In Konoha year 57, one year before the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
Inside the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, Uchiha Fugaku held a list in his hand. With a stern expression, he scanned the younger generation of the Uchiha Clan before him.
These children, aged 12 to 16, were the future of the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Fugaku said in a deep voice, "Next... Uchiha Izumi."
"Ah? Here!!!"
The twelve-year-old Uchiha girl quickly raised her hand in response.
Fugaku gazed at the girl and questioned, "Do you have the resolve to participate in the Konoha Military Police Force recruitment assessment?"
Uchiha Izumi's pretty face became solemn as she replied, "I am ready!"
Fugaku nodded, "The assessment will last for one month. During this month, an official member of the Military Police Force will serve as your examiner and conduct the recruitment assessment."
"If he believes your performance is sufficient to pass the assessment, you will officially join the Konoha Military Police Force and become an enforcer of Konoha."
Fugaku pointed to the names written on the wooden board behind him.
Many names on it had already been circled.
Fugaku continued, "You may choose an examiner for yourself, but you can only choose names that have not been circled."
Izumi looked up at the densely packed names.
—Uchiha Shun, Uchiha Yuetsu, Uchiha Chisen, Uchiha Isin…
The girl realized she didn't recognize any of them!
"Then… how about this senior Chisen?" Izumi asked softly and weakly. She chose this senior simply because his name was very similar to hers.
Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Chisen, only a difference of one character.
Fugaku was taken aback.
"Chisen..." A hint of complexity flashed in his eyes as he asked suggestively, "Are you sure? Once you choose, you can't change it."
Izumi didn't catch the clan head's implication, thinking he was urging her to make a decision.
"I'm sure."
She quickly sealed her choice with a definitive statement.
Fugaku thought for a moment and reminded her, "Uchiha Chisen is an elite ninja in the Military Police Force. His assessment requirements for you will likely be more rigorous than anyone else's. Remember, do not defy his orders, if you want to live."
Izumi froze.
She swallowed hard.
The clan head hadn't warned the other clan members like this; did this mean she had made the wrong choice?
The girl began to panic.
...
Izumi was still somewhat dazed as she left the Military Police Force headquarters.
She held an "Assessment Commission" in her hand. As long as she gave this document to Senior Chisen, she would undergo a hellish assessment by the Military Police Force for the next month.
"If only Itachi were here, I could ask him what kind of person this Senior Chisen is."
Izumi muttered to herself.
She wanted to gather information from other clan members, but then she remembered she wasn't familiar with others in the Uchiha Clan.
This was because Izumi was an anomaly within the Uchiha Clan; she couldn't get along with her peers at all.
Her mother was from the Uchiha Clan, but her father was a civilian ninja. Before the age of five, Uchiha Izumi had taken her father's surname.
It wasn't until the Nine-Tails Night that her father died protecting her, and her mother brought her back to the Uchiha, after which she changed her surname to her mother's.
"Calm down, calm down... As long as I'm polite, even if Senior Chisen is very strict, it shouldn't escalate too much."
Izumi decided to buy a gift to present to him.
However.
Before she could act, a cry of surprise came from not far away: "The Konoha Military Police Force ninjas are back!"
Izumi turned her head.
She saw a group of Konoha Military Police Force members walking in formation—they were all wearing ninja combat attire, equipped with many ninja tools, exuding an aura of power and majesty.
There probably wasn't time to buy a gift. If Senior Chisen was among them and she didn't greet him promptly, she might leave a bad impression.
Izumi quickly jogged over and, mustering her courage, asked them, "Excuse me, which one of you is Senior Uchiha Chisen?"
She nervously presented the commission in her hand: "I am a recruit undergoing the Konoha Military Police Force assessment. My name is Uchiha Izumi."
The Konoha Military Police Force ninjas stopped.
Pairs of surprised eyes focused on her.
It was as if they were staring at a rare summoned beast.
Among them... a female Konoha Military Police Force member walked up to Izumi and asked the girl with a strange expression, "You chose Uchiha Chisen as your examiner?"
"Mm," Uchiha Izumi nodded.
"...Take care of yourself," the female Uchiha patted Izumi's shoulder, her tone filled with sympathy. "He's not here. If you're looking for him, you might have some luck in the roughest streets of the village. He's probably there."
"Good luck. Sometimes, surviving is also a matter of luck."
Izumi: "???"
Izumi's face turned pale with fright, and she quickly asked, "Senpai, is Senior Chisen very strict with newcomers like us?"
The female Uchiha shook her head and said, "It's not a matter of strictness. This person... how should I put it, he's probably a bit of a loner. Even Lord Fugaku has trouble commanding him. Let me give you a piece of advice: you'd best prepare a will. Believe me, that will will come in handy very soon."
Izumi: "..."
She noticed that the expressions of these Konoha Military Police Force seniors looking at her were filled with a hint of pity.
...
Meanwhile.
In Konoha Village's famous "Baths, Casinos, and Pleasure Houses" street, a young man dressed in Konoha Military Police Force attire arrived.
The moment he stepped onto the street alone, the air in the entire street seemed to fall silent.
A full three seconds later, panicked clamor erupted.
"Damn it! The Uchiha Plague God is here again! Last time he came, he stuffed over fifty people into Konoha Prison! Quick, quick, notify the boss, shut down the casino!"
"Why is he here again? How long has it been? Has it even been a month?"
"Hey! Uchiha Chisen! You bastard, don't push it too far. We're all legally operating. Konoha doesn't ban gambling, nor does it ban vice. Even illegal drugs are only restricted for a few specific items. Why do you keep targeting us?"
"Shh—are you trying to die? If you piss off this Uchiha Plague God, you'll be locked up in Konoha Prison's solitary confinement for a lifetime."
"You, don't look at me, I'm just passing by!"
"..."
Uchiha Chisen casually rested one hand on the hilt of the ninja sword at his waist, his gaze lightly sweeping around, searching for prey his eyes could "see."
Suddenly.
Uchiha Chisen's gaze paused: "Found a little rat."
In his line of sight, a short, small man was bowing his head, carefully hiding within the crowd by the street. At first glance, he seemed unremarkable.
But in Uchiha Chisen's eyes...
The short man was like a firefly in the night, impossible to ignore.
Because he could clearly see a red square frame hovering above the other person's head, and within the frame were lines of red text.
[Akiyama Jiro - Two days ago, due to gambling losses, he drank to drown his sorrows and, while drunk, violently assaulted his own four-year-old child until death. Sin Level: Red Name!]
This...
This was also Uchiha Chisen's golden finger in this life.
Uchiha Chisen walked expressionlessly towards the man. A group of passersby scattered in fear, not wanting to be targeted by this Plague God from the Konoha Military Police Force.
Just as the man was also trying to quickly blend in and leave.
Uchiha Chisen spoke, "Akiyama Jiro, where do you think you're going?"
He lowered his gaze, looking down at the short man.
His eyes were devoid of emotion, as if he were looking at someone already dead.
At this moment.
"Finally... finally found him!"
A girl's panting voice suddenly sounded behind Uchiha Chisen: "Excuse me, are you Senior Uchiha Chisen?"
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