Seeing the medical ninja, with the help of two other people, carrying Kamikaze to the side, Chiriko nodded with satisfaction.
"Alright, there was a theft in your store?"
Hearing the question, Takahashi nodded heavily.
"Where is your store located? Under whose jurisdiction does that sector fall?"
"Uchiha-dono, my shop is in Block C, Sector 3, and it falls under Uchiha Mitsuki."
Hearing this, Chiriko's expression turned thoughtful, and after a moment, he sighed.
Seeing the change in Chiriko's expression, Takahashi felt that something was wrong. The next words from Chiriko confirmed it.
"This, good sir—Hokage-sama has reduced our funds for the next three years to zero.
I know the Hokage may have his own problems, and perhaps it was necessary to reduce the funds of the Uchiha Police Department, but for the department to function, we need money.
When this decision was announced, most of the Uchiha quit. Working for a month or two without pay would not have been a problem, but three years without money— even a saint needs money to live, and the Uchiha also have families to take care of.
Since the founding of Konoha, the Uchiha clan has guarded the village with blood and sweat, and because of that, we did not form individual businesses like other clans.
The Nara run pharmacies, the Akimichi run barbecue shops, and the Inuzuka sell ninja beasts. Other clans have alternatives, but we Uchiha trusted the village.
Even if someone says the Uchiha clan can fund the next three years ourselves, we cannot.
Before the Nine-Tails tragedy, we could have done so, but after that, relocation, construction, and other expenses drained our funds faster than we could earn.
In the past few years, Hokage-sama has also been steadily reducing the Konoha Police budget.
Just maintaining the buildings and logistics costs over one hundred million ryō per year. Paying even that alone is a huge burden for the Uchiha.
The Uchiha cannot solve your problem. Unfortunately, you will have to go to Hokage-sama."
Hearing this, Takahashi was seething with anger. To him, the Uchiha were the model workers of Konoha. They did not take bribes, took their duties seriously, and had not been absent a single day since joining the organization.
For Sarutobi Hiruzen to cut the funds of one of the six major branches of Konoha without making any alternative plan clear showed the incompetence of the current Hokage.
"Uchiha-dono, I understand your helplessness. Please tell me who among the Uchiha are still on duty. I will pay them the same amount as an A-rank mission."
Sigh
"Now, I am the only one still working. And we Uchiha cannot take missions individually, as that would be considered betraying the village.
If you wish to post a mission, you will still have to go to the Hokage Office."
Hearing this, Takahashi nodded in anger. Just then, he noticed a large poster stuck on the bulletin board.
"Hmmm, Uchiha-dono, is your Uchiha clan recruiting members from the village?"
Hearing this, both civilians and ninjas looked at the bulletin board in shock. Recruitment alone would not have been surprising, but this was the Uchiha clan—the Konoha Police Department.
If they could enter this organization, their next few decades would be worry-free. Previously, only members of the Uchiha clan were allowed to join the police department.
Many had long been envious of their regular nine-to-five work, while a single mission for them could last days, sometimes even months.
Even when missions were available, they were not always able to take them, and when they did, the rewards had to be split among the team.
On top of that, there was always the danger to their lives, as they were required to fight enemies.
Uchiha police department on the other hand had the best job in Konoha.
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At the same moment, Kamikaze finally regained consciousness.
"No… no…
Don't hit me…
Don't hit me???"
Seeing that the demon Chiriko was not present, Kamikaze sighed in relief, but soon after, anger clouded his mind. He had been having a conversation—why did it suddenly turn into a fight? What was the logic behind that?
Was he a brute? Didn't his clan teach him that fighting was bad?
Just then, Kamikaze also noticed the recruitment poster on the bulletin board.
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KONOHA MILITARY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Order & Patrol Department
Position: Junior Officer
Number of Candidates — 25
Qualifications — Konoha Chunin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 1.25 million ryō
Position: Senior Officer
Number of Candidates — 5
Qualifications — Konoha Jonin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 3.1 million ryō
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Investigation & Intelligence Department
Position: Junior Officer
Number of Candidates — 25
Qualifications — Konoha Chunin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 1.15 million ryō
Position: Senior Officer
Number of Candidates — 5
Qualifications — Konoha Jonin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 3.0 million ryō
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Detention & Enforcement Department
Position: Junior Officer
Number of Candidates — 10
Qualifications — Konoha Chunin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 1.5 million ryō
Position: Senior Officer
Number of Candidates — 3
Qualifications — Konoha Jonin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 3.3 million ryō
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Administration & Liaison Department
Position: Junior Officer
Number of Candidates — 40
Qualifications — Konoha Genin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 15 million ryō
Position: Senior Officer
Number of Candidates — 5
Qualifications — Konoha Chunin-Level Strength
Annual Salary : - 2.8 million ryō
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Contract Terms
The contract duration is three (3) years.
The contract cannot be broken during this period.
If the contract is broken, a penalty equal to three times the contract term will be imposed.
Payment Terms
Salary must be paid at the beginning of service.
Subsequent payments will be made at the beginning of each year for the next two years.
If payment is not made through standard means, other measures may be used.
Terms and conditions apply.
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Seeing it, Kamikaze was shocked, but then he noticed something wrong. The salary for the junior official of the Administration & Liaison Department was listed as 15 million ryō.
No, it should have been 1.5 million ryō, but maybe it was a mistake. Maybe he could take advantage of this mistake.
Uchiha Chiriko, I, Kamikaze Sarutobi, swear that I will take my revenge against the Uchiha clan.
"Kamimura, why didn't you help me when I was getting beaten?"
Kamikaze asked Shimura Kamimura—his friend, or more like someone who shared the same fate as him.
Although Kamimura was not as useless as him, as a chūnin he should have lived a good life. Unfortunately, he was born into the Shimura clan.
Because of Danzo's presence for the past few decades, the relationship within the Shimura clan had changed from family-to-family to master-and-subordinate.
Higher-ranking ninjas could command and even openly bully lower-ranking and weaker ninjas.
According to what Kamikaze remembered, Kamimura's father once offended Shimura Danzo and then went missing. Because of this, high-ranking ninjas bullied Kamimura from childhood, and even lower-ranking ninjas would gang up and beat him every few days.
Because of this, Kamimura had no friends in the clan, and that was how Kamimura and Kamikaze became friends.
"Kamikaze, are you an idiot? Do you think after the Shimura clan hears that I was beaten by the Uchiha clan, they will welcome me?
They would beat me ten times worse than you for disgracing the Shimura clan."
Hearing this, Kamikaze sighed. But then he became optimistic once again.
This was also the reason Kamimura, who lived in the Shimura clan, was able to become friends with a weakling.
He both envied and admired Kamikaze's optimistic personality.
"Kamimura, look. There is a mistake in the salary of the junior officer in the Administration & Liaison Department. Do you think we can take that job and earn more money than an average jōnin in the village?
We can also inform our clan members so they can take advantage of it too, and we can become heroes of our clans."
Hearing this, Kamimura also felt that the plan sounded good, but instinctively he felt that something was wrong.
Even if the Uchiha made a mistake, they could simply correct it later. And what if they defaulted on the payment? They were only genin and chūnin—they couldn't go against the giant Uchiha clan.
"Kamikaze, although your plan sounds good, what are the chances that the Uchiha clan won't notice their mistake and correct it later?
You don't expect us to fight against them, right?
And why do you think the Uchiha clan would hire outsiders instead of employing their own clan members?"
Hearing this, Kamikaze also felt conflicted, but suddenly he felt enlightened—the same feeling he had experienced earlier on the streets of Konoha. It was as if he could see all kinds of loopholes and calculate everything in his mind.
"Maybe it's because they are UCHIHA. You know their arrogant nature. How could they work after being humiliated by my clan leader?
And the salary might also be a problem. To us, this salary is very good—an average ninja would have to complete at least a fifty missions a year to earn that much.
But to the spoiled and noble Uchiha, going from rich to poor might be unacceptable.
There may be other reasons as well. And as for the Uchiha declining the payment?
Heh, that's why we have to gather our clan members. If those forty seats are taken by our clan members, then even Hokage-sama wouldn't miss the chance to take in so much money. Do you think the Uchiha clan would still be able to refuse the agreement?"
Hearing this, Kamimura still wanted to question a few things, but suddenly he felt enlightened, just like Kamikaze, and nodded quickly.
"Kamikaze, you are right.
Let's first take the jobs, and then we can inform our clan members about it.
We can also warn the other clans that the positions in the police department have been reserved by the Sarutobi and Shimura clans for now and will later be distributed to other clans by Hokage-sama, so that they do not take the seats.
We also have to make sure that Uchiha Chiriko does not notice anything about the mistake.
Is that clear?"
Kamimura waited for Kamikaze's reply, but when he looked at the place where Kamikaze should have been, it was already empty.
"Kamimura, what are you daydreaming about?
Hurry up."
"Ah, right, I'm coming."
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