Satoshi was oblivious to all of this. He was sitting in the Konoha Military Police Force's lounge, yawning incessantly.
They say that after starting work, people feel like dying, and Satoshi was no exception. Every day was filled with chaotic and rotten affairs, seemingly endless.
Today, he finally managed to find some free time to properly organize the current situation.
The main quest regarding Naruto was slowly progressing, and as their relationship grew closer, Satoshi received some rewards.
But then another problem arose. He encountered Naruto again while on patrol.
The little blonde even pulled out a box of limited-edition instant noodles from his backpack and gave it to Satoshi. This meant that Naruto truly considered him a good friend. However, the progress bar did not increase.
Satoshi opened his panel again.
[Quest: Help the Jinchuriki Uzumaki Naruto master the power of the Nine-Tails and guide him onto the right path.]
"Hiss, it can't be that I have to become Naruto's teacher, can it? That's too exciting."
Satoshi understood that because of his various actions, he had completely fooled the Hokage and others. They were temporarily willing to believe that he had the same will as Kagami.
However, the Jinchuriki was of great importance, and if he didn't do something, Hiruzen definitely wouldn't entrust Naruto to him with peace of mind.
Moreover, that troublemaker Danzo would still come out and cause trouble.
Satoshi clutched his striking white hair, thinking that he would kill Danzo sooner or later.
After silently complaining, he stroked his chin and began to ponder how to fool the few muddle-headed high-ranking officials.
Just then, a string of curses came from the corridor.
"You've illegally detained me for so long, I'm going to complain to Hokage-sama."
Inaho was furious, gritting his teeth. Damn it, if this wasn't in the village, he would have stabbed him to death long ago.
"Hurry up and go. If the clan leader hadn't spoken, you'd still be in there for half a month."
Knowing that Fugaku had let him go, the fishing tackle shop owner suddenly became inexplicably emboldened.
They were scared, they must be scared.
What Konoha's greatest clan? It was nothing more than that.
"What's the rush? You locked me up for half a month, shouldn't you compensate me for some losses?"
He counted on his fingers and said, "Look, I earn five thousand ryo every day, so half a month is seventy-five thousand ryo, plus emotional damages."
Bang!
While the owner was still counting, the lounge door opened.
Satoshi, holding a small plate, slowly walked over. "Get lost immediately."
The owner glanced at Satoshi and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
He remembered this Satoshi, it was this white-haired guy who had arrested him.
"You just wait, I'm going to complain to Hokage-sama right now. I'm going to have Hokage-sama arrest all of you."
After making his threat, the owner scrambled out.
Though he was putting on a show, he was genuinely afraid that Satoshi would beat him.
Inaho lowered his voice. "Satoshi, how should we handle this?"
Inaho now trusted Satoshi completely.
In the half month that Satoshi had joined the Konoha Military Police Force, he had fully demonstrated his abilities.
So now, whenever something came up, he wanted to ask Satoshi how to handle it.
Satoshi patted Inaho's shoulder, signaling him not to worry. Then he went outside.
Summoning Technique.
After the smoke and dust cleared, a completely black hawk appeared on the scroll.
"Kuro, go."
Kuro nodded and instantly disappeared before everyone's eyes.
"So fast!"
Satoshi clapped his hands and said, "I sold all of this guy's stuff before and made some money. Today is a good day to distribute it to everyone."
"It's not much money, everyone go buy a bottle of sake tonight and have a drink."
On the other side, the fishing rod shop owner had just returned to his shop to find that all his fishing rods had disappeared without a trace.
"Ahhhh! Which bastard stole my stuff?!"
He felt his heart bleeding.
According to custom, theft incidents should be handled by the Konoha Military Police Force. But he didn't want to deal with them at all and walked directly towards the Hokage Building.
He shouted as he walked, "Hokage-sama, please uphold justice for me!"
His shouts attracted the attention of many people, including Kakashi, who was on duty.
Kakashi was used to such things. If there weren't a few complaints every three to five days, he would feel like something was missing.
Hiruzen didn't let them stop him, saying something about listening more to the villagers' voices.
Since the Hokage had spoken, Kakashi naturally wouldn't be so full of himself as to meddle in others' affairs.
Anyway, he wouldn't have to carry out the punishment in the end. So he watched as the owner got closer and closer to the Hokage Building.
Suddenly, a sharp cry came from mid-air.
Kakashi looked up and saw an eagle flying from who knows where. It swooped down towards the owner, and its powerful talons easily snatched up the somewhat stout man. Then it changed direction in the air and flew towards the back mountain.
"This is bad."
Kakashi quickly formed hand signs.
Summoning Technique.
The smoke and dust cleared, and Pakkun appeared before Kakashi.
"Find that person."
"Yeah, got it."
Pakkun sniffed and then dashed off in a certain direction.
Kakashi immediately followed, feeling a little worried. He really hoped he wouldn't be thrown into the river and drowned.
By the time Kakashi arrived, the owner had already been thrown onto a tall tree by Kuro.
"Help! I have a fear of heights!"
Kakashi shook his head helplessly and rescued the owner from the tree.
"Hurry back, and don't go out for the next few days."
Seeing the cat-shaped mask, the owner guessed the other party's identity.
"Yes, ninja-sama."
The fat owner scrambled out of the dense forest. The most urgent task was to go buy a pair of pants to change into first.
"Kakashi-sama, that eagle is nearby."
"Hmm."
Kakashi nodded slightly and followed Pakkun forward.
Indeed, deep in the dense forest, he saw the eagle from earlier.
And Satoshi, who was grilling.
Kakashi was a bit speechless.
How was it this kid again?
"Satoshi?"
Satoshi looked up, and both he and the dog extended a sincere invitation.
"Want some barbecue? This is fresh beef that just arrived today."
"No, it's work time now."
Satoshi shrugged, "That's a real shame then."
Kakashi emphasized, "Satoshi, you shouldn't do that to a villager. It doesn't comply with the village's regulations."
"I just don't want these boring guys to disturb Hokage-sama's work. Kakashi-senpai, you know, Hokage-sama works very hard every day."
"I don't want to hear your strange excuses. No matter what, we shouldn't lay hands on villagers."
Satoshi waved his hand. "Alright, I know, I know."
Kakashi sighed under his mask, just about to leave, when he saw Naruto pop out from a corner.
"I'm here, Satoshi-nii. It smells so good... Oh my god!"
Naruto was startled by Kuro, this bird was even bigger than him.
"Can I touch it? Its feathers look so beautiful."
Satoshi turned to look at Kuro, and after feeding it a piece of raw meat, it very aloofly agreed.
Naruto reached out and carefully touched Kuro's wing.
Then Kuro's head.
Later, Kuro couldn't take it anymore. It let out a shriek, and flew into the air.
"Hahahaha!" Naruto covered his stomach, laughing very happily.
Kakashi, not far away, looked at Naruto, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.
After watching for a while, he finally spoke to warn Satoshi, "Satoshi, be careful. You should know what I mean."
"I understand. Thank you, Kakashi-senpai."
Satoshi knew what Kakashi meant. Even if Hiruzen was currently relatively at ease with Satoshi, in the larger environment of constant friction between the Uchiha and Konoha, who knows when something might change?
Moreover, there was still Danzo and the two advisors who constantly held hostility towards the Uchiha.
Naruto carefully observed the mysterious ninja in front of him, and suddenly he slapped his head.
"I know who you are. I saw you by the river last time. You were the one who wanted to take Satoshi-nii away."