The Fifth Leaf Village

Kakashi didn't say anything. He understood that Sarutobi Hiruzen mentioned Jiraiya at this time just to warn him and Uchiha Dohuan behind him. Unlike the old and frail Sandaime, Jiraiya, who mastered the magic of Myoboku Mountain, would be the undisputed strongest man in the village once he returned to the village. Although Uchiha Dohuan was strong, there was still a certain distance between him and Jiraiya who was giving his all.

But is this really the case? Kakashi couldn't help but think of what he saw that night: Uchiha Douhuan with lavender eyeshadow on his eyes. Besides, would Master Jiraiya really be willing to get involved in these things?

Seeing that Kakashi was a little distracted, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke again: "Kakashi, are you really not going to try to run for the Fifth Hokage? I will let Jiraiya assist you."

"Hokage-sama, please stop joking. Jiraiya-sama is far more qualified to be Hokage than I am," said Kakashi.

"You can't say that. As a teacher, don't I know the temper of that brat? He will never take over the burden on my shoulders." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

"Lord Jiraiya will understand your efforts," Kakashi said.

"Okay." Seeing Kakashi's firm attitude, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to change the subject. "Kakashi, let's not talk about the Fifth Hokage for now. What are your plans for the future?"

"Do Hwan invited me to work in the Security Department, responsible for the detention and interrogation of criminals with special identities." Kakashi said. There was nothing to hide. As soon as he reported to the Security Department, the Third Hokage would know it immediately. It would seem much more frank to say it directly.

"The Security Department?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyelids twitched. Kakashi and Uchiha Dohuan seemed to have a closer relationship than he had imagined. This made him sigh inwardly, but he remained calm and said, "It's a good place. Dohuan is also a good boy with the will of fire in his heart."

"That's right, Dohwan's understanding of the will of fire is so profound that it always makes me feel ashamed." Kakashi said expressionlessly.

"The First and Second Hokages would surely be very happy to know that the village has young people like you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with emotion, "Then, Kakashi, I won't bother you anymore."

"I'll take you there." Kakashi was about to get up when Sarutobi Hiruzen pushed him back.

"It's really presumptuous of an old man like me to come to you so late." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, "I'll just take a walk back to digest my food. This ramen tastes really good. No wonder Naruto likes it so much."

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen said so, Kakashi still sent him to the door.

"Kakashi." Before leaving, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned back again and said earnestly, "Now that you've pulled yourself together, you still have to keep up with your training. My old bones can only hold on for a few more years. I hope I can personally put the divine robe of the Fifth Hokage on you."

Kakashi didn't respond, but silence was the best answer.

……

Time passed day by day, and three days had passed since the village was under martial law. After that day of martial law, the public security in the village had visibly improved. The work of the security department members became much easier, and the number of complaints received by the security department also dropped drastically.

Kakashi has also taken up his post in the new department of the Security Department on the banks of the Nanga River. In addition, the Anbu sent by the Third Hokage to investigate the case of collusion with Orochimaru to kidnap the children of the village family have arrived. The Security Department has also dug up some old files, and a joint investigation team headed by Uchiha Dohuan has been officially established.

Before the investigation officially began, Uchiha Douhuan gave instructions in the conference room that all members of the three clans involved must be severely punished, the three clans' industries must be seized, and the families of the victims in the case must be compensated.

However, before the meeting was halfway through, Uchiha Inahiro knocked on the door of the conference room.

Uchiha Inahib came to the conference room and whispered a few words in Uchiha Dohuan's ear, and Uchiha Dohuan's expression instantly became very interesting.

Two hours ago.

The place where the Third Hokage's eyes intersected was the largest hot spring hotel cluster in the village. After a tiring day, all the villagers, whether ninjas or civilians, loved to come here to take a bath and wash away their fatigue. But today, a white-haired Nakadashi suddenly appeared here.

This white-haired Zhongdeng was hiding in the bushes not far from the open-air hot spring, with his big butt sticking out and making obscene laughs from time to time.

However, before the white-haired Zhongdeng could see for long, he was discovered by the people in the hot spring pool, and his screams instantly attracted the patrolling security team.

After dispatching three teams of patrol members, the white-haired Nakadashi was finally captured and brought back to the security department. However, some Uchiha clan captains in the security department lost their composure the moment they saw Nakadashi. Isn't this Jiraiya, one of the legendary three ninjas?

"Excuse me, everyone. There is an important matter in the Security Department that I need to take care of." Uchiha Douhuan said to the others in the conference room, suppressing the twitching corners of his mouth.

Chapter 71: Toad Sage Jiraiya

Uchiha Douhuan didn't expect that his first official meeting with Jiraiya would be like this.

After being arrested, Jiraiya was quite cooperative. With his hands handcuffed, he sat on the chair in the interrogation room with his neck shrunk and an awkward smile on his face. His posture was exactly the same as those habitual thieves in the village. No wonder the patrol team did not recognize him. After all, who knew that one of the legendary Three Ninjas, Gama Sage Jiraiya, was like this?

Uchiha Douhuan came to the interrogation room where Jiraiya was held in solitary confinement, waved his hand to signal the guards around to withdraw, and walked in himself.

Jiraiya heard the sound of someone coming in and raised his head.

"Lord Jiraiya, you are making it very difficult for our security department." Uchiha Douhuan stepped forward and untied Jiraiya's handcuffs. Anyway, if the other party really wanted to escape, it would make no difference whether he had the handcuffs or not.

"Hehe," Jiraiya laughed awkwardly twice, looked at Uchiha Douhuan, and asked curiously: "Um, who are you?"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Uchiha Douhuan. I am the patriarch of this generation of the Uchiha clan. I also just took over as the captain of the village guard team two days ago." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"You are Uchiha Dohuan? I've heard of you before, but we were not on the same battlefield during the Third War. Nice to meet you." Jiraiya said with a smile.

"I didn't expect that my first meeting with Lord Jiraiya would be like this." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

"Hehe, what a surprise, what a surprise." Jiraiya scratched his head and laughed.

"Come with me. As Lord Jiraiya, you can't just be locked up here." Uchiha Douhuan said, stood up and walked towards the door, while signaling Jiraiya to follow him.

Jiraiya quickly stood up and followed.

"Why don't you use the transformation technique to conceal your identity a little?" Uchiha Douhuan turned around and reminded before opening the door.

"That's true." Jiraiya nodded awkwardly, then formed seals with his hands and instantly completed the transformation.

Uchiha Douhuan took Jiraiya, who had concealed his form with a transformation technique, out of the back door of the Security Department building and headed straight for the new prison by the Nanga River. After entering, Uchiha Douhuan took Jiraiya to a fully furnished room and said, "Please wait here, Jiraiya-sama. I'll come with Kakashi after I finish my meeting."

"No problem, no problem." Jiraiya said with a smile. After being taken out of the Security Department by Uchiha Dohuan, he thought the matter was over and they asked him to come here just to entertain him.

"Except for not allowing him to leave here, try your best to satisfy any requests of the people inside." Before leaving, Uchiha Douhuan also instructed the tribesmen in charge of guarding this place.

After settling Jiraiya, Uchiha Douhuan went back to the meeting.

After the meeting formally determined the joint investigation team's course of action, Uchiha Dohuan ordered his subordinates to go to the village to pack a banquet and two bottles of good wine, and then took Kakashi to Jiraiya.

During the few hours of the meeting, Jiraiya stayed quietly in the house without doing anything strange. When he felt bored, he simply lay down on the bed in the room. After Uchiha Dohuan and Kakashi entered the room, Jiraiya jumped up from the bed where he had been lying.

"Clan leader Dou Huan, your place is really nice. Is this where the security department entertains guests?" Jiraiya's eyes lit up when he saw the two of them. After greeting them, he said with a smile.

"To some extent, yes." Uchiha Douhuan smiled, then moved the ottoman in the room over and placed the dishes on it one by one.

Seeing this table of exquisite dishes and two bottles of fine wine, Jiraiya's eyes lit up and he rubbed his hands and said, "How can I not be so polite, Clan Leader Dou Huan, I am sorry for the expense."

"No, it's my honor to drink with Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, one of the legendary Three Ninjas," Uchiha Douhuan said. "I've heard that Jiraiya-sama is a veteran in the entertainment industry. I should have gone to Kabukicho and hired some geishas to entertain you, but the Security Department is the law enforcement agency of the village after all, and doing so would have a negative impact. I hope Jiraiya-sama will forgive me."

"That's fine, that's fine," Jiraiya waved his hand nonchalantly, "Next time I'll treat you to a nice meal at Kabukicho, the best place in the village."

After the three of them sat down, each of them drank a glass of wine and then started chatting.

"Lord Jiraiya, why did you suddenly come back to the village? Is your new work going to be released?" Kakashi asked knowingly.

"As for the new work, I'm already working on it, but it'll take some time." Jiraiya smiled awkwardly when he encountered a reader urging him to update. "As for why I came back, I don't know what's wrong with the old man. He almost sent me eight letters a day urging me to return to the village, so I just came back to take a look."

"However, after coming back, it's still pretty good to be able to meet a young talent like you, Chief Douhuan, and at the same time see you cheer up, Kakashi." Jiraiya said slightly tipsy after drinking a glass of wine.

"Compared to Lord Jiraiya, a village hero who has been famous for a long time, I am not a young talent." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile after filling Jiraiya's glass with wine.

"What you said is true, Chief Douhuan. You are the Cang Lei Douhuan who is feared by the Hidden Mist Village. In the future, you will definitely be much stronger than an old man like me." Jiraiya said with a smile.

"By the way, Kakashi, I heard that you took Naruto over to take care of him, right?" After drinking with the two of them for a while, Jiraiya suddenly looked at Kakashi and asked.

Kakashi nodded, "Yes, I have retired from the Anbu, so I can take care of the child."

Jiraiya heard this, sighed and said: "That's good, Naruto has you to take care of him, I feel relieved."

At this time, Uchiha Douhuan suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of which, Master Jiraiya has been away from the village for all these years. Why exactly is that? It can't really be like the rumors say, that it's for a vague prophecy."

"Dou Huan, this isn't some vague prophecy." Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's expression changed, and he said seriously, "The Great Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain is a wise man of very ancient origin. He once told me that the Ninja World will give birth to a child of destiny who will determine its future. He will decide whether the future of the Ninja World will be peaceful or destroyed. What I can do is guide him onto the right path."

"So there's such a hidden secret?" Uchiha Douhuan said with a half-smile, "So Lord Jiraiya has such an important mission. I said the wrong thing. I'll drink a glass as punishment."

Uchiha Douhuan filled a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

"So, Lord Jiraiya, have you found the child of prophecy?" Kakashi asked.

Chapter 72 Itachi Uchiha Returns

Kakashi's words made Jiraiya's hand holding the wine glass hover in mid-air, and he froze in place.

After a while, Jiraiya put down his wine glass: "I thought I had found it before."

The atmosphere at the drinking party became a little strange. Uchiha Douhuan drank the wine in his hand silently and filled another glass.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, let's drink." Uchiha Douhuan took the initiative to break the awkwardness. After that, the three of them tacitly did not mention this topic again.

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Jiraiya stood up and straightened his clothes. With a hint of alcohol on his face, he said to Uchiha Douhuan, "Thank you for the hospitality, Chief Douhuan. I won't bother you today. I've been back for so long, I still have to go and say hello to the old man."

After saying that, Jiraiya walked towards the door of the room. However, just as he opened the door, two members of the Uchiha clan outside the door reached out to stop him.

"Clan leader Douhuan, this..." Jiraiya turned around and looked at Uchiha Douhuan.

"Master Jiraiya, according to the village's public security regulations, peeping is punishable by at least seven days' detention. It would be difficult for the security department to explain to the villagers if you just leave like that," Uchiha Douhuan said calmly. "The Uchiha respects your contributions to the village, but could you please give the Uchiha some face?"

"Uh, Clan Leader Douhuan, you see, I just got back and I still have to report to the old man." Jiraiya sneered. In the final analysis, he was the one who was in the wrong in this matter, and Uchiha Douhuan had treated him to good food and wine after learning about his identity. At this point, he couldn't maintain a hard attitude.

"Master Jiraiya, please stay here for the next few days. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask. The Security Department will do its best to meet your needs. Just don't run around these few days. This way, the Security Department can report to the village."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya looked at Kakashi with a pleading look, but Kakashi said expressionlessly, "Master Jiraiya, please forgive me. The village's rules on this matter are not new."

Jiraiya opened his lips slightly when he heard this. He wanted to say that he had never encountered such a situation before, but after thinking about it, he didn't open his mouth after all. The old pervert still had to have some shame, as he was already embarrassed enough.

"Well, I'll bother you for the next few days, Chief Douhuan. I'll just concentrate on my creation." Jiraiya withdrew his hand helplessly. "However, Chief Douhuan, please send someone to inform the Sandaime that I'm back."

"Of course, thank you for your cooperation, Master Jiraiya." Uchiha Douhuan nodded, and then said to the two clan members guarding outside the door: "Take good care of Master Jiraiya."

"Understood." The two tribesmen outside the door nodded in acceptance.

"Well, Lord Jiraiya, let's go back first. If I don't go back, Naruto will probably eat ramen secretly again." Seeing that Jiraiya was willing to cooperate, Kakashi nodded and left this special cell with Uchiha Dohuan.

"Kakashi..." After Kakashi went out, Jiraiya's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Is there anything else, Lord Jiraiya?" Uchiha Douhuan turned around and asked.

"Forget it..." Jiraiya retracted his hand in disappointment. Jiraiya originally wanted to ask Kakashi to say hello to Naruto for him after he returned, but when he thought about what identity he should use to face Naruto, he gave up this plan.

After the two left, Jiraiya sighed and lay back down on the big bed in the room.

Not long after, Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Hokage Building also received the news that Jiraiya had returned to the village, but when he heard that Jiraiya was arrested on the spot by the Security Department for peeping and had to be detained in the Security Department for seven days, his blood pressure instantly rose.

This bastard! It's already this time, can't he just curb his hobby?

"Fortunately, there are only seven days, so there shouldn't be any big trouble. It's good to let Jiraiya learn a lesson." Sarutobi Hiruzen comforted himself. It was impossible to rescue the person from the Security Department. How could a dignified Hokage go to the Security Department to rescue a person who was caught peeping? Moreover, he should be thankful that Uchiha Dohuan didn't make a fuss about this matter.

Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious with his good disciple, a dusty figure arrived at the village gate.

After submitting the documents for returning to the village at the entrance, the visitor entered the village and immediately headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

This man was Uchiha Itachi, who was sent by Fugaku to inspect the family's property in the Land of Fire. After completing the mission, he was worried about the village and his younger brother, so he rushed back day and night.

After returning to the village, Itachi, who wanted to pick out a small gift for his brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time, keenly noticed that the villagers' attitude towards him seemed to be not right. Almost everyone he met would look at him with fear. After several attempts, Itachi Uchiha discovered that the fear came from the round fan emblem of the Uchiha clan embroidered on his clothes.

Some villagers who were originally very friendly to him became timid after seeing the family emblem on his body. This scene made Uchiha Itachi feel nervous.

Afterwards, he asked a few villagers, but they all looked evasive.

"Did the family do something during my absence? Why are the villagers acting like this?"

Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi had to find a hidden corner and use transformation techniques to hide himself before continuing to gather information in the village.

"Old man, has anything happened in the village recently? Why does everyone look a little strange?" Uchiha Itachi, in disguise, found the owner of a stall and asked casually after picking out a few things.

"Have you just come to the village these few days?" The stall owner looked at Uchiha Itachi and then asked.

"Yeah, I just moved to the village from the Fire City yesterday."

Perhaps because he saw that Uchiha Itachi had picked out a lot of things, the owner of the stall wanted to give him a warning. He moved closer to Uchiha Itachi and said in a low voice, "Since you've moved to the village, you must be careful of the security department. They are unreasonable and will even beat people."

"Hit someone?" Uchiha Itachi said in disbelief.

"Yes, they beat people up. Just a few days ago, the security department rushed into the streets to protect the murderer in the village and beat everyone they saw. Many people were beaten badly. And that's not all. Some people who were arrested by the security department haven't returned yet. I don't know what kind of torture they have suffered." The stall owner said, "Don't mess with them in the village."

Chapter 73 Uchiha Itachi's Experiences

Uchiha Itachi was walking on the road back to his tribe in a daze. Just now, he asked several villagers in a row, and got similar answers.

It's hard to imagine that his family would become like this just because he left the village for a while.

Although there were conflicts between the security forces and villagers in the past, there would never be a situation where the entire security forces would go out and violently beat up the villagers.

"Did Shisui just watch this happen?" With doubts, Uchiha Itachi returned to the clan territory. When passing by the Security Department, a scene in the Security Department's training ground once again attracted his attention.

In the training ground, Uchiha Zaito kept throwing shurikens at a young man wearing the security department's training uniform. The young man fled in a panic, with fireballs exploding behind him from time to time.

Before he could dodge, the young man was knocked over by the aftermath of the explosion of the Fireball Technique behind him. He fell heavily to the ground and rolled several times before stopping. When he raised his head, his cheek was scratched by the gravel on the ground and blood was oozing out.

At this moment, Uchiha Zaidou, the instigator of all this, shouted sternly at the man, "What's that expression? What's that look? What's that tear? Can your tears protect the village? Can they protect the Will of Fire?"

"Get up quickly! Don't hide! Charge towards my shuriken and ninjutsu!" Uchiha Zaidou pointed at the young man and shouted angrily, holding a kunai in his hand.

After a while, Fujiwara Yoshu finally plucked up the courage, stood up, roared to give himself courage, and charged towards Uchiha Zaito.

Seeing this, Uchiha Zaito shot several shurikens at the opponent and used the Great Fireball Technique several times in succession.