The next morning, sunlight spilled over the rooftops to the east, coating the gray stone walls of the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters in pale gold.
Yongye pushed open the headquarters doors and strode inside.
The entrance hall was already packed.
Dozens of Security Force officers in neat uniforms stood in two rows stretching from the doors to the reception desk. Every back was straight, every pair of hands at its owner's sides.
Their activated Sharingan glowed in unison, a swath of crimson in the morning light.
No one made a sound. Every face held a complicated expression as they watched the young Uchiha stride in.
Uchiha Yongye reached the reception desk and turned around.
His gaze swept across every face from left to right, then back again.
Then he spoke, slowly.
"You all know what happened to Shisui's eyes."
"From here on, I'm in charge of the investigation!"
"I promise you, whoever harmed an Uchiha will pay!"
"I don't care who they are or how powerful their connections are!"
Some in the crowd clenched their fists. Others gritted their teeth. A few, overcome with grief and fury, activated their Sharingan, the tomoe turning slowly in their eyes.
The loss of Shisui's eyes had shaken the Uchiha to their core!
This was the renowned Body Flicker Shisui, one of the Uchiha Twin Stars! He possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and ranked among Konoha's strongest.
Yet someone had poisoned and ambushed a powerful Uchiha like him inside Konoha Hospital, stolen both his eyes, and left him barely alive in a hospital bed.
If even an Uchiha that strong wasn't safe...
Then no Uchiha here was safe!
Driven by anger and fear, every Uchiha wanted the culprit dragged out and made to pay dearly.
And the notorious Uchiha Yongye was the best man