The High-Ranking and Powerful Police Force!

"Jin, what on earth are you trying to do!"

Uchiha Fugaku truly could not fathom it. It was supposed to be a simple, ordinary competition, yet it had the entire village on edge.

There was nothing untoward about the event, yet Jin had issued a direct order to sever all communication between the clan and the village, locking down every piece of information.

Locking down information was one thing, but what was the point of inexplicably beating up the Root members stationed outside the compound to monitor them?

Was he trying to plunge the world into chaos?

While those Root members possessed a high degree of expertise in stealth, they were, after all, facing the Uchiha, the clan with the strongest ocular jutsu.

Considering that pair of Sharingan that had inexplicably appeared on the Nine-Tails back then, a guilty Uchiha Fugaku had only been able to feign ignorance and "voluntarily" accept this supervision from the "village."

He just hadn't expected Uchiha Jin to use the Police Force as a banner, and on his way back to the compound with the recruited medical ninjas, to beat those "Anbu" ninjas who stepped forward to question him half to death without a word of explanation.

Tsk tsk... yes!

Before thrashing those ninjas who claimed to be "Anbu," Uchiha Jin had actually packed up nearly two-thirds of the medical ninjas from Konoha Hospital!

It was only upon learning this that Uchiha Fugaku suddenly realized a bizarre fact.

The Police Force, which had always caused the Uchiha to be disliked by the villagers, actually possessed such immense power within the village.

Maintaining order and stability within Konoha Village, formulating the village's laws, arresting those with criminal tendencies, ninjas (excluding the Anbu under the Hokage's direct command), and even organizing ninjas to participate in the village's police work...

All of this information was recorded in documents personally signed by Sarutobi Hiruzen's teacher, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, and they were still properly stored in the archives of the Police Force and the Hokage Building.

However, ninjas had never been fond of such legalistic documents, and the Uchiha Clan, with almost zero political wisdom, was even less so; in the past twenty years, almost no one had bothered to flip through them.

It was only because the archives were protected by sealing jutsu that they remained in such excellent condition; even after so long, the documents were perfectly preserved, and the seal of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama looked as fresh as the day it was stamped.

It was only after receiving this handwritten document from the Second Hokage that Uchiha Jin had tossed at him that Uchiha Fugaku suddenly realized that the Police Force, which was originally responsible for maintaining order and stability within Konoha, had a scope of authority that was simply shocking.

Formulate laws! Arrest criminals! Conscript ninjas!

It could be said that as long as they were not Anbu members under the Hokage, the Uchiha Police Force naturally possessed enough authority to command the villagers and ninjas of Konoha to participate in "police" work without notifying the Hokage.

Take this recruitment of medical ninjas, for example; even if Uchiha Jin hadn't provided that ten million ryo recruitment fee, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have no way to hold the Uchiha Clan accountable in the name of the Hokage later.

Unless!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was willing to defy the will of his deceased teacher!

Defy the will of the teacher who was willing to sacrifice his own life so that Sarutobi Hiruzen could become the Third Hokage—the Second Hokage of Konoha, Senju Tobirama!

If that were truly the case...

Uchiha Jin would probably laugh out loud!

When Uchiha Fugaku first heard this, he was also completely bewildered, failing to realize the key nuances until Uchiha Jin broke it down and explained it in detail...

Hmm...

Uchiha Fugaku gave up. In any case, the Police Force had great power, and even if Sarutobi Hiruzen scolded them, they could easily push back.

But was it really necessary to make such a scene?

The Uchiha Clan and the village were already on bad terms; why stir up trouble at such an inconsequential time?

Uchiha Fugaku had never understood this. If it were him, he would have issued a declaration long ago to avoid any possibility of misunderstanding, but Uchiha Jin had been fanning the flames in the dark, even deliberately provoking a conflict with the Root members outside the compound.

"Will the village and the Uchiha go to war?"

Uchiha Jin clearly had no intention of explaining it to Fugaku. After leaving behind a mocking question, he turned and walked away with a carefree air.

"Fugaku, you are too cowardly!"

Uchiha Setsuna was quite satisfied with everything before him, especially Uchiha Jin taking people to beat those Root members outside the compound half to death—something he had always wanted to do but had always been stopped from doing by Fugaku.

Uchiha Jin's actions were exactly to Uchiha Setsuna's taste, as long as he didn't kill those guys.

He, the Uchiha Great Elder, feared nothing!

Uchiha Setsuna's expression was impassioned, a radiant glow appearing on his aged, wrinkled face, and when he looked at Uchiha Fugaku, he carried a sense of superiority like a victor.

"Setsuna, I am the Clan Head!"

Uchiha Fugaku snorted coldly. Although he didn't know how to refute him, did he, as the Clan Head, need a reason?

"Do you not?"

Uchiha Setsuna's expression faltered, a trace of hesitation flashing across his brow, but he quickly straightened his face out of habit and snorted coldly as well!

"What a waste!"

Feeling the childish interaction between the Uchiha Clan Head and the Great Elder not far away, Uchiha Jin couldn't help but cover his forehead with one hand and sigh at the sky, lamenting what kind of sins the Uchiha Clan had committed to always produce such "talents."

In Uchiha Jin's view, there were two types of Uchiha!

The proper Uchiha: powerful, extreme in personality, never considering the consequences of their actions, and only acknowledging true powerhouses.

The genetically mutated Uchiha: peerless in talent, precocious and intelligent, overthinking everything they did, and only foolishly yearning for the visions they held in their hearts.

Clearly!

Shisui, Itachi, Obito, Fugaku, and Setsuna—these guys were obviously the latter. There was no need to communicate with these single-minded political idiots, and Uchiha Jin naturally preferred the former, those simple and proper Uchiha!

Although these proper Uchiha didn't have much political wisdom either, and their ninja bloodline talents weren't as outstanding, they still held a unique advantage compared to the other ninjas in this world.

With proper cultivation and development, they could grow into elite jonin, and even reaching the strength of a Kage was not entirely out of the question.

As for why he had orchestrated such a scene over the past few days?

Hmph!

It wasn't that Uchiha Jin looked down on the political "I regret, my Hokage" drama unfolding within the Hokage Building; no matter how wary they were of the Uchiha, they wouldn't dare make a move at a time like this.

At most, he was just making them nervous, making them sweat, and forcing them to perform their classic "I regret, my Hokage" routine every now and then.

Once these fellows felt it had all been a false alarm, Uchiha Jin would consider presenting them with a grand gift.

For Uchiha Jin right now, the most important thing was to strengthen himself, and to strengthen the source that would ultimately bring him even greater power—the Uchiha Clan!

"Attention, everyone!"

Following a heroic, ringing shout, the Uchiha clansmen who had just finished their sparring or were intently watching the matches immediately focused all their attention on the massive plaque ahead.

There!

A handsome young man, looking as sacred and inviolable as a god descended to earth, radiated a powerful, domineering aura under the scorching sun.

Uchiha Jin clearly had no intention of wasting words. Swish, swish, swish! He tore down the three red cloths in one go, revealing the horizontal plaque standing prominently in the center, the words that made the blood of every Uchiha clansman boil instantly coming into view.

The World's Number One Ninja!