Uchiha Clan Grounds, Radical Faction Station.
Compared to half a month ago, the station had already doubled in size.
There was no helping it!
Recently, too many people had defected to the Radical Faction, so they naturally had to forcibly expand the station. Consequently, the barrier had to be redesigned, and patrol teams and sentries had to be reorganized.
As for the—Police Force?
Hehe!
From the moment Uchiha Jin truly took power, he had all Radical Faction members withdraw. Now, with many from the Moderate and Neutral factions joining, Uchiha Jin immediately issued an order for this group of people to withdraw from the Police Force as well.
The current Police Force had long become an empty shell.
Although the Police Force still existed in name, Fugaku was still the Captain of the Police Force, and there were people on duty in the Police Force building, in reality, no one was actually doing any work.
What?
You couldn't expect Fugaku, the Captain, along with a few elders from the two factions and some elites, to really run out onto the streets to do the work of city management officers, right?
Fugaku and the others couldn't afford to lose that face!
...
Hokage's Office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was extremely gloomy. Looking at Fugaku standing below, he couldn't help but slam the table heavily.
"Clan Head Fugaku, this is too much!"
"Can you still handle being the head of the Police Force? Look at what a mess the village has become!"
"Where are your Police Force people? Why is there no one enforcing the law now?"
He was going mad with desire!
Although he knew that you Uchiha were unstable, with fierce internal factional struggles, and Danzo was assassinating Uchiha every now and then, almost treating the current Uchiha clan grounds as a leek field.
However.
This was not an excuse for the Police Force's inaction!
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's imagination, before your Uchiha are all dead, you absolutely cannot give up the normal work of the Police Force. Otherwise, if the Uchiha don't continue to offend the civilians, where would he get the moral high ground to continue targeting the Uchiha?
But, unfortunately.
Facing Sarutobi Hiruzen's anger, Fugaku's face was quite calm.
He just glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen indifferently, and then said with a face full of helplessness: "Now the vast majority of Uchiha have defected to the Radical Faction. I can currently only command Shisui, two or three elders from the Neutral and Moderate factions, and six or seven elite Jonin under these two factions."
"Shisui belongs to the Anbu. Those six or seven elite Jonin also need to take care of the elders of the two factions, and they have to guard against the 'enemy village spies' that frequently appear at night."
"You can't expect me, the Clan Head, to take several elders out on patrol, right?"
Fugaku spread his hands, entering a state of slacking off.
Yes.
He was also helpless and desperate!
On the other side.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was choked directly, unable to say a word for a long time.
This, damn it!
It seemed that if he thought about it carefully, what Fugaku said was indeed true.
The so-called Uchiha Clan Head in front of him had long completely turned into a commander without soldiers.
Smoking a pipe in silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked hesitantly: "Don't you have any countermeasures prepared?"
"No, can't think of any." Fugaku didn't even lift his eyelids and shook his head directly: "Uchiha Jin is playing an open conspiracy; naturally, I admit defeat wholeheartedly."
He truly had no solution, so he naturally chose to accept it calmly.
This was just his character. In the original story, facing Uchiha Itachi, he also accepted it so calmly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
The corners of his mouth twitched violently, wishing he could slap Fugaku directly.
Damn it.
He had never seen such a useless person. Although I also think you are no match for Uchiha Jin, you can't just surrender without even putting up a fight, right?
Now, it's tricky.
If there was no Fugaku to contend with Uchiha Jin, then once Uchiha Jin controlled the entire Uchiha and freed up his hands, wouldn't he start making trouble again?
No, absolutely not!
It seemed that Fugaku was useless now and clearly couldn't be counted on anymore. Even if he was reluctant in his heart, he had to fight a good fight for Fugaku.
At the very least.
He had to win over a group of people for Fugaku and make the Uchiha clan fight among themselves.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.
He had never thought that one day he would take the initiative to help this guy Fugaku. However, the extent of this guy's uselessness really shocked him. It seemed that he would have to find a way to let Shisui help him more in the future. Besides that, he also had to find him some more helpers.
Knock, knock, knock!
Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked on the table, and an Anbu knelt respectfully on one knee.
"Hokage-sama."
"Go find Uchiha Jin for me and ask him to come to the Hokage's office immediately."
The Anbu nodded and left straight away.
With the departure of this Anbu, calm was restored in the Hokage's office. Sarutobi Hiruzen had no mind to pay attention to Fugaku, so he just smoked and thought.
Taking advantage of this time, he needed to think carefully.
What kind of rhetoric should he use later to make Uchiha Jin take a step back?
...
On the other side.
Radical Faction Station, in the core courtyard.
A young Uchiha Jonin stood in front of Uchiha Jin, but what really interested him was the other party's identity.
Uchiha Inabi, Fugaku's absolute confidant!
He was also the person Fugaku trusted the most, and one of the strongest Uchiha.
"You, defecting to me?"
"To be honest, I really can't figure it out. You are Fugaku's core confidant; why would you have the thought of defecting to me?"
"As Fugaku's absolute confidant, it should be very simple for Fugaku to protect you, right?"
Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered.
He really didn't dare to trust this Uchiha in front of him too much. After all, his identity was a bit too awkward.
As the absolute confidant of Fugaku, the Clan Head, he was now defecting directly to him, a Radical Faction elder?
No matter how you think about it, something isn't quite right, is it?
In response to this.
Inabi's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was still very calm.
"I have a younger sister, and the clan grounds are not very safe."
"I need to guard the Clan Head every day and don't have time to take care of my own sister. Of course, this is just the superficial reason."
"Actually, I have despaired of the Clan Head. On the day Jin-kun became a Radical Faction elder and established the Radical Faction station, I felt that the Clan Head should have stopped Jin-kun's action at all costs, even if it meant fighting a battle within the clan."
"Just because the Clan Head was indecisive, the best opportunity was missed."
"Now, regardless of the slanderous remarks against the Uchiha in the village or the Uchiha clansmen disappearing for no reason every day, Fugaku, as the Clan Head, simply can't find any way to stop it."
"Even though Jin-kun's method here has proven feasible, Fugaku, the Clan Head, hasn't made up his mind to imitate it."
"This allowed me to see him clearly. Fugaku, the Clan Head, has no boldness at all."
"Whether to fight or make peace, at least make a decision!"
"With his hesitant character, coupled with the complex relationship between the clan and the village, I believe that following Fugaku as the Clan Head is a dead end."
"Therefore, my defection to the Radical Faction this time is indeed sincere."
"Fugaku is not fit to be the Clan Head. I want to support Jin-kun to be the Clan Head!"
"I don't know if our Uchiha's situation will change after Jin-kun becomes the Clan Head, but in my opinion, it will at least be better than with Fugaku."
"This—is enough!"