The Fifth Leaf Village

Uchiha Douhuan glanced at the other man's uniform pockets, which were bulging with red envelopes and ninjutsu, and said with a smile, "It's great that you have this spirit, but you still need to pay attention to the balance between work and rest. Hurry and get off work."

"Captain Doo Hwan! We are really not tired!" Hasegawa Taro said, are you kidding? Two months' salary plus ninjutsu, and then we just go off work. Would that be unfair to the guard team and Captain Doo Hwan?

In response, Uchiha Douhuan shook his head and said, "I really can't do anything about you. Go back to work. Tell my colleagues who are working overtime that they have worked hard today. I will find a way to get some midnight snacks for everyone later."

"Long live Captain Douhuan!" As soon as Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, the surrounding security team members immediately cheered.

After finally escaping from the encirclement of the enthusiastic team members, Uchiha Dohuan returned to his office. Uchiha Shisui, who had completed his mission, seemed to have been waiting in the office for some time.

"How is it? Did the mission go well?" Uchiha Douhuan asked as he walked towards his office chair.

"Everyone on the list has been arrested without exception." said Uchiha Shisui.

"That's good." Uchiha Douhuan nodded, "I plan to leave the follow-up investigation of this matter to you."

"Me?" Uchiha Shisui was stunned when he heard that.

"That's right. I've reached a consensus with the Sandaime on this matter. The Security Department and the Anbu will jointly investigate. In a couple of days, once our new detention facility is built, the Anbu will come to assist. You've worked in the Anbu before, so if you step in, I think you'll be able to move the work forward."

"Understood." Shisui nodded, "Leave this matter to me."

"Shisui, don't let the family down again." Before Uchiha Shisui left, Uchiha Dohuan reminded him.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, here is an update. I wish everyone a happy new year.

I'm on vacation at home, and I hope everyone can read it every day. This is really important to me. Thank you all.

Chapter 65 The First Meeting between the Fourth Hokage and Naruto

In the end, Uchiha Douhuan did not let everyone work overtime all night. After spending 10 taels of silver to invite the security department from home and making a bowl of luxurious ramen for everyone who worked overtime, Uchiha Douhuan asked everyone to go back and rest.

The next day, in a large open space of about 1000 square meters to the east of the Uchiha clan's territory, the non-ninja members of the Uchiha clan were busy preparing the venue. On weekdays, this place was usually used for weddings of young people in the clan, but today, their clan leader was going to host a banquet here to entertain the enthusiastic ninjas who had provided assistance in the action of suppressing the thugs who attempted to slander the reputation of the village heroes with rumors and thus damage the purity of the Will of Fire.

So, early this morning, the entire Uchiha clan was busy.

In the ancestral home of the Hatake family, Kakashi woke up Naruto early in the morning because he wanted to sleep in because he had a day off due to the curfew last night.

"What are you doing, Brother Kakashi!" Naruto was worried about Kakashi who went out in the middle of the night, so he waited until Kakashi came back before going to bed. Now he was naturally a little dissatisfied with being woken up so early in the morning, but Kakashi had already started putting clothes on his head without saying anything.

"I'm taking you out for a big meal today. If you don't want to get up, forget it." Kakashi said.

"A big meal?" Naruto perked up upon hearing that. He quickly put on his clothes and followed Kakashi out the door.

Kakashi went out and first found Yamato who lived not far from his home. After pulling him up, he walked towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

As they walked, Naruto realized something was wrong and looked up and asked, "Where are we going? Whenever I walked this way before, an uncle from the Anbu would come out and tell me that I couldn't go there."

"You'll understand when you get there," Kakashi said, "Also, from now on, there won't be any place in the village that you can't go to."

"Really?" Naruto's eyes lit up.

"Of course, if you want to play a prank, it's best not to go there, otherwise it would be too embarrassing for me to go to the Security Department to rescue them." Kakashi said.

The two of them, along with the silent Yamato, walked for a while before they met Genma Shiranui and Beizu Leidou and a few others.

When Shiranui Genma and others saw Naruto's golden hair, a look of trance appeared on their faces.

"They really look alike..." Bingzu Leitong couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Naruto walking towards him and laughing with Kakashi.

They, the former subordinates of the Fourth Hokage, all knew that the Fourth Hokage had left behind an orphan, but when the Fourth Hokage died in battle on the night of the Nine-Tailed Fox, their position became somewhat awkward.

If the Yondaime hadn't died, these original members of the Shadow Guard would probably have held important positions in the Anbu or the Jonin class by now.

But it just so happened that the Fourth Hokage died in battle on the night of the Nine-Tails, so their position was very awkward. They were all promoted by the Fourth Hokage, and as civilians or from small ninja clans, they had no roots in the village. Although the Third Hokage would not target them after he came back to power, the people of the Third Hokage would still intentionally or unintentionally marginalize them when assigning tasks.

They were helpless in the face of this situation. Although they knew that the Fourth Hokage had an orphan still alive, Naruto's identity was too special. They dared not even provide help when they themselves were in danger. The most they could do was secretly teach a few troublemakers who had made things difficult for Naruto a lesson, and they couldn't even let others know the reason.

However, now that Kakashi is willing to stand up and take up this banner, everything will be different.

After Kakashi brought Naruto in front of everyone, Shiranui Genma was the first to reach out and touch Naruto's head, and then things got out of control. Naruto was pulled by a group of people and passed around like a rag doll. By the end, his yellow hair became a mess.

"What are you doing? Who are you?" Naruto, who was touched on the head, was naturally very dissatisfied. He pouted and glared at everyone, but his expression made everyone laugh.

"Naruto, these brothers and sisters were your father's subordinates back then." Kakashi said with a smile.

Kakashi thought very clearly that when he officially stepped onto the stage, apart from having to give some face to the Sandaime and not directly telling Naruto his father's true identity, there was no need to be too strict with Naruto in other aspects. It was also time to let Naruto get in touch with some things in this area. After all, what he inherited from his teacher would ultimately have to be returned to Naruto, the teacher's true bloodline.

"Eh? Really?" After hearing this, Naruto was also stunned, and then looked at Shiranui Genma: "So, do you all know my father?"

"Yes, your father is a very great ninja." Shiranui Genma said with a smile.

"Then can you tell me who he is?" Naruto said with a pout.

"Of course... no!" Shiranui Genma, who was a bit frivolous, joked. Everyone knew their limits and knew that the Third Hokage was still around so they had to give him some face.

"You're not going to say again that my father's former enemies were very powerful, so you couldn't tell me for my safety?" Naruto said angrily.

"Wow, you are such a smart kid. You even learned to answer questions quickly!" Shiranui Genma said with a smile.

Everyone laughed wantonly, but Naruto, who was surrounded in the middle, was almost blushing.

"Okay, Naruto, your father's matter is not that simple. When you become a real ninja, you will naturally discover his identity slowly." Kakashi squatted down and said.

"Then what did you say before? About my father's enemies." Naruto pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Oh, you're lying." Kakashi said, "With so many people in the village willing to protect you, you shouldn't be afraid of those enemies, right?"

Kakashi finished speaking and looked towards Shiranui Genma and his group.

"Of course." Shiranui Genma responded with a smile, "Little Naruto, grow up quickly. The day you find out who your father is, you might be shocked yourself."

As Shiranui Genma spoke, he unconsciously looked in the direction of Hokage Rock.

"Hmph! You guys are really going too far! You actually lied to a child! I'm not going to pay any attention to you!" Naruto was very dissatisfied with this group of riddlers. He broke free from the hands of several people holding him and ran towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

"This kid is quite energetic." Bingzu Leitong smiled as he watched Naruto's back running away.

"But, Kakashi, is it okay for you to bring him to the Uchiha clan's territory like this?" After Naruto ran away, Shiranui Genma said seriously.

"No problem." Kakashi said, "Uchiha is one of us."

Thinking that the Security Department was the first to stand up and support Kakashi during this turmoil, Shiranui Genma nodded: "It's good that you know what's going on."

Chapter 66 Naruto in the Uchiha Clan

Naruto ran towards the Uchiha clan. Occasionally, he met a few members of the security department on the way. He originally wanted to catch them and teach them a lesson about running around on the streets, but after seeing who they were, he wisely turned a blind eye.

However, when Naruto got tired of running and stopped, the boy suddenly found that he seemed to be lost.

Naruto wandered around the Uchiha clan land in confusion, and soon he discovered that this place was different from other places in the village.

Although the people in this place are busy, almost everyone who sees him treats him as an ordinary child, instead of speaking harshly to him like people in other places in the village. There are even a few old ladies who stop and ask him if he is lost when they see that there are no adults around him.

This was a completely new experience that Naruto had never had before, and it was no wonder. Since the entire Uchiha clan was forced to move to the outskirts of the village after the Nine-Tails Rebellion, ordinary people in the Uchiha clan actually didn't have much interaction with the villagers in the village. There was a market in the Uchiha clan's territory that could meet daily needs. In addition, the Uchiha clan was famous, and few villagers came to their clan territory. Therefore, except for ninjas, ordinary people in the clan didn't have much connection with the village. The rumor about Naruto being a demon fox only stayed at the point that they knew there was such a person, but didn't know who it was. In this case, ordinary people in the Uchiha clan naturally wouldn't think of Naruto, a seven-year-old child, as a demon fox.

Just when Naruto was enjoying this rare peace and quiet, a somewhat cold voice rang out: "Last-place guy, why are you here?"

Naruto turned around sharply when he heard the familiar voice and saw a familiar figure looking at him from around the corner.

"Sasuke? Why are you here?" Although the two of them didn't get along well in school, Naruto was very surprised to meet an acquaintance in an unfamiliar environment.

"My home is right here, why can't I be here?" Sasuke tried hard to maintain the image of a proud genius boy, but the slight joy in the corner of his eyes revealed that he was quite happy to meet Naruto here.

"So your home is over here." Naruto approached carelessly, but when he got to Sasuke, he suddenly remembered what Sasuke had called him just now, and immediately said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not the last one anymore!"

Although Naruto had only lived in Kakashi's house for a short time and Kakashi had not had time to teach him any powerful ninjutsu, some simple physical skills were enough for Naruto to deal with some ordinary civilian children in practical classes. Although his theoretical grades had not improved much because he skipped classes all day, he was not the last one in the class.

"You can't beat me, so what's wrong with saying you're the last one?" Sasuke curled his lips, then asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Ah? It seems that Brother Kakashi said he would take me to a big meal, and then I got lost." Naruto scratched his head.

"Eating a big meal? Are you here to attend the clan's banquet? Then come with me." Sasuke said.

So, Naruto followed Sasuke, and the two of them walked towards the venue of the banquet.

Uchiha Touhan hosted the banquet this time, and as the elder of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku naturally had to attend. In addition, before leaving get off work yesterday, Uchiha Touhan reminded Fugaku to bring Sasuke along. So today, the whole Fugaku family was out, except for Uchiha Itachi, whom Fugaku sent to inspect the family's properties in the Land of Fire in order to avoid seeing him.

Uchiha Mikoto also arrived at the banquet venue early to help the clan receive the guests.

Mikoto was also stunned when she saw her youngest son walking towards her with a yellow-haired boy.

"Sasuke." Mikoto called her son to come over quickly.

Sasuke heard someone calling him, and ran over with Naruto.

"Who is this?" Although Mikoto asked this, she still had some guesses in her mind when she saw Naruto's yellow hair.

"Mom, he is Naruto, my classmate." Sasuke said.

"Hello, Auntie. My name is Uzumaki Naruto." Although Naruto is naughty, he is still very polite at this moment.

"Uzumaki?" Mikoto looked dazed when she heard that. This was the son of her best friend.

"Auntie, do you know me?" Naruto was curious about Mikoto's reaction, so he asked.

"I've heard Sasuke talk about you." Mikoto came back to her senses and smiled a little reluctantly.

"Mom, I never told you about him!" Sasuke retorted on the spot.

Mikoto directly pressed down Sasuke's raised hand, then said to Naruto with a smile: "Naruto, right? From now on, I'll ask you to take good care of Sasuke, and you can often..."

Mikoto didn't finish her words before she realized Naruto's identity and her voice gradually faded away.

But at this moment, a voice sounded beside him.

"If you want to come and play in the future, you can come here anytime."

Mikoto looked back and found that Fugaku had walked over to her at some point. Beside him, Uchiha Dohuan and Kakashi were also looking at her with a smile.

"Dad! Teacher!"

"Brother Kakashi!"

When the two little ones saw someone familiar, they greeted each other.

"Naruto, if I'm not at home on a mission in the future, you can come and see Uncle Fugaku, Aunt Mikoto, and your brother Dohuan." Kakashi pulled Naruto over and instructed.

At this time, Uchiha Douhuan came to Sasuke, touched his head, and said: "Sasuke, since you have friends here, you must entertain them well. Don't forget what your teacher taught you."

"I see!" Sasuke nodded. "It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar."

After the two children went to play together, Mikoto looked at everyone with some concern.

"Don't worry, Mikoto-nee." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "I didn't have any contact with this child before, simply because I was afraid that someone would make a big fuss about it, but it's different now."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto heaved a sigh of relief, nodded, and said, "So, I can take care of this child in the future too?"

"That's right, Lady Mikoto, you and Master's wife are good friends. As a single man, there are many things I can't take care of when taking care of a child. Sometimes, Lady Mikoto needs your help in taking care of Naruto." Kakashi also said at this time.

"Mikoto, I know you've been worried about this child all these years," Fugaku also spoke up at this time, "If you want to take care of this child in the future, please be open and honest. Let others see that we, the Uchiha clan, are not willing to make a fuss about a seven-year-old child."

Chapter 67 He gave too much

After the two children went to play, the others chatted for a while. At this time, a clan member came forward and said to Uchiha Douhuan: "Clan leader, the Inuzuka clan is here to visit."

"Dou Huan, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll just take Xuanjian and the others around here." Kakashi said at this time.

"Okay, then you can just walk around here by yourselves." Uchiha Dohuan nodded, said hello to Mikoto, and went to the entrance with Fugaku.

When Uchiha Dohuan and Fugaku arrived at the door, the Inuzuka clan's patriarch, Inuzuka Jaguar, and the great elder, Inuzuka Bones, arrived with all the clan's high-ranking special jonin and above. Uchiha Dohuan shook hands with them one by one.

"Hey, Clan Leader Douhuan, I'm so sorry to have to trouble you to come out and greet me in person." Although Inuzuka Bones was over seventy years old, his old face was full of smiles at this moment. He shook hands with Uchiha Douhuan and said with a smile.

"Haha, Elder Gu, what you said is not true. You are the generation that witnessed the founding of the village. You are my elder. There is no reason for you not to come out to greet me." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

"Clan leader Dou Huan, you're joking. I'm just an old man." Inuzuka Bones waved his hand. "By the way, Clan leader Dou Huan, I hope Feng hasn't caused you any trouble recently. He insisted on coming to the Security Department. I was afraid that he would use his connections to cause you trouble."

"What are you talking about, Elder Gu? Brother Feng has helped me a lot in the Security Department." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Patriarch Douhuan, please don't praise him too much," Inuzuka Jale said at this time. "We all know that kid's personality. Although he has some talent, he is also reckless. I hope that Patriarch Douhuan will be more tolerant of him."

"Hey, Chief Jaw, what are you talking about? Brother Feng is quite serious about his work. Moreover, the police dogs donated by the Inuzuka clan last time have also helped our team members relieve a lot of pressure in their daily security work." Uchiha Douhuan said, "By the way, speaking of this, I have an idea that I was about to share with you, Chief Jaw."

"Please speak, Patriarch Douhuan," said Inuzuka Jaw.

"Well, the police dogs donated by the Inuzuka clan last time played a crucial role in this investigation into a case where spies from outside the village incited villagers to spread rumors. And considering the possibility of further expansion of the Security Department, the Security Department plans to order another batch of police dogs from the Inuzuka clan in the future."

"That's right, Chief Douhuan, just let us know when you need anything, and we, the Inuzuka clan, will donate another batch." said Inuzuka Jaw.

"That won't do," Uchiha Douhuan said. "How can we let you pay for everything? How about this: the Security Department will take the lead in establishing a department, allocating 80 million ryo annually, and the Inuzuka clan will be responsible for training a batch of ninja dogs for the Security Department every year. What do you think, Chief Jaw?"

"This..." Inuzuka Jaw was stunned when he heard the number. It wasn't too little, it was too much! This was 80 million. After deducting expenses, the Inuzuka clan's annual income was less than 80 million. The breeding grounds and breeding dogs for police dogs were already available, so there was no need for so much.