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When Sawara Kiri was called by name, his body couldn't help but pause.
However, it wasn't because of the young girl's voice in front of him.
In the center of his vision—
Above the young girl's head, there was a faint white halo.
"Shallow Heart Knot"
At this moment, his heart couldn't help but beat half a pace faster.
After a whole day, it finally appeared!
"Ahem."
"Captain Megumi."
However, before the young girl could say more, another female Ninja, slightly older, couldn't help but speak, her fingers carefully tugging at her sleeve, blocking her side.
Uchiha Megumi then remembered she was still on a mission and immediately straightened her face, turning her head slightly, seemingly not wanting him to see her intimidating Sharingan.
Even her tone reverted to its initial cold calmness, though there was a slightly unnatural pause when she spoke:
"Um... your inspection is complete."
"If further cooperation is needed, please come to the Uchiha Police Force for subsequent investigation upon receiving the summons."
The young girl's tone was very official, but not official enough.
It subtly contained some imperceptible small emotions.
"—Captain Megumi?"
The female Ninja next to Uchiha Megumi slowly emphasized her tone.
You only casually glanced, didn't you?
At the same time, she looked towards Sawara Kiri with her fully intimidating Sharingan.
Uchiha Megumi turned her head, secretly pouting, but still couldn't help but sigh softly, and under her subordinate's supervision, she walked to Sawara Kiri's side, activated her Sharingan to take a few more glances, and then reluctantly changed her tone, saying:
"Alright."
"Thank you for your time today, please return to work."
Sawara Kiri looked at the still smoldering fire on the ground, the charred corpses, the fallen corpses, the blood spilled everywhere after throats were cut...
No matter how much he needed Heart Knot points, he knew this was not the place to talk.
What's more,
In his peripheral vision, the female Ninja, about twenty years old, stood beside Uchiha Megumi, her vigilant gaze, like that of someone watching a thief, fixed on his every move, as if ready to strike at any moment with a 'kill without mercy' approach.
"Well then, thank you for your hard work?"
"Mm."
The young girl continued to maintain her official, cold demeanor in front of everyone, nodding almost imperceptibly.
However, as the two brushed past each other,
"I'll treat you to dinner next time."
Uchiha Megumi tilted her head and whispered in his ear.
Sawara Kiri smiled nonchalantly, taking one last glance at the faint white halo above her head, and then, under the murderous gaze of the other female Ninja, he walked downstairs.
However, once he was out of sight of the Uchiha Police Force group, he seemed to inadvertently glance into the distance, a slight smile on his lips.
As soon as that Fire Release appeared, Kojima had already disappeared.
He reacted quite quickly.
Catching a glimpse of Sawara Kiri's figure disappearing down the stairwell, Uchiha Megumi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when she then saw the charred marks on the ground left by her Fire Release, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.
Damn it!
Isn't Kiri's office on the second floor?!
Although she had felt quite imposing earlier when she appeared with the power of Fire Release, now, thinking that Kiri had seen her flamboyant display, Uchiha Megumi's cheeks couldn't help but flush.
The image she had maintained for so long when they were on the same team was definitely ruined!
At this thought, Miss Megumi's head seemed to be covered by a heavy dark cloud, and the expanding Yin Release Chakra seemed to make the Sharingan's tomoe spin even faster.
Uchiha Megumi, fifteen years old.
A Special Jonin specializing in Fire Release.
Currently, the captain of the Third Squad, First Company, Uchiha Police Force.
The 'stray cat' in Miss Sawara Yuki's words.
Until two years ago, she was a Genin squadmate on the same team as Sawara Kiri.
Throughout their three years together on the team, she diligently maintained the image of a gentle, cheerful, lively, and kind Ninjutsu-type teammate.
"Creak—"
Someone's molar suddenly made a faint, grating sound.
However, what had happened had already happened, and no amount of anger now would help.
"Whew."
The young girl let out a long breath, then abruptly turned to the other side, her demeanor suddenly shifting back to her initial decisive attitude. Her crimson Sharingan swept towards a Ninja at the very end of the crowd who was trying to sneak away, and she coldly shouted:
"Who told you to leave?"
"Everyone, line up! Hold your Ninja tools and scrolls in your hands, ready for inspection! No hiding!
Direct Anbu personnel, you may leave and report to Lord Third.
Rinko, Gen! You inspect the rest! Tekka, Yuna, you follow me to inspect the traces."
"Yes!"
A chorus of lamentations naturally filled the air.
After all, it wasn't just the Intelligence Department working overtime recently; everyone's work was quite busy.
After today's inspection, they would definitely be going home late again.
Unfortunately, the other Uchiha were clearly not as easy to talk to as Miss Megumi was with acquaintances. The Sharingan, when activated, naturally possessed an extraordinary Yin Release deterrent force, and their search work on the personnel was meticulous.
Of course, these steps were necessary.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
Even the Uchiha Police Force did not have the authority to inspect Anbu personnel—however, due to some unmentionable high-level conflicts, the two sides occasionally confronted each other for various reasons.
A peaceful resolution like today's was a good thing.
However, before leaving, Minato Namikaze instinctively turned to look at the several corpses on the ground, somewhat unnaturally picking up the three-pronged Kunai in his hand.
He felt a vague sense of unease.
Even for suicide squad members, these individuals' resistance seemed too weak.
He wasn't the only one with this doubt.
Uchiha Megumi bent down, carefully observing the residual Chakra reactions on the corpses with her Sharingan, her brows tightly furrowed.
Had the true 'big fish' not yet surfaced?
Afternoon, Udagawa Riverbank.
Sawara Kiri had just finished eating. His empty lunchbox and disposable chopsticks were on the railing, while he leaned his hands on the riverbank railing, gazing at the large river that separated the Nara clan territory from the central street, looking straight across to the opposite bank.
In his hand, rice grains mixed with small paper balls were scattered into the river.
From a slight distance, he looked like any ordinary idler, casually feeding the fish.
If the fish in the river, receiving these rice grains and paper balls, weren't specially trained summoning fish.
Only three of them needed to be deciphered using special methods, completely written in code, containing correct intelligence. The rest were all diaries of rebellious teenagers' unfounded complaints, not very suitable for outsiders to see.
This was a double safeguard.
Thus, the intelligence stolen from the sealed room was quietly transferred into the hands of his superior.
However, this was not the most important matter.
Sawara Kiri, leaning on the riverbank railing, kept his eyes closed, seemingly resting.
However, his 'Six Eyes,' looking into the far distance, were watching the figure of Kojima, who had escaped the Hokage Building after several disguises.
Just as he had said before,
Even to acquire 'Heart Knot points,' Sawara Kiri could no longer remain hidden as he had before.
Whether to gain more 'bonds' or to escape from the heavy intelligence work and gain greater autonomy, he needed to a certain extent to show his 'true strength.'
Sawara Kiri had understood this from a very early age.
In this cruel world centered on Ninja, nothing was more important than the word 'strength.'
As long as one was strong enough, even a fool could become Hokage, control a nation, and realize their seemingly unrealistic wishes.
However, for an ordinary Chunin working in the intelligence department, even with sufficient strength, one needed to be even more cautious.
Lest they alert the enemy and expose another, more important identity.
For this, he had to wait for a suitable opportunity.
For example, someone like Kojima was very suitable for playing the villain.
'Your weight must be greater than I estimated,'
Sawara Kiri thought.
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