"Lady Mikoto, Lord Itachi, Sasuke!"
After saying goodbye to Rino Yamanaka, Madara Uchiha continued toward the center of Konoha with his mother and younger brother. Before long, they ran into Uchiha Nobuo on patrol.
Although Nobuo belonged to the Hardliners, he had already come to admire Madara Uchiha wholeheartedly. Even though Madara was not his superior, he greeted him with great respect.
"Shin, Older Brother, what are you doing?"
Madara Uchiha and his family happened to meet Nobuo on a slope. He and Uchiha Itsuki were helping an elderly woman push her goods cart uphill, while she watched them gratefully.
"We're helping this lady pack up her stall. The clan leader said that, as the Military Police Force, we shouldn't only deal with crimes and fights. If the villagers need us, we should help them however we can. After all, the village pays our salaries."
Madara Uchiha smiled inwardly at Nobuo's words.
Keeping Fugaku in charge of the Uchiha Clan really was the right choice.
If Madara Uchiha wanted to become Hokage, his greatest obstacle would not be his personal strength, but his standing among the villagers.
In his first life, that was precisely why he had failed to become the village leader.
Now, Fugaku was having the Police Force members set aside their arrogance and work among ordinary villagers. First, this would give the Third Hokage the impression that the Uchiha Clan was determined to become part of the village. Second, it would help repair the clan's reputation there. Third, if Madara Uchiha truly wanted to become Hokage someday, every good deed the clan performed today would become a foundation for his ascent to the Hokage position.
Uchiha Fugaku had actually wanted to encourage his clansmen to do this long ago. Unfortunately, back then, the Hardliners would not listen