After Kuragami Uchiha took office as the Fifth Hokage, the happiest people were probably the elders of the clan, who were already in their seventies and eighties.
Since Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama jointly established the village, they have been obsessed with the Uchiha Clan having a Hokage.
The First Hokage's prestige was unmatched, so they settled for slogans like, Second is good, third is okay, and fourth would be a dream.
Yet, as Hokage after Hokage took office, it seemed like the Uchiha were fated never to attain that position. Many of their peers passed away with regret.
However, Kuragami Uchiha's sudden appearance was something even these old-timers hadn't anticipated. After taking the position of Clan Head, it took him only half a year to accomplish what they had dreamed of for decades.
Therefore, the task of firing the fireworks was originally arranged by the clan to be given to a few young people, but this group of clan elders forcibly seized this task one by one just to have a sense of participation in the process.
While the Hokage building was full of joy, the atmosphere in other parts of the village was not so harmonious.
Early this morning, a small vendor owner in the village who was beaten and detained for a month and fined a huge amount for participating in the attack on the Konoha Military Police Force.
After learning that Kuragami Uchiha was about to take office as the Fifth Hokage, he secretly contacted many of his cellmates who he met in the Konoha Military Police Force prison last time, intending to do something on the day of the inauguration ceremony so that the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force could not take office smoothly.
However, as soon as he went out this morning, he found a member of the Konoha Military Police Force holding a baton at the door and looking at him with a smile on their face.
This smile made him feel creepy.
As a habitual offender who has been occupying the road for business for many years, he is too familiar with this smile. Although the Konoha Military Police Force promotes smiling law enforcement, they only have a smile on their faces when enforcing the law.
In other aspects, they are merciless. Moreover, when he was beaten last time, the Konoha Military Police Force members who attacked him also smiled while swinging their batons vigorously.
"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" The vendor owner looked at the baton in front of him, instantly becoming timid, and hurriedly lowered his head.
"Nothing, I'm just patrolling here. You look busy. Do you need my help?"
The member of the Konoha Military Police Force said slowly.
"No, no, no, I'm not busy at all. I just went out for some fresh air." The vendor owner hurriedly said and, at the same time, carefully put away the banner in his pocket that read, go and resign Kuragami Uchiha, not daring to show it at all.
"Really?"
The officer nodded with a smile, then said with a warning in his eyes: "If it's just like this, don't do anything extra, understand?"
"I understand, I understand." The vendor owner nodded hurriedly and ran back home.
This scene was staged in various places in the village until the inauguration ceremony was successfully completed and the patrol members of the Konoha Military Police Force left.
After the inauguration ceremony, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around and went fishing in the Naka River, and Kuragami Uchiha officially started his work as Hokage.
The first thing Kuragami Uchiha did after taking office was to sign everyone's promotion documents.
The first one was the appointment document for Kakashi to be the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force and assistant to the Hokage.
Immediately following this was the appointment of Kenshiro Inuzuka and Shibi Aburame, the two Clan Heads who had made great efforts in the previous operation, as Hokage advisors.
Fugaku Uchiha was assigned by Kuragami Uchiha to be the leader of the Jonin squad. At the same time, the former high-ranking members of the Konoha Military Police Force also began to move to the Anbu and the Jonin squad.
And those Jonins who were born as civilians and thought they would never be able to move forward in their lives, such as Seiichi Nagai, were promoted to a higher level.
"Thank you, Fifth Hokage, for your trust!!"
Seiichi Nagai, who was appointed as the leader of the Jonin squad, smiled with pride and sighed in his heart that following Kuragami Uchiha was the most correct decision he had made in his life.
Kuragami Uchiha spent the whole morning signing and stamping. In the end, Kuragami almost couldn't recognize his own name.
Finally, after signing the last document, Kuragami Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Inoka Uchiha, who had been promoted to one of his Hokage Guard platoon, came up and saluted and asked: "Hokage, how do you plan for the afternoon?"
"Is it afternoon already?"
Kuragami Uchiha looked back out the window: "In the afternoon, go to the Konoha Military Police Force and the Anbu for inspection."
"Understood, I'll arrange it right away." Inoka Uchiha nodded and accepted the order.
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That night, a ninja who had just joined the guards, Kitano Masahiro, returned home after finishing a day's work, opened his diary, and started writing: 'My name is Kitano Masahiro, I'm 14 years old, and I graduated from the Academy two and a half years ago.'
'After graduating from the Academy, because of my mediocre talent, I was only assigned to a Chunin as a team leader. My daily job was to pick up garbage and find cats in the village. The income was decent; at least, it was not a problem to support myself.'
'My Chunin captain told me that I must have the habit of saving money so that I can exchange a C-rank ninjutsu in the village in a few years. After learning it, I will have the hope of being promoted to Chunin.'
Some time ago, my classmate Masashi Watanabe from the Academy joined the Konoha Military Police Force. Not long after, his life got better.
Some time ago, he became a Chunin. I envied him, but at the same time, I regretted why I hesitated when the Konoha Military Police Force was recruiting because of the reputation of the Konoha Military Police Force in the village.'
'So, when the Konoha Military Police Force was recruiting this time, I signed up without hesitation. By the way, I also saw my Chunin captain during the interview.'
'That's right, I heard that the treatment of the Genin in the Konoha Military Police Force is much better than that of an old Chunin like him, so it's no wonder that he signed up.'
'I was lucky enough to pass the interview and became a member of the Konoha Military Police Force. At the induction meeting a few days ago, I was warmly received by the new captain of the Konoha Military Police Force, Mr. Kakashi.'
'Although the civilian neighbors around my home have begun to look at me differently after joining the Konoha Military Police Force, the treatment in the Konoha Military Police Force is really good.'
'Before going out for patrol this morning, the chef of the cafeteria came to us to ask for opinions on lunch dishes.'
'I want to eat beef, chicken, miso soup, and a large piece of fried pork cutlet. It would be even better if there was a piece of grilled fish.'
'However, my colleagues don't seem to want to eat fish. Today's dishes are curry stewed beef, lobster sashimi, fried pork cutlet, and fried shrimp tempura. It's okay, acceptable.'