The Uchiha Clan Compound.
After witnessing Zou Hyuga's staggering reserves of chakra, Oto Uchiha returned to the Clan Grounds feeling rather unsettled.
She disliked spending time on the Clan Grounds. Although her clansmen were not as arrogant or cold as they appeared, they were still difficult to get along with. When the Military Police Force enforced the law, for instance, they could easily have explained the consequences to the villagers, yet instead they would drag people away with stony faces.
Still, compared with the Clan Grounds' usual subdued atmosphere, relations between the clan and the villagers seemed to have eased considerably in recent days.
The Fourth Hokage, her and Zou's direct superior, seemed to have been vouching for the Konoha Military Police Force's conduct lately, explaining to the villagers that their strict enforcement was simply a matter of upholding the village's laws.
With the Hokage mediating, relations between the Uchiha and the village could hardly be called good, but at least they would not worsen.
Just then, a figure appeared before her. It was a chunin from the Military Police Force.
Oto Uchiha showed little reaction as she looked at him. "What is it?"
The chunin was studying Oto Uchiha as well. Word that Oto had joined the ANBU had already spread throughout the Uchiha Clan. She was currently their only member serving in the ANBU, and she even served directly under the Fourth Hokage.
His staring irritated Oto Uchiha. Only when she was about to leave did the chunin finally speak. "Oto, the captain wants to see you."
"Clan Leader Fugaku?"
Oto Uchiha knew that the captain he referred to was their clan leader, Fugaku. She had heard that Lord Fugaku preferred being called captain rather than clan leader, apparently because his position as police captain made it easier