Closing Shop, Arresting People

The weapon shop owner greeted them, looking at Uchiha En and the others as he asked.

"To everyone from the Uchiha Clan, are you here to buy something!?..."

"Our Shimura Weapon Shop has the finest weapons in all of Konohagakure..."

"Look at this kunai, it's incredibly sturdy; look at this ninja sword, it's incredibly sharp..."

The weapon shop owner said as he tried to sell to Uchiha En.

"Are you the owner of this weapon shop!?..."

Uchiha En couldn't help but ask.

"That's right, I am Shimura Dankou, the owner of this weapon shop!... May I ask what brings you here!?..."

Shimura Dankou continued.

Shimura Dankou, Shimura Danzō's cousin, didn't have high ninja talent.

That's why he opened a weapon shop in Konoha.

To raise funds for the development of the Shimura Clan and the construction of Shimura Danzō's Root Organization.

"On behalf of the Konohagakure Security Force, I'm here to collect protection fees from your weapon shop..."

Uchiha En said coldly.

"Protection fees!? What protection fees!?..."

"How come I've never heard of Konohagakure collecting protection fees..."

Shimura Dankou asked with a frown of confusion.

"This is a new rule our Security Force just established..."

"Any shop in Konoha will have to pay protection fees, and we, the Uchiha Clan Security Force, will protect your businesses..."

Uchiha En said, looking at Shimura Dankou.

"Protect us!? We don't need it!..."

"Our weapon shop doesn't need protection from your Uchiha Clan..."

Shimura Dankou refused without hesitation.

They were the Shimura Clan, a prominent family in Konohagakure now, and their clan member Shimura Danzō was a high-ranking official in Konoha.

Since when did a weapon shop opened by their Shimura Clan need protection from the Uchiha Clan!?

"Stop the nonsense, pay up immediately, we have other places to go..."

"Are you trying to defy the regulations of our Security Force..."

Uchiha En said impatiently.

"What Security Force regulations!? I don't know of any..."

"I only obey the orders of Konohagakure, and I will not pay these protection fees..."

Shimura Dankou refused without hesitation.

Even though the Uchiha Clan was a powerful family in Konoha, their Shimura Clan was not a small one either.

Moreover, their clan leader Shimura Danzō was a high-ranking official in Konoha.

Others might fear the Uchiha Clan, but the Shimura Clan wasn't afraid!

"It seems you have no intention of complying with our Security Force's regulations..."

Uchiha En said, looking at Shimura Dankou with an unfriendly tone.

"That's right, our Shimura Clan only obeys the orders of Konohagakure..."

Shimura Dankou said fearlessly.

Seeing Shimura Dankou's demeanor, Uchiha En immediately changed his tone.

"According to a report, your weapon shop is suspected of smuggling weapons!..."

"Guards, take him back with me, we'll interrogate him thoroughly..."

"How dare you smuggle weapons in Konohagakure, you clearly don't have our Security Force in your eyes..."

"..."

Uchiha En waved his hand, and the Uchiha Clan ninja following him immediately took action, apprehending Shimura Dankou.

"Let go! What are you doing!?..."

"The weapons sold in our shop are all approved by Konoha's high-ranking officials..."

"My cousin is Shimura Danzō, how dare you arrest me..."

Shimura Dankou shouted and struggled.

"Hmph, still trying to resist..."

"What Danzo!? I don't know him..."

Uchiha En slapped the shop owner unconscious with a single blow.

"Take him away, seal up the entire store..."

"Let's go to the next one..."

"Yes... Vice-Captain..."

A few minutes later, the Nara Clan's pharmacy next door was seized for selling fake medicine, and the store was also sealed.

Next, the Akimichi Clan's barbecue restaurant was also sealed due to food safety issues.

Uchiha En's efficiency was also very high. In just a few days, most of the Uchiha Clan's stores had been sealed.

The owners of these stores were all imprisoned.

And these stores were all opened by ninja clans.

As for stores opened by ordinary people, they couldn't afford to offend the Uchiha Clan's Security Force.

Faced with the Security Force's demand for protection fees, they could only pay obediently.

Only the stores opened by these major families, with their ninja clans behind them, acted with impunity and refused to pay protection fees.

The Security Force didn't indulge them and directly sealed their stores and arrested their people.

While the Security Force was in action, Bai Ye was lying there sunbathing, and a series of notification sounds kept ringing in his ears.

[Ding, felt Shimura Dankou's anger, +100 Negative Energy, Ninjutsu +2...]

[Ding, felt Nara Shikanai's anger, +100 Negative Energy, Genjutsu +1...]

[Ding, felt Akimichi Choza's anger, +100 Negative Energy, Taijutsu +2...]

[...], "Lying down and gaining Negative Energy is just too awesome..."

Bai Ye looked at his ever-increasing Negative Energy and thought excitedly.

The reason Bai Ye was so brazen in collecting protection fees was not only to get money, but more importantly, to harvest Negative Energy.

"Lord Bai Ye, these are the stores we've sealed!..."

"Among them, the Hiruzen Sarutobi Clan accounts for fifty percent, followed by the Shimura Clan, Mito Clan, and Utatane Clan, and finally the Ino-Shika-Cho and other clans..."

Uchiha En said, holding the document in his hand.

"Sarutobi!? Shimura!? Mito!? Utatane!?..."

"Aren't these the clans of Konohagakure's higher-ups!? I never expected that these few people managed to skim so much..."

Bai Ye looked at the information on the document with some surprise.

Sarutobi Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Shimura Clan, Shimura Danzō.

Mito Clan, Mito Homura.

Utatane Clan, Utatane Koharu.

These four were disciples and guards of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

During the Ninja Wars, Tobirama Senju died, but the four of them, as guards, survived.

Eventually, they became Konoha's higher-ups and controlled Konohagakure's power.

Although he already knew that Konoha's higher-ups were not good people.

Bai Ye did not expect Konoha's higher-ups to be so greedy.

They controlled most of Konohagakure's stores.