Konoha, Loyal Orange!

Uchiha District, Upper East Side.

Kazuhiko arrived at Shota's home as agreed, carrying fruits and melons he had brought from his own house.

"Brother Kazuhiko!"

Shota rushed out of the house the moment he saw him, ushering him into the courtyard with an excited expression.

"Father, Mother, Doctor Kazuhiko is here!"

As Kazuhiko stepped into the courtyard, he saw that wooden mats had already been laid out, tea sets were arranged on the table, and the air was filled with a faint, fragrant aroma of tea.

Sitting in the main seat was a middle-aged Uchiha with a stern face, whose features bore a seventy-percent resemblance to Shota's.

However, his temperament was entirely different; he possessed a commanding presence, and his gaze toward Kazuhiko was filled with scrutiny.

"Deserving of being the son of Eri and Hideki, you truly are a talent. Don't stand on ceremony, sit."

Yuta revealed a smile.

"I have read your psychological analysis of Shota; it is extremely precise. If you ask me, you should be joining our Police Force!"

Yuta's words were startling, leaving Kazuhiko somewhat bewildered.

He had come for a home visit, having mentally prepared himself to be questioned or discriminated against.

Putting himself in their shoes, if a Genin told him he could help him awaken the Sharingan through medical means, Kazuhiko wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.

Therefore, he had been ready to be looked down upon first, then perform a "face-slap" to successfully harvest favorability.

However, Yuta was not following Kazuhiko's script at all, which exceeded his predictions.

"Doctor, you should know that the main task of our Police Force is to arrest those criminal civilians and ninja, forcing them to confess and submit to the law. Therefore, your psychological medicine should be used to break through the psychological defenses of these criminals."

Yuta met Kazuhiko's gaze, his expression entirely sincere.

"Moreover, joining the Police Force would allow your psychology to reach a higher level. Those heinous criminals have their own logic of thinking; their psychology is completely different—it is deviant, and must be distinguished from the psychology of ordinary people..."

"What Captain Yuta is describing should probably be called criminal psychology."

"Ah, yes, exactly! Criminal psychology. Deserving of being the pioneer of psychological medicine, that is truly fitting!"

[Uchiha Yuta's favorability toward you has increased to: Friendly]

[Uchiha Yuta's independent entry card pool unlocked]

[Jonin-level entry draw chance +1]

Kazuhiko truly had not expected his psychological medicine to be recognized in such a way.

A pleasant surprise!

Yuta extended an invitation to Kazuhiko:

"The Uchiha Police Force is your promised land; join us!"

Promised land, my foot. I don't want to possess the wisdom of a thousand-year wanderer.

Furthermore, the Police Force was full of thankless tasks that offended people, and one had to be exposed to the elements outside; there was no way it was as comfortable as staying in the Psychology Clinic.

Most importantly, for the sake of favorability, Kazuhiko would feed a bone to any passing dog just to see if it was a ninja hound.

The Police Force?

Whoever wants to go can go.

Kazuhiko smiled and politely declined:

"I won't be joining the Police Force. With my current strength, if I were to join, people would just say I'm a nepotism hire using back-door connections."

Members of the Police Force started at the rank of Chunin, and most were elites who had awakened the Sharingan.

This reason from Kazuhiko left Yuta with nothing to say.

To the Uchiha, joining the Police Force was an honor.

Such an honor could not be desecrated.

Yuta felt a bit of regret, but he quickly let it go and continued to speak eloquently:

"There is one point in Shota's diagnosis that you analyzed very correctly: the root cause of the opposition between our Uchiha clan and Konoha is actually a systemic issue. It's all the fault of that naturally evil old Senju ghost!"

Kazuhiko: ...

He glanced at the large tree outside the courtyard, where a glaring surveillance lens was reflecting the sunlight.

A person is truly speechless when they reach the extreme.

Committing a crime right under their noses, are we?

The surveillance camera is practically shoved in your face, and yet you refer to our "Great Second Hokage" like that?

"How did Konoha come to be? It was our Uchiha clan and the Senju clan shaking hands to make peace and building it together. We Uchiha... what was it you said to Shota?"

At this point, Yuta crossed his arms, thought for a moment, and then continued:

"That line of yours was excellent: We Uchiha have bled for Konoha, been wounded at Kannabi Bridge, and are meritorious heroes of Konoha who have served several generations of Hokage! Just because of the Nine-Tails Incident..."

Bang! Yuta slammed his fist onto the wooden mat, becoming filled with righteous indignation.

"With a fabricated charge, this is how they treat the Uchiha, how they treat the heroes of Konoha? Making heroes bleed and weep! The sky over this Konoha is truly pitch black!"

"The decline of Konoha's grand situation began with the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama! Danzo, acting as his lackey, has completely lost all sense of shame! Installing surveillance devices at the doorstep of every Uchiha home, and even dispatching Root ninja to track and investigate the Uchiha leadership—is there no justice left? Is there no law?"

Kazuhiko wiped away a bead of non-existent sweat.

This Uchiha Yuta was a pure-blooded Uchiha, no doubt about it.

"And that monkey, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen! As Hokage, he cannot identify the true culprit, does nothing, and achieves nothing. I believe we should impeach him immediately and strip him of his position as Hokage!"

Kazuhiko felt numb.

Although what Yuta said made perfect sense, but...

You dare to say it, but I don't dare to listen!

Big brother! Can we please say a little less!

His heart was screaming, but he didn't dare to echo or respond.

The man before him was an Uchiha Jonin who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and enjoyed freedom of speech.

But I am just a weak, pitiful, and helpless medical Genin!

I have parents waiting for me to support them, and a cat waiting to be fed.

If Danzo and the Third Hokage see today's surveillance, will they vent their anger directly on a middle-aged Genin like me?

Will they make me die by suicide under the Hokage Rock after I step out of the village with my right foot first while on a mission, only to be struck by eight kunai in the back and suffer from a fungal brain infection that causes my eyes to rot?

Danzo is truly capable of such things!

Kazuhiko bit the bullet, deciding to make up for his silence and show some loyalty:

"Captain Yuta, actually, we can't blame everything on the external environment or others. Our Uchiha ancestors did indeed have rebels who undermined our unity."

[Uchiha Yuta's favorability toward you has decreased]

"Furthermore, the various Hokage have all achieved illustrious military exploits and made outstanding contributions to the prosperity and stability of Konoha. We cannot just fixate on their minor faults and deny the sacrifices and efforts they made for peace in the ninja world..."

[Uchiha Yuta's favorability toward you has decreased significantly]

Decrease away, keep decreasing, as long as it grants me a chance to draw a trait.

Kazuhiko pretended not to see the look of disgust on Yuta's face and gazed toward the Hokage Rock, appearing lost in reminiscence.

"The First Hokage joined forces with our ancestors to pacify the chaotic world and found Konoha; the Second Hokage established the Ninja Academy and navigated complex alliances, laying the foundation for Konoha's peace and prosperity; the Third Hokage worked diligently, keeping Konoha standing tall and dominant in the ninja world despite being besieged from all sides; the Fourth Hokage fought to the death without retreating, heroically sacrificing himself for the safety of Konoha—it is truly moving."

[Uchiha Yuta's favorability toward you has decreased significantly to: Neutral]

[Jonin-level trait draw chance +1]

"It is precisely because of them that we, the Uchiha, and Konoha have been able to pass down our legacy through the generations, our incense never extinguished."

[...favorability decreased]

"As the founders of Konoha, we must possess a sense of ownership; suffering these minor grievances is nothing."

[...favorability increased]

"After all, we Uchiha never fall behind others in our lifetime! Many Uchiha have inherited the Will of Fire and harbor the ambition to become Hokage!"

[...favorability increased significantly]

"Where the leaves of Konoha dance, fire ignites. The firelight illuminates the village, and the leaves sprout anew. The Hokage is the fire, burning himself to light up the village. And we, the Uchiha and the ninja of Konoha, are the new sprouts that inherit the Will of Fire."

[...favorability decreased significantly]

"When the firelight kisses the fertile soil, when the cold wind blows through the forest, and when war takes away those we love, our hearts still beat in rhythm for Konoha!"

"I firmly believe that one day, there will be an Uchiha ninja who gains everyone's recognition and becomes Hokage!"

[...favorability increased]

Kazuhiko finished his speech and glanced at the surveillance camera without leaving a trace.

Third Hokage, Danzo, did you hear that?

Konoha, loyal and true!