Allow ninjas other than the Uchiha clan to join the police department?
Fugaku's eyes widened in shock at Hideki's suggestion.
He subconsciously suspected that Hideki was instructed by the Konoha high-level officials to interfere in the police department and reduce the strength of the Uchiha clan.
After all, controlling the power of a department is the goal pursued by almost every ninja in the village.
How could the Uchiha clan, who have already treated the Police Department as their own private territory, share it with others?
But looking at Hideki's smiling face that looked like he didn't believe it, he thought about it calmly and found that this idea might not be impossible.
Just like Hideki in front of him.
Since he returned to the village, he has been constantly sharing his various inventions and technologies, which makes people secretly criticize his wasteful behavior.
But the facts proved that his spending also leveraged the power of the entire Konoha to his advantage, and in just one semester he established the prototype of a new force.
The best part is that unlike the usual vigilance and suppression, everyone is welcoming this new force because they know it will only bring them more benefits.
This also made Fugaku realize something.
Perhaps as long as you are strong enough and take the lead, appropriate sharing can bring you greater rewards.
But he still couldn't make up his mind immediately.
After all, Hideki only has to make his own decisions, so he has a lot to consider.
The opinions of the Konoha high-level officials, the reactions of the clan members, the specific reform plan of the police department, the fate of the team members...
Of course, whether there are ninjas willing to work in a police department with a bad reputation is also a big question.
Fugaku could still find a way to solve the previous ones by himself, but he was really helpless with the last one.
If you want everyone to join, you have to improve your reputation, and if you want to improve your reputation, you have to rely on everyone to join.
Come on, it's become a vicious circle.
So he could only throw the question to Hideki again.
After listening to Fugaku's doubts, Hideki also complained in his heart:
It is indeed quite stressful to work with a bunch of red-eyed monsters.
Then he murmured,
"Everyone looks for a job based on salary and prospects."
"As long as the reward is generous and the training guidance is used as a selling point, it should be able to attract the interest of many young ninjas."
"As for reputation, there are actually solutions."
"Since the situation in the police department cannot be improved immediately, we can only make the best use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."
"In fact, the current police officers are quite responsible in their work and have indeed maintained the law and order in Konoha."
"It's just that the attitude is so bad that the villagers are unable to realize or admit this fact."
"Let's take the example of the human traffickers just now."
"Under normal circumstances, even if the team member succeeded in arresting the criminal, he would not be able to gain the trust and praise of the villagers."
"Even if you destroy this human trafficking organization later, I think given the character of the Uchiha clan, they probably won't publicize it."
"This way, the villagers won't know your efforts behind the scenes, and naturally they won't change their opinion of you."
Seeing Fugaku nodding repeatedly as if he had found a confidant, Hideki smiled and said:
"Since your people are not good at speaking, why don't you find a mouthpiece that can help you spread the word?"
"You mean using newspapers for publicity?" Fugaku hesitated.
Hideki spread his hands and smiled:
"How can a written description be as credible as seeing it with your own eyes?"
"Actually, I'm planning on preparing a new program after the New Year, called Konoha News."
"To put it simply, it is similar to a newspaper, but it is presented in the form of images."
"The content includes weather, economy, people's livelihood in the village, interesting stories of the ninja school, political situation outside the village, etc...."
"I think the work content of the police department would also be a good gimmick."
"As long as they see your silent contribution to Konoha, the villagers will definitely change their views of you."
"And this can also help popularize regulations and reduce conflicts caused by this issue."
"Also, even the most unruly police officers will be more restrained in front of the camera."
Konoha News...
Fugaku was once again stunned by Hideki's idea.
You have to know that although there are newspapers and periodicals in the ninja world, they generally tend to focus on business and entertainment.
With the pressure from the nobles and ninjas, many things are hard to be reported in the newspapers.
I didn't expect Hideki to be so radical that he would actually bring intelligence ranging from small matters related to people's livelihood to big matters discussing the situation in the ninja world directly to the screen.
Is this really okay?
"Don't worry, the Hokage has already agreed to let me give it a try."
Hideki knew what Fugaku was worried about, so he smiled and said,
"After all, if we don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, the enemy will."
"In recent years, the use of spies to spread false or unfavorable information has become an increasing trend in the ninja world."
"Rather than letting villagers be exploited by those with ulterior motives because of gossip, it is better to provide an official information channel."
Then Hideki sighed and said:
"After all, we have tasted the bitter fruit of letting public opinion ferment..."
"I think Captain Fugaku you haven't forgotten about White Fang Senior..."
Fugaku shook his head solemnly.
He still feels a lingering fear when he recalls the completely one-sided wave of public opinion that forced Konoha White Fang to commit suicide to apologize.
Because he still hasn't figured out who was behind the incident.
Is it the Konoha high-ranking officials who don't want Sakumo to surpass their master, or is it the enemy village forces who are afraid of White Fang's strength.
Or is it both?
And if the enemy uses this method on the Uchiha clan, how should he deal with it?
Or is the current predicament of the Uchiha clan actually inseparable from it?
No matter what, the example of White Fang finally made Fugaku determined. He nodded slowly and said,
"Since it is approved by the Hokage, then of course we, the Uchiha clan, will do our best to cooperate."
"Then I don't know what we should do specifically?"
…
A moment later, Hideki and Fugaku walked out of the toy store.
Fugaku was holding the reel with the camera in his hand, with a smug look on his face. It seemed that he had already discussed many details with Hideki.
Of course, he also said to Hideki sincerely:
"Thank you so much, Hideki, for this time."
"I have benefited a lot from talking to you."
"No, I said it's a mutual benefit."
"The intelligence channels of the Uchiha clan have been of great help to my program."
Hideki chuckled and added,
"The show will probably not be officially aired until after the New Year, so Fugaku, don't worry. You can let the team members get familiar with the use of the camera first and accumulate some materials."
"You can always come to me if you have any questions."
Fugaku nodded seriously, and the two said goodbye.
Fugaku couldn't wait to return to the police department to study how to use the camera.
But at this moment, a brand new program started playing on the square screen.
Title: Tom and Jerry.
Fugaku, who was becoming more and more interested in this open-air cinema, stopped when he saw this, wanting to see what new shows Hideki had come up with.
Then the screen went dark and quickly lit up again.
Then a scene of a little mouse running on its two feet appeared on the screen...
"Wow, so cute."
The clever and cute appearance of the little mouse immediately captured the favor of many children and women.
And because Hideki had kept it a secret well before, the children from the orphanage and his students who came to help at the festival did not expect Jerry to appear on the screen, and they could not help but exclaim in surprise.
But many adults still subconsciously feel aversion to the nasty mouse, and even Jerry's cute appearance cannot be completely reversed.
Of course, Fugaku, who is old-fashioned by nature, is no exception.
Fortunately, a cute blue and white kitten appeared on the screen next, and this time it received unanimous praise from everyone.
I saw it lying lazily on the ground, pressing the mouse's tail with its paw, and showing a very humane, playful expression.
Perhaps because of their similar personalities, the Uchiha clan and the ninja cats have always had a good relationship.
So Fugaku, who is a closeted cat lover, also became a little curious and began to watch patiently.
However, the content of this movie was a little difficult for him to understand.
Because it is just like the title, a cat-and-mouse video!
However, the cat and mouse in it are probably ninja beasts, not only can they walk on two feet, but they are also very agile.
But that's all.
Compared with the powerful ninja beasts he had seen, the abilities of these two little creatures were nothing to mention.
Of course, Fugaku didn't know that Hideki didn't let Tom and Jerry show too many magical powers in the early stage, considering the villagers' acceptance...
The only thing Fugaku recognized was the wisdom of these two ninja beasts.
Because they could flexibly use various daily necessities to fight, many of their improvisations even surprised him.
It's a pity that the cat was too careless and underestimated its enemy. Every time it caught a mouse, it didn't kill it immediately, so the mouse would run away every time.
If it was a ninja cat from the Uchiha clan, the battle would probably be over in just a few seconds.
This made Fugaku wonder whether he should help Hideki train these two ninja beasts with great potential. This would surely lead to more exciting battles and could be regarded as a small way of repaying Hideki for his help.
However, it was only then that he discovered that, starting from some point in time, the villagers in the square would burst into laughter from time to time following the scenes on the screen.
What's so funny about this?
Fugaku expressed his confusion.
If Hideki were still with him, he would definitely have a serious discussion with him about the relationship between comedy and authenticity.
The magical performances of Tom and Jerry on the screen were indeed not surprising to Fugaku, but they were unprecedented in the eyes of the villagers.
This sense of unreality that deviates from daily life gives everyone just the right sense of alienation.
This way they don't have to worry about whether the cute cats and mice will actually get hurt, and they can laugh at their funny behavior without worrying about it.
Fugaku, who had been carefully analyzing the various mistakes made in the battle between the two, of course could not appreciate the beauty of it.
Although he didn't find it funny, the tight plot that reversed every ten seconds still attracted his attention.
So he couldn't help but continue watching to the end with a critical eye.
Unexpectedly, the ending made him very angry, because it was the mouse that won in the end.
There were quite a few people in the square laughing or clapping.
But as a cat fan, he was particularly dissatisfied.
Do you know how hard Tom works?
But Fugaku soon let it go.
Because it is probably just an experimental work shot by Hideki casually, and the fact that the story only lasts a few minutes is proof of this.
After complaining in his mind, Fugaku took another step and prepared to walk towards the police department.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the screen suddenly lit up again and began playing a new episode of Tom and Jerry.
The villagers, who had not seen enough, cheered and then watched intently again.
Fugaku's raised feet stayed in the air for a long time before finally falling back to their original position.
He wanted to see what kind of stories about cats and mice Hideki could make up.
With this critical thought in mind, Fugaku continued reading...
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