"But that has nothing to do with anything sinister."
"Think about it the other way around. Uchiha awaken their eyes after watching family or friends die and suffering immense pain. They choose to turn that pain into strength to protect the people they have left."
"That isn't some sinister power. It's the power to protect, born of love. You can't deny that, can you?"
The First Hokage nodded repeatedly. "Exactly! Well said!"
Tobirama shot his older brother an irritated glance, then turned to Uchiha Yan. "What you just said was fair."
"I admit the Uchiha Clan has both boundless love and extreme hatred in its nature. Once that love shatters, the whole clan can charge straight toward destruction. When they lose control, there's no telling what they'll do."
"That's what you meant by their emotions going to extremes and throwing yin and yang out of balance, I suppose."
"But let me make one thing clear. I am wary of the Uchiha clan. Partly because of my own experiences, and partly because instability runs in their blood."
"That's why I put them all in the Konoha Military Police Force. I didn't want them on the battlefield. Fewer deaths meant fewer awakened eyes and fewer extremists running wild."
"Hah."
Uchiha Yan looked openly disgusted. "Do you think I'm young enough to fall for that?"
"You had more than one reason for sticking the Uchiha clan in the Konoha Military Police Force."
"On the surface, the department looks prestigious. It has the authority to enforce the law. But in reality? It's thankless work that makes enemies at every turn."
"The Uchiha clan handles public order every day, which means they make enemies of everyone in Konoha every day. From ordinary villagers to the clans, nobody's going to look kindly on them."
"Keep that