Thinking of these troubling matters, Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a deep sigh. He had finally purged the Uchiha Clan and successfully resolved a historical issue left over since the time of the First, yet before he had enjoyed much peace, this happened.
Naruto in particular—being taken away by others as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was no small matter for the village.
Even now, Konoha was keeping Naruto's case confidential, strictly forbidding any information from leaking to other villages.
Besides that, the matter of the Hyuga Clan gave Hiruzen Sarutobi an immense headache as well.
Whether it was Otsutsuki Kinshiki or Hyuga Tamamo, the characteristics of their Byakugan were far too obvious. Under such circumstances, whether they wished to or not, they had to remain wary of the Hyuga Clan.
But the problem was that the Hyuga were not the Uchiha. There was a fundamental difference between them.
Though the Uchiha Clan had been one of Konoha's two founding clans, after Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Shin left, they had never again entered the center of power. They had always seemed out of place with Konoha as a whole, the distinction between the two sides as clear as black and white.
Being able to move against the Uchiha had been the eruption of contradictions accumulated over a long period. No one in the entire village would have stepped forward to speak for the Uchiha, nor would any unrest have occurred afterward.
But the Hyuga were different...
The Hyuga had been a prominent clan since Konoha's early days, with a long heritage that had endured to the present. They held enormous prestige within the village, and the Byakugan's abilities were invaluable in war. Over the years, countless shinobi had been saved because they had Hyuga comrades.
Combined with their conservative family traditions and powerful