The headquarters of the Inspection Department of the Reform Society, located in the center of Sunagakure.
Gaara stood in front of the holographic map, flipping through a thick stack of files.
"Another corruption case has been uncovered. These people are never going to stop."
He rubbed his temples and handed the case file to Yashamaru beside him, "This month hasn't even been half a month, and it's already the eighth case."
Yashamaru took the file, his brow furrowed, and said, "Withholding funds for prosthetic body maintenance?"
"Um."
Gaara walked to the window, from where he could see the outline of the entire Sunagakure.
" The Reform Society is moving too fast, and many systems can't keep up, so these parasites are taking the opportunity to line their own pockets."
Just then, there was a gentle knock on the office door.
"Come in," Gaara said without turning his head.
Uchiha Inabi hurriedly pushed open the door and entered.
" Gaara... sir, we just received a report that someone at the West District Relief Station is reselling rations."
Gaara's eyes sharpened. "Is the evidence conclusive?"
"Caught red-handed," Uchiha Inabi said. "It was someone planted by the Council of Elders."
"Handle it according to the law," Gaara said. "Also, send someone to keep a close eye on those old fogies in the Council of Elders."
After Uchiha Inabi left, he turned to look at the map of Sunagakure hanging on the wall.
It was covered with various markings.
The work of the Inspection Department has never been to monitor ordinary villagers, but to ensure that the policies of the Reform Society are not distorted.
"Uncle... Yashamaru, tomorrow you take some men to check the accounts of the prosthetic repair shop," Gaara suddenly said. "I suspect someone is falsifying the accounts."
"Clear."
Yashamaru nodded, "However... there's been a lot of discontent among the lower ranks lately, so perhaps we should..."
"I know."
Gaara interrupted him, "Change always comes at a price, and our duty is to ensure that this price is not pocketed by a few."
As night fell, Sunagakure was shrouded in darkness.
Gaara stood on the roof of the Inspection Department building, with Yashamaru behind him organizing his ninja tool pouch.
Are you ready?
Yashamaru Forehead Protector. "Everything's arranged. Inabi has already led his men to seal off all the exits of the South Warehouse."
Gaara slightly and raised his hand to Hand Seals.
The sand beneath their feet began to shift, lifting their bodies.
"Remember, that area is outside the Reform Society's sphere of influence. Tonight's operation must be swift and decisive."
The night wind howled, and the two figures blended into the darkness.
The streets of Sunagakure were unusually quiet, with only a few streetlights lit.
"Two sentries to the southeast," Yashamaru whispered.
"Ignore them." Gaara gestured with his hand. "Our target is the ledger in the warehouse."
The two landed silently on the roof of the south warehouse.
Through the skylight, you can see the flickering lights and shadowy figures inside.
Uchiha Inabi emerged from the shadows and said in a low voice, "The situation has changed! Besides the Council of Elders, there are also several representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and mid-level members of the Reform Society inside."
Gaara's gaze sharpened, and he asked, "Which department?"
"It's from the Logistics Department," Inabi said. "That short guy with glasses is the warehouse manager in charge of distributing prosthetic bodies."
Upon hearing this, everyone present knew what the other person was up to.
They're definitely reselling prosthetic bodies, and not just any ordinary ones, they might be high-level ones.
It's not quite military grade, but it far surpasses civilian grade.
Yashamaru gasped, "How dare they..."
Inside the warehouse, under dim lighting.
The short-statured director, Yamada, lifted the wooden box beside him, revealing neatly arranged silver-gray robotic arms inside.
"These high-level cybernetic bodies were originally intended for the non-ninja management of the Reform Society, but I've intercepted a portion of them."
Gaara and the others watched this scene quietly from the rooftop.
Nowadays, the management of the Reform Society consists of either powerful ninjas or ordinary people with highly cybernetic bodies.
This is all thanks to the pro-people policies introduced by the Reform Society, which gave ordinary people the qualifications to sit in high positions.
However, these people were ultimately not very strong and could hardly escape the assassination attempts of the ninjas.
Therefore, these prosthetic bodies are intended for use by non-ninja management personnel, and with various auxiliary equipment, they are more than capable of self-defense.
And Yamada is one of them.
Unfortunately, these ordinary people only received simple training and were far from being as loyal as ninjas who had been indoctrinated with ideology from childhood.
The majority of corruption cases handled by the Inspection Department involve those outside of ninja management.
They might turn a blind eye to people reselling small items normally, but now they're even selling high-level cybernetic bodies.
That's just asking for trouble!
Inside the warehouse.
Upon hearing this, several chamber of commerce representatives stepped forward, their eyes gleaming with greed.
One of the fat men carefully picked up a robotic arm and examined it closely with the prosthetic eye it was fitted with.
"This is the rumored tactical defense module?"
"That's right."
Yamada pressed a hidden switch on the inside of the robotic arm, and a small Chakra shield immediately popped out from his wrist.
Standard features include a wrist shield, elbow stun gun, shoulder smoke grenade launcher, and emergency medical injection capability.
In the corner, the Third Elder slowly opened his eyes and tapped his withered fingers on the teacup.
The chamber of commerce representatives immediately fell silent, even their breathing became cautious.
This is the third elder of the Council of Elders.
Although there were no signs of cybernetic modifications on his body, he sent chills down the spines of everyone in the room who were also modified by cyborgs.
" Yamada, are you sure these won't leave any signs of use?"
"Absolutely safe!" Yamada hurriedly said, "Each set has had its serial number altered, and usage records will be automatically overwritten."
The Third Elder nodded slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his cloudy eyes.
Previously, they disliked the changes in Sunagakure and wanted to keep the village as it was.
However, with the rise of the Reform Society, the situation in the village and even the entire Shinobi World changed drastically.
By now, he has come to like this era.
The more powerful those in power are, the richer they become; and the richer they are, the more powerful they become.
Why didn't they think of that before?!
"Price?" the Third Elder asked with a smile.
"Three million taels per set." Yamada rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "After-sales service not included."
Upon hearing the price, the chamber of commerce representative wearing electronic surveillance was clearly somewhat dissatisfied.
This set of equipment was only worth about one million taels internally, but Yamada asked for three million taels.
Do they really think their money grows on trees?
Thinking of this, he immediately sneered.
"Too expensive! It's common knowledge that the Reform Society has left backdoors in the cybernetic bodies. With just one order from higher-ups, these cybernetic bodies will become scrap metal. It's not worth it!"
Chief Yamada wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Leaving a backdoor is normal. As long as you don't have any designs on the Sunagakure, or you handle things cleanly, there won't be any problems."
"This is a job that could cost you your life, and it's not even worth the money! I'm already planning to leave Sunagakure with this money."
This kind of business is extremely dangerous.
Recently, many of my colleagues have been arrested by the Inspection Department, and some have even been publicly tried.
It made him a little scared.
He planned to make a big profit and then leave Sunagakure, or even the Land of Wind.
Anyway, he has money, plus his private stash of cybernetic devices and various modules, which is enough for him to make a living elsewhere.