Maki soon provided a new list, slightly longer than the one obtained through interrogation. They felt that some of those listed might be innocent, but they had surely filled in the radicals who had slipped through the cracks. Under the circumstances, they needed to eliminate any future threats once and for all. As for the innocent, they would find a way to make amends for their distress later.
Once the new list reached Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, an operation targeting the radicals within the Uchiha Clan was soon set in motion.
The loyalty of the Anbu summoned by Kazemori Masaki went without saying. Maki also secretly contacted the clan's staunch supporters, who would lend their strength to the operation to bring the radicals under control. Everything was kept under strict secrecy, and the radicals had no idea that disaster was about to strike.
On the day the operation began, the Konoha Military Police Force patrolled the streets as usual. The Uchiha who frequently dealt with civilians supported Kagami Uchiha. Most lacked the Sharingan and were not particularly strong, but the current system guaranteed their standing. Under the clan's old ways, people like them would have been looked down on by its leaders, just like Obito Uchiha.
The Uchiha who possessed both considerable fighting ability and the Sharingan generally belonged to armed units. Unless special circumstances arose, they rarely interacted with civilians, which suited them perfectly. They truly had no desire to lower themselves to deal with weak civilians. Of course, following Kagami Uchiha's internal reforms, his supporters were willing to set aside some of their pride to work with others. To accommodate their feelings, they were specifically assigned to cooperate with other people responsible for protecting the village. These people were generally quite capable, and the two sides got