting for him to continue. He already understood what Itachi was thinking. What a genius—having the mindset of a Hokage at just seven years old.

If Uchiha Itachi didn't have Uchiha blood in him, he could have easily taken Danzo's place.

"Lord Hokage, please allow me to investigate Uchiha Kazuto. I will expose his schemes!"

Uchiha Itachi knelt on one knee before Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face utterly serious, as if he had already confirmed that Uchiha Kazuto was plotting something. Which, in truth, he was.

"Haah..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a long drag from his pipe, looked at Uchiha Itachi, and shook his head.

"Itachi..."

He gently patted Itachi on the shoulder. Soon after, Uchiha Itachi left with a grave expression.

"Hah... I hope nothing comes of this investigation."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. If Uchiha Kazuto didn't have those eyes, and if he wasn't unsure whether Uchiha Shisui's eyes had been destroyed, he would have already ordered Uchiha Fugaku arrested and his memories extracted. He wouldn't have cared about whatever Uchiha Clan secrets there were.

After all, Uchiha Kazuto had killed his Danzo!

Time passed quietly.

The reform of the Military Police Force quickly spread throughout the village.

What did they mean by "recruiting new members for the Military Police Force, opening it up to the village, and anyone who met the conditions could join"?

Wait, were they hearing that right?

Hadn't the Konoha Military Police Force been the exclusive domain of the Uchiha Clan since its founding? They had never once recruited outsiders. And now they were opening it up?

It was simply unbelievable.

"Lord Kazuto, here is the list of recruits this time. Please take a look."

In the office of the Military Police Force, Uchiha Inaho handed over the documents.

"Mm, let me see."

Uchiha Kazuto put down the book he was reading and took the list to examine it.

The Military Police Force had recruited over two hundred people this time, mostly Genin and Chunin, with even a few Jonin among them.

"Oh, even Jonin joined."

Uchiha Kazuto was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected to recruit any Jonin. But after carefully reviewing their files, he understood—they had suffered injuries that reduced their combat ability, which was why they joined the Military Police Force.

Still, it wasn't a big deal.

Uchiha Kazuto didn't dwell on it. He set the documents aside and went to meet the new members.

For this recruitment drive, Uchiha Kazuto had even done some research on how much a ninja could earn in a month, broken down by rank, and then doubled that amount.

Unfortunately, even so, only a few Jonin had joined—and those who did were disabled.

But it was still decent.

"Heh heh, welcome, everyone, to the Military Police Force. I am the current clan head of the Uchiha Clan and the director of the Military Police Force, Uchiha Kazuto. The reason I..."

Uchiha Kazuto looked at the new members below him and nodded inwardly. Good, they all had spirit.

"In short, from now on, everyone here is a brother in the Military Police Force. Work hard, and you'll have everything you want..."

Uchiha Kazuto gave an impassioned speech, putting on the air of a Loyal Konoha Subject, acting as if everything he did was for the village and for the Will of Fire.

"So this is what the Uchiha Clan is really like? So this is the true duty of the Military Police Force? It's all for the village! We've been wrong about the Uchiha Clan all along!"

"Yeah, we've wronged the Military Police Force."

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!!"

"Loyalty!!!"

After Uchiha Kazuto finished his speech, the Uchiha Clan members of the Military Police Force led the chant, and soon the new recruits raised their hands, imitating their seniors, shouting "Loyalty" at the top of their lungs.

For a moment, the entire hall seemed bathed in sunlight, blindingly bright and radiant.

"For the Leaf, for the Will of Fire—Loyalty!"

Uchiha Kazuto raised his hand.

Then, he mixed these new members with those of the Uchiha Clan, forming the Nine Konoha Peacekeeping Forces.

First Unit, through Ninth Unit.

This was the minimum number of units he could maintain at present; any more would slow the accumulation of his dojutsu power.

After arranging these nine units, Uchiha Kazuto began training them.

Once they were assigned to the units, these shinobi would more easily become loyal, and at the same time, as long as he input a bit more dojutsu power, he could enhance the learning ability of the unit members.

Death Forest, First Unit.

"Attention!"

Uchiha Kazuto stood at the front of the formation, looking at these new members of the Military Police Force, and barked.

"Yes, sir!"

Immediately, these young shinobi all snapped to attention.

Uchiha Kazuto was just an ordinary man; he knew he likely had no personal charisma, but he had the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he had power now.

Although being assigned to a unit and becoming a member of one would slowly make those unit members more loyal while maintaining minimum operation, that speed was very slow—unless...