Faced with the obvious threat from Hideaki Sakurai, the fortune teller felt nervous at first, but when he thought of the arrangements made by the nobles before leaving the capital city of the Land of Fire, he couldn't help but think: 'These people are all ninjas, judging from their attire, they shouldn't dare to do anything to me in the village, but if I don't do what the nobles from the capital have told me to do, I'll be in trouble.'
So, the fortune teller took a deep breath and said: "I don't think this is necessary; please go back."
It can only be said that the fortune teller has been in Konoha for too short a time. If he had inquired more about the reputation of the Konoha Military Police Force, he would not have had such an idea.
Sure enough, after being rejected, Hideaki Sakurai became furious and grabbed the other party's collar directly.
"Fuck! Take a good look at him again. How dare you say he has a bad face?"
The sudden outburst of Hideaki Sakurai frightened the fortune teller so much that he hurriedly said: "I'm just telling the fortune; don't hit me."
"Come on! Take him away!"
Hideaki Sakurai snorted coldly. The Police Force behind him stepped forward, holding the fortune teller's arms on the left and right, and dragged him out of the shop amid his terrified shouts.
At the same time, Hideaki Sakurai carefully put away the photo of Kuragami Uchiha on the table, got up, and followed after keeping it properly.
Such scenes happened in every corner of the village. In less than an hour, the fortune tellers who came from the capital were all arrested by the Police Force and taken to the new prison by the Naka River.
In a small interrogation room, the fortune tellers from the capital all sat huddled against the wall. Among them, there were priests, shrine maidens, and people of all kinds.
If someone who didn't know what was going on came here, they would probably think that this was a seminar on theology.
The door of the interrogation room opened, and Saito Uchiha walked in with Hideaki Sakurai and Yoki Fujiwara.
Seeing the figures of several people, the hearts of these fortune tellers suddenly sank.
Saito Uchiha sat on the table in the interrogation room with a swagger and winked at the two.
Seeing this, Hideaki Sakurai took the photo again to find the fortune teller he brought back.
"Take another good look at this esteemed gentleman's face. Can he become Hokage?"
Perhaps it was a misguided belief that ninjas wouldn't harm civilians, or maybe the fortune teller was simply a stubborn devotee of superstition.
Either way, he glanced at the photo, gritted his teeth, and replied: "I've looked many times. It's still a no."
"Looking for death!"
Hideaki Sakurai directly slapped the fortune teller to the ground with his left hand and then punched and kicked him.
The scene in the interrogation room suddenly became chaotic, with screams and cries one after another.
… … ...
Not long after, the fortune tellers all knelt down by the wall obediently.
At this time, Hideaki Sakurai took the photo to find the man again: "Now, what do you say?"
"I... I have taken a good look. This esteemed gentleman can definitely become Hokage."
After being beaten, the old fortune teller finally understood the principle of power and said honestly.
"You guys, why do you say different things every other day? Is your face reading accurate?" Hideaki Sakurai gently patted the other party's face and asked.
Terrified of receiving another round of bone-setting therapy, the fortune teller hurriedly added: "This person's face is a dragon among men, born to be a leader!"
Hearing this, Hideaki Sakurai nodded with satisfaction, turned around, and found a shrine maiden next to him.
"Hey, what do you think?"
The shrine maiden had already been frightened to the point of trembling. After being pointed out by Hideaki Sakurai, she stared at the photo for a while and hurriedly said: "This person's face is really a god descending to earth! He will definitely become a Hokage."
"Really?"
"Of course, I guarantee it with the gods I worship." The shrine maiden hurriedly said.
Hideaki Sakurai and Yoki Fujiwara asked several people one by one, and all got satisfactory answers.
At this time, Saito Uchiha, who had been sitting at the table in the interrogation room, said: "Very good. You should read faces carefully in the future. Do you understand?"
"I understand..."
"Okay..."
"Got it..."
Everyone hurriedly responded.
"You are so quiet. Have you not eaten?! Did you hear it?!" Yoki Fujiwara shouted.
"Yes! We understand!" The group of people hurriedly replied loudly.
… … ...
After this day, the rumors in the village also changed. Under the watchful eyes of the Konoha Military Police Force, these fortune tellers began to spread the word that Kuragami Uchiha was the most suitable candidate for the position of the Fifth Hokage.
At the same time, the Konoha Military Police Force also released the news that Kuragami Uchiha was about to take office as the Fifth Hokage.
However, the villagers in the village were talking about it.
"Have you heard? The captain of the Konoha Military Police Force is going to be the Hokage."
"Is it true?"
"My neighbor Mrs. Hanyu's cousin's second uncle is a Chunin in the village. The news he told me should be true."
"The guys in the Konoha Military Police Force are so unreasonable now. What if their captain becomes the Hokage? No, I absolutely don't agree with this!"
"What's the point of you disagreeing with this? You are not a ninja!"
"At worst, we can go to the Hokage building to petition together! But I heard that the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force is the one who ordered martial law and beat people last time."
"What, there is such a thing?"
"No, we must stop them!"
"But the Konoha Military Police Force will really beat people!"
"Humph, I don't believe it. If we all unite, will the Konoha Military Police Force dare to attack all the villagers?"
"That's right! We can't let the Konoha Military Police Force be arrogant anymore!"
Putting aside the villagers' discussions, Kakashi, who went to the capital to investigate, also sent back a secret letter through Pakkun two days later.
It turns out that these officials and nobles who opposed Kuragami Uchiha becoming Hokage all had close ties with the two major ninja clans, the Utatane and the Mitokado Clan. The two clans would send them hundreds of millions of Ryo of funds every year in exchange for some official conveniences.
However, after Kuragami Uchiha rectified the two clans, this capital chain was naturally broken. Now that Kuragami Uchiha wants to become Hokage, these people will naturally jump out to hinder him.
"Interesting."
Kuragami Uchiha sneered and burned the secret letter sent back by Kakashi, then looked at Pakkun, who was happily devouring the Konoha Military Police Force's dog food in the office, and said: "Slow down, no one is competing with you."
"The food of your Police Force is really good. I want to bring my seven brothers to your place to be police dogs." Pakkun said while eating.