The Shimura Clan Takes Charge of the Police Force

Uchiha Itachi's expression was calm, showing no awkwardness from his betrayal or dejection from his failure.

He looked at Jinghuo Uchiha without a word, but it was as if he was asking, "What is it?"

This attitude made the clan members grit their teeth.

"Traitor!"

"Damn Itachi!"

"I shouldn't have given you dango back then!"

At this moment, a young girl with a beauty mark at the corner of her right eye ran from the clan land. She looked at Uchiha Itachi, full of disbelief, tears streaming down her face, "Itachi, why..."

Uchiha Itachi's expression remained calm; he had long been prepared to bear everything.

Jinghuo Uchiha was also calm.

"Itachi, I'll give you two choices."

"One, take your younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke, and leave the Uchiha clan. From now on, you will have nothing to do with our Uchiha clan."

"Two, become the head of Root. If you betray us again, you will be killed without mercy."

When they heard the first option, the clan members' faces turned cold. Only the young girl, Uchiha Izumi, looked pained.

When they heard the second option, the clan members were stunned. They turned to look at Jinghuo Uchiha, wondering if they had misheard something.

But the young girl, Uchiha Izumi, saw hope. She stared at Uchiha Itachi, her eyes flickering, as if shouting, "Choose two! Choose two!"

"Why?" Uchiha Itachi asked calmly.

The clan members didn't know if he was asking why he had to take Sasuke away from the Uchiha, or why he had to become the head of Root.

But Jinghuo Uchiha knew exactly what he was asking—"Why forgive him?"

"You lack the ability to see hope or choices, I don't blame you," Jinghuo Uchiha said.

Uchiha Itachi's pupils trembled slightly.

He understood Jinghuo Uchiha's meaning—I'm showing you the options now, and you've seen them. If you don't choose, then the next time I see you on the opposite side, you will be my enemy, Jinghuo Uchiha!

But... he still couldn't see clearly.

The Uchiha had won now, but what about the conflict between the clan and the villagers?

What about the threat from Kumogakure and Iwagakure?

To be honest, he didn't care about Sarutobi Hiruzen's life or death.

This was evident from the fact that he had never mentioned Sarutobi Hiruzen again after leaving Konoha.

He just wanted the village to be safe.

No matter what, he still had feelings for the Uchiha clan.

Even if it wasn't the top position, no one would destroy something precious to them for no reason.

He was lost in thought, wondering what Jinghuo Uchiha would do next to turn the situation around, but he couldn't come up with anything.

Finally, he asked a question.

"The village... won't perish, will it?"

This sentence shook the clan members, as if they were seeing Uchiha Itachi clearly for the first time.

Their gazes were no longer filled with hatred and misunderstanding, but with a complex understanding, as if to say—even so... you still can't choose to destroy the Uchiha clan!

Jinghuo Uchiha answered Uchiha Itachi's question: "See for yourself."

After speaking, he turned and returned to the clan land.

The next second, the golden light on his body flared.

A shinobi from the Anbu, hidden on the rooftop, was caught by a cage of golden flames and floated into the air.

"Jinghuo Uchiha! What are you doing!" This was Danzo Shimura's spy within the Anbu.

Jinghuo Uchiha didn't know.

But he knew that this Anbu member had the strongest killing intent, and it was definitely right to make an example of him.

Everyone looked up at the cage of golden flames.

Amidst the curses of the Anbu member, the cage of golden flames suddenly shrank.

It was as if everyone's hearts were being squeezed, unable to make a sound. The surroundings were silent.

The next second.

A muffled sound rang out, and blood and golden flames bloomed in the air.

The blood, illuminated by the golden flames, shimmered with a golden light.

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The brilliance of red and gold mixed, completely evaporating before it even hit the ground.

Only a faint scent of blood from the evaporation lingered.

"From this moment on, anyone who dares to monitor the Uchiha Clan will be killed without mercy!" Jinghuo Uchiha's voice was filled with a majesty that convinced all the people.

Everyone was stunned.

Even his fellow clan members were the same.

Their minds seemed to have crashed, and they stared blankly at Jinghuo Uchiha.

"Ten minutes. Those who remain will remain in the Uchiha Clan Land forever."

Jinghuo Uchiha left, and before he did, he left another sentence: "My clan members will handle it."

Instantly, the Uchiha clan members became excited.

They had long been annoyed by this group of Anbu.

Monitoring the Uchiha?

With their Sharingan, they could tell where people were hiding with just a glance.

Normally, they would avoid them to keep their eyes and minds clear, but now...

They only hoped these Anbu would obey Sarutobi Hiruzen's orders and refuse to leave, even if it meant death. If that were the case...

Pairs of Sharingan flickered with a bloodthirsty light, filled with restless excitement.

Unfortunately, at the instigation of a silver-haired Anbu, all the Anbu withdrew, using the excuse of "reporting the Uchiha Clan's opposition to surveillance to Lord Hokage."

The Uchiha Clan Land became even quieter.

But the clan members felt as if they had swept the filth out of their homes. Even the smell of blood in the air became sweet.

The clan members linked arms, their smiles bright, constantly praising how powerful Jinghuo Uchiha was and how much they admired him. They headed home, planning to eat meat and drink to celebrate tonight.

It was clear that tonight would be a sleepless night for the Uchiha.

Uchiha Shisui gently refused their invitations and looked back at Uchiha Itachi, who was being ignored.

"Trust Shizuka this time," Uchiha Shisui said.

At this moment, he was still standing behind Jinghuo Uchiha.

He had taken that sentence to heart, making it eternal.

Uchiha Itachi's expression flickered with uncertainty, and he did not reply.

From that day on, the Uchiha Clan disappeared.

The Police Force rarely saw any Uchiha clan members.

The Shimura Clan took over their duties.

The villagers who heard this news were overjoyed.

"Great! Lord Hokage finally drove the Uchiha away!"

"Exactly, the Uchiha are simply not suitable to be in the Police Force!"

"Right, they hide when there's trouble and act tough when there isn't."

"The Uchiha are so annoying!"

"The Shimura Clan will definitely be better than the Uchiha!"

"Anyone is better as long as it's not the Uchiha!"

The villagers fantasized about a beautiful future.

The Shimura Clan also fantasized that the Uchiha Clan would be incompetent and back down, and eventually, the Police Force would become their property.

Everyone was happy.

However, after just two days, the villagers looked at the Shimura Clan with strange expressions.

"It wasn't his fault, so why did they arrest him?"

"Why did they let that person go? He was the one who started the fight!"

"What's wrong with the Shimura Clan?"

"What are you whispering about!" a Shimura Clan member yelled at the villagers.

The villagers' expressions changed slightly, and they quickly ran away.

This continued for a month. The villagers dared not speak out but complained constantly in private.

"The Uchiha Clan was actually quite good..."