Mito Uzumaki's death barely caused a ripple in Konoha.
In fact, the vast majority of Konoha's people had not even known that this elderly woman, who had made immense contributions to the village's founding and saved Konoha from disaster during the First Shinobi World War, had only just passed away.
After all, Mito Uzumaki usually kept to herself, and very few people ever saw her. Only a handful of people connected to her and the senior figures of the major Families knew about her circumstances.
As such, only the Konoha High Command, Mito Uzumaki's younger relatives and associates, and the senior figures of the major Families attended her funeral.
Even Uchiha Heitai, who had been avoiding Uchiha Yi lately, brought Uchiha Fugaku to Mito Uzumaki's funeral. Everyone knew that Uchiha Yi would not attack anyone at her funeral, nor could he.
Anyone who did would be inviting universal condemnation.
Yet something about Uchiha Fugaku caught the attention of Uchiha Yi, as well as Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju, who were watching from hiding.
"There's something wrong with his eye power." Tobirama Senju sensed Uchiha Fugaku's aura. "And he has my elder brother's aura about him."
At that, Tobirama Senju's expression turned deadly serious. A member of the Uchiha Clan carrying Hashirama Senju's aura was no trivial matter.
Those Hashirama cells certainly could not have come from them.
They had not even used Hashirama cells on their own people yet!
Why would they give any to Uchiha Fugaku? Everyone knew that Uchiha Fugaku was a political rival within the Uchiha Clan, even if neither Uchiha Yi nor Tobirama Senju took him seriously.
It was only a matter of time before Uchiha Yi became the Uchiha Clan's Clan Leader.
But upon seeing Uchiha Fugaku, Tobirama Senju had noticed something different.
"That is