A Shock to Konoha's High Command, Hyuga Strength Soars, and They Lament Their Tragic Lives Without the Byakugan

Namikaze Minato appeared at the Police Force Entrance and promoted the Police Force with a sunny, warm smile: "Welcome to the Konoha Military Police Force! The benefits are excellent. You'll receive a jutsu as soon as you join, enjoy all-you-can-eat meals three times a day, and even get membership services from Uchiha and Hyuga Commercial Stores."

"Lord Namikaze Minato!"

"Loyalty!"

"For Lord Namikaze Minato, I'm joining!"

"The benefits are so good! I'm joining too!"

"Same here!"

On the very first day, a large number of Civilian Ninjas submitted job applications out of admiration for Namikaze Minato.

Meanwhile.

As expected, Uchiha Fugaku was berated at the Clan Meeting.

"What's going on, Fugaku!"

"Give us an explanation!"

"The Police Force was the only authority our Uchiha Clan had in its hands, yet you just handed it over to everyone else so easily!"

"Clan Head, this isn't right!!"

Uchiha Fugaku frowned. He hesitated inwardly, feeling enormous pressure, but then he thought of Uchiha Miya's pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

Damn it. There's a knife waiting for me in either direction.

These clansmen were difficult enough to deal with, but Uchiha Miya was even more extreme. At the slightest disagreement, she would activate her Mangekyō.

Besides, after hearing Hizashi Hyuga's analysis, Fugaku had to admit that the Police Force really had belonged entirely to the Uchiha Clan all these years, causing civilians to strongly resist the Uchiha Clan.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Now that war has arrived, we have to send more ninjas to the front lines. The Police Force will be understaffed, and if anything happens to public security, we'll still be held responsible."

"Besides, we can leave those trivial matters to the Civilian Ninjas."

"At the same time, this is also an opportunity for the Uchiha Clan to improve communication with the other ninja clans..."

"We can cooperate with the other clans and integrate more effectively into Konoha."

Uchiha Fugaku spoke in a low voice. He was neither weak nor particularly forceful.

At that moment, footsteps approached.

"Anyone who objects can come over and fight me!"

Uchiha Miya strode in without even bothering to pretend. Her pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan swept directly over the Uchiha Clansmen.

Quite a few Uchiha Clansmen lowered their heads, but many others defiantly raised theirs and stared at Uchiha Miya, their tension as sharp as needles against a wheat tip.

Uchiha Miya spoke up. "We've held so many Clan Meetings. What practical results have we gotten? Now that we have a clear direction, can't we just try it and see how it works? Remember, all authority over the Police Force is in our hands. If problems arise later, we can simply abolish the new policy!"

A large group of Uchiha Clansmen froze.

"Uh... We can do that?"

"That seems to be true. No matter what happens, the Police Force is still ours."

"Is it really that convenient? We can hire whoever we want, then fire whoever we want afterward?"

The Uchiha Clansmen gradually came around.

Right.

The Police Force's Personnel Authority and Economic Authority were entirely in the hands of the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Fugaku struck while the iron was hot. "That's right! We're only making adjustments and trying something new. The war is growing more intense, so we need to send more ninjas to the battlefield instead of making them handle all those trivial Police Force matters after finally returning home to rest."

Uchiha Miya was incomparably forceful.

That made Uchiha Fugaku's words sound much more agreeable.

The Uchiha Clan ultimately approved this reform of the Police Force—one that "betrayed their ancestors"!

The Konoha High Command, meanwhile, was dumbfounded.

"What?"

"The Uchiha Clan was actually willing to give up authority?"

"The Police Force members have always been Uchiha ninjas..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took several puffs of his cigarette, his brows tightly furrowed.

The times were changing quickly.

Namikaze Minato had also joined in...

Sigh... Hiruzen Sarutobi found it difficult to interfere with this alone. Besides, he had no reason to interfere in the first place.

The Police Force was a historical legacy.

When it had first been established, it had been created as compensation for the Uchiha Clan and placed entirely under their control.

"How did the Uchiha Clan suddenly figure things out..." Mitokado Homura's mouth twitched.

Utatane Koharu said bluntly, "What else could it be? The Uchiha Clan has never had a political bone in their bodies. They're good at fighting, but they're truly hopeless in every other area. Namikaze Minato is still young, and he's been busy preparing the next battle plan recently. That leaves only the people from the Hyuga Family."

Everyone fell silent.

The Hyuga Family followed the Doctrine of the Mean.

Neither the First Hokage nor the Second Hokage had ever interfered with the Hyuga Family.

That was because the Hyuga Family was highly functional, yet rarely produced exceptionally powerful ninjas. They simply provided Chunin and Jonin.

When they traced the Hyuga Family's Kage Level powerhouses back through history, they shockingly had to go all the way back to the Warring States Period... It was utterly absurd.

After entering the era of ninja villages, the Hyuga Family's strongest fighters had only been Jonin.

But recently, the Konoha High Command had been looking at the messages sent by Anbu.

They saw that Hyuga clansmen could throw shuriken from over a hundred meters away, curve around every obstacle, and still hit their targets. The corners of their mouths twitched.

They did not even need to expose themselves.

Hyuga ninjas only needed to stay inside cover to throw shuriken and Explosive Tags.

Wait, was the Byakugan this sinister?

They had never noticed before??

Weren't they supposed to be a group that activated their Byakugan and fought people at close range? That was what Hyuga ninjas were supposed to be, right? Who were these people hurling boomerangs wildly from a distance?

"The Hyuga Family, huh! The inherently evil Uchiha Clan is actually supporting the Hyuga Family? How can they do that! Now the Hyuga are so insidious it's unbelievable, and they're cooperating closely with the Uchiha Clan. Dangerous, far too dangerous!" Danzo slammed his hand against the table.

Beside him, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also supported Danzo for once.

"Hiruzen, you really need to think this through carefully."

"That's right..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked silently.

He exhaled a plume of smoke and looked at the intelligence sent by Anbu in his hand.

Economically, the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan had joined forces. Both were powerful, all-purpose clans.

They were not like the Ino-Shika-Cho, who each had their own areas of expertise.

These two great clans were highly capable in every industry.

Militarily, the ninjas of both clans trained, sparred, and fought together, causing their combat power to rise rapidly. The Uchiha ninjas eagerly taught the Hyuga ninjas various jutsu, while the Hyuga ninjas helped the Uchiha ninjas further refine their use of the Gentle Fist Style.

"Sigh..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh.

"These will all become troubles in the future."

"For now, the war has only just stabilized."

"The front lines are still under immense pressure. We absolutely cannot fight among ourselves. Otherwise, the village's weakened strength will lead to serious problems..."

Danzo shouted angrily, "Hiruzen!"

"That's enough. I'm the Hokage! Right now, everything must put the village first. We'll deal with the war before anything else!" Hiruzen Sarutobi forcefully settled the matter, then waved his hand and ordered all the Hokage Advisors to leave.

Hyuga Training Ground.

"Earth Release: Earth Spear!"

"Hiss!"

An Uchiha ninja was nearly impaled.

Recently, they had updated "Brawl Mode." Hyuga ninjas and Uchiha ninjas were mixed together into teams for sparring matches, usually with four people per team: three Uchiha and one Hyuga.

There were mainly fewer Hyuga members, and the Byakugan was highly functional, so one was generally enough for the standard formation.

In Brawl Mode, they fought in chaotic battles without distinguishing between factions.

"Damn it, another sneak attack!"

"Heh heh. Lament your tragic life without the Byakugan."

"He's saying all my lines! Aaaaah! Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!!"