The Uchiha Military Police Force
In the room, Uchiha Nan looked at the indignant Uchiha crowd and smiled with satisfaction.
"Quiet."
Uchiha Nan waved a hand, signaling for everyone to settle down. The Uchiha under his command quickly fell silent.
The Uchiha present stared at Uchiha Nan. Their captain had been the first to receive the news and had immediately gathered them. There was no way they would obediently accept Hiruzen Sarutobi becoming Konoha's Third.
Uchiha Nan looked at the crowd and began to speak:
"Back then, the Uchiha and Senju jointly founded Konoha. The First was peerless in battle, able to suppress the petty fools of the Ninja world with one hand!
"The Second was a master strategist, and could conjure all sorts of forbidden techniques with ease."
"These two were unquestionably worthy of becoming Konoha's Hokage."
As he spoke, Uchiha Nan let out a derisive laugh.
"But what is Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
"Tasked with protecting Lord Tobirama, he ultimately abandoned Konoha's Shadow and fled back to Konoha in disgrace, like a stray dog.
"He brought back Lord Tobirama's final words, then shamelessly tried to make himself Konoha's Third.
"Do you accept such a ridiculous idea?"
"No!"
The Uchiha answered in unison. Having someone like that become Konoha's Shadow was an absolute disgrace to the village.
"Good. I don't accept it either."
Uchiha Nan nodded. In the original Naruto storyline of his past life, this arrangement was undoubtedly the result of Kishimoto going senile while drawing the manga.
But in the real Naruto world he now lived in, Mito Uzumaki had to prop everything up and force the village's clans to swallow this stinking pile of garbage, relying on her own formidable strength and reputation to silence all objections.
It was laughable. Mito Uzumaki had refused to let her own son become Hokage, yet chose someone like Hiruzen Sarutobi instead.
She had been a terrible judge of character. No wonder the Senju Clan and Uzumaki Clan had ultimately died out, and even the Uchiha had been wiped out in the end.
When she woke in the middle of the night, wasn't she afraid the clan members who should never have died would come after her, demanding their lives in return?
"Tekka, take your squad to your district and spread the word that the Shadow Guard Squad abandoned the Hokage and fled on their own."
"Inabi, take your squad to your district and spread the word that the Shadow Guard Squad conspired with the Raikage to kill the Hokage."
"Kimoto—"
Uchiha Nan rattled off a string of fabricated stories, sending out real and false information together. Add in all the rumors people would pass along, and—
Uchiha Nan couldn't even imagine what the story would turn into by the time it spread throughout Konoha.
The Uchiha under his command watched him, dumbfounded. They could do that?
He was driving the Shadow Guard Squad that had come back alive into a corner. If these stories got out, forget whether Hiruzen Sarutobi could inherit the Hokage position—he'd be lucky to keep his life.
"Captain, that was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!"
"You're even more devious than Lord Tobirama!"
Inabi blurted it out without thinking.
The moment he finished speaking, Inabi regretted it. He stared at Uchiha Nan in terror.
"No, Captain, I didn't mean it like that! I was praising you—your, your cleverness! Yes, your cleverness!"
Uchiha Nan wanted to punch Inabi Uchiha right then. Inabi, if you can't talk, you can just keep your mouth shut. Devious?
This was strategy!
Did he even know what a propaganda campaign was?
Uchiha Nan looked at Inabi Uchiha and gave him a perfectly polite smile. The smile didn't reach his eyes, and it sent a chill through Inabi.
"I know. I understand what you mean. When you're done, remember to come to my house. I'll see how your recent training is going."
"Please, no, Captain! I was wrong!"
"Bro, say something!!"
"Put in a good word for me!!!"
Inabi was frantic, hoping his brother Tekka would rescue him.
Uchiha Tekka decisively stepped a few paces away from Inabi. His idiot little brother was hopeless.
He kept walking straight into the captain's line of fire. He really was asking for a beating. Tekka couldn't let the captain's anger turn on him; the captain could easily take them both on at once.
"Inabi, shut up. Everyone, go carry out your orders. When you're finished, come find me!"
"Don't make me come looking for you!"
Uchiha Nan gave Inabi Uchiha a fierce glare and waved them away. He wanted some time alone.
After he finished speaking, everyone wisely left the room to carry out Uchiha Nan's orders.
Before long, the Uchiha Military Police were active in Konoha's busiest corners. Every bustling street had shops run by the Uchiha Clan, and the surrounding land might well belong to the Uchiha, too.
With so many Uchiha to support, keeping such a large clan fed was no easy task.
The clan members could take care of their own food, clothes, and lodging, but training was another matter. Ninja tools, Ninjutsu practice, and all sorts of medicinal supplements for training were beyond the means of ordinary Uchiha.
A D-rank mission paid around 500 to 1,000 ryo. It wasn't dangerous, and Genin usually handled these jobs.
A C-rank mission paid more, between 2,000 and 10,000 ryo, but often involved some danger, such as hunting bandits. In peacetime, the village would usually assign a Jonin as a bodyguard to ensure everyone's safety. Of course, the Jonin would take half the reward.
B-rank missions were more dangerous, and the enemy had to be at least Chunin-level. They generally involved escort and protection work, and only Chunin or above could take them; even the lowest-ranked ninja on these assignments had to be a Chunin. The rewards were relatively high, ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 ryo.
A-rank missions were basically war-related. They involved helping other countries or villages resolve problems, or taking part in battles. These missions required fighting powerful opponents, so the rewards ranged from 150,000 to a million ryo—a wide range, depending on the strength of the enemy.
Ordinary ninja could generally only take on missions up to B-rank. They always worked in teams, and the missions took varying amounts of time to complete: days, weeks, or even months.
An ordinary ninja was lucky to earn an average of 40,000 or 50,000 ryo a month.
An iron kunai cost 2,000 ryo, a shuriken 2,500, and an Exploding Tag 5,000.
After covering food, clothing, and lodging, there was hardly anything left to spend on training, ninja tools, or medicinal supplements.
Many lower- and middle-ranked ninja could barely afford a suit of armor, a few kunai and shuriken, and two or three Exploding Tags, even after spending all their savings.
That was when the clan had to step in and provide all kinds of money for training, free of charge.
At present, civilian ninja made up less than a third of Konoha's population. The village's main strength still came from the ninja clans.
Whenever the Uchiha from the Military Police walked into a shop, they left with a piece of news. The shop assistants would then casually let it slip while making sales.
In just one afternoon, news of the Second's death had spread throughout Konoha.
The story of the Shadow Guard Squad abandoning the Hokage and fleeing back to the village had spread in all sorts of versions.
Decades later, the most widespread version of all was that Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi had shared a forbidden romance.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had sold Tobirama his ass for years, eventually becoming his student—and Tobirama had even risked his life to protect Hiruzen.
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