The Konoha Military Police Force's Forceful Clarification and Root's Old Files' Fatal Blow
Hokage Building, Press Briefing Hall.
The dense flashes of camera lights gave the air a faintly scorched smell.
Fugaku Uchiha, dressed in the standard uniform of the Konoha Military Police Force's director, stood alone before the podium. Behind him was Konoha's emblem; before him stood nearly a hundred ninja reporters from the village's major newspapers and intelligence agencies.
Their questions came as densely and sharply as shuriken.
"Director Fugaku, has the Konoha Military Police Force received any reports regarding human experimentation by the Medical Department?"
"There are rumors that Lady Mikoto Uchiha, with the Hokage's support, has been seeking private gain for the Uchiha Clan within the Medical Department. How do you respond?"
"What is the Konoha Military Police Force's stance on this matter? Will you avoid it, or intervene in the investigation?"
Fugaku remained expressionless, turning a deaf ear to the questions. He merely stood quietly, waiting for the clamor to subside somewhat.
A Konoha Military Police Force officer beside him opened a Scroll. A faint glow flashed, and a thick stack of documents appeared on the table.
Fugaku picked up the top document. His voice, amplified through a Chakra device, rang clearly throughout the hall.
"This is the Konoha Military Police Force's quarterly report on the village's recent public security situation."
He did not directly answer any question, instead beginning with the figures.
"Since the Medical Department began its new regulation audit, there have been zero reports involving disputes over medical supply procurement in the past twenty-three days. That is a one hundred percent decrease from the previous quarter."
"There have been two reports involving medical accidents and drug abuse, both confirmed to have been caused by the patients themselves. That is a ninety-two percent decrease from the previous quarter."
"There have been zero physical conflicts caused by