Chapter 83 Mission Center (New book, please collect ~ please recommend)
Watching Might Guy do a handstand and run laps around Konoha again, Uchiha启 also greatly admired his vitality and terrifying physical condition.
Uchiha启 had never worn any weights on himself, mainly because he wouldn't handicap himself on the battlefield, but even after returning, he hadn't worn those things.
But Might Guy was a bit terrifying. Uchiha启 wasn't sure what he was like on the battlefield, but he could clearly sense that Guy was wearing quite a few weights now.
The exact weight wasn't clear, but just imagining Lee made Uchiha启's forehead break out in a cold sweat, and Guy was doing it while running laps around Konoha on his hands!
"This Guy is a pervert!" Uchiha启 swallowed, "No wonder he could kick Obito first and then Madara. It's no injustice that I got kicked by him when I was a kid."
Rubbing his face, where the pain had long since vanished, Uchiha启 seemed to recall the time he was knocked down by Guy with a single kick.
Shaking his head quickly, Uchiha启 continued towards the mission hall. The older generation of Konoha's rookies were quite numerous, and Uchiha启 basically knew all of them.
There was no helping it; they were all from the same class, so it would be hard not to know them. When Uchiha启 was a weakling, he often thought about clinging to their coattails.
But fate plays strange tricks. Uchiha启 inexplicably became a great hero. Many people probably hadn't expected that, had they?
Uchiha启 stroked his chin. There were quite a few people in his class, and many of them were quite famous.
Not to mention Uchiha Obito, Kakashi, Yuhi, Asuma, Might Guy, Shizune, and others were all from his class.
After them, those one or two classes younger included Iruka, Morino Ibiki, and Anko, among others. It could be said that in Uchiha启's memory of the future Konoha Village, the mid- and high-level forces were all from these few classes.
"The coverage of classmates and comrades from these few classes is truly wide."
Uchiha启 thought to himself, "It seems I need to interact with them more. It's very necessary, regardless of whether the plan succeeds or not. If it fails and I choose to run away, then these people might become the main force to capture me. If we have a good relationship, maybe they'll go a bit easier on me."
Thinking about these random things, Uchiha启 had already arrived at the mission hall.
There were quite a few people inside, and even some faces Uchiha启 had a slight impression of appeared here. Clearly, many people here had come down from the battlefield.
Although Konoha had the support of the Land of Fire's Daimyo, a place that completely relied on others and didn't consider developing its own economy would probably never have a good day.
Therefore, Konoha would still extract a portion of the money from Ninja missions, and similarly, it would also levy a certain percentage of taxes on various industries within Konoha.
In fact, not just Konoha, but other Villages were probably similar. However, the internal industries of the Village were never the most profitable; large mission quotas were the fundamental way for all Ninja and the Village to become rich.
Uchiha启 had thought more than once whether the Ninja Villages of the major countries, when they fought, besides competing for land resources, were also showcasing their military strength and vying for more mission shares?
Uchiha启 casually found a seat and sat down, looking as if he was waiting for others to take missions, and then began to focus his attention on the others who were chatting.
But what made Uchiha启 feel depressed was that he sat there for a long time, and no one dared to discuss anything about the Uchiha Clan. In fact, quite a few Ninja even came over to greet him.
Uchiha启 patiently chatted with them for a few sentences, and at the same time, declined some mission invitations. After that, he suddenly understood something.
"I'm such an idiot!"
Uchiha启 cursed inwardly. After simply walking to the front desk and glancing at the missions, he pretended to be very disappointed and left.
He was wearing the Uchiha Clan's attire, and behind him was the clear Uchiha symbol. How could others discuss topics about the Uchiha Clan in front of him?
The Uchiha Clan had a great reputation in Konoha, especially since the Uchiha Clan also controlled the Konoha Military Police Force. Although their reputation was bad, no one dared to speak ill of them, especially in front of an Uchiha member.
Helpless, Uchiha启 felt he had truly miscalculated. He remembered that in the past, quite a few people would say bad things in front of him, but it was different now.
Uchiha启 had returned as a hero. Even if some Ninja did harbor some dissatisfaction internally, they wouldn't vent it on Uchiha启.
After all, these Ninja were still able to distinguish some things. They wouldn't take their anger out on Uchiha启, but this made things very difficult for Uchiha启.
"It seems I can only go to the Military Police Force to check." Uchiha启 sighed and simply walked towards the edge of Konoha Village.
Currently, the Uchiha Clan's compound wasn't too far out; it was still relatively close to the central area of the Village. But the Military Police Force and the prison were a bit far.
After Konoha's Nine-Tailed crisis, during the reconstruction of Konoha, the Uchiha Clan was directly thrown to the edge of the Village, which further agitated the nerves of the Uchiha Clan members.
The Hardliners gained more market, and the members of the 'Dove Faction' successively defected. The final outcome needs no further explanation.
As he walked, Uchiha启 suddenly noticed a few familiar faces ahead. The most interesting thing was that Uchiha启 had some connection with all of them.
On one side was the Uchiha Clan's enforcement squad, and the leader was indeed related to Uchiha启—it was Uchiha Hiroki, whom Uchiha启 somewhat disliked.
On the other side were two outsiders: a kid who looked about fourteen or fifteen, who had already been tied up by the Uchiha enforcement squad, and another person with whom Uchiha启 had a somewhat peculiar relationship.
That was Jonin Fuhisa, Uchiha启's current Jonin Instructor. Uchiha启 hadn't seen him for a while, but Uchiha启 still had an impression of him.
He was a Ninja who was very loyal to the Hokage, and he had a relatively cheerful personality and good strength.
Uchiha启 had performed several missions with him, and he had provided Uchiha启 with no small amount of help. However, from his own standpoint, Uchiha启 didn't particularly like him, after all, being loyal to the Hokage now meant being loyal to the Third Hokage.
Frowning, Uchiha启 walked up: "Jonin Fuhisa, long time no see."
"Ke?" Fukyu Kohei was originally arguing with Uchiha Hiroki. Hearing Uchiha启's words, he was also stunned: "Long time no see."
"What's going on?" Uchiha启 shook his head and turned to look directly at Uchiha Hiroki.
"Uchiha启, this has nothing to do with you." Uchiha Hiroki snorted coldly: "You are not a member of the Military Police Force, I advise you—"
Before Uchiha Hiroki could finish his sentence, his eyes widened, and his expression became unusually contorted.
Because Uchiha启 didn't give him a chance to finish speaking and kicked him directly in the stomach.
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