From the conversation between Shimura Danzō and Hyuga Hiashi, it was not hard to see that the victory report in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes was nothing more than a joke to some people. Ridiculous Uchiha Fugaku was still smugly showing off in front of Uchiha Yue over the so-called "victory report" of the Uchiha Clan's elite forces. How laughable.
When Hyuga Hiashi came to see Shimura Danzō with the intention of mocking Uchiha Fugaku, he revealed his own ambition during their conversation—the authority of the Konoha Military Police Force. Clearly, Hyuga Hiashi intended to seize the opportunity while the Uchiha Clan's true elites, along with Uchiha Fugaku, were all on the front lines, and divide the Uchiha Clan's authority among the Hyuga Clan.
However...
Could Shimura Danzō truly hand the authority of the Konoha Military Police Force over to the Hyuga Clan?
The answer was naturally no!
After all, the Konoha Military Police Force was a strategy devised by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. Its true purpose was to keep the Uchiha Clan away from Konoha's political power and strip them of the ability to compete for authority within the village. It was only because of Uchiha Yue's appearance that the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama's strategy was no longer quite so perfect. Even so, Shimura Danzō could not possibly abandon the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama's strategy and hand the authority of the Konoha Military Police Force to the Hyuga Clan.
Moreover, compared to the Uchiha Clan, Shimura Danzō found the Hyuga Clan more threatening. No matter how difficult the Uchiha Clan was to control, with Uchiha Madara as a precedent, they still did not dare act too recklessly within Konoha. Uchiha Madara's case was like an alarm bell hanging over the entire Uchiha Clan's heads. Even during his most triumphant and