Several Uchiha Clan members in green flak jackets soon arrived, along with several masked ninjas.
One of the older Uchiha Clan members stepped forward to stop the masked ninjas.
"This is an internal Uchiha Clan matter. Please leave it to the Police Force to handle, and don't interfere."
The Anbu Ninjas were blocked and vanished in a flash. In the end, only members of the Uchiha Clan remained at the scene.
Uchiha Cheng understood. This was the power of the Uchiha Clan: clan law took precedence over village law. Internal affairs were settled internally, beyond outsiders' interference. It was practically a nation within a nation.
The Police Force members gathered around and took control of the scene.
"What happened here? Why was there a sudden explosion?"
Uchiha Shisui asked. Though he was young, he was the leader of this group.
Uchiha Kenji's face was pale, and his legs trembled like a sieve. He was at the very bottom of the Uchiha Clan, and he had started this whole mess. If the truth came out, his fate would be absolutely miserable. He tried to accuse the others before they could accuse him.
"Lord Shisui, this shameless woman and this little brat conspired to kill me. I fought back with all my strength, and that's why I had to use an Explosive Tag."
Shisui turned to the mother and child and asked,
"Is that true?"
"It isn't. I was discussing a divorce with him earlier and wanted to leave with my child. He refused and tried to take the family's money to gamble. I hid the money and wouldn't give it to him, so he flew into a rage and decided to kill us."
Mika said calmly.
"That's complete nonsense!" Uchiha Kenji shrieked. "I've got plenty of money now. Why would I need your measly savings? You shameless woman, you tried to murder your husband and now you're twisting the truth. I'll kill you!"
With that, he tried to charge at her.
Uchiha Shisui grabbed his arm, twisted it behind his back, and pinned him to the ground.
"That's enough. The clan leader will judge your case. If you try anything again, I'll knock you out and take you to the clan leader."
Uchiha Kenji heard this and immediately stopped struggling. He knew his own situation. If Shisui knocked him out, he would lose his chance to defend himself. Once the facts came to light, he'd be done for.
Uchiha Shisui called over three people and ordered them to escort Uchiha Kenji and Uchiha Mika, along with her two children, to the clan leader's residence for judgment.
The three were taken to a residence at the center of the clan grounds. In the spacious courtyard, a tall, imposing middle-aged man in a kimono stood in the place of honor. A boy of about eight or nine stood beside him.
The middle-aged man gestured for the escorting ninjas to release the three. They knelt on the ground.
As soon as Uchiha Kenji was freed, he flopped onto the ground and started wailing.
"Clan leader, you have to give me justice! This shameless woman tried to murder her husband, and that little brat is an unfilial wretch who even wanted to kill me. You must sentence them to death and uphold justice!"
Then he burst into loud sobs, as if he had suffered the greatest injustice.
The escorting ninjas explained what had happened. Uchiha Fugaku listened in silence.
When Uchiha Kenji realized no one was paying attention to him, his wailing grew quieter and quieter, until it finally stopped.
A figure suddenly appeared. It was Uchiha Shisui, who had been there earlier.
Shisui knelt on one knee and reported,
"Clan leader, we found traces of Fire Style and Water Style at the scene, as well as evidence of an Explosive Tag detonating. We also found an iron rod, several Kunai, and scraps of paper that hadn't been burned by the Fire Style. After piecing them together, we confirmed that they were the divorce agreement Uchiha Mika mentioned."
With that, he presented the scraps of paper he had pieced together to Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Fugaku took the scraps and looked them over. He had already reached a conclusion.
The general outline was clear by now. The truth was that a gambling addict had tried to kill his wife and child, even using an Explosive Tag, but they had fought back and survived.
"Do we have any information on Uchiha Kenji?" Uchiha Fugaku asked.
"We've only collected his records from the Uchiha Police Force and assessments from the clan members around him. Uchiha Kenji is on the Police Force's roster, but he rarely shows up for work and spends most of his time at casinos and nightclubs.
"In the past two days, he won a million ryo at a casino. But he had already accumulated enormous debts, and a million ryo wasn't nearly enough to pay them off. He's in urgent need of cash."
At this point, the motive and evidence were all there. The truth was clear.
But Uchiha Fugaku was deeply troubled. Even knowing the truth, there was no way to judge the case properly. Whether they ruled that the father had tried to kill his wife and child, or twisted the facts and ruled that the child had tried to kill his father and the wife her husband, it would be a scandal either way.
If such a scandal got out, it would deal a huge blow to the Uchiha Clan's reputation.
"Hmph! Gambling addicts don't deserve a home!"
Uchiha Itachi, standing nearby, muttered under his breath.
The people around him paid no attention to the comment. But Uchiha Cheng, kneeling on the ground, was struck by a storm of shock.
That voice had spoken Chinese.
Uchiha Cheng didn't dare move, his thoughts churning.
Could Uchiha Itachi be a transmigrator? Otherwise, how could he speak Chinese?
He had assumed the otherworldly visitor mentioned by the Sage of Six Paths was far away—someone he wouldn't encounter until he was grown and had mastered his powers. He hadn't expected to find another possible transmigrator so soon. Just how many transmigrators were there in this world?
There was something else he couldn't understand. Why had this transmigrator, Uchiha Itachi, revealed his identity so casually? Shouldn't transmigrators hide their identities at all costs? What was he trying to do?
Then Uchiha Cheng looked back at his own situation, and things made a little more sense. Everyone here was a member of the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Itachi had been raised by Uchiha Fugaku from a young age and taken to the battlefield at four. Apart from the three of them on trial, everyone here should be someone Uchiha Itachi knew—and people who could be ruled out as transmigrators.
Who would understand Chinese if he spoke it in front of people who weren't transmigrators?
And as for the three of them, one was a gambling addict, one was a middle-aged woman, and one was a child resisting domestic abuse. None of them looked like transmigrators.
So there was no risk of revealing his identity as a transmigrator.
Still, who would have expected a transmigrator with the Rinnegan to spend his first act fighting domestic violence? Battling a gambling-addicted Genin? It was downright embarrassing for a transmigrator, and a power like the Rinnegan was wasted on something so lame.
Uchiha Cheng forced his suspicions deep down. Whether Uchiha Itachi was a transmigrator or not had nothing to do with him right now. He had to get through the crisis at hand before he could think about anything else.
He knelt obediently on the ground, waiting for judgment.
Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a long while before speaking.
"The truth of this matter is clear. Uchiha Kenji failed to store an Explosive Tag safely, causing an explosion, and will bear the losses himself. Uchiha Mika was injured in the accident and lost faith in her husband, so she proposed a divorce. Uchiha Kenji agreed to sign the divorce agreement. The Uchiha Clan rules that they will divorce normally and divide their property equally."
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the three kneeling figures and asked,
"Do any of you object to this outcome?"
Uchiha Kenji immediately agreed. How could he dare object in front of the clan leader? He hadn't expected that some of the divorce agreement would survive the Fire Style. If he kept making trouble and angered the clan leader, he would be in for it.
Mika asked urgently,
"Clan leader, what will happen to my children? I'd rather give up the property, as long as I can take them with me."
Uchiha Fugaku replied evenly,
"I can't decide what happens to the children. One of them is a member of the Uchiha Clan, so the Uchiha Clan's council must make that decision together."
Seeing how anxious Mika was, he added some reassurance.
"If you're willing to accept the judgment and promise not to reveal what happened, I can do my best to secure your chance to leave with your children. Are you willing?"
Mika calmed down, thought for a moment, and agreed. It was the best outcome she could hope to obtain.
Once Mika agreed, Uchiha Fugaku ordered everyone present not to tell anyone about the matter. Thus, a scandal of enormous proportions was erased without a trace.