Hokage, can you understand the feeling of getting justice for victims?

The Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force.

"Captain, you're here."

When Uchiha Xuan and Uchiha Xi saw Uchiha Jin arrive for work, they immediately stepped forward to greet him respectfully.

Previously, they had thought of Jin as a genius in the clan on par with Shisui.

Their respect for him had merely been the awe the weak felt toward the strong.

Now, after the incident with Sarutobi Shōtarō, that awe had turned straight into worship and fear.

It was too crazy.

No one had imagined he would actually leave the village to ambush and kill Shōtarō.

Most importantly, he had killed the Hokage's nephew right in front of him and still walked away unscathed.

With such methods and nerve, was he really only in his early teens?

Not just the members of his squad, but the other Uchiha clansmen were also shocked by Jin's actions.

Uchiha Jin was already a genius in the clan, so normally, his clansmen would not go out of their way to pick a fight with him.

After this incident, they dared to do so even less.

What a joke.

He had killed the Hokage's nephew without batting an eye. What if they went looking for trouble for no reason and got cut down?

Of course, while some feared him, others worshipped him.

The Hawk Faction clansmen really liked how he refused to show the Hokage any deference.

Opinions of him within the clan were sharply polarized.

Uchiha Jin did not care in the slightest what his clansmen thought.

If they refused to enforce justice because a murderer was the Hokage's nephew, then these Uchiha clansmen were worth even less than Konoha's troublemaking villagers.

At least those troublemakers were not afraid of authority.

What?

You're the Fourth Hokage's son?

Then I simply have to go over and give you a couple of good, hard kicks.

As hateful as Konoha's troublemaking villagers were, when there was bullying to be done, they really stepped up!

They did not care at all who they were bullying.

"Come patrol with me."

Uchiha Jin called the two of them along and headed to the streets, surveying his territory like a lion.

The news of Sarutobi Shōtarō's death had not been concealed.

The villagers all knew Uchiha Jin had done it, and every one of them looked terrified when they saw him appear on the street.

This Uchiha had gone mad.

He had even dared to cut down Lord Hokage's nephew. Would he suddenly lash out and cut them down too?

As a result, whenever Jin appeared with his squad members, the bustling streets instantly fell silent.

The villagers barely dared to breathe, afraid they would be cut down for breathing too loudly.

In this respect, Konoha's troublemaking villagers fell short of Sunagakure's.

Konoha had a relatively open-minded atmosphere. Those being bullied did not dare say anything, nor would they entertain thoughts of revenge.

That was why the bullies acted without fear.

But if they encountered someone ruthless enough to actually kill, like Uchiha Jin, they did not dare run their mouths at all, becoming as meek as quails.

Sunagakure was different.

They dared to bully even murderers!

Gaara was emotionally unstable and would kill people when he was in a bad mood.

Yet they were utterly fearless. Villagers short on funds spent their last bit of money buying vegetables and eggs to throw at Gaara.

They insisted on bullying him even at the risk of being killed.

Now that was the true Will of Bullying!

While Uchiha Jin was making his usual rounds of his territory, an Anbu wearing a cat mask appeared before him.

"Uchiha Jin, Lord Hokage wants to see you."

Uchiha Xuan and Uchiha Xi exchanged glances, each seeing the worry in the other's eyes.

Oh no, oh no.

Surely the Third Hokage wasn't going to retaliate after the fact!

If that really was the case, things would be troublesome.

Watching their captain follow the Anbu toward the Hokage Building, the two immediately raced toward the Konoha Military Police Force Troops.

They had to tell the clan head about this.

The Hokage's Office.

Uchiha Jin entered the office and glanced at the Anbu kneeling on one knee on the floor.

Judging by his build and silhouette, he was undoubtedly Shisui Uchiha.

This guy had come to pay his respects to Hiruzen Sarutobi first thing in the morning.

How loyal!

Shisui was a descendant of Kagami Uchiha, one of the few Uchiha ninja who could rise above the narrow confines of the clan and devote himself wholeheartedly to protecting the village.

Influenced by Kagami's spirit from childhood, he disagreed with his clansmen's obsession with putting the clan above all else and firmly believed the village was the home all ninja shared.

He regarded protecting Konoha as his lifelong creed.

This was also the "Will of Fire" that Hiruzen Sarutobi had always preached.

When Jin had transmigrated here, he had tried approaching Shisui, influencing him both openly and subtly not to follow the Will of Fire.

But Shisui Uchiha was a true Hokage fanboy.

No matter how Jin tried to persuade him, it was useless.

In Shisui's heart, the clan and the village were equally important. Neither could be missing!

As time passed, Uchiha Jin could no longer be bothered to persuade him.

Sooner or later, this guy would pay for his naïveté with his life.

"Jin, you're here."

Seeing Jin appear, Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a smile onto his aged face.

The deaths of the Elder and his family made it hard for him not to harbor resentment toward Jin.

This brat had caused such a huge mess right after joining the Konoha Military Police Force Troops.

Who knew what would happen if he were left unchecked?

"Third, what did you want to see me about?"

Uchiha Jin met his gaze, his eyes showing no awe of the Hokage's authority.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had long since grown accustomed to this and did not mind his disrespectful behavior at all.

After all, he did not seem to feel any awe toward anyone...

"Would you like to join the Anbu?"

He extended another invitation.

The recent events had made him realize that a genius like Jin could not be left in the Uchiha Clan. He had to find a way to recruit him into the Anbu.

He believed that, with his personal guidance, Jin would surely become like Shisui someday, breaking free of the clan's shackles to become an Uchiha who carried the Will of Fire in his heart!

"Sorry, I'm not interested in joining the Anbu."

Uchiha Jin refused outright without the slightest hesitation.

What a joke.

Wasn't getting stronger by cracking down on criminals in the Konoha Military Police Force Troops great?

Why would he go join the Anbu for no reason?

To put it nicely, the Anbu was the Special Assassination and Tactical Squad directly under the Hokage.

Less nicely, they were the Hokage's personal troops.

Even less nicely, they were the Hokage's lapdogs.

The Uchiha Clan and the Hokage were already at odds. He would have to be out of his mind to join the Anbu.

He was not a purebred Hokage fanboy like Shisui Uchiha.

Shisui Uchiha, still kneeling on one knee on the floor: "..."

He felt Jin looking at him with exasperation over his failure to live up to expectations.

Honestly, Shisui did not think he had done anything wrong.

The other clansmen were far too narrow-minded. They did not recognize the village's importance at all.

The old clan mentality no longer suited the present. Coexistence between the clan and the village was the only optimal solution!

That was why, when Hiruzen Sarutobi recruited him, he had joined the Anbu without hesitation.

He wanted to provide a bridge for peaceful communication between the clan and the village.

Rejected once again, Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile stiffened a little.

"Why?"

He silently took a puff of tobacco and voiced his confusion.

To the vast majority of ninja, joining the Anbu was a tremendous honor.

By all rights, no one should refuse.

Yet this brat had turned him down twice in a row.

He really could not understand it...

"Rather than joining the Anbu, I prefer being a law enforcement officer."

Uchiha Jin said, "I like the feeling of cracking down on criminals and upholding justice."

He met Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze without the slightest hesitation.

"There's a great deal of evil in the village. Those parasites threaten its stability, and what I need to do is drag them out, one by one, and bring them to justice!"

"Hokage, can you understand the feeling of getting justice for victims?"

"It really is intoxicating."

Inside the office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shisui Uchiha both froze as they looked at Jin's fervent expression.