The Fifth Leaf Village

"Security Department! Release them!"

"Security Department! Release them!"

"The security department is colluding with the murderer! Die!"

As the standoff continued, the villagers' slogans became more and more wanton. There were even a few brave ones who looked at the cordon set up by the security department and were eager to give it a try.

However, at this moment, nearly a hundred security officers wearing security uniforms, head protectors and holding batons filed out of the security building.

Seeing these guardsmen who were obviously here with ill intentions, the gathered villagers panicked. But at this moment, the private ninjas from the Utatane clan and the Mitomon clan who were mixed in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Don't be afraid! We are all civilians! I don't believe these ninjas dare to attack us!"

However, the only response he got was Uchiha Tetsuyu, who had a dark face and gently waved his right hand, "Security Department! Move out!"

As soon as Uchiha Tieyou finished speaking, the security team members behind him rushed forward, rushing towards the gathered villagers, and did not forget to give batons as weapons to their companions who were previously guarding the cordon.

A few villagers standing at the front of the team wanted to say something, but before they could open their mouths, a police baton fell from the sky.

Watanabe Masashi, who was at the front, was a Genin who had just graduated two years ago. Ever since his father died on the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War, he and his sister had to rely on their mother to make groceries in the village for a living. When he finally graduated and was able to earn money, his mother fell ill due to years of hard work, so he had to shoulder the burden of the family.

But how much money could a Genin who spent his days hunting for cats, dogs, and picking up trash earn? Furthermore, he had to hand over a portion of his meager income to the ninja leading the team. Add to that the cost of daily necessities for his family and his mother's medicine, and he couldn't even save enough to exchange for ninjutsu or find a way to advance to the rank of Chunin!

But what happened after he joined the Guard? His monthly income not only allowed his mother to be admitted to the village hospital for treatment, but also allowed him to buy his sister some new clothes she hadn't worn in years. More importantly, he also learned the C-rank ninjutsu he had always dreamed of. Because his chakra was fire-attributed, his captain from the Uchiha clan would often guide him in his training. It was the Guard and Vice Captain Do Hwan who had made his current life possible.

But now, this group of unruly people actually dared to besiege the security department! Disrespecting his beloved Vice Captain Doo Hwan!

Thinking of this, Watanabe Masashi gripped the baton tightly and increased the speed of swinging it. The baton in his hand was almost swinging out an afterimage.

Vice Captain Doo Hwan has the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan. Even if I wield it as fast as I can, he'll be able to see through my loyalty, right?

The same scene was repeated in front of the security department. Those who were standing at the front of the rioting team were caught and received a set of bone-setting treatments from the security department.

The people behind finally realized that the Security Department was serious, and they immediately scattered like birds and beasts, trying to escape. However, the members of the Security Department were at least Genin graduates from the Ninja School, and with the training they had received during this period, this group of villagers were no match for them. Those who ran a little slower were kicked over on the spot, and then they were brandished with batons. In less than a moment, these unruly people who had just been showing off their power and claiming that the Security Department would pay the price were bleeding from their heads.

Chapter 56: Konoha Unlimited Fighting Tournament Preseason

"Sir! Stop it! Stop it!" The first few people knocked to the ground wailed as they dodged the batons with their heads in their hands. "We are just civilians who were called here! This is none of our business!"

"Now you know you're a civilian?" Uchiha Inahiro, who was currently hitting six sticks per second, glared at him with his Sharingan. "It's too late! You even dared to attack the Security Department! Are you going to attack the Hokage Building tomorrow?"

Soon, the fleeing riotous villagers rushed into the streets and alleys of Konoha, while behind them, the security members waving batons chased them relentlessly.

A few villagers passing by were unaware of what was happening when they were sternly shouted back home by the security department: "What are you looking at? The village is under martial law tonight! Don't go out! Otherwise, you will be treated as a rioter!"

After saying that, the security officer jumped onto the walls on both sides of the road, accelerated, dropped from the sky, and kicked down a fleeing protesting villager, while the baton in his hand began to swing unconsciously.

This scene scared the unrelated villagers in the village so much that they fled back to their homes and closed the doors and windows. In a short while, the streets of Konoha were left with only the fleeing troublemakers and the chasing security members.

At this time, three Anbu who were carrying out a mission in the village saw this scene, and one of them asked: "Nagai Jonin, do you want to stop them?"

"Stop what? Didn't the security department see it?" Nagai Seiichi glared at the two special jonin who were on the mission with him, "We just need to go back and report to the Hokage, don't get yourself into trouble."

Although almost all the security officers were mobilized, their numbers were several times smaller than the villagers who were causing trouble, but they were all well-trained and acted in an orderly manner. After capturing a few people, they first gave them a set of bone-setting packages, and then assigned one or two people to drag the thugs who had been beaten to death back to the security department.

In the streets and alleys of Konoha Village, screams and cries were heard one after another.

Sakurai Hideaki and a team member named Fujiwara Haruki were chasing a fleeing unruly citizen through the alleys of Konoha.

This person was obviously not an ordinary villager. After all, if he were an ordinary villager, it would be impossible for him to run for so long while being chased by two ninjas.

The four people being chased ran into a corner, and the two followed them in without thinking. However, after they followed them in, they found that there were several people hiding in the alley. Moreover, the person who was being chased at the beginning also picked up a wooden chair at the corner, slammed it against the wall, and distributed the scattered wooden sticks to other people.

With the current strength of numbers and weapons in hand, the few people who had been hiding became much bolder. One of them stood up and accused Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Haruki, saying, "Ninjas are supposed to protect the village. How can they attack the villagers?"

"How dare you, who act so recklessly and disregard the will of fire, call yourselves villagers?" Sakurai Hideaki cursed angrily.

"Brother Xiuming, what should we do? They are outnumbered." Fujiwara Yoki was a little hesitant. He was just a fresh graduate from the ninja school. He had not yet learned the ninjutsu issued by the security department last time. He was one of the people with the lowest combat effectiveness in the security department. Now that the other party had more people and more power, he felt a little guilty.

"What are you afraid of!" Sakurai Hideaki snorted coldly and reached out to take off the forehead protector. "Have you forgotten what Vice Captain Doo Hwan just said? Don't embarrass the Security Department!"

Sakurai Hideaki took a deep breath, raised his baton and stepped forward.

Seeing this, Fujiwara Yoshu gritted his teeth and followed.

A group of people fought in a group in an instant. Sakurai Hideaki was lucky. He was a civilian student with relatively good grades when he was in the ninja school. After joining the security department, he was guided by Uchiha Zaito. After learning the ninjutsu issued by the security department, he also learned the Uchiha style swordsmanship. So even though he was fighting four people at the moment, he was still not at a disadvantage.

However, as a last-place graduate from the ninja academy, Fujiwara Haruki lacks practical experience. Currently, he can only rely on his chakra-amplified body to withstand the attacks of these thugs.

However, even though he was temporarily at a disadvantage, Fujiwara Yoki did not forget to swing the baton in his hand fiercely.

Suddenly, a thug who was suppressed by Sakurai Hideaki suddenly took out several shurikens and shot at the two of them.

Sakurai Hideaki narrowly avoided the attack, but Fujiwara Haruki was unable to react in time and could only barely avoid the vital parts. The flying shuriken instantly cut his thigh, and blood gushed out in an instant.

"Are you a ninja?" Sakurai Hideaki was furious when he saw this, and took out a shuriken from his ninja tool bag to fight back.

However, after removing his disguise, the private ninja of the Utane family decided not to act anymore and began to form hand seals on the spot.

"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!" The ninja spewed out a fireball, aiming directly at the injured Fujiwara Haruki.

Seeing this, Sakurai Hideaki had no choice but to rush back to help. However, the battle line between the two was a bit stretched when they were fighting, and Sakurai Hideaki's rescue was obviously a bit too late. In a hurry, he could only shout: "Get out of the way!"

Fujiwara Yosuke wanted to hide, but his injured thigh made it difficult for him to move.

Just when Fujiwara Haruki was about to die on the spot, a figure stood in front of him, and swung the ninja sword in his hand diagonally, breaking the ninjutsu launched by the opponent.

"Captain Zaito!" Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Haruki said in surprise. The person who came was Uchiha Zaito.

"You are really useless. After this mission is over and your injuries are healed, you can expect hellish training!" Uchiha Zaito turned around and looked at Fujiwara Haruki coldly, snorted and said.

"As for you." Uchiha Zaidou stared at the private ninja of the Tateshina family, "You even dared to kill people from the Security Department. Are you tired of living?"

Since the opponent has already used shuriken and ninjutsu, Uchiha Zaito no longer needs to remain restrained. He raised his ninja sword and rushed forward quickly. This private ninja of the Utatane clan was at most a Chunin level. He was no match for Uchiha Zaito and was captured in less than three moves. The villagers before him disappeared the moment he used the ninjutsu.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and chase after him!" Uchiha Zaito shouted at Sakurai Hideaki in annoyance. Sakurai Hideaki quickly nodded and chased after him.

The order of martial law in the village tonight quickly spread throughout Konoha. However, there were always some unruly people in Konoha who did not know the seriousness of the matter. When a few of them saw the rioters being chased by the security department, they opened their doors and let the rioters into their homes to take shelter.

However, the members of the security department, who were already blood-thirsty, didn't care about anything else and directly broke into the other party's house, injecting their loyalty into this person as well.

Chapter 57: Anbu's Response

After three blows, the villagers who had taken in the fleeing thugs immediately regretted the decision they had made a few minutes ago.

"Sir! Stop it! Stop it! I have nothing to do with this!"

"You have nothing to do with this? Then why are these thugs in your house?" The security officer hit the man on the waist with a stick without saying a word. "I think you are their accomplice! Take him away!"

When the chaos happened, Naruto was buying ramen at Ichiraku and taking some home for Kakashi, but as he was about to leave with the takeaway box, he saw this unlimited fighting tournament.

"This...what happened?" Naruto was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Although he saw that the man in front of him who was knocked to the ground and received six blows of bone massage in one second seemed to be a habitual offender who often scolded him in the past, the kindness in his heart still made him want to stand up and say a few words for the other party.

But before he could say anything, he was grabbed by the collar.

When he turned around, he saw an Uchiha squadron leader staring at him with a blood-red Sharingan.

"Where did you come from, kid? Didn't you hear about the village being under martial law?"

Uchiha Duoyan's behavior instantly made the Anbu responsible for protecting Naruto nervous, and they quickly appeared.

But before these Anbu who appeared could speak, Uchiha Duoyan threw Naruto to them and said, "You came out just in time. Send this kid back quickly and don't let him hang around outside!"

"Understood." The masked Anbu nodded and took Naruto from Uchiha Duoyan's hands. After all, he was a Jinchūriki. They were scared when the other party attacked just now.

While the unlimited fighting tournament in the village was in full swing, Uchiha Dohuan, Uchiha Fugaku, and the captain of the 6th Battalion Aburame Shihui who was ordered to stay behind in the security department, were leisurely making tea in Uchiha Fugaku's office.

"Dou Huan, don't you want to go out and take a look?" Fugaku was a little puzzled. Just now, after Uchiha Dou Huan issued the order, he directly pulled him to drink tea.

"I can't go out yet." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "Otherwise, the Sandaime will really be unable to sit still."

"Come on, have some tea, have some tea!" Uchiha Douhuan served tea to the two of them one by one.

"I've often heard in the Security Department that Chief Douhuan is an excellent tea master. I didn't expect to have the chance to try it today." Aburame Zhihui smiled and took the tea handed to her by Uchiha Douhuan.

At the same time, the chaos on the street was also known to Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Hokage's office.

"Huruzen, you saw it!" After hearing the report from the Anbu, Utatane Koharu, who had come to the Hokage's office to complain, immediately stood up and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "The Uchiha clan actually attacked the villagers! This is clearly a rebellion! Hiruzen, there is no room for hesitation!"

Listening to his old partner's incessant chatter, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little annoyed. He waved his hand wearily at him before asking the new head of the Anbu, "Where is Uchiha Dohuan now?"

"Hokage-sama, Uchiha Dohuan is still in the security department and is not taking any action."

"Really?" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, "That's good."

Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Uchiha Dohuan was not planning to rebel directly, otherwise when almost all members of the security department were dispatched, Uchiha Dohuan, the strongest member of the Uchiha clan, would not have taken no action.

"Koji, go and invite clan leader Uchiha Dohuan to the Hokage Building." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and said to the new captain of the Anbu after Kakashi retired.

"Understood." Jia Er nodded and left.

"Huruzen, you really can't hesitate any longer! Isn't the rebellion of the Uchiha clan obvious?" Mitomon En also spoke at this time.

Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored the two of them and just lit his pipe.

"Huruzen! You will regret this!" Mitomon En stomped his feet anxiously, but Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't even say a word, "I am the Hokage."

It would be fine if these two old guys just did nothing but talk nonsense on the side, but they actually dared to do such a big thing behind his back. You know, even Danzo would use his own methods to inform him before doing such things, but these two actually did it without saying a word. When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard the rumors about Kakashi in the village, he wanted to pick up a knife and kill these two idiots.

The original plan of the Third Generation was to give the custody of Naruto to Kakashi in order to make Kakashi return to his side, but what's the difference between the actions of these two idiots and directly pushing Kakashi to the Uchiha clan?

What made the Sandaime even more speechless was that these two idiots just did it and did it so crudely. Now the Security Department was taking advantage of the situation, and he, as the Hokage, had no legal right to step in to stop them.

After all, after several dealings, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Uchiha Dohuan was different from the previous Uchiha clan leaders. He was not the kind of fool who could be easily fooled.

After a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and said, "Let the Anbu go out to control the situation a little bit, and then let the chiefs of the three tribes of Ino, Shika, and Chou bring the Jonin squad to support."

"Understood." Inside the office, another Anbu received the order and left the Hokage's office.

Soon, the Anbu responsible for delivering the message arrived at the Anbu base, summoned all the Anbu who remained in the base, and took to the streets.

Before the Anbu members could disperse as they walked onto the street, they saw a member of the security department chasing three thugs while waving batons.

"What are you doing?" An Anbu ninja stepped forward and stretched out his hand to slightly stop the Uchiha bone-setting behavior of the security force member.

Seeing this, the fleeing civilians quickly rolled and crawled to hide behind this Anbu.

"The Security Department is on a mission to investigate the thugs who made messages in the village, slandered Konoha's hero Kakashi Hatake, and violently resisted the security enforcement. Are you, Anbu, planning to shield these thugs?" Although the man who was stopped was just a Genin, he was not afraid in front of this Anbu, whose weakest were special Jonin, and questioned directly.

"So that's how it is. I misunderstood." After hearing this, the Anbu nodded and made way. Then he said, "Remember, don't cause any deaths."

Then, in the incredulous eyes of the villagers who were being chased, the Anbu simply jumped over the wall and left.

This situation happened several times in the village. After receiving the mission, most of the Anbu went out to ask a few questions and learned the purpose of the security department. They basically chose to stand by and watch. At most, they would remind the security department not to go too far and cause casualties.

Chapter 58 Showing Muscles

Some time ago, the rumors about Kakashi that spread in the village made them panic. After all, they were afraid that if it was Kakashi today, it would be their turn tomorrow. In addition, most of these Anbu had received favors from Kakashi, and more than half of them had been present at Kakashi's banquets before, so it was not surprising that they chose to stand idly by at this moment.

On the other side, after receiving the order, the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans also urgently summoned the ninjas in the clan. However, before the ninjas of the three clans had time to walk on the streets of Konoha, a team of ninjas and a team of ninja dogs rushed to the clan's territories.

The team leaders Inuzuka Taniguchi and Aburame Shiwei looked at Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza with a smile on their faces.

Nara Shikaku sighed slightly upon seeing this and asked, "I wonder what brings you two tribe members to the lands of the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly tribes?"

"That's a bit rude of you, Chief Nara. We are just here to visit, we don't have any other intentions." Inuzuka Jale said with a smile.

"Just coming to visit?" Yamanaka Inoichi frowned slightly as he looked at the other party's posture, even the ninja dog was fully armed.

"Of course," Inuzuka Jaw said, "but it seems we've come at a bad time. Where are the three clan leaders and their people going so late? Don't they know that the village is under martial law tonight?"

"Our three clans are following the orders of the Third Hokage to go to the village to maintain order. Please give us some convenience." Nara Shikaku said in a deep voice.

"But the order we received is to impose martial law tonight. Except for the security forces, anyone else who acts on the street without authorization will be treated as a rioter." Aburame Zhiwei said.

"When did Aburame and Inuzuka start obeying the orders of the Security Department?" Nara Shikaku frowned.

"It's not like our two clans are obeying the orders of the Security Department," Inuzuka Jaw said. "It's just that unlike you, Ino-Shika-Chou, our two clans have many young men holding important positions in the village. Now that our clan has finally produced two young men serving as captains in the Security Department, we, as clan leaders, naturally have to fully cooperate with them in their work. If we have offended you in any way, please forgive us, Chief Nara."

At this moment, in the chat channel that Yamanaka Inoichi had created using the family's secret technique, Akimichi Choza asked, "What should we do now, Shikaku? Should we take action?"

Nara Shikaku thought for a while before speaking in the chat channel: "No, they came at the right time. So, let's just stay here with them until this is over."

"But if that happens, it will be difficult to explain to the Third Hokage," said Yamanaka Inoichi.

"Having them here is enough for us to explain." Nara Shikaku said.

It is impossible to take action. Although in terms of strength, the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans have more jonin in total, and the three clans can cooperate with each other and have the blessing of combination skills, it should not be a problem to defeat the coalition forces of Inuzuka and Aburame. However, Nara Shikaku must take into account the Uchiha clan standing behind their two clans. Once a fight really breaks out, the feud will be really over. The Ino, Shika, and Chou clans will be forced to be tied to Sarutobi Hiruzen's chariot. Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen wins the next political confrontation, how long can he stay in power at his age?

And what about the Fifth Hokage? According to Nara Shikaku's analysis, the only two people who could succeed the Third Hokage were Jiraiya and Tsunade. If Tsunade returned to the village now and expressed her desire to take over, Nara Shikaku would have no hesitation in placing his bet, but she would rather be in debt than return to the village.

As for Jiraiya, Nara Shikaku simply didn't dare to bet the fate of his clan on a man who was fooled by a vague prophecy from his summoning beast and was searching the world for the child of prophecy.