After his battle with Uchiha Inabi, Shisui's name became famous throughout the clan. An eight-year-old with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan who had defeated an elite Jonin of his own clan in a head-on fight—Uchiha Shisui's future was limitless.
With the support of clan leader Fugaku Uchiha and his own overwhelming strength, Shisui's influence in the Konoha Military Police Force was second only to that of its captain, Fugaku himself.
This also paved the way for the reforms Shisui planned to implement in the Konoha Military Police Force.
"Shisui, we've started recruiting people from outside the Uchiha Clan into the Military Police Force, as you requested. So far, though, no one has signed up."
Inside the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, Uchiha Inabi was updating Shisui on the latest developments.
After their battle, Inabi had offered to resign as deputy captain of the Konoha Military Police Force and give the position to Shisui, who had defeated him. Shisui had refused.
As far as Shisui was concerned, he was only passing through the Konoha Military Police Force. He wouldn't be staying there for long.
"You can see now what our clan's reputation is like in the village," Shisui said calmly.
Although the Military Police Force offered better pay than most jobs in the village, the other villagers didn't trust the Uchiha Clan, which had a reputation for being fiercely exclusionary.
"Yes. It wasn't until I went around the village promoting the force myself that I realized its duties and authority had become a barrier between us and the other villagers."
The Uchiha Clan might be stubborn, but they weren't stupid. After Shisui had spent this time reshaping their way of thinking, most members of the Military Police Force had recognized the problem too.
"Even so, we can't give up the force's authority."
As he spoke, Shisui took out more than a dozen scrolls and laid them on the table.
"These are all C- and D-rank ninjutsu I acquired on the battlefield. I'm handing them over to you as a benefit for people who join the Military Police Force. Use them to attract civilian shinobi without clans."
They couldn't attract members of the various shinobi clans just yet, but bringing civilian shinobi from the village into the force would still improve the Uchiha Clan's image.
"Understood, Shisui."
Uchiha Inabi had now been completely won over by Shisui's strength and ingenuity. He obeyed Shisui's orders without question.
[The system detected that the host changed the Konoha Military Police Force's policies and improved relations between the Uchiha Clan and the village. System reward: Fire Release proficiency +50%]
With Shisui's Fire Release chakra reaching proficient (55%), he could feel that he'd have a much easier time using Fire Release Ninjutsu.
As Shisui left the Military Police Force headquarters, the teenage female members turned their gazes toward him. If he wanted, they could pull him into their arms at any moment and show him the caring tenderness of a big sister.
As for the female members in their twenties, nearly all of them had families, so they could only watch Shisui leave with regret.
What Uchiha Shisui didn't know was that his reforms in the Konoha Military Police Force had put him on the radar of certain people.
"Fourth Hokage, that evil little brat, Uchiha Shisui, treats the Konoha Military Police Force's regulations like a joke. He changes them whenever he likes and shows no regard for the village. I propose we arrest him first, then investigate all the crimes of the Uchiha Clan."
The one shouting inside the Hokage Building in Konoha was that old relic, Shimura Danzo.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had retired, Danzo couldn't bear to give up the power in his hands. He hadn't handed over the Root organization to Minato Namikaze, and he even wanted to compete for the Fifth Hokage position.
"Tell me, which village regulation forbids the Konoha Military Police Force from recruiting people who aren't Uchiha? Elder Danzo, your sense of authority is getting out of hand."
The one refuting Danzo was the Uchiha Clan's leader, Fugaku Uchiha, who also served as an advisory elder to Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and took part in the village's most important decisions.
Seated at the head of the table, Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze also looked at Danzo with displeasure. Relying on his past accomplishments and the continued support of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who stood behind him, the old man paid Minato no heed and spoke with utter arrogance.
"Fugaku is right. The Konoha Military Police Force has always been allowed to recruit shinobi from any clan in the village, as well as shinobi from civilian backgrounds. Why are you so determined to make an issue of this, Elder Danzo?"
Danzo: "..."
He really hadn't looked into that point carefully. He'd been careless.
But admitting defeat wasn't Danzo's style, so he continued to argue. "But I've heard that Uchiha Shisui is only eight, yet he's awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He could become another Uchiha Madara. We must keep him under close watch."
At this, the other elders and advisors in the meeting room all drew a deep breath.
An eight-year-old with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan did indeed bring too many uncertainties.
"Even our own clan hasn't made it public that Shisui awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. How did you find out, Elder Danzo? Have you planted spies in every shinobi clan?"
After Fugaku raised the question, everyone present changed expression.
During the Third's time, everyone had heard rumors of Danzo's underhandedness. But since no one had ever brought it out into the open, the various shinobi clans had held their noses and put up with it.
Now that Konoha had a new administration, Danzo still showed no sign of restraint. If he'd managed to infiltrate even the Uchiha Clan, whose clan grounds were among the most strictly guarded, could the other clans behind them really be safe?
Realizing the mood had turned against him, Danzo began to panic. Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze wouldn't indulge him the way others had.
So Danzo hurriedly protested, "Fugaku Uchiha, you're slandering me! Why would I, Shimura Danzo, ever do something so despicable?"
Minato Namikaze: "..."
Fugaku Uchiha: "..."
Everyone else present: "..."
Did anyone really need to say anything about Danzo's conduct?
Your reputation for having no scruples is famous throughout the Shinobi World, everyone thought.
Seeing the room fall silent, even Danzo, that old fox, couldn't help feeling uneasy.
So he could only turn to Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, who, like him, hadn't retired yet, and look to them for help.
But he was met with the same skeptical looks.
"What's that supposed to mean? Even you two are looking at me like that?"
At that moment, Shimura Danzo felt utterly exhausted. Why bother being an advisory elder? Why fight for the Hokage Position? He might as well let the Shinobi World be destroyed.
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