"This attack had too many suspicious points. I already had Hatake Sakumo send word. I think Uchiha Yū should be arriving in the village soon. We'll discuss everything once they get here."
Knock, knock, knock!
The sound of knocking rang out. This time, Uchiha Yū did not enter immediately. Instead, an ANBU at his side announced:
"Hokage-sama, Uchiha Yū and Uchiha Fugaku have arrived."
The people who had been about to continue arguing fell silent and exchanged glances. In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi broke the deadlock and replied:
"I understand. Let them in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened. The two sides stared at one another. Bearing the pressure of the Hokage's high-ranking officials, Uchiha Yū and Uchiha Fugaku walked to the center of the office. Looking at the four seated figures, Uchiha Yū spoke first.
"Hokage-sama, I believe the Uchiha Clan would never betray the village. There must be some hidden secret behind this. I want to know how this incident unfolded, as well as who carried out the attacks."
Before they arrived, the ANBU had already sorted out the relevant information and placed it before Hiruzen Sarutobi. He lightly pushed the documents forward, his expression grave.
"I believe the Uchiha Clan would not betray the village either. However, this incident did happen, and it has intensified the conflict between us once again. This contains the full course of the attacks and the list of names. They are all currently registered ninja of the Uchiha Clan."
"Furthermore, the ninja chosen for the attacks all carried out suicide assaults. No survivors were left behind, nor were any bodies."
In other words, it was no longer possible to use interrogation ninja to uncover who had organized this attack from behind the scenes. Still, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that ordinary