Yuuki spent what felt like an eternity at the camp. After resolving the issues in the Land of Fire, Yuuki led some of his people back to Konoha Village. Although it was unlikely that Hidden Cloud Village would invade again, border troops still needed to be stationed.
As for why Yuuki had to return to the Village with the Konoha Ninja, don't ask. The answer is: for the sake of ceremony!
During this time, Yuuki, who intensely disliked his new title, naturally wasn't idle.
The Konoha Hokage News, for one, was out of control.
Titles like "Second Sun," "Walking Sun of the Earth," and "Son of Light" continuously appeared before Konoha Villagers.
Ever since Konoha learned that Yuuki had once again led Konoha to victory, Yuuki's fan club had already covered the entire Konoha.
Now, Konoha Villagers were debating which of Lord Yuuki's titles was more imposing.
For example, in terms of strength, his previous title of 'Strongest Ninja of Konoha' had become 'Strongest Ninja of the Ninja World.' The Konoha Villagers expressed their approval of this.
Isn't the Strongest Ninja of the Ninja World only a Konoha Ninja? A sense of pride as a member of Konoha spontaneously arose.
Newspapers also began to be distributed throughout the Land of Water. It wasn't that they didn't want to promote videos.
The truth was that the development gap across the Ninja World was extremely vast. The capitals of various countries and Ninja Villages were basically already filled with electronics.
However, most areas in these countries were still in a backward feudal agricultural state.
Just like before Yuuki became the Clan Head, the Uchiha Clan Grounds, in addition to being filled with Anbu, were also covered with surveillance cameras.
Ninja spent all day staring at walls of screens, monitoring every corner of the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
Even in the most prosperous Land of Fire, many of its citizens had never seen an electric light.
The Ninja from other Ninja Villages had already accepted the title 'Red-Eyed Demon.' Yuuki, who was very resistant to this, decided to work on the common people.
After all, there were only so many Ninja. As long as he intensified publicity, Yuuki believed that the annoying title Hidden Cloud Village had given him would gradually be forgotten.
The journey back to Konoha Village was uneventful.
Yuuki and the others received a warm welcome from the Konoha Villagers, with various petals and streamers thrown at the procession.
Some Ninja in the middle of the procession, who had experienced this once before, were able to face it with a calm smile. More of them were secretly delighted, maintaining a serious expression on their faces.
However, their internal approval of Yuuki deepened even further. Many people were not returning from battle for the first time, but receiving such a welcome and adoration was a first.
Yuuki led everyone on a tour of the Village, then disbanded the team.
This time, Yuuki did not go to the Hokage Building again. After all, this was a Military Police Force military operation. At most, he would send a report to the Hokage Building afterward. There was no need for him to go in person.
Yuuki looked at the sky. Hmm, it was almost noon. He would go home for lunch first, then go to work in the afternoon.
After a satisfying meal, Yuuki leisurely arrived at the Military Police Force. Mina's cooking was truly the most delicious!
He met Shisui, who was also coming to clock in for work, outside the Military Police Force.
Ever since Yuuki's actions, Iwagakure had retreated not long after. Jiraiya, after stepping down as commander, had once again begun to wander the Ninja World.
Shisui and the support forces naturally returned to Konoha, a few days earlier than Yuuki.
Shisui had no specific duties and had been slacking off at the Military Police Force for a few days during this time.
When the two met, they naturally talked about their experiences since they parted. Yuuki's affairs were spread everywhere.
Therefore, most of the time, Shisui was talking, and Yuuki was listening.
After listening to Shisui's account, a rare look of worry appeared on Yuuki's face, and he asked Shisui,
"Shisui, are there any problems with your Sharingan now?"
Shisui was silent for a while, then admitted that his eyesight had decreased significantly.
Yuuki's expression became solemn upon hearing this, and he immediately said,
"Don't worry, Shisui, I will solve this problem!"
"There shouldn't be any more wars in the short term. From now on, you can be an idol with peace of mind. Oh, by the way, I established a business guild in the Land of Water. I'll leave it to you to manage."
Yuuki intended to let Shisui continue to sing and dance as an idol. After all, Shisui's personality didn't quite fit with a management position in the Military Police Force.
He should continue to be the spokesperson for Uchiha and go to the Land of Water to promote.
After parting with Shisui, Yuuki came to his office.
Looking at Mitsuba, who was obediently waiting by his side, Yuuki asked,
"What has Yakushi Kabuto been doing lately?"
Mitsuba immediately reported Kabuto's recent activities to Yuuki.
After the Shadow Clone brought Kabuto back, Kabuto, apart from eating and living at the orphanage, spent almost all his time in the Military Police Force.
As expected of a top spy, he handled some of the ordinary people's affairs, which were most troublesome for the Uchiha Clan in the Konoha Military Police Force, with extreme ease.
In the past, when the Military Police Force dealt with these matters involving ordinary people, they almost always brought both parties directly back to the Military Police Force, regardless of right or wrong.
Then, a Sharingan genjutsu in the interrogation room would solve the problem.
Such a crude method of law enforcement was naturally prohibited by Yuuki after he took office.
Since then, what was once the easiest problem to solve became the most difficult for the Uchiha members.
How would Uchiha Ninja know how to induce confessions through words, or how to deduce the development of an incident from on-site evidence?
With the Sharingan, why would they learn such a troublesome and useless thing for combat?
And Yuuki strictly forbade the Military Police Force from indiscriminately arresting Konoha Villagers and then giving them a genjutsu package.
This would only create animosity for the Military Police Force and Uchiha, with no benefits. Even the victims would never thank the Military Police Force afterward!
Kabuto's arrival could be said to have made the headache-ridden Uchiha Ninja ecstatic. At this time, Kabuto had become the most popular person in the Military Police Force.
Indeed, excellent talent can still shine in any environment.
Yuuki nodded after listening, very satisfied with Kabuto's performance, but he couldn't let Kabuto continue to deal with these trivial matters.
If the Military Police Force was to expand, it could not be completely controlled by the Uchiha Clan.
Those proud clansmen, if they did not actively seek progress, then they should be eliminated.
This war with Kumogakure also significantly boosted the Military Police Force's prestige.
He believed that after recruitment started again, a large group of waiting civilian Ninja would join.
At that time, perhaps some proud clansmen would understand when they were squeezed out of the Military Police Force by some small families or even civilian Ninja they usually looked down upon.
Your pride is not true pride!
Having thought it through, Yuuki instructed Mitsuba,
"Go and call Yakushi Kabuto over. If he's currently handling something, tell him to hand it over to someone else!"
"Yes, Director."
Not long after, Mitsuba led Kabuto into the office.
"Kabuto, I have a mission for you now. The mission requires a high degree of secrecy, and once you accept this mission, you may be under surveillance for the rest of your life."
Yuuki did not choose to deceive Kabuto first and then forcibly control him.
He mainly wanted to see how far that strange Shadow Clone's operation had
gotten with Kabuto.
"Whether you are willing or not, you can consider it carefully. I'll give you a day. You can discuss it with Yakushi Nonou, and tell me your choice tomorrow!"
Kabuto fell silent upon hearing this. Was he going to be a spy again?
But Kabuto immediately rejected this idea. After all, from the intelligence he gathered from the Military Police Force, Lord Yuuki didn't seem too willing to use spies. So what could it be?
Unable to figure it out, Kabuto did not go back to consider as Yuuki suggested. Kabuto, who believed he had found meaning, no longer overthought things.
Since it was something Lord Yuuki wanted him to do, then he just had to do it, no matter what!
Kabuto replied with a serious expression.
"Director, there's no need to discuss it with the Headmistress. I am willing to accept the mission!"
Looking at Kabuto's serious expression and firm gaze, unlike his usual harmless smile, Yuuki nodded in satisfaction.
Then, with a big smile, Yuuki pulled out a huge scroll from behind his desk.
"Very good, Kabuto. The first step is to learn!"
Kabuto looked a bit comical holding a scroll that almost reached his neck, then asked,
"Director, is this all I need to learn?"
Yuuki nodded with a big smile.
"That's right, this is all of it."
But then Yuuki added,
"However, what you're holding is just the table of contents. You and Mitsuba can go to the Uchiha Clan Grounds' library to find the specific books in a bit!"
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