"Chapter 73: Xuanyu: I Won't Lend Them."
"Hanjō, this operation concerns easing the relationship between the clan and Konoha, so I need the Uchiha Clan's most elite ninjas!"
Inside the Merchant Guild, Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Hanjō, who was seated behind his desk reviewing some guild documents, irritation flickering in his eyes.
He had already made his purpose clear, yet Uchiha Hanjō had neither relented nor shown any intention of releasing anyone.
"Hanjō, say something. I only need to take six people this time!" Seeing that Uchiha Hanjō remained silent, Uchiha Fugaku spoke again. "As long as we carry out this mission properly, the clan's predicament will change, and the clansmen will be able to take missions again!"
"Clan Head, I already told you, I do not handle Military Police Force matters." Uchiha Hanjō looked up at the somewhat agitated Clan Head and gestured for him to calm down. "If you want to borrow people from the Military Police Force, go talk to Xuanyu!"
"Y-You don't handle the Military Police Force? Then do you not handle the Merchant Guild either? Don't the Merchant Guild's Military Police Force members work for the guild?" Uchiha Fugaku's mouth twitched. His good mood had been utterly ruined by Uchiha Hanjō. He was merely borrowing a few people, yet Uchiha Hanjō dared refuse him.
Heh. As the Merchant Guild's owner and Xuanyu's father, Uchiha Fugaku simply did not believe Uchiha Hanjō lacked the authority to decide. The real reason was that he was making excuses.
After all,
Hyuga Hiashi had issued an order within his clan that everyone had to obey.
As the Uchiha Clan Leader, he was truly rather pathetic.
That only made Fugaku even more dissatisfied with Uchiha Hanjō.
"The Merchant Guild's ninjas have all gone out on missions, and... the rest