Parade

After both had breakfast, Shintaro instructed Kurenai to return home, then headed to the Uchiha patriarch's residence.

"Shintaro, why are you here? Do you want something to eat?"

"No, I've already eaten."

Shintaro greeted Mikoto politely and explained his purpose.

"I'm here to see Captain Fugaku."

"Oh, he's in his study."

Shintaro then entered the study, where Fugaku was sitting at a desk on a tatami mat, drinking tea.

"Shintaro, why are you here?"

Fugaku was slightly surprised by his early morning visit.

"Captain, I saw a parade on the street this morning about the conflict between Kumogakure and Konoha."

"Oh? I just received the news this morning. It seems Kumogakure thinks Konoha has weakened after the Kyuubi Rebellion."

He snorted coldly, expressing his disgust at Kumogakure's upcoming actions.

"That's not the main point. The main point is that I found people with root networks among the crowd."

Shintaro shook his head slightly, sat down in front of Fugaku, and said.

"Root?" Fugaku suddenly raised his head and began to ponder.

"It's not surprising. Danzo has always been Konoha's hawk. I fear this time it's a drama arranged by him. Does he want to provoke another war for profit? That is indeed something he could do."

Fugaku looked at him and asked, "What does this have to do with the Uchiha Clan?"

Shintaro leaned forward slightly and said seriously, "It is very relevant."

Fugaku became interested upon hearing this.

"We can take advantage of Danzo's meticulous planning for ourselves."

Fugaku frowned, as if thinking about something.

Shintaro nodded and said, "Yes, we will challenge in the name of the Uchiha Clan. The Third Hokage certainly won't agree, but as long as we spread the war request, if a war breaks out later, the villagers will think of us."

"Especially if something goes wrong in the war, some villagers will surely call on the Uchiha Clan to fight. As long as we perform well on the battlefield, the Uchiha Clan's reputation will naturally increase."

Fugaku's brows immediately relaxed. He clapped his hands and praised, "Excellent, then let's go find the Third Hokage now."

"No need to rush, let Danzo and the Third Hokage fight it out first."

"Alright."

The two looked at each other and smiled, sitting opposite each other calmly waiting for developments.

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About an hour later, an ANBU ninja came to the window.

"Captain Uchiha Fugaku." ANBU said loudly.

"Hokage-sama has given orders. The parade in Konoha has disturbed the villagers and needs the Konoha Police to handle it."

"Understood."

ANBU immediately left after delivering the order.

Fugaku stood up from the tatami, walked to the nearby clothes drying rack, took off his Jonin vest and put it on, and said, "It's time to start the show."

Shintaro also stood up and said, "Then I will go with the captain."

The two walked out of the Uchiha Clan station and first arrived at the nearest Konoha Police Headquarters.

"Captain, Jonin Shintaro."

At the headquarters, Fugaku's trusted subordinate, Uchiha Yashiro, bowed respectfully to Fugaku and brought Shintaro along.

Yahsiro was Fugaku's deputy in the Konoha Police. He had always assisted Fugaku and was very loyal to him and the Uchiha Clan.

Therefore, Yahsiro naturally respected Fugaku greatly, and his respect for Shintaro was due to his strength.

After all, advocating for strength could be considered a tradition of the Uchiha Clan.

"Yahsiro, go and call the team to come with me on a mission."

"Yes." Yahsiro worked very quickly and soon led a five-person team to the police station door.

There were two Jonin and three elite Chunin, including Yashiro.

"Is this lineup going to kill the Raikage?" Shintaro said, teasingly.

Yahsiro showed embarrassment on his face and looked at Fugaku beside him.

Fugaku said, "Yahsiro has always taken my orders very seriously."

"Our task is to handle the procession in the village. If the time comes, I will act with Yahsiro and the others. Shintaro can find an opportunity to use it on his own."

Shintaro said with understanding, "I understand."

Yahsiro and the four-member team answered with confused expressions, "...Understood."

They set off from the Konoha Police Headquarters and arrived at the center of Konoha after a short walk.

Shintaro separated from the main force on the way.

Fugaku led Yashiro and his team to the street where the parade was taking place.

The parade marched through the streets holding banners and shouting slogans.

"Kumogakure has gone too far! Attacking our borders! We want war!"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"We will fight! Drive the enemy away!"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Fugaku and the others stopped in front of the procession with Yashiro.

"Stop!"

Yahsiro stood in front of Fugaku, extending his palm as a sign to stop.

"That's an Uchiha!"

"What are they doing here?"

"They must be here to spoil our good deeds! These people don't have the village in their hearts!"

Although the parade was stopped by Yahsiro, there was still a heated discussion among the crowd, and they did not welcome the arrival of the Uchiha Clan.

The surrounding area was instantly filled with melon-eating onlookers.

Originally, the villagers of Konoha were attracted by the morning parade.

Now that the people from the Konoha Police were here, they were even more interested.

There were whispers everywhere.

"The people from the Konoha Police are here. It looks like things are getting serious."

"Yes, I don't know how they will handle it."

"The Uchiha people are always meddling every day."

"Yes, and their attitude is very arrogant."

"I think the people in the parade are right."

"The village of Kumogakure has always been losing, so we should send troops to teach them a lesson."

"But if we send troops, there will be more casualties in the village."

Fugaku stood at this moment, "Yahsiro, be more polite. We are not here to fight."

"Sorry, Captain." Yahsiro bowed and apologized.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment and listen to my explanation."

Fugaku said in a nice voice, but of course, the effect was not good.

Only after he showed his pair of three-tomoe red Sharingan did the parade in front of him fall silent.

Fugaku clenched his fist in front of his mouth, cleared his throat, and then said loudly, "I understand that you are marching for the safety of the village. But Hokage-sama has given orders. The parade has disturbed the lives of ordinary villagers, so he has ordered me to handle it."

"I don't want to use violent means to suppress it, so I hope you can understand our difficulties and leave on your own. Don't make things difficult for both of us."

After a brief silence from the crowd marching opposite, several prickly people stood up and shouted.

"In the end, we are going to be driven away!"

"We are here for the village!"

"If you stop us, you will be traitors to the village!"