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Two months passed quickly.
Yuzuki's work in the Konoha Defense Force was going exceptionally smoothly.
He simply delegated all tasks to his subordinates, while money flowed effortlessly into his pockets. It couldn't have been more satisfying.
Although his income wasn't as high as it had been during the first week, it had now stabilized. On average, he earned several hundred thousand ryo per day, and on particularly lucky days, it could even exceed a million ryo.
Over the course of sixty days, Yuzuki had accumulated over 50 million ryo just from collecting bail money.
That was equivalent to one and a half Asuma Sarutobi's heads.
This also highlighted just how wealthy the Uchiha clan was as a ninja clan.
Moreover, Yuzuki had noticed that Fugaku Uchiha sometimes deliberately sent people for him to detain, only to immediately pay their bail.
There were even times when the bail money arrived before the person had even been locked up.
Yuzuki naturally understood Fugaku Uchiha's intentions.
Fugaku Uchiha sought stability, while Yuzuki wanted money.
By now, the two of them had almost developed a tacit understanding.
During these two months, Yuzuki had recruited twenty ordinary ninjas, but about five or six of them had dropped out midway.
The reason was their fear of retaliation from the Uchiha clan, which led them to voluntarily withdraw.
However, Yuzuki was now in no shortage of personnel. Thanks to the high benefits offered by the Konoha Defense Force and the fact that Uchiha ninjas kept their distance whenever they saw Defense Force members on patrol, joining the Konoha Defense Force had become a matter of pride.
Nowadays, people were practically breaking their necks trying to get into the Konoha Defense Force, but few succeeded.
As for Shisui Uchiha, his plan to help his clansmen lasted only a few days before it came to an end.
He had discovered that while he was away from the Konoha Defense Force assisting his clansmen, Yuzuki had unilaterally established numerous rules within the Defense Force.
Of course, these weren't Konoha's official regulations but internal rules for the Defense Force.
At the same time, Yuzuki had appointed team leaders, all of whom were unapologetically Root ninjas.
When Shisui Uchiha confronted Yuzuki about this, Yuzuki's response left him speechless.
Yuzuki's reply was, "I couldn't even find you, so how could I discuss these rules with you? For the sake of the Defense Force's operations, since the deputy captain was absent, I had no choice but to establish the rules on my own."
From that day on, Shisui Uchiha stayed in the Konoha Defense Force every day, refusing to leave for fear that Yuzuki might pull off some other underhanded move.
Orochimaru had spent another two months as a recluse, never once leaving his base.
If Yuzuki hadn't known that Orochimaru was conducting research, he might have thought Orochimaru had gone missing.
Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze was working hard to expand his influence.
Minato was currently making changes within the Anbu.
He promoted his own people to the position of Anbu squad leaders and was preparing to select candidates for the roles of chief and deputy chief from among these newly promoted leaders.
Danzo had been unusually quiet during this period, mainly because there was little room for him to maneuver.
On Minato's side, Hiruzen Sarutobi was providing support, leaving Danzo with no opportunity to cause trouble for Minato.
As for the Uchiha clan, Yuzuki was already keeping them in check, so all Danzo could do now was monitor them.
The Konoha Defense Force was now entirely under Yuzuki's control and had entered a stable phase.
Yuzuki was also preparing to head to Ryūchi Cave to train in senjutsu.
After finishing work one evening, Yuzuki called Kakashi, who had just returned from a mission, and they headed home together.
At the dinner table, Yuzuki said to Kushina Uzumaki and Kakashi, "Kushina, Kakashi, I'll be away for a while starting soon."
Kushina asked curiously, "Did you take on a mission?"
Yuzuki shook his head. "No, I'm planning to go to Ryūchi Cave to learn Sage Mode."
Kushina tilted her head in thought before suddenly exclaiming, "Oh! You mentioned this to me before, Yuzuki."
Yuzuki nodded. "That's right. The Konoha Defense Force is now running smoothly, and I've taken care of most of the other tasks I needed to do. So, while I have some free time, I'm going to Ryūchi Cave to learn senjutsu. As for the Defense Force, Kakashi, I want you to keep an eye on it."
Hearing Yuzuki's words, Kakashi accidentally inhaled some food into his windpipe and began coughing violently.
Yuzuki and Kushina simultaneously reached out and slapped Kakashi hard on the back.
"Pfft!"
The food stuck in Kakashi's windpipe flew out.
But Kakashi felt as though half his life had been knocked out of him, and his back burned with pain.
There were definitely two handprints on his back now. Absolutely!
He would have been better off coughing it out himself!
After catching his breath, Kakashi said hesitantly, "Sensei, all I know how to do is fight. I don't understand anything else. How can I manage the Konoha Defense Force for you?"
Yuzuki smiled. "It's precisely because you don't understand that this is the perfect opportunity for you to gain experience. If all you know is fighting but lack foresight, you'll only be used as a weapon, and you won't even notice when others are plotting against you. You can be without cunning, but you must never lack foresight.
Take my deputy captain, Shisui Uchiha, for example. He used to have no foresight and was too naive, so I had him completely under my thumb, and he couldn't do anything about it. At the same time, the Uchiha clan behind him couldn't do anything about me either.
My strength is certainly one reason they fear me, but more importantly, if they want to deal with me, they have to consider the consequences because they fear my methods even more.
After being suppressed by me for two months, Shisui Uchiha has been forced to grow a lot. Now, you can use him as practice to hone your own skills."
Kakashi was still worried. "Sensei, what if I mess things up?"
Yuzuki replied nonchalantly, "If you mess up, you mess up. At worst, I'll just abandon the Konoha Defense Force. It was just a tool to deal with the Uchiha clan anyway. I can always find another way to keep them in check."
Kakashi twitched the corner of his mouth. His teacher was truly carefree. The most sought-after department in Konoha, and he was willing to give it up just like that.
Yuzuki continued, "As long as you manage the Konoha Defense Force the way I do, there won't be any major problems. Besides, I'll have your back, so go ahead and do it with confidence."
Since Yuzuki had put it that way, Kakashi agreed, "I understand. I'll do my best, Yuzuki-sensei."
Kushina asked, "Yuzuki, how long will you be at Ryūchi Cave?"
Yuzuki thought for a moment before answering, "I'm not sure. It depends on my progress in learning Sage Mode. Maybe a few months."
Kushina sighed. "Sigh, we'll be apart for so long again. Yuzuki, do your best! Ideally, you'd go today and come back tomorrow!"
Yuzuki gave a helpless smile. "It won't be that fast. I can only say I'll try to finish as soon as possible. Alright, I'm done eating. I need to let Orochimaru-sensei know about my trip to Ryūchi Cave. I'll head over now."
Yuzuki left home and made his way to Orochimaru's base.
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