"Yesterday, I received an order from the Third Hokage to join the Chunin Exams as an examiner, so... I won’t be able to take you with for now!"
Kurenai looked at Genya and the others with a hint of apology, her face showing both guilt and helplessness.
She hadn’t wanted to accept the role of Chunin examiner, but she couldn’t refuse an order from the Hokage.
"Wasn’t the team of Chunin examiners already decided? And he’s sending you instead?" Genya looked at Kurenai, a subtle gleam flickering in his deep eyes.
He seed to be thinking.
"Last night, he sent ANBU personally to notify , saying I was to serve as an examiner," Kurenai explained briefly what had happened yesterday. Genya’s lips curved into a small smile.
Genya’s gaze shifted toward the Hokage’s office. "You’re trying to stop things without investigating first. Looks like this experint is important to you all."
He murmured softly.
Then he refocused on her and asked, "So, Sensei, are you going to report now, or co with us first?"
"I’ll co with you first," Kurenai nodded and continued, "They didn’t even tell what ti I needed to report."
"Haha... fair enough," Genya laughed.
They exchanged a glance and then headed toward the area managed by the Sarutobi Police Forces.
Because the people reported missing had all disappeared within the Sarutobi Police Force’s jurisdiction, it made sense for them to investigate there.
At the border between the Uchiha and Sarutobi Police Force divisions, soone from the Sarutobi clan was standing watch, seemingly unwilling to let anyone pass.
The Police Forces were extrely strict.
"Huh? Police Forces here too?" Shino Abura was shocked. His ho was just over there, and he had never seen anyone guarding the border like this before.
"Hehe... of course, they don’t want the Uchiha investigating!" Genya said calmly, continuing forward.
The fact that there was a Police Force mber here ant they were even more suspicious.
"What is the Third Hokage trying to do?" Kurenai squinted her eyes, her voice unusually serious. She still didn’t know the details, and if she didn’t figure it out soon, it would be foolish.
But...
What did Hiruzen Sarutobi want those people to do?
"Oh~~ co this way, you’ll see sothing interesting." Genya, walking ahead, suddenly narrowed his eyes and led the group down another path.
Here, too, was the border between the Uchiha and Sarutobi Police Force divisions.
However, it seed lively here, with both sides facing off.
On one side stood the Uchiha Police Force led by Izumi Uchiha. On the other was the Sarutobi Police Force led by Eisuke Sarutobi. The tension between them was palpable.
"Let us pass, Eisuke Sarutobi! People from our side went missing in your territory. Are you saying we can’t investigate?" Izumi Uchiha spoke slowly, each word deliberate, her tone tinged with anger.
"Are you accusing the Sarutobi Police Force of sothing, Uchiha?" Eisuke Sarutobi didn’t back down, staring at Izumi.
"Just because people went missing in our territory doesn’t an it happened there! I could say people went missing in your territory too. Izumi Uchiha, don’t make baseless claims!"
Eisuke’s words were flawless, carefully avoiding any admission that the missing people were their responsibility.
He was deflecting entirely.
"You’re lying! None of your people went missing in our territory. Our people went missing in your jurisdiction!" Izumi shouted angrily at Eisuke.
She was truly furious at their shalessness.
Eisuke had no intention of letting them investigate. He simply wanted to deny everything.
"Our people went missing in your territory. Are you seriously not going to let us investigate?" Izumi finished speaking and prepared to push forward.
"Why, Uchiha Izumi, do you want to forcibly enter the area under our control?" Sarutobi Eisuke looked at Izumi, who was about to move forward, and quickly stepped in to block her.
"Have you forgotten? Back then, your clan and the Sarutobi clan each agreed to control a territory. And now you want to force your way through?"
Sarutobi Eisuke did not yield an inch.
"We just want to investigate the missing persons!" Uchiha Izumi snapped, still too young compared to Eisuke.
Especially against the unreasonable Eisuke—not that he was unreasonable, but Sarutobi Hiruzen had deliberately ordered this blockade.
"I don’t care why you’ve co to investigate. If you Uchiha want to cross the boundary, then let Uchiha Kinya co personally and speak to !" Sarutobi Eisuke remained unyielding, even pressing forward aggressively.
"You—" Uchiha Izumi was montarily speechless, anger twisting inside her, but she had nothing to retort.
"What’s going on? You want to step in?" Genya approached at that mont, looking at Sarutobi Eisuke. "If it’s about the Uchiha Police Force Division, just tell directly!"
"You?" Sarutobi Eisuke sneered at Genya. "You’re just a kid. Leave adult matters alone!"
"Have you forgotten? I am the leader of the Uchiha Police Force Division. Everything concerning the Police Force is my responsibility!" Genya looked at Eisuke without anger, speaking calmly.
"You?" Eisuke first let out a light laugh, but then realization struck. Back when Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Kinya split the clan, Uchiha Genya had beco the leader of the Police Force!
But recently, Uchiha Genya had hardly been in the spotlight, with all attention going to Uchiha Kinya. So the first person Eisuke thought of was naturally Uchiha Kinya.
"Then you ca at just the right ti!" Sarutobi Eisuke reacted and finally looked at Uchiha Genya as he continued, "We agreed back then to each manage our own area. Your people want to force their way in here—what exactly do they want to do?"
"Do what?" Genya smiled slightly and then turned to Uchiha Izumi. "Izumi, what do you want to do? Are you just thinking of taking a walk over there? Seeing how Konoha is organized?"
As he spoke, Genya’s tone clearly hinted at telling Izumi not to say anything unnecessary—just to mislead them.
Uchiha Izumi was a bit confused, then nodded. "Yes, we wanted to take a walk there, but Sarutobi Eisuke and the others stopped us, which is why I said sothing extre!"
Seeing Izumi’s answer, Genya nodded in satisfaction.
Then he turned back to Sarutobi Eisuke. "Captain Eisuke, they just want to take a stroll and experience how the Sarutobi Police Force Division operates. If they find anything useful, they will bring it back for the Uchiha clan to learn from, to improve the overall quality of the Uchiha Police Force Division!"
Huh?
Sarutobi Eisuke’s eyebrows twitched at this.
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