"Whether in strength, prestige, or breadth of character..."
Uchiha Fugaku solemnly bent at the waist and bowed.
"Minamoto, for the clan's sake, I implore you-
"Take the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Konoha Military Police Force!"
Chapter 67: I will never keep this glory to myself! (Please keep reading! Please vote with your monthly tickets!)
There was an old saying in the Land of Fire-
Those who inhale mist feed the fungi. (A wise man knows which way the wind blows.)
After Uchiha Minamoto defeated "Madara Uchiha" in public, the balance of authority within the Uchiha Clan shifted completely.
The radicals?
What room was there for the radicals to speak now?!
Hadn't they seen "Madara Uchiha" get beaten clean off his feet?
Uchiha Fugaku remained bent over, his forehead almost touching the ground.
Behind him, Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Yashiro, and the other clan leaders followed a beat later, all bowing together.
Outside Naka Shrine, countless scarlet Sharingan focused on Uchiha Minamoto.
"Commander-in-Chief, huh..."
Uchiha Minamoto spoke softly, his gaze settling on the assembled clan leaders.
"Clan head, you should all understand what it means if I take over as Commander-in-Chief."
Ever since Konoha was founded.
Ever since Second Hokage Tobirama Senju established the Konoha Military Police Force.
The position of Commander-in-Chief of the Konoha Military Police Force had always been held concurrently by the head of the Uchiha Clan.
For decades, there had never been an exception.
Once Uchiha Minamoto took over as Commander-in-Chief, he would rightfully become the supreme commander of the entire Konoha Military Police Force.
Then he would hold all the power within Konoha's law enforcement organization!
And Uchiha Fugaku stepping down as Commander-in-Chief.
This represented more than a smooth transfer of power within the Konoha Military Police Force.
It also signaled the next step: "the transfer