Teaching You a Lesson!

After a long while.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Third Hokage, placed the documents in his hands back onto the desktop.

He took a drag of his pipe to soothe the astonishment in his heart.

Exhaling a cloud of smoke, he looked toward his companions who were sitting opposite him, waiting for him to speak.

In a deep voice, he asked:

"Koharu, Homura, and Danzo, what is your take on this?"

What could they possibly think?

Sarutobi Hiruzen had only just firmly secured his seat as Hokage a few years ago.

This was a time when maintaining stability was paramount; although they were quite displeased with the Uchiha, for the sake of the stability of their administration, everything could be compromised.

After all, the Uchiha clan possessed significant strength during this period, and the power of the Police Force was immense.

They also had a host of smaller ninja clans as followers in the village;

while they could not compare to the Senju lineage, they were still far stronger than the likes of the Hyuga!

Danzo naturally felt the same; no matter how much he disliked the Uchiha, he dared not say anything. If his good brother's seat was unstable...

he would fare no better!

Utatane Koharu, who still retained some of her youthful beauty, exchanged a glance with Mitokado Homura.

Having made up her mind, she spoke slowly:

"It is true that the news of Kagami pains us all, but the Uchiha are now completely dominated by Uchiha Genmei."

"From observations made of him since he was young, his Will of Fire is somewhat lacking, but he is still a rational man."

At this, she lowered her eyes, and said with a serious expression:

"Hiruzen, talk to him!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen made up his mind, summoned an Anbu, and issued an order:

"Go to the Police Force and invite Minister Genmei over for a discussion."

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

The Anbu acknowledged the order and departed.

A short while later, Uchiha Genmei, standing at the door of the Hokage's office, knocked politely.

After three knocks, a "Come in" came from behind the door.

He pushed the door open and entered.

"Lord Hokage, and esteemed elders."

He greeted the Konoha high command politely.

Uchiha Genmei asked with confusion:

"I wonder why you have summoned me?"

He was indeed very confused. The Police Force was the Uchiha's own territory; whoever was the clan head served as the Minister.

The high command of Konoha could not interfere with the transition of the Minister.

The appointment papers had already been submitted here, so why call him over?

What was the meaning of this?

Danzo and the others remained silent.

This was the Hokage's exclusive domain;

in a conversation with the head of a powerful department in the village, they could not casually interrupt in such a setting.

Aside from Danzo and his unsavory Root, they were currently only advisory elders, not elders with real executive power. Sarutobi Hiruzen wore a kindly expression, offering a faint smile as he said, "Minister Genmei, nothing else, I just wanted to ask how you view the village." Hearing this, Uchiha Genmei understood. Within the Uchiha, he had always maintained a neutral stance. Now that he had risen to his position, he would not change that attitude. As the Hokage, Sarutobi understood that he could not be swayed. Was he trying to stabilize him? Then don't blame me for asking for the moon!

Uchiha Genmei walked out of the Hokage building, feeling refreshed. In the conversation he had just had with the Konoha high command, he had demanded the abolition of non-ninja civilian organizations within the village, with the Security Department taking full control. They had actually agreed. Judging by their expressions, they felt his request was not worth mentioning. Then don't blame me for teaching you a lesson! Sarutobi Hiruzen stood before the window, watching the departing youth: "That kid is decent enough, just a bit young." Hearing the Third Hokage's words, Danzo let out a scoff: "That brat is just stupid! Those things were already within the purview of the Security Department." "It was only because the Security Department lacked manpower before that these self-organized civilian groups appeared." At this, Mitokado Homura added: "By doing this now, the ninjas of the Security Department will basically have no time to train themselves." "For Uchiha ninjas to be patrolling while also managing the trivial affairs of the residents—what a foolish move!" Hearing this, and feeling there was nothing else to discuss, Danzo stood up and walked toward the door. "I'll be taking my leave. That brat has strength, but his vision is too shallow; he's not worth mentioning!"

Bang!

Watching Danzo leave, the three of them said nothing. With relaxed expressions, they sat back down and continued to handle official business.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye. In the Security Department minister's office, Uchiha Genmei listened to Uchiha Yuta's financial report. "Lord Genmei, this is the tribute money from the villagers and entertainment venues for this quarter, totaling 1.2 billion ryo." Uchiha Genmei, at his desk, put away the files he had been reviewing, looked up, and said with a smile: "Not bad. As for how to allocate the funds, you and Shizuri can discuss it later." He reached out to take the financial report, looking at the indicators all in the red. The smile on his face became increasingly difficult to hide. He tapped his fingers against the tabletop.

He sneered:

"I bet the village higher-ups are absolutely furious right now."

Uchiha Yuta laughed as well.

He chimed in:

"Of course they are! They didn't take Lord Genmei's request seriously back then, which is exactly how we in the Uchiha clan managed to strike gold."

Hearing this, Uchiha Genmei waved his hand, And teased:

"You were all the same back then, complaining that the Clan Head was messing around and pointlessly increasing your workload."

Hearing the Clan Head's teasing, Uchiha Yuta scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Alright, you may leave! I still have files to approve."

"Yes, Minister!"

Watching his subordinate depart, Uchiha Genmei finally picked up that financial report.

His heart was filled with wild joy.

He had sensed a loophole to exploit back then, And it turned out he was right!

Naruto was an anime from Japan, and as it reflected into this manga world, The local customs and culture were largely the same.

As everyone knew, the grassroots level of Japanese society lacked effective management, which gave birth to the Yakuza.

It was the same here; that day he spoke of banning non-ninja civilian organizations, that was exactly what he meant.

Here was the fun part:

When the Yakuza collected protection money, the Military Police Force would only take half, and the villagers would think the Uchiha were like saints sent from heaven!

But that was just the small change;

The bulk of this substantial financial revenue came from the entertainment venues in Konohagakure!

Casinos and the red-light district—the Military Police Force taking a cut was perfectly fine, right?

They wouldn't pay?

The Military Police Force would show up to inspect every single day, and if they still didn't pay, they'd be shut down immediately.

Even the higher-ups couldn't say a word against it!

These public security regulations were only authorized to be issued by the Military Police Force!

With the money in hand, the Military Police Force expanded its personnel.

Uchiha non-ninja civilians, why are you still running businesses?!

Do you want a position provided by the clan? Do you want a secure iron rice bowl?

Drag them all into the Military Police Force to serve as Cooperative Members.

Just like that, Ninjas provided armed support!

Non-ninjas handled patrols and cooperative supervision.

A monster department that possessed both a police system and legal grassroots Yakuza management had emerged!

And it was perfectly reasonable, fitting the local customs and people of the Shinobi World (Japan) perfectly.

He reined in his smugness.

He looked at what he had gained over these years, The sparks of inspiration he had obtained by tirelessly sparring with those Mangekyo users every single day.

Sparks of Inspiration: 314 wisps.

Four Mangekyo users, sparring once a day, 0.1 per session—this was the accumulation of two years.

Over these two years, he had been constantly refining himself.

With his physical growth, his chakra was no longer inferior to Uchiha Madara's.

High-intensity combat for days and nights on end was absolutely no problem!

Time to strengthen Amaterasu; other than that one time he used it to dispose of a body, he hadn't really used it much!

With a thought, the Blade of Wisdom trembled, and the sparks of inspiration flooded his mind.

An epiphany!

A moment later,