Gathering for a Brawl and Attacking Law Enforcement? They Must Have a Death Wish!

This worked out well for Yan, too. He could use today's copy on Sasuke.

"Senior."

When he ran into Yan, Itachi obediently lowered his head in greeting. Sasuke immediately hid behind Itachi, peeking out with half his face as he curiously watched Yan.

"This is the clan head's younger son, Sasuke, right?"

Yan narrowed his eyes and inspected Sasuke at close range.

Not bad. He was a handsome kid. No wonder he attracted so many little girls' attention at school.

"Sasuke is a good name. Take your little brother around, but it'd be best to leave before the clan head arrives. Otherwise, with his temper, he'll give you a scolding."

Raising a hand, Yan rubbed Sasuke's head before walking into the break room in satisfaction.

Sasuke was a good name?

Sasuke did not quite understand what that meant.

Itachi's lips twitched slightly instead. He knew why Yan had said that.

Because the Third Hokage's father was also named Sasuke.

"Big brother, Senior Yan praised me. He said my name sounds nice."

Not knowing the reason behind it, Sasuke excitedly tugged on his brother's arm.

Itachi smiled and patted his little brother's head. "That's right. Father personally chose that name for you."

My foolish little brother.

Itachi certainly would not tell Sasuke the real implication behind those words.

"Alright, let's go quickly. If Father gets here, both of us will be scolded."

Fugaku was very strict with his children's upbringing. To prevent the clan members from gossiping, he did not even allow his family to casually wander around the Police Department.

If Fugaku discovered that Itachi had brought Sasuke to the Police Department, a lecture was inevitable.

"Let's go, let's go!"

The moment he heard that, Sasuke became anxious too. He grabbed his brother's hand and ran.

He was afraid that their father would suddenly appear before them the next second.

"Captain, your tea."

Yan had barely sat down when Izumi, his personal little secretary, placed the freshly brewed tea on his desk, her expression practically begging for praise.

You're so amazing.

Yan shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Pretending not to notice Izumi's expectant look, he lowered his head and drank his tea.

When Yan ignored her, Izumi dejectedly slumped her shoulders, thinking, Was what I did still not good enough?

"Oh, right."

Yan raised his head. "Izumi, I ran into Itachi in the hallway just now. He brought his younger brother Sasuke to the Police Department. He probably wanted to satisfy his brother's curiosity. Aren't you going to say hello?"

Izumi, whose mood had sunk, pursed her lips. "We see each other every day during work hours. Why would I go out of my way to greet him?"

A little girl's moods really changed quickly.

Yan shook his head helplessly.

Why had Izumi become so downcast?

She probably wanted him to praise her for making good tea!

Unfortunately, she had not received any praise, so she became completely listless. How could she possibly be in the mood to greet Itachi?

Even Izumi herself had not noticed that, as time passed, the special fluttering feeling she had once felt toward Itachi had gradually faded away and disappeared.

Instead, all her attention had become focused on Yan. She watched his every move at all times.

"Captain, a serious brawl has broken out on the commercial street. The squad deployed there needs emergency support."

At that moment, Zhiyan charged into the office in a panic, rushing in without even knocking.

He had used too much force, and the wooden door slammed heavily into the wall with a loud bang. Izumi, who had been organizing documents nearby, jumped in fright, and all the files in her hands fell to the floor.

"A serious brawl?"

And it was on the commercial street?

The squad sent to handle it could not control the situation, so they had sent a signal requesting support.

The Police Department dealt with plenty of brawls every day, but truly serious incidents were uncommon.

Since even a patrol squad could not control the situation, it meant ninja were involved.

If it had only been ordinary people fighting, then even if there were more of them, one squad would have been enough to take them all down.

After all, patrol squads were mostly made up of Uchiha, with Chunin as their core members. A patrol squad usually consisted of three to six people.

The fact that even a Chunin squad could not control the situation showed just how serious it was.

And it had happened in an important place like the commercial street.

If mishandled, it would bring severe negative consequences to Konoha.

Who was so blind as to cause trouble now?

Konoha was already overwhelmed by the Daimyo's Mansion affair, and someone had chosen this moment to stir up trouble.

"Go provide support."

Yan did not waste any time. He immediately rushed over with Zhiyan and Izumi, while the others followed close behind.

The first district of the usually bustling commercial street was in complete chaos. Dozens of people were fighting in the street, with quite a few ninja involved in the brawl. The scene was a mess, and many shoppers screamed in terror as they scattered for cover.

Not long after the brawl erupted, a Police Department squad arrived at the scene. What no one had expected was that these people had fought until their eyes turned red and even attacked the Police Department officers.

Seeing the situation steadily spiraling out of control, someone had finally sent out a request for support.

"Everyone, stop!!!"

Yan and his people arrived at the scene as quickly as possible, only to find that the chaos was far worse than he had imagined.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Police Department could not control a situation, once reinforcements arrived, both sides would obediently stop fighting no matter how badly they had beaten each other.

Because they knew exactly how ruthless the Police Department could be when pushed too far.

Unexpectedly, even after Yan arrived with reinforcements, these people not only refused to stop, but attacked them as well, as if they intended to drag everyone into the mess.

Something was wrong.

There was definitely a problem!

No matter how deep the grudge, there was no need to fight like this in the middle of the street, because the consequences afterward would be severe.

And they had even attacked the Police Department officers after they arrived, as though they were deliberately trying to drag the Police Department into it.

Smack!!

Yan slapped the person charging toward him to the ground, his face dark as he shouted, "Gathering in the street to brawl and attacking law enforcement officers—take them all down. No need to hold back."

Since you wanted to fight, then I would grant your wish.

At Yan's command, the Police Department reinforcements swarmed forward. Wherever they went, people screamed and collapsed to the ground, with quite a few suffering broken arms and legs.

Once the Police Department stopped holding back, the chaos was resolved in less than three minutes.

"What happened?"

Fugaku arrived late with a large group of people. Looking at the blood all over the ground and the people wailing in pain, his expression was extremely grim.

Wiping the blood from his hands, Yan sneered. "If nothing unexpected happened, someone deliberately set a trap for our Police Department. These people were like madmen. The moment they saw our officers, they attacked. It was obvious they wanted to drag us into this, and they deliberately chose the commercial street, where the crowds were thickest."

Fugaku nodded with a dark expression, unable to worry about anything else. "Send the injured to the Medical Department. Bring everyone with minor injuries back to the Police Department for questioning. We must get to the bottom of this."

"Yes, Minister!"

More and more Police Department personnel arrived as reinforcements, and everyone at the scene was taken away. Quite a few of them were still shouting that they would make the Police Department pay and file complaints.

Such a serious brawl on the commercial street directly alerted the Third Hokage.

He was already busy dealing with the mess at the Daimyo's Mansion and clearing the village's name from its negative reputation, only for this incident to erupt.

Yan had only just returned to the Police Department and had not even begun the interrogation when he received Fugaku's notice. The head of the Police Department and all squad captains were to head to the Hokage Office Building for a meeting.

This matter would not be easy to resolve. If things went badly, the Police Department would be severely criticized.

Fugaku was in a terrible mood, and the other squad captains were no better off.

Everyone knew what awaited them once they arrived at the Hokage Office Building.

Inside the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage wore an unpleasant expression.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado beside him looked much the same.

Fugaku gave a detailed account of what had happened that day. "Lord Hokage, when the incident occurred, a Police Department squad immediately rushed to the scene and attempted to control the situation. The other side seemed to have planned it in advance and surrounded the Police Department officers."

"Fugaku, the impact of today's incident has been very bad."