Chapter 562: Shisui’s Life Mission Settlement

After Uchiha Sheng Qing left, the Uchiha Ninja who had not yet fallen also stopped.

Without a doubt, they had already lost.

The Uchiha Ninja who had previously felt underestimated looked at Shisui and Obito with a complex expression.

He had to admit that Shisui and his team had the right to be arrogant.

“Shisui and Obito win!” Uchiha Yashiro announced the result of the battle.

The surrounding Uchiha Ninja all looked at the two with surprise, especially Shisui.

In this battle, Charizard and Obito were more focused on auxiliary containment, so they were more impressed by Shisui and Zoroark.

Zoroark’s hard-to-detect, wide-range genjutsu, and Shisui’s astonishingly powerful blue flames left an unforgettable impression on the Uchiha Ninja present.

“The distance has widened again.” Uchiha Inaho scratched his head.

Ever since Shisui displayed his strength, Uchiha Inaho had been diligently training with Shisui as his goal.

However, every time Shisui appeared, Uchiha Inaho would discover that the gap in strength between him and Shisui had grown larger.

Even though he was also training hard, the distance not only didn’t shrink but actually grew further.

Uchiha Inaho’s mood quickly calmed down; after all, it wasn’t his first day knowing Shisui.

Such experiences had happened more than once or twice, and Uchiha Inaho had grown somewhat accustomed to them.

Although he spoke of catching up, Uchiha Inaho knew that catching up was impossible; in reality, he merely used Shisui as a goal to spur himself on.

“I hope it can bring about positive changes.” Uchiha Fugaku led the Uchiha Ninja back to Nanga Shrine.

According to the agreement between Shisui and Uchiha Sheng Qing, Shisui’s reform proposal would now be passed at the clan meeting.

Unless Uchiha Fugaku used his clan leader’s authority to veto Shisui.

As the leader of the Uchiha Clan, even if a proposal recognized by most Uchiha Ninja emerged at the clan meeting, Uchiha Fugaku could choose not to pass it; this was his prerogative as clan leader.

Of course, Uchiha Fugaku would not normally use this right; as clan leader, how could he stand against the majority of people?

“The first step of the plan is finally halfway complete.” Shisui breathed a sigh of relief.

He had prepared very thoroughly, but there was still a possibility of unexpected failure.

“Obito, thank you for your trouble this time.” Shisui thanked Obito.

If he had been fighting alone, implementing the plan would have been truly difficult.

“It’s a small matter, and didn’t you say this was a good thing for the Uchiha? I’m also a member of the Uchiha,” Obito chuckled and waved his hand.

Obito didn’t have many friends in the Uchiha Clan, but he had received the Uchiha Clan’s education, so he still had some sense of clan honor.

All the Uchiha Ninja returned to Nanga Shrine, and the suspended clan meeting resumed.

This time, the atmosphere of the clan meeting was different again; Uchiha Sheng Qing and his supporters all kept their promise to remain silent.

Basically, Shisui was constantly explaining his reform plan, and Shisui’s supporters were discussing it.

“So, does anyone else have other opinions? If not, the ‘Police Force Reform’ proposal will be passed.” After a suitable amount of time, Uchiha Fugaku spoke up and asked.

Silence returned to Nanga Shrine, as if the Police Force reform had become the popular will, and no Uchiha had any objection to this proposal.

“Then, the ‘Police Force Reform’ proposal is passed, this clan meeting is concluded, dismissed!” Uchiha Fugaku announced.

The quiet of Nanga Shrine was broken; some Uchiha discussed the impact of the proposal, while others chatted about miscellaneous things and left together.

“Obito, you go first, I still have something to do here.” Shisui said, seeing that Obito looked eager to leave.

His first step was the Police Force reform, and passing it at the clan meeting only meant half the battle was won.

Because for a large department like the Police Force, any reform could not be decided by the Uchiha Clan alone; it required the Hokage’s signature and seal.

Therefore, Shisui had to discuss with Uchiha Fugaku the Police Force reform proposal to be submitted to the Hokage.

“Alright then.” Obito waved goodbye to Shisui and jogged away.

For him, attending the clan meeting was a bit of a torment, so boring that he could only space out by himself.

Then, Shisui followed Uchiha Fugaku back to Uchiha Fugaku’s home.

Uchiha Itachi, who was not yet asleep, was very happy to see Shisui arrive.

However, to Itachi’s regret, Shisui only spoke a few words to him before going to the study with Uchiha Fugaku.

“We must make the Third Hokage feel our genuine desire for reform.” Shisui spoke.

The Police Force was a pit left by the Second Hokage for the Uchiha.

But after Shisui’s careful research, coupled with Muzuki’s guidance, he found that the Second Hokage actually had no intention of completely destroying the Uchiha.

Otherwise, if the Second Hokage truly wanted to suppress the Uchiha, there were actually simpler and more brutal methods; the Second Hokage was even more forceful during his tenure than the Third Hokage.

Since the Second Hokage himself had no intention of destroying the Uchiha, would his disciples have such a thought?

Shisui couldn’t say for the Second Hokage’s other disciples, but from what he understood, Hiruzen Sarutobi should not have this idea.

Because he and Obito were both Uchiha, but Hiruzen Sarutobi did not show any intention of suppression.

In fact, due to a series of reasons, they even received support and cultivation.

Ninja of their age appearing in the Leaf Newspaper were truly rare.

Therefore, Shisui felt that the most important thing to get the Third Hokage to agree to the Uchiha reform was to show sincerity.

To let Hiruzen Sarutobi know that the Uchiha wanted to mend their ways, and not just use the opportunity to gain more positions and increase Konoha’s salary burden.

Uchiha Fugaku showed a thoughtful expression.

He hadn’t expected Shisui to have even considered the Hokage’s side of things.

The two chatted for about an hour.

When leaving, Shisui unexpectedly found that Uchiha Itachi was still not asleep, sitting alone on the corridor outside the house, looking sullen.

“Itachi, it’s bedtime now, you know.” Shisui walked over to Uchiha Itachi, squatted down, and reminded him with a smile.

“But Shisui-niisan, you’re not sleeping either.” Uchiha Itachi looked at Shisui, his cheeks puffed out slightly, and replied.

“Because I’m already a Jonin, and Itachi is still a child. Children need to sleep early to grow tall.” Shisui said, smiling and patting Uchiha Itachi’s head.

Uchiha Itachi said nothing, quietly looking at Shisui.

Just as Shisui was wondering why Uchiha Itachi was in a bad mood, Uchiha Itachi spoke:

“You told me last time that you’d tell me a story when you had time, but we’ve met several times now, and you still haven’t told one.”

Uchiha Itachi was not an unreasonable child; if Shisui hadn’t made the promise, he wouldn’t have been upset with Shisui for not hearing a story.

But Shisui was the one who brought up telling stories, and now Shisui seemed to have forgotten, so Uchiha Itachi naturally felt unhappy.

He wasn’t unhappy because he couldn’t hear a story, but because Shisui had forgotten their promise and had forgotten him.

“I’m really sorry, I’ve been a bit busy lately.” Shisui replied a little awkwardly.

He had been busy planning the Police Force reform recently and had forgotten about this matter.

“If you’re too busy, then…”

“Next time, I’ll tell you a story next time.” Shisui interrupted Uchiha Itachi, gently tapping Uchiha Itachi’s head with his finger.

“You’ll get your story, but now it’s a child’s bedtime.”

Uchiha Itachi nodded obediently, and after bidding farewell to Shisui, immediately went to sleep.

“Clan extermination… I absolutely cannot let such a thing happen.” Shisui recalled the intelligence from the future and thought with determination.

He would try his best to guide Uchiha Itachi onto the right path, but if it didn’t work and Uchiha Itachi still wanted to madly exterminate his clan.

Then Shisui would absolutely not show any mercy.

…

Hokage Office.

“The Uchiha actually voluntarily requested to break the rules and allow non-Uchiha Ninja to join the Police Force.” Seeing the request submitted by Uchiha Fugaku, Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat surprised.

This was a rare occurrence; nothing like this had ever happened since the Police Force was established.

Hiruzen Sarutobi examined it carefully.

After finishing, Hiruzen Sarutobi closed his eyes and fell into thought.

This matter, it could be big, after all, the Police Force was an important department of Konoha, and Police Force reform could naturally be considered a big deal.

It could also be small; it was just recruiting a few new Ninja into the Police Force.

Thump-thump!

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the wooden desk rhythmically.

Ultimately, Hiruzen Sarutobi exercised the Hokage’s subjective initiative and determined that this was a small matter that did not require a high-level meeting.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi did not directly sign and seal it; he summoned an Anbu Ninja and ordered him to bring Uchiha Fugaku to the Hokage Office.

He wanted to inquire about some details and clarify Uchiha Fugaku’s purpose.

“Lord Sandaime.” Uchiha Fugaku immediately greeted him after entering the office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly in response.

The Uchiha were a clan closely monitored by Konoha’s Anbu, and as the leader of the Uchiha Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a good understanding of Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku’s strength was not particularly outstanding among past Uchiha Clan leaders, but his personality was unusually steady for an Uchiha.

For example, Uchiha Fugaku might not truly respect Hiruzen Sarutobi in his heart, but he would definitely do all the superficial work perfectly.

“Tell me about your Police Force reform. Why did you have this idea, and what impact can the reform have on the Police Force and Konoha?” Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with interest.

Not only was Shisui troubled by the Uchiha’s issues, but Hiruzen Sarutobi also very much wanted to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha.

Dealing with enemies was already difficult enough, and having to specially assign Anbu to monitor the Uchiha Clan was truly a waste of resources.

If the war became more intense, and he had to send Uchiha Ninja to the battlefield, wouldn’t he also have to specially dispatch a strong team to supervise them?

“Actually, this idea originally came from Shisui.” Uchiha Fugaku concealed some details and explained the whole story.

This was what Shisui had requested.

Shisui had told Uchiha Fugaku during their previous discussion that if Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, he should just tell him what he had done.

“If Kagami knew his grandson was so outstanding, he would probably show a very relieved smile.” Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had once been teammates with Uchiha Kagami and knew of his excellence.

And Shisui was like a super version of Uchiha Kagami, not old, but his strength and thinking ability surpassed those of an adult.

After clarifying what he wanted to ask, Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed Uchiha Fugaku to return to work, and then had Anbu call Shisui over.

“Your strength can reach the Four Finals of the Martial Arts Tournament, and you can also help the clan. If Asuma were half as excellent as you, I wouldn’t have to worry about him.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a chuckle, not immediately discussing the Police Force reform with Shisui.

“You flatter me, and Asuma is actually very diligent; he also reached the top eight in the Martial Arts Tournament, which is not a bad result.” Shisui said modestly.

“His top eight was due to some luck.” Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his small beard and shook his head.

As Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally had ample intelligence; if he were to strictly rank the top eight in terms of strength, Asuma wouldn’t even make the top ten, let alone the top eight.

Of course, complaining didn’t stop Hiruzen Sarutobi from smiling inwardly; who would dislike their own son being praised?

Soon, Hiruzen Sarutobi got to the point, asking Shisui about the Police Force reform.

Shisui’s handling was almost identical to Uchiha Fugaku’s; besides some minor details, he basically said everything that could be said.

After confirming there were no issues, Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the request for new positions in the Police Force.

When the reform began, and non-Uchiha Ninja could join the Police Force, Muzuki’s panel also displayed a message about settlement rewards.

Muzuki opened his panel and looked at Shisui’s life mission; the progress of Shisui’s life mission had increased, and by a lot.

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