At last, Hyuga Wuye slowly strolled up to the gates of the Uchiha Clan.
But the sight before them caused the Konoha onlookers who had followed him to erupt in uproar, and it also made Hyuga Wuye frown.
Ninjas clad in the Uchiha Clan's standard uniforms had already sealed off the road leading into the Uchiha compound. A glance revealed ninjas everywhere—on the rooftops near the gates.
There were over a hundred of them!
I gave them advance notice, and they're still putting on this kind of display. Does Uchiha Fugaku hate me or something? It's not like I stole his wife... Hmm, if she came to me herself, that shouldn't count as stealing, right?
Hyuga Wuye's thoughts were a mess, but his expression remained solemn. Standing alone beneath the gazes of over a hundred Uchiha ninjas, he clasped his hands behind his back and called out, "The Uchiha Clan's embezzlement of village property has already been confirmed. I represent the Konoha Police Force in enforcing the law. Are you planning to resist?!"
The entire scene fell silent, the atmosphere taut with tension.
"We Uchiha are one of the founding clans, and we've always been responsible for the village's police force! We've worked hard and made great contributions all these years! What right do you have to treat us like this?!" an Uchiha ninja roared.
"That's right! What right do you have to treat the Uchiha Clan this way?!"
"You, Hyuga Wuye, only became a jonin because of the Sharingan! How dare you come looking for trouble with the Uchiha now?!"
"Shameless bastard!"
"..."
In an instant, the Uchiha ninjas began hurling insults, as furious as though their home had been robbed.
Hyuga Wuye's expression did not change. He merely swept his gaze over them and, after confirming that neither