I Was Reborn As An Uchiha Police CLERK, And Clocking In Unlocked HASHIRAMA'S Wood Release!

Recap

Chikage Uchiha is a low-ranking police-force clerk with a simple ambition: clock in, do as little as possible, and leave on time. His daily clock-ins earn system points, but the system seems unimpressive—until his clan head, Fugaku, promotes him to deputy captain. The promotion upgrades his rewards and unlocks a much better shop, where Wood Release is available alongside powerful techniques and bloodline abilities. Chikage’s first response to this career breakthrough is excitement; his second is to clock out at exactly five.

Before the promotion, Fugaku consults Chikage about Konoha’s plan to relocate the Uchiha compound. Rather than answer with clan pride or threats, Chikage proposes negotiating for compensation: moving costs, rebuilding expenses, lost business, and more. His list grows increasingly absurd, including therapy costs for the clan’s patrol dogs, marriage subsidies, and “ritual disturbance” payments for the ancestors. The joke is that his shamelessly practical demands are also politically smart: negotiating over money gives the Uchiha a peaceful alternative to confrontation.

Chikage’s new job stops being a comfortable desk assignment when Danzo’s nephew, Ken Shimura, and his gang vandalize Uchiha shops on South Street. Root arrests the Uchiha captain who responds, while the thugs continue causing trouble. Chikage reluctantly heads out—because leaving the mess unresolved might mean overtime—and beats Ken with a police baton while coolly citing village regulations. Ken’s threats and attempts to invoke Danzo only earn him more trouble. Chikage even keeps demanding an apology after knocking out Ken’s teeth, despite being told Ken can no longer speak. His “cultured thug” routine wins over the merchants and his fellow officers.

Chikage then leads the police force to the Hokage building with witness accounts, damage claims, and a case file. Shisui tries to stop the march, worried it will trigger a clash, but Chikage argues that the police are following proper procedure and that Root’s arrest was unlawful. In the Hokage’s office, he turns the elders’ own rules—and their rhetoric about the First and Second Hokage and the Will of Fire—back on them. Danzo is eventually forced to sign a compensation voucher, and Captain Yoshiro is released from Root’s dungeon. The story’s central gag becomes clear: Chikage can be more intimidating with a rulebook than with a weapon.

Chikage still refuses to give up his work-life balance. He turns down a promotion until Fugaku promises a private office, more pay, and no overtime. When Danzo later tries to lure him out of the village on a dangerous border mission, Chikage insists on the proper paperwork and funding. Danzo grudgingly provides both—200,000 ryo for the operation—only for Chikage to treat the assignment like a lavish business trip: luxury hot-spring lodging, barbecue, information fees, supplies, and meticulously itemized receipts. The rogue ninja sent to ambush him are baffled that their target seems to be vacationing rather than investigating. Chikage, meanwhile, earns extra system points for the trip.

For the border mission, Chikage spends points on Lightning Release Chakra Mode and a Sharingan, while Wood Release remains an option in the shop rather than something he has acquired. At Black Wind Valley, he quickly defeats the rogue ninja waiting in ambush. But Root’s elite operatives then attack with coordinated wind and earth techniques and chakra-sealing chains. They manage to suppress his lightning cloak and restrain him, leaving him in real danger—until fireballs rain down from above. The subtitles end just as Chikage breaks the chains, leaving the identity of his rescuer and the fight’s outcome unresolved.

Notable recurring jokes

• Chikage’s clock is practically a sacred object.
• He frames Danzo’s signed voucher as a trophy.
• He tries to charge the village for every inconvenience.
• Even while facing assassins, he thinks about receipts, reimbursements, and getting back in time to clock out.

Personalities Appearing

• Chikage Uchiha — The clever, chronically unambitious clerk turned deputy captain.
• Fugaku Uchiha — Clan head, initially wary but increasingly impressed by Chikage.
• Danzo Shimura — The ruthless adviser who repeatedly tries to undermine the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi — The Third Hokage, caught between preventing conflict and managing the elders.
• Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado — Senior advisers who oppose Chikage’s arguments.
• Yoshiro Uchiha — The police-force captain arrested by Root.
• Shisui Uchiha — Urges restraint and worries Chikage’s tactics could provoke the leadership.
• Akira Uchiha — Chikage’s enthusiastic subordinate.
• Ken Shimura — Danzo’s nephew, whose vandalism sparks the South Street confrontation.
• Mikoto Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha — Fugaku’s wife and young son, seen in a family scene.
• A young Uchiha boy referred to as Yudo in the subtitles — Offers to secretly watch over Chikage on the border mission.