This is enough to prove their Uchiha Clan identity!
Of course, among these three, Araki and Mikoto had relatively more contact.
However, these were all indirect contacts.
Because Mikoto and Kushina are now very good friends.
Araki received Kushina, Kushina came into contact with Mikoto, which is equivalent to Araki releasing Mikoto.
What are they doing here?
Araki was quite puzzled to see them here and strained his hearing.
"Now let's talk about the results of the survey!"
Uchiha Fugaku spoke first, his expression grave as he looked at the two men. He then took out a scroll and unfurled it, revealing what appeared to be some writing on it, but Araki was too far away to read it clearly.
"For the past six months, we have been investigating Sora Hyuga. He has not appeared since that day, and I think we can assume that he has been murdered!" Uchiha Fugaku was the first to state his opinion.
These words clearly reached Araki's Araki as he stood on the branch, causing his expression to change slightly.
They're still investigating Sora Hyuga?!
This is never going to end, is it?!
There's been no movement at all!
Your Junior Detective League is pretty awesome!
Even the Konoha Military Police Force of Konoha stopped investigating Sora Hyuga's matter, yet these three recent graduates are still fixated on it!
Araki mentally groaned. He never expected to hear about Sora Hyuga again at this point in time; he had even forgotten the person's name.
But to his surprise...
This matter, which had already subsided, reached his ears again.
"It's pointless!"
"It's a complete waste of effort!"
"However... it did successfully pique my curiosity!"
Araki pondered silently in his heart. He had reviewed the process many times in his mind. During that process, he had reduced Sora Hyuga to ashes, leaving not a trace, not even a chance for Impure World Reincarnation.
No clues were left behind, so the investigation yielded no results, which is nothing to worry about.
At this moment, Araki was simply curious about what these three people had discovered.
After all, it took a full six months. If they could persevere without any clues, that would be quite an achievement.
On another level, perhaps they will carry forward and expand the Konoha Military Police Force in the future!
Araki felt a sense of admiration for this.
Before he transmigrated, he had watched many TV dramas, including some crime dramas. He learned that there were many cold cases that had been solved for years, and very few people were still working on them. It was a very arduous task.
"Agreed!" Uchiha Mikoto nodded.
"Agreed!" The other person nodded in agreement.
The three of them reached a consensus that Sora Hyuga had been murdered, all believing that Sora Hyuga was dead, given that there had been no news of him for so long.
"Let's talk about the results over this period!"
Uchiha Fugaku nodded, then took out the scroll in his hand and began to speak, "According to our division of labor at the time, I was responsible for investigating the shops. After my investigation and visits over this period of time, I did not find any shops that had overly close ties with Sora Hyuga, nor did anyone see him on the day he went missing. He did not go to eat that day, and something may have happened around noon, but I have not yet figured that out."
"I've made some discoveries," the boy Araki didn't recognize said in a low voice, pursing his lips.
"You speak," Uchiha Fugaku, his expression quite grave.
"I'm in charge of investigating the older people in Konoha. One of the old women saw Sora Hyuga Sora Hyuga that day. She saw him enter this grove, seemingly following someone, but she didn't see who he was following. That's the main reason I arranged for everyone to meet here!" The man paused, as if he wanted to say something more, but then stopped himself.
"Here..." Uchiha Mikoto hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
" Mikoto, what do you know?" The man immediately looked at Uchiha Mikoto Uchiha Mikoto, seemingly hoping that she would say something.
"Yes, Ueki. You know, this is where Araki trains."
Uchiha Mikoto made no attempt to cover for Araki, saying, "I was in charge of investigating the students at the Ninja Academy. During my investigation, I unexpectedly made a very close friend, and through her, I obtained a lot of information. Actually, I think Araki has some issues."
"As expected!" Uchiha Ueki nodded in agreement, adding, "According to intelligence from the Konoha Military Police Force, the person Sora Hyuga was following was Araki."
Why do you say that?
Uchiha Fugaku's curiosity was instantly piqued by these two.
Because during this period of investigation into Sora Hyuga, they made absolutely no progress.
Even the slightest success now would be a tremendous encouragement to them.
After all, this was the first case their Junior Detective League decided to solve!
"I'm not making this claim out of thin air, because during this period I've noticed that Araki doesn't sleep at all. He used to train here every night, then it became a park for a while, and recently he's returned. I was lucky I didn't run into him just now!"
As Uchiha Mikoto finished speaking, she looked around to make sure she didn't see Araki. She felt much relieved, because if Kushina knew what she was saying, she wouldn't know how to face their close friendship.
"My father investigated Araki that day, and there were no problems."
Uchiha Ueki stared at Mikoto and spoke, as if hinting at something and hoping that Mikoto would say what she was going to say next. This way of speaking was meant to provoke a rebuttal.
Just as he expected.
Uchiha Mikoto spoke slowly, her expression grave.
"Actually, there was a premise back then, but I'm not sure about it now..."
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"What are you trying to say?" Uchiha Fugaku's heart tightened instantly, as if he had found a clue. His tone became excited as he eagerly asked, "So you did find something, didn't you?"
"You're not doubting Araki, are you?" Uchiha Ueki continued to steer Uchiha Mikoto's words.
"Didn't you just say Araki was fine?" Uchiha Fugaku seemed to have caught something, but not quite. He was still a little confused, as if a layer of mist was obscuring his vision.
"Let's hear what Mikoto has to say!" Uchiha Ueki didn't dwell on the topic, seemingly unwilling to say anything himself and preferring to let Uchiha Mikoto speak, so that his suspicions could be confirmed.
"Yes, I do suspect Araki, but I have no evidence!"
Uchiha Mikoto took a deep breath. In fact, she had been thinking about this for a whole week without saying it. The biggest reason for this was Kushina, because she and Kushina were indeed very good friends.
Araki knows more about Kushina than anyone else.
If Kushina found out that she suspected Araki without any evidence, their friendship would probably be in jeopardy.
Mikoto knew all too well Araki's place in Kushina's heart.
"It all started a week ago."
Uchiha Mikoto's expression turned serious. She had hesitated for a long time, but she knew that she would regret it if she didn't say these words.
At first, she went to the Ninja Academy to investigate the case, but she found that they got along really well and gradually became very close friends, which made her suppress her investigation.
but...
Just a week ago.
She was having dinner with Kushina.
She overheard Kushina excitedly mentioning that she could gain twenty points on the final exam, and after asking her in detail, she understood what had happened.
"A little incident occurred during the Ninja Academy's mock duel assessment. Sixth-year Maemoto Takashi suddenly challenged Araki, leading to an additional duel between the two. And something completely unexpected happened: Araki defeated Maemoto Takashi, who was a year Maemoto Takashi than him!"
Uchiha Mikoto took another deep breath. As she spoke, Fugaku and Ueki both stared at her, their expressions thoughtful.
In an instant.
Neither Uchiha Fugaku nor the Uchiha Ueki spoke.
They all understood what this meant.
Uchiha Mikoto continued, "I'm not sure if my guess is correct..."
"We didn't suspect Araki before because Araki strength was no match for Sora Hyuga!"
"In other words, if Sora Hyuga follows Araki and any conflict occurs, it will be Araki who gets injured!"
"That was the premise at the time, but..."
Uchiha Mikoto suddenly changed the subject, as if pulling the hearts of the two listeners into a frenzy.
"Things are completely different now!"
" Araki defeated Sora Hyuga, who was stronger than Maemoto Takashi Sora!"
"That also means that Araki is capable of defeating Sora Hyuga!"
"But here's the problem..."
"I don't know how long it would take Araki to defeat Sora Hyuga!"
"If Araki could do this before he came into contact with Sora Hyuga, then it means he's been hiding a lot of strength, which is a big problem. But if his strength has only recently increased, then it's a different story!"
While Uchiha Mikoto was speaking, the other two nodded repeatedly, both agreeing that there was no problem with the logic, the reasoning was very meticulous, and everything made sense except for the lack of evidence.
"According to the information I've gathered, Araki has become the apprentice of the Genin Might Duy Guy."
"So, I think we should go to Konoha Hospital and ask Might Duy's currently hospitalized, about it!"
"Of course, all of this is just my speculation. But since we haven't found any better clues at this stage, we might as well give it a try."
After saying that, Uchiha Mikoto thought for a moment and added, "Actually, I don't have much basis for it; it's just my intuition."
Uchiha Fugaku nodded and said decisively, "That's a good suggestion. We've waited so long and finally have a lead. Let's go to Konoha Hospital and find out more."
"Agreed." Uchiha Ueki immediately and said, "It seems the key to this matter lies with Might Duy; perhaps that will lead to a breakthrough in the case!"
Uchiha Mikoto nodded in agreement.
"In that case, Junior Detective League, let's go!" Uchiha Fugaku immediately gave the order and took the lead in walking out, striding out with his head held high as if he were the boss. After seeing a glimmer of hope, he was in high spirits.
"Yes!"
Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Ueki responded simultaneously and followed closely behind, leaving together.
The three of them didn't spend much time together, from their arrival to their departure; they were just there for a short meeting.