The 'Impartial' Sarutobi Police Captain

Civilian District!

Sarutobi Asuma led more than a dozen men through the Civilian District.

They were patrolling the territory under the Military Police Force's jurisdiction.

The surrounding vendors, civilians, and occasional quarrels made Sarutobi Asuma frown.

These areas were far more complicated than the districts inhabited by the great clans.

Having lived in the aristocratic districts all his life, he found this kind of street life somewhat distasteful and even wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"Young Master Asuma, this is the Civilian District. All sorts of merchants are mixed together here!" someone explained to Sarutobi Asuma, cautiously introducing the situation in the Civilian District.

"Just make a quick round and leave. I don't want to stay here!" Sarutobi Asuma's gaze darkened. Whenever his eyes swept over the passing poor, he subconsciously avoided them, afraid they might taint him with bad luck.

As Sarutobi Asuma finished speaking, the group quickened its pace.

Sarutobi Asuma also secretly made up his mind that he would never come here to patrol again. His subordinates could do it instead. No—he only needed to rest in his office, train his men, and wait for the Uchiha Clan to fall from power. Then he would swiftly take over the other half of the Military Police Force.

"How dare you bully my sister when I don't have one? How dare you bully my sister!"

"Senju Hashirama, hehehe, I just saw that she was hungry and wanted to take her home and give her something to eat!" {Other than Tsunade, the members of the Senju Clan were basically civilians now.}

"You shameless bastard! My sister is only seven, and you dared lay your hands on her!!"

"Ow! You stupid Hashirama, you actually dared hit me? I'll fight you to the death!"

"Hmph, you pervert! Everyone around here knows what kind of person you are, and you still dared target my sister!!"

"Hehehe... so what if I'm a pervert? Your sister is so tender... and her age is even more to my liking... kekeke."

As they walked forward, a chaotic commotion rose up.

It immediately drew plenty of attention, and many civilians gathered in the direction of the noise.

Sarutobi Asuma frowned and looked over, only to see a boy of twelve or thirteen fighting a young man. They traded punches and kicks, and the younger boy was not at a disadvantage in the slightest. Instead, the older youth was the one taking a beating!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two continued grappling. Perhaps because neither of them was a ninja, they fought like a pair of monkeys.

Beside them stood a little girl in tattered clothes, her face streaked with tears. She kept crying for them to stop, wanting to pull her brother away, but her tiny body could not force its way in.

Sarutobi Asuma frowned. Who was so blind as to cause trouble on his very first day in office? Were they trying to disrespect him?

With that thought, he strode forward with a dark expression.

"Move aside! The Military Police Force is handling a case! Everyone, move aside!" As they entered the crowd, the men in front of Sarutobi Asuma roughly shoved the onlookers away, opening up a path.

"Stop!" Sarutobi Asuma stepped forward and barked out an order!

However, the two had already fought themselves into a frenzy and did not hear his furious shout at all.

"I warned you. Since you refuse to stop, I'll have to stop you myself!" Sarutobi Asuma was already irritated. Seeing that the two still would not stop, he snorted coldly and used Shunshin to appear before them.

He first kicked the young man away, then drove a knee into Senju Hashirama and sent him flying!

Pfft—

Perhaps Sarutobi Asuma had used too much force. Senju Hashirama hit the ground and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Brother!" The little girl cried out and hurried over, trying to help Senju Hashirama up.

The previously noisy scene instantly fell silent. Only the little girl's sobs could be heard, followed by Sarutobi Asuma's icy voice. "I told you to stop. Didn't you hear me?"

"Who are you?" Senju Hashirama shakily got to his feet and looked at Sarutobi Asuma, who had struck him.

"I am the captain of the Military Police Force!" Sarutobi Asuma said, enunciating every word. He also wanted to use this incident to let everyone know that he was part of the Police Force.

Senju Hashirama shook his head. "No, you're not. I used to do odd jobs for people from the Military Police Force, and I've never seen any of you!"

Everyone in the Military Police Force wore the Uchiha emblem. That was why Senju Hashirama was certain that Sarutobi Asuma was not from the Police Force!

"We are now!" Sarutobi Asuma's expression turned cold. He now particularly hated hearing anything about the Uchiha Police Force. "Starting today, I'm taking charge of your Civilian District. Understand?"

"On my first day taking over the Military Police Force, you dared cause trouble. Are you trying to disrespect me?"

His words were icy, and Killing Intent seeped through them.

Upon hearing Sarutobi Asuma say this, the young thug who had been fighting Senju Hashirama rolled his eyes and hurriedly threw himself before Asuma, crying out, "Captain, you have to stand up for me! I only saw this little girl looking pitiful by herself on the street and wanted to take her home to give her something to eat. But this brat suddenly jumped out and tried to fight me to the death! I've been wronged!~~"

The little thug made himself sound like a great and noble man.

"Bullshit!" Senju Hashirama had a fiery temper. He rushed forward, ready to beat him again. "Everyone knows you're up to no good! Three little girls from our street have gone missing, and all of it is connected to you!"

After saying that, he moved to attack again.

"I'm still standing right here. Who gave you the nerve to make a move?" Sarutobi Asuma's tone was icy as he grabbed the child by the throat. "Who gave you the nerve!"

As he spoke, he began tightening his grip!

Senju Hashirama's face turned red, but he still struggled desperately and gritted out, "Sir, this man is no good. Lord Uchiha Xia has already begun secretly investigating him and confirmed that the missing girls are connected to him!"

"Xia? I already said this place is under my jurisdiction now. Don't mention anyone from the Uchiha Clan to me again!" Sarutobi Asuma's expression was ice-cold as his fingers tightened once more.

Unable to breathe, Senju Hashirama could only cough helplessly.

"Let go of my brother! Let go of my brother!" Seeing her brother being strangled, the little girl rushed forward and hugged Asuma's leg, trying to make him release her brother.

"Get lost. I hate it when filthy people touch me!" Sarutobi Asuma looked at the little girl's dirty body and casually kicked her away.

The little girl flew several meters before hitting the ground. She still tried to reach for her brother. "You're a bad man! Let go of my brother!"

"Little sister!" Senju Hashirama's eyes turned red at the sight. He struggled to pry open Sarutobi Asuma's grip around his wrist. "You don't deserve to be the captain of the guard! How dare you hurt my sister... I..."

Faintly, a flash of green light seemed to flicker across his body.

But the light vanished in an instant.

Seeing this struggling ant dare to curse at him, Sarutobi Asuma's eyes grew cold. He directly threw him to the ground.

"Hmph. Publicly insulting the captain of the guard—take him back and discipline him for half a month. Let him learn Konoha's rules!"