Enter the police force
The newlywed mother and daughter laughed for a while, and Luna decided to have a good talk with Hazuki, wanting to show herself and gain her trust. After all, when traveling, one's identity is one they choose themselves.
A person, whether young, middle-aged, or old, will make different judgments about the same thing. An aging tiger is the most pitiful and also the most sensitive. The Third Hokage's mind had become narrow, and with Danzo by his side, he constantly put the Uchiha under test of obedience.
Whenever the Uchiha can no longer tolerate it, Danzo will jump up and say: I knew the Uchiha have always harbored evil intentions! Kill, kill all these rebels!
"They've disliked the Uchiha clan for a long time; they just needed a reason."
"..."
Hazuki Uchiha listened, her eyes glazed over. This was incredibly impactful for someone so new to politics. In Konoha's classrooms, aside from ninja regulations, there was hardly any instruction on this topic. History classes mostly focused on praising heroes, rarely posing any thought-provoking questions.
In particular, with three generations serving as honorary principals, the school's classrooms primarily focused on the Will of Fire.
From Luna's perspective, the Third Hokage should have abdicated, and Fugaku Uchiha was incredibly foolish. For a clan, the incompetence of its leader is the greatest sin. He had been patient, but when it comes to obedience tests, patience is useless. Human patience has its limits. Instead of trying to break the deadlock from multiple angles, he finally managed to rise up, but what kind of bloodless revolution is he hoping for?
So naive it's laughable!
Luna scoffed, implying that if someone gets slapped and doesn't retaliate on the spot, others will think they're easy to bully.
Obedience tests should not be tolerated from the moment they are noticed.
And ninjas... treat forbearance as gospel, everyone is forbearing.
Hazuki Uchiha had never heard of obedience tests, but they were easy to understand once explained; many mothers-in-law treated their daughters-in-law the same way. Understanding this, she frowned.
Hazuki glanced at Luna's expression, feeling uneasy. The more satisfied she had been with her daughter's boyfriend before, the more she now loathed Itachi. A killer who betrayed his clan—this name constantly stirred negative emotions within her.
What did they, mother and daughter, do wrong?
Did Koizumi betray Konoha?
Did the uncles and aunties who sell desserts and vegetables betray Konoha?
Now that Luna is going to the police force, she will naturally come into contact with Itachi. She can't help but worry, afraid that Luna will give herself away, and also afraid that she will develop some thoughts because of Itachi's superficial gentleness. She has been saved like Koizumi, and she will remember it.
Koizumi, in the end, still loved him.
"If possible, stay away from him."
“It’s understandable that you dislike him. But his loyalty to Konoha… is not wrong.” Luna smiled when she saw Hazuki’s disapproving look, her laughter relaxed: “Heh, loyalty is a good quality, but double standards are not.”
Uchiha Hazuki: Hmm?
Luna knew her worries, and thinking of her homeland, her longing also spread: "I love my country, I am loyal to it, and I am proud of it. But I have expectations for my country: that we can live in peace and prosperity, with plenty of food and clothing."
Although I loathe this illness, everything else is fine, at least much better than abroad. A nation and its people are interdependent; if an ethnic group is discriminated against in their own country, isn't it ridiculous to expect loyalty?
If a leader cannot win the sincere respect of his subordinates, then the leader is certainly not good enough. Take the Che X organization in Russia, for example; didn't they submit to Putin?
"Loyalty to the country is a admirable quality, but he has no expectations of becoming Hokage. It's as if the fact that the Uchiha clan can still breathe is a blessing." This is something Luna finds hard to understand. The Chinese have many opinions about ancient emperors and hold leaders to higher standards than ordinary people. Respect for talent and clear rewards and punishments are the most basic qualities of a leader; if you can't do these, everyone will feel there's no point in following you.
Besides, are the requirements for the Uchiha clan high these days?
They were stingy even when it came to simply treating everyone equally.
Thinking about the various evaluations of Itachi Uchiha, Luna organized them in her mind, attempting to create a profile. His reputation was consistently high: Orochimaru marveled at his ninja talent, Obito admired his keen insight, the Third Hokage praised his Hokage mindset, and Sasuke felt his brother was more deserving of the title. She also remembered comments on the screen saying that Konoha owed Itachi a Hokage position.
Yeah, that's pretty outrageous.
A seven-year-old child with Naruto mindset?
The Third Hokage abdicated in favor of the Fourth Hokage because he was old and frail. Konoha, shortly after Itachi's birth, had just experienced the Third Shinobi World War and was declining in every aspect. At that time, Kumogakure was a constant threat, the Fourth Hokage died in the Nine-Tails' attack, and Hinata Hyuga was later kidnapped. Instead of trying to subdue the Uchiha clan, the Third Hokage allowed Danzo to castrate himself. What kind of Hokage thinking was that?
Even if the Nine-Tails attack was carried out by the Uchiha, in a time of external and internal strife, a normal emperor would show more favoritism towards some factions, encouraging them to overthrow the clan head and thoroughly control the Uchiha force. Any future Uchiha members who disobey could be dealt with later.
Similarly, when Madara Uchiha was forced to leave Konoha, she didn't believe that the Second Hokage hadn't been involved, and that the Third Hokage hadn't learned anything from him. However, the Third Hokage did inherit some of the Second Hokage's methods, especially the practice of imprisoning Uchiha, which was passed down through generations.
"Konoha occupies the most advantageous geographical location on the entire continent. If the Hokage doesn't find more allies and play the 'distant alliance and near attack' strategy to contain Kumogakure, how can he have the nerve to say he has no selfish motives and is doing his utmost for Konoha?"
After complaining about Naruto, she thought to herself: If Konoha had always been strong, would enemies have been able to enter Konoha as easily as visiting a brothel? Orochimaru, Pain, and others could have come and gone without any obstacles.
Given the Third Hokage's wretched state, it's understandable that the Uchiha clan would be dissatisfied.
Even though the Ugly Country is full of FBI agents, there are still many people calling Big Orange an idiot.
Uchiha Hazuki listened, confused, and asked in a low voice, "What does 'befriend distant states while attacking nearby ones' mean?"
"The key is to befriend the neighboring ninja villages of Kumogakure and support them in attacking Kumogakure. This way, Konoha can rest easy. It's something that can be done with a little money, so why not do it?"
"(⊙o⊙)...Were you a young lady from a powerful family before?" Uchiha Hazuki was even more confused. It was clearly the same face, but the words coming out of her mouth were all over the place, and she seemed to have political skills at her fingertips. She was definitely not a child from an ordinary family.
“It’s just something I’ve picked up from what I’ve seen and heard.” Luna paused for a few seconds, crossed out the word “ally” in her mind, and silently rewrote the word “helper”.
In her first life, she came from a wealthy family and received an excellent education, but due to her weak health and lack of practical experience, she was ultimately just a paper tiger. Her only hope is that the Third Hokage and Danzo are both old, which is within the realm of her own speculation.
【Very good, two newbies saving the Uchiha clan, whether they live or die is up to fate.】 Luna maintained a composed and proud demeanor, but inside she was panicking.
She reassured herself that everything was alright. With the monitoring of the Thought Entity, her intelligence wouldn't be too far off. It was as if she had opened her third eye to monitor the enemy at any time.
Strategically despise the enemy, tactically take them seriously.
Believe in yourself, anyway... your life belongs to others, what's there to be afraid of!
Luna continued to ponder Itachi's situation. She remembered that in the later parts of Itachi's true story, it was expressed that Itachi disliked war and didn't want to see large-scale bloodshed, which was why he made this choice. This... is outrageous.
He was threatened by Danzo, so he was threatened; he did it for his brother, so he did it for his brother; he even went so far as to raise a banner, making it seem like he was some kind of great hero. Ultimately, the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha is simply a continuation of the hatred between the Senju and Uchiha.
Naruto always portrays the Uchiha as evil and the Senju as good. Even though the Uchiha awakened their Sharingan after losing their loved ones, which is an extreme pain, they still made the choice to kill their loved ones with their own hands, thus portraying the Uchiha as extremely evil.
In fact, Madara did not steal his brother's eyes, Itachi did not kill Shisui, and Sasuke did not kill Naruto.
[As expected, the manga's depiction is quite biased.] Luna pinched the bridge of her nose, deciding to analyze it herself rather than try to understand Itachi. They were enemies at the moment; overthinking would only lead to getting caught up in their own thoughts.
"Um... we don't have much money at home." Hazuki's tone was uneasy. Luna's request wasn't expensive, but it was still a bit difficult to get a large quantity.
"I'll find a way to earn it." Okay, that's on the agenda too.
Luna comforted herself and returned to her room to continue practicing magic. Besides scheming, she also needed to quickly improve her combat skills and familiarize herself with the newly activated kaleidoscope.
Mental magic users possess a wide range of skills:
① Telepathic magic: using mental power to remotely connect with another person, or several people, to conduct a telepathic conversation.
This is like a secret technique from a mountain family.
②Sensing magic: Because of his exceptional mental strength, he can even sense the enemy's thoughts and detect the direction of the attack.
This is similar to Observation Haki.
③ Mental illusion, which is what Luna uses, can leave a hint in the opponent's mind in an instant.
This looks like an Uchiha genjutsu.
④ Mind control: Luna had been practicing this skill, but only achieved it before her death. She controlled one of the squad members who wanted to kill her, making them protect her and their companions as they killed each other.
This seems to be the same as the one from the Yamanaka family.
⑤ Memory magic? Luna doesn't know it. I heard that there was once a person named Mester who could change anyone's memories.
I've heard there are some rather obscure ones, but she died too young and never got to try them.
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The following day, Luna's days became even busier. In the morning, she went with Mikoto to the security team to do the accounting, and in the afternoon, she went to school to take the exam, pick up her graduation certificate, and tell her teacher that her future job had been decided and that she would no longer need to participate in the group test.
It's quite common that many graduates don't become ninjas.
She officially joined the guard unit three days later, not as an accountant, but as a clerk. Everyone knew she was the only woman in the unit, and Luna didn't care about the subtle glances and disdain she received.
It's normal for these people to look down on her; she can look down on them back. In her mind, she belittled these stupid Uchiha clan members to the dust. They originally came to recruit allies, but now they've become pawns.
Great, the score is now tied at one to one.
"Chieftain." Luna greeted him with a gentle smile and a touch of shyness.
"Hmm." Fugaku nodded slightly. He had no objection to his eldest son's girlfriend. As a rare three-tomoe awakener, it didn't matter if she didn't want to be a ninja.
"Clan Chief, please take a look." Luna handed over the documents she had prepared over the past few days. Fugaku was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and liked to do things that weren't dangerous, so this was the first test.
Fugaku took it with some doubt. Inside were propaganda materials about the security force's strategies and some public order regulations. They were concise, clear, and beautifully written, making Fugaku's eyes widen.
How did you come up with these thoughts?
"Because the villagers have a lot of complaints about the police force's enforcement of the law, even though we're clearly doing the right thing. They're stupid and don't understand, and they're easily misled by bad people, so they start saying bad things about us. It makes me uncomfortable." Luna's eyes were a little red, clearly showing that she, as a member of the Uchiha clan, had also been wronged.
"You think this will work?"
“They’re slow, we’ll teach them. Chieftain, please don’t despise them.” Luna’s tone was innocent, tinged with clear pity.
Fugaku: ...
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