Konoha Sheriff

The morning sun breaks through the clouds and shines above the wooden leaves, and a new day arrives as usual.

In such a morning when everything seemed to be business as usual, Konoha Village was not as peaceful and happy as usual.

The sun has risen high, but there are no traces of vendors or pedestrians on the street.

The originally bustling streets were deserted, and people quietly huddled in their rooms to wait for the development of the situation outside.

Everything that happened last night really frightened them all.

First, news came from the Hokage building that the Uchiha clan in charge of the police force intended to assassinate the Hokage and rebel. Then, many ninjas in the distance seemed to unite to petition the Sandaime Hokage to step down.

Then there were barriers rising into the sky and terrifying sounds of battle.

The Hokage Building was destroyed in the battle, and explosions and terrifying vibrations resounded throughout Konoha.

Countless villagers who had experienced the Kyuubi Rebellion almost thought that the second man-made disaster that would cause heavy losses to Konoha would happen last night.

"Honey, it seems like there hasn't been any movement outside for a long time. The danger should have been resolved, right?"

In a house, a middle-aged wife asked her husband in a low voice.

Her husband carefully looked along the window sill, and after a while he lowered his voice and said:

"It seems like there's no movement outside, but there's still no one around. It's better to be careful."

While they were discussing, the sound of uniform footsteps suddenly came from the street outside, and then an amplified voice came through the paper speaker:

"Dear villagers, please rest assured that all unrest has been eliminated now. Except for the blocks near the Hokage Building, which will be closed for repairs in the next half month, the rest of the area can be freely entered and exited."

"It's from the police force!"

The husband's muffled voice came from the room.

The wife was so nervous that she even held back her breathing. It wasn't until the sounds outside gradually faded away that she let out a long breath and then asked in confusion:

"Why did you suddenly say that you want to run for the Fifth Hokage, the Third Generation..."

"Shh!"

Before the wife could finish her words, the husband covered his wife’s mouth:

"Didn't you hear what was shouted outside last night? There is no way we can get involved in this kind of thing... I would say we should wait until the limelight has passed."

"Then we have to eat and live. Is it possible to hide at home every day?" The wife slapped her husband's hand away and muttered dissatisfiedly.

The husband couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

Yes, you have to eat and live. Is it possible that because of the Sandaime stepping down and the Fifth Daimu coming to power, you have to eat and live?

The conversation between this couple is a true portrayal of what happens in countless Konoha families.

Faced with the sudden change last night, everyone felt deeply uneasy and vaguely guessed something. But what if they didn't guess?

After all, you have to eat and live!

By noon that day, people began to appear and disappear on the streets.

The villagers who carefully observed the outside situation were somewhat relieved after seeing someone walking on the street without encountering any unexpected situations.

By the morning of the third day, although most people were still in a hurry when traveling, Konoha had restored the most basic order.

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Police force station.

"How is the situation now?"

In the police minister's office, familiar faces such as Shikaku, Shisui, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi gathered at Beichen's desk, reporting to Beichen the current trends in the village.

It stands to reason that such a meeting should be held at the Hokage Building, but because the Hokage Building has been turned into powder in the aftermath of the battle between Beichen and the Third Generation, they can only temporarily complete reports on various village affairs here.

Shisui was the first to speak and reported the villagers' movements:

"The daily life of the villagers has basically resumed. After a while, everything should be back to normal."

After listening to Shisui's report, Shikaku also spoke.

In fact, in terms of status and position, Lu Jiu and Beichen are on the same level. In terms of age, Lu Jiu is more than a full round older than Beichen. However, Lu Jiu's mentality is very calm. He has spontaneously regarded himself as Beichen's subordinate.

What can I do if I am not Beichen's subordinate?

In terms of strength, Beichen is undoubtedly the strongest in Konoha today. In terms of power, he now controls Konoha's only organic ninja force, the "Police Force". In terms of connections, not only most of Konoha's successor families Tsunade, who respects him as Hokage and will succeed him as Hokage, is also his alliance partner.

Although Beichen himself has no intention of sitting in the Hokage's seat, anyone who doesn't treat Beichen as the Hokage has something wrong with his head.

"Many of the civilian ninjas in Konoha are still dissatisfied with the death of the third generation, but because the former Hokage himself admitted everything, most people still acquiesce to the status quo of our power.

In addition, I have sent members of our family to the capital of the Fire Country to meet with the Daimyo. The Daimyo has no objections to Tsunade-sama's succession to the Fifth Generation. This is a handwritten letter he sent back. "

Shikaku said as he took out a letter from his robe sleeve and handed it to Beichen and Tsunade:

"With this letter, our legal procedures can be said to be impeccable, and there will be no pressure if we want to take over the ANBU later. Therefore, the troops in all aspects took over very smoothly."

"Thank you for your hard work, Shikaku."

After reading the Daimyo's letter, Beichen couldn't help but praise Lujiu.

Smart people do things without leakage. Unlike Beichen who cheats by relying on his understanding of the plot, although Lu Jiu's ability to judge future trends is not as accurate as Beichen's, his vision for controlling the overall situation is extremely sophisticated.

Take the Daimyo's letter as an example. Without Lu Jiu's reminder, it would be difficult for Beichen to think of the Daimyo's letter.

After all, in Beichen's impression, the famous names of the five major countries were just five middle-aged uncles who only knew how to play mahjong. He didn't think there was anything powerful or powerful about these five people.

Although there is nothing wrong with this kind of time-traveler's thinking, it actually makes it easy for Beichen and others to gain the upper hand.

Fortunately, Lu Jiu is here now, so this problem is no longer a problem.

After Shikaku passed, Jiraiya also spoke:

"Mito Monohan and Kasumi Koharu hanged themselves after hearing the news of the old man's death. I led a team of police officers to confiscate [-]% of their property, and the remaining [-]% was still left to them. I think There should be no problem with this ratio.

As for the Sarutobi clan, they promised not to resist Tsunade's succession, nor to pursue the old man's death at your hands, but... after all, it still takes time to slowly heal the relationship between the two parties. "

Beichen didn't have much thought about the Sarutobi clan mentioned by Jiraiya. As long as the Sarutobi clan didn't cause trouble for him, he didn't mind allowing the Sarutobi clan to maintain its current status as a first-class family.

"Now that the situation is almost stable, let's prepare for the second Jonin meeting."