"Shigeru, Minato, Hizashi, you're here. Sit." The Third Hokage had a cigarette in his mouth. Smoke filled the office, and the air reeked heavily of tobacco.
"Hokage-sama, did something happen? Why are you smoking so much?" Hizashi Hyuga frowned, his tone carrying a hint of confusion.
"Hizashi, didn't Hiashi tell you what happened?" The Third Hokage exhaled a smoke ring, his tone somewhat probing.
"No?" Hizashi Hyuga looked utterly bewildered, his eyes revealing a clear and innocent stupidity.
"Sakumo, Namikaze Minato, don't tell me you know nothing either." The Third Hokage did not continue questioning Hizashi. Instead, he immediately fixed Hatake Sakumo and Namikaze Minato with a stern look.
"The Hokage-sama is referring to the Uchiha invitation, I presume." Hatake Sakumo spoke calmly.
"That's right. What did the Uchiha invite you over for? Don't tell me you don't know. Even Kakashi went over, so there's no way you don't know. And you, Minato—Kushina went over too, so don't tell me you don't know either." The Third Hokage laid it bare, his tone aggressive.
"Hokage-sama, I do know, and it's actually a good thing." Namikaze Minato spoke helplessly, sounding somewhat resigned.
"A good thing? What good thing?" The Third Hokage frowned suspiciously.
"The Uchiha intend to transfer authority over six Police Force divisions," Namikaze Minato answered truthfully. "Kushina wanted to take control of one division, so she went over to bid for it."
"What? Nonsense! The Police Force belongs to the village. How could the Uchiha transfer it whenever they pleased? You didn't report something like this beforehand—do you even know what you're doing?" The Third Hokage slammed his palm on the desk and rose in fury.
"Is it really that serious? Besides, Hokage-sama, haven't you always wanted the Uchiha to open up the Police Force? This counts as opening it