However, this turned out to be convenient for Kazuki, as he decided to focus today’s copying on Sasuke.
"Captain."
When they encountered Kazuki, Itachi obediently bowed his head in greeting. Sasuke hid behind Itachi, peeking out curiously at Kazuki.
"So this is the clan leader’s younger son, Sasuke?"
Kazuki squinted his eyes and scrutinized Sasuke closely.
Not bad, he’s a handsome boy. No wonder he attracts so much attention from the girls at school.
"Sasuke is a good name. Take your brother around, but it’s best to leave before the clan leader arrives, or he’ll scold you."
Raising his hand, Kazuki ruffled Sasuke’s hair before walking into the break room, satisfied.
"Sasuke is a good name?"
Sasuke didn’t quite understand what that meant.
Itachi, on the other hand, twitched the corners of his mouth, knowing why Kazuki said that.
Because the Third Hokage’s father’s name was also Sasuke. (This is real btw)
"Brother, Kazuki-senpai praised me. He said my name sounds nice."
Unaware of the underlying reason, Sasuke excitedly shook his brother’s arm.
Itachi smiled, patting his brother’s head.
"Yes, Father personally chose that name for you."
My silly brother.
Itachi definitely wouldn’t explain the true meaning behind those words to Sasuke.
"Alright, let’s hurry. If Father finds us here, we’ll get scolded."
Fugaku was strict in his children’s upbringing and didn’t allow family members to wander around the police department to avoid any gossip from the clan members.
If Fugaku found out Itachi brought Sasuke to the police department, a scolding was inevitable.
"Hurry, hurry!"
Hearing that, Sasuke panicked and grabbed his brother’s hand, running off, fearing their father would suddenly appear before them.
"Captain, your tea."
As Kazuki sat down, his personal secretary, Izumi, placed a cup of freshly brewed tea on his desk, looking expectant.
Smiling and shaking his head, Kazuki pretended not to notice Izumi’s expectant look and focused on drinking his tea.
Seeing that Kazuki ignored her, Izumi slumped her shoulders, thinking:
Did I not do enough?
"By the way."
Kazuki looked up. "Izumi, I just ran into Itachi in the hallway. He brought his brother Sasuke to the police department. He’s probably trying to satisfy his brother’s curiosity. Do you want to say hello?"
Izumi, feeling down, pouted:
"We see each other every workday. Why bother with a special greeting?"
Girls’ emotions change so quickly.
Kazuki shook his head, speechless.
Why did Izumi’s mood suddenly drop?
Probably because she wanted praise for her tea!
Without receiving any, Izumi was now listless, with no interest in greeting Itachi.
Izumi herself hadn’t noticed that over time, her special affection for Itachi had faded and disappeared, with all her attention now focused on Kazuki, constantly observing his every move.
"Captain, there’s a serious fight in the commercial district. The patrol team needs immediate support."
At that moment, Jiro stormed into the office, not even bothering to knock, causing the door to slam into the wall with a loud bang, startling Izumi and making her drop the files she was sorting.
"A serious fight?"
And in the commercial district?
The patrol team couldn’t control the situation, so they signaled for backup.
Fights happened daily at the police department, but serious ones were rare.
The patrol team couldn’t handle it, meaning ninjas were involved.
If it were just civilians, even a slightly larger number, one patrol team could manage.
After all, patrol teams were mostly composed of Uchiha chūnin, usually three to six people per team.
If such a squad couldn’t control the situation, it indicated serious trouble.
And in the commercial district, an important area.
A mishandling could bring severe negative consequences to Konoha.
Who would be so blind?
Causing trouble while Konoha was already struggling with the Daimyo’s affairs.
"Let’s go!."
Kazuki didn’t hesitate, taking Jiro and Izumi to the scene immediately, with the rest following closely.
The once bustling first block of the commercial district was now in chaos, with dozens of people fighting, including several ninjas. The scene was chaotic, with shoppers screaming and fleeing in terror.
Shortly after the fight began, a police squad arrived, but the fighters, seeing red, attacked the police as well.
Seeing the situation getting out of control, someone sent a distress signal.
"Everyone, stop!!!"
Kazuki and his team arrived quickly, but the chaos was beyond his imagination.
Usually, when backup arrived, even the most heated fighters would stop, knowing how harsh the police could be.
Surprisingly, even with backup, the fighters continued, attacking the police too, trying to drag everyone down.
Something’s wrong.
There’s a problem!!
No matter the grudge, there’s no need to fight like this in public, especially knowing the severe consequences.
And attacking the police? It’s like they wanted to drag the police into the mess on purpose.
Slap!
With one slap, Kazuki knocked down a man charging at him, then shouted:
"Fighting in public and attacking law enforcement? Arrest them all, no need to hold back."
Since they want to fight, I’ll oblige.
At Kazuki’s order, the police swarmed in, taking down fighters left and right, many screaming in pain, some even with broken limbs.
When the police went all out, the chaos was resolved in under three minutes.
"What’s going on?"
Fugaku arrived with more reinforcements, his face darkening at the sight of blood and injured people everywhere.
Wiping blood off his hands, Kazuki sneered:
"Looks like someone set us up. These people acted like madmen, attacking our officers too, clearly trying to drag us down, and they chose the busiest part of the commercial district."
Fugaku nodded, face dark, not caring about anything else.
"Take the injured to the medical unit. Those with minor injuries, bring them to the station for questioning. We must get to the bottom of this."
"Yes, Captain!"
More police arrived, taking everyone away, with some shouting threats of complaints.
Such a serious brawl in the commercial district alarmed the Third Hokage.
Already busy dealing with the Daimyo’s mess and trying to clean Konoha’s image, this incident was a huge blow.
Back at the police station, before questioning, Kazuki received Fugaku’s notice: all captains and the commander must attend a meeting at the Hokage’s office.
This wouldn’t be resolved easily. The police department was likely to face severe criticism.
Fugaku was in a foul mood, and the captains weren’t any better.
They all knew what awaited them at the Hokage’s office.
In the Hokage’s office, the Third Hokage’s face was grim.
Koharu and Homura looked equally displeased.
Fugaku reported the incident in detail:
"Hokage-sama, when the incident occurred, a police team arrived immediately to control the situation, but the attackers seemed premeditated, assaulting our officers."
"Fugaku, the impact of this incident is severe."