Even after Shingetsu left, Kagami Uchiha and Sandai remained locked in a fierce brawl. Ichiraku's owner, an innocent bystander caught up in the mess, was frantic. Mealtime was almost upon them. If these two kept fighting, how was he supposed to do any business?
Fortunately, Zanmen acted quickly, and the newly established Konoha Military Police Force proved reasonably dependable. Hearing that someone was fighting in the street, a team of patrolling officers rushed over.
When they arrived, the Uchiha leading the team saw his clan's young prodigy grappling with Kumogakure's promising contender. Forgetting his duties as an officer, he rushed forward to separate them and firmly shielded the badly injured Kagami behind him.
"Kagami, what happened?"
Supported by his clansman, Kagami Uchiha spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and glared hatefully at Sandai, whose face was just as bruised. The fury in his eyes seemed almost solid, ready to erupt at any moment.
"This old pervert harassed Shingetsu!"
"Hey, don't slander me! I only wanted to make friends with her..."
No Uchiha could tolerate those words. His eyes immediately flared into blood-red Sharingan. Blinded by rage, he abandoned all pretense of impartial law enforcement and began punching and kicking Sandai before the boy could even get up. Kagami joined in, and the two Uchiha, one older and one younger, proceeded to beat a boy from another village right there in the street. Truly, conscience had perished, humanity had twisted, and morality had crumbled!
"W-why are they fighting again?"
Ichiraku, who had finally thought his saviors had arrived, was utterly dumbfounded. He had just been praising Konoha's police force for being dependable, yet moments later, they had started beating someone in the street. Zanmen was equally stunned. He hurriedly turned toward the unenthusiastic Nara officer and Officer Inuzuka, who had