Naruto: Awakening Eternal Power with My Eye Techniques

By transferring out those elite members who have awakened their Sharingan—most of whom were battle-hardened veterans surviving from the Second Ninja War—we can form an additional riot police unit. This not only gives them a way to burn off their restless energy but also boosts our combat readiness for the coming Third Great Ninja War.

More importantly, it reduces friction with villagers. The lower-class citizens of Konoha mostly hold resentment against the Uchiha because of these men—recently returned from combat with terrible tempers and some even suffering from PTSD after the war. Of course, Konoha's F4 faction propaganda efforts are also a key factor.

However, each of them reacted differently:

The hardline Elder Fukasaku thought to himself: "So this is it. No wonder Shizhi approached me beforehand without telling me the details. But since I've already received benefits, I'll go along with it.

Besides, my health won't last much longer. How could I possibly compete with Second Elder and others? Most importantly, once this succeeds, whoever controls this unit will essentially command all the clan's military power—and could directly become the clan head.

Looks like Shizhi has already decided on a successor. This would greatly benefit our clan indeed. She truly possesses great wisdom."

Most of the talented descendants of Elder Fukasaku had perished during the wars. The few remaining lacked talent and were placed by him in logistics departments, yet they ended up embezzling funds. Recently, during a financial audit, Shizhi uncovered their wrongdoing.

For the sake of his descendants and knowing he didn't have long to live, he simply wanted to lay a foundation for future generations. Shizhi herself cleared their debts, offered further benefits, and even promised protection for his descendants. Thus, the Elder had already been swayed.

The dovish Second Elder said in his mind: "What exactly does Director Shizhi intend? A coup? Probably not. She used to support our faction and advocated peaceful coexistence with the village. Why now?

Perhaps this is paving the way for the next clan leader. Who has she chosen? What should I do? How will the village respond? We must not create conflict between the Uchiha and the village."

The neutralist Third Elder thought: "Troublesome indeed, but I'll just follow Director Shizhi's lead. She sees much farther than I do. Besides, if Fugaku and Lady Mikoto succeed, maybe Fugaku could become the next clan head. I certainly can't afford to hold him back." It was precisely this personality that led Shizhi to promote him to Third Elder years ago.

After allowing everyone's emotions to settle again, the Second Elder spoke first: "Director Shizhi, I'm having difficulty understanding your intentions. Have you considered the opinions of Konoha's upper leadership, especially the F4 faction? Now that peace has finally arrived, we must avoid creating tensions."

Uchiha Shizhi explained in a firm tone: "The village leaders must not interfere with the internal affairs of each clan. This was an agreement made when the village was founded between the First Hokage and everyone else.

Moreover, we naturally hold authority over the Konoha Military Police Division—this power was bestowed upon us by the Second Hokage. If you've forgotten this, I'd be happy to explain it again.

As for why I act this way, it is all guided by the Will of Fire left behind by our ancestors. Everything I do serves the Will of Fire, protects Konoha, and safeguards our clansmen."

By invoking the names of the First and Second Hokage along with the concept of the Will of Fire, Uchiha Shizhi effectively silenced opposition—if anyone still disagreed, they would seem like dissidents. Therefore, Elder Ni, who didn't have much scholarly depth, could only swallow his pride and accept the situation. He had no arguments left, so he decided to just watch and wait.

He had no choice but to accept it anyway; after all, without having successfully countered him logically, arguing unreasonably was out of the question. The fact was, Elder Ni simply lacked the nerve to confront Uchiha Shizhi directly. Shizhi's prestige had been forged through battle during the Naraka Yomi War, where he personally killed two bearers of the Mangekyō Sharingan and defeated another.

Uchiha Shizhi did not consult everyone beforehand purely due to concerns about leaks that might lead to interference from the Hokage's authority. Though she wasn't afraid of such confrontation, she preferred fewer complications.

Therefore, during the clan meeting, Uchiha Shizhi used his personal influence to push the decision through immediately. After all, the authority granted by the Second Hokage to the Military Police was immense, and organizing a new Tactical Squad was not a major issue—even if its size was excessive, nearly matching the Anbu in scale. But this was something Uchiha Shizhi was fully capable of handling.

Shortly afterward, Elder Fukasaku stood up and openly expressed support. Seeing this, Third Elder quickly rose as well, regretting internally that he had hesitated too long while also feeling curious—he hadn't expected Elder Fukasaku, a man of such strong moral fiber, to yield so easily. However, he realized this must have been one of Uchiha Shizhi's strategies and thus felt even more admiration toward him.

Soon after, to show initiative, Third Elder raised a practical concern on behalf of everyone—the current shortage of personnel within the Military Police Division. He intended to actively cooperate with Uchiha Shizhi later to gain favor.

This was indeed a real problem. Even before the Second Ninja War, the total number of Uchiha ninja never exceeded 1000, and after the war, even with reinforcements from the younger generation, the count barely reached around 900. Removing the elderly, the infirm, and key clan figures, there were only about 600 active combatants.

Of them, approximately 200 bore the awakened eye trait, while around 400 had yet to awaken theirs.

Now, suddenly removing over 200 experienced and awakened elites to form a separate unit and using at least half of the unawakened 400 to manage family affairs and commercial operations—which had expanded greatly—left barely enough remaining to fill the Patrol Force.

However, Uchiha Shiyu and Uchiha Shizhi had long since resolved these issues through careful planning. Uchiha Shizhi then asked Uchiha Shiyu to stand up and clarify the matter for everyone.

With the outbreak of the Second Ninja War and a large number of elite clan members being reassigned, the issue of severe personnel shortages for routine village patrols wouldn't normally have been a major concern once these individuals returned.

However," Shiyu Uchiha continued, rising to speak as if on cue from Uchiha Shizhi, "since this group has formed a separate organization and won't return to their original posts, further selections will continue drawing more elites into the newly established Paramilitary Police Force. As a result, not only will the problem remain unsolved, it will actually worsen."

He then proceeded to propose a solution—forming teams composed of elder clan members approaching retirement alongside newly promoted Genin. This would create an adequately-sized Security Task Force to maintain order around both the Uchiha Clan Compound and its affiliated business holdings, while also allowing these senior members to pass down valuable knowledge and experience to the younger ones.

The suggestion came as no surprise to most present, so no one voiced any objection. Instead, they all leaned in attentively, eager to hear what Shiyu Uchiha would say next.

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