Just as the peak civil war of the Uchiha Clan was about to erupt.
Outside the Anbu Prison, a soft call suddenly came.
"Yagami-sama…"
"We, we want to visit Yagami-sama…"
The voice sounded very ordinary, completely out of place with the intense battlefield of Mangekyo Sharingan facing off.
For a moment, everyone was slightly taken aback.
Uchiha Shisui frowned even harder.
"Who is it?"
An Anbu guard at the door quickly said, "Captain, it's… it's a few civilians…"
"Oh?"
Yagami's heart stirred.
This voice seemed a bit familiar…
Could it be…
"We, we are Daizi's family. We heard that Yagami-sama was imprisoned, so we wanted to visit him…"
"Sirs, could you please make it convenient for us to go in?"
The two Anbu guards said coldly, "This is a critical area of the prison, no visits allowed!"
"This… this…"
As expected.
It was Daizi's family…
Daizi was the young girl who was burned alive by Sarutobi Jiro using the Hōen no Jutsu (Great Flame Technique)…
Yagami publicly executed Sarutobi Jiro, the culprit, and even killed Sarutobi Hiro, who tried to cover for him. Naturally, the families of these victims were all deeply grateful to him.
As soon as they heard he was in prison, they rushed over, wanting to visit him.
Uchiha Shisui also understood the reason.
But he said unexpectedly, "Let them in."
The two guards were startled, "Captain…"
"This is an order."
"…Yes."
"You can go in."
"Okay, okay… Thank you…"
A few ordinary Konoha villagers cautiously walked in.
Although they weren't ninjas, they could sense the chilling atmosphere and couldn't help but tremble slightly, but they didn't back down, walking step by step into the depths of the prison.
"Ah!"
A woman suddenly screamed, startling everyone.
"So, so many corpses… so much blood…"
The other villagers also noticed and turned pale.
Uchiha Shisui said indifferently, "These people were all killed by Uchiha Yagami."
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly understood Shisui's intention.
He wanted these villagers to hate and fear Yagami.
However…
The woman suddenly stopped screaming.
Although her face was still pale and bloodless, and her body still trembled slightly.
But she said firmly.
"Is that so?"
"Then they must all deserve to die!"
Yagami's heart couldn't help but stir.
Uchiha Shisui's face changed dramatically!
"You, what did you say?"
The woman said coldly, "Everyone Yagami-sama killed must have deserved to die!"
"Even if there's a river of blood here, it's all Yagami-sama's merit!"
Uchiha Shisui was dumbfounded.
"You… trust Uchiha Yagami that much?"
The woman sneered repeatedly.
"If we don't trust Yagami-sama, do we trust you?"
"When Daizi was killed by that beast Sarutobi Jiro, where were you Anbu? Where were you so-called sirs?"
"If it weren't for Yagami-sama, who would have upheld justice for her?!"
"Rely on you?!"
Uchiha Shisui's heart trembled.
Her eyes were even more terrifying than Uchiha Yagami's Mangekyo Sharingan…
Her family members beside her also shouted out.
"Well said!"
"Yagami-sama! We know you're in there, and we know you must have been framed…"
"It's just a pity that we are just ordinary villagers and commoners, we can't save you, we can only silently pray and bless you…"
"This is a small token of our regard, although it's not worth much money, but…"
"Please, you must accept it!"
Uchiha Shisui looked at the things they had brought out.
They were scattered and messy.
They were just some everyday items like eggs, vegetables, and fruits.
However, he felt as if he had been severely struck…
What did that represent?
Uchiha Shisui couldn't bear to think.
Nor did he dare to think.
He had no retreat.
Yagami's voice came from the depths of the prison.
"Thank you."
"You may go."
Hearing Yagami's voice, these people became even more emotional.
"Yagami-sama, you… you must take care…"
"Don't let those villains succeed…"
Yagami showed a rare hint of a smile.
"Don't worry."
Only then did they seem to breathe a sigh of relief, placing the gifts solemnly on the ground.
"Then, then we'll leave, Yagami-sama…"
"Okay."
Daizi's family looked back at the darkness in the depths of the prison, sighed, and turned to leave.
This small interlude, however, swept away the tense atmosphere that had been on the verge of exploding.
Uchiha Shisui clenched his fists tightly.
But for a moment, he didn't know whether he should fight or not.
Yagami scoffed mockingly.
"What, have you shaken your beliefs again?"
"Uchiha Shisui, you really are quite indecisive…"
"If you could firmly stand on the other side, I might have admired you a little more."
"It's a pity, the current you is truly disappointing."
Uchiha Shisui was not in the mood to argue with him.
"Yagami, since you killed so many people, why didn't you kill everyone in the other cells too?"
"Also, why aren't you escaping?"
Yagami sneered, "Is that what you think I would do?"
"I've said it before, I kill people because they do evil, because they want to kill me."
"As for the criminals in those other cells, I don't know the extent of their sins, why would I kill them?"
"As for escaping…"
"That would be underestimating me too much."
"If I, Uchiha Yagami, want to leave, I can leave anytime. Do you think this Anbu Prison can keep me?"
"I stayed because I chose to stay."
"I am innocent, why would I abscond?"
Uchiha Shisui frowned deeply, unable to understand the man's thoughts.
But Uchiha Fugaku understood.
He was that kind of man.
Although outsiders thought he was extreme, prejudiced, twisted, and terrifying…
In his heart, he had his own set of self-imposed justice and principles.
He would never change for anyone.
This was precisely what made him respectable and admirable.
He was cruel to the wicked, but equally harsh on himself, never allowing himself to be above the justice in his heart.
Although, Uchiha Fugaku also didn't understand where he got these ideas.
Only Yagami knew.
Even though his methods in this life were extreme, eradicating evil completely, some principles still remained deeply ingrained in his soul, difficult to extricate and impossible to shake off.
This was what Uchiha Fugaku meant when he said he was sometimes extreme, and sometimes had an optimistic and naive side.
Uchiha Shisui suddenly felt a sense of retreat.
Although he believed that if they truly fought to the death, he wouldn't lose to the man before him.
However, he suddenly lost the will and courage to fight.
"Uchiha Yagami, you really will wait in prison for judgment?!"
There was no answer.
Yagami had already said it once and didn't want to repeat himself.
Uchiha Shisui closed his Mangekyo Sharingan.
The other Anbu members were all greatly surprised.
"Captain, if we go back like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to Lord Hokage…"
"This, this is your first mission as Anbu Captain…"
Uchiha Shisui understood what they meant.
But he still gave up fighting.
"I know, I will take full responsibility for whatever consequences."
He looked deeply at Yagami, "You should understand, there will be a battle between you and me eventually."
Yagami said indifferently, "That depends on your sins."
Uchiha Shisui shook his head, "You won't be my opponent."
"Even if you've also awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, your eye power is too far behind mine, having just awakened it…"
"You simply don't understand what the ultimate power of the Mangekyo Sharingan is…"
Yagami understood, of course, but didn't want to waste words with him.
Uchiha Shisui then looked at Uchiha Fugaku.
"Uchiha Fugaku, from now on…"
"Please take care of me."
Uchiha Fugaku's heart trembled. By calling him Uchiha Fugaku instead of Clan Leader, he completely showed his stance.
After saying this, Uchiha Shisui led the Anbu members away.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at his retreating back and sighed.
"A pitiable person…"
Yagami said indifferently, "A pitiable person must have something detestable about them."
"That is his own choice."
Uchiha Fugaku was silent for a moment, then suddenly seemed to make a great decision, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice.
"Yagami, from today onwards…"
"You are the Captain of the Police Force!"
(End of Chapter)