Uchiha Shuo was thirteen.
His Sharingan had only reached one-tomoe.
His training records contained no memory-related genjutsu.
None of these three facts could directly prove his innocence.
Likewise, a pair of Sharingan could not replace a full investigation.
The first thing the Konoha Military Police Force did after accepting the case was not to take Shuo into an interrogation room.
They first prevented contact between the two parties.
The Recorder's address and whereabouts that night were not disclosed to the clan meeting.
Shuo was temporarily barred from the Training Facility's records area, but could continue attending ordinary classes.
The original results, exam questions, entry and exit logs, and supplies used that day were sealed separately.
When investigators entered the Records Room, they did not begin by searching with their Sharingan.
They photographed the desks and chairs, window latches, positions of the papers, and footprints on the floor.
The window was latched from the inside.
The door lock showed no signs of forced entry.
On the left side of the records desk was a small patch of transparent adhesive that had been wiped.
There were no fingerprints on its surface, only paper fibers mixed with sealing powder commonly used in class.
This trace could have come from altering the results or from the Recorder's routine organizing.
It was marked as awaiting comparison in the investigation inventory, rather than prematurely attributed to Shuo.
The sealing of the evidence was jointly verified by the Konoha Military Police Force, an outside witness for the Training Facility, and an archivist unaffiliated with the Uchiha.
Shuo's parents could not sit in on all the questioning.
They had a direct stake in the financial aid application.
The Konoha Military Police Force arranged an independent accompanying representative for Shuo.
The representative did not answer for him.
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