บท 82: Chapter 81- Military Force
"Alright, Renjiro, let's go over the duties of the Uchiha Police Force," Hae began, her tone serious yet measured. "First and foremost, we're responsible for patrolling our village. This means keeping a watchful eye on the streets of Konoha, ensuring the safety of all its civilians."
Renjiro nodded, "Understood," he replied.
"Next, we're tasked with peacekeeping," Hae continued. "This includes resolving disputes, diffusing tense situations, and generally maintaining order within the village."
Renjiro furrowed his brow slightly, 'What did I sign up for? I am wasting a whole year that I could use to grow in strength. But oh well, the decision has already been made, there's no going back' he thought.
"Our duties don't stop there. We are also responsible for investigations. When crimes are committed, it is our job to gather evidence, interview witnesses, and piece together what happened."
"Investigations make sense," Renjiro commented. "What about locking up the criminals?"
"That's another one of our responsibilities," Hae replied. "When we identify suspects and gather enough evidence, we're authorized to make arrests and bring them in for questioning."
Renjiro took a mental note, understanding the gravity of the task at hand. "And what about crimes committed by other shinobi?" he inquired.
"We also lock them up if need be unless those guys come in," Kagami added.
"Those guys?" Renjiro inquired.
"Don't worry about that, I doubt you will barely even interact with them while you are here," Hae quickly added. It was clear she wanted to veer off the topic that Kagami had introduced.
"What or who are you guys referring to?"
"There is no need to hide it Hae. Even if he doesn't interact with them he will soon hear about it in the clan," Toda began, "Kagami was talking about the Anbu and Root."
"I am not sure if you know this or not, but they work under the Hokage and one of the council elders. Before, they would only handle investigations for special cases, but nowadays it seems like they are taking most of our responsibilities." Toda said.
'Ooh, so it has already started. I thought that the phasing out would start after the third war and just before the nine-tails attack. If it started this early, then maybe the Uchiha clan were right to plan a coup, because this was only going to get worse.'
"Stop giving the boy a false perspective, Toda. The Anbu and Root just handle most of the special cases, that's the end of it." Tobe said.
"Was anything I said wrong? I am just calling it how it is. One day, they might even want us out of this village!" Toda shouted.
'He doesn't know how close to the truth he is, but that's far into the future, I might need to get involved because with the help of the Uchiha maybe the fourth shinobi war won't have that many casualties.'
"Enough said about that, know we need to talk about the hierarchy of the force," Hae said as Toda and Tobe were off bickering for the second time since Renjiro arrived.
"The ranks are pretty straightforward. Every squad has five members and they all answer to the squad leader, Uchiha Fujioka, in our case. The squad leaders, in turn, answer to a squad captain who is responsible for ten squads."
"The squad captains answer to the commanders who answer to the head who is the clan head. You have already met one of the force's commanders."
"Who?" Renjiro questioned.
"You came in with Fugaku. Besides being the Clan head's son, he is also already an experienced Jounin so it is understandable that he is one of the three police commanders." Kagami said.
'He is already just a level below Daichi at that age? I guess he became the Uchiha clan head in the future because of his power and not due to his lineage.'
"Yes, as Kagami said, Uchiha Fugaku is one of the three commanders of the force. The three commanders all have three squad captains under them meaning that there are ten squad captains in total if you consider the squad captain of those from the genin reserve."
' I always thought that the police force was entirely made up of the Uchiha clan, but it made sense for some genins from the reserve to be added to be recruited.
That said a squad captain is more or less in charge of sixty officers, with them being ten, that is around six hundred people enlisted to force. It might not be a large number, but when you take into account the fact that chakra makes them superhumans, then the force becomes a deadly force.'
"That reminds me, even among us normal shinobi officers, there are still ranks. There are initiates, what you currently are, is the lowest followed by the fourth rank all the way to the first rank. The first rank is directly under the squad leader. Kagami is in the first rank while those two and I are in the second rank."
"What is the use of all these ranks?" Renjiro asked.
"They determine the responsibilities one can handle as well as who can be promoted," Hae answered.
"I thought that the normal shinobi ranks determine that," Renjiro commented.
"They do, but other factors are also considered. For instance, your leadership and strategic capabilities are more valued as the force is set up in such a way that during wartime, it directly transitions to a military force."
"But that is only for the positions of squad captains and below. The commanders and above have to be Jounins while the squad captains can either be a jounin, elite jounin or even a chunin in some cases." Tobe added.
'That makes sense.'
"Okay I get it, but I do have a question,"
"You are free to ask, Renjiro," Hae said
"Do all the Uchiha members in force not take any missions from the Center?"
"That is why we are grouped into squads, Renjiro. Besides during wars, squads take missions in turns as all other clans in the village. However, unlike other clans, the quota in which we take B-ranks and above is low."
"Why?"
"We are one of the founding clans of the village, so it is our utmost duty to focus more on protecting the village than taking up missions." This time Kagami added in a serious tone.
'Well, that sucks.'
Noticing the look on Renjiro's face Hae said, "The number of times, we take up missions is solely at the discretion of the squad leader, so with you here, we might take more missions than usual to help you become an experienced Shinobi."
"Yes, I'd really appreciate that," Renjiro said with his face beaming.
"I see Hae has already filled you in," A voice interrupted them as everyone's gaze fell on the door where Fujioka was standing.
"Here is your identification and your schedule. You will be required to meet here every day to train with us so as to increase our teamwork as well as patrol the village with other initiates like yourself."
Renjiro took the bunch of papers that Fujoika handed him and thanked him. After that, Renjiro was free to go wherever he wanted since it was a couple of hours before dusk when his shift would start.
Thinking of what to do, Renjiro decided to visit Kushin to go through some seals, he had just learnt.
"Good afternoon, Kushina," Renjiro said immediately arriving at the the jinchuriki's place.
"What did I tell you to call me?" Kushina said
"Ooh sorry sensei, forgive this lowly one,"
"I heard that you have gone to the Police force, how is it?"
"Today was my first day, so I can't really say how it is. Hopefully, I will still have time to continue with my training."
"I remember when I became a chunin, those were good times."
"Why are you talking as if it was a long time ago?"
"I'll have you know that even though I am an Elite Jounin, I can take on most jounins and above in Konoha," Kushina said puffing up her chest.
"That reminds me, I think it's time I teach a special technique we used to learn back in Uzushio,"
"What technique?"
"Have you ever heard of something called Chakra Seinou?"
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