The vast machine that was the Uchiha family began to turn. Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yuyun chose not to conceal their actions. Whether they were negotiating terms with the Hokage Faction or settling the internal unrest within the clan, neither could escape the scrutiny of those watching closely.
They might as well handle the matter openly. Doing so would ease certain people's concerns.
But the most crucial route was one Uchiha Yuu operated in secret. At times, he needed to send out groups of ninja on escort missions.
At first, Genin and Chunin from the Uchiha Clan handled these assignments, as he had originally planned. But Yuu knew that if the relocation continued at such a leisurely pace, a large portion of the clan would never get away.
Now, to save as much of the Uchiha Clan as possible, he began gradually stepping up his efforts!
An important meeting had just concluded in the Hokage's Office. As they watched Uchiha Fugaku leave, the four people remaining wore grave expressions. Seeing that his three old friends did not speak right away, the Third Hokage tried asking:
"Do you think this is genuine? Is the Uchiha family really willing to cooperate with us?"
At those words, even the ever-calculating Danzo showed a trace of hesitation. In the end, however, he answered firmly:
"I still assume the worst of the Uchiha family and everything Uchiha Yuu does. Don't forget his silence when he left this office that day. I have a feeling something is going to happen."
Unfortunately, all the information they received indicated that the Uchiha family was willing to cooperate. There was indeed a group of clan members who wanted to defend the Uchiha Clan's honor, but they were then forcefully suppressed. Every Uchiha clan member who wanted to defy the