[Mission complete: join the Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force. System successfully activated.]
Uchiha Jin left the Commander-in-Chief's Office and entered the lobby, looking at the system panel that only he could see.
Ten years after crossing over into this world, he had finally awakened the cheat every transmigrator needed.
Although he was a transmigrator, he had never had a system before.
Perhaps because two souls had merged, his mental strength and physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people.
Even without a system, his constant efforts had made him one of the only two universally acknowledged geniuses of the Uchiha Clan's younger generation.
Honestly, the system had appeared far too late.
If not for Uchiha Jin's exceptional talent, he would probably have died in the Third Shinobi World War long ago.
The system had only appeared yesterday, and he had needed to join the Konoha Military Police Force Troops to activate it.
"Boss, I'm hungry, meow."
Just as Uchiha Jin was about to examine the system that had arrived ten years late, the black cat on his shoulder spoke lazily, brushing his face with its furry tail.
"Didn't I feed you before we left?"
The black cat was a summoning animal he had contracted with before, and it had little fighting ability.
Its only use was delivering information.
Its drawback was its enormous appetite.
"I got hungry again after eating my fill, meow."
The fat cat blinked, staring straight at him with its amber slit pupils, looking utterly pitiful.
"If you're hungry, eat a food pill."
Uchiha Jin took a food pill from his ninja tool pouch, but to his surprise, the black cat shook its head furiously at the sight.
"Even a dog wouldn't eat that stuff."
Food pills tasted terrible. Unless they had no choice, most people would not eat them.
"..."
"Then wait until I get off work."
It was Uchiha Jin's first day reporting for duty. He could hardly turn up late or leave early.
[Ding! As an honorable member of the Konoha Military Police Force, patrolling to maintain public order and cracking down on criminals are your sacred duties!]
Just then, the system's cold electronic voice sounded in his mind.
[Mission issued: complete your daily patrol. Reward: five Justice Points!]
Uchiha Jin raised an eyebrow. It seemed the missions issued by the system were related to his work.
He wondered what these so-called Justice Points were good for.
[Justice Points can be used to purchase items or enter prize draws in the shop.]
The system seemed able to read his thoughts and immediately responded in his mind.
He opened the system shop. Everything inside came from the world of Naruto.
They ranged from kunai and ninjutsu to kekkei genkai, all sorts of eyes, and physiques.
Of course, the prices were also extremely high.
The Mangekyō Sharingan alone cost fifty thousand Justice Points, let alone the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, which cost a hundred thousand.
The Rinnegan, priced at a hundred and fifty thousand Justice Points, was completely out of the question.
From what he knew about systems, saving up that many Justice Points was nothing but a pipe dream.
Honestly, earning a hundred and fifty thousand Justice Points would be harder than stealing Nagato's eyes.
Forget it. Having a system is better than not having one.
Uchiha Jin went to the service desk in the lobby, where a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old female clan member sat.
She could not help feeling a little nervous when she saw Jin walking toward her.
"What can I help you with?"
"The commander appointed me squad leader. Where are my two squad members?"
"One moment. I'll arrange that for you right away!"
The female clan member immediately opened the roster to check and soon took out a list.
"These are all the trainee members starting today. You can choose two of them for your squad."
Uchiha Jin was actually starting today as well, but his formidable strength had prompted Uchiha Fugaku to make an exception and promote him.
Such things were common among the Uchiha Clan, so no one saw a problem with it.
After all, if even the strong could not get promoted, wouldn't the weak have even less chance of advancement?
"Mm."
Uchiha Jin nodded, picked up the files on the desk, and began leafing through them.
Apart from him, twenty-nine clan members were starting today.
After a brief selection process, he chose two members with decent talent and strength.
One boy and one girl.
The boy was named Uchiha Xuan. He was thirteen, barely at chunin level, with one tomoe in his left eye and two in his right.
The girl was named Uchiha Xi. She was twelve, at chunin level, with two tomoe in both eyes.
"These two."
Uchiha Jin handed their files to the female clan member.
"All right. Please wait a moment."
She took their files, stamped them, then ran off to find the two and bring them over.
Uchiha Xuan and Uchiha Xi had been attending an orientation given by a senior member alongside the other trainees when the girl suddenly called them over. They had no idea what was happening.
When they saw Uchiha Jin, their expressions grew reserved.
Admiring the strong was in the Uchiha Clan's nature, and feeling nervous before someone strong was normal.
"I'm your squad leader, Uchiha Jin. From now on, we'll be one squad."
Uchiha Xuan and Uchiha Xi were a little dumbfounded.
They had never expected to be chosen as teammates by the clan's genius.
Wasn't this incredibly lucky?
"Hello, Captain. My name is Uchiha Xuan."
"My name is Uchiha Xi."
The two quickly recovered from their shock and introduced themselves to Uchiha Jin.
"Mm."
Uchiha Jin nodded. He had already read their files.
"If there are no problems, come patrol with me."
"Yes, sir!"
Although Konoha was called a village, it actually covered a large area.
Its permanent population numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
It was divided into four concentric zones.
The first ring was the village's core, containing the Hokage Building, the administrative plaza, and the Anbu's restricted zone.
The Anbu were responsible for this area. The Uchiha Clan had no authority to patrol it unless ordered by the Hokage.
The second ring was the public zone, containing the Ninja Academy, Konoha Hospital, the orphanage, the arena, and other facilities.
The third ring was the commercial and residential zone, with shopping streets, civilian homes, liquor stores, and other shops. It was the Uchiha Clan's main patrol area.
The fourth ring housed the major shinobi clans' compounds.
Although it was called the fourth ring, it was not far from the village's core.
Only somewhere like the Uchiha Clan Compound after the Nine-Tails' Rampage, relocated to the village's edge, was truly far from the central area.
The village covered a large area.
The Uchiha Clan's patrols were therefore divided by district as well.
Uchiha Jin's squad was mainly responsible for the southern district's shopping street, conducting daily patrols to maintain order there.
They dealt with troublemakers.
The southern district's shopping street.
Although the Third Shinobi World War had only just ended, the village's civilians had not been affected.
People bustled along the street, and vendors' cries rang out without pause.
But just then, the surrounding noise instantly vanished, and the crowd unconsciously parted to clear a path.
At the front was none other than Uchiha Jin's squad, here on patrol.
Seeing the nervous, fearful looks on the Konoha villagers' faces, Uchiha Jin could not help twitching the corner of his mouth.
Was the Uchiha Clan's reputation really that bad?
"The Uchiha Clan are here!"
"Shh, keep your voice down! Aren't you afraid they'll throw you in jail?"
"A friend of my neighbor's uncle's son beat his wife while drunk, and the Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force locked him up for over ten days!"
"No way. They even interfere when someone beats his wife?"
"Tell me about it."
"Who knows why the Second put the Uchiha Clan in charge of the Konoha Military Police Force Troops back then?"
"Now they've got the whole village on edge..."
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