"And Hiruzen Sarutobi, this time—"
"Pfft!"
Before he could finish, the thing in his hand had already been crushed to powder, dust trickling down through his fingers.
Those eyes, in that instant, were as cold as if they had been steeped in poison.
Three days later, Hiruzen Sarutobi officially gave the order—the candidates to go to the Land of Fire Capital and welcome the daimyō would be the Uchiha Clan.
Captain Uchiha Fugaku would lead the team, and the vice-captain was Uchiha Itachi.
Shisui Uchiha was left in the village, responsible for keeping an eye on the Military Police Force.
Once the order spread, the villagers' attitude toward the Uchiha clearly improved quite a bit.
Serving as the daimyō's guards was not a job just anyone could land. Not to mention what it represented behind the scenes: the Konoha higher-ups' trust in the Uchiha name.
The very day the news came out, the Uchiha packed up and set off directly.
Over at the Uchiha Clan Compound. "Sasuke, the Military Police Force has a pile of work backed up these next few days. I have to watch over it."
"The clan head told me to look after you more before he left, but I..."
Shisui gave a bitter smile.
The moment Fugaku let go, all the work of the entire Military Police Force came crashing onto his shoulders. At a critical moment like this, if he also pulled away to look after Sasuke, he was afraid he would fail on both sides.
And at this point in time, the Military Police Force absolutely could not have any trouble. "I understand, Brother Shisui."
"The Military Police Force needs you more."
Sasuke nodded, then added another sentence, telling him not to be distracted thinking about him.
He did not want Shisui worrying about