Village Patrol Team!

Three days later, the turmoil came to an end with the Uchiha claiming they had dealt with the traitors who had infiltrated the village.

Beyond reclaiming their Uchiha Compound, the Uchiha also received public praise from Sarutobi Hiruzen, along with a rather generous reward.

"Is it hitting a plateau?"

Inside a large courtyard within the Uchiha Compound, Roy looked at his status panel and said with a hint of helplessness.

Ever since his breakthrough with the Sharingan, Roy had been training every single day.

After all, there hadn't been anything of great importance for the Uchiha to handle over the past few days.

Yet, after these few days, the progress of his Sharingan had only increased by 1%, which was quite frustrating.

"Do I need to change my approach?"

After pondering for a moment, Roy arrived at this conclusion.

"Little Brother Roy, the Clan Head is looking for you."

Just at that moment, Uchiha Nagasawa appeared in Roy's courtyard.

As a Special Elder of the Uchiha, Roy's housing had been upgraded, and even the way Uchiha Nagasawa addressed him had changed.

In the Uchiha, strength had always been worshipped.

Since Roy had gained the recognition of Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Nagasawa naturally recognized him as well.

"Alright, Brother Nagasawa, let's go."

Roy stood up and followed Uchiha Nagasawa as they left the area.

Inside Fugaku's study.

"Clan Head."

As soon as he entered Uchiha Fugaku's study, he saw that Uchiha Fugaku wore a grave expression.

It seemed that something else had happened.

"Roy, take a look at this."

As Uchiha Fugaku spoke, he handed a scroll to Roy.

"What is this?"

After Roy opened the scroll, the expression on his face turned heavy.

That old man, the Third Hokage, is truly...

He was actually demanding that the Uchiha divert a portion of their forces to conduct patrols outside the village.

Because of the recent incident, Sarutobi Hiruzen was using the excuse of insecurity outside the village to try and split up the Uchiha's strength.

Moreover, if Uchiha members were truly assigned to go out, the danger would increase significantly.

After all, they would not only have to guard against invading foreign ninja but also watch out for threats from within the village.

Most importantly, Uchiha Fugaku could not refuse such a mission...

"What do you think? Do you have any ideas?"

Seeing that Roy remained silent, Uchiha Fugaku asked again.

"It's not so much an opinion, but I would like to apply to carry out this mission."

"Furthermore, the patrols within the village should continue to be handled by the Military Police Force."

"It would be best to have all four captains participate in the patrols."

After thinking it over carefully, Roy spoke slowly.

"What?"

Nagasawa looked at Roy in astonishment.

Some of the members were already complaining about being sent on patrols as it was.

If they really sent Natsume and the others out, it was estimated that...

"Clan Head, this is what I'm thinking."

"We..."

Roy softly explained his thoughts to Uchiha Fugaku, then analyzed the subsequent methods of operation and the potential problems they might encounter one by one.

Uchiha Nagasawa, who had initially been somewhat indignant, was left completely stunned after hearing Roy's words.

How exactly was this guy's brain wired?

"Roy, are you trying to..."

"That's right."

Before Uchiha Fugaku could finish his question, Roy stated his position directly.

"I understand."

"We will do exactly as you said."

"However, no matter the circumstances, you must protect yourself."

Uchiha Fugaku thought for a moment before making his decision.

If he were to refuse now, all the effort he had put in previously would be wasted.

"Understood."

"Then I shall go and make preparations. I will leave the matter of registering the personnel to you, Clan Head."

After saying this, Roy left the area.

Patrolling outside the village sounds noble when put nicely, as if it were to protect the village.

But to put it bluntly, it is just cannon fodder.

One must know that the mortality rate for patrols outside the village is the highest every year.

Soon, Roy arrived at a ninja tool shop within the village.

"An officer from the Military Police Force?"

"What kind of ninja tools do you need? The stock I just received is all brand new."

The shopkeeper greeted him with an enthusiastic face.

His shop had been attacked last time, and if it weren't for the timely intervention of the Military Police Force, it would be questionable whether he would still be alive.

"I need Explosive Tags. I'll take as many as you have."

Roy said with a smile.

"I only have 1,200 Explosive Tags this time. I'll go get them for you right away."

The shopkeeper quickly brought out the Explosive Tags.

"Each Explosive Tag is 1,000 ryo. With 1,200 of them, that comes to 1.2 million ryo."

"I'll give you the wholesale price; 800,000 ryo will do."

After saying this, the shopkeeper immediately began packing them up for Roy.

After walking out of the shop, Roy realized that his money was not quite enough!

Because of his performance during this period, Uchiha Fugaku had rewarded him with quite a bit of money.

But after purchasing the Explosive Tags, he only had a little over 100,000 ryo left.

It was enough for food, but if he wanted to purchase other resources, it would be quite difficult.

As expected, the expenses of a ninja are not generally small!

Thinking of Konan's 600 billion Explosive Tags, Roy felt it was a bit excessive.

Soon, a group of Uchiha ninjas gathered in front of the Konoha gate.

There were 12 people in total.

They were Roy, Ueda, Xiu, Naishiro, Yoichi, Ryuzuki, Aoshi, Rakuzan, Kengo, Jo-ni, Kamoto, and Ryukan.

"Captain Roy, how should we divide into teams?"

Xiu looked at Roy with some anticipation.

After all, they had spent the most time patrolling with Roy, so naturally, they wanted to be on his team.

"I, Jo-ni, and Aoshi will be one group."

"Ueda, Yoichi, and Ryuzuki will be one group."

"Rakuzan, Naishiro, and Kamoto will be one group."

"Ryukan, Xiu, and Kengo will be one group."

Roy finalized the team divisions directly.

"Huh?"

"Then we..."

"Head to the four cardinal directions now and find suitable locations to set up."

"At fixed locations, use clones as decoys, while your true selves choose the most suitable spots to lie in wait."

"By the way, as a patrol group outside the village, we have one special authority."

"That is, we can snipe and kill any object we find suspicious!"

After Roy finished speaking, the expression on his face became ruthless.

Seeing Roy like this, Xiu and the others were somewhat stunned.

In their eyes, Roy was the type of smiling, good-natured person.

This murderous aura made them feel a bit unaccustomed.

Soon, the twelve of them left the village's perimeter and entered the dense forest outside.

When they were one mile away from the village, Roy leaped directly onto a large tree.

"It's right here, Brother Aoshi, Brother Jo-ni."

"The clones for the fixed points have all been arranged, right?"

Roy looked at the two men behind him and spoke slowly.

"They have already been arranged."

"Captain, what are we..."

Aoshi looked at Roy, somewhat confused.

He knew the contents of the mission.

But the operations Roy was carrying out now left him unable to understand.

"Wait, the prey will take the bait soon."

After Roy finished speaking, he vanished directly into the tree canopy.

After the two exchanged a glance, they also disappeared into the treetops.