Yang Ping pulled out a complaint form.
“The security team in your area is the Ninth Security Squad, led by Uchiha Yanshu and Oura and Rikujin.”
“But they've all been suspended, so you're temporarily without a security team to maintain order.”
“What?! Why were they suspended?”
The tavern owner was stunned. Even people from the Uchiha clan could be suspended?
“You should ask yourself. A week ago, someone caused trouble in your tavern. You disciplined them...”
“The Ninth Security Squad arrested all of you, and you even reported them for abuse of power. Don't you remember?”
The tavern owner suddenly remembered. That was indeed the case.
He had asked the few workers in his shop to help deal with the troublemaker, but the Uchiha security team came and stopped them.
He felt aggrieved and reported the few Uchiha members.
“Well, I think they were actually quite good. Can I retract the report?”
Elder Yang Ping waved his hand: “That's not possible. Our Vice-Clan Leader has established new clan rules.”
“All Uchiha clan members must get along with the villagers. If our clan members make mistakes, suspension and reflection are necessary.”
The tavern owner felt bitter. In the past, when someone caused trouble, the Uchiha would arrive quickly. Why was his hand so itchy?
“So, when will the new security team be in place?”
Elder Yang Ping reassured him: “You don't need to worry. We will quickly allocate personnel and arrange the security team.”
...
Leaving the Konoha Security Team, the tavern owner felt something was wrong.
Usually, after filing a complaint, he felt relieved. Today, after filing a complaint,
it was like punching cotton, and there were even thorns hidden inside the cotton.
The tavern owner walked away dejectedly.
......
After handling a day's worth of complaints, Elder Yang Ping felt relaxed. He vaguely understood the purpose of the Vice-Clan Leader's actions.
Usually, handling these complaints would make him dizzy and exhausted. After a day, he was half-dead.
Today was different. Everything went smoothly. Those people came aggressively and left dejectedly.
The elder couldn't help but laugh.
......
What's the Uchiha clan up to?
Obito, wearing his mask, appeared in the Uchiha clan territory.
He had seen everything from the beginning last night. He didn't understand what Fugaku was trying to achieve.
Just for the clan's Sharingan?
He eventually got the Sharingan back, and then suspended so many people from his security team.
Was this a way of showing goodwill to the Third Hokage?
Had Fugaku joined the reformist faction?
However, there were now many more people in the clan territory. Next time, he should be more careful.
He should let the Mist Ninja come and investigate the situation.
If he couldn't find any useful information, he would warp space and leave.
......
Mist Village
After being scared off by Uchiha Shisui last time, Ao was constantly ridiculed.
Now, the Grand Elder had ordered Ao to investigate Konoha again. If he had the chance, he should capture the Nine-Tailed Jinchūriki!
The Uchiha Security Team in Konoha had undergone a major shakeup.
Shisui's Sharingan was taken away by Elder Danzō.
Although Danzō later returned the Sharingan, Shisui and the village were likely to have completely broken off relations.
This news from Konoha quickly reached the Mist Village.
After all, the Mist Village and Konoha were separated by several villages and were located on islands, making the journey far.
The Mist Ninja was used to such timely intelligence, as the current Grand Elder had risen to power based on his exceptional intelligence.
Everyone in the Mist Village believed that the Grand Elder had a secret force.
They specialized in spying on the ninja world, hence the Grand Elder's high prestige.
After receiving the order, Ao felt that this was a rare opportunity. He gathered his team and set off immediately.
Danzō's “Root” organization stirred up trouble everywhere in the streets.
They created chaos, but the Uchiha Security Team didn't intervene.
The damaged merchants all went to the Security Team headquarters to file complaints.
But the Uchiha clan seemed indifferent.
Their uniform response was: “The complained personnel have been suspended, and we are short-staffed.”
As for the Uchiha's own shops, there was absolutely no chance of any trouble.
Several Uchiha Security Teams were patrolling the surrounding area, ignoring the conflicts on the nearby streets.
Many merchants directly filed complaints to the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage looked at the thick stack of complaint forms on his desk.
He rubbed his temples: “So, the Uchiha suspended 80% of their teams in a day?”
The ANBU responded: “Yes, the Uchiha started dealing with those who were previously complained against this morning. All of them were suspended for reflection.”
“Now, the Security Team is understaffed. There are frequent security problems outside, and no one is paying attention.”
What's Kawasaki up to, or what's Fugaku up to?
The Third Hokage couldn't understand the Uchiha's intentions. This small matter didn't seem like a revenge against Konoha.
After all, if the situation escalated, the ANBU would naturally intervene.
Moreover, Kawasaki had already contacted the Hyūga clan in advance and asked them to take over.
The Third Hokage took a puff from his pipe: “How are the Hyūga and Kawasaki getting along?”
“Uchiha Kawasaki gave all the security team deployments and patrol routes to the Hyūga clan without reservation.”
“It's just that the Hyūga clan needs to deploy personnel and familiarize themselves with the routes. It will take a week.”
Security team deployments and patrols have always been the responsibility of the Uchiha clan. The Hyūga clan does need time to adjust.
The Third Hokage tapped his pipe: “For this week, the ANBU should pay close attention. If anything major happens, you intervene directly. Once the Hyūga clan takes over, you can withdraw.”
“Yes!”
......
Uchiha clan territory, training ground.
After most of the security team members were suspended, the Fourth Elder kept them all in the clan territory.
Many security team members had nothing to do and voluntarily came to the training ground to practice.
“Hey! Yanshu!”
Uchiha Yanshu, who was practicing throwing kunai, stopped. It was his teammate, Oura and Rikujin.
“What's up?”
They had been partners for a long time and their relationship was good. They were considered friends.
Oura smiled: “You haven't been out. Don't you know? Shimizu Tavern was burned down today?”
Yanshu raised an eyebrow: “The tavern on Third Street?”
“Yeah, he got into a fight with a drunkard again today. The drunkard was unhappy after being beaten, so he burned his storefront. He won't be able to open for a while.”
Rikujin was a little gloating.
“No one stopped him?”
Oura shook his head: “Where would anyone be? From First Street to Seventh Street, all the Uchiha are suspended.”
“Then, they didn't complain?”
Rikujin laughed: “Of course they complained. Why wouldn't they? But complaints are useless. We have no one on the security team now.”
“Those bosses were always jumping up and down, either saying we were lax in law enforcement or complaining about our violence.”
“Today, the Uchiha aren't handling it anymore. They're begging to come again. They're really cheap.”
“I heard the Fourth Elder was happy today. He was even humming as he walked.”
Yanshu also laughed: “We Uchiha have suffered so much. These people deserve it.”
Oura asked: “The Fourth Elder suspended our work, but didn't mention any new tasks.”
“Yanshu, do you know what the Vice-Clan Leader is planning to do with us?”
Yanshu shook his head: “I'm not sure either. But the Vice-Clan Leader said that we've been working hard on the security team...”
“He's just giving us a week's vacation. He'll arrange new tasks after a week.”
......
Night fell quietly.
Uchiha Kawasaki had been practicing in the clan's training ground.
He had just obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan, which gave his abilities a huge leap...