Announce Widely

The next day.

The villagers of Konoha had barely slept due to the commotion caused by the Uchiha Clan yesterday.

They remained in a constant state of unease, terrified that a civil war might break out at any moment.

This resulted in most people on the streets having bleary, sleep-deprived eyes, moving about in a daze.

They looked just like walking corpses!

But soon, the scene that followed snapped them wide awake.

Large numbers of ninjas were seen sprinting through the streets and across rooftops, rapidly plastering notices all over Konoha.

This was one of the requests Uchiha Yan had made yesterday.

He wanted to inform the entire village of the existence of the **Zone.

The villagers, seeing the notices plastered everywhere on telephone poles and walls, walked up with curiosity to take a look.

It read:

Respected villagers of Konoha:

Greetings!

In order to lead our Konoha toward a more glorious future and achieve unprecedented strength.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, after careful consideration, has made an important decision...

A designated area shall be partitioned as the **Zone, and the position of District Chief will be held by Uchiha Yan of the Uchiha Clan.

We hope that through the establishment of the **Zone, we can concentrate superior resources, stimulate innovative vitality, cultivate more outstanding talent, and allow every aspect of Konoha to develop more fully.

We firmly believe that this decision will bring new opportunities to Konoha, further enhance the comprehensive strength of our village, and benefit every single villager.

Please believe that our common goal is to make Konoha stronger and more prosperous!

Thank you all!

As the villagers read the contents, an immediate uproar ensued, and they looked at each other in disbelief.

"What does **Zone even mean?"

"How would I know? I only understood that Uchiha Yan is the District Chief."

"Isn't that the bastard who was dragging people around with the Uchiha Clan yesterday? He scared me so much I didn't dare sleep all night!"

"But I heard there were a lot of spies in there; Lord Hokage even confirmed some of them. I just don't know if any were missed."

"That's terrifying. One of those families lives right next to me."

"Take my advice: stay far away from those people caught by Uchiha Yan. If any were missed, don't get yourself dragged into it."

"Makes sense!"

"..."

Because the ordinary villagers had limited information, they didn't really understand what the **Zone meant.

But to the Ninja Clan, it was a different story.

They never expected that Uchiha Yan's seemingly suicidal behavior would not only fail to lead to his destruction but instead secure him an entire district.

This shocking news was something the heads of the various clans still couldn't bring themselves to believe, even after a night of processing.

It was simply too outrageous.

If this kind of thing worked.

Then I should also go round up some people, drag them around everywhere, and use that to force the Hokage to make further concessions so my clan can have a **Zone too.

Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Compared to the noise outside, inside the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Yan hadn't slept all night either.

He was discussing the planning of the **Zone with Uchiha Fugaku, several elders, as well as Shisui, Tekka, and others.

But it was mostly Uchiha Yan doing the talking while the others listened, occasionally asking a few questions.

After all, none of them had any experience in managing a district.

Uchiha Fugaku was in the same boat.

Being a clan head didn't mean one could be a district chief.

The difference between a clan and a district was far too vast.

Therefore, Uchiha Yan had no choice but to bite the bullet, racking his brain to recall various concepts from his past life.

He spoke about this and that, patching holes as he went, until Shisui and the others had massive headaches.

Finally, through everyone's hard work throughout the night, they managed to cobble together a template based on Uchiha Yan's blueprint.

Looking at the freshly minted files in his hands, along with the various regulations and brand-new policies written upon them, Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

This governance... it didn't seem all that difficult!

He had finished it all in a single night!

Now, it was time to get to work!

"Uchiha Fugaku... Deputy District Chief!" Yan set down the files and gave a light cough. "I am granting you full authority; you must ensure the boundaries of the district are demarcated within the day."

"There is no need to build city walls, but you must dispatch ninja to stand guard at the border with Konoha."

"All ninja entering or exiting must be registered; civilians can be exempted for now."

"If they aren't registered or refuse to register, arrest them immediately."

"Understood!" Uchiha Fugaku's expression was solemn; he knew the importance of this matter and dared not be careless.

"Tekka!"

"Here, Lord Yan!"

"Go and shut down all the casinos within the clan, leaving only one of our own. If anyone causes trouble, tell them to come find me."

"Understood!" Tekka didn't hesitate, nodding in immediate agreement.

"Uchiha Kyudai!"

Yan scanned the room, but he didn't see Uchiha Kyudai anywhere.

He turned to Yashiro and asked, "Where is Uchiha Kyudai?"

Tekka immediately stood up to report, "I sent him to inform the clansmen to stay within the clan grounds for the next few days and not to wander about."

Hearing this, Yan nodded and continued his instructions.

"Once the district boundaries are set, have him conduct a census of everyone within the area."

"Do it by household—gender, age, specialties, whether there are ninja in the family, and so on. Ask everything that can be asked and record it all. Do you understand?"

"Understood. I will instruct him shortly; it will not delay the important work!" Yashiro nodded immediately, answering on behalf of his cousin.

"There's no rush on that!" Yan waved his hand. "Getting it done within seven days is fine."

"Oh, and conduct a new census for the clansmen as well, make it detailed!"

"Understood, Lord Yan!"

"..."

After giving his orders, Yan clapped his hands and stood up.

Today was only the first day; there was no need to rush many of these policies.

Establishing the boundaries of the district and separating it from Konoha was the most important task.

As for closing the casinos, it was simply because he felt that using such a method to awaken the Wicked Eye had significant drawbacks.

He had pushed that policy initially to build factions and seek support.

Now that the district was in his hands, there was no need for those clan casinos to exist.

Keeping one was enough; after all, blocking is worse than guiding, and shutting everything down at once could easily lead to problems.

The clansmen could find other ways to awaken their eyes.

As for Uchiha Fugaku's position, Yan had given it careful consideration.

Uchiha Fugaku was once known as the "Wicked Eye"; judging by that title alone, he shouldn't be an indecisive person.

Yet, amidst the infighting of the clan and the pressure from the Hokage faction, he had committed many baffling acts.

In the original story, he even allowed himself to be slaughtered when Itachi wiped out the clan, completely disregarding those who had once supported him.

It was simply insane!

Yan had thought about it for a long time and finally reached a conclusion.

Uchiha Fugaku was not suited to be a leader, and even less suited to make choices.

As for whether he was suited to be a deputy, that would depend on how he performed from here on out.

If he couldn't even manage that, then he would just have to be tossed into the military to serve as an instructor.

At least that was a stable job!