Several days later, at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters.
Ever since the last village-wide meeting, many civilian ninja—especially Chunin—had joined the Military Police Force.
Some had originally planned to take the resources and then leave once they got their hands on the ninjutsu.
However, they soon discovered that even B-rank and A-rank techniques weren't difficult for them to obtain.
They could get a B-rank technique by completing a year's worth of regular missions assigned by the Military Police Force.
An A-rank technique only took a year and a half.
They couldn't help but sigh.
It really was worth it!
To get their hands on the techniques sooner, the civilian ninja had even started competing fiercely with one another, practically wishing there were missions to do every waking moment.
Uchiha Ao was naturally delighted to see this.
Once they compared their treatment under Hiruzen Sarutobi with what they were getting now, they would only appreciate the Uchiha Clan more.
When the Uchiha Clan eventually inherited the Hokage Position, there wouldn't be nearly as many troublesome matters to deal with.
Still, to stop them from secretly passing techniques around, he placed a restriction on them.
The civilian ninja didn't resist. They all accepted it willingly.
It was only a restriction. Compared to the allure of ninjutsu, it was nothing.
"Sir!" A woman hurried inside.
She had come to the newly established Civil Affairs Reception Office at the Military Police Force headquarters.
"Sir, I want to report someone for peeping on us while we were bathing!"
The ninja in charge had been looking through some documents. His hand paused, and he looked up at the woman, whose face was flushed and whose chest heaved violently.
Water droplets still clung to the ends of her hair. She had clearly just come from the