As they entered the Uchiha Clan Compound, pairs of eyes bearing tomoe turned toward them.
Though the Uchiha were part of the village, they were an insular group. Outsiders rarely entered their Clan Grounds even under normal circumstances, and this was a crisis: a clan member with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan had died in his home, his eyes gouged out.
At a time like this, Zou Hyuga's identity was rather sensitive. After all, he belonged to the clan of the Byakugan.
Still, since Oto had brought him, there was no problem.
Oto was the leader of the younger generation Within the Family. Even Shisui, the strongest fighter Within the Family, followed her lead, and her actions had earned the trust of the family members.
Just then, Shisui approached, looking exhausted, and led the two deeper into the Clan Grounds toward the Crime Scene.
Along the way, Zou Hyuga surveyed the Uchiha Clan Compound and heard the Uchiha whispering around him. They blamed the Three-Tomoe Jonin's death on a conspiracy by the Village Leadership.
Publicly Acknowledged, the Village Leadership and the Uchiha lived in harmony, but their covert maneuvering had never stopped.
Still, the struggle between the two sides had always remained within certain bounds. That was also what Oto demanded of the Radicals: their proud clan should earn its standing through achievements, not plots and schemes.
Oto's expression shifted as she listened to her clan members whisper, but gradually returned to normal.
Without Zou's intelligence, she probably would have suspected the leadership too after hearing about this.
The Third was indecisive and lukewarm in his treatment of the Uchiha, but others among the leadership had always targeted them. That had been clear since the Night of the Nine-Tails.
And to the clan members, the village was a prime suspect in this