"Since yesterday, Hiruzen, the Uchiha Clan has been buying up all kinds of scrolls, even blank ones. Today, they held a gathering at Naka Shrine. You heard that roar just now too. I think the Uchiha Clan has acquired some kind of summoning beast—a species with an entire clan, clearly summoned by more than one Uchiha." Mitokado Homura analyzed the situation in the Hokage's office.
"We'll know everything soon enough. Since yesterday, the Uchiha Clan's upper ranks have not shown themselves. The people below only knew to buy scrolls, but they should understand by now. We need to remain calm. After all, it has no real impact on the bigger picture, and this is still the honeymoon period of our cooperation. We should not make too many moves." The Third Hokage took a drag from his pipe and slowly exhaled, his mind still elsewhere.
When Konoha's civilians walked the streets that morning, they were stunned by what they saw. Every squad in Konoha's Military Police Force had been assigned a large dog nearly two meters long. If not for the Uchiha clan crests on their bodies, people might have thought the Military Police Force had been replaced by the Inuzuka Clan.
The Inuzuka Clan was even more shocked. Their partners, their ninja dogs, were so terrified that they did not dare leave their homes. Whenever an Uchiha squad passed their doors, some of the dogs even wet themselves. The Inuzuka Clan was left in a state of both embarrassment and despair.
Their clan had always established itself through ninja dogs. Inuzuka clan members generally grew up alongside dogs, so their bond with them was extraordinary. They were not merely masters and servants; they were friends, brothers. Yet forget taking their brothers into battle—they could not even get them out the