Taking over the Konoha Military Police Force

Women really did affect the speed at which men drew their swords.

An entire morning passed.

Only then did Xia Yu emerge from the room, leaving Anko sleeping soundly in bed alone.

Xia Yu went to the Konoha Military Police Force alone.

When Ibiki Morino saw Xia Yu, it was as though his savior had arrived:

"Xia Yu, you're finally here! Lord Hokage already told me you'd be taking over the Konoha Military Police Force. Take a look-these are the recent case summaries. I've put them all on the desk. The keys to each office are in the drawer. All right! Handover complete. I'm off!"

Ibiki Morino truly did not want to spend another moment here. It was torture.

He still preferred the sunless prison and the Interrogation Department.

Catching petty thieves and handling neighborhood disputes every day was pure suffering for him.

"Phew..."

After Ibiki Morino left, Xia Yu sat alone in the swivel chair, picking up the case files to read while spinning around and around out of boredom.

He had to admit that public safety in Konoha was excellent.

Mainly, the people were good-hearted, and their quality of life was fairly stable. There wasn't a single major case, only trivial little ones.

Perhaps that was why Ibiki Morino had been so irritated. There was no real challenge.

"I might as well put my wives in charge here. Settling neighborhood disputes, problems between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, and things like that-women are attentive to detail, so they're better suited to this job."

"If a major case comes up, or there's a thief to catch, Kurenai or Anko can handle it."

"Mm, that settles it!"

Xia Yu closed the case files and took the keys out of the drawer, ready to return to the Clan Compound and arrange the work.

Just then, Akimi Inuzuka suddenly walked in.

She was still dressed in her old work uniform.

A white lab coat.

Beneath the lab coat was a blue, tight-fitting skirt that hugged her hips. Around her neck, as always, was a black collar with a brass bell attached.

"Phew, I finally found you, Xia Yu~"

This person is Akita Inuzuka from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Qiushi is a mature female character I created based on Akita's mother, with an identical appearance. Akita does not exist in this novel.

"Qiushi? Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be recovering at the postpartum care center?"

Xia Yu hurried to his feet, intending to support her.

Qiushi replied with a smile, "I'm a very capable ninja, you know! My body isn't that delicate. I went back to work the very day I gave birth. See? I'm still wearing my work clothes~ Do I look good?"

"Yes, you look good~ No, wait! What does looking good have to do with this? Come on, I'll take you to the postpartum care center."

"Relax~ Don't get worked up."

Akimi Inuzuka pressed Xia Yu down into the swivel chair, then plopped down in his lap:

"The physiques of our Inuzuka Clan are completely different from ordinary people's. Our vitality and physical endurance are incredible. If I really had to explain it, hmm... you could think of us as beastmen. Don't look at me from a human perspective~"

"Ah, it's my fault. I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had time to look after you. I didn't even know you hadn't gone to the postpartum care center. I've failed in my duties as your husband."

"Hehe, I knew you were busy, so here I am to see you. Here~"

A clear glass bottle was pressed into Xia Yu's hand.

The bottle was more than half full of an unidentified liquid, with a scarlet Sharingan immersed in its center.

It was Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan, the one plucked from Danzo's face.

After the incident with Danzo ended that day, Xia Yu had immediately gone to the delivery room to find Qiushi, both to check on her physical condition and to hand Shisui's Sharingan and Danzo's right arm over to her.

Akimi Inuzuka was the principal director of the Konoha Advanced Technology Research Institute. Perfectly preserving an eyeball and an arm was no difficult task for her.

"The arm was too big to fit in my pocket, so I left it in the lab for safekeeping."

"Mm, thank you, Qiushi~"

"Hehe, is a thank-you all I get? Aren't you going to reward me?"

"Sure. What reward would you like? As long as it's something I can do, I'll definitely..."

"Mmph..."

Soon,

The crisp jingling of a brass bell rang out from the office...

"Jingle... jingle-jingle..."