That's right. Danzo's full name was Shimura Danzō. We couldn't retaliate against him directly or target him directly, but what about the Shimura clan?
On the surface, Danzo had severed ties with the clan.
But in reality?
Danzo received all kinds of support from the Shimura clan!
If they couldn't retaliate against Danzo directly, then they would target the Shimura clan members and make their lives hell!
You made things hard for me, so I'd make things hard for you too.
The current situation was that Danzo could only use petty tricks to disgust the Uchiha and smear their name.
Likewise, the Uchiha could use the power of the Police Department to target Shimura clan members and disgust Danzo.
You struck first, I struck back harder. They were even.
Yan didn't believe that, after being targeted by the entire Uchiha clan, the Shimura clan members could still live so happily.
Nor did he believe every member of the Shimura clan supported Danzo and remained utterly loyal to him.
For the Uchiha to target the Shimura clan would be laughably easy.
They could simply use the Police Department's authority to give them special attention and find trouble with them. Heh, if they dared make a move, it would be assaulting law enforcement officers. Arrest them first and lock them up for a few days.
"The idea is good, but if we do this, the Uchiha's reputation might..."
"What fucking reputation do the Uchiha still have?"
Yan slapped the table and demanded loudly,
"Tell me, how good can the Uchiha's reputation possibly be?
"So what if we do these things?
"We're targeting the Shimura clan, not civilians. How much of an impact can it have?"
"If you don't even have this much resolve, then hurry home, wash up, and sleep. Stop whining