Asuma's Arrest!

Asuma flew backward, landing flat on the ground.

That single strike had been enough to make him vomit.

If Roy had used a kunai or shuriken instead of his bare fist just now, Asuma reckoned he would be dead or at least severely wounded by now.

As the dust settled, Roy stood in place, completely unscathed.

"How is this possible!?"

Seeing Roy appear, Asuma's pupils constricted.

He knew for a fact that his Ash Pile Burning had clearly engulfed Roy.

Under an attack of that magnitude, how could this guy not have taken a single bit of damage?

Not even a wrinkle on his clothes.

The mental blow was far more intense than the physical injury.

It left Asuma stunned in place for a moment.

"A Jonin... heh..."

Roy said, walking to the side.

His target was never this piece of trash, Asuma, to begin with.

"Shopkeeper, I'll ask you one more time: are you certain it was us who hit you?"

"And that we ate at your restaurant without paying?"

Roy asked with a stern expression.

The shopkeeper had originally intended to just serve as a witness for Asuma.

But now that even Asuma had been beaten to the ground, his heart began to panic.

However, if he retracted his statement now, he would definitely be taken away.

Slandering the Military Police Force, causing Asuma serious injury...

No matter which charge it was, he would be skinned alive.

"It was you! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"What, are you people from the Military Police Force trying to threaten me?"

"If you want to beat a confession out of me, I wouldn't be surprised."

Thinking this, the shopkeeper met Roy's gaze head-on.

As long as he stuck to his story that Roy and his group were the ones who started it, he would only be offending one Uchiha.

If he flipped, he would offend Asuma as well.

That would leave him with absolutely no hope.

"You might have a misunderstanding about our Military Police Force."

"Or perhaps, you have a misunderstanding about us Uchiha."

"I won't beat a confession out of you; I will provide you with evidence."

As Roy spoke, he saw Uchiha Naishiro returning.

"Evidence?"

"Don't make me laugh. If you had evidence, why didn't you bring it out earlier?"

The shopkeeper said with disdain.

He simply refused to believe such a thing existed.

"You want evidence, right?"

"This is the evidence."

Just then, Uchiha Natsume stepped forward.

"This is the route Roy and his team took, and every action they performed at each location has been recorded."

"I have also gathered evidence from everyone marked on this list, and these are their testimonies."

Uchiha Natsume said with a calm expression.

At the same time, he looked at Roy with a hint of approval.

Faced with such a situation, Roy hadn't panicked, but instead made the most correct choice right from the start.

"What is your motive for slandering the Military Police Force?"

"Or are you a spy from another village?"

Uchiha Natsume's face suddenly darkened as he asked with a grave tone.

"No, I'm not a spy!"

"It was Lord Asuma. He was the one who found me and told me to frame Roy."

"The people who took action were also them, and the ones who smashed up the shop were them as well."

"I have witnesses; it was the staff in my shop."

The shopkeeper was completely panicked.

Just a moment ago, he had thought Roy was merely a greenhorn who would be easy to fool.

He never expected that this would bring Uchiha Natsume, who immediately slapped him with the label of a spy.

One had to know that in Konoha, spies were deeply hated by everyone.

Moreover, once someone was taken away as a spy, there was basically no way to survive.

"Sarutobi Asuma, is it?"

"I understand. Take all the relevant personnel here away, and then investigate whether Sarutobi Asuma has been in contact with people outside the village."

"As for attacking the Konoha Military Police Force, our upright Lord Hokage will certainly not tolerate it!"

After Uchiha Natsume finished speaking, he directly ordered his men to take action.

"You want to arrest me?"

"I am the Hokage's son!"

"Does a mere Military Police Force have the qualifications to arrest me?"

Asuma finally reacted, roaring with an indignant face.

"The Military Police Force is responsible for all security issues within the village."

"This is the authority granted by Lord Hokage. Are you prepared to defy Lord Hokage's will?"

Without further ado, Uchiha Natsume appeared directly behind Asuma.

With a single chop of his hand, he knocked Asuma unconscious and carried him away from the scene.

"Shu, shu, shu..."

Just at this moment, three Anbu members appeared on the scene.

"What is this?"

"Is the Anbu going to interfere with the internal affairs of our Military Police Force?"

"Is Lord Hokage going to shield his own son?"

A playful expression appeared on Uchiha Natsume's face.

The surrounding villagers also began to whisper among themselves.

The tide of public opinion was turning very unfavorable for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"We only came to take a look; as for the internal affairs of the Military Police Force, we will not interfere."

"Captain Natsume, I hope you can think this over carefully."

"Some matters..."

"If you are not here to interfere, then move aside."

Uchiha Natsume finished speaking and immediately led the relevant personnel away from the area.

Watching the group leave, the Anbu members vanished from the spot in an instant.

Inside the Hokage Office.

"Has the matter been investigated clearly?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was very poor.

During this period, the strange actions of the Uchiha had left him feeling somewhat confused.

Initially, when the Uchiha requested to escort the Daimyo, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that the Uchiha might be changing.

But soon, the change came too quickly.

The people of the Military Police Force acted as if they had nothing to do, actually arranging a squad specifically to help handle various chores around the village.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen somewhat worried.

He did not fear the irritable and arrogant Uchiha; he feared the calm and ruthless Uchiha.

Just as he was preparing to investigate the Uchiha's movements, this incident occurred today.

He was aware of Asuma's actions, and the reason he did not intervene was that he wanted to see if the Uchiha could really hold back.

If they held back, then the surveillance on the Uchiha would have to be intensified.

A lurking viper is more terrifying than an exposed wolf.

But now... Asuma had been taken away...

"The situation inside the Military Police Force is unclear, but this matter was indeed Asuma's impulsiveness."

"If it is not handled well, it will even have an impact on you."

The Anbu member said with a helpless expression.

"I understand, you may withdraw."

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not reveal much emotion, speaking with his usual composure.

"Understood."

The Anbu member gave a slight nod before vanishing from the room.

"Lord Hokage, would you like me to take action?"

"The Uchiha have already reached their hands into places they shouldn't have."

Danzo stepped out from the shadows with a playful tone.

The mockery on his face was undisguised.

This incident was, for Sarutobi Hiruzen, quite distressing.