After a brief moment of surprise, Asuma asked with a puzzled look, "What do you mean by that?"
Shinichi shrugged. "Exactly what it sounds like. Shisui, Itachi, and I are all die-hard members of the Hokage Faction, so you don't need to worry. We care about the village even more than you do!"
Shizune said speechlessly, "What are you even talking about?"
In Shizune's view, the Hokage Faction and the Uchiha were natural enemies. This opposition had existed since the day Konoha was founded and had continued to this day.
If there were any Uchiha who could currently be considered part of the Hokage Faction, they would only be Uchiha Izumi, who had become Tsunade's disciple, and Second Pillar, who had become Jiraiya's disciple.
Shinichi's lips curled upward. "You're not the only ones who can represent the Hokage Faction!"
Itachi stepped forward at that moment. "Senior Asuma, Senior Shizune, please rest assured. We're assembling now and will soon depart to reinforce the front lines!"
The moment Itachi finished speaking, a commotion broke out outside the captain's office.
Through the open doorway, Asuma looked outside and discovered that Uchiha Fugaku, the Uchiha Clan's former patriarch, had appeared in full battle gear.
Without greeting anyone in the office, Uchiha Fugaku directly ordered the Uchiha elites assembled in the Police Force headquarters, "Move out!"
In an instant, led by Fugaku, the Uchiha elites gathered in the Police Force building all poured out.
Asuma stared in astonishment. "This...!?"
As the Third Hokage's son, Asuma had heard that Fugaku had transplanted a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan. However, he had never expected the one commanding the Uchiha this time to be neither Shisui, the captain of the Police Force, nor Itachi, the current clan leader, but Fugaku, who had already stepped back from the front