In front of the old Konoha Military Police Force headquarters.
Looking at the somewhat dilapidated building, where the Uchiha Clan Crest could still be vaguely made out, Shinji felt a wave of emotion.
Behind him, Nameless, Haku, and Karin stood side by side, also looking up at the building before them.
After a moment, Karin asked curiously, "Shinji, does this mean we won't be members of ANBU anymore, but members of the Military Police Force instead?"
"Yes."
Shinji nodded lightly.
Nameless also asked, "What does the Military Police Force do?"
"Simply put, the Konoha Military Police Force is responsible for maintaining order in the village." After a pause, Shinji smiled. "However, there are only the four of us in the Military Police Force right now, so our authority temporarily overlaps with ANBU's in some areas."
A Military Police Force consisting of only four people obviously could not handle the village's security problems.
That was why Tsunade had arranged for ANBU to remain responsible for maintaining order in the village for the time being. Once Shinji finished rebuilding the Military Police Force, ANBU would return that authority to them.
Shinji had no objections to the village's arrangement.
He had never truly intended to rebuild the Military Police Force in the first place. He was merely using it as a pretext to dispel the higher-ups' suspicions about Takamagahara. Now that he had achieved his goal, when the Military Police Force reclaimed its authority was secondary.
In fact, Shinji had no desire at all to take on the thankless task of maintaining order in the village.
After hearing Shinji's explanation, Nameless, Haku, and Karin understood their current situation.
Put simply, they now possessed a powerful department, but for the moment, that department was only an empty shell.
Haku asked, "Shinji, what arrangements do