Thanks to Hyūga Hiyasu's unintentional intervention,
Uchiha Kamito led a Police Force squad (ten-man unit) and quickly arrived at the scene.
Sigh.
Ever since Shimura Danzo was gone, our Uchiha Police Force has had no large-scale operations. Kind of miss those days.
(Shimura Danzo: Give me one chance to be revived, and I'll definitely wipe out this evil Uchiha clan. Who do you think you're looking down on?)
After Uchiha Kamito arrived, he didn't sense any familiar chakra.
However, he did detect Naruto and Hinata.
Could it be that Naruto and Hinata were on a date and got caught by Hyūga Hiyasu—so they called him here to settle things fairly?
On one side was the eldest son of his superior.On the other was the niece of a close friend.
What a difficult choice.
Forget it. I just got helped out earlier—time to go all in. I'll back you up. So what if he's my superior? Let's go head-to-head.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you've got some nerve. How dare you try to abduct an innocent girl."
Uchiha Kamito's words startled
Aburame Shiken, Inuzuka Ryoha, and Wave Minato, who had just arrived.
Abduction? Innocent? Girl?
How old is Naruto anyway?
Isn't he only three?
Even Ryoha is five.
(Inuzuka Ryoha: What are you talking about? What does this have to do with me? We're childhood friends! That's completely different from Naruto.)
"Hey, you blind fool, what nonsense are you spouting? And where's Naruto?"
"Isn't the one next to you?"
"Next to me?"
Hyūga Hiyasu looked at the gray-faced, bruised little boy who had bravely stepped in.
"You're Naruto?"
"Yeah, I'm Uzumaki Naruto."
Good grief. Without knowing the answer beforehand, he'd never have recognized him.
By that logic… did he come out too early?
He then glanced at the three culprits still struggling.
Should I have waited until after you beat him to death before stepping in and ruling fairly?
No matter how you guard against it, day and night alike, you still got your home stolen by this blond kid.
So frustrating.
Hinata is such a cute girl—how could she ever get married?
"Minato, come get your kid. He did well. He's a real man."
Upon hearing his son mentioned,
Wave Minato Body Flickered beside Hyūga Hiyasu.
"My child? Naruto—where is Naruto?"
As proven, in his current state, even his biological father couldn't easily recognize him.
Probably only Uchiha Kamito, who identified people by chakra, could tell.
"That one."
Hyūga Hiyasu pointed.
Minato first froze.
Then carefully examined.
Finally confirmed it was indeed his son.
He hurried over and hugged him.
"My Naruto… how did you end up like this?"
On the side, Inuzuka Ryoha awkwardly scratched his nose.
Judging by the situation, at least half of this was probably his daughter's doing.
"Ryoha, this doesn't have anything to do with you, does it?"
"Nonsense! Of course not. This is the first time I've seen Naruto today."
Aburame Shiken understood.
The dirtiness might have been caused by those three kids— but the bruises absolutely had something to do with Ryoha.
And Ryoha also had a daughter…
Could it be that Naruto…
"Enough! Back to the main issue. Minato, Kamito—you're both here. How should this be resolved?"
"My niece Hinata was walking home when these three kids surrounded her. Naruto stepped in to stop them, and was beaten up by all three. How will the Police Force handle this? And how should the Hidden Leaf Village deal with it?"
While waiting for everyone to arrive,
Hyūga Hiyasu had already learned the full story through the recording insects.
After summarizing the key points, he waited for the Police Force Chief and the Fourth Hokage's judgment.
"Six-year-olds? Not easy to punish. That's troublesome. Detain them for seven to fourteen days, depending on their behavior."
Uchiha Kamito said.
Since ancient times, disciplining children has been the hardest—can't hit them, can't scold them, and if someone else helps educate them, you'll get blamed.
"I agree with Kamito."
Wave Minato agreed.
After all, they beat my son.
Not adding extra punishment already shows great impartiality.
"However, they're just children. Isn't punishment too severe? I suggest focusing on criticism and education, with light penalties."
The long-absent former leadership trio—
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu—appeared together.
"Third Lord, Advisor Homura, Advisor Koharu."
Minato greeted them first and bowed.
Some members of the Uchiha squad were about to follow suit—but were stopped by an experienced ninja beside them.
"Are you trying to die? Didn't you see the Chief didn't bow?"
"Ah, right."
Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed only Minato greeting him, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Times have truly changed.
Especially Uchiha Kamito—he used to flatter him constantly. Now that he's risen in status, things are different.
"Third Lord, you don't seem to have the authority to change the Police Force's disciplinary rules."
Uchiha Kamito said.
"How insolent! Do you know who you're speaking to?"
Mitokado Homura shouted angrily.
"Definitely not you."
Aburame Shiken replied coldly.
Why does he keep clashing with Root's leadership?
Maybe… the underground of the Hidden Leaf Village is too cramped to house two dark organizations at once.
"You!!"
Homura pointed at Shiken, speechless with rage.
Root had declined greatly in recent years—largely because of this kid. Whenever Root tried recruiting or abducting—or rather, recruiting—any orphan or child, they'd run into his insect clones.
Worst of all, he had even turned one of Root's key assets— the wandering kunoichi, Yakushi Nono—and established an orphanage large enough to house thousands.
Root no longer had fresh blood entering.
Without nourishment, it was steadily declining toward ruin.
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