Just as the elders and Uchiha Fugaku fell silent, Uchiha Zhi suddenly rushed in.
"Clan Head, someone from Anbu wants to see you."
Hearing that it was Anbu, Uchiha Fugaku paused, then said,
"Let him in."
"Yes."
At Uchiha Fugaku's order, Uchiha Zhi immediately went to bring the Anbu member inside.
A moment later, an Anbu member walked in and knelt on one knee.
"Clan Head Fugaku, Lord Hokage asked me to give you the deed to the Senju Clan's compound."
"Your clan may move into the Senju Clan Compound whenever you like."
At the Anbu member's words, the Uchiha Clan's elders were stunned.
Wasn't it supposed to be the Uchiha Clan's old compound?
How had it become the Senju Clan's?
Was this all a little too dreamlike?
"Uchiha Kagami, slap me. I want to see if I'm dreaming."
Without hesitation, Uchiha Kagami took out the anger he'd felt toward Uchiha Fugaku yesterday on Uchiha Setsuna's old face. After all, such an opportunity was rare.
There was a sharp smack, and Uchiha Setsuna was knocked to the ground.
"Uchiha Kagami, you actually slapped me?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Kagami immediately protested his innocence.
"You told me to slap you."
The other elders, still dumbfounded, didn't dare say a word. After all, those two were both their leaders.
Seeing this, Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help coughing a few times before speaking.
"Sorry for the trouble. Just leave the deed on the table."
The Anbu member hurriedly set the deed on the table and prepared to leave as quickly as possible.
Seeing the Anbu member trying to leave, Uchiha Fugaku immediately called out to him.
"Don't go yet. Remember to tell Lord Hokage not to forget the other things he still owes us."
The Anbu member paused, then replied at once,
"Yes, Clan Head Fugaku."
After leaving the Military Police Force, the Anbu member couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Those Uchiha were terrifying.
They actually attacked their own people without a second thought. They were not to be trifled with—not at all.
Thinking this, the Anbu member hurried away even faster.
After the Anbu member left, Uchiha Fugaku coughed and said,
"Great Elder, what were you thinking? The Anbu member was right there, and you let him see the Uchiha Clan make a fool of itself?"
"And you too, Third Elder. How could you agree to such a request?"
At Uchiha Fugaku's words, the two elders fell silent. They really had embarrassed themselves.
And they'd done it in front of an Anbu member, no less.
But the real reason was that Uchiha Fugaku's fist had become too powerful. The Complete Susanoo he'd used yesterday hadn't just cowed Sarutobi Hiruzen.
It had also intimidated the elders and that group of jōnin.
Seeing that the two men had fallen silent, Uchiha Fugaku sighed and continued,
"Forget it. I won't hold this against you this time."
"This is the deed to the Senju Clan's compound."
"Over the next few days, arrange for the clan members to move and start renovating the Senju Clan Compound."
"After all, I promised you this at the clan meeting."
"It's a shame we didn't get our original compound, but we'll make do with this for now."
At Uchiha Fugaku's words, the elders were astonished all over again. They'd given up hope of moving back to the village center today.
They hadn't expected happiness to come so suddenly.
That was the Senju Clan Compound! Once they moved in, wouldn't all those people with the Senju name be furious?
Sure, we may have lost to you in the Warring States Period, but now your compound is about to become ours.
"Yes, Clan Head Fugaku."
Once their excitement had settled, Uchiha Setsuna and Uchiha Kagami eagerly took the deed, ready to lead the other elders and get to work renovating the Senju Clan Compound.
Just as Uchiha Setsuna was about to leave, Uchiha Fugaku called him back.
"What was it you wanted to see me about?"
At Uchiha Fugaku's question, Uchiha Setsuna was baffled.
"Wasn't it about moving the Uchiha Clan Compound?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku realized he'd misunderstood earlier.
He immediately waved Uchiha Setsuna off.
"It's nothing. Go take care of the Uchiha Clan's move, and remember to keep a low profile."
"After all, our Uchiha Clan is one of Konoha's founding clans."
"Keep it low-key, so people don't keep calling us arrogant."
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's reminder, Uchiha Setsuna replied at once,
"Understood. I'll be sure to keep a low profile."
At the Hokage Building,
After working all night, Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked as he studied the various documents they'd seized from Root the day before.
Then he stood and looked out at bustling Konoha, at the Hokage cloak on his shoulders. At last, Sarutobi Hiruzen made up his mind.
"I really am getting old."
"If Jiraiya and Tsunade were still here, would things have turned out differently?"
"I've been Hokage my whole life. It's time I let go."
Then Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and gave Anbu their orders.
"Jia San, tell Jiraiya that the village has undergone a major upheaval and that he needs to return as soon as possible."
"Also, search for Jiraiya's whereabouts in secret."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
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