"Where is the Grand Elder?" Hiashi asked a clan member who had regained his senses nearby.
He needed to use this opportunity to explain the terror of Hiromi. This muddy water is not something the Hyuga Clan can profit from.
The Hyuga Clan Member was stunned.
That's right! Where is the Grand Elder?
When Hiromi came out just now, the Grand Elder definitely wouldn't have let him leave.
A single remark stirred up a thousand waves. Countless Clan members regained their senses and began to search for the Grand Elder.
"Where did the Grand Elder go?"
"Did he go out?"
"No, the Grand Elder didn't go out today."
"Then why isn't he at his place?"
"Did we look in the wrong direction?"
"Could my Byakugan be wrong?"
Soon, the Hyuga Clan Members searched the entire Clan Compound but no one found the Grand Elder.
This made the Hyuga Clan Members recall the scream they had heard when the golden light appeared.
"It seems like someone screamed very loudly at the beginning."
"I heard it too, I thought it was an auditory hallucination."
"I heard it too."
"Me too."
...
Hiashi and Hizashi's pupils contracted, guessing something.
Those among the Hyuga Clan Members who were slightly shrewder also guessed something immediately afterward, widening their eyes in disbelief.
Hiromi actually killed the Grand Elder?
Is he not afraid of a war between the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan?
They tightly covered their mouths, staring wide-eyed at the two clan leaders, Hiashi and Hizashi.
Now, as long as someone says it out loud, the Hyuga clan will go to war with the Uchiha clan, and Konoha will be in chaos.
Then, Fourth Great Ninja War will begin. All the villages will come to fight for this resource-rich land of Konoha.
Everyone who realized this felt fear in their hearts.
War... no one likes war.
At this moment, some people indeed guessed it, and without thinking, wanted to blurt out that the Grand Elder might have been killed by Hiromi.
But just as they opened their mouths, the terrifying image of Hiromi covered in golden flames could not help but surface in their minds. The horrifying pressure caused their words to get stuck in their throats, unable to utter a single syllable.
For a moment, these people were frozen in place, their faces filled with nothing but endless fear.
At this moment, Hiashi and Hizashi nodded to each other, and acting decisively, they spoke, "We will investigate the Grand Elder's whereabouts ourselves. From today on, the Hyuga Clan is abandoning the Police Force."
Upon hearing this, many Hyuga Clan Members' eyes lit up, filled with surprise and delight.
To them, the Police Force held no real power, and they had to deal with trivial matters all day long, even having to use their Byakugan for such things. They all felt that their Byakugan had become "unclean."
After having experienced Hiromi crashing into their compound once, they already had no desire to continue. Now that he had crashed a second time, they wanted to even less.
Huh? You say Hiromi is too arrogant?
Right, you make a valid point, so why don't you go fight him?
What? You can't beat him? Then what are you whining about?
All the Hyuga Clan Members agreed with the choice to abandon the Police Force.
Although Hiashi had no intention of asking for the Clan members' opinions, seeing that they all approved made him feel much more at ease.
After all, for the Hyuga Clan, this was a humiliation—being slapped in the face by the Uchiha clan and then having to shamelessly apologize.
However, Hiashi would not think that way.
After all, regarding the Police Force, if the Hyuga clan didn't agree to it, they wouldn't be targeted by the Uchiha clan.
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Hokage Building.
Hiruzen had long since seen the golden meteorite rushing toward the Hyuga Clan Compound.
Although the momentum was immense, he, Hiruzen, could assert—Hiromi absolutely would not dare to kill anyone.
After all, once Hiromi killed someone, he would stand in opposition to every single clan in the entire Konoha.
The Uchiha clan's Sharingan was already coveted by those outside the village. If they were also opposed by the clans within the village, the Uchiha clan would have offended almost the entire Ninja World.
Just like the Land of Whirlpools, which didn't join Konoha. Without Konoha's support, no matter how stunning their Fuinjutsu was, they were still besieged and ultimately perished.
Now that Hiashi had come to him, he had already guessed Hiashi's purpose.
Hiruzen wore a kind expression and said bitterly, "Hiashi, the village's finances are a bit tight right now. Regarding the compensation..."
"Hokage-sama." Hiashi interrupted him, which made Hiruzen feel inexplicably uneasy.
After all, interrupting someone, for the Hyuga Clan with their strict clan rules, could be considered quite impolite. Especially for the head of the Hyuga Clan's main family, such a thing would absolutely never be done, unless it was something of extreme importance.
Hiashi bowed slightly and said, "The Hyuga Clan does indeed urgently need funds to rebuild our compound, but before that, the Hyuga Clan has a more important matter."
Hiruzen became even more uneasy. "A more important matter?"
Hiashi said without hesitation, "Yes, the Hyuga Clan wants to abandon the Police Force. Please, Hokage-sama, find someone else more capable."
"Wait!"
Hiruzen's heart instantly jumped into his throat. He straightened up quite a bit, stretching his neck as if he were about to stand up, and hurriedly asked, "Why? The Hyuga Clan serving in the Police Force is of great benefit to both the Hyuga Clan and the village."
"The Hyuga Clan has made up its mind. Please, Hokage-sama, find someone else more capable."
Hiashi bowed at a ninety-degree angle and didn't rise, as if he wouldn't stand up until he heard Hiruzen agree.
Hiruzen was stunned.
Isn't your Hyuga Clan known as Konoha's number one clan? Why are you so cowardly?
What on earth did Hiromi do to make the Hyuga Clan so afraid?
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