Who told you to do this?

Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force, Interrogation Room.

Sarutobi Shōtarō was tied to a chair, staring darkly at the boy sitting across from him.

"Boy, do you know what you're doing?!"

He truly hadn't expected the boy to dare drag him into the Interrogation Room without any evidence!

Since when had the Uchiha Clan become so lawless?

Outside the Interrogation Room.

Uchiha Xuan and Uchiha Xi exchanged glances, listening to the sounds inside and panicking.

"Is the captain really not going to get into trouble for this?"

Jin had just ordered them to guard the door and let no one interrupt him.

That included Uchiha Fugaku!

"Sarutobi Shōtarō, four nights ago, you sneaked into the victim's home, raped her in front of her husband and daughter, then killed them to silence them. Am I right?"

Uchiha Jin watched him calmly, cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.

This kind of person was a true beast.

He used his considerable strength to bully the weak at will.

And the people he had killed were villagers!

When Konoha was founded, rules had been established forbidding ninja from attacking civilians at will, let alone brutally murdering them.

At those words, the hairs on Sarutobi Shōtarō's body stood on end, and panic flashed across his face.

How did this guy know how he had committed the crime?!

Though he was panicking inside, he still pretended not to know.

"Don't spout nonsense!"

His father was the Sarutobi Clan's elder, and his uncle was the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.

With that status, he could practically do whatever he wanted in the village!

Under his uncle's leadership, the Sarutobi Clan had continued to grow, and members of the other clans would show them some respect whenever they met.

He had only killed a few civilians.

It was that woman's fault for not cooperating.

As long as he stubbornly denied everything, once his father and uncle arrived, this guy would have no choice but to let him go.

And he would have to pay for his reckless behavior!

"I'm not spouting nonsense."

Uchiha Jin's black eyes instantly turned scarlet, a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan staring calmly at him.

He activated his genjutsu.

He used genjutsu to invade Sarutobi Shōtarō's memories.

Doing this carried considerable risks.

At best, it could damage someone's mind; at worst, it could turn them into an idiot outright.

It was usually used to interrogate enemies and rarely used on comrades.

After all, if something really went wrong, it would be a serious problem...

Sarutobi Shōtarō's motive had been simple.

In the throes of adolescence, he had been filled with desire for the opposite sex.

By chance, he had caught sight of the beautiful, shapely Proprietress.

At first, he had only used her as the subject of his sexual fantasies, but as time passed, fantasies had stopped satisfying him.

So, on a dark, windy night, he had sneaked into the Proprietress's home and assaulted her.

That night, after realizing he was a ninja, the Proprietress had stopped struggling and had been willing to cooperate.

She had hoped this would persuade Sarutobi Shōtarō to spare her family of three.

Unfortunately, however.

All three had seen his face, and fearing that they would report him afterward, he had chosen to kill them to silence them.

As the Sharingan's genjutsu forcibly invaded his memories, Sarutobi Shōtarō's body began to convulse.

This was a sign of severe damage to his mind.

Just then, Uchiha Fugaku pushed open the door, his expression souring at the scene inside.

"Jin, what are you doing?!"

He had been reviewing case files in his office when a clan member ran over to tell him that Jin's squad had arrested the Hokage's nephew!

When Uchiha Fugaku learned of this, he felt as though the sky had fallen.

This brat acted with far too little regard for the consequences.

He had only just been promoted to squad captain and already dared to arrest the Hokage's relative. If he were promoted again, wouldn't he go off and arrest the higher-ups?!

So he had hurried to the Interrogation Room, only to see this scene the moment he opened the door...

Seeing Sarutobi Shōtarō convulsing and foaming at the mouth, Uchiha Fugaku nearly lost his footing.

This was bad.

If the Third Hokage's nephew became an idiot at the Konoha Military Police Force Troops' headquarters.

The consequences were simply unimaginable!

All he could do now was pray that nothing happened to Sarutobi Shōtarō.

Otherwise, the Third would definitely retaliate!

"Clan Head, please don't interrupt my investigation."

Uchiha Jin deactivated his Sharingan and waited for the man to regain consciousness, ignoring the clan head the entire time.

He was confident in his genjutsu abilities.

At most, Sarutobi Shōtarō would suffer severe mental damage. Generally speaking, he wouldn't become an idiot.

That guy Fugaku liked making a fuss over nothing.

Uchiha Fugaku: "..."

He really wanted to string Uchiha Jin up and beat him right now.

He couldn't understand why this brat had arrested Sarutobi Shōtarō. Didn't he know he was Hiruzen Sarutobi's nephew?

Though the Uchiha were deeply unhappy about the village's prolonged suppression of them, surely they hadn't reached the point of arresting the Hokage's relatives to vent their anger.

This brat really was a diehard hawk!

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sarutobi Elder, who had just received the news, hurried into the Konoha Military Police Force Troops' headquarters, followed by a group of Anbu and Sarutobi clan members.

Uchiha Fugaku's expression darkened, and he instinctively stepped in front of Jin.

This brat had really caused trouble.

"Son, what happened to you?!"

The Sarutobi Elder rushed into the Interrogation Room, staring in panic at his son, who was foaming at the mouth and barely conscious. His heart was breaking.

His son had been born late in his life, and he doted endlessly on his only child.

He treasured him so much that he was afraid he would break if held in his hands or melt if held in his mouth.

For more than a decade, he hadn't even had the heart to scold him.

Yet shortly after entering the Konoha Military Police Force Troops' headquarters, he had been tortured into this state by the Uchiha!

"You dared torture my son? You're asking to die!"

The Sarutobi Elder's eyes blazed with fury as he pointed at Uchiha Jin, making no effort to conceal his Jonin chakra.

Seeing this, Uchiha Fugaku unleashed his own chakra, counteracting the elder's.

Though Uchiha Jin had caused trouble, he was one of the clan's rare geniuses.

As clan head, he naturally had to protect his clansmen, even if Jin had been in the wrong...

"Uchiha Clan Head, I need an explanation from you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression grew stern as he assumed the imposing air of a ruler.

He truly hadn't expected Uchiha Jin to dare arrest his nephew in the street on only his second day in the Konoha Military Police Force Troops, and from the looks of it, he had even tortured him without authorization!

In his view, Jin must have acted on instructions from certain people in his clan.

"Lord Hokage..."

Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi's questioning, Uchiha Fugaku didn't know how to explain for a moment.

In truth, he hadn't figured out the situation himself.

Why on earth had this brat arrested the Hokage's nephew?!

And arresting him was one thing, but he had even tortured him without authorization.

There was simply no explaining this!

Seeing him falter, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned toward the person responsible.

"Jin, who told you to do this?"

Such behavior was undoubtedly a slap in the Hokage's face. The Uchiha were getting increasingly out of hand.

Uchiha Jin's expression didn't change at all. He rose from his chair calmly, without the slightest trace of fear in his eyes.

"Third, no one instructed me."

Uchiha Fugaku's eyelids twitched wildly, afraid that this brat would say something outrageous.

The village was already targeting the Uchiha, and things would definitely get worse after this.

"Then why did you do this?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his voice, undisguised anger audible in his tone.

"My reason for arresting him is simple. He..."

"Committed a crime."