Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the final outcome and shook his head helplessly.
From what he knew of Uchiha Jin, although the boy was unruly and held no one in regard, he always upheld the justice in his heart. In his capacity as a member of the Konoha Military Police Force Troops, he punished evildoers and protected the innocent, and had not made a single mistake at work over the past few months.
Thus, when he learned that Jin had cut someone down in the street, he knew the person he had attacked was a criminal.
He had sent the Anbu to stop him to prevent chaos from breaking out and the incident from escalating.
Who would have thought that the man was a member of Shimura Danzō's clan?
Danzō had recruited all the members of the Shimura Clan with a talent for being ninja into Root. Only a small number had stayed out of Root at Hiruzen's request.
Instead, they carried out missions normally, like ninja from other clans.
Shimura Masahiko was one of the few ninja who had not joined Root.
As it turned out, he had lost control of himself after drinking and murdered four ordinary people. When Uchiha Jin discovered him, he resisted arrest and tried to flee.
That was what had led to him being cut down in the street.
"Danzo, why put yourself through this?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the detailed report submitted by the Anbu, which included Uchiha Jin's mocking remarks to Danzo.
Even he did not dare provoke that boy lightly, yet his old friend kept going out of his way to provoke him.
Then he ended up half-dead with rage.
In Hiruzen's eyes, Uchiha Jin was different from the other members of the Uchiha Clan. He belonged to none of