Hiruzen Sarutobi walked onto the rooftop of the Hokage Building, looking at the endless crowd below, his anger towards Uchiha Jin growing more intense.
However.
He quickly adjusted his mindset and once again displayed a benevolent expression.
"Everyone, quiet down!"
As Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke, the noisy crowd on the street instantly fell silent.
Clearly.
His authority as Hokage was still present!
Immediately after.
Hiruzen Sarutobi first apologized to everyone, affirmed the reforms of the Police Force, and finally announced that during the Police Force's reform period, the Anbu would handle the Village's public security issues.
He would choose a location in the Village to serve as the Anbu's external outpost, and during this time, if anyone encountered trouble, they could seek help from the Anbu.
At this point.
The villagers, whose problems had been addressed, reluctantly dispersed with a semblance of satisfaction.
However... while the villagers were satisfied, the Anbu began to get headaches!
There was nothing they could do!
The Anbu was naturally well aware of the troubles the Police Force had faced over the years.
Although these commoners didn't have Chakra, they were more unruly than Ninja, sometimes completely unreasonable.
But, there was no way around it!
They had no power to object to the Hokage's decision... Two hours later.
Not far from the Hokage Building, a three-story building rose from the ground.
Being able to erect a new building so quickly was, of course, thanks to the contribution of the Wood Release Ninja Yamato.
Immediately after.
As the Anbu members moved in, a large group of commoners surged inside.
The corners of the Anbu members' mouths twitched.
But, thankfully!
Everyone wore masks, so the pain on their faces wasn't directly visible.
Anbu Receptionist: "Aunts, what can I help you with?"
The leading aunt immediately spoke: "She stole my old hen! That was for my child at the Jonin Academy to supplement his body!"
"Nonsense, that was clearly my old hen!" the other aunt immediately cursed.
Immediately after.
The two of them started pulling and tugging right in front of the Anbu Receptionist.
Anbu Receptionist: "..."
He was utterly dumbfounded!
He felt his ears ringing from the noise, as if he'd just fought a battle with an enemy.
What a headache!
But he quickly spoke: "Squad A3, you handle this!"
Then.
An Anbu squad stepped forward and took the two aunts away, apparently to investigate the situation on site.
It was only with the departure of the two aunts that the Anbu Receptionist finally let out a sigh of relief.
But, unfortunately.
Before he could even take a sip of water, another man walked over: "Kentaro borrowed 300 Ryo from me and promised to return it in a month, but it's already been three months!"
"I don't have any money," another man waved his hand, "I'll definitely pay you back when I have it!"
Anbu Receptionist: "..."
He felt his head was about to explode. How was he supposed to handle something like this?
Finally.
He could only wave his hand and say directly: "I'm just responsible for recording cases; your case will be taken over by others."
"Squad A5, it's yours."
As the Anbu Receptionist spoke, another reluctant Anbu squad emerged and led the two men away from the Anbu Building.
Then.
The numb Anbu Receptionist welcomed the third complainant!
...Two hours later, in front of a private residence.
Kakashi, leading Squad C7, listened directly to the squabbling of two families.
"Our two families broke off the engagement, so the 3,000 Ryo bride price needs to be returned!"
"Absolutely not returning it! You're the ones who broke off the engagement!"
"Your family didn't mention beforehand that your daughter was blind!"
"You didn't ask, did you? Anyway, I'm not returning it!"
"Esteemed Anbu, please help me get my money back! That's 3,000 Ryo!"
"Your family broke off the engagement, why should I return the bride price?"
The two families spat at each other, starting to argue again.
Kakashi's squad had black lines across their faces.
The arguing of the two families gave them a headache!
Yamato couldn't help but ask: "Captain, how do we solve this?"
"I don't know either!" Kakashi spread his hands.
Yes.
For something where both sides have a point, who the hell knows how to deal with it!
Another Anbu couldn't help but say: "Does the Police Force deal with this kind of nonsense every day? Honestly, I feel a little sorry for them."
"If it were me, I would have completely broken down and resigned long ago!"
Kakashi and Yamato couldn't help but nod.
Indeed!
This kind of thing is really difficult to handle!
No matter how it was handled in the end, one party would definitely disagree, and in a military fortress like Konoha, the primary concern was armed forces like Ninja, so there was no such thing as a civil code.
Therefore.
How such matters were handled ultimately depended on the enforcer themselves.
It was precisely for this reason that no matter how the Police Force handled things, someone would ultimately be dissatisfied, which led to the Police Force's reputation becoming worse and worse.
Now that it was the Anbu's turn, the Anbu also suffered a tragic fate.
Finally.
Kakashi, truly annoyed by the constant noisy, decided to just pay the money himself.
Thus, the problem was perfectly solved!
However, Yamato couldn't help but say: "We can't always pay out of our own pockets, can we? Our salaries can't withstand such a drain!"
"What do you suggest we do?" Kakashi asked.
Yamato didn't know either!
With such a difficult mindset, the group returned to the Anbu Building.
But, unfortunately.
Before they could rest, they were assigned another case.
Finally.
Kakashi paid another 800 Ryo!
In total, by the time they finished work in the evening, Kakashi's squad had paid out over 10,000 Ryo!
But even so, Kakashi's squad was exhausted.
In fact, it wasn't just their squad; other squads were also on the verge of collapsing.
And so... this continued until the third day, when the Anbu could no longer bear it, because their salaries couldn't withstand it.
Finally, there was no choice!
Even with great reluctance, they could only make a judgment: either order compensation or imprisonment.
But it was precisely because of this decision that the Anbu's reputation began to sour, and the Anbu followed in the footsteps of the Police Force.
The Anbu saw this and realized it wouldn't do!
There was no other way.
They could only go to Hiruzen Sarutobi!
And, regarding this.
What good solution did Hiruzen Sarutobi have?
So.
He could only approach Nara Shikaku again: "The Anbu can't really handle this anymore, Shikaku, can you think of a solution?"
"There's no solution!" Nara Shikaku said helplessly: "This is just a stopgap measure!"
"No matter who takes over the Police Force, this kind of problem will arise. Why did the villagers resent the Uchiha before? Wasn't it because of the Police Force, ultimately?"
"This is a hot potato; not only can the Uchiha not handle it, but no one else can either!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was very helpless.
Ultimately.
He could only appease the Anbu to hold on for a while longer, and then ordered Danzo to eliminate Uchiha Jin!