After the Old-Shell Anomaly Investigation Group was formed, the Hokage Building did not immediately settle down.
Instead, the air grew more tense.
Everyone knew that once the door was lit, those behind it were bound to move.
After Fugaku returned to the Clan District, his first act was not to celebrate the establishment of a review channel.
Instead, he had Che reseal every copy held within the clan.
The summary of peripheral contacts on the eve of the Nine-Tails incident.
The records of discrepancies in Anbu patrol handovers.
The testimony of guards stationed along the barrier's edge.
The access logs for deactivated personnel passes.
The consolidated review of Old Shell anomalies.
Two sets of copies were made of every document.
One set stayed in the Clan Leader's secure cabinet.
The other went into the Konoha Military Police Force's internal witness cabinet.
Uchiha Jun did not understand.
"The Hokage Building has already sealed them away. Do we still need to be this careful?"
Gen looked at him.
"We need to be more careful precisely because the Hokage Building has sealed them away."
Uchiha Jun froze.
Gen said, "They weren't in a hurry before because no one had seen much of this. Now that the door is lit, those behind it will either retreat, destroy things, or change direction."
Those words silenced the Meeting Hall.
Shisui nodded.
"The closer the evidence gets to the system, the faster the backlash comes."
Fugaku said gravely, "From now on, the clan will not actively draw more attention. Every action will center on review requests and protecting the evidence."
At the same time, deep within Root, Danzo was also examining a list.
The words "Old Shell" did not appear on it.
It was simply labeled "Peripheral contact adjustments."
Deactivate a batch of old contact points.
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