Konoha seemed peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, trouble was brewing.
The Third Hokage had transferred Hatake Sakumo into ANBU as its commander. ANBU had struck on several fronts lately and achieved solid results.
Konoha's position as the leading village among the Five Great Nations had grown even more secure.
Fugaku paid little mind to the Third Hokage's actions. As he saw it, the Third Hokage could only scramble about and resort to petty schemes.
With Danzo and Koharu missing one after the other, the Third Hokage had probably begun to feel isolated. That was why he had started trying to win over Hatake Sakumo.
Konoha was, after all, a collection of clans. Without constant pressure from the Advisory Council and the Elders Council, the Uchiha had developed smoothly.
Besides keeping the Security Force running, newly graduated ninja had begun joining the regular Ninja Corps and taking on missions as part of ordinary units.
Even clan members who had awakened their eyes and tended to be proud had mellowed after spending day after day with the ninja on their teams.
Many villagers who had once been prejudiced against the Uchiha were gradually changing their minds. The clan's poor reputation had largely come from rumors growing in the telling and the extreme behavior of a few members.
As more Konoha shinobi came into contact with Uchiha clan members, the shroud of mystery around the Uchiha began to lift, and the wall separating the clan from the village began to crumble.
The villagers would come to understand that Uchiha shinobi were no different from ninja of other clans. Most of them were easy enough to get along with.
This was exactly the gradual change Fugaku wanted: Silent Drizzle.
Fugaku was strolling down Konoha Street. Lately, he had grown increasingly fond of