Konoha Village, shrouded in the night, radiated an air of peace.
Moonlight spilled into the Seventh Division office of the Konoha Military Police Force. The room seemed somewhat messy, and three figures stood within.
"The intelligence was fake? An enemy nation's ploy to drive a wedge between us? Then why?!"
Kakashi was consumed by deep self-reproach. The murderous intent in Uchiha Yoru's Two Tomoe Sharingan kept replaying in his mind. He knew that if he dared to leak this intelligence, the other man might truly kill him.
"If this is real..."
As Kakashi considered a certain possibility, fear and tension immediately filled his eyes.
The Third described by Danzo was a terrifying conspirator, yet the documents he had just seen suggested that Danzo was also a man willing to do anything. Meanwhile, the Uchiha, who had suffered endless suppression, still bore the responsibility of protecting Konoha.
"Protecting Konoha... is that the duty of the Military Police Force?" Kakashi murmured inwardly. He seemed to recall the oath he had made when he first joined the Military Police Force. Everything about it reflected a determination to protect Konoha, to protect the village. That seemed to be the very purpose of its existence.
"Is this what the real Uchiha are like?!"
Kakashi revealed a bitter smile. The Uchiha protecting Konoha seemed somewhat ironic, yet that was exactly what he had personally experienced.
Proud, highly self-respecting, arrogant, and conceited—those were all Uchiha traits. Yet what he had truly felt was the face hidden beneath those traits.
The Third was a conspirator, Danzo was a man without scruples, and the Uchiha were connected to the Nine-Tails' Rampage. At that moment, Kakashi's thoughts were a mess. He even felt an intense sense of unfamiliarity.
Konoha! This peaceful, warm village did not seem as wonderful as he