One Uchiha-Tainted Person Is Enough

"Hokage-sama, Elder Danzo, feel free to visit anytime when you're free."

Outside the Public Security Brigade headquarters, Uchiha Setsuna smiled as he nodded to Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō.

Hiruzen glanced at the somewhat gloomy entrance to the detention room, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Certainly, certainly."

Though he dearly wanted to complain, he still nodded politely in agreement.

"Hiruzen, can we put the matter of removing little advertisements on hold for now? I still haven't recruited enough people on my end."

Danzo ignored Uchiha Setsuna's invitation. Instead, he frowned slightly as he voiced Root's current difficulties to his old friend.

He only had so few men under him. If they all went to scrape off little advertisements, would Root even be able to function?

"That will depend on Elder Setsuna's arrangements."

"If Elder Danzo's new department truly has difficulties, then how about we forget this punishment?"

Uchiha Setsuna narrowed his eyes slightly and replied in a negotiating tone.

Hiruzen raised his brows in surprise. He had not expected Uchiha Setsuna to endure to such an extent.

Even after Danzo had taken thirty percent of the Police Force's funding, he had not turned hostile. Now, he was even making a special exception for Root.

One had to know that the current Police Force was renowned for its strict discipline. Even if an Uchiha Clan Member committed an offense, their punishment was no different from anyone else's. Not only was there no leniency beyond the law, but the punishments even tended to be harsher.

Yet Uchiha Setsuna was now willing to open this back door. How could Hiruzen not be surprised?

Things had developed vastly differently from what he had envisioned. He had thought his balancing strategy would make Danzo and the Uchiha Clan restrain one another, but now