"Elder-you're a reasonable man, aren't you? Don't make this difficult for me."
Uchiha Kai wore a faint, ambiguous smile, his eyes cold.
"After all, you wouldn't want the Hyuga Clan accused of-harboring a criminal, would you?"
A cold wind swept past, stirring the dead leaves before them.
A deathly silence settled over the air.
"Fine, fine, fine-wonderful! What a Police Force! What a conscientious, responsible Police Force member!"
The Hyuga Elder ground his teeth, nearly tearing his expensive silk robes in his grip.
"As far as I know, Police Force Probationary Members have no authority to enforce the law, do they?"
The old man raised his eyes and demanded viciously.
"If memory serves, Uchiha clansmen your age-are usually probationary members, aren't they?"
At that, his tone grew considerably more mocking.
He had actually found an opening to strike back.
After all, an organization with such broad jurisdiction as the Police Force
had extremely strict requirements for enforcing the law, and violations carried severe penalties.
"Tell me-if a Police Force Probationary Member knowingly broke the law and abused his position-
what would that do to the Uchiha Clan's reputation?"
A mocking smile curled across the Hyuga Elder's face.
He flicked his sleeves and spoke casually.
However, things did not go as he had expected.
"Oh? From the sound of it, you're rather dissatisfied with our Police Force officers."
A deep, middle-aged man's voice came from behind Uchiha Kai.
Everyone present startled, and even Uchiha Kai himself was briefly taken aback.
That familiar voice-could it be?
"If you disapprove of the Police Force's work, you can file a complaint or report at the Hokage Building.
Instead of making trouble for our officers here. These youngsters work diligently. They aren't here to take your abuse."
As those words fell, Uchiha Yashiro arrived, wearing