At the Konoha Barbecue Restaurant, the eight of them ate until closing time before returning to the Uchiha District.
The next morning, Fugaku went to the Security Force first to settle the matter he had discussed with Jin the day before.
Jin was already there, organizing the squads for patrol.
"If Uchiha Fū is in the village, let him know I want to see him in my office," Fugaku said to Jin and the ninja preparing to patrol.
"Yes."
The squads left the Security Force one after another, spreading through every part of Konoha.
Half an hour later, someone knocked on the office door, and Uchiha Fū walked in.
"Teacher, you wanted to see me?"
Fugaku looked Uchiha Fū over carefully, then nodded. "You're starting to carry yourself like a formidable ninja. You must have trained hard these past few years."
Fū smiled sheepishly. "You give me too much credit, Teacher. It's all thanks to your guidance. Without you, I might still be an ordinary ninja nobody noticed."
"Stay humble and don't grow complacent. There aren't many Uchiha ninja as modest as you." Fugaku laughed.
"That depends on who I'm comparing myself to. In front of you, Teacher, I'm nowhere near strong enough to be proud. What did you want to see me about?" Uchiha Fū asked.
"Are you settling in with the Regular Forces?"
"Well enough. Since becoming a Jonin and leading my own team, I've had much more say in which missions I take."
"I asked you here to see whether you'd be interested in returning to the Security Force. Jin strongly recommended you.
"Fenghuo will come over early next year to take over from Senior Saki. Then you, Jin, and Fenghuo can rotate shifts. You'd work twenty days a month and have ten days off," Fugaku said.