Kakashi's Unexpected Intervention

The newcomer was none other than Kakashi. As one of the Anbu squad captains assigned to monitor the Uchiha Clan, he was naturally well informed about Vermilion Bird, the Uchiha Clan's genius.

After arriving on the rooftop, he looked over the formation, trying to locate Uchiha Yushu.

While Kakashi was still searching through the crowd for Yushu,

Yushu spoke up directly. "May I ask what business this Anbu has with me?"

Hearing the voice behind him, Kakashi immediately turned around and found Uchiha Yushu standing there.

Though he found Yushu's position in the formation somewhat strange, Kakashi did not care about such matters and gave it no further thought.

Kakashi walked straight up to Yushu, stopped before him, and pulled a scroll from his clothes. "Jonin Uchiha Yushu, this is the original copy of the village's transfer order for you. The village signed it two days ago and delivered a duplicate to the Konoha Military Police Force. This is now the third day. Since the Konoha Military Police Force has not responded, that is considered tacit acceptance. Please depart for the border immediately."

Yushu looked at the scroll Kakashi offered him but did not reach out to take it.

"Oh? A transfer order concerning me? I only assumed office as director of the Konoha Military Police Force today, so I was not aware of this matter. As director of the Konoha Military Police Force, I bear responsibility for the safety of all Konoha's residents. I am temporarily unable to go to the front lines. I will have the Konoha Military Police Force reject it later. As for Lord Hokage, I will personally explain it to him afterward."

"Looks like I'll have to trouble my Anbu comrade to make another trip to the Hokage Building. Just report the truth to the Hokage. Thank you."

This is troublesome! That was Kakashi's only thought at the moment. He knew the mission could not continue. This had already become a direct contest between the Uchiha Clan and Lord Hokage. The final outcome was no longer something an Anbu squad captain like him could interfere with.

Unsure of what to do for a moment, Kakashi froze in place, still not withdrawing the scroll in his hand.

Watching the motionless Kakashi, Yushu softly asked again, "Does this Anbu brother have any other business?"

At the same time, his left hand discreetly formed a signal. In an instant, every Uchiha on the rooftop activated their Sharingan and fixed their gaze tightly upon Kakashi in front of Yushu.

After asking his question, Yushu merely smiled at Kakashi. He neither assumed a combat stance nor activated his Sharingan.

Yet Kakashi felt as though he were a little white rabbit that had wandered into a pack of wolves, as if he would be torn to pieces the very next second.

Cold sweat gradually trickled down Kakashi's forehead. Beneath his mask, his entire face was already soaked through. He said with difficulty, "There is no other business. I will report this truthfully to Lord Hokage."

"Then I won't see you out. Please make yourself at home, Anbu brother." Yushu then extended a hand in a gesture of invitation.

Kakashi did not dare linger any longer and immediately vanished with the Body Flicker Technique. Before long, he appeared atop a tree three hundred meters away.

Standing on the tree, Kakashi gripped the trunk with one hand and panted heavily, clearly trying to calm himself. Under the murderous stares of nearly two hundred Uchiha with activated Sharingan, only Kakashi could have maintained his sanity. Had it been anyone else, they likely would have already lost their reason.

Once he had gradually calmed down, Kakashi immediately set off, racing toward the Hokage Building.

After Kakashi left, Yushu said, "Naoto, Xuanyue, Keita, and Ryusuke, the four of you discuss among yourselves and draft a preliminary framework. Give it to me when I return. Everyone else, disperse."

The four then departed alongside the Konoha Military Police Force members. Although Yushu had made it sound simple, carrying it out would be an extremely complicated task.

They had to create the basic framework for splitting the existing three divisions into four. There were simply too many matters involved.

That was what happened when those above merely spoke, while those below ran themselves ragged.

Yushu brought Fugaku back to the director's office. On the way, he encountered a clerical worker and instructed him to retrieve the duplicate copy of the transfer order.

Yushu said nothing. He was still carefully sensing the changes within himself. After Hellfire burned Uchiha Longtao to ashes, Yushu clearly felt that his Hellfire had doubled in amount.

At the same time, he sensed a slight increase in both his spiritual energy and the ocular power of his Sharingan. After confirming it repeatedly, he knew it was not an illusion.

It seems I should use Hellfire to finish enemies off whenever possible in the future.

Fugaku could not help but say, "Yushu, you must deal carefully with the Third Hokage."

"Don't worry, Senior Fugaku. You'll be going with me when the time comes."

"Yushu, I am no longer the clan head, so—"

Yushu directly interrupted Fugaku. "That has nothing to do with it. I will handle the Third Hokage myself. This time, I also need to resolve Itachi Uchiha's situation. Itachi Uchiha must leave the Anbu, and I will need your support as Itachi Uchiha's father."

"Clan Head! Could you give Itachi Uchiha another chance?" For his son's sake, Fugaku no longer clung to his status and directly addressed Yushu as Clan Head.

"Senior Fugaku, there is no need to worry. Itachi Uchiha's matter is not actually that serious. After all, all he knows is some personnel intelligence. If the village wants such information, it has plenty of ways to obtain it. It is simply easier through Itachi Uchiha."

"As for Itachi Uchiha, I will give him another chance for now. As long as he is willing to contribute to the clan, the Uchiha Clan is willing to accept him. I'll need Senior Fugaku to put more thought into it."

"I will do my utmost, Clan Head."

Yushu's plan to spare Itachi Uchiha was not because Itachi Uchiha was an important character from the original story. Ever since Itachi Uchiha witnessed the battlefield at the age of four, he had already gone astray.

In his previous life, even veterans who had fought on battlefields received regular psychological counseling, and even comprehensive mental healthcare systems could not prevent war from completely twisting people.

Not to mention this kind of cold-weapon warfare, where every strike drew blood. As a member of the Uchiha Clan, which was more prone to extreme emotions, Yushu had concluded that Itachi Uchiha was beyond saving. He had no idea what Fugaku had been thinking when he threw a four-year-old child onto the battlefield.

Rather, Yushu had already decided not to let Itachi Uchiha learn any more intelligence. Everything Itachi Uchiha had obtained was information Yushu wanted Konoha's higher-ups to receive.

If he sent out information without any means, it would easily arouse suspicion, so Yushu intended to make Konoha's higher-ups rack their brains to obtain the information themselves.

After all, "Jiang Gan Steals the Book" could exist in another world as well.

That was right. The reason Yushu spared Itachi Uchiha was to dig a pit for Konoha's higher-ups. However, Fugaku did not need to know any of that.

Konoha was not like the Uchiha Clan. This time, apart from the clansmen, he had no power within the village that could support him. Among Konoha's F4, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura might be somewhat ineffectual, but they were still not people Fugaku could compare to. Not to mention the even more troublesome Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Moreover, when facing Konoha this time, they would not be like Fugaku, accepting their defeat without resistance once the overall situation was lost.

Yushu had no choice but to devote his full attention to the challenge that was about to arrive.