Hearing the terms Fugaku Uchiha had laid out, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help but feel somewhat surprised.
He understood the Uchiha Clan's desire for Shimura Danzō to write a letter of self-reproach to save face, but he truly could not understand why the Uchiha Clan wanted to withdraw completely from the Konoha Military Police Force.
After thinking for a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally decided to ask, "Elder Danzo did indeed make a mistake this time. Asking him to write a letter of self-reproach is reasonable."
"However, I truly cannot understand it. The Uchiha Clan has always performed excellently in the Military Police Force, so why withdraw completely?"
Fugaku Uchiha clearly did not intend to explain too much. He knew well that in such circumstances, saying more would be pointless and might even lead to a slip of the tongue.
Thus, he answered succinctly, "The Uchiha Clan's strength is limited. We believe ourselves incapable of shouldering the duties of the Konoha Military Police Force, so we have decided to step aside and leave this position to those more capable."
For some reason, Fugaku Uchiha had become impervious to both soft and hard tactics, making Hiruzen Sarutobi realize just how difficult he was to deal with.
Considering the Uchiha Clan's current strength, Hiruzen Sarutobi truly did not want to give up a single opportunity to exploit them.
"Since that is the case, then have the Uchiha Clan contribute to Konoha in other ways. What do you think?"
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi say this, Fugaku Uchiha found that it was not part of his plan, and it somewhat disrupted his arrangements.
Then Hiruzen Sarutobi continued.
"The Kirigakure exchange delegation is currently in Konoha as well. Could I trouble you to keep an eye on them?"
Upon hearing this request, Fugaku Uchiha immediately found the