"Let the Hyuga Clan take over the Police Force?" The Grand Elder frowned slightly.
The incident of the Shimura Clan being wiped out had caused quite a stir, even many people outside the village knew about it.
Regardless of whether the Shimura Clan was attempting a Coup détat, the root cause was that they had been in charge of the Police Force.
Now, this hot potato had been tossed to the Hyuga Clan. If they could handle it, it would be a sweet deal. If they couldn't handle it...
The Grand Elder looked at Hizashi and said, "The Branch Family will take over the Police Force to reduce the number of guards for the Main Family."
Hizashi replied sternly, "Understood."
Hiashi, who had remained expressionless, frowned slightly.
After thinking for a couple of seconds and confirming there was no issue, he spoke up, "The Main Family needs to send people out as well, we need to show our attitude to Hokage-sama."
Upon hearing "The Main Family needs to send people out," the Grand Elder instinctively wanted to reprimand Hiashi for his incorrect mindset. But upon hearing "we need to show our attitude to Hokage-sama," the reprimand on his lips turned into a nod.
"The two of you go. I will watch over the compound."
"Understood."
The twin brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, bowed their heads.
Soon, they saw the Grand Elder's feet and heard the sound of him leaving. Once he was completely gone, the two raised their heads. Hizashi's expression remained normal. Hiashi, however, showed a look of guilt.
"Hizashi, I'm sorry for the hardship."
If it weren't for him being born fifteen minutes earlier, his younger brother wouldn't have become part of the Branch Family, nor would he have had the Caged Bird Cursed Seal carved onto him.
Hizashi was taken aback. His expression softened slightly, and he wanted to say something. But after opening his mouth, his expression returned to sternness.
"Clan Head, please do not forget the responsibilities of the Main Family."
The responsibilities of the Hyuga Main Family—to protect and promote the Hyuga Clan, which meant they must not die.
And the responsibilities of the Hyuga Branch Family—to protect the Hyuga Main Family, which meant they could die at any time.
After saying this, Hizashi stood up and left.
"Hizashi..."
Hiashi watched his twin brother's retreating back, his heart filled with torment.
The Hyuga Clan had strict rules and numerous rituals. One had to learn many, many things from a young age. Hiashi did not like it, but he did not have an extreme aversion to it. Only the Main-Branch system was something he could never accept.
—
The Hyuga Clan taking over the Police Force surprised many people.
Mainly because the Sarutobi Clan had only lasted less than a week before suddenly quitting.
Most villagers hadn't even experienced the Sarutobi Clan treating victims and perpetrators equally when they suddenly heard the news that the Hyuga Clan, who were always stiff-faced, were going to take over the Police Force. Everyone's first reaction was to refuse.
"Why let the Hyuga Clan take over the Police Force?"
"Wasn't the Sarutobi Clan doing just fine?"
"Exactly. Is the Hyuga Clan playing some kind of trick?"
"Hyuga Clan, give the Police Force back to the Sarutobi Clan!"
The Sarutobi Clan was very moved when they heard this, but they were more afraid. They were terrified that the villagers might actually succeed in getting them back in.
Before the Hyuga Clan could come out to explain, the Sarutobi Clan took the initiative to announce: "The Sarutobi Clan lacks the capability. The Hyuga Clan possesses the Byakugan and can better serve the villagers. Please trust the village, trust the Sarutobi Clan, and also trust the Hyuga Clan."
Upon hearing this, the villagers had to compromise.
"Fine, if the Sarutobi Clan says so."
"Let's give it a try then."
"The Byakugan's observation skills are decent, after all."
"At worst, they're still better than the Shimura Clan."
"Do you have to be so disgusting early in the morning? Mentioning the Shimura Clan."
"Exactly. My grandmother couldn't even eat because of it."
Seeing this, the Sarutobi Clan breathed a sigh of relief. They retreated one after another into the Sarutobi Clan compound, as if wanting to isolate themselves from the world, and tightly shut the gates.
—
Uchiha Clan Compound, at the door of Hiromi's house.
A large group of Uchiha Clan Members heard the news and hurried over.
"Hiromi, calm down!"
"You must stay calm!"
"We don't have the moral high ground in this matter!"
"That's right! Don't be impulsive!"
Hiromi stood at the entrance, looking at the Uchiha Clan Members in front of him with deadpan eyes.
Previously, only the Radical Faction surrounded him, but now even the Conservative Faction had come over. And they were all trying to persuade him.
"Is there any point in going to the Hokage about this?" He was very dismissive.
But when the Clan members heard his words, they all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"No point."
"Going to the Hokage is the most useless thing to do."
"Exactly, how could Hiromi not know that?"
"As long as you don't go, that's good, hahahaha."
The Clan members dispersed one by one, but they were still keeping an eye on Hiromi's movements, worried that he might run to the center of the village and unleash his ultimate move without anyone knowing.
It wasn't that they thought Hiromi was bad. The Uchiha clan now controlled Root, living happily every day, and could go to the bounty exchange to pick up bounty missions and make money when they had nothing to do, they were not short on money at all.
The changes the Uchiha clan had undergone were all because of Hiromi. Even if Hiromi was hot-tempered, they respected him deeply in their hearts.
If Hiruzen were to step on Hiromi's foot, they would probably launch a Coup détat immediately. They could suffer grievances, but Hiromi absolutely could not.
It was just that this matter offered no moral high ground, and Hiromi was still young. They were worried that Hiromi would be too hot-tempered and sneak over to unleash his ultimate move.
[Mission Name: You Won't Let Me Do It? I'll Do It Anyway!]
[Mission Content: Kill everyone within a kilometer radius of the village center!]
[Mission Reward: Rinnegan]
Hiromi rolled his eyes and walked towards the lake.
In his heart, he thought about the actions of Hiruzen and the Sarutobi Clan, feeling very dismissive.
'Think you're safe just because you found a goalkeeper?'