"You..."
Danzo badly wanted to tell Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would regret this, but in the end, he merely snorted.
Seeing that Danzo said nothing more, he fell silent for a while.
Only then did Hiruzen Sarutobi look toward the clan heads, particularly Hyuga Hiashi.
"Hiashi, don't you have anything to say?"
Hiashi broke into a cold sweat.
He fell silent for a moment. "Lord Third Hokage, those villagers did indeed commit crimes. However, I will deal with them leniently later and give you an explanation."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hiashi and sighed inwardly.
Through the Anbu, he had also learned exactly which villagers had caused the trouble.
The Hyuga Clan was a very traditional ninja clan.
They would never allow their reputation to be tarnished.
Other ninja clans were also exploiting the confusion within the Military Police Force to seek benefits.
Back when the Uchiha controlled the Military Police Force, they had wanted a Hokage of their own, so no matter how the villagers behaved, they had diligently fulfilled their duties and maintained order in the village.
Now, although these ninja clans also coveted the Hokage's position, their desire was not particularly strong.
There could only be one Hokage. Rather than pursue that, seeking benefits was more practical.
Moreover, because of what had happened to the Uchiha Clan, the various ninja clans had grown somewhat wary of Konoha High Command and were beginning to band together.
At that thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart grew heavy.
This had already become a massive interest group; a move against any part would affect the whole.
His three old friends had also had a hand in this.
Hiruzen Sarutobi regretted it.
He would have been better off letting the Uchiha continue controlling the Military Police Force!
Without the Anbu, he probably would have been