Uchiha Mikoto did not chat with Natsuki for long.
Mainly because Natsuki had things to do.
Uchiha Mikoto returned to the Konoha Military Police Force.
"Lady Mikoto."
An Uchiha ninja stepped forward and said, "The clan head wants you to visit his office."
"I'll go right away."
Uchiha Mikoto nodded slightly and headed straight upstairs.
Before long, she arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's office.
After knocking and receiving permission, she walked inside.
"Mikoto."
When Uchiha Fugaku saw her, a faint smile appeared on his face. "You did very well."
He had previously hinted that Uchiha Mikoto should ask Natsuki for an important position.
Thus, he now mistakenly believed she had done exactly that—and had done it exceptionally well, far beyond his expectations.
"The Uchiha Clan is also very pleased that you've become a Hokage secretary," Uchiha Fugaku added.
After the jonin meeting ended, news of the establishment of the two new departments—the Hokage Guard Platoon and the Hokage Secretariat—had already spread throughout Konoha.
Orochimaru had deliberately requested this in order to stir up enthusiasm.
The effect became especially obvious after Uchiha Mikoto joined the Hokage Secretariat.
Even the Uchiha Clan, which had always been suppressed, had received Orochimaru's favor, let alone the other ninja clans and ninja.
In fact, the results were quite good.
Though the current Uchiha Clan was proud, they still fundamentally identified themselves as Konoha's ninja.
The radicals from the original story were still a minority and had not yet reached the point of rebellion.
Now that Orochimaru had given them a little reward, many Uchiha ninja had changed their impressions of him.
They all felt that Orochimaru was fairer than Hiruzen Sarutobi, and they had begun to look forward to the Uchiha Clan's future.
"This isn't my credit."
Feeling undeserving of the praise, Uchiha Mikoto hurriedly said,