Police Department Reform!

The next day!

Early in the morning, having spent the night researching the Mangekyo and making some discoveries, Uchiha White Dove arrived at the Police Force headquarters.

"Captain White Dove!"

"Captain White Dove!"

The continuous, enthusiastic cheers were proof of just how popular White Dove was right now.

Not only had he slapped the village elders in the face yesterday, but he had also secured mission quotas for them, had the surveillance lifted, and even cleared their names regarding the Nine-Tails incident. If his system panel had a "Prestige" attribute, it would have long since gone off the charts.

"Mm!"

White Dove nodded with a faint smile, his gaze sweeping over the bulletin board between the two entrances, which was filled with trivial matters like catching cats, finding dogs, and breaking up street brawls.

Calling it a Police Force was more like calling it a Department of Chores.

Upon entering the building, in the spacious lobby, Uchiha clansmen with spirits and energy levels completely different from before were standing by, their eyes burning as they watched White Dove and his group enter.

White Dove did not greet these Police Force members.

The top priority right now was to consolidate power, not to waste time on pleasantries.

Boom!

The sliding doors of the conference room were pushed open to both sides by Tekka and Inabi, revealing the mid-to-high-level members of the Police Force who had arrived early.

The Police Force!

It was the Uchiha clan's private domain, divided into four divisions, with each division containing four squads, and each squad further divided into four teams. The entire Police Force, consisting of hundreds of people, was composed of ninjas and served as the Uchiha's instrument of violence.

Here, even the person cleaning the floors carried the name Uchiha.

Today's meeting was, naturally, held for White Dove's ascension.

Usually, there wouldn't be this many people present.

"Captain!!"

The uniform and high-pitched voices fully demonstrated their stance.

Support!

Total support.

After all, other things aside, White Dove never stood on ceremony when dealing with the unruly citizens of Konoha.

Ninja supremacy!

That was his philosophy.

Under Uchiha Fugaku, whenever they were even slightly strict in their law enforcement, or even just doing their jobs by the book, they would be called into his office to be lectured for half a day.

They truly weren't trying to harass anyone, yet they would be nagged the moment a villager complained.

Now, the Police Force was about to welcome its "new king."

Uchiha White Dove!

A "new captain" who, despite having taken office only yesterday, already had them filled with immense anticipation.

Uchiha Fugaku did not appear today.

After all, having been stripped of his position as Police Force Captain in front of so many people yesterday, he had no way to save face.

So, last night, he had Uchiha Yakumi deliver the documents and tokens that only a captain could possess to White Dove, and he did not come to the Police Force headquarters himself.

As the ousted former captain, how could he have the face to show up? Thus, he was sulking at home.

Regarding this, White Dove did not hypocritically run over to pay him a visit.

He did not like Fugaku, and he didn't even bother to pretend otherwise.

After all, once one knew what the man had done, and what he would do in the future, no Uchiha could possibly have any favorable feelings toward him.

"Sit!"

White Dove walked to the seat under the clan emblem at the head of the table and sat down.

Swish, swish!

A dozen Uchiha squad leaders and four division leaders were all present.

Tekka and Inabi were naturally squad leaders as well, but they did not sit in their own seats; instead, they stood behind White Dove, signaling that they were attending the meeting as his followers today, not as Uchiha squad leaders.

"I have called this meeting today to announce a few things!"

White Dove spoke up.

Even though these Uchiha were all squad or division leaders, and all older than him.

However, the ninja world does not care about seniority; it only cares about strength.

After defeating Uchiha Fugaku, he was now the "strongest Uchiha." With Shisui currently missing, his title as the strongest was naturally beyond dispute.

Therefore, these people had accepted his ascension to Police Force Captain with incredible speed.

To put it bluntly, if Uchiha Fugaku himself wouldn't step up, what right did they have to stick their necks out for him?

Besides, the one currently in power was a strong individual they were all happy to accept.

"The first order of business is to reform the enforcement methods of the Police Force!"

White Dove had long wanted to overhaul the Police Force.

It was just that in the past, he lacked both the qualifications and the strength.

"Reform?"

Everyone focused on this word.

"That's right," White Dove nodded, explaining, "We are ninjas, not errand boys. From now on, ninja matters will be handled by ninjas, and civilian matters by civilians. Regular patrols and enforcement will be handled by squads of ordinary people; only when they encounter trouble will the Uchiha squads step in!"

It was truly a feat of the village's imagination to have ninjas act as "city management."

It was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—not just a waste, but an absolute absurdity.

In any case, from White Dove's perspective, elites like the Uchiha were simply not suited for such tasks.

It was a waste of time and energy!

It would be better to use that time to improve their strength as ninjas.

Therefore, most of the work would be carried out by "temporary workers" in the future, with the Uchiha providing only armed support.

Furthermore, this way, it would be others who received the complaints.

Without direct conflict with the villagers, they could naturally turn around the Uchiha's reputation.

Especially regarding public opinion; since the village leadership could desperately smear their image, he naturally had ways to whitewash the Uchiha into a "beautiful, strong, and tragic" figure.

"But the village leadership won't agree, and the funding..."

Uchiha Yashiro spoke up to remind him.

He was the captain of the Second Division of the Police Force, managing four squadrons of Uchiha officers, while his position at the One Heart Chamber of Commerce was considered his "side job."

However, Yashiro treated his side job as his primary focus, leaving most of his Police Force duties to his subordinates.

"For the 'temporary' civilians, the salary will be 30,000 ryo per month. We'll start by recruiting two hundred people. The money will come from the One Heart Chamber of Commerce, and the quotas will be given to those ninja clans!"

White Dove laid out his plan.

To him, money was truly unimportant.

He hadn't dared to earn money on a large scale before simply because he lacked the strength and influence to protect the business.

But now?

The Uchiha were gradually coming under his control, and the Police Force—the clan's organ of violence—was already in his hands. He finally had the qualifications to sit at the table.

"Minister, wouldn't it be better to give the quotas to our own clansmen?"

Uchiha Yuki, the captain of the First Division, spoke up.

Two hundred positions!

That was definitely a fat piece of meat. Their Uchiha salary was only 50,000 ryo, but they were ninjas, while these were just ordinary people.

"That's right, our clansmen can do these jobs too, and it would be more reliable!"

Uchiha Kuman, a core member of the Hawk Faction who excelled in taijutsu and was as strong as a bear, also the captain of the Third Division, followed up with a suggestion.

Even if he didn't get along with Uchiha Yuki, it didn't mean he wouldn't help with something that brought benefits to the clan.

"No," White Dove shook his head, explaining, "These jobs are meant to 'bribe' those other ninja clans. Once their clansmen join the Police Force, we won't have to bear the villagers' complaints and curses alone anymore!"

As for the authority of the Police Force?

As long as they didn't recruit ninjas from outside clans, they would firmly control the department, with no need to worry about power leaking out.

The Uchiha weren't brainless, so no one brought up the issue of not recruiting outsiders; as long as their power wasn't being seized, it was fine.

"I see!" Uchiha Tomohiko realized, full of admiration for White Dove's idea to pull other clans in to share the pressure. However, he frowned and asked, "But won't those ninja clans be wary of the village leadership and prevent their members from joining?"

That wasn't an impossible scenario.

After all, while the village leadership had never explicitly stated their hostility toward the Uchiha, their actions had never ceased, and those clans wouldn't want to take sides with the Uchiha.

"We are only recruiting 'ordinary people,' not ninjas. These people don't represent anything, do they?"

White Dove hinted.

In the eyes of the leadership, ordinary people and ninjas were two different concepts.

No matter how many civilians the Police Force recruited, the leadership wouldn't think these clans were taking sides.

But in White Dove's eyes, it was different.

The relatives of these ordinary people might just be ninjas; he could influence those ninjas through these people. Once the influence grew, it would be hard for the ninja clans not to take a side.

Just as when he was maneuvering the Uchiha clan—wasn't it by hiring ordinary clansmen through the One Heart Chamber of Commerce and then influencing the ninjas within the clan?

Once these people joined the Police Force, with massive profits poured in, he didn't believe he couldn't win these ninja clans over.

Besides, the position of Hokage belongs to those with strong soldiers and sturdy horses!

Once he had grown strong enough, sitting in that position wasn't entirely out of the question.

Of course, whether it would be a "Xuanwu Gate Succession System" or a "New Konoha" would depend entirely on the circumstances at the time.

"That's no problem!"

Uchiha Tomohiko nodded, indicating that he would obey the order.

With that, the resolution for the Police Force to recruit two hundred "temporary workers" was finalized.

Since it didn't involve sharing power, the One Heart Chamber of Commerce was paying the wages, and it spared the Uchiha from having to endure the villagers' attitude, they had no reason not to support it.

"Oh, right, the back pay owed by the Police Force will be settled shortly, and there will be further benefits in the future, so everyone look forward to it!"

White Dove acted as if he had "suddenly" remembered something and announced this perk directly.

"What!"

"Is it true?"

"Long live Lord White Dove!"

"Loyalty!"

The people in the conference room were first surprised and taken aback, but soon they all stood up and saluted by striking their right fists against their chests.

This news quickly reached the Uchiha outside, and the resulting chorus of salutes was so deafening it felt as if it would blow the roof off the Police Force building.

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

By settling the wages the village had owed them the moment he took office, they were naturally loyal to such a Police Force Captain.

It could be said that even if Uchiha Fugaku wanted to come and vie for power now, they wouldn't support him.

He was giving them too much!

But just at this moment, an uninvited guest charged into the Police Force building.