Just as the two sides remained at an impasse, a somewhat disordered clatter of footsteps came from the distance.
The footsteps drew closer, soon reaching the street as the newcomers surrounded the area where the three stood facing off.
Noticing people approaching, the two Anbu ninja breathed a sigh of relief, thinking reinforcements had arrived.
To their surprise, every newcomer belonged to the Konoha Military Police Force.
Everyone knew that the Konoha Military Police Force was under the Uchiha Clan's control, and its insignia was the clan's crest.
So the moment they saw who had arrived, the two Anbu ninja's expressions changed.
With members of the Uchiha Clan now present, taking Yechen away would become even more difficult.
Just as they were considering what to do next, several more figures appeared with a series of swishes.
Dressed in black cloaks and wearing masks, they were clearly reinforcements sent by the Anbu.
The two who had been standing alone felt greatly relieved, though their side was still outnumbered.
After a long silence, an Uchiha Jonin was the first to break the tense atmosphere. He looked at Yechen.
"What happened here?"
Yechen had seen this man a few times. He only knew that the man belonged to the same generation as the current clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, but did not know his name.
The man was also a deputy captain of the Konoha Military Police Force.
As captain, Uchiha Fugaku rarely involved himself in the force's affairs, so its routine assignments were left to the deputy captains.
Yechen held nothing back. He explained that these two had suddenly appeared and wanted to take him to see the Hokage, but could not produce a written order from the Hokage, so he had refused to go.
The assembled Uchiha wore odd expressions after hearing