After Senju Chen and Uchiha Fugaku chatted some more details about the Ninja Academy's reform, he stood up and left.
Fugaku and Mikoto walked him to the door. The respect and enthusiasm almost overflowed the entire Uchiha Clan Compound.
Afterwards Senju Chen walked alone on the streets at dusk.
He did not rush home, but took a detour and came to Memorial Stone in the village.
The afterglow of the setting sun coated the cold stone monument with a layer of warm gold. A figure with silver-white hair was standing quietly in front of the monument. The figure was stretched very long, revealing a loneliness that went deep into the bone marrow.
It is Kakashi Hatake.
After not seeing each other for five years, the childishness on his face has long since faded, replaced by a laziness and decadence that looks down upon life and death. The exposed eye is always half-open and half-closed, as if he has no interest in anything in this world, which is in great contrast to the famous "Copy Ninja" who has emerged in Shinobi World in the past few years.
Senju Chen's steps were very light, but Kakashi noticed it immediately.
He turned his head, and when he saw Senju Chen, his dead fish eyes trembled in a rare way.
"You're back..." Kakashi's voice was as lazy as ever.
"Well, come to see Brother Minato?" Senju Chen walked to him and his eyes also fell on the familiar name on Memorial Stone.
"Yeah." Kakashi responded lightly, which was regarded as an answer.
The two fell into silence for a while, with only the rustling of the leaves in the evening breeze.
Kakashi has been living in Uchiha Clan Compound these years because of Naruto, but as Naruto grows older, he no longer needs to live in Naruto every day. With "Guard" by his side, he would occasionally go out to do missions with the Uchiha Clan. But after the task of guarding Naruto gradually eased, he would still be overwhelmed by past memories and guilt when he was alone.
"Where's Kai, why haven't you seen him? I heard that you two have been inseparable in the past few years." Senju Chen suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"You haven't come back yet, how did you hear that?" Kakashi replied without thinking.
"Um..."
Senju Chen I didn't expect that Kakashi would become quite venomous after not seeing each other for several years.
"Kai has been busy teaching his disciples recently." Kakashi ignored Senju Chen who was choked and still answered Senju Chen's question.
"He teaches disciples???" Senju Chen subconsciously said in surprise.
Then I immediately thought, oh, yes, Might Guy should have accepted Rock Lee, one of the Konoha 12s in the original work, as his apprentice, a child who also had no Ninjutsu talent, but had amazing perseverance.
Hey, I grew up with that brainless guy, and when I heard that he started to teach his disciples, I almost didn't react.
"By the way, come to my house tomorrow. I want to tell you something." Senju Chen said to Kakashi.
After so long, I can now tell Kakashi some things, such as "teeth".
And now that my stall is getting bigger and bigger, I also need some helpers.
I definitely didn't see Kakashi being so idle all day long, and I deliberately wanted to find something for him to do...
After that, Senju Chen wandered all the way to the gate of "Public Security Department".
The current Public Security Department is no longer the Konoha organization that used the old "root" site five years ago and operates underground.
Kabuto Yakushi, who received the message, was already waiting at the door.
Five years have passed, and he is no longer the spy who followed Orochimaru and was full of confusion and uneasiness. Today, he is Public Security Department's second-in-command, the sharpest knife in Senju Chen, and the actual manager of this underground kingdom.
"Minister, welcome back." Kabuto Yakushi stopped three steps in front of him, bowed deeply, and his eyes under the lenses shone with the pearls of wisdom in his hands.
Senju Chen and Kabuto Yakushi signaled, and they walked towards the building and said, "Junior brother, you have worked hard in the past few years, and Public Security Department has developed very well in your hands."
Kabuto Yakushi was slightly half a body behind Senju Chen, and followed Senju Chen into the door of the Public Security Department: "These are some insignificant results we have achieved in the past five years, and I mainly relied on the plans and instructions given by you, the minister."
Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses, his voice was steady and clear, as if he was reporting on an ordinary job.
"Among them, the entire legacy of the 'Root' organization, including personnel, bases, overseas strongholds, and all assassinations and research data, were completely digested and absorbed by us three years ago. The original 'Root' members have been reshaped and screened for loyalty. Twenty-six thousand, four hundred and seventy-three of the original 'Root' members have been qualified, and have all been incorporated into the Public Security Department action groups. Those who have not qualified have been treated as 'nutrients' and dealt with."
"Second, in terms of intelligence network. Our cooperation with Food Is Heaven Restaurant in the past few years has allowed us to quickly spread our 'ears' and 'eyes'. Our intelligence network has successfully penetrated into the entire Shinobi World in conjunction with the expansion of "Food Is Heaven" restaurant. Even, Sunagakure's financial advisor, Iwagakure's material allocation officer, and an elder from Kumogakure are all surrounded by our people. Except that Land of Water is undergoing a major purge recently, and the country is remote, we can know any high-level decisions of other major countries within twelve hours."
"Third, the economic aspect. Through the previous sweep plan of you and Uchiha Clan, Minister, now 60% of the underground black market, all food circulation channels, and the largest weapons smuggling network in Land of Fire have been taken over and secretly controlled by us."
"Fourth, Konoha Military Police Force has completely become the peripheral armed force of our Public Security Department. Through the 'talent exchange' plan, more than half of the core command team of Konoha Military Police Force came back from our Public Security Department's training. I guarantee that these people will be loyal to us, Public Security Department, and to you."
Needless to say Kabuto Yakushi Senju Chen already realized this when he went to the Uchiha Clan in the afternoon.
Kabuto Yakushi's report contained no emotion at all. But the information contained in it was enough to make any shadow of a big country feel frightened and send chills down their spines!
This is no longer the Intelligence Division gate of a ninja village.
This is a terrorist organization with Konoha as its nest, but its tentacles have already extended to the entire world, fully infiltrating politics, economy, military intelligence and other aspects!
"Well done. Thank you for your hard work, junior brother." Senju Chen said after listening.
"It is my duty to share the minister's worries." Kabuto Yakushi's posture became even lower.
He knew that everything he did was just executing the blueprint set by the man in front of him five years ago. He was just an executor, and the real chess master from beginning to end was only Senju Chen.
The current facade of "Public Security Department" is located near the village gate. It is a newly built five-story building (three floors above ground and two floors underground).
The consultation and reception desk on the first floor is specially used to receive reports and reports. Those who come to Konoha to report bandits and crimes are handled here.
The second floor is the information processing area. All external information and processing of the Public Security Department are carried out on the second floor.
As Senju Chen and Kabuto Yakushi walked along, everyone looked at their "Minister" (Kabuto Yakushi) in surprise, following a young man step by step, constantly explaining what was going on.
Some old people from five years ago reacted instantly and said excitedly, "Yes... the minister is back."
"Chen...Lord Chen is back."
"Your Majesty the Minister... it's really the Minister who is back."
"Who? Who are you talking about?" Some of the newcomers have not yet reacted.
"Who else could it be? Our minister of the Public Security Department, Senju Lord Chen!"
"Ah? Senju... Minister, is that person just now the Minister?"
The arrival of Senju Chen immediately caused an uproar in the Public Security Department. All of a sudden, the entire Public Security Department knew that their real helmsman was back.
Senju Chen and Kabuto Yakushi walked all the way to the strategic planning office on the third floor.
There, suspended is an extremely detailed giant Shinobi World map constructed by Chakra.
On the map, countless light spots flashed densely, some were blue representing one's own strongholds, and some were red representing surveillance targets.
He looked at the map and was silent for a moment, as if examining his own chessboard.
Kabuto Yakushi stood quietly behind him.
After a long time, Senju Chen finally spoke slowly.
"Junior brother, the preparations over the past few years are almost complete. We can start the 'Purification' plan."
Kabuto Yakushi's body shook slightly, and his eyes under the lenses instantly burst into frightening light!
"Those big names, nobles, and disobedient local officials from various countries who are blacklisted in the 'Food Is Heaven' intelligence network, it is time for them to disappear from this world."
Senju Chen's fingertips were placed heavily on the red dots on the map that represented the capitals of small countries.
"Use 'accident', 'disease', 'encounter with bandits'... use any method to make their deaths reasonable. Then, support the agents we have prepared to take office."
Kabuto Yakushi took a deep breath, suppressed the enthusiasm and excitement in his heart, and responded in a deep voice:
"Yes, Minister!"
"The three hundred and seventy-one people on the list, within a month, I guarantee that they will evaporate completely from this world!"
"It doesn't have to be too fast, just a year. Within a year, all these people will be replaced." Senju Chen waved his hand, his eyes still staying on the map, as if he was thinking about the next target.
"Yes..."