Konoha.
Hyuga Compound, conference room.
Main Family head Hiashi, Branch Family head Hizashi.
Along with all the other elders, they sat gathered together.
Fourth Elder sat on his knees below them, his expression calm.
But no one spoke. The atmosphere throughout the conference room was heavy and oppressive.
First Elder coughed. "I think it's fine that the Uchiha Clan left the Military Police Force. Now our Hyuga Clan has complete control over it."
Hiashi rarely slammed his hand on the table. "First Elder! I opposed opening this door from the very beginning."
"Nearly everyone in the Military Police Force is from the Hyuga Clan. We already have enough power."
"When there were matters we couldn't conveniently handle ourselves, wasn't it good to have the Uchiha help us resolve them?"
"Now their entire clan has withdrawn. What use are those Root positions you gained?!"
The Uchiha Clan's meteoric rise had made them the strongest clan in the entire Shinobi World.
Whenever the Hyuga Clan encountered complicated cases in the Military Police Force that were difficult to handle themselves,
given the relationship between the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans, asking the Uchiha for help had made resolving those problems effortless.
But now? It was gone. The entire Uchiha Clan had withdrawn in an instant, even abandoning their shops.
Seeing Hiashi's furious outburst, First Elder felt bitter inside as well.
Indeed, the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans had enjoyed an excellent relationship before. Whether it was the Military Police Force seeking assistance
or the two clans cooperating on difficult missions, their success rate had risen greatly.
Tempted by the honorary elder position Danzo had promised him, he had lost his head for a moment and thought merely exchanging positions in the force was no big deal.
Instead, the Uchiha Clan reacted with exceptional intensity. When