"I don't understand what he means either."
The Third Hokage spoke.
He puffed on his pipe, thinking carefully.
He weighed the impact on the village if they agreed to the proposal.
"Hiruzen!"
"Compared with having the Military Police Force's authority in our hands, this undertaking of his doesn't seem to affect us at all!"
Koharu Utatane spoke hesitantly.
She couldn't find any loopholes in it either.
"Are the Uchiha extending goodwill to us?"
"Whatever the case, this is a good thing. This Uchiha Xia Le may be someone who feels close to the village."
"I hear he's also one of Kagami's juniors?"
Homura Mitokado spoke.
At that, the Third Hokage paused, his expression softening. "Perhaps!"
"But whatever the case, this really is a good thing!"
Regaining control of the Military Police Force would naturally allow Konoha to strengthen its surveillance of the Uchiha Clan and secure the village's peace and stability.
As for the conditions Xia Le had proposed, they wouldn't affect Konoha either.
"We can agree!"
"But the members of the unit he establishes must also be clearly recorded in Konoha's files and remain under our control!"
After a moment of careful thought, Danzo finally spoke.
With all three giving their approval, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled as well.
"Then that's what we'll do!"
The next day.
Fugaku Uchiha and Xia Le were invited to the Hokage Office.
The members of Konoha's Elder Council sat opposite them in the small room.
Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Danzo were all present.
"Clan Head Fugaku, Elder Xia Le!"
"After deliberation by the Elder Council, we have accepted the proposal the Uchiha Clan made yesterday!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with a smile.
Fugaku's expression shifted slightly at those words.
He knew what this meant. From now on, the Uchiha Clan would no longer control the