130.Unknown Enemy

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What made her even more furious was that Kazuki actually asked her to knock on the door and wake someone up to open the business.

Now?

The owner looked at her as if she were crazy. And all of this was because of the guy sitting across from her, stuffing his face with grilled meat.

"This tastes great." Taking a big bite of the meat, Kazuki felt a wave of happiness. Eating grilled meat in the middle of the night? Not a bad deal.

But it was rough on the barbecue shop owner, who had been woken up in the middle of the night and was lured into opening the store with a promise of triple the price, reluctantly agreeing to a late-night shift.

"Aren't you eating?"

"I'm not hungry, thanks." Kurenai forced these words through her teeth, feeling like she wanted to punch someone after drinking quite a bit.

Normally, she only sipped red wine on occasion, but tonight she couldn't help it—she just wanted to get drunk.

"Gurgle gurgle..."Her words were firm, but unfortunately, her stomach wasn't cooperating.

Worried about Makino, Kurenai had skipped dinner, and later was dragged to the police department, where she had been stuck until late at night. It would have been strange if her stomach didn't protest.

Kazuki: "..."

She says no, but her body's being very honest.

"What are you staring at? I'm paying, can't I eat if I want?" Triple the price, no less. She had never splurged like this before. She never thought she'd find herself playing the role of a fool willing to overspend.

Now tipsy, Kurenai angrily kept shoveling grilled meat into her mouth. Even when her cheeks puffed up from being so full, she still refused to stop. She had already lost face, and there was no point in pretending to be reserved now. She might as well eat enough to get her money's worth.

"Pfft— cough, cough!" She accidentally stuffed too much into her mouth and choked, burning her mouth in the process.

"..."

Kazuki kindly handed her a glass of water.

"Even though you're the one paying, you don't have to eat like that. I'm worried you might choke to death here, and the shop owner won't be able to keep running his business."

If it weren't for you, would I be in this situation?

Kurenai shot Kazuki an angry glare, but after learning her lesson, she stopped doing anything else that might put herself through more trouble.

After eating her fill, Kazuki put down his chopsticks and drank some hot tea to wash down the grease.

"About Makino... The charge of killing a fellow villager ninja is unavoidable. Since you treated me to barbecue, I'll tell you this: There's a distinction between accidental and intentional killing. The former could get him ten years in Konoha's prison, while the latter... Well, let's just say he'd never leave that prison in his lifetime."

Girl, there's room to maneuver here. Want to give it a try?

Kazuki deliberately raised his eyebrows at Kurenai.

But Kurenai wasn't a fool. Even though she knew Kazuki had the ability to reduce Makino's sentence, she wasn't going to take the bait easily.

"Come again next time."

The shop owner yawned as he saw them off. Even though he had earned quite a bit with the triple pricing, he honestly just wanted to get a good night's sleep.

Living with a messed-up schedule isn't easy.

Back at the police department, Kurenai walked straight into the interrogation room without needing any prompting from Kazuki.

"Your interrogation is scheduled for tomorrow. There's a rest room next door. If you can't stay awake, feel free to lie down. Of course, if you're a germaphobe, you can ignore this suggestion."

The police department's rest room was prepared for night shift workers, but as for its hygiene conditions, well, let's just say they weren't great—after all, it was a shared space.

Kazuki figured Kurenai wouldn't even think of going to the rest room. Even he, a grown man, couldn't stand the smell in there.

A shared rest room? Everyone knows what the hygiene situation is like.

Kazuki didn't need to worry about Kurenai running away either—unless she wanted to add more charges to her name and spend some time in Konoha's prison.

"Thanks."

After hesitating for a while, Kurenai finally muttered a "thank you," crossed her arms, and sat down to rest in the chair. As for the rest room, she didn't even consider it.

"I'll personally handle Yūhi Kurenai's interrogation tomorrow. Make sure to remind the others," Kazuki instructed the night shift officers before heading home to rest.

"Boom!"

Perhaps even the heavens wanted Kazuki to work a late shift at the police department. Just as he reached the department's entrance, a loud explosion rang out, followed by a blaze of fire and strong battle vibrations.

"Seriously..."

All I wanted was to go home and get some sleep. Who's bold enough to cause such a ruckus in the middle of the night?

Looking towards the direction of the explosion and fire, Kazuki was curious about who had the guts to stir up trouble right at the heart of the Anbu's base.

The explosion was like a thunderclap in a clear sky, waking many from their slumber.

Even the police department officers rushed outside.

There were several areas in the village classified as military zones, and the Anbu headquarters was one of them.

Technically, the police department didn't need to handle issues in these areas, but to avoid any unnecessary trouble, Kazuki decided to take his men to check things out.

Better safe than sorry—he didn't want anyone accusing the police department of ignoring an attack on the village.

If someone seized on that, they could make a fuss, and the reputation of the Uchiha clan and the police department would take another hit.

"Bring two squads to follow me for an investigation. The rest stay and guard the police department, in case of further attacks."

"Yes, sir!"

This was where the benefits of reorganization showed. In the past, if something like this had happened, without a clear leader, the night shift would have had to track down Fugaku and wait for his orders.

Now things were different. With Fugaku and the two other captains absent, Kazuki had the authority to command everyone in the police department.

The battle still hadn't calmed down.

A large number of Anbu ninjas were rushing towards the scene.

At the Hokage office building, Tsunade, who had just fallen asleep not long ago, was abruptly awakened.

The Third Hokage had gone home to rest, leaving Tsunade sleeping in the Hokage office's rest room, so the Anbu reported directly to her.

"Lady Tsunade, the Anbu has been attacked by unknown enemies."

"Gather the forces immediately and surround them. Capture all the enemies. If you can't, take them down on the spot."

Unknown enemies had infiltrated Konoha and attacked— and they attacked the Anbu headquarters, no less! This was a blatant act of rebellion!

Being woken up after just two hours of sleep left Tsunade in a foul mood.

Outside the Anbu headquarters, several figures were fleeing in embarrassment, pursued by a large group of Anbu ninjas. The attack on the Anbu base was a slap in the face to every Anbu member, leaving them humiliated. They hadn't detected the enemy in advance and even allowed them to reach the headquarters. If word of this got out, it would be a laughingstock.

"This is a restricted area. Unauthorized personnel are not permitted! Please return to the police department and do not interfere."

Kazuki and his team were rushing to the scene when they encountered an Anbu squad, which promptly turned them back.

Well, guess we can go back and rest.

Since the Anbu didn't need assistance, Kazuki decisively led his team back to the police department. In Konoha, the Anbu held the real power, while the police department... was like a neglected stepchild.