After Ma Liu left, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku took their notebooks and began to settle accounts.
That night, chaos erupted at all the Kumogakure strongholds in Konoha. All members of the Konoha Military Police Force worked overtime, including auxiliary police officers, and even the Inuzuka Clan led the charge with their police dogs.
"Don't move! Everyone, cover your heads!" The Uchiha ninja kicked open a tavern building, and then a large number of ninjas rushed in from behind him.
The Kumogakure spies were unaware of the danger and thought the Konoha Military Police Force had come to arrest criminals. They were indeed very scared when they first arrived in Konoha, but as time went on, they realized that the Konoha Military Police Force was protecting the village.
Now, instead of being afraid, they've even been making arrangements with the police.
"Oh! You've all worked hard! Want to grab a drink?" With that, a Kumogakure spy stood up with a smile, raised a mug of draft beer, and walked towards the Konoha Military Police Force members.
The Konoha Military Police Force chief glanced at the person offering the toast, then flipped through his notebook, looked at the photo and name, and said, "Gōimaru, the bar owner, right?"
"That's right, sir, that's me." The man holding the beer said with a smile. Gōimaru was his alias in Konoha. His real Kawaki Kumo, a double agent of Kumogakure, codenamed Gangzi.
The Uchiha ninja nodded, then said, "Men! Seize him!"
Immediately, the ninjas behind rushed forward and pinned Gōimaru to the ground with lightning speed. Gōimaru was a tavern owner, a commoner, so he did not resist. Even if he had resisted, he could not have withstood the sudden attack of these people.
"Captain, is there some misunderstanding? I'm just an ordinary citizen! I haven't done anything wrong!" Gōimaru was a little confused. He had seen this scene before, but it had been used on other people, and he had even gloated over it. Now that it had been used on him, he couldn't help but laugh.
The Uchiha team leader squatted down and whispered three words in his ear, "Kawaki Kumo!" Boss Gōimaru's eyes flickered. He looked again at the notebook in the captain's hand, and realized that it looked familiar!
This is the notebook they used to communicate with each other! Damn it, after ten years of infiltration, they were still discovered? Thinking of her wife in Konoha, thinking of her lovely daughter, she gritted her teeth.
Finally, taking a deep breath, he pleaded, "Captain, if I help you identify a accomplice, could you spare my life? Could you pretend that Kawaki Kumo is already dead?"
The Uchiha team leader was stunned. He looked at Kawaki Kumo in front of him with surprise, only to see Kawaki Kumo staring straight at him with tears in his eyes.
"I came to Konoha ten years ago. In these ten years, I have witnessed Konoha's prosperity and peace. I love it here. I even married a girl from Konoha and had a daughter."
At this point, Kawaki Kumo smiled, his eyes shining. "I've fantasized countless times about what it would be like if I were really Konoha ninja."
"However, the identity of being a spy for Kumogakure constantly reminds me that everything I have is a lie. I have thought about confessing to the Lord Hokage, but my only younger brother is still in Kumogakure. I dare not, and cannot, do that."
"When my mother passed away, she begged me to raise my younger brother to adulthood and take care of him for the rest of my life! Now he has grown up and is quite well-known in Kumogakure."
"I hope to preserve my family, truly become a member of Konoha, and at the same time, allow you to declare to the outside world that Kawaki Kumo is dead." Kawaki Kumo's eyes were filled with tears as he began to kowtow to the ninja.
The Uchiha ninja leading the group frowned and didn't answer. Instead, he ordered someone to bring Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku. The tavern waiter's expression changed, and he tried to run away. The other Uchiha ninjas acted quickly and captured them all!
The other Konoha in the tavern watched this scene without saying a word, continuing to drink as usual. What were they afraid of if they hadn't done anything wrong? The Military Police Force wouldn't arrest innocent people!
Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the scene. The Uchiha ninja leading the team quickly recounted what had happened, drawing the attention of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku.
Kawaki Kumo's eyes were resolute at this moment. He understood that this was his only chance to survive, so naturally he had no intention of backing down.
Fugaku Uchiha said to Itachi Uchiha, "You handle this first, I'll go call your master."
Uchiha Itachi frowned. "Father, this is working time. Use titles. You should call him Lord Hokage!"
Uchiha Fugaku chuckled without giving it much thought, then nodded. However, he did remember Uchiha Itachi's words. He went out and started calling the Hokage, Uchiha Kō.
Beep beep beep~
The phone rang three times. This time, Uchiha Kō wasn't resting in his room, but was drinking tea in the living room. When his phone rang, the corners of his mouth turned up.
He picked up the phone and pressed the answer button. "Hello? Fugaku, how's the matter going?"
Uchiha Fugaku recounted the entire story, but he didn't repeat the spy's exact words; instead, he focused on the key issues.
Uchiha Kō listened to all of this and nodded. "Promise him."
"Yes, Lord Hokage!" Uchiha Fugaku said solemnly. Uchiha Kō was suddenly taken aback. Why was Uchiha Fugaku so serious today? He was quite unaccustomed to it.
"Alright, that's settled. Also, tell him to be a double agent. If the Kumogakure sends any more spies in the future, have him report them immediately and arrest them, then have our people replace them. At the same time, pass on the information we want the Kumogakure to know." Uchiha Kō crossed his legs and lit a cigarette.
He took a deep breath, then exhaled. Tsk tsk, this is getting more and more interesting.
Uchiha Fugaku said "yes," and then waited for Uchiha Kō to hang up before turning off his phone screen.
Here, I need to clarify something for some readers: the sound of making a phone call while sitting is different from when you're standing, and leaders can tell the difference, so...
Uchiha Fugaku walked in and told Uchiha Itachi and Kawaki Kumo about the matter. Kawaki Kumo's expression was complicated, but in the end, he nodded.
"I understand! Please tell the Lord Hokage I, Kawaki Kumo, am willing to agree to the Lord Hokage's conditions, to become a double agent, and to support all of Konoha's decisions and arrangements," Kawaki Kumo said in a deep voice.
Uchiha Fugaku smiled and helped him up. "From now on, we'll be colleagues. But right now, the most important thing is to capture all the current spies from Kumogakure."
As for whether Ma Liu will talk about it? You're kidding. If the matter isn't exposed, he'd rather die than say anything. Only if it's exposed will he try to pin the blame on Tu Feiyuanwu!
Next, thanks to Gōimaru's involvement, the arrest went exceptionally smoothly, and all thirty Kumogakure spies were captured and imprisoned in the Konoha prison.
Their eyes were filled with hatred and rage as they looked at Gōimaru. "You bastard, you actually betrayed Kumogakure and the Third Raikage!"
Gōimaru showed no emotional fluctuation. As a spy, his mental fortitude was stronger than many others, and once he made a decision, he would not regret it.
What compatriots, what colleagues, they are nothing but my pledge of allegiance to Konoha!
Because Gōimaru was a relay liaison, he was asked about his specific work details and hours, and then escorted back by the Uchiha ninja team.
"I never imagined you would betray Kumogakure gave you birth and raised you, for the sake of your family in an enemy village," the Uchiha leader sighed.
"During my ten years in Konoha, I experienced the rights, privileges, and safety of the Konoha. After all, I'm just a human being. I also want to live a simple life with a wife and children. This is Kumogakure can't give me."
"At first I struggled, but when I thought of my child's smile and her calling me 'Dad,' I knew I couldn't abandon her. So I chose my family," Gōimaru sighed.
"Actually, I envy you. You were born a member of Konoha. I envy your leader's strength. I envy you for being able to dedicate everything to the safety of the village," Gōimaru said with a smile.
The Uchiha team leader remained silent for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Want to grab a drink at your tavern later?"
Gōimaru was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Okay!"
"I'm not paying!" The Uchiha team leader chuckled.
"Thanks to you tonight, otherwise I'd probably be in jail by now, living a life worse than a pig or a dog! So this drink is on me," Gōimaru said with a smile.
"Tch, Konoha has a clear rule that officials cannot eat on credit. Are you trying to make me make a mistake?" the Uchiha team leader laughed.
"We're friends, it shouldn't be a problem for friends to treat each other to a drink, right?" Gōimaru replied.
The two laughed heartily as they headed towards the tavern that Kumogakure had acquired at a high price.
The Uchiha team leader is now a friend of Gōimaru, and also his superior Jonin. The two will have a lot to deal with in the future.
Uchiha Kō listened to Uchiha Itachi report everything to him face-to-face, he nodded. "Itachi, what do you think of this?"
He looked at Uchiha Itachi with a scrutinizing gaze. After thinking for a moment Uchiha Itachi said, "A wise man avoids dangerous situations. If we eliminate all the spies this time, Kumogakure will send out new ones sooner or later."
"The terrifying thing about spies is not their power, but their intelligence capabilities. If we can make spies our own, we can mislead and transmit wrong information to the enemy, making it impossible for them to figure out our true purpose!" Uchiha Itachi gave this answer after thinking it over.
Uchiha Kō laughed. Uchiha Itachi had great political acumen. "That's right. So do you know why I chose Gōimaru, or rather, Kawaki Kumo?"
"Because he has a weakness; his family is in the hands of Konoha," Uchiha Itachi replied.
Uchiha Kō nodded, then shook his head. "That's one point. Secondly, from what your father relayed to me, I realized that Kawaki Kumo's heart has already turned to Konoha because of his family. If in the future he were to approach the starving Kumogakure and ask for Konoha's treatment of him..."
"What will happen to the villagers of Kumogakure then?" Uchiha Kō lit a cigarette, about to light it, when...