When Uchiha Yo received the news in the Land of Fire, his first reaction was to return to Konoha at once. He had to make good use of this opportunity and drive a wedge between Hiruzen Sarutobi and his own faction.
Even if he could not achieve that, he had to let everyone see how the higher-ups treated their meritorious servants. He would tear away their hypocritical mask—and take care of Mitokado Homura while he was at it.
He first found Hatake Yasuo and told him what had happened. Then he told him that the Uchiha Clan would firmly stand by Lord White Fang's side. He would return to the village immediately and do everything in his power to clear Lord White Fang's name.
Then he gathered the Twelve Guardian Ninja and explained the situation. The twelve of them had been formed by Hatake Sakumo, and each bore White Fang's influence to some degree. There were even several ninja blade clans among them; they had all staked their entire fortunes on this.
After making arrangements for Uchiha Xingye to take his place for a while, he headed for Konoha with Uchiha En and Uchiha Retsu.
The moment they reached the gates, he sensed that something was wrong. This was normally the liveliest time at the entrance, so why was no one speaking today? When they saw the three Uchiha, they even avoided them. Could they have returned too late? It had only been three days.
After greeting the brothers at the gate, he hurried toward the Military Police Force. The moment he entered Uchiha Nobunaga's office, he anxiously asked, "Uncle, is White Fang still here?"
"He is, but it is more or less as you predicted. What a pity..." Uchiha Nobunaga's expression was somewhat dim.
"Uncle, simply arresting people may