Such a scene made Jiraiya, who had been paying attention to this place since Kuragami Uchiha entered the Hokage building, sigh secretly.
At this time, Itachi Uchiha just came to the Hokage building and happened to meet the people of the Konoha Military Police Force.
The faces of several members of the Uchiha Clan behind Kuragami Uchiha changed the moment they saw Itachi Uchiha. It was no secret in the Uchiha Clan that Itachi Uchiha had taken the initiative to move out of the clan, especially after learning yesterday that Itachi Uchiha had become the captain of the Anbu without even saying a word to the clan.
In the clan's concept, Itachi Uchiha's behavior was no different from treason. Some radical elders of the clan even petitioned to Kuragami Uchiha on the spot, asking that this person who betrayed the clan be dealt with directly, but Kuragami Uchiha suppressed such voices.
Itachi Uchiha said nothing when he passed by Kuragami Uchiha.
"Hey, Itachi." After the two passed by, Kuragami Uchiha turned around and spoke first.
Itachi Uchiha turned around and saw Kuragami Uchiha walking towards him with a smile on his face.
"Congratulations." Kuragami Uchiha said.
"Congratulations?" Itachi Uchiha frowned slightly.
"Yes, congratulations on becoming the captain of the Anbu. Elder Fugaku was also very happy when he found out about this. However, Itachi, why didn't you tell the clan about such a big thing? The clan only knew about your promotion last night."
Kuragami Uchiha said with a smile.
Itachi Uchiha looked at the curious eyes of the Anbu and the ninjas from the Jonin squad around him and thought to himself that it was not good.
He knew that he had to draw a clear line with Kuragami Uchiha here; otherwise, in the eyes of others, even the captain of the Anbu belonged to Uchiha, and then it would be over.
"Captain Kuragami, you taught me to refer to my position when I was working." Itachi Uchiha said seriously.
"Don't be so serious, Itachi, I think you seem to have some misunderstandings about me, but we are all ninjas in the village, and we are still from the same clan. Can't we just talk about some things?"
Kuragami Uchiha smiled indifferently.
"Captain Kuragami, you are joking. What misunderstandings can there be between us?" Itachi Uchiha said expressionlessly.
"Itachi, I just want to get closer to you. After all, we have the same blood in our bodies. If you can stand on the same front with me, you can contribute more to the village, right?"
Itachi Uchiha wanted to speak after hearing this, but Kuragami Uchiha whispered in his ear: "Itachi, think about it before answering; this is your last chance."
Itachi Uchiha turned his head, but Kuragami Uchiha was still smiling in front of him.
After a moment of silence, he frowned and said: "I don't understand what you are talking about, Captain Kuragami. Aren't the ninjas of Konoha always on the same front?"
"Is that so?" Kuragami Uchiha smiled.
"Sorry, I still have official business to attend to. Goodbye." After saying this, Itachi Uchiha turned around and left without looking back.
"Clan Head, do you want to…"
At this time, the leaders of the Konoha Military Police Force, who had been at the side, came to Kuragami Uchiha and said as they looked at Itachi Uchiha's back as he left. Their voice was full of murderous intent.
"Let's go, leave him alone. I've given him many chances. At least now, I can explain to Elder Fugaku and Shisui that I tried."
Kuragami Uchiha sneered. He had expected Itachi Uchiha to react like this. The reason why he stopped him was just to give a face to Shisui and Fugaku, who were loyal to him.
… … …
This scene in the Hokage building soon spread throughout the Ninja clan and the Jonin squad. Itachi Uchiha's almost open break with the clan finally dispelled Hiruzen Sarutobi's last doubts.
However, some people in the Anbu who were originally dissatisfied with Itachi Uchiha, the designated captain, and were only polite to him for Kuragami Uchiha's sake stopped pretending.
In the following period of time, Itachi Uchiha also found that except for the ninjas from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, the others in the Anbu were more likely to execute his orders in a bad way.
On the contrary, under the arrangement of Kuragami Uchiha's banquets and Ryo's offensive, the relationship between the Anbu, the ninjas of the Jonin squad, and Kuragami Uchiha became closer and closer.
The Isshin society, which was originally hidden in the dark, directly surfaced.
The Anbu was fine and did not go too far under the confidentiality code provisions. On the Jonin squad, many civilians and ninjas from the small ninja clan directly claimed to be members of the Isshin society when they had no missions.
This uncontrolled situation made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel helpless. He was the Hokage, but he couldn't control what the ninjas did after work. They just attended the banquet normally. Kuragami Uchiha, who hosted the banquet, toasted the Will of Fire at every banquet.
In this regard, Hiruzen Sarutobi also knew that he couldn't delay it any longer.
Soon, he sent a nomination letter to the Daimyo, formally recommending Jiraiya as the Fifth Hokage. His plan was to resolve everything with one decisive move.
It didn't take long for the news that the village was about to elect the Fifth Hokage to spread throughout the village.
"Have you heard? The village is about to elect the Fifth Hokage."
"I know; it seems that the Third Hokage is going to nominate Jiraiya-sama, one of the three Sannins."
"Who becomes the Hokage has nothing to do with us, right?"
"That's hard to say. I heard that Jiraiya-sama doesn't get along well with the head of the Uchiha Clan. If he takes office, he will definitely suppress the Konoha Military Police Force. Maybe he will help us, who were beaten by the Konoha Military Police Force last time, to get justice."
"There is such a thing?"
A villager who was beaten during the martial law incident last time because he took in the rioters who attacked the Konoha Military Police Force said in surprise: "Then we have to support Jiraiya-sama."
… … …
Similar rumors continued to circulate in the village, and soon, the rumor developed that Jiraiya was about to become the Fifth Hokage, and the good days of the Konoha Military Police Force were over.
The consequence of this rumor is that the unruly people who had just been quiet for a while because of the martial law incident have become tough again, and the number of complaint letters in the complaint mailbox of the Konoha Military Police Force has increased again.
"Is the old guy not going to act?"
Kuragami Uchiha stuffed a complaint letter he had just read into the shredder in his office and then sneered.
"Originally, I wanted to give the old guy some respect, but now, since he doesn't want to be respected, I'll help him lose it properly."
Kuragami Uchiha came to the window, and after making a seal, he summoned a Ninja Hawk, sealed a secret letter in the scroll on the Ninja Hawk's leg with a special Jutsu, and then patted the Ninja Hawk's head.
The Ninja Hawk let out a long cry, flew into the sky, and flew towards the east of the village.
After doing all this, Kuragami Uchiha returned to his desk and calmly fiddled with the tea set. After a cup of fragrant tea was brewed, Kuragami Uchiha looked up at the calendar on his desk.
The 56th year of Konoha, December 10.
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