"Look, isn't that Clan Head Fugaku? He looks pretty flustered and hurried, doesn't he?" Several Reflective Faction ninja among the Uchiha Hardliners, who were out on patrol, happened to see Fugaku Uchiha rushing over from the direction of the Hokage Building, an unusual trace of panic on his face.
"He came from the Hokage Building. Did something happen again?" one Reflective Faction ninja asked in a low voice, frowning.
"We'll know if we follow him," another Reflective Faction ninja suggested. They had not wanted to patrol in the first place and had been taking secluded routes. Now that they saw their clan head acting so strangely, their interest was immediately piqued.
Thus, the Reflective Faction ninja among the Uchiha Hardliners quietly followed him, intending to find out what was going on.
However, Fugaku Uchiha ran all the way back to the Uchiha clan grounds without any intention of stopping.
"He's gone back to the clan grounds?" Seeing this, everyone was immediately baffled.
"Damn it, why was he in such a rush to get back to the clan grounds? And why did he look so bedraggled?" one Reflective Faction ninja muttered unhappily.
"Maybe something really did happen. Come on, I know a route that goes around behind Uchiha Chuan's house," another Reflective Faction ninja said quietly, a crafty gleam flashing through his eyes.
"Huh? Why go behind Uchiha Chuan's house?" one Reflective Faction ninja asked with a dumbfounded expression.
"Idiot. Whenever Clan Head Fugaku runs into trouble, who does he go to if not Uchiha Chuan? Hurry up. We'll eavesdrop and see what happened," that ninja explained impatiently.
Immediately, the Uchiha Hardliner Reflective Faction ninja used Body Flicker in another direction, preparing to circle around behind Uchiha Chuan's house and listen in on the conversation between the clan head and Uchiha