Heroes Investigate Heroes, Good Men Investigate Good Men (5K)

Hashirama Senju's expression carried an exhaustion he could not conceal, and his mental state rapidly deteriorated.

No matter how naive someone was, no matter how devoted they were to their ideals, doubts were inevitable after something like this happened. Could the peace he had worked so hard to forge by connecting the Four Great Nations truly continue after his death?

"Sigh, now that things have come to this, let's first find the culprit and give Kumogakure an explanation."

It was as if she had made a binding vow, gaining invincible power at the cost of being unable to attack ninjas from other nations.

Uchiha Chiri, who was still working at the Ninja Academy, was immediately summoned by the Anbu to the Hokage Office.

She sat beside Toji, facing Hashirama with a calm expression. "Lord Hokage, you summoned me?"

"Chiri..." Hashirama did not know how to begin, so he could only explain what had happened first before asking, "Do you know if anyone else in the Uchiha Clan has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"The Mangekyō..."

Uchiha Chiri's eyes shifted slightly. "The Uchiha have not gained any new Mangekyō users in recent years. Every Uchiha who died in missions has been recorded, and all their eyes were recovered. The only one whose circumstances remain unknown is Uchiha Yan, who defected six years ago."

"At the time, her Sharingan only had two tomoe."

At the mention of that name, Hashirama fell into thought. Six years ago, Tobirama had advised him to investigate the matter thoroughly, but he had dismissed it as a family matter and had the Uchiha issue a clan mission to handle it themselves.

"Then it can only have been her." Hashirama Senju sighed. "In six years, she evolved from a Two-Tomoe Sharingan to a Mangekyō Sharingan. Her talent was remarkable.