So Rude to Lord Danzo!

"Who goes there?!"

The Military Police Force on guard faced the newcomer.

They didn't dare let their guard down for a moment.

"Enemy reinforcements?"

The newcomer's gloomy gaze swept over the Uchiha on alert, his expression unreadable.

He could keep his cool, but his subordinates couldn't.

"Impertinent! Are you Uchiha trying to rebel? How dare you show such disrespect to Lord Danzo!"

The gloomy middle-aged man named Danzo.

He raised a hand and said gravely:

"Be quiet. As members of the Military Police Force, this is the vigilance you should show."

The shinobi following Danzo immediately settled down.

"I am Danzo. The Hokage ordered me to come here as reinforcements."

So he was Danzo?

He had just walked over to Uchiha Chiri's side.

Before he could say anything, he saw what was happening and felt a little surprised.

So this was Danzo? The king of scapegoats from the original story?

An out-and-out Uchiha hater, a slave to power, a scoundrel who'd ignore the greater good for the sake of his ambitions.

Now, in front of the Uchiha.

He was acting so harmless?

Well, that made sense.

The Uchiha were in their prime again, now that that man had left.

Never mind the several Mangekyo in the clan; no one dared underestimate the foundation they'd built during the Warring States period and the First Shinobi World War.

Root had only been around for a few years, and that subordinate of his had already been so rash.

Decades later, Danzo would have considered someone like that an incompetent failure.

Just then.

Uchiha Chiri, the leader of the Military Police Force, walked over. The ordinary Uchiha didn't know who the newcomer was.

But as one of the leaders of the Uchiha Clan's neutral faction, how could she not know?

She bowed slightly, maintaining proper decorum.

"Elder Danzo, the rat who stole the village's secrets has been executed."

"Is that so? As expected of the Uchiha Clan, the standard-bearers of the shinobi." Danzo replied, frowning.

"In that case, I'll take the thief's body back to the Intelligence Division."

At this.

Uchiha Chiri hesitated. "Lord Danzo, that wouldn't be proper."

"According to regulations, any spy within Konoha's borders, dead or alive, must first be handled by the Military Police Force."

"Only then can they be handed over to the village's Intelligence Division."

Exactly!

Contrary to what people usually imagined.

The Military Police Force wasn't just some kind of law-enforcement unit.

After Uchiha Yuan Ming transmigrated.

He learned.

The difference was enormous.

The original Naruto was a manga from Japan.

Right?

The original story never explained the departments in detail. It wasn't until he transmigrated into reality that he discovered what kind of monstrous organization the Military Police Force was!

It was basically the Japanese equivalent of a combination of the National Police Agency, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Public Prosecutors Office.

It had its own armed forces, and jurisdiction over anything related to "public order" within the village.

The Military Police Force could even draft and issue all kinds of public-order regulations, and it controlled most of the prison system.

Back then, Uchiha Yuan Ming had exclaimed, "Well, I'll be damned."

With that kind of power.

Would the village's High Command be able to sleep at night if they didn't target the Uchiha with everything they had?

The Uchiha were also a clan that cared deeply about their honor.

The Senju had produced the Hokage, while the Uchiha had been given the Military Police Force.

They were already dissatisfied, and afraid of losing face and being criticized, so they enforced the law with uncompromising strictness.

Here was the problem.

The village was huge. The shinobi clans had their own businesses, and civilians had their own ways of life.

As everyone knew, Japan's grassroots administration was inadequate, and it relied on community organizations to help.

The same was true in the world of Naruto.

The Uchiha enforced the law without compromise, making it hard for the clans to do business and leaving civilians no loopholes to exploit.

Community organizations were also suppressed to the point that they couldn't take shape.

With the village's clans, civilians, and grassroots organizations all against them, who else would they target if not the Uchiha?

Hearing Uchiha Chiri's tactful refusal, Danzo hadn't even said anything before his lackeys showed their true colors.

"How dare you show such disrespect to Lord Danzo!"

Clang, clang, clang! Danzo's lackeys all drew their weapons and pointed them at Uchiha Chiri.

???

A question mark appeared over Uchiha Chiri's head.

Before she could say a word.

Tap, tap, tap~

Uchiha Yuan Ming strode coldly in front of her, his blood-red Sharingan radiating a sinister light.

He swept his gaze around, his expression disdainful.

"The performance onstage is over. There's no place for you here anymore."

"Don't you dare get in the way of the Uchiha Military Police Force."

"We enforce the law according to the rules!"

With that.

His Sharingan spun rapidly.

[Genjutsu: Sharingan] activated.

Hm?

Danzo frowned, sensing something was off.

Thump. Thump.

Everyone he'd brought, except for him, fell to the ground one after another.

His pupils contracted!

How was this possible?!

What was with this kid?!

"Hmph! You have no manners."

"Don't worry, Lord Danzo. They're only unable to move temporarily. It'll wear off on its own in a minute."

"To make amends, we'll hand the executed rat over to the Intelligence Division, as you requested."

Uchiha Chiri, who had just recovered from her surprise, hurriedly grabbed Yuan Ming's hand and shook her head, trying to prevent him from clashing with the High Command.

"Enough, Yuan Ming."

"Everyone, fall in!"

The moon rose.

With his back to the moonlight, Danzo watched the Military Police Force's retreating figures, his expression inscrutable.

His hand tightened around his cane.

The veins bulged.

Uchiha, huh...

One day, I'll...

A minute later, the subordinates knocked down by the genjutsu got back up.

"Sorry, Lord Danzo. We've disgraced you."

"It's nothing. Pick up the thief's body."

"Yes, sir!"

Danzo turned and started to leave, then paused and stopped. "Take a look. Who is the thief? Some nobody?"

A shinobi immediately reported, "Lord Danzo, judging by his face, he's Guihao, Kazunosuke."

What?! Guihao, Kazunosuke? The Third Raikage's disciple, the man who helped the Raikage eliminate Kinkaku and Ginkaku and distinguished himself in the First Shinobi World War?

"Get the Intelligence Division on it immediately. Extract the information from his mind!"

"Find out how the Uchiha killed him!"

"Yes, sir!"

After saying goodbye to Uchiha Chiri, who still looked worried, he dragged his exhausted body home.

Uchiha Yuan Ming threw himself onto the bed.

That's right.

He'd deliberately made a scene just now.

He might've looked like he'd lost his mind.

But if he had to do it again, he'd do the same thing.

There was no other reason. It was only after killing the formidable Kazunosuke that he realized how strong he really was.

He was already a strong shinobi, so there was no need to put up with this.

Besides.

After learning what kind of monstrous organization the Military Police Force was.

He'd had an idea in the back of his mind: as an Uchiha, he had little chance of becoming Hokage.

So, once he took charge of the Uchiha.

He could at least expand the Military Police Force's responsibilities, right?

The Second Hokage had created the Military Police Force to appease the powerful Uchiha, who'd never produced a Hokage.

The Uchiha weren't very politically savvy, so they hadn't managed to do much with the Military Police Force. But if he became their leader...

Heh! He could imitate the Japanese and pull the same old tricks.

Right?

He'd already thrown in his lot with this side. Why should he care whether Konoha's High Command was happy about it?

The Blade of Wisdom's performance today had given him unparalleled confidence.

With a thought, a panel appeared in his mind:

Uchiha Yuan Ming

Lifeform Level: LV3 (Low Kage)

Energy Affinities: Lightning, Fire, Yin

Talent: Sharingan (LV3)

Skills: Phantom Body Lucid Lightning Fire Chakra Mode (Fire + Lightning + Yin)

Various regular ninjutsu and genjutsu.

Uchiha Style Shurikenjutsu.

Summoning Technique (Meow~!)

Aura: 5 wisps

Kazunosuke's head was worth five wisps? The regular Jonin from before had been worth three. Judging by that, an elite Jonin should be worth four.

By that logic.

A Chunin should be worth two, and a Genin one.

Sparring was worth at least 0.1.

That was why he wanted to climb higher and had talked back to Danzo. The Aura bestowed by the Blade of Wisdom could only be obtained through conflict.

The bigger and more intense the conflict, the more he'd gain. That meant going it alone was a dead end.

If he wanted to freely gain more help from his golden finger, he needed a certain degree of freedom. He needed power. He needed to stir things up!

Hahaha! Other people who transmigrated into Naruto tried to keep a low profile whenever they could, but I'm different.

What do you call this?

Have I somehow become a foolish villain in the Shinobi World?

But.

He had an enormous advantage to rely on!

Divine Blade! Bestow upon me peerless wisdom.

Aura flowed into his mind, and enlightenment dawned.

It's here.

The Mangekyo is born!