The Military Police Force in Plain Sight!

Under the shroud of moonlight, the village appeared calm and peaceful.

A series of figures continuously darted through the village.

"Hmm?"

Several figures came to a halt, looking at the people before them with grave expressions.

"You finally arrived?"

"We've been waiting for you for a long time."

A man wearing a Konoha forehead protector and the uniform of the Military Police Force stepped forward.

By the light of the moon, a pair of crimson, bewitching eyes appeared within the line of sight of those figures.

"Uchiha... Uchiha Ryuxi!"

Seeing Uchiha Ryuxi appear before them, a look of astonishment crossed the man's face.

What time was it? Why weren't these guys back home sleeping, and what were they doing waiting here for them?

"Shangteng Ma, former Kusagakure ninja, wanted for fratricide, on the run for 2 years and 7 months."

"Mai, former Sunagakure ninja, wanted for stealing and selling vital metal resources from the village, killed three Sunagakure chunin and severely wounded a jonin while being pursued. On the run for 1 year and 9 months."

"Toichiro, wandering ninja, committed crimes against seven villages or nations including Ling Village, the Land of Hot Water, and Lake Village during his travels, on the run for 9 months."

Uchiha Ryuxi slowly recited the identity information of the three people before him.

Shangteng Ma was terrified.

They only had the opportunity to infiltrate Konoha because of that lord, and they had always been working for that lord.

In their daily lives, they were no different from ordinary villagers.

How did this Uchiha Ryuxi find out their identities?

"Shhh, shhh, shhh..."

In an instant, all three drew their kunai, watching Uchiha Ryuxi before them with high alert.

"You lot must have forgotten one thing, haven't you?"

"Here, you have already lost any ability to resist."

As Uchiha Ryuxi spoke, the surrounding buildings changed instantly.

Houses turned into strange rocks, streets turned into swamps, and trees turned into thorny vines.

"Genjutsu?"

"Release!"

Shangteng Ma and the others attempted to dispel the genjutsu immediately.

But the surrounding scene remained unchanged.

Countless thorny vines surged toward the three, and the swamp continuously swallowed them up.

"With your measly strength, you think you can break my genjutsu?"

"Dark Swamp: Burial!"

Uchiha Ryuxi pressed his palms together, and instantly, all the surrounding objects converged, directly enveloping the three.

Soon, the three of them passed out.

"Qitian, take these three to the Military Police Force prison and lock them up. Remember to use scrolls to seal their chakra."

After Uchiha Ryuxi finished speaking, he took the remaining men and vanished from the scene.

At this moment, Roy and Uchiha Natsume also arrived on the street.

"Those Anbu guys are still monitoring us."

"But in the face of the unrest appearing in the village, not a single one of them made a move. It's really..."

Uchiha Ryuxi lowered his voice, sounding somewhat displeased.

If those guys had taken action, the Uchiha wouldn't have reached the point where even Roy had to come out to execute missions.

After all, Roy's personal strength was still too weak.

"The value of the Anbu's existence is to protect the Hokage."

"For actions like this, they won't intervene."

"That is why we need the existence of our Military Police Force."

Roy said with a smile.

Anbu—the name itself implied that ordinary people wouldn't even know such an organization existed.

The Military Police Force, on the other hand, was the overt law enforcement agency of the village.

Increasing the public's trust and reliance on the Military Police Force was crucial for the Uchiha at this moment.

"Boom!"

Just at this moment, an explosion rang out from the distance.

The powerful fluctuation of chakra immediately drew the attention of both men.

"Let's go, Captain Natsume, it's time for us to make our entrance."

After Roy finished speaking, he dashed rapidly toward the source of the explosion.

Because the sound of the explosion had rung out, the civilians within the village were also startled awake.

"Is that the Military Police Force? Who are they fighting?"

"Thank you, sirs of the Military Police Force; if it weren't for you, I might have been killed."

"Where did these ninjas attacking the village come from? Why are there so many?"

"Is it the Military Police Force protecting us?"

For a time, ordinary civilians in every area of the village discovered that the Uchiha were fighting against some unknown ninjas.

Moreover, most of them wore expressions of astonishment.

Because more than eighty percent of those being attacked were people who harbored hostility toward the Uchiha.

They were the very people who had lost loved ones and close friends during the Nine-Tails Incident.

They were the same people who, just a short time ago, had been worried about whether the Uchiha would use their authority to take revenge.

In an instant, their attitude toward the Uchiha quietly began to change.

At the same time, Roy and Natsume arrived at the scene of the battle.

"Nishiki, what is the situation now?"

Natsume looked at Uchiha Nishiki, who was providing support from the side, and asked quickly.

"Captain Natsume!"

"Jin and the others are currently fighting that man, and his identity has been confirmed."

"He is the A-rank missing-nin from Kumogakure, Katru, and his strength is at the level of a jonin."

"The main issue is that his Lightning Style is quite troublesome; both his speed and attack power are very formidable, and we haven't been able to take him down in a short time."

Seeing Natsume arrive, Nishiki directly reported the intelligence he had gathered.

"Katru?"

"Haha, I didn't expect this guy to have become a missing-nin."

After Uchiha Natsume finished speaking, he charged straight ahead.

Back on the battlefield, the two of them had actually fought before.

However, because it was during the later stages of the war, neither of them had fought to the death.

He never expected to encounter him here.

Ding, random mission issued: Assist Uchiha Natsume in capturing Katru.

Just as Roy was preparing to watch the show, the system's notification sound rang in his ears.

"Hm?"

Although Roy was a bit puzzled, he still charged forward at the first opportunity.

"Roy?"

"Go back quickly, this guy is a bit strange!"

Seeing Roy charge up, Uchiha Natsume said with some concern.

Katru, who was currently wreathed in blue-white lightning, had eyes that had become somewhat strange.

Moreover, his body was emitting a bizarre aura.

It was as if... he had obtained some kind of ominous power.

"A Cursed Seal?"

Looking at the Cursed Seal spreading across Katru's neck, Roy immediately thought of that guy.

Snake Master?

Could it be that at this point in time, Snake Master had not yet left Konoha?

Or perhaps... that guy Danzo...

Thinking of this, Roy walked directly toward the Katru standing before him.

"Roy..."

"Trust me."

Before Natsume could finish, Roy interrupted him.

Looking at the determined expression on Roy's face, Uchiha Natsume did not say anything further.

"Are the Uchiha now so depleted that they can't even field a decent combatant?"

"To think they would let a mere brat participate in a battle like this?"

Katru looked at Roy before him with a hint of disdain.

In his view, as long as he defeated Uchiha Natsume, he would certainly be able to escape this place.

This operation had already failed.

The Uchiha had mobilized almost the entire strength of their clan, establishing defensive points all across the village.

Continuing any further would be of no real use.