Konoha.
As the date of Uchiha Shamu's appointment as clan head drew closer, many unfamiliar faces had recently appeared in Konoha.
Most of them had come to Konoha under the pretext of attending the celebration for the change of Uchiha clan heads, intending to gather intelligence.
The Third Hokage directly ordered that anyone who had not received an invitation from the Uchiha Clan was to be treated as a spy.
Konoha's defense level was immediately raised by several grades.
Many strangers were also denied entry into Konoha.
And today, people from the Cloud Village had arrived as well.
Leading them was Samui, a blonde, voluptuous beauty. Behind her followed Karui, a dark-skinned beauty with a hood over her head and golden eyes.
Beside them was Omoi, who had short white hair, a lollipop in his mouth, and muttered nonstop.
Rather than heading straight to the Uchiha Clan as the Hidden Sand Village had done, the three came to Konoha first. After registering, they wandered around the village.
In truth, they were more interested in probing the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
They each bought a few things before gathering again. Anbu agents were shadowing them nearby, so they did not dare act too openly, but they had memorized everything posted on the bulletin boards.
From their conversations with ordinary villagers, they discovered that the Uchiha Clan seemed to have become deeply estranged from Konoha.
The Military Police Force, once entirely handled by the Uchiha, was now under the Hyuga Clan's control.
These days, most Uchiha rarely appeared within Konoha.
What the villagers discussed most was Uchiha's traitor Obito, as well as Shimura Danzō.
In particular, Konoha's move to clear Orochimaru's name gave the calm Samui an ominous feeling.
"Let's go to the Uchiha Clan."
Only after arriving did