Chapter 288. A Mole
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"This little brat!"
Uchiha Fugaku calmly hung up the phone. He had already guessed that his otouto, who had a messy private life, would definitely join the chaos.
Hmph!
Still trying to put on a show in front of him?
What a joke!
Now then…
With Yuto undercover on that side, once they got the full race route, they could set up checkpoints at every intersection. This time, they'd definitely catch everyone in one sweep.
There was no helping it.
He'd already had someone pass word to the Fourth Hokage days ago, and the Hokage hadn't said anything. What more was there to discuss?
That had to mean they—the Konoha Police Force—were free to arrest and fine as needed~
After all, that's exactly what the Konoha Police Force was for.
Surely no one would suspect that the richest man in the ninja world was actually an undercover agent for the Konoha Police Force~
Impossible!
Fugaku glanced calmly at his adjutant beside him, face blank. "Pass the word. Everyone, get ready."
He paused briefly, thinking for a moment. "Once the route map comes in, drive out immediately."
Tonight—
It was time to close the net.
…
At that moment—
Elsewhere—
Yuto let out a helpless sigh, staring at the ended call.
He had to help!
There was no getting out of this.
If he didn't help, Fugaku would just keep calling.
There was no way around it.
Who told him he was his Onii-chan?
But still—
The mastermind behind it all was standing right beside him. There was no way the Konoha Police Force would succeed tonight.
After all, their boss's wife was also racing here~!
Yuto sighed, turned his head to look at… Minato, who had been beside him, and froze. "Huh? Where's Minato?"
As he said that—
"The Fourth Hokage?" Suzune, standing nearby, looked at Yuto in confusion. "Is Hokage-sama here?"
As she spoke, she glanced around, scanning the area, but didn't see any sign of the Hokage.
"…No!" Yuto shook his head, eyelid twitching slightly. "Just remembered I have something to ask him tomorrow."
That guy—
He ran off so fast~
Don't tell me he already met up with Kushina and they're planning their escape…
Yuto sighed, shook his head, and muttered, "He could've just signed a permit to make this legal. Why go through all this trouble?"
Maybe he also thought it'd look bad to be racing over the Hokage heads…
Yuto swept a glance around. Every clan—and even villagers—were here, all excitedly waving and cheering. Accompanied by the roaring engines, the scene was absolutely buzzing.
The blood was pumping!
Right now—
Leading the race was Kakashi's silver sports car, followed closely by the fire-fox-red car driven by Kushina. Surprisingly, she was keeping right on his tail. Who would've thought… Kushina's driving skills were actually solid~!
Third place wasn't the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Unexpectedly, it was Mizuki's car! Looked like the Third Hokage really was getting old!
But from the looks of it… this just seemed like a pretty normal race. Were they training their fundamentals or something?
Still, the crowd was absolutely fired up, shouting non-stop!
Especially when that silver car turned a corner without slowing down—it made the whole audience erupt into frenzied screams.
No wonder Kumogakure had gone and filmed something like [Fast & Furious]~
Racing really did have its market!
But now…
"I'm sorry, I'm an undercover agent." Yuto sighed and muttered to himself. Then, with a conflicted and guilty heart, he raised his phone… and took a photo of the temporary central screen display.
Finally—
He hit the send button!
[Onii-chan, I can only help you up to this point!]
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Ding Ding!
Fugaku saw the message on his phone, and the corner of his mouth lifted into a subtle smile.
He'd been waiting so long, thinking the brat wasn't going to send it. But now… looks like he still respected him as a big brother.
He looked out the window at the bright, clear moon.
Tonight—
He'd stayed behind on purpose, even skipped dinner, all to arrest this whole group of chronic street racers!
After all, it had been going on for way too long. The higher-ups hadn't told them to back off, which could only mean—they were waiting for the police to act!
Plenty of villagers had already filed complaints.
As the Konoha Police Force, how could they turn a blind eye?
Right now—
He could almost hear the roaring, thunderous engines on the mountain.
"Tell all units—commence operation now!" Fugaku turned to his adjutant, voice calm. "Remember! We are the Konoha Police Force! We answer to the Hokage! For the safety of the village—we cannot let even one criminal slip away!"
As he finished—
"Yes!" the adjutant responded with utmost respect, then quickly relayed the orders.
And Uchiha Fugaku… with a solemn face, started up the Konoha Police patrol car and drove off along the map Yuto had sent.
Tonight—
It was destined to be a restless one!
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"Kushina, we need to run!" Minato said with a wry smile as he looked at the completely absorbed Kushina. "The Konoha Police Force has already tracked us down."
"Hell yeah—huh?" Kushina, who had been in high spirits, froze for a moment. While keeping her hands on the steering wheel, she turned her head toward Minato. "How did those guys find us?"
After all—
This place wasn't far from the village center.
And right below was the Hokage building and the academy. So late at night… there shouldn't have been many people around. It had only been a little over ten minutes, and the Konoha Police were already here?!
As she finished—
Minato sighed, tightly gripping the overhead handle, his face filled with melancholy. "We have a traitor among us."
"Who?"
"…We don't know yet. But the Konoha Police had already received information, which is why they waited this long before taking action. They're trying to catch us red-handed!"
"That Uchiha Clan Leader is so annoying!" Kushina pouted.
She had just gotten started, and it was already over!
So frustrating!
"Even Nine-Tails says he's pissed!"
As she said that—
"Don't worry!" Minato smiled confidently. "After tonight… you won't have to sneak around anymore."
It was true.
Since they couldn't catch the people racing around Konoha these past few days, it wouldn't look good for the Hokage to outright approve racing on top of the Hokage Rock. The village was so small… and if they still failed to catch anyone after such a long time, it would embarrass not only the police but all of Konoha.
But—
They really were hard to catch!
So—
After tonight… once they actually caught someone and Konoha had saved face, Minato could step in and designate an official area for them to train their driving skills. Surely no one would object then.
Still, Kakashi and the others… they were really something!
They should've come to him from the beginning instead of racing for days like this.
If they had—
All of this could've been settled with one proposal!
And Kushina wouldn't have had to sneak around like this either!
He sighed and looked at Kushina. "Let's go home~ It's getting late. Naruto probably misses his mom."
As soon as he finished—
Kushina, who had been pouting, suddenly softened inside. "Alright! I'll slow down—you teleport us!"
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At the same time—
The Konoha Police Force, who had already set up traps in the latter part of the course, were on full alert. They were ready to intercept the group of racers and cut them off, forcing them to stop!
Then—
They'd arrest them all in one sweep and show them just how fearsome the Konoha Police really were!
How dare they mock them like this?!
For the past while—
Those guys had always slipped away.
But tonight—
With Fugaku-sama personally leading the mission, there was no way they'd fail!
Everyone stood tall and proud, eyes locked ahead, feeling the approaching roar of engines!
It was getting closer! Almost here!
However—
While standing with arms crossed and waiting like the rest, Uchiha Fugaku—
Suddenly—
His temporary communicator buzzed.
He hesitated for a second, then took it out. When he saw that the call was from an internal police line, he froze, an ominous feeling rising in his chest.
Still, he answered quickly.
"Hello?"
As soon as the word left his mouth—
A weak voice came from the other end.
"Fu-Fu… Fugaku-sama… there's a mole!"
"?!?"
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