After a day of training, Shisui returned home to the Uchiha Clan land with Zorua.
"Shisui, I'm so hungry." Zorua collapsed on the floor upon returning home, voicing the sentiment of someone starving.
To prevent Zorua from getting too energetic and causing trouble for others, Shisui had trained Zorua intensely.
Zorua doesn't have the stamina like Riolu, now it's both exhausted and hungry.
"Let's have some premium fast food first." Shisui took out the secret dog food purchased from the Inuzuka Clan and poured it into a small bowl, placing it in front of Zorua.
Because Zorua is quite intelligent, Shisui worried that mentioning dog food might make it resist, so he used different wording.
To ensure Zorua's well-being, Shisui had researched a lot of information about foxes.
Raising a fox is actually quite simple, as foxes are omnivores and can eat meat, vegetables, fruits, and such.
Moreover, due to being a Ninja Beast, the newly born Zorua isn't as fragile as a regular fox with so many precautions.
Shisui personally arranged a diet for Zorua based on various nutritional needs.
Zorua buried its head into the small bowl and started devouring the meal eagerly.
Then Shisui began to prepare dinner for both himself and Zorua.
Though it's just cooking for a Ninja Beast, Shisui felt that having one more in the house made it more lively, with more things to do, yet he felt more cheerful.
Knock knock.
Not long after finishing dinner, Shisui heard a knock on the door.
Upon opening the door, Shisui saw the dovish Elder from the Uchiha Clan, with two dovish Uchiha Jonin standing behind him.
"Shisui, you just had dinner, right?" Uchiha Katsu smiled and greeted him.
"Yes, what about you, Elder Katsu?" Shisui asked while inviting the three into the living room.
"I just finished eating too; I happened to be walking nearby, so I came to chat about recent clan matters." Uchiha Katsu expressed his intention with a chuckle.
Although Shisui was just a nine-year-old Uchiha boy, his performance at the last clan meeting had amazed Uchiha Katsu.
Along with the inclination Shisui showed, Uchiha Katsu considered grooming Shisui as the next Elder.
No, now Shisui no longer needed any grooming; he merely lacked the opportunity to become an Elder.
Shisui nodded, showing interest but didn't speak, listening earnestly.
"Currently, Shisui, everyone acknowledges your strength, but in the Uchiha Clan, while strength is important, we won't let someone who contributes nothing to the clan easily ascend to a high position." Uchiha Katsu said.
Because Shisui defeated Uchiha Seisei, the Uchiha people view them on the same level, but that doesn't mean Shisui is qualified for the Elder position.
"Now that you've become a Jonin, Shisui, you might consider joining the Police Department. With your strength and Ninja level, you'd be immediately valued in the Police Department and could earn clan recognition by showcasing your abilities." Uchiha Katsu pointed out a bright path for Shisui.
As the exclusive department of the Uchiha Clan, many Uchiha feel that excelling in the Police Department equates to contributing to the Uchiha family.
Uchiha Katsu left unsaid that the Police Department is safer.
Ninjas in the Police Department only need to maintain the security within Konoha Village and have nothing to do with war missions.
If the ninjas from the Police Department have to go to battle, it can only prove one thing: Konoha's ninja forces are severely lacking, and barely graduated Genin might have to go to war soon.
Upon hearing Uchiha Katsu's words, Shisui shook his head internally.
Not sure if it's that those in power are confused or the lure of power is too great, but not a single ninja in the Uchiha Clan recognizes the dangers of the Police Department.
Both the hawkish Uchiha and the dovish Uchiha are eagerly joining the Police Department, as if the Police Department is the core of the Uchiha Clan.
"Elder Katsu, do you think the Uchiha Clan having exclusive control over the Police Department is a good thing?" Shisui didn't continue with Uchiha Katsu's topic, but instead asked him a question.
Uchiha Katsu pondered for a moment, unsure why Shisui would ask such a question, wasn't it an obvious matter?
"For our Uchiha Clan, of course it's a good thing. This way, even if Konoha's higher-ups deliberately exclude us, we Uchiha still hold important powers in Konoha." Uchiha Katsu replied.
Upon hearing this, Shisui realized that there was no point in continuing the conversation for now.
Because Shisui believes that to resolve the Uchiha issue, the Police Department must be reformed and cannot remain the clan's exclusive department.
Shisui knows that things must be done step by step, if he proposes this idea now, he'd become an enemy of the whole Uchiha Clan, unless he can let others see the dangers the Police Department poses to the Uchiha.
But that's not an easy task; reforming the Police Department is far more complex than Uchiha Seisei's proposal.
Uchiha Seisei's proposal was merely suggesting an unreasonable plan, one could just point out the impractical aspects to counter it.
The Police Department is different, it involves power and wealth, with substantial rights and money involved, convincing the Uchiha to give these up won't work just by writing some materials.
"Teacher Mokgetsu still has other arrangements for me, I might not have time to join the Police Department this year." Shisui politely declined.
Though he feels that joining the Police Department now is a waste of time, the dovish faction is a part of the force Shisui needs, so he must find a way to have Uchiha Katsu stand by his side.