When the Alarm Sounded Again on the Night of the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha Did Not Wait for Orders

Before the alarm sounded, lightning struck the Old Warehouse on the west side of the square.

The fireproof seal on its roof lit up for only an instant.

Flames then raced along the dry, cracked beams and into the building.

When the first outer wall collapsed, it crashed into two neighboring homes.

A group of students preparing to attend the memorial ceremony was sorting equipment behind the warehouse.

A set of paper duplicates of the Memorial Monument's public archives was also stored in the Records Room on the east side.

At first, there were only three pieces of information from the scene.

People were trapped.

The fire was spreading toward the residential area.

The warehouse held records that needed to be preserved.

The Konoha Military Police Force did not wait for the Hokage Building to reconfirm its authority to conduct a rescue.

The public rules already stated that fires, collapses, and trapped people fell within the situations the Konoha Military Police Force could respond to immediately.

The duty commander first marked out three routes.

The northern route was for evacuating residents.

The southern route gave ordinary firefighters and Water Release support access.

The western route allowed only search-and-rescue personnel to approach the collapse zone.

No one left the scene entirely to the Uchiha simply because the Memorial Monument stood nearby.

A Hyuga observer confirmed the locations of heat sources and people from above.

Ordinary firefighters laid out water lines.

The Barrier Team cut off the old sealing circuits still running inside the warehouse.

The Private Training Instructor brought out the student roster and checked each student's whereabouts.

The Konoha Military Police Force handled evacuation, cleared routes, and documented the scene.

By the time Gen arrived, the duty commander was already at work.

He did not take center stage and assume