Saving Uchiha starts from being the patriarch Uchiha Zongxian

Zong Xian was sitting in his office on the second floor of the Police Department. In front of him was a thick stack of work reports from the past few months when he was away from the Police Department. During the days when he went to the front line, the Police Department's The work is generally handled by Uchiha Arashiyama, who acts as the minister's authority.

but,

After seeing each other for several months,

Uchiha Arashiyama is much thinner than he remembers.

It can be seen that being in power is not a pleasant experience for Uchiha Arashiyama. The deep dark circles under his eyes silently tell that he has not had a good rest for a long time. Fortunately, he is still very thin, and he is still very energetic. The upright posture in front of the table is like a sharp sword that has been tempered for thousands of times, and I can feel the strength that would rather break than bend.

"Lan Shan, as expected, it was the right choice to hand over the police department to you. Thank you for your hard work." Zong Xian briefly flipped through these work reports. The documents were very beautifully done. It didn't take much thinking to understand. What's going on with the police department these days in his absence.

After summarizing, it can be described in two words:

smooth.

During the days when Uchiha Arashiyama was acting as acting minister, he did not do any dazzling things. Instead, he carried a bowl of water steadily and maintained the operation of the police department in accordance with the regulations left before Sozuru left. No one can find fault.

"Compared to saying "hard work," I hope you can give me two days off, minister. If you can't, I might as well go to the front line! I haven't caught a knife hilt in almost a month. I have caught it in my hand from morning to night. With a pen in hand, I have to hold a document to read even when I’m eating and going to the toilet.”

Uchiha Arashiyama, who was standing in front of the table, looked tired, and his tone of voice was full of undisguised complaints, "If this continues, I'm afraid I'll even forget how to kill someone on the battlefield!"

Despite his calm personality,

But he was also an Uchiha.

Aggressive and war-loving, these are the common characteristics of most open-eyed Uchiha. Even those with a gentle temperament like Uchiha Shisui will occasionally feel unbearable itching and want to find someone to fight with all their strength. Compared with sitting in the office Although they enjoy peace here, the tribesmen prefer to dance on the tip of the knife, enjoying the excitement and pleasure brought by the thin line between life and death!

"Hmm... What did Elder Fugaku do when he came to the police station two months ago?" Zong Xian asked him, looking around, there is no shortage of clan members in the clan who can fight, not to mention those elderly people. Chihaya, Futaba, Akitaro, and Beidou who have been following him all this time are still early to say that they can act alone, but they are useful enough.

in contrast,

There are only a handful of people like Lanshan who can help share one or two official duties.

If Arashiyama is let go, where can he find a second person to help handle the complex official affairs of the police department?

"It seems that I will continue to sit in the office. Alas! When will this day end!" Uchiha Arashiyama sighed. He was not too surprised by the result. After sighing, he cheered up. , "Elder Fugaku came here to see if there was any leakage in the police department. He walked around for a while and then left. Before leaving, he said that if you need any help, you can go to him, but fortunately, there is nothing that needs help. Please take care of it. I can barely do this kind of thing like painting a gourd, and I don’t need Elder Fugaku’s help.”

"Then what do you think Elder Fugaku has in mind?"

"Probably just coming here to take a look. Elder Fugaku wants me to see that he is not an ambitious person."

"Then ignore him and let Elder Fugaku do what the elders should do in the clan with peace of mind. The police department will not bother him and distract him. Anyway, I think you have done a good job, Lanshan." Zongxian was not too concerned. He cares about this little thing. If nothing else, Uchiha Fugaku should sincerely want to help, but whether he is sincere or not, the retired 'old man' can 'retire' with peace of mind. Since he has chosen to hide it, he will always Hide it until you die!

Today's Uchiha has no shortage of a pair of Schrödinger's Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Minister, all I can do is maintain the status quo. Just doing this step is already trying my best. Don't expect me to innovate. The Department of Justice is still a complete empty shell. The vacated office It’s become a utility room again.”

"Don't worry about this. The Justice Department promised it to Shisui. He's not here now. Let him deal with it when he comes back... As for the reform of the police department, there's no need to worry about it for the time being. I'll do it myself. Plan, Lanshan, you just need to help me maintain the operation of the police department."

Innovation is imperative,

In order to completely reverse the villagers' inherent impression of the Uchiha clan and wash away the bad reputation that the Uchiha clan had, after completely defeating old guys like Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, Sogen was already considering To rectify the police department, we plan to break the old rigid police department and establish a brand new police department.

However, the plan could not keep up with the change. Uchiha Obito, a bastard, attracted the Kiri Ninja, so he had no choice but to shelve the plan. After finally convincing the Kiri Ninja, Kumo Ninja, who thought he saw an opportunity, jumped out again. This kind of time is really not suitable. Perform major surgery on the police department.

"I try my best."

Uchiha Arashiyama sighed and agreed.

"Lanshan, if you really feel impatient, then pick a few smarter descendants from the clan and train a few successors. You will be liberated in two years." Zong Xian offered his right-hand man Think about it, even if you ask a donkey to pull the mill, you have to have a carrot in its mouth. Just a big stick without candied dates will not work!

"Two years?"

Uchiha Arashiyama was speechless.

He stared at Zong Xian, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident. It had been agreed a few months ago, why has it only been two years?What a joke!

"...This is not that. Those who can do more work! Haha!"

Zongxian's smile was a little awkward.

He accidentally let something slip, so he had to bite the bullet and make up for it, "And the two years are just a general reference. If everything goes well, there may be apprentices who will start training in a year and a half, don't you think?"

"But it's also possible that no one will come out for two or three years. If that's the case, wouldn't I have to keep doing it?"

Uchiha Arashiyama used a smooth voice without any fluctuations to pick out the loopholes in Zongxuan's words.

"this······"

Zongxian opened his mouth,

Finally there was silence again.

Ok!

He has no intention of letting Uchiha Arashiyama leave the police department. In his opinion, the value of Uchiha Arashiyama staying in the police department is much more useful than him carrying a knife to kill people, but if Uchiha Arashiyama really If he is unwilling to stay in the police department for a long time to handle paperwork, then... he will have to find a way to train new people.

After all, they are comrades who have fought closely together, so they cannot really be exploited as social animals!

but,

It is not easy to find an assistant who can replace Arashiyama.

At this moment, Uchiha Arashiyama shook his head and sighed: "I hope that the younger generations in the family can find a few smart and obedient people. By the way, Zongxuan, do you have any recommendations? Does anyone have a suitable target in their family? If so It will save a lot of effort."

"...Arashiyama, you guy."

Zongxian laughed.

Was put together ah!

"Minister, no, clan leader, is there anyone in the clan who you think is suitable to take over my job?"

"There is definitely a suitable candidate."

Zong Xian spoke slowly. When he was training his team, it could be said that he had already figured out the details of each family in the clan. How many people were in the family, how old were the children, and whether they had pets... this information He knew very well, let alone after he became the clan leader, that the latest statistics on the clan's population were kept in the study suite of his bedroom at home.

Speaking of,

Lanshan has been his most powerful arm since the beginning.

A large part of the information he has was collected and sorted by Lanshan. Lanshan should know very well whether there is a suitable candidate... The reason why I say this is because I am asking for my own opinion. After all, Arashiyama is now the second-in-command of the police department. It doesn't mean that just anyone can replace him.

"There is a very interesting junior... Uchiha Itachi, Arashiyama, do you know this kid?"

"Itachi Uchiha? Elder Fugaku's eldest son?"

Uchiha Arashiyama frowned in confusion. Of course he knew that this talented junior who was known as no less than Sogen and Shisui was already a chuunin at the age of ten this year. You know, this is not the speed of war. Promotion, non-war period ninja school graduates are 12 years old.

A ten-year-old chuunin,

It can only be said that Uchiha Itachi's excellence is enough to break the rules.

It is a pity that Itachi Uchiha is the eldest son of Elder Fugaku, and due to the age gap, they have not had any detailed contact. On the contrary, Sasuke Uchiha, the youngest son of Elder Fugaku, often follows Touka and Naruto in and out of the police department, and Uchiha Arashiyama and their relationship are quite familiar.

"Yes, Elder Fugaku's eldest son is said to be a rare genius in the clan. Although he is only ten years old, he has the same mature wisdom as an adult. If it were that child, he might be able to make it in just a few months. Lanshan, please abdicate and make way for someone worthy of you!"

"...Minister, is this a joke?"

Uchiha Arashiyama asked uncertainly.

"Elder Fugaku is Elder Fugaku. There is no need to have any prejudice against Elder Fugaku's children because of this. We are all Uchiha after all. If we can't unite internally, then let's stop talking nonsense about restoring our past glory. ”

Zongxian said very 'correct' words slowly and slowly.

These words are of course irrefutably correct. Anyone who has received a complete basic education knows that unity is the right thing to do, but internal strife is everywhere. In families, organizations, and countries, disputes are never possible. disappeared.

Uchiha Arashiyama stopped talking.

He didn't think it was a good idea to bring Uchiha Itachi to the police department, but it seemed that Zongxian had other considerations, so he hesitated again and again and swallowed his words of dissuasion. Anyway, even if it was true that Uchiha was brought to the police department, When Bo Weasel was brought here, he would have to observe it for a period of time before it could be used.

It’s not too late to discuss it after actual contact.

"...If I remember correctly, Uchiha Itachi is now a free ninja, right? He has not registered with the police department, nor has he joined other departments and agencies in the village..." Munesuru Muttering to himself, all kinds of memories about Uchiha Itachi flowed through his mind.

The ninjas of Konoha Village can be roughly divided into two categories:

One category is those who receive wages, and the other category is those who do not receive wages.

The so-called salaried ones refer to ninjas who work in the administrative department, police department, medical department, ANBU and other departments and agencies. They have specific positions and specific jobs, and they are almost public officials in the conventional concept; there is also a type that does not Those who receive a salary are also considered ninjas by ordinary people in the ninja world.

They have no specific positions in the village and are not linked to specific departments and agencies. The village will not pay them wages. If they want living expenses and other things, they can only earn remuneration by performing tasks. It can be said that the number of the former is fixed and limited. The latter accounted for most of the ninjas in Konoha Village.

Like in the original history, Kakashi was considered a salaried ninja when he was serving in the ANBU. When he later quit the ANBU, he became a second-category ninja.

The current Uchiha Itachi is the second type.

If history remains unchanged, Uchiha Itachi will join ANBU in the near future, but now the future of Konoha has been changed beyond recognition by Zongzhen. Without Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, although the Uchiha clan still has the same reputation It's bad, but it's also a bad choice to make a coup.

In this new future,

What path will Uchiha Itachi choose to embark on?

Regarding Uchiha Itachi, the younger generation, it was impossible not to consider Sogenu. This was a ruthless man who could kill his family and his parents with his own hands, and his parents were not the kind of scumbag parents who would abuse their children. Uchiha Fugaku's sternness, Uchiha Mikoto's gentleness... He has an almost perfect family that many people long for.

but,

Growing up in such a family, he still dropped the blade in his hand.

At that time,

He is only 13 years old!

"I have a headache!"

How to deal with Uchiha Itachi, Zongxuan was hesitant. He thought about simply killing it once and for all. He just used the crimes that Uchiha Itachi had not committed yet, and the crimes that he probably would not have the chance to commit again to convict and execute him. In his heart, I still mind it somewhat... Okay!

This is bullshit.

Zong Xian struggled to survive until now, with countless blood on his hands.

He wouldn't be so merciful for Uchiha Itachi,

The reason why he gave up the option of killing Uchiha Itachi was simple: it would be too wasteful.

Since Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Obito can use Uchiha Itachi, as the leader of the Uchiha clan, he naturally has the power to control Uchiha Itachi. It would be too much to waste such a useful chess piece in vain. It's such a pity, and Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo mastered two enviable spiritual weapons, the [Juken Sword] and the [Yatata Mirror].

In comparison, Sogen's Susanoo equipment was very shabby.

Regular configuration of Tai Dao,

Other than that there are no special weapons.

If possible, Zongxuan hopes to change the equipment for his Susanoo. Just like he is holding the [Fire Ball Fan] now, his Susanoo may also be equipped with more powerful weapons.

"Anyway, Lanshan, remember to bring that child over."

After thinking hard,

Zong Xian made a decision.

Rather than letting Uchiha Itachi let himself go, which the latter said would kill him, it would be better to send him to the police department and keep an eye on him. If there is any abnormality with him, he will deal with it as soon as possible. This genius descendant of the Uchiha clan.

"What if he doesn't want to come?"

"Then recruit him in the name of the clan leader."

The leader of the Uchiha clan is not just a name, he has clear power to reward and punish the clan members.

"alright, I got it."

Uchiha Arashiyama nodded.

"Okay, that's it for today! We'll talk about other things tomorrow."

Zongxian looked out the window,

The orange-red afterglow projected from the window, coating the floor in the office with a bright color.

Before I knew it, the sun was setting and the smoke rising from the village was clearly visible. It was indeed almost time to get off work.

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Konoha Village, the northeast corner, the home of the Uchiha clan.

On a training ground in a dense forest, with the afterglow of the setting sun shining, a pair of brothers were sparring. The five-year-old Uchiha Sasuke was holding a kunai and attacking non-stop. Unfortunately, his movements were so crude that he did not need to fire at all. With the Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi could see many flaws in his precious brother's posture.

"Sasuke, when you rush forward, you swing your arms too much... Lower your center of gravity. It's important to learn to stand firm..."

Itachi Uchiha was showing Sasuke how to correct his mistakes while he was showing off his moves.

The boy listened very carefully. He remembered every word his brother said and corrected his movements bit by bit according to what his brother said. Practice like this has become a part of his daily life. Every day After school at the ninja school and before dinner, he and his brother would practice at this training ground.

"Sasuke, you can rest now."

Uchiha Itachi raised his head through the dense canopy of trees above and glanced at the sky that was about to turn dark. He accelerated his attack speed and snatched the kunai from his brother's hand in an instant. Then he reached out and held down his little brother's head, saying softly. : "It's time to go home. Mom should have made dinner waiting for us by now."

"Eh? Are you going back now? The sun hasn't even set yet?"

Sasuke was not happy to go back so early. He most enjoyed practicing with his brother.

"If we go back too late, my father might not let us practice at this time." Uchiha Itachi began to pack his things.

"······All right!"

Thinking of his father's majestic appearance, Sasuke gave in.

Although his father now has enough time to teach him how to practice, Sasuke still likes to practice with his brother.

The two brothers packed up their things, left the training ground, and returned home. They opened the sliding door and stepped into the entrance hall with one foot. They saw Uchi standing on the corridor floor, wearing a home kimono, with his hands in his sleeves. Hao Fugaku, the stern-faced former patriarch looked at his two sons who had just returned home and shouted sternly:

"too slow!"

"It's okay for Sasuke to be ignorant. How come you, Itachi, are also following Sasuke's mischief? You don't go home and just hang around outside every day. It's so outrageous."

The stern tone made Sasuke lower his head uneasily, and reached out to grab his brother's shirt.

"Father, I plan to take on a mission this weekend. Then I'll ask you to take Sasuke to practice." Faced with his father's lesson, Uchiha Itachi didn't panic. This was not the first time for him to be criticized like this. He was very worried. Know how to deal with your father.

really,

After hearing Uchiha Itachi's answer, although Uchiha Fugaku still had a straight face, he said nothing more and turned around and walked straight towards the restaurant. Uchiha Itachi turned back and smiled at his younger brother. The two brothers changed at the entrance. Shoes, Uchiha Mikoto, who heard the farce at the door ended, stuck her head out and urged the two brothers to wash their hands with a smile.

Dinner is sukiyaki.

A family of four sat around the table.

Strictly speaking, it should be five, and Uchiha Mikoto's slightly protruding belly is pregnant with a small new life.

"When I went out to buy things today, I heard that the patriarch was back?"

Uchiha Mikoto put a chopstick of beef into Sasuke's bowl while distractedly talking to her husband.

"Well, I'm back."

"Are there no activities or rituals in the clan?"

"There was an original plan, but the clan leader wrote a letter to stop it before he came back. He said that there was no need to spend a lot of time on doing anything... a face-saving project. After some discussion, it was canceled. After all, the war in the north has not started yet. It’s over, and it’s very likely that the clan leader will go north.”

Uchiha Fugaku took a piece of tofu and let it dry while talking. By the time he finished speaking, the tofu was almost ready to eat.

"Do you still want to go to the north? It's really hard work!"

"Able people should do more work."

Uchiha Fugaku said and looked at his eldest son, "Itachi, do you want to go to the north? I took you to see the battlefield when you were a child, but you were still too young at that time. If you want to have a good experience of what war is, , you can take this opportunity to visit the north."

Uchiha Itachi was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect that his father would suddenly ask such a question.

"Fugaku, what are you talking about? Itachi is only ten years old."

Uchiha Mikoto didn't look good.

Like most mothers, Uchiha Mikoto does not want to see her children go to the battlefield, especially now that she is pregnant. She really does not want to hear any bad news at this time, even if she knows Everyone knows that ninja is a high-risk profession that always walks on the edge of the cliff.

"Itachi, think about it carefully! Opportunities like this are rare."

Uchiha Fugaku ignored his wife, but looked at his son seriously.

For ninjas, it is not a bad thing to experience the cruelty of war, especially Itachi, who has been very smart since he was a child. Although he does not seem to have developed any arrogant character, he still feels that going to the battlefield to experience it will be a good idea for Itachi. It is said that it is beneficial and harmless, but as for whether it is dangerous...

Ninjas are inherently high-risk professions, and there are many ninjas who die even on daily tasks. Moreover, he believes that with Itachi's ability, as long as his luck is not too bad, it should not be difficult to come back alive.

"I will think about it."

Uchiha Itachi lowered his head and replied softly.