Konoha Police Force.
A department made up of members of the Uchiha Clan, responsible for maintaining security and stability within the village. At times, they also supported the Anbu in the village's defense work.
Thus, every member of the Police Force knew Otome—the beloved daughter of their own deputy commander, and the Uchiha Clan's favored prodigy.
Originally, they had planned to detain the two of them first and wait for the higher-ups to decide their fate. But now, they hesitated. Katsuki was one thing, but if they locked up Otome and the deputy commander found out, they would definitely suffer for it.
While the two Police Force members wavered, Katsuki stood frozen in place as though he had been struck over the head and knocked senseless. Only one voice echoed over and over in his mind: Kushina had been attacked.
Damn it!
He bit down hard enough to break his tongue, and the faint taste of blood spread through his mouth. Katsuki felt as if his heart had fallen into a vat of boiling oil, fried and scorched until his guts seemed ready to burst. Rage surged up from the depths of his heart, nearly blowing the top off his head.
Sizzle!
A piercing crack of thunder rang out. Thick arcs of electricity danced beneath Katsuki's feet as he shot into the air like a cannonball. Silver-white lightning left behind an afterimage, and in the blink of an eye, he had leaped over the wall and fled.
Only then did the two Uchiha Police Force members react. They immediately flew into a rage. What was this brat trying to do? Running out of the village in the middle of the night? Just as they were about to chase after him, Otome stopped them.
When the thunder rang out, Otome, who